Austat Posted February 29, 2020 Author Share Posted February 29, 2020 11 minutes ago, ETCHY said: 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. Quite an early one too being on a K plate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austat Posted February 29, 2020 Author Share Posted February 29, 2020 If Autoshite did camper rentals: Quote "..., the camper is a stable highway tourer." I heavily doubt that M8. MorrisItalSLX, sheffcortinacentre and JeeExEll 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeeExEll Posted March 1, 2020 Share Posted March 1, 2020 For a short period in the mid 70s a local taxi firm used these and also Moskvich saloons and estates. A local farmer had a Wartburg estate for years, had it well into the 1980s. He was called Worzel Gummidge because, errm, he looked like Worzel Gummidge. Absolutely fucking loaded yet drove a smoky Wartburg and had straw in his hair. Top bloke. Top dead bloke. Austat, Shep Shepherd and Andrew353w 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeeExEll Posted March 1, 2020 Share Posted March 1, 2020 Will go anywhere. Day or night. Down the road or up the road. Darkness is not a deterrent. Buy one today and scoot about all you want to. Price - 'a few hundred quid to you squire'. Snake Charmer, Austat and LightBulbFun 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austat Posted March 3, 2020 Author Share Posted March 3, 2020 Audi 100 Coupé Test (with some BL shite at the end): Tadhg Tiogar 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austat Posted March 3, 2020 Author Share Posted March 3, 2020 @captain_70s captain_70s, adw1977 and Amishtat 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austat Posted March 3, 2020 Author Share Posted March 3, 2020 Amishtat and adw1977 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austat Posted March 3, 2020 Author Share Posted March 3, 2020 Some more french shite: <----- C'est fucking fucked mon ami. sdkrc 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austat Posted March 3, 2020 Author Share Posted March 3, 2020 For the CX enthusiasts: Tadhg Tiogar 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austat Posted March 3, 2020 Author Share Posted March 3, 2020 Ford Cortina MK2 GT: JeeExEll 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austat Posted March 3, 2020 Author Share Posted March 3, 2020 Hotted-up Fiat 850: uk_senator, JeeExEll and TataBobu 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheffcortinacentre Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 Mk2 GT 1500 pre-xflow 110 mph top speed! Perhaps if you push it off a cliff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adw1977 Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 15 hours ago, Austat said: Very un-German sloppy proof reading in that advert - "enexpected"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austat Posted March 4, 2020 Author Share Posted March 4, 2020 adw1977 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiny Norman Posted March 4, 2020 Share Posted March 4, 2020 Another BMW ad, featuring two wheels as well as four. uk_senator and Austat 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martc Posted March 4, 2020 Share Posted March 4, 2020 On 2/25/2020 at 5:13 AM, MorrisItalSLX said: The was also a TV ad that I remember being very bad. One of these drinks like a fish, the other is an Australian cultural attaché, which one is which? MorrisItalSLX 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martc Posted March 4, 2020 Share Posted March 4, 2020 On 2/26/2020 at 5:06 PM, MiniMort said: 'Under £150 - for complete or almost complete vehicles'. Almost complete!!! MiniMort 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austat Posted March 7, 2020 Author Share Posted March 7, 2020 Australian article on the launch of the Granada/Consul range (@TripleRich) : JeeExEll and TripleRich 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austat Posted March 7, 2020 Author Share Posted March 7, 2020 Launch of the Marina in Australia: As featured on the front cover: JeeExEll 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austat Posted March 7, 2020 Author Share Posted March 7, 2020 Datsun 240C review (@Spottedlaurel) : Amishtat, Spottedlaurel and JeeExEll 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austat Posted March 7, 2020 Author Share Posted March 7, 2020 Renault 10S review, I believe the 10S was an Australian-market only model (fitted with an R12 engine?) : JeeExEll 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austat Posted March 7, 2020 Author Share Posted March 7, 2020 Citroen M35 test: JeeExEll and Snake Charmer 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spottedlaurel Posted March 7, 2020 Share Posted March 7, 2020 That 230 generation of Cedric/Gloria was quite cleanly-styled for the time, I think they look great. It's odd how the following 330-series became so much more heavy and '70s looking when most of its competitors started going for a simpler look. Peter Robinson appears to be remarkably favourable about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austat Posted March 7, 2020 Author Share Posted March 7, 2020 1 hour ago, Spottedlaurel said: That 230 generation of Cedric/Gloria was quite cleanly-styled for the time, I think they look great. It's odd how the following 330-series became so much more heavy and '70s looking when most of its competitors started going for a simpler look. Peter Robinson appears to be remarkably favourable about it. I've always had a thing for the 230s and the 330s ever since I saw segments of 'Seibu Keisatsu' (Western Police roughly translated) where they were used for car chases and stunts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard_FM Posted March 7, 2020 Share Posted March 7, 2020 We did get the 10 in the uk with the 1.3 engine but for some reason Renault uk badged some of the smaller engined 10s as 8s. i did wonder how well the Granada sold in Australia with Ford already selling the locally made falcon there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austat Posted March 7, 2020 Author Share Posted March 7, 2020 39 minutes ago, Richard_FM said: We did get the 10 in the uk with the 1.3 engine but for some reason Renault uk badged some of the smaller engined 10s as 8s. i did wonder how well the Granada sold in Australia with Ford already selling the locally made falcon there. The Consul/Granada was never sold in Australia, it was anticipated but never was. It was same deal with the Hillman Avenger, many predicted it would be marketed here but in the end never made it to Aus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorrisItalSLX Posted March 7, 2020 Share Posted March 7, 2020 30 minutes ago, Richard_FM said: I did wonder how well the Granada sold in Australia with Ford already selling the locally made falcon there. The Granada never made it to Australia, I was very surprised to see it reviewed in an Aussie publication. If Cortina sales are anything to go off than it would have been unpopular, I don’t understand what they bothered with it when it was so similar to the Falcon. 5 hours ago, Austat said: I’m glad they went to the bother of taking the trade plates off for the photo shoot. Austat and JeeExEll 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard_FM Posted March 7, 2020 Share Posted March 7, 2020 13 minutes ago, Austat said: The Consul/Granada was never sold in Australia, it was anticipated but never was. It was same deal with the Hillman Avenger, many predicted it would be marketed here but in the end never made it to Aus. Thanks for letting me know, the avenger was sold in the USA as the Plymouth cricket but didn’t sell very well. I think someone in an episode of columbo crashes one when it would have been quite new. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeeExEll Posted March 8, 2020 Share Posted March 8, 2020 Granadas in Taiwan. You fuckin' wot m8? (In Taiwanese). Jackie Stewart. adw1977, Shep Shepherd and Austat 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeeExEll Posted March 8, 2020 Share Posted March 8, 2020 Snake Charmer, Austat, trigger and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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