lesapandre Posted April 23, 2020 Share Posted April 23, 2020 11 hours ago, Richard_FM said: Some scans from Motor 24 October 1987, full set here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/richard16378/albums/72157713966459983 The golden age of cars IMHO. Characterful, lots different, well made, none-too-complex and a lot of real fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lesapandre Posted April 23, 2020 Share Posted April 23, 2020 2 hours ago, Skut said: Those inboard lights - was it ever a good idea? Grille is better but the swage line and tumblehome would always make it look fat. Marina & Allagro could have shared the same bodyshell? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted April 23, 2020 Share Posted April 23, 2020 On 4/23/2020 at 8:25 PM, Remspoor said: Rolle's Quay, Barnstaple, Devon https://www.google.com/maps/@51.0829314,-4.0623348,3a,37.5y,72.7h,83.11t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sqzFVU6jd6nTlV_KE_XPoQw!2e0!7i16384!8i8192r Bfg and Remspoor 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rab Posted April 24, 2020 Share Posted April 24, 2020 flat4alfa and adw1977 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Rab Posted April 24, 2020 Share Posted April 24, 2020 Remspoor, Dick Longbridge and lesapandre 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
georgeinabz Posted April 24, 2020 Share Posted April 24, 2020 Plod in those days didn’t need stab proof dayglow vests , no tasers , just a mean stare will do.  Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk The Mighty Quinn and Rab 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard_FM Posted April 24, 2020 Share Posted April 24, 2020 12 hours ago, lesapandre said: The golden age of cars IMHO. Characterful, lots different, well made, none-too-complex and a lot of real fun. About 1985 - 95 seemed to be a sweet spot of car design, with decent rustproofing & enough electronics to keep things reliable without causing too many problems in the long run. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted April 24, 2020 Share Posted April 24, 2020 14 hours ago, Rab said: Shipley Road, Wilmington, Delaware c1974 Outside the Lane Swim Club (then the Oak Lane Swim Club) entrance Rab, lesapandre and somewhatfoolish 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rab Posted April 25, 2020 Share Posted April 25, 2020 lesapandre, Skut, Austat and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remspoor Posted April 25, 2020 Share Posted April 25, 2020 lesapandre, somewhatfoolish, Dick Longbridge and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remspoor Posted April 25, 2020 Share Posted April 25, 2020 lesapandre, RayMK, adw1977 and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remspoor Posted April 25, 2020 Share Posted April 25, 2020 Rab, lesapandre and Skut 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martc Posted April 25, 2020 Share Posted April 25, 2020 3 hours ago, Remspoor said: End of lockdown sees the reintroduction of the annual police swimming gala. Remspoor 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorrisItalSLX Posted April 25, 2020 Share Posted April 25, 2020 On 4/16/2020 at 9:52 PM, MorrisItalSLX said: From another perspective: And today: https://www.google.com/maps/@-34.8755913,150.6028731,3a,75.000000y,70.793724h,98.715454t/data=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1sARjs6U8ZD33T_PEGxjvRWQ!2e0 Conrad’s Holden - Part 3 Used car yard, early 70s New location, 1975 Later Peter Nott Holden, early 80s Renamed Glendon Motors Holden in 1983, then moved to new dealership in South Nowra and renamed Nowra City Holden in 2013. Bomaderry dealership now: https://goo.gl/maps/pV8vfVpaRYmAozTz7 lesapandre, RayMK, flat4alfa and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LightBulbFun Posted April 25, 2020 Share Posted April 25, 2020 Bfg, spartacus, lesapandre and 2 others 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martc Posted April 26, 2020 Share Posted April 26, 2020 ^^^^^ The Bond Minicar by appointment to His Holiness Pope Francis, Cardinal, Cardinal Vicar, Moderator of the Curia, Chaplain of His Holiness Papal Legate, Papal Majordomo, Apostolic Nuncio, Apostolic Delegate, Apostolic Syndic Apostolic Visitor, Vicar Apostolic, Apostolic Exarch, Apostolic Prefect, Assistant at the Pontifical Throne, Eparch Metropolitan Patriarch Bishop, Archbishop Bishop, Emeritus Diocesan Bishop, Major Archbishop, Primate Suffragan Bishop,Titular Bishop, Coadjutor Bishop, Auxiliary Bishop. Three Speed, Amishtat, Tadhg Tiogar and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austat Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 This is my 1000th post on this forum, so what better way to celebrate the occasion than with some Fiat Ritmo/Strada press photos: LightBulbFun, 11001010, lesapandre and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adw1977 Posted April 28, 2020 Share Posted April 28, 2020 On 4/23/2020 at 11:46 PM, lesapandre said: Those inboard lights - was it ever a good idea? BL had already shown that inboard headlights could look right: Dick Longbridge 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austat Posted April 29, 2020 Share Posted April 29, 2020 Ford Granada/Consul concept drawings: adw1977, Three Speed and ShiteRider 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austat Posted April 29, 2020 Share Posted April 29, 2020 Â RayMK, sheffcortinacentre and Shite Ron 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skut Posted April 29, 2020 Share Posted April 29, 2020 Rab, flat4alfa, Three Speed and 6 others 7 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rab Posted April 29, 2020 Share Posted April 29, 2020 Remspoor, Three Speed, flat4alfa and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rab Posted April 29, 2020 Share Posted April 29, 2020 Remspoor, Austat and RayMK 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rab Posted April 29, 2020 Share Posted April 29, 2020 Austat, sheffcortinacentre, somewhatfoolish and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lesapandre Posted April 29, 2020 Share Posted April 29, 2020 RayMK, Rab and Skut 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skut Posted April 29, 2020 Share Posted April 29, 2020 4 hours ago, Rab said: Amazing how many British cars there are in this overseas picture. Export or die. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard_FM Posted April 29, 2020 Share Posted April 29, 2020 Some pictures from The Cars That Time Forgot, more here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/richard16378/albums/72157714018918581 RayMK, lesapandre, hennabm and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martc Posted April 29, 2020 Share Posted April 29, 2020 1 hour ago, Skut said: Amazing how many British cars there are in this overseas picture. Export or die. That's that there Denmark, where BMC cars where made under licence by DOMI (Dansk Oversoisk Motor Industri AS). Rab and Remspoor 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lesapandre Posted April 29, 2020 Share Posted April 29, 2020 LightBulbFun, RayMK, Richard_FM and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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