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[Datsuncog]

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Another Mondeo brochure, this one dating from October 1995.

 

44-page A4, Ford Brochure re. FA 1262/1

 

Nice pics of the entire range, plus options and special editions.

 

[adw1977]

Another Mondeo brochure, this one dating from October 1995.

 

44-page A4, Ford Brochure re. FA 1262/1

 

 

Yes please

[Datsuncog]

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Mondeo Aspen booklet, dated March 1994.

 

6-page fold out A4, Ford ref. FA 1174.

 

 

My dad was very taken with the Mondeo on launch; after two long-term Sierra estates between 1990 and 1998 I'd fully expected that we'd end up with one eventually, but he went leftfield and came home with a Renault Laguna hatch instead.

 

Even if I did join in with the Jalopy magazine 'Mundano' sneering at the time, the Mk1s have worn well as a design... this is still an itch for me that one day may need scratching... 

[Datsuncog]

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Ford Probe, dated March 1996.

 

24-page A4, Ford ref. K100

 

A PE teacher at school had the first one of these I ever saw, in metallic blue, around early 1994. In winter, he used to drive it right up to the touchline of the rugby pitches and sit inside with the heater on, a mug of coffee and a cig, only stopping to wind down the electric window and gulder at the useless fat lads like me falling over on the hard-as-iron turf and getting stomped on.

 

Consequently, I've always had a major aversion to Probes.

 

[Datsuncog]

Ford Galaxy, dated May 1995.

 

46-page A4, glossy binding (to guard against the sticky handprints their real-life counterparts would soon be covered in?), Ford ref. FA 1214.

 

Comes with a price and options list dated 22 June 1995.

 

[Datsuncog]

Another Ford Galaxy catalogue, also dating from May 1995

 

As before, the same 46-page A4, glossy binding, with Ford ref. FA 1214 - but this one comes with a price and options list dated 8 January 1996 (FA1277).

 

[Datsuncog]

Ford Maverick, dated October 1995.

 

26-page, A4, with Ford ref. FA1265/1

 

These still seem enjoy a degree of popularity among the horsebox-towing fraternity round these parts, along with the Terrano II.

 

[adw1977]

Ford Probe, dated March 1996.

 

24-page A4, Ford ref. K100

 

 

Yes please

[Datsuncog]

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Ford Scorpio, dated September 1995.

 

36-page, A4, Ford ref. FA1263/1

 

"It's another world" runs the tagline. I did quite like these when they came out, despite the Top Gear 'wide-mouthed frog' jibes. The estate looked better than the saloon, IMHO.

 

 

Contains details of the Executive, which slipped from being Ford's ultimate luxury version in the days of the MkIV Zodiac to the base-spec model with placcy wheeltrims and a choice of either pale or dark cloth seats.

 

[Datsuncog]

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Ford Accessories Catalogue.

 

48-page, A4, Ford cat ref. FD 1726.

 

This one has no date, but I'm going to guess it's around 1989/90, as the Mk3 Fiesta is heavily featured but there's no sign of the Mk5 Escort. Plenty of Sierras, some of which are Mk1s, so they clearly got their money's worth from their pics. 'Cellular telephones' are featured heavily, and in-car entertainment is strictly via cassette, though miserable radio-only and manual tuning options are available for the utterly tightwad buyer.

 

 

That's all the Ford stuff!

[Datsuncog]

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Okay, one for Ghosty? Honda Accord Aerodeck, dated 1995.

 

14-page, A4, with cat. ref. CARM 0020/3.95/50k. Slight damage to the top edge of some of the pages.

 

 

Stamped by the (former) Honda dealership round the corner from us, so probably another showroom browse rather than a Motorshow grab.

 

I imagine this was another one my dad had a look at, and dismissed because it didn't have roof rails (see also: Citroen Xantia estate, above). In fairness, we did tow a caravan and the bikes went on the car roof, so ease of putting on roof bars was a factor.

[adw1977]

Ford Accessories Catalogue.

 

48-page, A4, Ford cat ref. FD 1726.

 

 

Yes please

[Datsuncog]

On to Peugeot now - brochure for the 405 Estate, dated September 1989.

 

28-page, A4 with fold-outs.

 

 

Unfortunately the Peugeot lion emblem was neatly clipped from the front to become part of an art homework on logos and branding. I can, if you like, include the relevant piece of homework containing the clip. 

 

 

[Datsuncog]

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Peugeot - Full Range catalogue, dated June 1996

 

28-page, A4, Peugeot cat. ref. M/CP 0644/100

 

 

A family friend had a big 605 resplendent in dog-dick red, which they used for many a long year. Last seen about twelve years ago wearing a taxi light, so I'll guess it's long dead now.

[Datsuncog]

Peugeot - Full Range, Prices & Options List, dated September 1996

 

34-page, A5, Peugeot cat. ref. M/CP 0700/9.96/75

 

 

The 205 still gets a listing, although in 1.8 diesel or 1.6 petrol auto forms only, and with metallic paint and sunroof as the only two available cost options. Cheapest version was £8455 OTR - twenty-one years ago now. At the other end of the scale, you could have spunked nearly £30k on the top-of-the-line SVE 3.0 605. Imagine the depreciation...

