Some old advert scans - 26.11.2012

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[Lord Sterling]

Thes are great Rootes!

 

I had to chuckle at the 'Bitter Chocolate' name for the leather seat colour on the Granada Chasseur. I'm pretty sure the chocolate would be pretty displeased at being used to colour leather.

 

LOVE the Rover 800 advert. It will be saved for future reference - Actually that reminds me, a now former leader of Birmingham City council has a K-reg Rover Sterling like the one in the advert. Though its bit battered, he told me he is looking to restore the car soon. His wife drives a Rover 200 'R8' coupe, apparently her brother used to be a test driver at Rover.

 

Is that really Margret Thatcher driving in the learner Allegro?

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That Fiat advert near the ended can't be real, surely?!

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That Fiat advert near the ended can't be real, surely?!

No - slipped it in as a tester

[Skizzer]

That Fiat advert near the ended can't be real, surely?!

 

It's not, I remember it as a spoof from a Not The Nine O'Clock News annual or something. The real Fiat Strada launch campaign had the strapline 'Handbuilt by robots'.

 

Ah, beat me to it! See, we were paying attention

 

Thanks for posting these, I remember a few of them from the time... am officially old...

[Lord Sterling]

These are great. Thanks again John!

 

I spent a bit of time trying to find out about Weldall based in Stourbridge. Seems they closed down some time ago (Theres a few obituarys for former workers) The Old Warf road indutrial estate is looking a bit sorry for itself too, some disused buildings including a newer building that used be a Steelworks place.

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I spent a bit of time trying to find out about Weldall based in Stourbridge. Seems they closed down some time ago (Theres a few obituarys for former workers) The Old Warf road indutrial estate is looking a bit sorry for itself too, some disused buildings including a newer building that used be a Steelworks place.

 

Shame but no surprise really.

[Ian Nexus]

Brings back great memories of my 1980 1.6GL Goldcrest, unfortunately I modified it a little with a MKII Mexico front and rear spoilers, single box Mexico exhaust (because really I wanted a MKII Mexico).

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1966 KROOKLOCK ANTI THEFT DEVICE ADVERT by Johns Car pictures and scans pages., on Flickr

1966 SHELL SUPER OIL ADVERT - ALEC ISSIGONIS AND RILEY KESTREL by Johns Car pictures and scans pages., on Flickr

1983 ADVERT - TEXON RESPRAYS by Johns Car pictures and scans pages., on Flickr

EDDY GRIMSTEAD OF ESSEX METRO ADVERT - 1988 by Johns Car pictures and scans pages., on Flickr

1990 FORD DEALERS ADVERT BULSTRODE MOTOR COMPANY by Johns Car pictures and scans pages., on Flickr

1990 CHARLES CLARK ROVER 800 ADVERT by Johns Car pictures and scans pages., on Flickr

1978 RENAULT 14 by Johns Car pictures and scans pages., on Flickr

1978 RENAULT 14 ACCESSORIES VIA RENAULT BOUTIQUE by Johns Car pictures and scans pages., on Flickr

1980 SHERPA ADVERT by Johns Car pictures and scans pages., on Flickr

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LEYLAND ST PLUSPAC TUNING ADVERT - 1978 by Johns Car pictures and scans pages., on Flickr

BURTON FORD PERFORMANCE CENTRE ADVERT 1978 by Johns Car pictures and scans pages., on Flickr

1991 LADA RIVA ADVERT by Johns Car pictures and scans pages., on Flickr

1990 YUGO SANA ADVERT by Johns Car pictures and scans pages., on Flickr

1990 ZASTAVA YUGO CARS ADVERT by Johns Car pictures and scans pages., on Flickr

2002 BIRMINGHAM LDV ADVERT by Johns Car pictures and scans pages., on Flickr

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Love the Sherpa van ad!

 

I wouldnae call Big Chris...

[Felly Magic]

Soon you will be able to buy a small 5 door family hatch for the same prices as that Yugo Sana as well!

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1990 SKODA FAVORIT ADVERT by Johns Car pictures and scans pages., on Flickr

1990 SKODA FAVORIT ADVERT by Johns Car pictures and scans pages., on Flickr

1990 SKODA ESTELLE AND RAPID ADVERT by Johns Car pictures and scans pages., on Flickr

1989 SKODA 120L FIVE ESTELLE ADVERT by Johns Car pictures and scans pages., on Flickr

1991 SKODA FAVORIT ADVERT by Johns Car pictures and scans pages., on Flickr

1977 POLSKI FIAT 125 1977 by Johns Car pictures and scans pages., on Flickr

FEBRUARY 1972 FIAT FIESTA CAMPER ADVERT by Johns Car pictures and scans pages., on Flickr

[Conrad D. Conelrad]

Some fun with the inflation calculator:

The £99 respray. In today's money that'd be about £260. I'm not completely sure I'd let anyone loose with a spray gun for that.

The £4,997 Skoda Favourit comes in at £8,860 - a Sandero is a better bargain nowadays. That Polski Fiat is slightly cheaper at £7,750.

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CHRYSLER COMPETITION CENTRE ADVERT 1977 - AVENGER NAC999P by Johns Car pictures and scans pages., on Flickr

1978 RENAULT 4 by Johns Car pictures and scans pages., on Flickr

1990 PEUGEOT DIESELS ADVERT - PETROL £3 A GALLON. by Johns Car pictures and scans pages., on Flickr

1990 VAUXHALL NOVA LIMITED EDITIONS ADVERT - DIAMOND - FLING MODELS by Johns Car pictures and scans pages., on Flickr

1983 ADVERT - VOLVO 360 GLS - TRIANGLE AUTOS STAMFORD HILL LONDON by Johns Car pictures and scans pages., on Flickr

1984 HYUNDAI PONY ADVERT - TWYMANS HIGH STREET POTTERS BAR by Johns Car pictures and scans pages., on Flickr

[stuboy]

hyundai pony......omg

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Yeah. The pony was a complete omg car. I remember as a nipper I was in Fine-Fare in Bearsden with my mum and they had one sitting there and a greasy salesman desperate to sell one to her. My mum just laughed, and the guy said everybody will be driving one of these.

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How about the stellar then?

1984 HYUNDAI STELLAR ADVERT JUBILEE CAR CENTRE NORWICH by Johns Car pictures and scans pages., on Flickr

And another pony

1983 HYUNDAI PONY ADVERT - CONTINENTAL CAR CENTRE CHURCH ROAD STANMORE by Johns Car pictures and scans pages., on Flickr

1984 HYUNDAI STELLER ADVERT - NEEDINGWORTH SERVICE STATION CAMBS by Johns Car pictures and scans pages., on Flickr