[lotus1]

Saw this on a Porsche board. Classic Cars magazine has dreamed up ten factors in a formula for defining what makes a car a classic. I always thought that age was a factor, but I guess not. As examples for their formula they include the Elise against a Jag, Ferrari, Lambo, and something called a Morris Marina.

The Elise gets low marks for motorsport pedigree and exclusivity (note this is a UK mag doing the ranking). High marks for driving appeal and being good at what it is supposed to do.

See the article at http://www.classiccarsmagazine.co.uk/nav?page=classiccars.specialfeatures.detail&resource=445818

 

[Toine]

Classic and Sport Cars did an article about the S1 two or three years ago considering it as a future classic. The editor bought one and we saw him on SELOC last year I think.

 

[biobaggie]

I wouldn't read too much into this. A Morris Marina had as much style as a bath tub. It was a big seller in the UK during the 70's. Popular as a family car and a fleet car. It was the equivalent of a Pacer or a Pinto

 

[thegit]

I think it's a shoe-in.

look at the Datsun 510... it's of... whateverthepoliticallycorrecttermoforiginis, plebian, but a classic ,and treasured by people who's parents were too young to remember it new.
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[Toine]

The S1 is considered as a future classic, for sure.
The Datsun 510 was unknown to me till I saw in a Trans-Am book, I wouldn't mind one

 

[smoseley]

I wouldn't read too much into this. A Morris Marina had as much style as a bath tub. It was a big seller in the UK during the 70's. Popular as a family car and a fleet car. It was the equivalent of a Pacer or a Pinto

Probably why it didn't score so hot (mostly 1's and 0's iirc)

 

[JimK]

There was a similarly idiotic article in Automobile magazine last
month: the 100 coolest cars of all time, the winner was the C2
Corvette. Right, the C2 vette is far cooler than a Macleran F1,
Ferrari 250, or an Elise for that matter.