Richard_FM Posted March 8, 2020 Share Posted March 8, 2020 4 minutes ago, JeeExEll said: Looks interesting I assume the mk1 cortina wasn’t part of the procession & the ado16 sneaking in at the back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeeExEll Posted March 8, 2020 Share Posted March 8, 2020 Escort KPX 901J is still around in one form or another, 1600cc, 'tax due Feb 2021'. Wonder what it looks like now. Escort KWC 121J tax was due April 1984. No records for the rest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austat Posted March 9, 2020 Author Share Posted March 9, 2020 Some stuff for @dollywobbler: I also discovered this article whilst doing some scanning: Thanks to Ian for organising the Melbourne meet up on Sunday, I had some great fun there. JeeExEll, ETCHY, adw1977 and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austat Posted March 9, 2020 Author Share Posted March 9, 2020 14 hours ago, JeeExEll said: Interesting that it features a Zodiac estate by Abbotts of Farnham considering they were private conversions I believe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard_FM Posted March 9, 2020 Share Posted March 9, 2020 57 minutes ago, Austat said: Interesting that it features a Zodiac estate by Abbotts of Farnham considering they were private conversions I believe. I assume they could be bought through ford dealers, though probably as a special order. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheffcortinacentre Posted March 9, 2020 Share Posted March 9, 2020 Whs/\ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard_FM Posted March 9, 2020 Share Posted March 9, 2020 Here are a selection of pages from this Renault Review from 1978. Stirling Moss giving his views on the 20 & 5. Scanned in full at this link: https://www.flickr.com/photos/richard16378/albums/72157713389409663 RayMK, Fat_Pirate, hennabm and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiny Norman Posted March 10, 2020 Share Posted March 10, 2020 JeeExEll, Shep Shepherd, Spurious and 3 others 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austat Posted March 10, 2020 Author Share Posted March 10, 2020 2 hours ago, Richard_FM said: "The Renault 14 success story" Something I thought I would never hear. Interesting to see those statistics on sales. hennabm 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austat Posted March 10, 2020 Author Share Posted March 10, 2020 Shep Shepherd, JeeExEll, adw1977 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austat Posted March 10, 2020 Author Share Posted March 10, 2020 More Cedric action for @Spottedlaurel : JeeExEll 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard_FM Posted March 10, 2020 Share Posted March 10, 2020 6 hours ago, Austat said: "The Renault 14 success story" Something I thought I would never hear. Interesting to see those statistics on sales. Yes they were over-optimistic about sales figures. Austat 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austat Posted March 11, 2020 Author Share Posted March 11, 2020 I've been busy scanning some more UK-based stuff recently. It's annoying as all of my Autocar issues have missing pages, as well as my pain-in-the-arse scanner playing up on me. Anyhow, here's an ADO 16 advert: ETCHY 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austat Posted March 11, 2020 Author Share Posted March 11, 2020 Launch of the Opel Rekord D from 1972: JeeExEll 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austat Posted March 11, 2020 Author Share Posted March 11, 2020 BMW 2002 Used Car test: My dad used to live near Kingston back in the late 70's/early 80's & had a 2002 just like this one in dark blue, however I believe his was an automatic & possibly had the square rearlights. JeeExEll and hennabm 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiny Norman Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 Austat 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Austat Posted March 12, 2020 Author Share Posted March 12, 2020 Some more french tat: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Austat Posted March 12, 2020 Author Share Posted March 12, 2020 For the R14 fans: hennabm, JeeExEll and Tartan58 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Richard_FM Posted March 13, 2020 Share Posted March 13, 2020 3 hours ago, The Mighty Quinn said: Those seventies bigger Opels were lovely things. The front overhang on that Renault 20 is obscene. The overhang is due to the engine being ahead of the gearbox. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adw1977 Posted March 13, 2020 Share Posted March 13, 2020 On 3/9/2020 at 7:10 AM, Austat said: Interesting that it features a Zodiac estate by Abbotts of Farnham considering they were private conversions I believe. The estates were included in Ford's brochures, although they do mention that it's an Abbotts conversion. 1970 brochure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adw1977 Posted March 13, 2020 Share Posted March 13, 2020 Adverts from the back of a 1979 Glass's Guide, so aimed at dealers rather than the general public: Austat and JeeExEll 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeeExEll Posted March 13, 2020 Share Posted March 13, 2020 Austat, motorpunk, ProgRocker and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austat Posted March 15, 2020 Author Share Posted March 15, 2020 Ford Consul/Granada launch article from Autocar (March 1972) (@TripleRich) : JeeExEll, Shep Shepherd, Amishtat and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TripleRich Posted March 15, 2020 Share Posted March 15, 2020 That article and many others feature in this book. Two volumes in total, makes for a good read if you're into Granada's. AndyW201, hennabm, Austat and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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