Had relatives who fought in WW2 who had the same attitude towards Japanese vehicles and the Japanese. Not, however, the same sort of attitudes towards German cars and Germans. Racism finding war to hang its hook on. Ken, that was one of the wankers. "Great character" said the family. As a kid all I saw was a bitter racist who used to drive his Chrysler V8 down the road trying to hit small animals he saw. I wonder what he was like before the war.
Cars You Never See Anymore
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Arsed
My granddad used to get old cars in bits from scrappy and knock them together, changed cars all the time and was always dead proud in telling you it cost £80 or something. Anyway, in contrast to above he had a few datsuns/nissans but wouldn't touch german cars. He did fight in war but mostly in north africa
ringo
Macaroni cheese controller
I have a huge soft spot for Lea Francis. When I was young my Dad's mate had a 1928 P Type 12/40 LeaF which we used to take to car events. I even drove it a few times.
I think the car with reg KV 1495 in your photos is a P Type
That one was lovely, as was the silver convertible. I'd forgotten about them until I saw all these, haven't seen one for years.
dessiato
🇪🇸 my spirit is crying for leaving
No. Spanish. I live in Cordoba province.
weltweit
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A friend of mine had one exactly like that one.How could I forget a Ford Orion; I owned a Ghia I for a while
Haven't seen one in yonks, do any still exist?
You don't see them often these days.
pseudonarcissus
fluttering and dancing
A Triumph Vitesse...basically a Triumph Herald with a 2 litre engine. I always wanted one of those, we hade a Herald convertible when I was a kid
existentialist
Tired and unemotional
All Heralds were convertible - you only had to turn them over! There was a reason those seatbelt mounts weren't on the door pillars
Our first family car was a 1966 Herald 1200 saloon, followed by a '62 12/50 estate. I quite liked them.
Dieselpunk2000
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dessiato
🇪🇸 my spirit is crying for leaving
Definitely a Riley
a_chap
When the world came apart, where were you?
Oh rly?
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Dogsauce
I’ve got Skol but I’m not a Scholar
How could I forget a Ford Orion; I owned a Ghia I for a while
Haven't seen one in yonks, do any still exist?
I’ve seen a few in Portugal in recent years, might have even posted one on here already. Fords aren’t that common there in general, but not having to salt the roads mean stuff lasts longer.
They were quite easy for joyriders to steal which put them in a high insurance group iirc, which might have sped their demise. See also Novas and metros, most of which ended their lives getting burned out on sports pitches in the shitty bits of town.
Dogsauce
I’ve got Skol but I’m not a Scholar
Sat in the car park at Blaise Castle the other week (sleeping toddler, not dogging) and some rusting and weird looking thing that looked a bit like a shortened Bedford Rascal pulled into the adjacent space. An Elcat Cityvan 202 according to graphics on the side, x-reg I think. Not so much a ‘not see anymore’ as ‘never seen ever’. Battery powered but relatively ancient. Had an Electric Vehicle Association sticker on the side, driven by a couple of pensioners.
Elcat Electric Vehicles - Wikipedia
That link suggests they only made 160 cars in total.
The marque doesn’t even appear on ‘how many left’.
Elcat Electric Vehicles - Wikipedia
That link suggests they only made 160 cars in total.
The marque doesn’t even appear on ‘how many left’.
hash tag
Reaching out
I guess this has been posted earlier but worth a reminder Top 20: Endangered British cars that need saving in 2019
Griff
Hardly posting anymore
With a few exceptions, that's a list of real shockers.
Although I do have a certain softspot for the 18/22 Princess.
If I was in the market for one (a big if
), this looks pretty good:Austin princess For Sale | Car And Classic
