We asked our resident car nuts to nominate five fun but affordable cars that you'd never lose your shirt on. Here's Angelo's top five...
ANGELO LOUPETIS’ TOP FIVE BUYS:
1. FALCON BA/BF XR6 TURBO
Price range – $6000 – $25,000
Brilliant power for their age and still a great-looking local shape. Find one now before they’re all crashed and stolen.
– Top ten Fords: Falcon XR6 Turbo
2. NISSAN PULSAR ET TURBO
Price range – $4000 – $10,000
80s Japanese cars are known for their reliability. But when was the last time you saw one of these intact?
– Nissan Pulsar/Holden Astra review
3. 1960/61 FORD SUNLINER
Price range – $20,000 – $60,000
Want an iconic US droptop that is rarely seen in Australia? You can’t go past one of these “Jets on Wheels”
– Ford Thunderbird SR 1962-63 review
4. HOLDEN CALIBRA TURBO 4X4
Price range – $7000 – $15,000
A car that in my opinion has aged gracefully. Get your hands on an AWD and have the only one at your next car gathering.
5. MG ZT-T
Price range – $5000 – $15,000
A great-looking wagon that would be the ideal city runabout. If you can triple your budget, track down a ZT-T 260 which was powered by the Mustang’s 4.6L V8 and sent drive to the rear wheels instead!
More top five picks from our team:
– Andy Enright
– David Morley
– John Wright
– Uncle Phil
– Guy Allen
– Cliff Chambers
Tell us what your top five choices would be: uniquecars@primecreative.com.au