Here's a question. What cars do you never see anymore, or never saw to begin with? What are your favorite rare cars or cars that have really just disappeared altogether? One rule: No exotic/supercars. Those were rare to begin with. This thread is about cars that have become rare over the years. Be sure to include a picture of the car as well. Enjoy!
Old Opels: Ascona, Rekord, Senator, Omega, Kadett (Ascona and Omega Caravan shown) Nissans: Sunny, Primera (Sunny shown) Older Galants (saw one today and it felt like a piece of my childhood, a dream from the days gone by) :
That's not a stock 240SX, that's a 240SX front end swap onto an S13 Silvia. It's called an Onevia. However, I prefer the Sileighty, which is an S13 Silvia front end swap onto a 240SX.
From what research I've done, there's almost no Toyota AAs left. They found this in Russia back in 2008. According to what I've seen, this is the oldest known surviving AA, though it has a GAZ-51 undercarriage and drivetrain. And if you want my honest opinion, if filmmakers keep trashing muscle cars like the Dodge Charger for example, there will be a day where there isn't any left.
Nowadays they usually pick some absolute shit boxes with no floors and rust holes you could climb through. In recent years its not uncommon for them to buy a basic chassis and just cover it with cheap aftermarket panels or make them from sheet metal. I've even seen a few based on crown vic chassis with totally custom panels. Stuff like classic Chargers have such huge demand even the worst of them get fixed up.
All 3 of these are almost extinct around here 1972-1989 Fiat X1/9 1979-1989 VW Vanagon 1984-1988 Pontiac Fiero
I've seen a few Triumphs around town, which aren't super common in America. One of them was featured on the cover a Triumph magazine once. I saw one in the wild and one in a local car show. (May have been the same one) I also saw an old Accord Wagon, which is something I've only seen once.
1977 Dodge Monaco in stock condition, sadly they get turned to repetetive police versions or demo derbied by inbred hicks. 1979 Dodge St.Regis, not alot of those land yachts around and alot of them are now in scrapyards.
Iconic muscle cars are going to be fine, their commuter cousins are what is falling into oblivion. I've been mad at demo derby fans for ruining classic cars as well, but they are only a part of the problem. The main problem is, nobody wants these cars, especially people who weren't here when they were new. Nobody wants to care about what will be considered just a 40-50 year old iteration of Intrepid or Taurus. So their prices go down and down and down until they become affordable to redneck derby lovers, and then they are gone. Hate to burst your bubble, but actually, a lot of movies have pristine cars destroyed. Making a $1000 car look like a $20000 car or constructing a replica takes time and effort, destroying a perfect one bought for $20000 is easier. And film budgets are so huge, these $19000 won't make a difference.
From what I know in recent years films like Fast and Furious switch out the cars for stunt doubles during crashes, they are usually in pretty awful shape. On top of that some of the main cars you see are built up from basic shells too, there are a few documentaries about how they do it. While buying a $20k car works sometimes alot of these cars are modified so much that its better to just start from a beater.
These: They aren't the best cars ever made, but I do like their styling and their chassis are good for high power and the front suspension is nice(Double Wishbone)
Sadly, Japan’s kei cars are in severe danger of extinction. Japan’s government wants to move away from kei cars, as they worry there is too much focus on Japanese-Domestic-Market (JDM) vehicles that are not sold in any other market. They’ve already decreased the tax-benefits, and there’s talk of stopping the production of kei cars entirely. Personally, I really don’t think Japan should get rid of kei cars. Putting aside my personal bias, people in Japan love their little kei cars, and they make up 40% of all new car sales. Many small companies also utilize kei cars in their fleets as it saves them money, even with the increased taxes. There’s so much of a niche market now, that taking it away would potentially be disastrous. Small cars have always been my favorites, and it’s sad that the world seems to be moving away from them.
