Cars You Never See Anymore

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This one lives down the other end of my road, liked for the ‘Turbo’ graphics, general boxiness and early 80s vintage. Shame about the offset plate though.

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(A Renault 18)

Is it really an 18 turbo, or just graphics? I agree about the plate, it spoils an otherwise good looking car.

 

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1990 nissan pau

 

[Dogsauce]

Front end looks a bit like a figaro, but a bit Niva-like from the side. I like it.

 

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It was a clean car but very basic; check those wing mirrors and door hinges.
Reviewing the pics, is that a small drip of oil underneath the front in the second pic?

 

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It was a clean car but very basic; check those wing mirrors and door hinges.
Reviewing the pics, is that a small drip of oil underneath the front in the second pic?

Given where it is I think it is unlikely to be from this car. It’s too far forward.

 

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This came up on my classic car feed. Must be more than 30 years since I last saw a Borgward.

 

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not sure i've met one of them

 

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Another from my feed. I remember there being one close to where I lived when I was about 12

 

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not sure i've met one of them

For some reason, when I was a kid my dad used to point them out to me. We didn't see them often but I think their rarity in the UK was one of the reasons he always he always commented.

 

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Wasn’t sure where to post this ( From social media). Picture of a Lancia Zero .

 

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Was that in Durham?
Beautiful Alfa behind it.

 

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Sorry for post a link; the prices are crazy for this little lot. 24 picks from Artcurial’s Rétromobile 2022 sale | Classic & Sports Car
£25,000 for this!

I won't be greedy or go over the top and Ill even ignore the two Alfa's. I would be very happy with this gorgeous Alpine, please.

 

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There’s some great cars there

A relative had one of these


There’s one of these in the local Citroen dealer,



There was one of these in a garage showroom in Santo Tirso when I lived there.

 

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For sale near me Cortina Mk1 with a 2.8 Capri engine in it.

 

[Elpenor]

On the subject of capris - spotted in Newton Abbot today

 

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For sale near me in Scotland. 2.8 injection,View attachment 312626View attachment 312627View attachment 312628 98k, storage since 2007, recently put back on road MoT to Jan 23. £12k

That lot import tons of old fords from South Africa.

 

[Griff]

On the subject of Facel Vega as the above prototype is up for auction, we had an HK500 for our wedding car in 1998.

 

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Needing no introduction

 

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A bit of a mash-up reply, covering the random anecdotes and friendofdorothy ’s bbc car dilemma…a friend’s mother worked for the BBC and had one of those. One day it was realised that no one had arranged a car to pickup Ronnie Corbett, so she was dispatched in her car at the last minute. He was very insulted at the diminutive car and refused to get in.

 

[Elpenor]

Found a triumph this weekend too. Doubled back to get some pics - not great sorry cos of strong sunlight

 

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A bit of a mash-up reply, covering the random anecdotes and friendofdorothy ’s bbc car dilemma…a friend’s mother worked for the BBC and had one of those. One day it was realised that no one had arranged a car to pickup Ronnie Corbett, so she was dispatched in her car at the last minute. He was very insulted at the diminutive car and refused to get in.

No surprise there. There was a small petrol station on the Shirley Road. My ma was queuing for petrol there and he turned up, not expecting to queue with a dont you know who I am attitude.

 

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No surprise there. There was a small petrol station on the Shirley Road. My ma was queuing for petrol there and he turned up, not expecting to queue with a dont you know who I am attitude.

He always seemed OK when I used to see him in Waitrose in Sanderstead.

 

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Perhaps because it was a large Waitrose, whereas both the Fiat 500 and the petrol station on Shirley road were "small"?

 

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When he lived near my parents-in-law’s house he was always pleasant when they met him, they said.

 

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His wife Anne was lovely, so I am told. Maybe in Waitrose he was soaking up all the adoration of the fans

 

[Dogsauce]

Facebook Marketplace has now figured out that I like looking at cars of a certain vintage and has served me up with the following gems today:

Unfamiliar with this model (before my time) but like the style;



Nutty cortina pick-up, a South African import;


Pleasingly underwhelming Triumph Acclaim.

 

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Pleasingly underwhelming Triumph Acclaim.

in british leyland 'light sludge brown'

 

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in british leyland 'light sludge brown'

Oh god. I once had a "hand me down" Talbot Horizon in "light sludge brown".
I had it for about three months before the MOT was due. The estimate for fixing it came in at about 4 times the value of the car. I drove it back to the relative who had kindly passed it on to me and parked it on their drive.

 

[Puddy_Tat]

Oh god. I once had a "hand me down" Talbot Horizon in "light sludge brown".

alternatives included

dark sludge brown



and hearing aid beige



an honorary 'uncle' had one just like that. pleh.

 

[Griff]

Think that BL brown was called Russet Brown. Had a 3.9 litre V8 conversion rubber bumper MGB GT in that colour many years ago.

That car was a right laugh.