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Poor quality images but they're design mock-ups from March 1968 for pillarless-2-door HC Vivas (like on the 1970- Opel Mantas).  From the Vauxpedia site.

Note the curvy 70s 'Coke-bottle' lines behind the doors like the FD Victors.  Almost 'Kowalski Dodge Challenger-ish'.  Sporty estate looks especially appealing.

Features which were missing on the 1970 production models.  Hmmm. 

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A nice old bloke who lived near us was a house-painter and had one of these for years in the 80s, a 1256 with the back seat permanently down.  You can imagine the state of the interior.

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14 hours ago, JeeExEll said:

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Poor quality images but they're design mock-ups from March 1968 for pillarless-2-door HC Vivas (like on the 1970- Opel Mantas).  From the Vauxpedia site.

Note the curvy 70s 'Coke-bottle' lines behind the doors like the FD Victors.  Almost 'Kowalski Dodge Challenger-ish'.

Features which were missing on the 1970 production models.  Hmmm. 

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Cost considerations probably. But there was a two-door Viva coupe made except with a pillar. Design team led by Wayne Cherry.

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45 minutes ago, JeeExEll said:

Manchester 1971.

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New Cortina Mk3, base.  With radio aerial retracted.

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Look at the fucking state of this Mk2, only 4 years old.  Is that a Daimler Dart 250 thing in with the scrap (fibreglass, ha ha).

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4 years old & in that state that's crackers.

I think the odd looking car is a Panhard.

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4 hours ago, JeeExEll said:

Manchester 1971.

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New Cortina Mk3, base.  With radio aerial retracted.

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Look at the fucking state of this Mk2, only 4 years old.  Is that a Daimler Dart 250 thing in with the scrap (fibreglass, ha ha).

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That's a Skoda Octavia Combi on the top of the pile, next to the crane jib-rare, seriously rare......

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57 minutes ago, Andrew353w said:

That's a Skoda Octavia Combi on the top of the pile, next to the crane jib-rare, seriously rare......

Cheers for that, first thought was a Gazelle estate but not enough doors. What's the white four-door at the top of the stack just to the right of it? 

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5 hours ago, JeeExEll said:

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'Looking to buy a car Sir?  Step this way.  We have just the car for you'.

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All the unwanted all in one place really. 1500cc+  4-door family saloons past their best. In those days most of these were around 25-30mpg when petrol was an expensive item relatively.  All were probably one biggish bill away from the scrapper.

The caravan is probably the most interesting thing there...sign says when the denizen is not to be seen lurking in there  - punters are recommended to call at somewhere opposite Rochdale Road Bus Station for attention.

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2 hours ago, lesapandre said:

All the unwanted all in one place really. 1500cc+  4-door family saloons past their best. In those days most of these were around 25-30mpg when petrol was an expensive item relatively.  All were probably one biggish bill away from the scrapper.

Just the sort of shite Dad would bring home in early '70s, bought from someone at work who "just wanted rid" as ads say today. Never for more than £20 and with no chance of another MOT.

So the backstreet-dealer price to desperate-private-seller price ratio was the same 10:1 as today's Autotrader to faceplacemarket price ratio.

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