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defender9



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Vintage driving experience
Following on from the Iconic vehicles thread, how many other modern vehicles, like the Defender give you the feeling you are driving a classic/vintage car?

I'll start the ball rolling -

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discomog



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Re: Vintage driving experience
defender9 wrote:
how many other modern vehicles, like the Defender give you the feeling you are driving a classic/vintage car?


Very few... Exclamation

This is my brothers 356...(long complicated build story), selective modern Porsche / VW Mechanicals
old style original fixtures, with obsessive level of detailing, drives really well, but feels like your in a time warp...


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blackwolf



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Sorry, but in my book unless the gear lever and handbrake are beside your right leg (or outside the body on the right) and the accelerator is between the clutch and brake pedals, then it isn't remotely vintage!
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defender9



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flydive



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blackwolf wrote:
Sorry, but in my book unless the gear lever and handbrake are beside your right leg


Well, probably 90%(or more) of the cars here are like that Wink
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blackwolf



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Yes, but I bet they don't meet my other criterion! Rolling with laughter
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blackwolf wrote:
Sorry, but in my book unless the gear lever and handbrake are beside your right leg (or outside the body on the right) and the accelerator is between the clutch and brake pedals, then it isn't remotely vintage!


What about an Austin Seven? Laughing Pete

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This stunner here. When I have time later to tinker with a real classic, I will probably choose one of these over a Series II or III.
The SVX will remain as my modern people carrier then. Laughing
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