Cars You Never See Anymore
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plurker
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This little gem of a Toyota arrived on my road today; the young lad nextdoor picked it up for scrap money. He's planning on tidying it up a bit and selling it on.
Bonus Saab arse; I nearly got three 'cars you never see any more' in the pic, but that ugly red Nissan thing's in the way of the campervan
Bonus Saab arse; I nearly got three 'cars you never see any more' in the pic, but that ugly red Nissan thing's in the way of the campervan
BristolEcho
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Saw that driving around the other day. What is it?
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Reaching out
A mid '50s Mercury?
Dogsauce
I’ve got Skol but I’m not a Scholar
Something in the correct team colours for the location (suspect this isn’t accidental)
Is that a football thing? The team who play at Ashton gate?
I don’t really know any details other than spotting it as an old car
I like looking at them but don’t know the spoddy details
High Voltage
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Saw an absolutely Concord(sic) Ford Granada Scorpio in our local Tesco carpark the other day - didn't realise quite how bit they were
Think my dad had a gold one in the 80s
BristolEcho
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Love these now. Growing up I thought they were awful and ugly. I remember they had them on The Getaway playstation game and they were great little cars and then I saw them in a new light. Were they rated well at the time?
DotCommunist
So many particulars. So many questions.
This pair a few doors down from me. The mg is a regular. Car garage opposite my house
Dogsauce
I’ve got Skol but I’m not a Scholar
Just down the road from the summer residence, a very tidy looking Nissan Sentra, pre-1986 version I think. In the UK this was known as the Sunny.
Also Ford Orions still exist. Not massively uncommon either, see at least a couple every year. Yet I’ve only ever seen one Sierra over here.
Also Ford Orions still exist. Not massively uncommon either, see at least a couple every year. Yet I’ve only ever seen one Sierra over here.
Nivag
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Don't think I've ever seen an estate version of that Nissan.
Dogsauce
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This is what it looks like from behind, slightly distorted by my wide angle setting on the phone camera. The colour and styling gives a little hint of DeLorean somewhere, of that era. Also just noticed it’s badged as a Datsun on the back, so definitely an early example, or they’ve taken the boot or front grill from another car for spares.
I'm in Sardinia which is the land of the Fiat Panda. Loads of new hire ones obviously but also thousands of rusty old mark ones, lots of which are in this charming shade of hospital corridor green. Strangely no mark one puntos (I used to have one so am keeping an eye out).
High Voltage
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Renault 4 brings back memories of my mother's car. Its gear stick came out of the dashboard and ISTR there were only 3 forward gears, but maybe that was just a family joke.
Meanwhile, spotted this in a pub carpark recently. Didn't get a proper look, but it's LHD. Is it a Saratoga, perhaps? (Distorted image due to cellphone.)
Edit: As you can see, I don't really do cars. When I enlarge the image I can see it says Chevrolet.
Meanwhile, spotted this in a pub carpark recently. Didn't get a proper look, but it's LHD. Is it a Saratoga, perhaps? (Distorted image due to cellphone.)
Edit: As you can see, I don't really do cars. When I enlarge the image I can see it says Chevrolet.
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dessiato
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They're still popular in Iberia. Both countries have very active owners' clubs
High Voltage
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1958 Chevrolet Impala as my best guess with the continental kitRenault 4 brings back memories of my mother's car. Its gear stick came out of the dashboard and ISTR there were only 3 forward gears, but maybe that was just a family joke.
Meanwhile, spotted this in a pub carpark recently. Didn't get a proper look, but it's LHD. Is it a Saratoga, perhaps? (Distorted image due to cellphone.)
Edit: As you can see, I don't really do cars. When I enlarge the image I can see it says Chevrolet.
Chz
Stark Raving Sane
Definitely a '58 (someone on my street used to have one), but I'm not so good on the optional kit.
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T & P
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I often have rich and vivid random dreams about any subject for any reason, and last night I dreamed someone sold me for a very reasonable amount a Citroen DS (aka shark). Only in my dream it looked much cooler still, retro yet futuristic, and definitely a massive bargain. I was chuffed as fuck
Dogsauce
I’ve got Skol but I’m not a Scholar
First Renault 5 of the season. They’re becoming scarce over here, I see more Renault 4s now, probably because the latter have a bit of a cult status and it’s reached the stage where people look after them, while the 5s are still going in the bin. The red bonnet in the foreground is a Mk2 fiesta of similar vintage, with much of the red paint having faded to ‘Vauxhall pink’.
