Shite that turns 50 this year

[Uncle Jimmy]

1969 Fiat 124BC, the hottie, in my opinion. The CC was, IMO a bit too vagazled apart from a pleasing Aluminium dash trim.

[Uncle Jimmy]

Same year, the 130 saloon. Bit of a munter compared to the 130 coupe. I can imagine the Pope driving one to the Vatican car show every year.

[vulgalour]

I can imagine the Pope driving one to the Vactan car dip every year.

 

FTFY

[CortinaDave]

50 years ago today, the Beatles last live performance on the roof of the apple building on Savile Row

[mercrocker]

Wow...That makes it an auspicious day to have bought a 1964 Beatles EP in a charity shop.  Only my 2nd ever Beatles purchase!   

[fatharris]

Don't forget these beauties started flying trials with 700S squadron.

[vulgalour]

Construction of the new RAF factory began in Jelgava, Latvia and would be responsible for producing the distinctive Raf-2203 Latvija, aka the RAF Rafik.

 

 

[Junkman]

Guys, would you believe you can brake these with your face for half a century now?

 

[pilninggas]

The original Superbike, the CB750:

 

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It’s quite surprising how slow to 60 that bike is, considering the cars that were available at the time

[Junkman]

That figure is simply wrong. The CB could do the quarter mile in 13.5 seconds @ 100+ out of the box, therefore a 0-60 figure around 5 seconds can be safely assumed.

But who left his stock? They all had tampered with carbies, Marving 4in1s, tweaked sprockets and ditched mirrors, innitt?

[koala27]

Gilbern's swansong, the Invader:

 

 

 

the prices for these don't seem to have gone crazy (yet) - anyone got one on here?

[Snipes]

I still find myself thinking 50 years ago means 1950s...

[SiC]

I still find myself thinking 50 years ago means 1950s...

In the 19 years since that started to be the case, people have been born, got through school, grown up and passed their driving test!