What is Retro?
12-09-2007, 08:31 PM
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What is Retro?
What would say is Retro? I belong to a retro ford club and originally it was said anything that was no longer in production would be welcome and classed as retro. Agree? Disagree?
12-09-2007, 09:42 PM
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Everything pre-90s I'd say 
Mk4 Escort killed off Sierra not long after, fuel injection and Cats as good as manditory, electrics everywhere as standard, inflatables stuffed inside steering wheels.... yep, deffo the end of an era!
Mk4 Escort killed off Sierra not long after, fuel injection and Cats as good as manditory, electrics everywhere as standard, inflatables stuffed inside steering wheels.... yep, deffo the end of an era!
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13-09-2007, 08:05 AM
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so my mk2 1984 granada with chrome bumpers isnt retro because ????
i allways thought the meaning of retro was "something new that looks old or styled to look old"
i allways thought the meaning of retro was "something new that looks old or styled to look old"
13-09-2007, 10:39 AM
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A different definition
"Retro cars are newly designed cars e.g. present Mustang that take many of their style cues from the original cars e.g. 1965-70 Ford Mustang, without using any of the original technologies."
Ford GT would be in here, along with the new Mini, Beetle, Crysler PT Cruiser etc. etc.
As for Fords, this has been debated soo many times and can mean many different things - to me it's probably pre 80's but to the younger folk it could be pre 90's
"Retro cars are newly designed cars e.g. present Mustang that take many of their style cues from the original cars e.g. 1965-70 Ford Mustang, without using any of the original technologies."
Ford GT would be in here, along with the new Mini, Beetle, Crysler PT Cruiser etc. etc.
As for Fords, this has been debated soo many times and can mean many different things - to me it's probably pre 80's but to the younger folk it could be pre 90's
13-09-2007, 12:30 PM
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i allways thought the meaning of retro was "something new that looks old or styled to look old"
13-09-2007, 03:17 PM
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IMO I call 80's style slightly boxy retro, although I wouldn't call late 80's Ford retro i.e. mk3 Granada or mk4 Escort, more a modern classic?!
70's classic/retro
earlier 60's, 50's 40's classic
and even older cars perhaps from the 30's vintage
its not all cut and dried
Z
70's classic/retro
earlier 60's, 50's 40's classic
and even older cars perhaps from the 30's vintage
its not all cut and dried
Z
13-09-2007, 04:13 PM
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Very difficult to pigeon hole retro, to me it means something that is old fashioned yet cool, or a timeless style or fashion from an era.
I also think it depends on your age group, To me Mk2's are retro but Mk1's are Classic. A 3dr and Esc Cos could look retro to a teenager?
I also think it depends on your age group, To me Mk2's are retro but Mk1's are Classic. A 3dr and Esc Cos could look retro to a teenager?
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