Shite Magazine scans

[Richard_FM]

1 hour ago, TripleRich said:

That article and many others feature in this book.  Two volumes in total, makes for a good read if you're into Granada's.

This was only 8 registrations lower than Regan's in The Sweeney.

[Austat]

[Austat]

[sheffcortinacentre]

Those transport source books where great got the cortina set.

[Tadhg Tiogar]

2 minutes ago, sheffcortinacentre said:

Those transport source books where great got the cortina set.

My Ro80 version is up in the attic somewhere.....

[Austat]

On 3/10/2020 at 10:06 AM, Richard_FM said:

Wasn't the 14 GTL introduced in 1979, a year after this was released?

[Richard_FM]

52 minutes ago, Austat said:

Wasn't the 14 GTL introduced in 1979, a year after this was released?

That’s interesting this doesn’t have a date but the back page mentions the 18 was due to be launched in the uk which might help date it.

It doesn’t mention their F1 team which by 1979 was beginning to get some results.

[Austat]

Does anyone know what this is? I found it in a copy of Auto Motor und Sport from 1969:

[Austat]

@Saabnut

[JeeExEll]

[Austat]

Renault 5L article from L'Auto-Journal, March 1974 (@bunglebus) :

[motorpunk]

On 3/18/2020 at 8:21 AM, Austat said:

Does anyone know what this is? I found it in a copy of Auto Motor und Sport from 1969:

Job advert for Ford Cologne’s development centre, first page for an Engineer, second page is for various other roles. 

[Austat]

Economy Four comparison, VW Beetle, Ford Escort, Toyota Corolla, & Holden Torana (July 1970) :

[Spottedlaurel]

From Carweek, Car magazine's relatively short-lived offshoot to the weekly titles:

Alfa Romeo Arna C655 DKL, Carweek magazine 23/11/94 by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr

The Arna made it to 1997.

Toyota Carina E, Top Fleet magazine 13/3/96 by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr

'Fantastic'. None of them lasted beyond 2010 (the cars that is, not the fleet managers, although a few too many jollies like this might also have seen some of them off prematurely).

[ETCHY]

On 3/24/2020 at 5:24 AM, Austat said:

Renault 5L article from L'Auto-Journal, March 1974 (@bunglebus) :

There's something wonderfully utilitarian & cool about an early R5.

[JeeExEll]

[JeeExEll]

[Spiny Norman]

From an old road test, probably in CAR back in the early 70s. They fair threw them round in those days.

[Richard_FM]

Some extracts from Autocar in my collection:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/richard16378/albums/72157713795561526

 

[Austat]

Just now, Richard_FM said:

Those road tests look interesting, especially the ones on the Corona 1900 & Mazda 1200. See if you can upload some.

[Richard_FM]

7 minutes ago, Austat said:

Those road tests look interesting, especially the ones on the Corona 1900 & Mazda 1200. See if you can upload some.

Thanks I've only scanned the covers so far.

[Skizzer]

On 3/16/2020 at 8:33 AM, Austat said:

Wasn't the 14 GTL introduced in 1979, a year after this was released?

R14 GTLs came out in the UK in Autumn 1978. My father bought an early-ish GTL, WTH882T, registered on 1 Dec 1978.

It survived until 1992. All our 14s had long lives, even though everyone knows* they were useless, terminally rotten and mechanical scrap after 18 months.

[Richard_FM]

10 hours ago, Austat said:

Those road tests look interesting, especially the ones on the Corona 1900 & Mazda 1200. See if you can upload some.

Here as promised:

[Richard_FM]

Here some scans from the suppliment  included in Autocar 26/3/1983 on buying small hatchbacks, small estates & medium estates.

 

https://www.flickr.com/photos/richard16378/albums/72157713844429893

[Austat]

5 hours ago, Richard_FM said:

Lonsdale 2.6, phwoar:

[Richard_FM]

9 hours ago, Austat said:

Lonsdale 2.6, phwoar:

Thanks, I knew a picture of a Londsdale would go down well here.

[Spottedlaurel]

Hairy man:

Car Mechanics magazine July 1974 by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr

Strange text to this ad:

Hitachi ad c.1980 by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr

[Richard_FM]

A few pages from some Practical Motorists I have collected up:

Some more scans here:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/richard16378/albums/72157713855209091

[Shep Shepherd]

I'd love to see full articles from those early 1980s issues of PM. I find them totally fascinating, not least because I fondly remember the cars that feature in them when they were new and not so new 

[Richard_FM]

I’ve found Practical Motorist had a good mix of old & new cars in features, rather than just use press cars & publicity pictures to illustrate articles.