Motoring fashions that have died out

[cms206]

Those are nudge bars, at best.

 

Also, the 244GLE didn't have a 4.4 litre engine so that was not really that meaningful.

200-series, 4-cylinder, 4-door. Volvo knew what it was all about.

 

At least until 4-pot 360s, 460s, 480s, 760s and 780s happened anyway.

[Pillock]

My E30 316 was a 1.8.

 

You wouldn't catch Rover doing those kind of shenanigans. Apparently their country was fucked way before ours if that's anything to go by.

[tul66]

Ford Escort/Fiesta/Sierras with tiger stripes.

 

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Jesus, that's like going back to the 80's & not in a good way either

[vulgalour]

Maybe I should put the WINDSLAMMER at the back of my roof?  Surprised nobody* has suggested that yet.

[HH-R]

I saw someone had removed their rear wiper on a car that had it as standard fit the other day, something I haven't seen for ages (and could never understand the point of doing).

[17-Coffees]

Some 'barry' ones that spring to mind 

 

- Wire mesh/Chicken wire grills

- 'Stickerbombing'

- 'shopping list' of brands on the front doors 

- 'Lambo Doors' 

- Visibly bad audio set ups..now everyone just hides a sum/amp in the boot.  

[62 Austin]

About 1976-ish, when you bought an American car, you sat down in the driver's seat and one woman's voice informed you "Please Fasten Seat Belt." ...and another one might say at the same time "Door Ajar! Door Ajar! 10 seconds later after closing the door and reopening it when you remembered you forgot your wallet and had to go back inside, a dinging bell came on plus a buzzer (keys in ignition + now your headlights are on). People were instantly freaked out by this crap and the fashion did not last into a second year. It would be fun if you could ask for a little circuit like that on a car today and program it yourself. Here are some cool ones:

1. Good morning Mission Impossible Team, I hope you have a full tank of fuel and a change of clothes. You are on a mission to an unpronouncable country in eastern Europe."
2. "Whoa! Who picked your clothes?" 
3. "Holly here, your onboard routing computer. Please explain why you're going to Brighton."
4. (Hippy-Dippy Weather Forecast) "At the top of the hour, it will be Fair to Partly Dark. Expect conditions to deteriorate when you get to Scotland."

[Sloth in a bowl]

Remember when every car seemed to have one of these in the window?

 

 

 

Also, am I the only person that still likes the look of 3 spoke alloys?

[trigger]

I remember a craze during my Essex boy days of people doing touring car conversions to their front wiper blades so you would get Escorts and Renault 5's with this single front wiper sat upright in the middle of the screen.

[Guest Hooli]

Maybe I should put the WINDSLAMMER at the back of my roof?  Surprised nobody* has suggested that yet.

 

Someone did about three or four posts after yours.

[xtriple]

Someone just reminded me about spinning/'spinner' hubcaps. They were beyond crap.

 

Along those lines, apparently you can (or could) get fake 'brake discs' that are supposed to make it look like you don't have drums and covers for your brake calipers to make it look like you have something better than standard.

 

Oh, aftermarket 3 spoke alloys - not the stuff that SAAB did

I tried to buy a set once I didn't like the rear drum on the wifes car and I wanted them to cover them up.... I did have a set of bright red fake Brembo (plastic display things) calipers to pair them with!

[smellypoo]

Those roller sun-blind things - posh cars had/have them built in, but there was a phase where people would buy them with stick on suction cups to mount on their rear/side windows. 

 

Dad had some in the back window of his Ford Orion (back in the day). They were sort-of useful. 

 

They also made you lay an egg if the bottom suction cup gave way, as the roller mechanism snapped it back up with a really loud crack...

[Pillock]

 

 

 

Also, am I the only person that still likes the look of 3 spoke alloys?

 

Vulgalour does too, but that's it. Two in total and both on Autoshite, what are the chances?

[Eddie Honda]

Blow up car bananas....

 

mancityblowupcarbanana by E Honda, on Flickr

[martc]

Not car related, but when was the last time you saw an angler riding a Honda C90 with his rod strapped diagonally across his back?

 

Or a C90 with a whicker basket full of pigeons bungeed on to the rack?

[John F]

^ It's still a motoring fashion therefore 100% allowed.

[2MB]

^^ I've seen a C90 rider with a pool cue in a box up hiss back. Looked like a really shit sniper on the way to a hit

[xtriple]

Not car related, but when was the last time you saw an angler riding a Honda C90 with his rod strapped diagonally across his back?

 

Or a C90 with a whicker basket full of pigeons bungeed on to the rack?

Friday!

 

Old lad up the lane has a c90 as his only means of transport and Friday was fishing day!

[fordperv]

I remember a craze during my Essex boy days of people doing touring car conversions to their front wiper blades so you would get Escorts and Renault 5's with this single front wiper sat upright in the middle of the screen.

Storm single wiper conversions were fantastic I want one on my 3 door sierra, i think it would suit it

 

Don't know how up to date this site that lists them is though

 

http://www.autotintdesign.com/singlewipers.html

[DSdriver]

One for the oldies:

Mat black bonnets - world cup rally style.

[robinmasters]

What were previously a giffer-only accessory (I think they came as a set with headlight protectors) seem to be coming back-those plastic wind deflector things, which seem to be more popular with caravanners than other motorists (because they keep the window open so as to make apologising to other road users easier?).

[fred]

Those ''Fido Dido ''stickers and ''Monster '' Green thingys ?

[fred]

One for the oldies:

Mat black bonnets - world cup rally style.

Aye still popular , but the Yoof dont know why they did it, and Im nay telling em

[cros]

The 'Car John'. American device enabling the driver to 'take a leak' whilst driving. A funnel and plastic tube through a rusthole in the floor is better.

[TataBobu]

Headlights wipers. Last car I've seen with those is a Lada.

[Junkman]

Also, am I the only person that still likes the look of 3 spoke alloys?

Yes.

[Urko]

Not car related, but when was the last time you saw an angler riding a Honda C90 with his rod strapped diagonally across his back?

 

Or a C90 with a whicker basket full of pigeons bungeed on to the rack?

With the rider smoking a pipe - facilitated by his use of a piss-pot helmet and ex war department goggles

[xtriple]

Sorry I missed that bit in my enthusiasm to reply to a thread I had NOT already replied to! He was smoking a rollie and his piss pot has a plexi screen thing and so does the C90! He also has tartan pannier bags for the added 'win'

 

He's a really nice old lad and always stops and talks to me about the 'Rolls Royce' parked outside.

[Junkman]

 

 

 

[martc]

 He also has tartan pannier bags for the added 'win'

 

Forgot all about tartan panniers - these must be the last pair in existence.