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[lesapandre]

1 hour ago, 155V6 said:

Interesting direct comparison there between the very crisply styled 1966 launched Cortina Mk2 - and the 1971 launched swollen Marina Coupe - things did not move much in the right direction  in 5 years for BL. In fact the 'tina looks more modern.

[lesapandre]

[High Jetter]

1 hour ago, lesapandre said:

Interesting direct comparison there between the very crisply styled 1966 launched Cortina Mk2 - and the 1971 launched swollen Marina Coupe - things did not move much in the right direction  in 5 years for BL. In fact the 'tina looks more modern.

Swollen? Marina design was very well received, and the tina's replacement was even more bulbous, shirley?

[MiniMinorMk3]

15 hours ago, lesapandre said:

Interesting direct comparison there between the very crisply styled 1966 launched Cortina Mk2 - and the 1971 launched swollen Marina Coupe - things did not move much in the right direction  in 5 years for BL. In fact the 'tina looks more modern.

But both cars were designed by the same man, Roy Haynes. He did the Cortina, then moved to BL, first doing the front and rear of the Maxi, then the Mini Clubfront, which looks like a 'tina clone, then he did the Marina.

[Jezza]

16 hours ago, lesapandre said:

Interesting direct comparison there between the very crisply styled 1966 launched Cortina Mk2 - and the 1971 launched swollen Marina Coupe - things did not move much in the right direction  in 5 years for BL. In fact the 'tina looks more modern.

What’s that in front of the Marina?

[High Jetter]

46 minutes ago, Jezza said:

What’s that in front of the Marina?

Opel Rekord, I believe.

[stendec]

Or maybe an Opel Commodore?

https://www.t-online.de/auto/neuheiten-fahrberichte/id_74737230/bilder/opel-commodore-b-coupe-.html#1

[155V6]

[Yoss]

On 11/2/2022 at 8:46 PM, lesapandre said:

Interesting direct comparison there between the very crisply styled 1966 launched Cortina Mk2 - and the 1971 launched swollen Marina Coupe - things did not move much in the right direction  in 5 years for BL. In fact the 'tina looks more modern.

Another vote for the Marina here. I'd say the mk2 was my least favourite Cortina. 

[Richard_FM]

2 hours ago, 155V6 said:

Quite a mixture of cars, with a Vauxhall Victor FB on the right.  Not sure where this is due the number plates being fuzzed out.

[mitsisigma01]

9 minutes ago, Richard_FM said:

Not sure where this is due the number plates being fuzzed out.

A rough guess ...

I would say Aleppo fish market , Syria circa 1968....

 

 

Google might of helped a little bit!

[mitsisigma01]

10 hours ago, Jezza said:

What’s that in front of the Marina?

Big enough to be an Opel Commodore. ... Is that the creamy front end of an early BMW to the left

[Richard_FM]

8 minutes ago, mitsisigma01 said:

A rough guess ...

I would say Aleppo fish market , Syria circa 1968....

 

 

Google might of helped a little bit!

Not where I expected!

[mitsisigma01]

7 minutes ago, Richard_FM said:

Not where I expected!

The one on the left looks like an early Vauxhall Cresta... Syria might have had been building old shit under licence similar to Iran building their version of the Hillman Hunter for decades and it becoming their best selling car and possibly probably still building it today ...

[RayMK]

1 hour ago, mitsisigma01 said:

The one on the left looks like an early Vauxhall Cresta... Syria might have had been building old shit under licence similar to Iran building their version of the Hillman Hunter for decades and it becoming their best selling car and possibly probably still building it today ...

Opel Kapitan P2

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[martc]

[stendec]

8 hours ago, mitsisigma01 said:

... Is that the creamy front end of an early BMW to the left

Looks like one of post 1971 facelift '02 series with a Mk 1 Granada in front.

I guess none of these cars are still around, I can't see the Mk 2 Tina on the DVLA site and the 1.3 Marina coupe, first registered July 74, looks like its last tax expired end of May 86.

[MiniMinorMk3]

[stendec]

[adw1977]

Designed to minimise injury if you drive over a land mine?

[stendec]

Yes, indeed, taken in Zimbabwe in 1980.

[Metal Guru]

43 minutes ago, adw1977 said:

Designed to minimise injury if you drive over a land mine?

It looks like it already has.

[155V6]

[Remspoor]

[adw1977]

4 hours ago, stendec said:

Yes, indeed, taken in Zimbabwe in 1980.

It reminded me of this slightly earlier effort from the same country:

https://autoshite.com/topic/18581-cars-you-didnt-know-existed-until-very-recently/?do=findComment&comment=2031671

[AnthonyG]

On 10/17/2022 at 4:52 PM, MiniMinorMk3 said:

That is a shit load of pov spec Anglias, and a very rare fleet only Cortina (with the painted metal grille). I wonder how high up the firm you had to be to get one of the Corsairs.

Or are they all hire cars, given the Jersey (?) plates and airport location? 

[mitsisigma01]

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