Ordinary Cars That Have Disappeared Off The Radar
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My dad had a Marina back in the early 80s. Piece of crap it was too. He traded in a Fiat 128 3P for it (already mentioned up the thread) which was a cool car, but suffered from rust to the extent that the accelerator went through the floor. I'd still have one.
The Marina was replaced by one of these.
Not a good looking car really, but it was excellent for its time. My dad loved it and to this day reckons it was amongst the most fun cars he ever had. Probably helped to have three kids in the back screaming "go faster".
The Marina was replaced by one of these.
Not a good looking car really, but it was excellent for its time. My dad loved it and to this day reckons it was amongst the most fun cars he ever had. Probably helped to have three kids in the back screaming "go faster".
When did anyone last see an Austin Metro? I'm talking about a bog standard one, not a 6R4 seen either autocrossing or at a show somewhere.
I learned to drive in a black limited edition Metro in 1988. The instructor's wife had a similar limited edition metro in red with 'red hot' graphics on it. She was too! Can't remember what my instructor's black Metro was called, just her's.
Not particularly brilliant cars, no worse than anything else around at the time, just suffering slightly from only having a 4 speed box as they aged.
I learned to drive in a black limited edition Metro in 1988. The instructor's wife had a similar limited edition metro in red with 'red hot' graphics on it. She was too! Can't remember what my instructor's black Metro was called, just her's.
Not particularly brilliant cars, no worse than anything else around at the time, just suffering slightly from only having a 4 speed box as they aged.
r11co said:
This thread is pointless as all it reflects is that people outlive cars. The Model T Ford was ubiquitous at one point in time but you never see them on the High Street these days.
The point that's being made is that probably due to the Governments scrappage scheme many younger serviceable cars (20 years old) have now gone from our roads.However if you feel it's a pointless thread please feel free not to contribute, personally I'm at an age where I've enjoyed the nostalgic trip down memory lane.
iSore said:
roscobbc said:
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I immediately looked at classifieds when I got home...
My first car was very nearly an AX and my second car was very nearly a ZX.....then I went off at a tangent and took the unusual decision of buying a Metro Turbo. I sometimes wonder what my car history would have been like if it had started with French cars instead of British.
My "sensible" car shortlist as low paid 21 year old student in the year 2002 and when I first started reading and researching about what car to buy:
These cars would have all been about 8-10 years old at the time.
The 2.0 turbo diesel was actually quite nippy for the insurance rating and the ZX got great reviews, but it looked like an 80s car.
I really wanted a Rover 214
It was fast (relatively!) refined and even a bit posh. The insurance group was really high compared to the other cars on my list, which ultimately struck it off for me. Stories of HGF didn't help either.
The most modern looking of the three as Ford had only stopped making them a few years before. This is the car I most recognise as being everywhere. I think it was this that actually put me off them a bit. Seemed like such a boring choice and wasn't as refined or sharp as the Rover. The smaller engined models were really slow.
My "sensible" car shortlist as low paid 21 year old student in the year 2002 and when I first started reading and researching about what car to buy:
These cars would have all been about 8-10 years old at the time.
The 2.0 turbo diesel was actually quite nippy for the insurance rating and the ZX got great reviews, but it looked like an 80s car.
I really wanted a Rover 214
It was fast (relatively!) refined and even a bit posh. The insurance group was really high compared to the other cars on my list, which ultimately struck it off for me. Stories of HGF didn't help either.The most modern looking of the three as Ford had only stopped making them a few years before. This is the car I most recognise as being everywhere. I think it was this that actually put me off them a bit. Seemed like such a boring choice and wasn't as refined or sharp as the Rover. The smaller engined models were really slow.
Recently seen (in Berlin)
Ford Taunus 2.3 Ghia (Mk 4 Cortina)
VW Passat Mk 2
Both restored. Was struck by how small they are compared to modern cars.
Not seen in ages, any Audis from the 80s or 90s.
Germany had its own scrap car premium thing a while back which accounted for loads of aging snotters. Add to that the number of cars that went East since the end of the cold war and you start to understand why older, less interesting cars are a rarity here.
Ford Taunus 2.3 Ghia (Mk 4 Cortina)
VW Passat Mk 2
Both restored. Was struck by how small they are compared to modern cars.
Not seen in ages, any Audis from the 80s or 90s.
Germany had its own scrap car premium thing a while back which accounted for loads of aging snotters. Add to that the number of cars that went East since the end of the cold war and you start to understand why older, less interesting cars are a rarity here.
LanceRS said:
Gunk said:
Here are some photos from 2010, Thurleigh airfield, all waiting to be crushed.
they don't exactly look like old bangers.
I'm sure I read recently that they are all still there!they don't exactly look like old bangers.
As an aside, I know the scrappage scheme requested that they all be crushed, how short sighted were the government not to request that the chassis only be scrapped, leaving the rest of the car to be salvaged for parts. It'd be a dismantlers wet dream breaking a car that isn't half knackered or covered in blood/glass.
tadaah said:
iSore said:
roscobbc said:
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I immediately looked at classifieds when I got home...
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