How about a 'period' classics pictures thread
Discussion
Pat H said:
...big Yank cars were very popular in the 1970s and were more common than you might think.
Indeed, I was 20 in the mid 70s and the lad next door, aboout 18, had a big Yank V8, it was great fun bit I was inot my MGAs and British sports cars. We had fun together...p.s. I guessed the date before reading it just from the hair and cloths, it's perfect 70s
piper said:
I was in the loft the other day and I found some more old photo’s from my car spotting jaunts to London in 1975 when I was a teenager. The picture below was taken by me in one of the posh parts of London that would have been within walking distance of Victoria coach station. I took quite a few pictures of this car and finding them again really bought back the memories, the lady in the photo is the owner and although I was only 15 and although she was quite posh she was very friendly and talkative, the guy crouched down by the front wheel was her chauffeur and car cleaner, I vaguely remember her saying her husband also had a Ferrari but it was a long time ago now, I wonder who she was?
By piperp2 at 2011-02-09
I'm pretty certain that the location is outside the Plumbers Arms in Belgravia (just around the corner from Victoria) It is the pub that Lady Lucan ran into for help when she discovered the body of her nanny.By piperp2 at 2011-02-09
Edited by piper on Wednesday 9th February 10:32
radlet6 said:
Pat H said:
In those days, people were jacking up Mk3 Cortinas, sticking Wolfrace slots and sidewinder exhausts on them and reading Hot Car magazine.
Thing was most of them still had the standard 1600 pinto engine under the bonnet. Interestingly, the yoof now dress up in Gangsta costumes rather than as Status Quo impersonators.
It is the same old pantomime, played out by a new generation, only without the rose tinted specs.
Sadly (?) I have rather more affinity for the Wolfrace slot generation.
Pat H said:
radlet6 said:
Pat H said:
In those days, people were jacking up Mk3 Cortinas, sticking Wolfrace slots and sidewinder exhausts on them and reading Hot Car magazine.
Thing was most of them still had the standard 1600 pinto engine under the bonnet. Interestingly, the yoof now dress up in Gangsta costumes rather than as Status Quo impersonators.
It is the same old pantomime, played out by a new generation, only without the rose tinted specs.
Sadly (?) I have rather more affinity for the Wolfrace slot generation.
Of course rose tinted specs were so much better back then.
Pat H said:
In those days, it was properly special to see anything exotic.
I recall that you simply never saw things like Ferraris or Astons in the provinces.
But big Yank cars were very popular in the 1970s and were more common than you might think.
In those days, people were jacking up Mk3 Cortinas, sticking Wolfrace slots and sidewinder exhausts on them and reading Hot Car magazine.
Meanwhile, I was riding my Raleigh Chopper down to the newsagents to buy this weeks Commando comic, a can of Strike cola and some Anglo Bubblies.
Happy days.
As if by magic........I recall that you simply never saw things like Ferraris or Astons in the provinces.
But big Yank cars were very popular in the 1970s and were more common than you might think.
In those days, people were jacking up Mk3 Cortinas, sticking Wolfrace slots and sidewinder exhausts on them and reading Hot Car magazine.
Meanwhile, I was riding my Raleigh Chopper down to the newsagents to buy this weeks Commando comic, a can of Strike cola and some Anglo Bubblies.
Happy days.
No Wolfies though, sorry, but it kinda goes with what you said.......
Farnham Road Slough around 78/79 ish
And one of my 3 Chopper bikes, this is the oldest 1970 Mk1 (not an old pic though took this last night)
And the bit we all luved at the time (crushed nuts hee hee !!)
Alan M
nalaeroom said:
Alan M
Just like this car.
Oh and the tinted screen stickers. As a boy I can remember looking through these at a petrol station, and seeing the names you could have...
nalaeroom said:
Pat H said:
In those days, it was properly special to see anything exotic.
I recall that you simply never saw things like Ferraris or Astons in the provinces.
But big Yank cars were very popular in the 1970s and were more common than you might think.
In those days, people were jacking up Mk3 Cortinas, sticking Wolfrace slots and sidewinder exhausts on them and reading Hot Car magazine.
Meanwhile, I was riding my Raleigh Chopper down to the newsagents to buy this weeks Commando comic, a can of Strike cola and some Anglo Bubblies.
Happy days.
As if by magic........I recall that you simply never saw things like Ferraris or Astons in the provinces.
But big Yank cars were very popular in the 1970s and were more common than you might think.
In those days, people were jacking up Mk3 Cortinas, sticking Wolfrace slots and sidewinder exhausts on them and reading Hot Car magazine.
Meanwhile, I was riding my Raleigh Chopper down to the newsagents to buy this weeks Commando comic, a can of Strike cola and some Anglo Bubblies.
Happy days.
No Wolfies though, sorry, but it kinda goes with what you said.......
Farnham Road Slough around 78/79 ish
Alan M
All that's missing is the sunstrip across the windscreen with "Alan" and "Tracey" (or whoever your squeeze was at the time)writ large in white vinyl stick on letters.
radlet6 said:
nalaeroom said:
Pat H said:
In those days, it was properly special to see anything exotic.
I recall that you simply never saw things like Ferraris or Astons in the provinces.
But big Yank cars were very popular in the 1970s and were more common than you might think.
In those days, people were jacking up Mk3 Cortinas, sticking Wolfrace slots and sidewinder exhausts on them and reading Hot Car magazine.
Meanwhile, I was riding my Raleigh Chopper down to the newsagents to buy this weeks Commando comic, a can of Strike cola and some Anglo Bubblies.
Happy days.
As if by magic........I recall that you simply never saw things like Ferraris or Astons in the provinces.
But big Yank cars were very popular in the 1970s and were more common than you might think.
In those days, people were jacking up Mk3 Cortinas, sticking Wolfrace slots and sidewinder exhausts on them and reading Hot Car magazine.
Meanwhile, I was riding my Raleigh Chopper down to the newsagents to buy this weeks Commando comic, a can of Strike cola and some Anglo Bubblies.
Happy days.
No Wolfies though, sorry, but it kinda goes with what you said.......
Farnham Road Slough around 78/79 ish
Alan M
All that's missing is the sunstrip across the windscreen with "Alan" and "Tracey" (or whoever your squeeze was at the time)writ large in white vinyl stick on letters.
Being jacked up required the red light underneath and plenty of running lights at the front or down the side.
Early/mid 80s it would have full window tint and either a huge 8 foot whippy aerial or CB installed.
Knew someone who had a matt black one with twin square headlights (one above the other).
As for insurance, they were much more relaxed then I found.
The thing which made me laugh about some of the customised cars around in the 70's and early 80's was the prices some of the owners would ask for them. I recall an Escort mk 1 1300, at the time 10 years old which, in 1979 might have sold for £250 in average condition, advertised for 4 times that due to the addition of fur covered dashboard, blacked out windows, bolted on (but not connected) sidewinder exhausts and nigh on 45 degree rear suspension lift. Not forgetting that essential accessory - the General Lee musical horn. I am thinking of a particular car which lived near me at the time painted several lurid shades of spraycan purple. I saw it advertised and the owner listed all the Halfords bits to try to raise the price. Would definately have made shed of the week on Barryboys forum 
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