Impromptu BL line up
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More BL filth, I wish I still had both of these...
The baby poo yellow 2000TC had a power steering conversion fitted just before I bought it which made it a real swizz to drive, quite pokey too for a four pot. The Cameron green 3500 Auto lacked power steering but I soon got used to heaving it around. I sold it to pay a biggish bill on the P5B I also had at the time which was a mistake.
Jonno's lovely SD1 again alongside my third P6, another 3500 Auto which came with power steering...
The baby poo yellow 2000TC had a power steering conversion fitted just before I bought it which made it a real swizz to drive, quite pokey too for a four pot. The Cameron green 3500 Auto lacked power steering but I soon got used to heaving it around. I sold it to pay a biggish bill on the P5B I also had at the time which was a mistake.
Jonno's lovely SD1 again alongside my third P6, another 3500 Auto which came with power steering...
No advert nowadays could show a car getting airborne! Things changed by the 80s/90s. Saab got done by the ASA when they advertised the 900T taking off. Another cool advert for the Dolomite is this one. Note that the 0-60 time is NOT 11.4 secs - that is the 0 to 70 mph time. 0-60 is 8.5 ish, from memory.
Not seen that ad before BV, note the S3 XJ cozzer mobile.
This early Rangie is often seen in the staff car park at Leamington Spa station, a little scruffy round the edges but a lovely thing to see being used on a daily basis, there's an early pre-production example in the same colour at Gaydon...
Reminds me - Gaydon has just re-opened after a major revamp with another 250 cars now on display, lots of Jags and general BL stuff I believe.
Just remembered something else - an Aunt of mine had at least two Triumph 1300/1500s in the early '70s, one was turquoise blue on 'L' plates which she used to ferry my two cousins and I around in, happy days. Pretty sure she had a 2500 later on too. She ran a fencing company and her chauffeur / general handyman didn't take to the Triumphs much at all and preferred to cart her about in his Mk3 Cortina GXL, in lurid metallic lime green / beige vinyl roof get up. He was a bit of dude as I recall old Mr.Gill, a chain smoking dead ringer for Dave Allen, but with a full compliment of fingers.
This early Rangie is often seen in the staff car park at Leamington Spa station, a little scruffy round the edges but a lovely thing to see being used on a daily basis, there's an early pre-production example in the same colour at Gaydon...
Reminds me - Gaydon has just re-opened after a major revamp with another 250 cars now on display, lots of Jags and general BL stuff I believe.
Just remembered something else - an Aunt of mine had at least two Triumph 1300/1500s in the early '70s, one was turquoise blue on 'L' plates which she used to ferry my two cousins and I around in, happy days. Pretty sure she had a 2500 later on too. She ran a fencing company and her chauffeur / general handyman didn't take to the Triumphs much at all and preferred to cart her about in his Mk3 Cortina GXL, in lurid metallic lime green / beige vinyl roof get up. He was a bit of dude as I recall old Mr.Gill, a chain smoking dead ringer for Dave Allen, but with a full compliment of fingers.
Edited by P5BNij on Saturday 20th February 15:53
Edited by P5BNij on Saturday 20th February 15:54
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