I had an Ambassador. HLS or whatever. All the bits. I paid just over £800, tarted it up and made almost £1k, which was salve for all the **** taking it attracted (and still does)
I often swapped my motors with my brothers 928 (mine had room for family holidays) So I've used one quite a lot. Fantastic engine. Marmite looks inside and out. Incredible levels of road noise. But an experience nonetheless. Almost restored the damage the Ambassador did to my neighborhood street cred... Almost.
For me a classic is not an icon. Its one of those cars that leaves you thinking of ways to own one yourself.
Here's another prediction. Nissan...... GTR
