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[lesapandre]

37 minutes ago, Remspoor said:

Saddler Street County Durham - and looking very good.

[Bfg]

2 hours ago, Remspoor said:

^  poor sod suffered from hay fever.. one sneeze ended up as a really bad hair day.

[Remspoor]

Holyhead.

[Madman Of The People]

On 20/09/2024 at 13:59, Remspoor said:

Gouvernestraat, Rotterdam.  1966

 

I wouldn't have expected to see a full-sized 1963 Chevrolet Biscayne/Bel Air/Impala four-door pillared sedan in the Netherlands.  It looks very out of place!  And is that a rear view mirror sitting on top of the front wing?  I'm assuming this must have been a Euro-specific fitment, similar to the Ford Zephyr parked across the street, as the Chevrolet's mirror would normally have been on the door?

 

[Remspoor]

3 hours ago, Madman Of The People said:

 

I wouldn't have expected to see a full-sized 1963 Chevrolet Biscayne/Bel Air/Impala four-door pillared sedan in the Netherlands.  It looks very out of place!  And is that a rear view mirror sitting on top of the front wing?  I'm assuming this must have been a Euro-specific fitment, similar to the Ford Zephyr parked across the street, as the Chevrolet's mirror would normally have been on the door?

 

Got no idea about the Mirror placement of the Yank tank. I do not understand the comment about Euro Spec. In 1966 the EEC did not have policies for them sort of things.

There has always been a "love" for vehicles from the other side of the pond in NL.  https://www.curbsideclassic.com/vintage-snapshots-and-photography/vintage-snapshots-american-cars-in-the-netherlands-1960s-and-1970s/

Still are.

 

[D.E]

3 hours ago, Madman Of The People said:

 

I wouldn't have expected to see a full-sized 1963 Chevrolet Biscayne/Bel Air/Impala four-door pillared sedan in the Netherlands.  It looks very out of place!  And is that a rear view mirror sitting on top of the front wing?  I'm assuming this must have been a Euro-specific fitment, similar to the Ford Zephyr parked across the street, as the Chevrolet's mirror would normally have been on the door?

 

American brands were the best selling cars in the interwar period (with Ford and Chevrolet usually being #1 and #2). Due to the economical difficulties after WWII the market  shifted towards smaller, cheaper European cars, but American brands still sold well to people that could afford them. The decline truly set in with the downsized, crappier models of the 70s, but some models are still reasonably succesful (the Ram is by far the best selling pickup, imported Challengers and Chargers aren't uncommon, PT Cruisers and Voyagers sold well).

[lesapandre]

2 hours ago, D.E said:

American brands were the best selling cars in the interwar period (with Ford and Chevrolet usually being #1 and #2). Due to the economical difficulties after WWII the market  shifted towards smaller, cheaper European cars, but American brands still sold well to people that could afford them. The decline truly set in with the downsized, crappier models of the 70s, but some models are still reasonably succesful (the Ram is by far the best selling pickup, imported Challengers and Chargers aren't uncommon, PT Cruisers and Voyagers sold well).

Some of these cars were sold CKD I think as part of an export drive - and tended to be assembled by the big main importing dealers? Lot of these big US cars had a range of engines and the Impala may well have been a pretty basic 6-cylinder. Yes it's a wing mirror. I think some of the big Yanks were used as taxis on the longer more prestige routes.

Of course there was enormous Post-War goodwill for the US after 1945.

GM sold large numbers of the first Vauxhall Victor in the US and Canada - 25,000 and 40,000) - so there was quite a transatlantic trade at the time.

[D.E]

5 minutes ago, lesapandre said:

Some of these cars were sold CKD I think as part of an export drive - and tended to be assembled by the big main importing dealers?

Yes- for example, Kaisers were assembled in Rotterdam, American Fords (and British models as well) in Amsterdam.  

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I think some of the big Yanks were used as taxis on the longer more prestige routes.

Taxis, hearses, rental limos. The Caprice and Impala especially were popular amongst taxi drivers. 

[sheffcortinacentre]

The one left frt above is a Malibu 

[Madman Of The People]

5 hours ago, D.E said:

 

 

I feel sorry for the cabbie who had to drive that 1978 Chevy Malibu on the left in the photo.  What a miserable, godawful turd of a car!

