For those interested in old cars.

[boxbrownie]

36 minutes ago, alastairq said:

I still have Vizard's book, but no longer have any A series....

Clive Trickey’s as well?

 

They were the 850 tuning bibles back then.

[steve1]

6 hours ago, jwealleans said:

 

There's one runs round here as well.  I'd have speculated it was the same one, but ours is a more uniform shade of brown.

 

What is it?

 

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chevrolet_Advance_Design

 

It’s the 3100 series version.

 

steve

Edited December 23, 2021 by steve1

[Rugd1022]

Biart Place, Rugby, 1982....

 

[Rugd1022]

Bits 'n' bobs....

 

 

 

 

 

 

My much missed 1970 P5B Coupe south of the river in 2014....

 

[peanuts]

A friend had this given to him last week .

[peanuts]

[boxbrownie]

1 hour ago, peanuts said:

I assume you mean the brochure not the Cortina? 

 

I have a box with quite a few motor show launch brochures tucked away somewhere, I do remember the big thick book Citroen gave away in Paris with the XM launch, must have cost a fortune, a real “coffee table” book.

[Rugd1022]

Carnaby Street in the mid '60s - the Mk1 Mini in two tone black over red is very likely an Austin Super, a shirt lived variant launched at the same time as the 997 Cooper in late '61 with the same trim options but minus the bigger engine, disc brakes etc, but it did get its own 'crinkly' front grille....

 

 

 

[Ncarter2]

On 26/12/2021 at 16:03, Rugd1022 said:

Biart Place, Rugby, 1982....

 

Was the first place I lived on my own, well the block out of shot to the right. 7th floor. There was a resident who had a lotus sunbeam, which never moved! 

[Rugd1022]

10 minutes ago, Ncarter2 said:

Was the first place I lived on my own, well the block out of shot to the right. 7th floor. There was a resident who had a lotus sunbeam, which never moved! 

 

They've just been demolished!

[Ncarter2]

Just now, Rugd1022 said:

 

They've just been demolished!

I had noticed when I popped to see my parents over Christmas. Was a bit strange them not being there, but must of been needed. Similar to the old Radio Mast site along the A5, how different that is now. Pity they hadn’t done so

 with Cape Cemex! 

[rodent279]

On 26/12/2021 at 16:03, Rugd1022 said:

Biart Place, Rugby, 1982....

 

I've got fond memories of the Austin Princess. My dad had one, a metallic blue R reg 2200. Nice car, but the paint finish was pants, it needed a respray at barely a year old.

[steve1]

4 hours ago, peanuts said:

 

The 2 door was a rare beast.

 

steve

[Dunsignalling]

Looks quite nice in the pictures, but I don't ever recall seeing one.....

 

Probably even rarer than my brother's old Mk1 GT Estate. Rust in Pieces.

 

John

Edited December 29, 2021 by Dunsignalling

[Northmoor]

1 hour ago, steve1 said:

 

The 2 door was a rare beast.

 

steve

I was in the sixth form who had a 1.3 2-door Cortina.

And the Head Girl as a girlfriend.

Git.

Edited December 29, 2021 by Northmoor
Corrected number of doors.....

[Dunsignalling]

A pal of mine had a Capri, 1.3 GT (!) XLR

 

Only marginally quicker than the Renault 10 I had at the time, but with rather more bird-pulling potential.

 

John

[BernardTPM]

44 minutes ago, Northmoor said:

I was in the sixth form who had a 1.3 3-door Cortina.

Did the other door fall off?

[BernardTPM]

57 minutes ago, steve1 said:

The 2 door was a rare beast.

2-door saloons of that size were becoming increasingly rare by then. Much more common in Mk.1 Cortinas.

[russ p]

17 minutes ago, BernardTPM said:

2-door saloons of that size were becoming increasingly rare by then. Much more common in Mk.1 Cortinas.

 

When you think though there were also 2 door versions of the cavalier in mk1 and 2 guises both of those were quite rare too 

[Dunsignalling]

23 minutes ago, BernardTPM said:

2-door saloons of that size were becoming increasingly rare by then. Much more common in Mk.1 Cortinas.

Progressively rarer as the Marks progressed. 2-door Mk2s weren't unusual. 2-door Mk3s drew comment, I only knew of a couple locally. Beyond that I don't remember seeing any....  

 

John

[peanuts]

11 minutes ago, Dunsignalling said:

Progressively rarer as the Marks progressed. 2-door Mk2s weren't unusual. 2-door Mk3s drew comment, I only knew of a couple locally. Beyond that I don't remember seeing any....  

 

John

believe they were popular in export markets namely southafrica and australia . owner of our local garage did have a 2 door 2.3ghia saloon was a bit of a beast 

[Northmoor]

There were definitely some Sierras (not just the XR4i and Cosworth) that were sold in 3-door form.  Since it's the performance models that people keep, they must be seriously rare now.

[PhilJ W]

There were two door Mk I & II Granada's as well (not the coupes). But they were not sold in the UK only in Germany. They were also offered with a 1.5 litre V4 later the 1.6 litre Pinto engine. Somewhat underpowered so perhaps losing the weight of the two extra doors helped.

[New Haven Neil]

A friend here had a 'Wide Mouth Frog' Granada Scorpio Cosworth - I've never seen another.  Are they real?

[Dunsignalling]

9 hours ago, New Haven Neil said:

A friend here had a 'Wide Mouth Frog' Granada Scorpio Cosworth - I've never seen another.  Are they real?

A lady I used to work with years ago has one, in maroon, and it's still in regular use AFAIK.

 

It's a real contender for worst-looking car ever made, but she apparently won't consider driving anything else.....

 

John