bunglebus Posted February 21, 2020 Share Posted February 21, 2020 Microcars are so amazingly weird, definitely some going in my museum when I win the lottery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorrisItalSLX Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 Here we have a couple of examples of one of Toyota Australia’s worst advertising campaigns. The was also a TV ad that I remember being very bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austat Posted February 25, 2020 Author Share Posted February 25, 2020 Late 80's car accessories: On the topic of period car mods, I'm trying to find this early 70's advert for this black paint finish thing. The slogan was "Get the hairy look" & had a silver Renault 16 with a black bonnet and boot. I remember seeing the advert in some Hot Car magazines from around 1971, does anyone know what it's called? Shep Shepherd and Amishtat 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadhg Tiogar Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 3 hours ago, MorrisItalSLX said: Here we have a couple of examples of one of Toyota Australia’s worst advertising campaigns. The was also a TV ad that I remember being very bad. Barry Humphries must have been really short of work at the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorrisItalSLX Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 2 minutes ago, Tadhg Tiogar said: Barry Humphries must have been really short of work at the time. Indeed, by the time of this campaign in the early 2000s the comedy style of Sir Les Patterson was very dated and out of touch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiniMort Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 Thanks to FaceBook Marketplace tonight I've found myself with about a hundred car magazines for free. I take a look in the first one and these two are here: Richard_FM, Amishtat, TataBobu and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard_FM Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 7 minutes ago, MiniMort said: Thanks to FaceBook Marketplace tonight I've found myself with about a hundred car magazines for free. I take a look in the first one and these two are here: That sounds interesting I hope you can share with us some more scans. I’ve been collecting up some car related literature & uploading it to here & Flickr. MiniMort 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheffcortinacentre Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 Austat 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austat Posted February 26, 2020 Author Share Posted February 26, 2020 13 hours ago, MiniMort said: Thanks to FaceBook Marketplace tonight I've found myself with about a hundred car magazines for free. I take a look in the first one and these two are here: Lucky! What era are these magazines from? I hope to see some interesting scans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsuncog Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 Not quite so vintage, but following on from a discussion over on the 'Unsaleable 80s & 90s stuff' thread, here's a coupla articles from Top Gear's magazine's Banger Edition from 1995 that might be of interest. Buying a car for £500? Imagine. Win a Marina Coupe! Sweet. Yes I entered it. No I didn't win. adw1977 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsuncog Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 Feature on the TG Mag team going a-bangering... Austat and Amishtat 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsuncog Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 Feature asking about the future of scrapyards - are the good old days of the oily yard over? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsuncog Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 SEAT ad and general puff piece from the back page; mainly since our neighbour bought a red Toledo (but with bASe black bumpers) around this time, so NOSTALGIA YO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austat Posted February 26, 2020 Author Share Posted February 26, 2020 The Mighty Quinn 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadhg Tiogar Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 7 hours ago, Datsuncog said: Feature asking about the future of scrapyards - are the good old days of the oily yard over? Interestingly, Metro Breakers was my local yard. It no longer exists. Datsuncog 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austat Posted February 26, 2020 Author Share Posted February 26, 2020 A four car comparison for a change, Mitsubishi Galant vs Toyota Corona vs Datsun 1600 vs Mazda Capella 1600: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 11 hours ago, sheffcortinacentre said: A hairy bonnet! Wow. I mean how do you clean it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsuncog Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 2 minutes ago, sierraman said: A hairy bonnet! Wow. I mean how do you clean it? ??? The Mighty Quinn and Tadhg Tiogar 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard_FM Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 4 hours ago, Austat said: According to the DVLA database this was last taxed on 1 June 1997, so quite a short life on the roads by 1980s standards, but being a GTi I imagine it had a hard life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amishtat Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 I was sure I had a copy of that hairy Renault 16 advert somewhere. I haven’t and someone else posted it while I was looking so never mind,have these instead. (And no, they're not scans) Snake Charmer and MiniMort 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiniMort Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 NOT A SCAN ALERT!!!!! Here's the sort of shite we might have had back in the late 1980s - some under £150 shonkers: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard_FM Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 1 hour ago, MiniMort said: NOT A SCAN ALERT!!!!! Here's the sort of shite we might have had back in the late 1980s - some under £150 shonkers: Some interesting tin on offer there - it’s interesting that the regs are sometimes quoted as well as the owners home number. The Mighty Quinn 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadhg Tiogar Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 1 hour ago, MiniMort said: ....the sort of shite we might have had back in the late 1980s - some under £150 shonkers:.... I see a K70 LS listed. Quad headlamps and 1807cc 100hp engine, so quite quick off the mark. Still heavy unassisted steering, and no space to rest the left foot, though. In the late '80s there weren't any parts left in Britain to help restore the bodywork, unless you knew people in Germany.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiniMort Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 1 hour ago, Richard_FM said: Some interesting tin on offer there - it’s interesting that the regs are sometimes quoted as well as the owners home number. I've spent a little while entering the plates into the DVLA site. Most of the high end cars (Lanchesters ect) and MGBs are still on the road Snake Charmer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austat Posted February 26, 2020 Author Share Posted February 26, 2020 3 hours ago, MiniMort said: I've spent a little while entering the plates into the DVLA site. Most of the high end cars (Lanchesters ect) and MGBs are still on the road If only I could find an RS Escort for 1350 quid... MiniMort and JeeExEll 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeeExEll Posted February 28, 2020 Share Posted February 28, 2020 Car hire ad from early 1985. adw1977 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeeExEll Posted February 28, 2020 Share Posted February 28, 2020 Snake Charmer, Amishtat and Austat 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austat Posted February 29, 2020 Author Share Posted February 29, 2020 7 hours ago, JeeExEll said: Phwoar! Where do I sign?... "This offer closes 30th December, 1972." Shit. Tadhg Tiogar, martc, mitsisigma01 and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austat Posted February 29, 2020 Author Share Posted February 29, 2020 A Holden Torana (Vauxhall Viva HB) Brabham special: JeeExEll and MorrisItalSLX 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ETCHY Posted February 29, 2020 Share Posted February 29, 2020 On 2/26/2020 at 1:37 AM, Datsuncog said: Not quite so vintage, but following on from a discussion over on the 'Unsaleable 80s & 90s stuff' thread, here's a coupla articles from Top Gear's magazine's Banger Edition from 1995 that might be of interest. Buying a car for £500? Imagine. Win a Marina Coupe! Sweet. Yes I entered it. No I didn't win. 626.64 kB · 0 downloads I wonder what happened to the Marina, it sounds like a great old car, it's certainly no heap. A Mk1 coupe none too common either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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