Timewaster Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 Recently I bought some lovely shiny bits from @twosmoke300and they have been lovingly stored wrapped in newspaper. Specifically the Hertford Midweek Mercury from Jan 26 1988. Time machine moment. What would you buy? Hopefully you can zoom in and see them, sorry for the scrunching. Shite Ron, Saabnut, HMC and 7 others 9 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sutty2006 Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 Day after I was born. As much as I’m a GM lover, I’ll take that crapi for 750! Timewaster 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Jetter Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 V8 Rover for £185, please. Interesting how few of those ads specify the mileage. Timewaster and Stroller133 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnnoyingPentium Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 The China Blue Cav estate. Timewaster 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popsicle Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 The year I left school, I'll take the 2000E Cortina with a years ticket for £300 please. Timewaster 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missy Charm Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 So much choice! The 2.3 Sierra is a rare bird these days, and perhaps then too. Supposedly, in the Cortina at least, the 2.3 V6 variant was slower than the 2.0 Pinto, but used less petrol. Bizarre. My picks would be the Range Rover, despite it being expensive, as they look good in white; the Escort Sport and the Capri II 2000S. There's also an Injection Special listed for what looks like £6,500 (!), which would be equivalent to £15,500 today. It must have been a late one at that price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
castros_bro Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dyslexic Viking Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 Morris 1000 van Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeordieInExile Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 I'll have the £175 1971 Rover V8, thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martc Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 It's got to be the S-reg Toyota Crown, it's got a recon engine and everything. (not blue) Dyslexic Viking, mk2_craig, sutty2006 and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wack Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 I'll have the 1275GT mini for £900 warch and Stroller133 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timewaster Posted February 27, 2022 Author Share Posted February 27, 2022 No takers for the £623 Allegro 1500 special? Its got velour seats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Jetter Posted February 27, 2022 Share Posted February 27, 2022 They knew how slow it was, even then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crackers Posted February 27, 2022 Share Posted February 27, 2022 I'd have the Range Rover, even though it was the wrong colour. Amazing really that the P6 on the list was worth so little at that time, although I suppose no different to picking up an early-2000s S-class for pennies these days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted February 28, 2022 Share Posted February 28, 2022 I have a 1993 copy of Autotrader courtesy of @Datsuncog it really is sickening reading, Capri 2.8i must have been a selection for £1000, RS2000 Mk2, quite a few for £5-700. Shocking given that even a dog rough RS2000 is £10-15k these days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnnoyingPentium Posted February 28, 2022 Share Posted February 28, 2022 12 hours ago, Timewaster said: No takers for the £623 Allegro 1500 special? Its got velour seats. Are they paying me the £623 to take it or...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mk2_craig Posted February 28, 2022 Share Posted February 28, 2022 Probably the Escort 1600 Sport, which presumably was a late mk2. Or the Rover V8, on the assumption that it was a P5B Koop. No way of knowing of course, but I wonder if any of the cars in these ads survive today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted February 28, 2022 Share Posted February 28, 2022 Extremely doubtful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asimo Posted February 28, 2022 Share Posted February 28, 2022 The blue Audi 100 L5s on a W please. Why? Because in 1988 I scrapped my much loved blue ‘76 Audi 80 after 6 years. ** That model Audi 100 rottted like a surfer’s Lancia, but when I took the Audi 80 to the scrapyard, it was completely rust-free. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy - Medhurst Posted February 28, 2022 Share Posted February 28, 2022 1980 Jetta GLI for me - Rare bird now and even when you see one it has been scene taxed to death. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom13 Posted February 28, 2022 Share Posted February 28, 2022 Cheery or crown for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiniMort Posted March 5, 2022 Share Posted March 5, 2022 Here's a handful of ads I found on the British Newspaper Archive from 1984. There's literally thousands of pages worth of these ads so I can keep this thread going if you'd like. Also could you imagine a Vauxhall dealer today advertising one of their approved used models as 'heap of the week'?! MorrisItalSLX, JeeExEll, Dyslexic Viking and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorrisItalSLX Posted March 5, 2022 Share Posted March 5, 2022 1 hour ago, MiniMort said: Also could you imagine a Vauxhall dealer today advertising one of their approved used models as 'heap of the week'?! “Tastefully finished in rust and body filler, superbly ripped interior, almost fitted with an exhaust.” Simply Brilliant, I’m sold. Rusty_Rocket and MiniMort 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shite Ron Posted March 5, 2022 Share Posted March 5, 2022 1 hour ago, MiniMort said: I can keep this thread going if you'd like. Yes please, could I have the V reg Gold 2.0GL estate Cortina please, and the T reg Granada Ghia, the Highland green 2.3GL Cortina sounds interesting also, plus the Mini 1275GT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mk2_craig Posted March 5, 2022 Share Posted March 5, 2022 Think it’d be that 7000 mile XR3 for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiniMort Posted March 6, 2022 Share Posted March 6, 2022 This time let's look at some dealer listings from Liverpool in 1993. I'm taking the 1990 AX Splash. . Garythesnail 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProgRocker Posted March 6, 2022 Share Posted March 6, 2022 (edited) 31 minutes ago, MiniMort said: This time let's look at some dealer listings from Liverpool in 1993. I'm taking the 1990 AX Splash. C reg Opel Manta or G reg Rover 216S for me. I regret not owning a 200 series saloon when I had the chance. I also want to try out an FSO Polonez too as I'm a glutton for punishment. Edited March 6, 2022 by ProgRocker a word MiniMort and mk2_craig 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spottedlaurel Posted March 6, 2022 Share Posted March 6, 2022 Courtesy of this magazine I acquired: I have loads. This was particularly good: 1968 Daihatsun and Datsun 120A Samurai [sic, should be misspelt as Samuri) at J.K. Sportscars. A slection of others I've scanned over the years: MiniMort, Dyslexic Viking, JeeExEll and 2 others 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garythesnail Posted March 6, 2022 Share Posted March 6, 2022 Wonder why it was called Menlove Avenue? Dyslexic Viking and JeeExEll 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeeExEll Posted March 6, 2022 Share Posted March 6, 2022 4 hours ago, Spottedlaurel said: Courtesy of this magazine I acquired: I have loads. This was particularly good: 1968 Daihatsun and Datsun 120A Samurai [sic, should be misspelt as Samuri) at J.K. Sportscars. A slection of others I've scanned over the years: The 70s Ford ads are fantastic. Mk1 Escort RS1600 in there for less price than a newer 1600 Sport. Also, Capri 1.6 with a vinyl roof or an older Jensen Interceptor with a Chrysler V8 for the same price? Hmmmm, let me think about that for a millisecond. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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