[kinkersaab]

have never ever seen a 406 with rear wiper...had a 306 sedan with one though.....

[Datsuncog]

Last Pug-related one: 406

 

Undated and reads like a launch brochure, but comes with a prices and options sheet dated September 1996. Peugeot cat.ref. M/CP 0441

 

40-page, A4, with fold-outs.

 

 

I nearly bought a fairly clean HDi flavoured estate one of these a few years back, but had my head turned by an Alfa 156 instead. Not one of my better life choices, it has to be said.

[Datsuncog]

have never ever seen a 406 with rear wiper...had a 306 sedan with one though.....

 

I hadn't even noticed that!! Wow...

[kinkersaab]

i thought it was perhaps a thing which never happened. but google images show a p plater with one..so it was available.....

[adw1977]

Peugeot - Full Range catalogue, dated June 1996

 

28-page, A4, Peugeot cat. ref. M/CP 0644/100

 

 

Yes please.

[oldcars]

Egg will go mad for the early mondy stuff.

[Datsuncog]

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Okay, so we're on to Renners now!

 

Renault - Full Range, dated March 1993.

 

36-page, weird non-standard size (typically Renault) about as wide as A4 but not as tall. No catalogue number.

 

 

Some real lovelies in here, including the new Safrane and the Alpine A610 Turbo.

[Datsuncog]

i thought it was perhaps a thing which never happened. but google images show a p plater with one..so it was available.....

 

Looking up the price and options catalogue reveals it to be a £160 option on LXDT, SRI,GLX and Executive trim levels. Not a popular one, clearly, though I probably would have wanted one, no matter how odd it may look...

[Datsuncog]

Renault Clio promotional fold-out brochure/poster.

 

A4-ish, 8 panel fold-out. No date, but probably from around launch in 1991 as it makes frequent mention of the 1991 COTY win. 

 

 

This did spend a number of years on my bedroom wall, so there are some Blu-tac marks to the corners.

 

What sort of 11-year old puts a Renault Clio poster up in their room, anyway?

 

Probably the same sort of one that had MG Montego and Volvo 244 pictures up...

[adw1977]

Okay, so we're on to Renners now!

 

Renault - Full Range, dated March 1993.

 

36-page, weird non-standard size (typically Renault) about as wide as A4 but not as tall. No catalogue number.

 

 

Yes please

[Datsuncog]

Renault 21 Savanna facelift, for 1990 model year.

 

32-page, A4, with nice double-panel fold out showing these beasts in all their glory.

 

 

My dad really, really liked these and when our R18 estate started getting a bit ratty we seemed to spend every other weekend down the local Renault dealership discussing the merits and demerits of the Savanna. Dealer has written an on-the-road price of £12,880 on the top corner of P.3 for both GTS and GTD Savanna models.

 

We never did get one, but I am very favourably disposed towards these - even if, like the Laguna, many did meet a premature end through getting bridged over a very minor fault, deemed not worth fixing on a car with minimal residual value.

 

Would.

[Datsuncog]

MOAR R21 - this one dates from August 1992.

 

28-page, A4.

 

 

Interesting to see that it's the hatch versions now being pushed, with the saloon body shape only offered on the 2-litre Turbo.

 

More calculations on this brochure too, with the lad up at Enterprise Garages now offering my dad a 5-dr GTD for £12,340 or a GTS for a hundred quid more.

 

I dunno why my dad spent years annoying these blokes, as we were always potless and never in a position to buy a new car... I think he was always hoping for that elusive pools win.

[Datsuncog]

Renault 21 Diesel Leaflet, dated September 1992.

 

4-page leaflet, A4.

 

 

The line about how diesel cars "even do their bit towards reducing pollution" rings hollow now, but interesting to see how thinking was going at the time, when CO2 and not NO2 was at the forefront of concerns.

 

I haven't seen a 21 hatch in years.

 

Anyone know of any, or are they too unloved even for Autoshite?

[Datsuncog]

Renault Espace Turbo Diesel - dated December 1992.

 

6-page fold-out leaflet, A4.

 

 

Most of this booklet is taken up with small, detailed diagrams of the 100¹⁴ ways to configure your seats in different permutations, fondly imagining that having more ways to fold and swivel the seats in an Espace than there are atoms in the universe would be a strong selling point. Fuck Rubik, buy an Espace!

[kinkersaab]

Renault Clio promotional fold-out brochure/poster.

 

A4-ish, 8 panel fold-out. No date, but probably from around launch in 1991 as it makes frequent mention of the 1991 COTY win. 

 

Renault - Clio launch foldout poster, c.1991.JPG

 

This did spend a number of years on my bedroom wall, so there are some Blu-tac marks to the corners.

 

What sort of 11-year old puts a Renault Clio poster up in their room, anyway?

 

Probably the same sort of one that had MG Montego and Volvo 244 pictures up...

 

hmmm, another interesting one...frogfogs on a black bumper....never seen that before....