Speaking of the fourth generation Malibu, here's a video from The Drive, telling the hilarious story of how GM sold a bunch of shitty Chevy Malibus to Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein.  These cars were so bad, it is rumoured Saddam had the government ministers responsible for negotiating this deal executed!

 

 

[Remspoor]

[MiniMinorMk3]

FWA 98C as it appeared at the 2018 Mini Cooper Beaulieu event.

[sheffcortinacentre]

17 hours ago, Madman Of The People said:

 

I feel sorry for the cabbie who had to drive that 1978 Chevy Malibu on the left in the photo.  What a miserable, godawful turd of a car!

Speaking of the fourth generation Malibu, here's a video from The Drive, telling the hilarious story of how GM sold a bunch of shitty Chevy Malibus to Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein.  These cars were so bad, it is rumoured Saddam had the government ministers responsible for negotiating this deal executed!

 

 

Aren't they Cadillac versions of the caprice ( the real ones were probably malibus).

[sheffcortinacentre]

9 hours ago, MiniMinorMk3 said:

FWA 98C as it appeared at the 2018 Mini Cooper Beaulieu event.

One of the hatchback conversions too.

[Madman Of The People]

2 hours ago, sheffcortinacentre said:

Aren't they Cadillac versions of the caprice ( the real ones were probably malibus).

 

There was no Cadillac version of either the Caprice or Malibu.

 

[sheffcortinacentre]

Not the Malibu but there was one on that caprice shell in std & bustle back. Std one had a more upright rear screen.

[Madman Of The People]

4 hours ago, sheffcortinacentre said:

Not the Malibu but there was one on that caprice shell in std & bustle back. Std one had a more upright rear screen.

 

I believe you're thinking of the first and second generation Cadillac Seville.  The 1976-79 Mk I Seville does bear a strong resemblance to the post-facelift G-Body Chevrolet Malibu, but it was actually based on the X-Body Chevrolet Nova.  Note the longer wheelbase ahead of the windscreen in the Cadillac.

1976-79 Cadillac Seville

1981-83 Chevrolet Malibu

They do look very similar and, at first glance, it's easy to believe they are essentially the same car.  But they're not.  I think GM's designers were just really lazy!  The B-Body Caprice also looked pretty much the same, only bigger.

The bustle back K-Body Seville was the second generation, made for the 1980-85 model years.  This Seville was front wheel drive, and shared a platform with the Cadillac Eldorado coupe. 

 

[lesapandre]

I think the cab is a Chevvy Caprice. They were used all over New York in the 80's when I was there. Went out of production in the mid-90's - replaced by the Ford Crown Victoria.

So a popular taxi-cab. US cars were super cheap in those days. 

Probably used for airport runs and other 'prestige' stuff.

[busmansholiday]

20 hours ago, MiniMinorMk3 said:

FWA 98C as it appeared at the 2018 Mini Cooper Beaulieu event.

@LightBulbFun here you are, notice the rear warning sign

 

[busmansholiday]

23 hours ago, Remspoor said:

https://www.theminiforum.co.uk/forums/topic/259279-radfords-crazy-carabus-and-radford-mini-1966/

Ooo, AEC Reliance 

 

Front view,

 

[Madman Of The People]

11 hours ago, lesapandre said:

I think the cab is a Chevvy Caprice.

1978 Chevrolet Malibu.  The Caprice was bigger and had quad-square headlights.  Plus, the grille on that Malibu gives it away as a 1978 model.  Chevy made subtle changes to the grille and minor bits of trim to differentiate from one model year to the next as major annual redesigns were becoming too expensive by the 1970s.

 

[Remspoor]

Another Yank Tank in the Netherlands.

Huis-van-Bewaring, Arnhem -1970

[sheffcortinacentre]

That's the one, but I said I thought it shared the caprice shell not the malibu, I had a mate had a 79 V6 Malibu wagon so I know there different cars.

[Madman Of The People]

10 hours ago, Remspoor said:

Another Yank Tank in the Netherlands.

Huis-van-Bewaring, Arnhem -1970

 

1958 Ford Custom 300 Fordor sedan.  Yes, they actually spelled it "Fordor."  The two-door model was called "Tudor."

 

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