Motoring fashions that have died out

[andy18s]

I remember, as a young child, telling my mother to get one of these. She awkwardly refused.

Still remember thinking 'oh....' When I discovered the actual meaning some time later.

No "One life,Live it" sticker then?

 

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[Eddie Honda]

I haven't see any Suzuki Rhinos for years...

 

[doobietoo]

While musing at work today I remembered those "ground effect" plastic and rubber adjustable side skirts fitted to the formula 1 lotii etc before they were banned and also that an enterprising company produced a bolt on version for boy racers to bolt to the sills of their escorts and cortinas. I cant find a picture as my google fu is weak today, may be someone has a pic squirrelled away somewhere. Even back in the late 70s they were considered a bit much which is really saying something....

[anonymous user]

One thing I haven't seen for a while are the enormous plastic or aluminium drip-trays placed beneath new cars in showrooms, do they not all leak oil anymore?

[Negative Creep]

I haven't see any Suzuki Rhinos for years...

 

 

 

Now replaced by these:

 

[John F]

^ Those are as tacky as fuck. At least the rhinos were mildly funny.

[Guest Hooli]

Cheers fella, yeah it's a glsi it's a great car. Drives fantastic, I've done alot of work to it

 

Heres a front view

Same colours as mine, but mine was a hatch. J784BNO, got part-ex'd for a MG Midget.

[Pillock]

Same colours as mine, but mine was a hatch. J784BNO, got part-ex'd for a MG Midget.

Given that's a Nottingham reg, and your username, I hope it came from Hooleys Ford.

[Pillock]

Oh, and the reason I came to this thread. Saw a pre-smiley mk3 (?) Transit Van with a Badboy Bonnet and tinted indicators yesterday

[chaseracer]

While musing at work today I remembered those "ground effect" plastic and rubber adjustable side skirts fitted to the formula 1 lotii etc before they were banned and also that an enterprising company produced a bolt on version for boy racers to bolt to the sills of their escorts and cortinas. I cant find a picture as my google fu is weak today, may be someone has a pic squirrelled away somewhere. Even back in the late 70s they were considered a bit much which is really saying something....

 

Ooh, classy*...

 

[fordperv]

Given that's a Nottingham reg, and your username, I hope it came from Hooleys Ford.

NO is a Chelmsford identifying code it probably came from trimoco the same dealer as mine

 

This is a good guide for no plate area codes

 

http://www.wolfbane.com/vreg.htm

[chrisjvm]

Drink Driving

[chrisjvm]

Using handbrake b'cus CBA to change grinding front pads.

[doobietoo]

Yay cheers Chase .... that's the puppies...

[JohnDeere]

 

 

 

 

[Lacquer Peel]

 

'THE BITCH MOBILE'

 

Small 4x4s with longitudinal engines are a relic from the past, they're all based on FWD hatchback mechanicals now.

[Pillock]

NO is a Chelmsford identifying code it probably came from trimoco the same dealer as mine

 

This is a good guide for no plate area codes

 

http://www.wolfbane.com/vreg.htm

I used to do Nottingham ones by memory, I think my memory is giving up and combining TO and NN, both common sights in my youth.

[egg]

you'd like a nostalgic Feu Orange?

 

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1x-New-Feu-Orange-Air-Freshener-1-x-NEW-RETRO-FEU-ORANGE-KEY-RING-/121941813526?hash=item1c644c6916:g:ZrUAAOSwzgRWy3ka

 

That would be £55 pounds sir. Shitters buy cars for less....

[chrisjvm]

GAZ N TRACY Sunstrips

[chrisjvm]

Parking lights that plugged into yer cigar lighter

[chrisjvm]

'Furry' steering wheel covers

[chrisjvm]

Ashtrays that stuck on to your window aided by the magic of spit n suction

[chrisjvm]

Travel sweets in the glovebox

[chrisjvm]

Jackie Stewart corduroy caps

[chrisjvm]

Arm out of the window holding the roof on.

[Richard]

Travel sweets in the glovebox

 

 

Arm out of the window holding the roof on.

 

Both still very much in fashion in my world.

[billyboy406v6]

F.T.P.     Only applies to Mercedes Benz motor cars.

[62 Austin]

"Flocking" on cars.

[Parky]

Audis proudly proclaiming "Procon 10 protection system"

 

The one where a minor accident triggered some mechanism with pushed the engine forward away from the passenger compartment and guaranteed an instant insurance write off

 

"Renault recommend ELF Lubricants" with a picture of Alain Prosts F1 car - several years after he had left the team. And several years after Renault left F1!

 

Duckhams Q oil - in fact any Duckhams oil.

 

Other recent Motoring trends I have noticed disappearing are indicating, concentrating, and showing courtesy to other road users

[PhilA]

Audis proudly proclaiming "Procon 10 protection system"

 

The one where a minor accident triggered some mechanism with pushed the engine forward away from the passenger compartment and guaranteed an instant insurance write off

My old man had an 1989 Audi 80.. the manual had a brief description of the Procon 10 system.. if you shunted something hard the engine would shove back and downward, under the car rather than into the cabin, and by an ingenious system of cables and pulleys and stuff would pull the steering wheel away from you, collapsing the steering column, giving you a bit more room inside that you wouldn't hit yourself against things so badly.

 

That was the theory.. however if you've shunted something so bad that the engine's broken its mountings and been shoved under the car you've got a few more problems than worrying if it'll buff out

 

--Phil