Classics dwarfed by moderns

[anonymous-user]

Rover SD1 holds its own. OK, that is a three series next to the Rover, not a five series, but the SD1 does still have presence.

[//j17]

Breadvan72 said:

Rover SD1 holds its own. OK, that is a three series next to the Rover, not a five series, but the SD1 does still have presence.

What about width? It's one thing I've noticed with my Triumph 2.5PI, I usually one of the longer cars in the supermarket car park - but at the same time one of the narrowest!

[anonymous-user]

The River is wideish by old car standards. My Dolomite and my Daimler Sov are narrow.

[Lowtimer]

Width for a given category of car is basically a function of design year. The Dolly is effectively a 1965 shell, from a Triumph 1300. The Sov / XJ6 shell is from 1968. The SD1 is 1976, big difference in design era.

A bit of internettery says the SD1 is all of 2mm wider than the Jaaaaag, 1768 mm plays 1770. But the SD1 is a car from the next class down, sizewise, so is fatter for its category (i.e. much wider for its length)

[anonymous-user]

The SD1 has more room in the back than the Daimler does. The Dolomite is surprisingly roomy for a small car.

[mph1977]

Breadvan72 said:

Rover SD1 holds its own. OK, that is a three series next to the Rover, not a five series, but the SD1 does still have presence.

fits with the move 'upwards' of one full class in size between the mid 1970s and the present ( e.g. the original Golf and Astra are of similar dimensions to the current polo and corsa ,
current golf / focus / astra size cars are dimensionally more like a Sierra or Cavalier
ditto for mondeos and insignias being the size of Granada/ Carlton

[bomma220]

May I take the liberty of posting a pic that Breadvan posted earlier of his fine Daimler:



I was looking at the size of the S Class Merc in the background compared to the 'Mini'...

[renmure]

Not quite a classic, but still dwarfed

[Evangelion]

I'd have to disagree there, I say it's every bit a classic!

[gowmonster]

I bet a replacement window on one of those isn't cheap.

[bristolracer]

bomma220 said:

May I take the liberty of posting a pic that Breadvan posted earlier of his fine Daimler:

parked on double yellows outside chokey

[anonymous-user]

innit

[Nik da Greek]

How about a subsection for classics you can fit a modern in the boot trunk of?

[4rephill]

bomma220 said:

May I take the liberty of posting a pic that Breadvan posted earlier of his fine Daimler:



I was looking at the size of the S Class Merc in the background compared to the 'Mini'...

You mean the massive Mini Countryman SUV?

[anonymous-user]

The Daimler again -

[anonymous-user]

SD1 swamped by SUVs -

[gforceg]

Christ, that's surreal.

If people had expanded at the same rate as cars we'd all be 7 feet tall and built like rugby internationals.

[anonymous-user]

People are getting bigger, partly because of obesity (mainly an affliction of poverty - the rich are thin, the middle class portly, the poor fat), but also because children are growing taller and taller. I used to be of average height at five feet ten inches, but increasingly feel like a short arse.

Edited by anonymous-user on Saturday 12th March 12:13

[RichB]

Breadvan72 said:

children are growing taller and taller. I used to be of average height at 5 feet ten inches, but increasingly feel like a short arse.

This is true, my dad was 5'7" and I'm 5'9". I have 2 sons, a step-son and a son in law and they are all over 6' the tallest is 6'2"... I feel like a dwarf when out with them all

[gforceg]

RichB said:

Breadvan72 said:

children are growing taller and taller. I used to be of average height at 5 feet ten inches, but increasingly feel like a short arse.

This is true, my dad was 5'7" and I'm 5'9". I have 2 sons, a step-son and a son in law and they are all over 6' the tallest is 6'2"... I feel like a dwarf when out with them all

No doubt about it, there is a trend towards bigger people. However, I still don't think we've quite kept up with the way cars and SUVs in particular have ballooned.

I think there's one more dimension in which people are expandind and that's self importance. People seem to want to take up more room than they need and modern cars pander to it.

Soz, a bit o/t.