You can't fault their ambition....

[Spiny Norman]

Just to prove that the world of CAR magazine in the 80s wasn't all about Audi Quattros, GTis and Ferraris, here's an advert for what must surely be the shite-est car ever to grease the palms of their advertising department.

 

 

I can just hear the copywriters now, "No, no, trust me - De Lorean headlamps ARE exotic." as they cobbled together the blurb for what must have been a very expensive full page ad in the country's premier car magazine at the time.

 

Ambitious turd-polishing of the highest order.

[Spiny Norman]

Just to prove that the world of CAR magazine in the 80s wasn't all about Audi Quattros, GTis and Ferraris, here's an advert for what must surely be the shite-est car ever to grease the palms of their advertising department.

 

 

I can just hear the copywriters now, "No, no, trust me - De Lorean headlamps ARE exotic." as they cobbled together the blurb for what must have been a very expensive full page ad in the country's premier car magazine at the time.

 

Ambitious turd-polishing of the highest order.

[Tartan58]

I can just hear the copywriters now, "No, no, trust me - De Lorean headlamps ARE exotic." as they cobbled together the blurb for what must have been a very expensive full page ad in the country's premier car magazine at the time.

Ambitious turd-polishing of the highest order.

 

Definitely look better on a Renault 11.

And what exactly is the free offer of? The whole car?

[Tartan58]

I can just hear the copywriters now, "No, no, trust me - De Lorean headlamps ARE exotic." as they cobbled together the blurb for what must have been a very expensive full page ad in the country's premier car magazine at the time.

Ambitious turd-polishing of the highest order.

 

Definitely look better on a Renault 11.

And what exactly is the free offer of? The whole car?

[Cheggers]

Bickle's probably got one squirreled away somewhere...

[Cheggers]

Bickle's probably got one squirreled away somewhere...

[Wilko220]

Fantastic! That's the most ludicrous thing I've ever seen.

Does anyone know if any survive?

[Wilko220]

Fantastic! That's the most ludicrous thing I've ever seen.

Does anyone know if any survive?

[RedSparrow]

I have a question -

Can someone give me a valid reason to buy one of these over a Metro/Fiesta/Nova?

 

I really can't think of one!

[RedSparrow]

I have a question -

Can someone give me a valid reason to buy one of these over a Metro/Fiesta/Nova?

 

I really can't think of one!

[Wilko220]

I have a question -

Can someone give me a valid reason to buy one of these over a Metro/Fiesta/Nova?

 

I really can't think of one!

 

The rebated wheel arches - OBV!

[Wilko220]

I have a question -

Can someone give me a valid reason to buy one of these over a Metro/Fiesta/Nova?

 

I really can't think of one!

 

The rebated wheel arches - OBV!

[RedSparrow]

With help from google images I found 2, one yellow saloon:

 

The vehicle details for Q707 AFG are:

Date of Liability 01 02 1992

Date of First Registration 22 07 1986

Year of Manufacture 1986

Cylinder Capacity (cc) 1300cc

CO2 Emissions Not Available

Fuel Type PETROL

Export Marker N

Vehicle Status Unlicensed

Vehicle Colour RED

Vehicle Type Approval Not Available

Vehicle Excise Duty rate for vehicle

6 Months Rate £74.25

12 Months Rate £135.00

 

And one red estate (a Sierra and Rico combined) which doesn't come up at all. Not their best seller then!

[RedSparrow]

With help from google images I found 2, one yellow saloon:

 

The vehicle details for Q707 AFG are:

Date of Liability 01 02 1992

Date of First Registration 22 07 1986

Year of Manufacture 1986

Cylinder Capacity (cc) 1300cc

CO2 Emissions Not Available

Fuel Type PETROL

Export Marker N

Vehicle Status Unlicensed

Vehicle Colour RED

Vehicle Type Approval Not Available

Vehicle Excise Duty rate for vehicle

6 Months Rate £74.25

12 Months Rate £135.00

 

And one red estate (a Sierra and Rico combined) which doesn't come up at all. Not their best seller then!

[Mr_Bo11ox]

I think i've seen one or two on eBay over the years. Check the mk1 escort doors with a GRP re-skin!

[Mr_Bo11ox]

I think i've seen one or two on eBay over the years. Check the mk1 escort doors with a GRP re-skin!

[HillmanImp]

Growing up in Worfink I used to see a few Duttons around the place. I distinctly remember that there was a black Dutton Sierra down Lloyd Goring Close in Angmering just round the corner from me. Just had a quick look on Google of the off chance its still there but alas no.

 

I seem to remember knowing the chap who owned the company's son a little too as we were similar ages but its all a bit of a blur really.

[HillmanImp]

Growing up in Worfink I used to see a few Duttons around the place. I distinctly remember that there was a black Dutton Sierra down Lloyd Goring Close in Angmering just round the corner from me. Just had a quick look on Google of the off chance its still there but alas no.

 

I seem to remember knowing the chap who owned the company's son a little too as we were similar ages but its all a bit of a blur really.

[Ian Nexus]

Serious want

Its so badly styled it would be an instant super car here in the US!

[Ian Nexus]

Serious want

Its so badly styled it would be an instant super car here in the US!

[kplenagh]

Wow, these are something truly shite.

Some more pictures:

 

 

With some Escort headlights too

 

And a personal favorite

 

Honestly never seen anything on the Dutton Rico before now, now it is a car I'd like to see in the flesh.

[kplenagh]

Wow, these are something truly shite.

Some more pictures:

 

 

With some Escort headlights too

 

And a personal favorite

 

Honestly never seen anything on the Dutton Rico before now, now it is a car I'd like to see in the flesh.

[cobblers]

Fuck a duck, these things are grim as anything I've ever seen, absolutely brilliant.

They manage to look even more cleft with the escort lights lobbed on, wow!

[cobblers]

Fuck a duck, these things are grim as anything I've ever seen, absolutely brilliant.

They manage to look even more cleft with the escort lights lobbed on, wow!

[dollywobbler]

What a hideously revolting car. That's almost beyond Autoshite.

[dollywobbler]

What a hideously revolting car. That's almost beyond Autoshite.

[Negative Creep]

With some Escort headlights too

 

 

Is it me, or does that look like a squashed Skoda Estelle?

[Negative Creep]

With some Escort headlights too

 

 

Is it me, or does that look like a squashed Skoda Estelle?

[Micrashed]

Holy fuck, thats awful.

Did the designers at Duttin do a lot of drugs or something? Or perhaps they employed kids from the local school to design for them.

[Micrashed]

Holy fuck, thats awful.

Did the designers at Duttin do a lot of drugs or something? Or perhaps they employed kids from the local school to design for them.