Old classified ads.

[MiniMort]

1 hour 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:

 

 

I'll take the £350 GS Club please

[grogee]

Holy thread etc

Been looking through an old newspaper (the Warley News Telephone) from the nu_Mrs Grogee's birth, (actually 2 days after with her birth announcement in it) 6th August 1970.

Some great period shite going on here. 

[adw1977]

6 hours ago, grogee said:

6th August 1970

Interesting! 

Corsair featured in one Ford dealer's advert just a couple of months before it was replaced by the Mark 3 Cortina.

The other Ford dealer focusing on the Capri 1300. Why the bottom of the range 1300 specifically? It would make more sense if they quoted the price.

Tyres from 68/6 = £3.43.  Last days of pre-decimal currency and the strangely common practice of quoting prices in just shillings and pence even when over £1 (= 20 shillings).

[grogee]

27 minutes ago, adw1977 said:

Interesting! 

Corsair featured in one Ford dealer's advert just a couple of months before it was replaced by the Mark 3 Cortina.

The other Ford dealer focusing on the Capri 1300. Why the bottom of the range 1300 specifically? It would make more sense if they quoted the price.

Tyres from 68/6 = £3.43.  Last days of pre-decimal currency and the strangely common practice of quoting prices in just shillings and pence even when over £1 (= 20 shillings).

Yeah it's weird they thought to trumpet the Capri 1300. Either tell them the entry price or show off the Essex V6 version! 

I see remoulds were a thing before Lucky Speed Chinese tyres came along. It's weird to think everything around you was locally(ish) manufactured. People sneered at Made in Japan but it's revered these days compared to China. 

[High Jetter]

52 minutes ago, adw1977 said:

The other Ford dealer focusing on the Capri 1300. Why the bottom of the range 1300 specifically? It would make more sense if they quoted the price.

Cheeper to build so moar margin? A 1.3 sports coupe was attractive with high fuel costs

[Metal Guru]

5 hours ago, High Jetter said:

Cheeper to build so moar margin? A 1.3 sports coupe was attractive with high fuel costs

At least they only claimed “sports car handling”, not performance, although that’s a joke if they handled like Cortinas. ( I’ve never driven a Capri. Fiesta, Escort, Orion, Cortina 3,4,5, Granada, Sierra , Mondeo , Maverick , Mustang and Focus yes.)