Cretan Crates.... WARNING - ACTUAL REAL SHITE CONTENT...

[retrogeezer]

The other half and I went to Crete in 2000,01 and 02. I was spotting shite way back then (and even before that) Here is a selection from 2000, I'll add the other years as and when I scan them.

 

Enjoy!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ouch..

 

 

 

A heinous crime, I missed the CX!

 

 

[retrogeezer]

Well I thought they were pretty cool...

[Mr Lobster]

They are, don't be put off by the lack of response.

 

I've not been to Greece since 2008, when Mrs_L and I got married we stayed in Chania in a hotel near here, IIRC the place with the Coke awnings is now a 'Goodies' burger / cake / pie place that do very good snacks to set you up for a day in the sun Theres still an awful lot of old stuff kicking about in the Greek islands, I really want to go back.

 

 

 

[retrogeezer]

Love Crete and Chania, here's a pic of the same crossroads in 2001 and I have one from 02 when i can find them!

 

[CreepingJesus]

Love the pic of the Fiat - that's a handsome beastie!

[retrogeezer]

a few from 2001:

 

 

 

 

 

 

This must have been craned up as there was no other way to get it there..

[DSdriver]

I would imagine that the Dauphine is low mileage then.

 

Do keep 'em coming, I love old pics of cars that were chod even then.

[Luxobarges_Are_Us]

The writing on that van's epic!

 

It reads "NO MORE PASOK [socialist party] ONNED [youth organisation of main conservative party] ND [the aforementioned conservative party]". Presumably the ONNED ND is meant to be a signature, but it reads rather like he's against all of them.

[aldo135]

This is when you realise how bad you've got it with old cars! When you go on holiday and you'd rather take pictures of old cars than your loved ones. I wish I'd taken a picture of the look my wife gave me when I was lining up a shot of a Fiat in Spain last summer! Great photos BTW

[Junkman]

This is when you realise how bad you've got it with old cars! When you go on holiday and you'd rather take pictures of old cars than your loved ones.

 

I am unable to come up with any good reason to go on a holiday abroad aside from either buying or photographing old cars.

Usually the rest is shit, and you realise you spent a shitload of money just to get to a place where the beer is worse.

[Luxobarges_Are_Us]

Usually the rest is shit, and you realise you spent a shitload of money just to get to a place where the beer is worse.

 

That's what happens when you buy package holidays. I mean, Spain's a massive country with loads of history as well as strong modern culture. Most UK visitors to Spain, however, end up in a shitty village on the outskirts of Marbella where there's nothing to do apart from swim in the sea which (at least in July and August) is hot enough to make a nice stew and full of toddlers pissing in the water.

[lovejoy]

Poli Bloody Kala !! it's just like "home", here.......

[Junkman]

That's what happens when you buy package holidays. I mean, Spain's a massive country with loads of history as well as strong modern culture.

 

Can't bring myself towards traveling to a country where people think it's funny to poke a cow with spears until it drops dead, or throw a donkey from a church tower.

Makes me want to do the same with the people living there.

 

Most UK visitors to Spain, however, end up in a shitty village on the outskirts of Marbella where there's nothing to do apart from swim in the sea which (at least in July and August) is hot enough to make a nice stew and full of toddlers pissing in the water.

 

You could always photograph old cars.

[Skizzer]

Not many Euro NCAP stars for that Innocenti, then.

 

Brilliant pics, keep 'em coming if you've got more.

[AnthonyG]

Is that what it is? Thought it was the front end of a Fiat 124/Lada... I'll fill my container with the Minx Californian and the '54 Ford please!

[wackywacerwill]

Thought it was a LNA though could well be wrong. Fair to say it didn't crash well mind.

 

Nice pics.

[Luxobarges_Are_Us]

Definitely an Innocenti.

[Luxobarges_Are_Us]

Here's a non-mangled one. Note the apparent strength* of the B-pillar.

 

[wackywacerwill]

Right you are, I did do that double take as was not entirely sure what my eye was detecting.