RARITY RIDES / THE COLLECTION

1980s

Explore 1980s through the published vehicle profiles in the archive. Follow the engineering, design and documented identity behind each machine.

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25makes represented

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A MORE CONSIDERED COLLECTION

The stories behind 1980s.

These are existing vehicle profiles grouped by their recorded classification. Read each profile for its own source notes, image context and production scope. A shared collection does not establish that different editions or chassis are the same identity.

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107 profiles

Ford 1987

1987 Ford Sierra RS500 Cosworth

The Ford Sierra RS500 Cosworth was a finite homologation evolution built through Aston Martin Tickford.

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Lotus 1987

1987 Lotus Type 99T Honda Active Suspension Formula One

The Lotus Type 99T combines the new Honda partnership and yellow Camel presentation with electronic active suspension. It revisits a technical theme explored by the Type 92 while remaining a different 1987…

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Nissan 1987

1987 Nissan MID4-II Experimental Concept

The Nissan MID4-II brought a twin-turbo V6, mid-engine packaging, four-wheel drive and rear-wheel steering together in a physical 1987 technology study. Nissan's Heritage Collection gives the concept its own detailed specification and…

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Nissan 1987

1987 Nissan Saurus Concept and Competition Programme

The Nissan Saurus began as a physical open-sports concept at the 1987 Tokyo Motor Show and subsequently developed into a NISMO one-make racing programme. The inventory's 1989 concept date merges those stages,…

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Nissan 1987

1987 Nissan Skyline GTS-R

The 1987 Skyline GTS-R is the R31's clearly bounded Group A special: Nissan records an 800-car limited edition, powered by the RB20DET-R. It sits between the earlier GT-R era and the later…

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Toyota 1987

1987 Toyota FXV-II Concept

Toyota presented the FXV-II in 1987 as a running prototype combining a 3.8-litre V8, four-wheel drive and active four-wheel steering. Its significance lies in the integration of those systems within a complete…

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Buick 1988

1988 Buick Reatta Coupe

1988 Buick Reatta Coupe brings a dedicated two-seat personal-luxury model into Buick’s range. This profile explains its history, specification, production scope and collector significance with named sources and credited photographs.

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Chevrolet 1988

1988 Chevrolet Corvette 35th Anniversary Edition

The 1988 Chevrolet Corvette 35th Anniversary Edition gives the C4 a memorable white commemorative identity. Its complete named-edition tally and matching documentary photograph make it a useful collector subject without inventing a…

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Citroën 1988

1988 Citroën Activa 1 Concept

The 1988 Citroën Activa 1 brings the experimental story down to the chassis. Its low, smooth saloon body serves a programme in which suspension, steering and cabin access became part of a…

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Lamborghini 1988

1988 Lamborghini Countach 25th Anniversary

The Lamborghini Countach 25th Anniversary gives the historic wedge a named anniversary identity and a distinct final body treatment. Its separate profile lets the collection preserve that programme while keeping it inside…

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Lotus 1988

1988 Lotus Type 100T Formula One

The Lotus Type 100T belongs to the final year of the team’s original turbo-powered Formula One sequence. Its own custodial record and a creator-identified museum photograph preserve the 1988 design separately from…

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Maserati 1988

1988 Maserati Karif

The Maserati Karif places a twin-turbo V6 into a compact fixed-roof coupe based on the short Biturbo Spyder platform. Its complete-programme count belongs across the available specifications.

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Documentation before the number.

A limited offer is not automatically a completed-production total. A surviving vehicle is not a complete factory census. We keep those distinctions visible and link each collection back to the individual profile’s evidence.

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