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1970 Austin Maxi 1750

 

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A bit Italianate in the colour-match department: Limeflower Green exterior, Navy interior. 

 

Bought it as MOT failure, recovered it home.  Had it fixed.  Kept it a year.  Still very much on the show scene

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Do you like Brown? Brown all over and everywhere?

 

What you want is the Acclaim you always promised yourself. Kept this one a short while and sold it onto to Trigger of this parish (see page 4). He kept it for 1000% longer than I, though. Come to think of it, the first photo might actually be one of his photos. The Internet is awash with photos of this particular car, anyhow.

 

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1984 Triumph Acclaim HLS

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How does a 1978 Spint Sud 1.3 we used to have fit into the Alfa scores!

Well that depends if you fancy the 1986 Alfa 33 Green Cloverleaf

 

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Scrapped the dire body a few years ago, but everything else was saved including the dash itself, all in a lockup.

 

 

Early Sprint every time!

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That Porsche interior is fantastic...Obviously appealed to the same market as the Mercedes of the time which came with some rather lurid Plaid cloth on some models as I recall.  I miss the German carmakers doing things like that...

 

Saw a late Volvo 850 (I think it was anyway, it had been debadged) today which reminded me of one of the favourite options that Volvo offered at the time - which I seem to recall the automotive press absolutely hating.  Which was to have the usual wood (or at least wood effect) trim in place, but using a really light coloured wood rather than the usual dark veneers.

 

I still reckon it looks absolutely fantastic, very much different to the norm, and really brightens up what could have otherwise been a very dull (if exceedingly well executed) interior design.

 

...Seem to recall that was one of the last cars to feature the two-coloured green and amber Lambda warning light on the dash, which as a youngster I found quite fascinating.  Yes, I was a strange kid.

 

Would still like one of those Volvos if I could find one at the right price that wasn't utterly knackered.

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Here are some of mine:

 

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Renault 16

 

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Lotus Elite

 

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Lancia Gamma Coupe

 

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Talbot Matra Rancho

 

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Audi 80

 

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Jaguar XJ-S HE

 

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Rover 3500 (SD1 series 1)

 

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Barn find Lancia Dedra (now belonging to Dermist of this parish, and much the better for it)

 

 

Edit: Do you see the recurring theme here? SKIZZERS DON’T DO BLACK INTERIORS. Skoda, I’m looking at you - go build me a fucking beige one LIKE I ORDERED. Tossers.

 

...And calm again.

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Still reckon that generation of 2/300 series Merc vans had my favourite dash of any commercial vehicle. Something about the general layout and the huge great warning lights that are so purely functional in nature is just right for me.

 

Really need to own one of those vans one day - though I do fear I've missed my chance.

 

I reckon the trim on the engine cowl has probably knocked a good 20% off the noise levels!

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