martc Posted August 7, 2021 Share Posted August 7, 2021 Salesman Mike Dreschler at the petrol station to get his motorised roller skates refuelled, 1961. Dick Longbridge, Remspoor, Dyslexic Viking and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigstraight6 Posted August 7, 2021 Share Posted August 7, 2021 5 minutes ago, martc said: Salesman Mike Dreschler at the petrol station to get his motorised roller skates refuelled, 1961. That’s superb, I’d love a set of those to fly by E scooterists leaving a nice trail of exhaust smoke. sheffcortinacentre, JeeExEll, martc and 1 other 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeeExEll Posted August 7, 2021 Share Posted August 7, 2021 1906. It's probably best if you keep your feet pointing in the same general direction. Article here - https://theoldmotor.com/?p=139342 uk_senator 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeeExEll Posted August 7, 2021 Share Posted August 7, 2021 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. 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. Shite Ron, Austat, DSdriver and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lesapandre Posted August 8, 2021 Share Posted August 8, 2021 14 hours ago, JeeExEll said: 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. Cost considerations probably. But there was a two-door Viva coupe made except with a pillar. Design team led by Wayne Cherry. JeeExEll and Remspoor 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lesapandre Posted August 8, 2021 Share Posted August 8, 2021 Wet and melancholy day here in London - so let's crank up the way-back machine to Thames-side old Deptford in the 1980's. Most of the buildings are still with us - Herald probably not... I wonder if Panda actually ran Fiat Pandas... probably not... Dyslexic Viking, barrett, adw1977 and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeeExEll Posted August 8, 2021 Share Posted August 8, 2021 Manchester 1971. New Cortina Mk3, base. With radio aerial retracted. 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). lesapandre, Dyslexic Viking, Amishtat and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lesapandre Posted August 8, 2021 Share Posted August 8, 2021 Deptford again. The Wharf building has gone but the dock is still there - now a marina. Tideway Clothing where you'd get your new motorcycle boots and panties - building still there - now a supermarket. So is the Zebra Crossing still in place. JeeExEll, Dyslexic Viking, Remspoor and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lesapandre Posted August 8, 2021 Share Posted August 8, 2021 11 minutes ago, JeeExEll said: Manchester 1971. New Cortina Mk3, base. 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). Cortina Mk2 is a rare 2-dr. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeeExEll Posted August 8, 2021 Share Posted August 8, 2021 From same set of pics. This guy has a bottle of Turtlewax. And it's a Super 2-door. Fwoaaaar. Preferably in Jade green. DVLC still says no. Shite Ron, lesapandre and Dyslexic Viking 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ETCHY Posted August 8, 2021 Share Posted August 8, 2021 45 minutes ago, JeeExEll said: Manchester 1971. New Cortina Mk3, base. With radio aerial retracted. 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). 4 years old & in that state that's crackers. I think the odd looking car is a Panhard. solid61, JeeExEll, lesapandre and 1 other 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeeExEll Posted August 8, 2021 Share Posted August 8, 2021 'Looking to buy a car Sir? Step this way. We have just the car for you'. Remspoor, Amishtat, Rab and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lesapandre Posted August 8, 2021 Share Posted August 8, 2021 Yes a Dyna. Panhard were owned by Citroen at that point. JeeExEll 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lesapandre Posted August 8, 2021 Share Posted August 8, 2021 Overall most cars aged much quicker in those days. 8-10 years or about 100,000 miles is all you got. But then so did people... As a driver starting out in the 1970's I bought 1950's cars because they were cheap but actually more robust than more recent bangers. JeeExEll 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeeExEll Posted August 8, 2021 Share Posted August 8, 2021 50 years ago. Rab, Dyslexic Viking, sheffcortinacentre and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeeExEll Posted August 8, 2021 Share Posted August 8, 2021 Rab, Amishtat, Shite Ron and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeeExEll Posted August 8, 2021 Share Posted August 8, 2021 Asimo, lesapandre, Remspoor and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew353w Posted August 8, 2021 Share Posted August 8, 2021 4 hours ago, JeeExEll said: Manchester 1971. New Cortina Mk3, base. With radio aerial retracted. 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). That's a Skoda Octavia Combi on the top of the pile, next to the crane jib-rare, seriously rare...... Amishtat, Yoss and JeeExEll 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Posted August 8, 2021 Share Posted August 8, 2021 4 hours ago, JeeExEll said: Is that a Daimler Dart 250 thing in with the scrap (fibreglass, ha ha). looks Panhard to me. JeeExEll 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rab Posted August 8, 2021 Share Posted August 8, 2021 East Berlin.1964 Austat, lesapandre, Yoss and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amishtat Posted August 8, 2021 Share Posted August 8, 2021 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? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lesapandre Posted August 8, 2021 Share Posted August 8, 2021 5 hours ago, JeeExEll said: 'Looking to buy a car Sir? Step this way. We have just the car for you'. 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dyslexic Viking Posted August 8, 2021 Share Posted August 8, 2021 Bygdøy alle Oslo Stavanger Norway Norwegian Police 1963 Rab, Remspoor, JeeExEll and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dyslexic Viking Posted August 8, 2021 Share Posted August 8, 2021 Otta Gudbrandsdalen Norway mid 50s Vormsund Norway Ekeberg Oslo Asimo, lesapandre, Rab and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asimo Posted August 8, 2021 Share Posted August 8, 2021 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. lesapandre 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martc Posted August 8, 2021 Share Posted August 8, 2021 Yoss, Asimo, Rab and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remspoor Posted August 8, 2021 Share Posted August 8, 2021 JeeExEll and Yoss 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madman Of The People Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 5 hours ago, Remspoor said: Was this Ford's proposed answer to the Lancia Beta Zagato Spider? Remspoor and JeeExEll 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeeExEll Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 Rab, Remspoor, lesapandre and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeeExEll Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 Dyslexic Viking and Yoss 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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