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A Cool Wall curated by Lloyd — COLLINGHAMCO. Rate the cars below.

Lloyd's Cool Wall

Curated by Lloyd — COLLINGHAMCO · 24 cars · 8 votes

"The founder's pick of the coolest cars on MODLOG — from Subzero legends to guilty pleasures. Rate each one and help shape the verdict."

SUBZERO

(1)
BMW 325i Touring (E30)SUBZERO

BMW 325i Touring (E30)

1989
by Lloyd — COLLINGHAMCO

A proper E30 Touring — rare, boxy and unapologetically cool. The estate every BMW purist secretly wants.

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4.0 avg · 1 vote

COOL

(2)
MINI Cooper S (R53)COOL

MINI Cooper S (R53)

2005
by Lloyd — COLLINGHAMCO

A supercharged R53 Cooper S with bonnet stripes and a JCW badge. Go-kart handling in a Union Jack wrapper.

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3.0 avg · 1 vote

BMW M5 (E34)COOL

BMW M5 (E34)

1992
by Lloyd — COLLINGHAMCO

An E34 M5 by a loch. A 3.6-litre hand-built straight-six and zero pretence. Subzero-adjacent.

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3.0 avg · 1 vote

UNCOOL

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Rover 623UNCOOL

Rover 623

1996
by Lloyd — COLLINGHAMCO

A Honda-engined Rover 623 with a spoiler that belongs on a touring car. Gloriously uncool or secretly cool? You decide.

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2.0 avg · 1 vote

MG ZRUNCOOL

MG ZR

2003
by Lloyd — COLLINGHAMCO

Gold paint, roof spoiler, multi-spokes. The ZR was the warm hatch that dared to be loud.

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2.0 avg · 1 vote

SERIOUSLY UNCOOL

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Vauxhall Astra (Mk3)SERIOUSLY UNCOOL

Vauxhall Astra (Mk3)

1995
by Lloyd — COLLINGHAMCO

A deep-purple Mk3 Astra — the kind of unassuming 90s hatch that ages like a good British sitcom. Quietly cool.

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1.0 avg · 1 vote

Skoda FeliciaSERIOUSLY UNCOOL

Skoda Felicia

1996
by Lloyd — COLLINGHAMCO

Deep metallic-green Felicia hatchback — unassuming, indestructible, and the car that put Skoda back on the map.

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1.0 avg · 1 vote

AWAITING VERDICT (17)

MG ZR (British Racing Green)

MG ZR (British Racing Green)

2003
by Lloyd — COLLINGHAMCO

A British Racing Green MG ZR 5-door — the warm hatch that refused to be sensible. MG's last proper little hot hatch.

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BMW Z4 Coupe (E86)

BMW Z4 Coupe (E86)

2006
by Lloyd — COLLINGHAMCO

The Z4 Coupe — the awkward-looking stepchild that grew into a genuinely desirable GT. Rare and quietly cool.

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Mercedes-Benz S500 (W140)

Mercedes-Benz S500 (W140)

1994
by Lloyd — COLLINGHAMCO

The W140 S-Class — over-engineered, tank-like and dripping with 90s presence. The last Mercedes built without compromise.

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MG MGF (Second Red MGF)

MG MGF (Second Red MGF)

1999
by Lloyd — COLLINGHAMCO

The second red MGF — because one mid-engined British roadster simply wasn't enough. Same plucky charm, different logbook.

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Vauxhall Frontera

Vauxhall Frontera

1998
by Lloyd — COLLINGHAMCO

Forest-green Frontera with a black bull bar and twin spotlights, side steps and roof rails — proper old-school 4x4 character.

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Chrysler Crossfire 3.2

Chrysler Crossfire 3.2

2005
by Lloyd — COLLINGHAMCO

The Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren's odd little cousin — the Chrysler Crossfire 3.2 shares its V6 and a whole lot of attitude. Rare sight, divisive looks.

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BMW 5 Series (E39)

BMW 5 Series (E39)

2001
by Lloyd — COLLINGHAMCO

The E39 5 Series — widely regarded as the high-water mark of BMW saloons. Classy, subtle, deeply cool.

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Toyota Celica (ST185)

Toyota Celica (ST185)

1991
by Lloyd — COLLINGHAMCO

Aero coupe, 90s pop-up energy and a white-on-white look that still turns heads. JDM cool before it was a hashtag.

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BMW X3 (E83)

BMW X3 (E83)

2005
by Lloyd — COLLINGHAMCO

A light-blue E83 X3 on black wheels — a humble SUV given the modified treatment. Surprise cool points.

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Vauxhall Frontera Sport

Vauxhall Frontera Sport

1993
by Lloyd — COLLINGHAMCO

A 90s 4x4 with a bull bar and spotlights. Rugged, slightly ridiculous, and somehow endearing.

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Rover 200 Coupe (Tomcat)

Rover 200 Coupe (Tomcat)

1996
by Lloyd — COLLINGHAMCO

The Rover 200 Coupe — the Tomcat. British-built with Honda DNA and a spoiler that splits opinion. Cult cool.

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Mercedes-Benz CLS (C219)

Mercedes-Benz CLS (C219)

2005
by Lloyd — COLLINGHAMCO

The C219 CLS — the car that invented the four-door coupe. Still looks like nothing else on the road.

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BMW 740i (E38)

BMW 740i (E38)

1997
by Lloyd — COLLINGHAMCO

A teal E38 740i — the colour no one else dared to choose. Quietly, defiantly cool.

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Fiat Cinquecento Sporting

Fiat Cinquecento Sporting

1996
by Lloyd — COLLINGHAMCO

The Red Flash. Rally stripes, spotlights and the smallest, cheekiest hot hatch Italy ever sent us.

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BMW 7 Series (E38)

BMW 7 Series (E38)

1998
by Lloyd — COLLINGHAMCO

The E38 — the last great 7 Series before they got complicated. Transporter's getaway car of choice.

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BMW M5 (E39)

BMW M5 (E39)

2002
by Lloyd — COLLINGHAMCO

The E39 M5 — a 400 BHP V8 in a sensible saloon suit. The sleeper that defined the super-saloon genre.

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MG MGF

MG MGF

1998
by Lloyd — COLLINGHAMCO

Mid-engined, soft-top and bright red. The MGF is Britain's plucky answer to the MX-5.

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