Ordinary Cars That Have Disappeared Off The Radar
Discussion
TallPaul said:
I'd think the Princess is an even rarer car now!
A LOT less so... Ranchos were always rocking-horse, and they rotted terribly.Good ol' HowManyLeft...
5 taxed, 5 SORNed Ranchos left. All Talbot - the last Chrysler died a decade ago.
90 taxed, 30 SORNed Austin Princess, before we even go near all the various other-badged and other-specced variants. There's 5 taxed and 10 SORNed Princess HLS Automatic alone. Then there's a chunk of Ambassadors, too. 1 taxed, 6 SORNed VdP Ambassador, and another 2 taxed, 4 SORNed VdP Ambassador Auto.
roscobbc said:
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I'd love a Princess as well, a 2200 HLS in triple black, magnificent.
Cars that have vanished? The Mark 1 Mondeo is almost there but Montegos have gone from the roads now. Still see the odd Sierra or Cavalier.
Lowtimer said:
Fair point, I remember the population seen on the roads seemed to collapse very suddenly one year.
There seemed to be one year when the rear arches fell off every single Sierra, from the earliest to the last.It might have been the same year that every single facelift Mk1 Mondeo's rear bumper ripped and was gaffer-taped together.
Keep it stiff said:
Here is another one.The Fiat 132, my father had one from new until it finally rotted away. Tin worm aside it was actually a cracking car. Any left I wonder?
A handful.https://www.howmanyleft.co.uk/?utf8=%E2%9C%93&...
TooMany2cvs said:
A LOT less so... Ranchos were always rocking-horse, and they rotted terribly.
Good ol' HowManyLeft...
5 taxed, 5 SORNed Ranchos left. All Talbot - the last Chrysler died a decade ago.
90 taxed, 30 SORNed Austin Princess, before we even go near all the various other-badged and other-specced variants. There's 5 taxed and 10 SORNed Princess HLS Automatic alone. Then there's a chunk of Ambassadors, too. 1 taxed, 6 SORNed VdP Ambassador, and another 2 taxed, 4 SORNed VdP Ambassador Auto.
Hopefully no one actually believes the rubbish on that howmany site.Good ol' HowManyLeft...
5 taxed, 5 SORNed Ranchos left. All Talbot - the last Chrysler died a decade ago.
90 taxed, 30 SORNed Austin Princess, before we even go near all the various other-badged and other-specced variants. There's 5 taxed and 10 SORNed Princess HLS Automatic alone. Then there's a chunk of Ambassadors, too. 1 taxed, 6 SORNed VdP Ambassador, and another 2 taxed, 4 SORNed VdP Ambassador Auto.
My contribution.
NEC last year.
Doofus said:
No, they aren't, whatever the press stories say.They disappeared because none of the users actually owned them - they were all provided by the gov't. When they were withdrawn, they were just rounded up and squished. The odd survivor was, basically, stolen... Apart from that, they're perfectly legal to use.
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