Cars You Never See Anymore

[nogojones]

My first car was a 1984 Renault 5 Turbo 2 and I went into A LOT of debt to get it as a newly commissioned 21 year old Flying Officer. Mine was white but I painted it two tone yellow with Halfords rattle cans so it looked like I was competing in the Monte Carlo Rally when I drove past a chip shop.

Glad to see your core values remain the same

 

[hash tag]

Not sure where to put this. Yards from Oxford st. A low rider, a lambo and a knob registration

 

[cyril_smear]

Mine had 4 too, I didn’t notice until I got on a motorway and couldn’t get into 5th gear

im not proud of this, and bare it in mind i was only 17, but i got it upto 100mph on the m621... i thought, being 17 and invincible, that the car was gonna fall apart on me.

 

[Puddy_Tat]

No power steering, you crash it and it crumples, but still.... Car porn.

My first car was a Fiat Uno... 4 speed; showing my age!

My first car was a 1966 Mini 850 with a non-synchro first gear!

my first car was a 1986 ford fiesta rustbucket and was 4 speed. when i first moved on to second car (1993 peugeot 205 diesel) i would occasionally forget that there was a 5th gear

the synchro was a bit unpredictable, so i tended to assume it wouldn't, and did manage to do clutchless gearchanges now and then

no power steering on the 205, but a damn good steering lock. i still haven't got used to how crap the lock is on the current car (citroen c3 meh)

 

[hash tag]

A very good turn out in Camberley today. Nice mix of cars including

 

[dessiato]

I used to spend a lot of time in Camberley and Sandhurst

 

[bellaozzydog]

Peugeot 505 estates

I reckon I’d buy one if I came across it

 

[dessiato]

Peugeot 505 estates

I reckon I’d buy one if I came across it

They were nice in the day, big too.

 

[dessiato]

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[mx wcfc]

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Whoops replied to the wrong post, butThat Ford Consul Capri further up is my “when I win the lottery car.”

 

[hash tag]

Whoops replied to the wrong post, butThat Ford Consul Capri further up is my “when I win the lottery car.”

A beautiful car that never really caught on.

 

[a_chap]

A very good turn out in Camberley today.

I had a British Leyland Marina Coupe and I can confirm that was the manufacturer's recommended way to secure the bonnet.

 

[Dogsauce]

My dad told the story of being in Malaya / Singapore (before the fall) in ww2. He was asked to drive a jeep a long way for some no doubt pointless reason. He had never driven before
Took him about a day to do the journey. Once he arrived, someone helpfully explained that it actually had more than 3 forward gears

I’ve had hire cars before and got to my destination on the motorway without realising there were six gears rather than five

 

[Dogsauce]

OK, not technically cars, but nice to have spotted two Mk2 transit camper vans this week (we were stuck behind the blue one for about twenty minutes on the road up to the mountains).

 

[Dogsauce]

This week’s selection of nineties and earlier motors, from a country where it doesn’t rain a lot, the roads aren’t salted and a lot of stuff lives in underground garages.

 

[stdP]

There's someone on my road who's the proud owner of a Triumph Stag convertible in what looks to be very good condition, although the engine seems very loud by modern standards. I walked past one of these things every day walking to school and despite their legendary unreliability I still think they're lovely.

Not an actual pic as it's under a cover at the moment but it looks identical to this one:

 

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This week’s selection of nineties and earlier motors, from a country where it doesn’t rain a lot, the roads aren’t salted and a lot of stuff lives in underground garages.View attachment 283648

Some ”cars” are actually vans. A van is cheaper to buy, tax etc. So often you’ll find that a hatchback, like the bottom left Toyota, is stripped of its back seat, has that type of window mod, and is, therefore, a van. I don’t know if this rule still applies though.

 

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Saw one of these at Camberley yesterday. Is it the lowest of cars?

 

[Dogsauce]

Some ”cars” are actually vans. A van is cheaper to buy, tax etc. So often you’ll find that a hatchback, like the bottom left Toyota, is stripped of its back seat, has that type of window mod, and is, therefore, a van. I don’t know if this rule still applies though.

There was a similar thing in the U.K. a few years back, if you had a company van rather than a car you’d only pay something like a tenner a month (or year?) in tax for the benefit. All the reps at the place my then gf worked at had little fiesta vans in the company livery. They were basically a Fiesta with no back windows.

 

[hash tag]

There might be a reason you don't see some cars anymore

 

[Dogsauce]

Not sure what this one is, but extra points for having an old man driver who looked perplexed by me taking a photo.

 

[dessiato]

Not sure what this one is, but extra points for having an old man driver who looked perplexed by me taking a photo.

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It's a Toyota, not sure which model, from the mid late sixties.

 

[Dogsauce]

It's a Toyota, not sure which model, from the mid late sixties.

Cheers. Reminds me a bit of the mk2 Cortina so thought it might be from that era.

 

[not-bono-ever]

With ULEZ, 80s shit boxes and euro tanks are going to be a far rarer sight in the cities.

 

[Saul Goodman]

Not sure what this one is, but extra points for having an old man driver who looked perplexed by me taking a photo.

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Looks like a late 60s/early 70s Toyota Corona.

 

[DownwardDog]

Peugeot 505 estates

I reckon I’d buy one if I came across it

1990 Peugeot 356 in Brotherton, United Kingdom - For Sale...

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They are out there.

 

[DownwardDog]

It's a Toyota, not sure which model, from the mid late sixties.

1st Gen Corona "Mark II". It might have been called something different in Europe.

 

[Puddy_Tat]

1990 Peugeot 356 in Brotherton, United Kingdom - For Sale...

1990 Peugeot 356 in Brotherton, United Kingdom - For Sale | Car & Classic, £4,950 peugeot 505 gti family estate 5 speed manual, the previ...

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They are out there.

'kinell at the price

and no, must stop looking at 205's like the one i had nicked a few years back - quite apart from anything else, i'd not be able to go in to the london ULEZ with it...

(in the process, found two photos of my old puddymobile that people had taken and put on flickr and one is on wikimedia...)

 

[Dogsauce]

I’ve definitely seen a 505 estate somewhere in the last few years, not sure if in the UK or Portugal. Might even have put a photo on here. Massive fucking things.

I’ve seen a few 405s and similar over here in the last few weeks. The diesel ones had a reputation of going on forever, one of the original ‘bangernomics’ cars.

 

[dessiato]

I’ve definitely seen a 505 estate somewhere in the last few years, not sure if in the UK or Portugal. Might even have put a photo on here. Massive fucking things.

I’ve seen a few 405s and similar over here in the last few weeks. The diesel ones had a reputation of going on forever, one of the original ‘bangernomics’ cars.

I had a 405 which I put on a massive amount of miles. It just kept going. The interior was the weak spot. The sun knackered the cloth on the rear seat back. IIRC it had about 250k on it when we got rid of it. Petrol too, so not a “good” one. The Citroen BX shared the Diesel engine from the 405.