View Full Version : Spot your dad's car (I think Andre will enjoy)
Lots of Morris 1100s going past - my mum had one. It was agricultural, to say the least. Lots of Hillman Imps too. Still a couple of them going strong around here. Spotted a couple of Hillman Avengers - you don't see many of them still running. Note the rich people going by in their Cortina MK11s.
I liked the Austin 1300GT right at the start. Bet it was orange! I had one briefly, real little flyer.
Yes it was orange, good guess. 'M' reg IIRC.
bobbasrah
03-11-2013, 11:54
Good grief, that was a trip down memory lane all right, could name every one of them, right down to the landcrab.... Brilliant stuff Shane...
The missus and I really enjoyed this, especially when he began speaking about 'Grockles' and their mating rituals over the winter... :rfl:
The Grand Wazoo
03-11-2013, 12:07
Great clip - what stands out a mile for me is the number of British built cars on there. Contrast that to what it might look like now!
Rare Bird
03-11-2013, 12:22
Thanks Shane propar cars especially the nice Ford 'Corsair' i spotted..
:thumbsup:
It's the tone of the piece that amused me. If BBC Spotlight tried laying into "grockles" in those terms now, the entire South-West tourist industry would have them in court for defamation!
Covenant
03-11-2013, 14:07
Didn't spot my dad's car-a Rover 90. The poor man's Rolls Royce as he called it. Big plushy leather seats with adjustable armrests. Under the dashboard on the right hand side was a pull out tray with lots of chromed tools. But, like most cars of that era it didn't like the winter and had to be hand cranked to start it. My dad used to get me to do it, the cheeky bugger!
bobbasrah
03-11-2013, 14:51
Didn't spot my dad's car-a Rover 90. The poor man's Rolls Royce as he called it. Big plushy leather seats with adjustable armrests. Under the dashboard on the right hand side was a pull out tray with lots of chromed tools. But, like most cars of that era it didn't like the winter and had to be hand cranked to start it. My dad used to get me to do it, the cheeky bugger!
1.24 going away from you Jerry?
Rare Bird
03-11-2013, 15:32
Na Jerry.. the Rover 'P5' was the poor mans Roller
Na Jerry.. the Rover 'P5' was the poor mans Roller
As driven by Roger Moore
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(and before you ask)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lamborghini_Islero
I see Roger's supporting Movember enthusiastically...
My father had a ford corsair remember it breaking down on any long journey He had a old Rover as well but similar issues
Covenant
03-11-2013, 17:40
Ha, you're right Bob, well spotted.
Nice, but I didn't notice any Alfa Romeos or Opel Mantas passing by.... ;)
Marco.
Rare Bird
03-11-2013, 17:55
The Manta 'A' was a nice car Marco..
About five years too early for Opel Mantas or Vauxhall Cavaliers. There would have been a couple of Opel GTs in the UK then, but they were mighty rare.
The Manta 'A' was a nice car Marco..
It was almost exactly like this (same colour, too):
http://img824.imageshack.us/img824/4662/2vq7.jpg
We used to go on holiday to Italy in it - from Glasgow! :)
Marco.
About five years too early for Opel Mantas or Vauxhall Cavaliers. There would have been a couple of Opel GTs in the UK then, but they were mighty rare.
What year was the clip taken from, Shane? I missed it.
Marco.
I stand corrected. I'd forgotten about the original Manta. The clip isn't dated, but I think it's around '73 or '74.
Ah, no worries. Yes, it would've been around that date when he had the Manta. The car he had before it was this (only in white):
http://img18.imageshack.us/img18/3636/0zx7.jpg
Marco.
Latest reg I can see in there is L, which means it can't be earlier that August '72. Given the subject matter, it's likely to be earlier in the summer than August, so I'd guess summer of '73.
Rare Bird
03-11-2013, 18:15
Um i was gonna say 'K' was the latest i saw..
Ah, no worries. Yes, it would've been around that date when he had the Manta.
The 'Manta A' was around 1970
Latest reg I can see in there is L, which means it can't be earlier that August '72. Given the subject matter, it's likely to be earlier in the summer than August, so I'd guess summer of '73.
