A 'period' classics pictures thread (Mk III)

[GTRene]

ah, just found the car I mentioned, hm.. its not a 600 but a 1976 Autobianchi 500 Giardinetta...

and that looks cute to me... at least it looks smaller/lower then the 600 Multipla I think.





it looks fun, not fast :-) I think people love this, your small kids in the back

https://www.carandclassic.com/l/C1723579

[bigothunter]

GTRene said:

yeah lovely those Fiat 600 Abarth 1000 TCR , seen some and or replica's, some make a great sound.

[bigothunter]

GTRene said:

ah, just found the car I mentioned, hm.. its not a 600 but a 1976 Autobianchi 500 Giardinetta...

and that looks cute to me... at least it looks smaller/lower then the 600 Multipla I think.

Those rear camber angles are scary

[bigothunter]

bigothunter said:

GTRene said:

yeah lovely those Fiat 600 Abarth 1000 TCR , seen some and or replica's, some make a great sound.

Just noticed he doesn't heel-and-toe. That would enhance the soundtrack

[GTRene]

bigothunter said:

GTRene said:

ah, just found the car I mentioned, hm.. its not a 600 but a 1976 Autobianchi 500 Giardinetta...

and that looks cute to me... at least it looks smaller/lower then the 600 Multipla I think.

Those rear camber angles are scary

it does hahah, guess when the car is loaded/lower then its ok? seen such on other old small cars, personally I would not make it look like that I would lower it and then you need a more stiff suspension, which I guess in such low weight car is pretty difficult to get right.

but then enough Fiat clubs that could help I think.

btw that video, hahah, sound seven better then I remembered, also inside, sounds like a proper even fast car, sound and feel can do a lot, also some look pretty planted and almost no overhang, so yeah, proper small fun race cars.

[daqinggregg]

I’ve been able to confirm, this is indeed Kabul 69.



While most of the rest of the world has moved on, it’s saddening to think Kabul is probably in a worse position than 55 years ago.

[daqinggregg]

A few random images, from 55 years ago, which may be of interest.



Leipzig 69



Baghdad, in more prosperous days, a good smattering of Americana.



Saigon 69



Saigon 69, a fair bit to feast your eyes on.



Tokyo 72, air quality looks tip top!



Jerusalem 69, what is the small white car turning right?

Spelling may be a bit iffy, translated.

[Maxdecel]

NSU Sport Prinz

[aeropilot]

daqinggregg said:

I’ve been able to confirm, this is indeed Kabul 69.



While most of the rest of the world has moved on, it’s saddening to think Kabul is probably in a worse position than 55 years ago.

Most of that area in the middle east is in a worse state than 55 years ago, Iran, Afganistan, Iraq, Syria, Lebanon & Pakistan all in a much worse state than in those first two decades post WW2.

[aeropilot]

daqinggregg said:

Baghdad, in more prosperous days, a good smattering of Americana.

A '57 Chevy, '59 Chevy & '61 Chevy all in shot

[TCEvo]

daqinggregg said:

A few random images, from 55 years ago, which may be of interest.



Leipzig 69

DDR town planners predicting that cars were to get much larger in the future with the size of those parking spaces... but then to spend the next 20-years manufacturing Trabant's & Wartburg's.

[Jordie Barretts sock]

Trabants are tiny though.

[bigothunter]

TCEvo said:

daqinggregg said:

A few random images, from 55 years ago, which may be of interest.



Leipzig 69

DDR town planners predicting that cars were to get much larger in the future with the size of those parking spaces... but then to spend the next 20-years manufacturing Trabant's & Wartburg's.

Couple of Volga M 21s I believe

[Dapster]

daqinggregg said:

Saigon 69, a fair bit to feast your eyes on.

Is that an MG in the centre of the shot next to the Jeep?

Jeep is likely to be a Mitsubishi - made under license from Willys from 1953 for the local market. Unbelievably made it to '98 before poor safety and emissions performance killed it off

[RichB]

Dapster said:

Is that an MG in the centre of the shot next to the Jeep?

Certainly an Spridget, either MG or Austin Healey.

[hidetheelephants]

Dapster said:

Is that an MG in the centre of the shot next to the Jeep?

It does look quite like a Midget, I can't think of anything else it might be with that chrome waist trim.

[GTRene]

daqinggregg said:

Saigon 69, a fair bit to feast your eyes on.

what is that small red car a Mazda? and that grey-ish bigger car at the right behind it? a bigger luxe mazda perhaps?

[Dapster]

GTRene said:

daqinggregg said:

Saigon 69, a fair bit to feast your eyes on.

what is that small red car a Mazda? and that grey-ish bigger car at the right behind it? a bigger luxe mazda perhaps?

You're right about the grey car, Rene (though it's a Luce not a Luxe)

[GTRene]

good find

I thought that red one good be some R360 or so, but looked those up, its not :-)

[GTRene]

Chevrolet Corvair Monza GT

designed by Larry Shinoda and Tony Lapine in 1962

had such strange roof/door like many years later also a certain kit-kar had, forgot that name.











don't look at the crazy ugly looking opening headlight system, what did I just said, don't look



this picture/ad looks a bit like that horror movie, "the car" advertisement