Which Chod has its Golden Anniversary this Year?

[Junkman]

Since the "what becomes 30 or 40 years old" threads are simply too depressing for me, I just wanted to do one for

when cars were still made by machos for machos and burn a hole into the ozone layer every time you fire them up.

 

 

These lent themselves to being painted like locomotives later in their lives:

 

 

 

Meanwhile in England Paris:

 

 

 

A new Grosser DKW was launched:

 

 

And a sporty spinoff:

 

 

ATCNBE fnar, fnar.

 

 

The Germans had a bit of a knack for pseudo sporty stuff:

 

 

 

So did those English:

 

 

 

This Tommy even scored two nice rides:

 

 

 

Not wanting to be outdone, AMC launched these two sexbombs:

 

 

 

 

 

So the Japanesish gave it a try as well:

 

 

 

The rest from the Land Of The Rising Sun was less inspiring, though:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Anything even less inspiring just had to come from Sweden:

 

 

 

In contrast, the Italians knew exactly how to excite dads and mobsters alike:

 

 

 

BMW did the same thing with dads and bankers:

 

 

 

And pensioners:

 

 

 

While the English built cars as English as drinking tea and appalling income disparity:

 

 

 

 

 

Mercedes catered exclusively for the carriage trade:

 

 

 

While the Italians knew exactly that 1968 was the best year for Playboys of all ever:

 

 

 

 

 

Peugeot launched Africa's people car:

 

 

 

Trumpreich was on a total petrol burning spree and arguably at the height of the Muscle Car craze.

 

Ford launched the Torino line:

 

 

 

Plymouth countered with the Road Runner:

 

 

 

And the General upped the ante with an all new Corvette:

 

 

 

 

There was also new thunder from down under, in form of the Falcon XT:

 

 

 

And the HK Monaro:

 

 

 

Which leaves me with the epitome of all 1968 launches, which came from Germany, of course.

 

[eddyramrod]

That seems pretty comprehensive, Mein Herr  Thank you.

[Junkman]

Thanks, but I'm sure fellow shiters will come up with more.

[Junkman]

Well, dah...

 

[Eddie Honda]

DAF 55 Coupe:

 

[Junkman]

Also entirely new was GM's A-Body lineup:

 

 

 

 

[Eddie Honda]

Now with a 701cc engine, the Reliant Regal 3/30 replaced the 3/25 and the Supervan II became the Supervan III:

 

Reliant Scimitar GTE launched (SE5):

 

Bond 875 Mk2:

 

Alta A200 in Greece:

 

Mk2 versions of the MG 1300, Riley 1300 (Kestrel), VDP 1300, Wolseley 1300 arrive. As a Bully Bonus they got an all-synchro box.

 

The Landcrab went Mk2.

 

The Hillman Imp got a new dash amongst other accountant cost-cutting in going Mk3

 

And a piece of commercial chod, the DAF Pony:

[Junkman]

Yes, it's a 1969 model, but production commenced in December 1968.

 

[Angrydicky]

My Somerset celebrates its 65th birthday this year (Sapphire anniversary?)

[Asimo]

Ford Escrote

[Angrydicky]

My Cambridge is 60 years old (Diamond). Should really pull my finger out and get it back on the road.

[Asimo]

Snap

 

Edit - the F registration suffix should have told the lie here! Press photos always want the new year's reg. number.

[Junkman]

Ford Escroteimage.jpeg

 

I thought so too, but it actually hit the shops in 1967.

[Asimo]

OK, Mastin Auxi then.t

 

edit - Wrong again. I give up.

[Junkman]

Ford.de dropped the "Taunus" moniker for their new big cars:

 

[Junkman]

Also new for '68 was the LMX Sirex, as everyone knows:

 

[Eddie Honda]

OK, Mastin Auxi then.

Officially launched 24 April 1969 in Portugal???

[JeeExEll]

[NorfolkNWeigh]

Not a car, but...

[NorfolkNWeigh]

1968 saw the launch of arguably the best saloon car ever, a car that set standards of comfort, performance and handling that took he rest of Europe 12 years to catch up, Japan 22 and everyone else ( USA, Korea, China ) still haven't.

The basic design was top of its class for the rest of the Century.

Junkman's single French picture in a collection of inferior 1968 launches is not good enough.

 

 

Yes it's a hero meeting a Frenchman.

[Junkman]

Them wuz shite.

[mercrocker]

Landcrabs went Mk2 as did the 1100/1300 range (not that you would notice with some of those). 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Triumph's big saloon got an extra half litre, fuel injected 

 

 

 

 

And Morgan got one of these new-fangled V8s. 

 

[mercrocker]

Nor should we forget....

 

 

[doug]

[NorfolkNWeigh]

I thought there must be some reason for JM not listing the ThreeThouand Five, in a Stephen Fry making Alan Davies look daft way. So much so I didn't bother to look it up thinking I was wrong .

 

As much as I love the XJ6 , one of these would find a place in my Euromillions garage next to all those other 1968 saloons from Peugeot, BMW, Mercedes and Volvo . Plus of course a Viscount, Zodiac and Austin 3 Litre that were current but suddenly became very outdated. And to think all this was happening when I was 4.

[binbag]

The photo of the Jag in the car park : every parking spot is covered in oil lol .

[MorrisItalSLX]

There was more to the Holden HK range than the Monaro.

 

There was the Belmont:

 

 

And the Kingswood:

 

 

And the Premier:

 

 

And the Brougham:

 

 

Admittedly they were the same car, just different body styles and trim levels, but still worth a mention.

 

The same is true for the Ford Falcon, but I don’t give a shit about the Ford Falcon.

[MorrisItalSLX]

Also, there was the Holden LC Torana

 

 

[Felly Magic]

Plastic fantastic. The Ginetta G15

 

[Eddie Honda]

Bond Equipe 2.0 Convertible