Yup, makes sense. Don't really remember much about it though, as I was only 8... What I can remember, however, is that both cars were quite 'sporty', which would've suited my dad's sensibilities.
He also wouldn't buy anything British, in those days, as he thought it was a pile of shit! :D
Marco.
Rare Bird
03-11-2013, 18:24
For god sake British gear wevur it be vintage cars, bikes or hi-fi, the breaking down is the beauty of it all. :D
Lol...Yes, it probably added to the, um, 'sense of occasion'... :eyebrows:
I certainly wouldn't have touched anything that came out of the BL factory then with a fooking bargepole!!
Marco.
I remember cars from this period rusting away as soon as they left the showroom :( Three years old and most were peppered in rusty stone chips. Six years old and some serious holes were forming :(
A crying shame about Italian cars from those times (and almost into recent ones as well I'm told). Truly wonderful engines fitted to potentially incredible chassis (I had a colleague who was an Alpheta and Alphasud fan and owned several) but the only one which lasted more than a few years was actually a 1300 'Sud once owned by Robin Marshall (Epos etc etc) in a horrid vomit colour.
My dad was a conservative type and the biggest car he owned that our drive and garage could take was the Triumph 1300/1500/Dolomite. Lovely classy innards but the only rear drive one with any real ride/handling chance was the 1850 Dolly, the Sprint being very naughty on wet roads and not reliable either. They look so narrow and 'sit up and beg' today though.
Rare Bird
03-11-2013, 18:47
People should have bought either Jensen or Aston :eyebrows:
Oh yes, indeedy! An utterly AWESOME Jensen interceptor, for example... Yum, yum!!
Marco.
About five years too early for Opel Mantas or Vauxhall Cavaliers. There would have been a couple of Opel GTs in the UK then, but they were mighty rare.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ednHlvN_x1M
My Dad's best mate owned one the same colour and it was a beautiful looking thing, he and the old man would often race each other up the A2 at weekends. Dad owned a mk1 Capri 2000GT at the time and although the Manta had it on looks the Capri outpaced it rather easily :)
Rare Bird
03-11-2013, 19:45
Oh yes, indeedy! An utterly AWESOME Jensen interceptor, for example... Yum, yum!!
Marco.
If i had the dosh it would be a 'CV8'
That's a lovely thing - looks pretty quick, too! Any idea of its BHP?
Actually the 'Interceptor' body was an Italian design built by Vignale
Aye, that'll be why it looks so fooking SEXY! :D
Marco.
Rare Bird
03-11-2013, 20:25
Dunno about the Rally one but the original car use a Chrysler 'V8'.. The 'CV8' was one of the fastest four seater road cars back then..
My old pop still drove
http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/uploads/cars/wolseley/3385637.jpg
That isn't his btw, just the same model/colour.
Rare Bird
03-11-2013, 20:51
That a Wolseley 15/60?
That a Wolseley 15/60?
16/60 :)
Rare Bird
03-11-2013, 21:08
Right thats the later version..
Bigger engine (1600 against 1500), longer wheelbase and some slight styling changes. How the fuzz drove them at speed as squad cars is beyond me. They wallowed like bugger in the corners, true yankee style. Lovely and comfy though.
walpurgis
03-11-2013, 22:02
Yes, I wondered why the fuzz chose those. I had the MG Magnette version and it was a dog to drive! I eventually blew a core plug out of the block and drove all winter with no water in, it would just about get me to work, pinking like mad and getting very hot and slow. The police also used the 6/99 and 6/110 as squad cars, they were a bit more up to it.
Rare Bird
03-11-2013, 22:06
Didnt the 16/60 come out a bit after the 15/60?
Didnt the 16/60 come out a bit after the 15/60?
Think so. Not sure that they were ever produced concurrently. Pop could have bored for Britain with facts and figures :smoking:
Beobloke
05-11-2013, 11:58
Only one of my dad's cars in there - a white Vauxhall Victor FD. His was white with red interior, just like that driven by Randall in the original "Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)"!
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