Old car ads from magazines & newspapers

[hairy v]

[Jex]

hairy v said:

Who knew?

[kjs62]

Had 1 of these in the 2000s bit bland looking but good fun - an M and S truck caught the back end 1 Xmas eve and it was written off but stayed on the road afterwards - maybe ended up drifting
Owned it 4 years and only ever saw about 5 more in that time

[droopsnoot]

kjs62 said:

Had 1 of these in the 2000s bit bland looking but good fun - an M and S truck caught the back end 1 Xmas eve and it was written off but stayed on the road afterwards - maybe ended up drifting
Owned it 4 years and only ever saw about 5 more in that time

I used to quite like the look of those, sort of like an updated Opel Manta

[P5BNij]

[Mikebentley]

kjs62 said:

If only that had gullwing doors it might have solved the “mystery car “ saga.

[kjs62]

[kjs62]

[Fermit]

kjs62 said:

Had 1 of these in the 2000s bit bland looking but good fun - an M and S truck caught the back end 1 Xmas eve and it was written off but stayed on the road afterwards - maybe ended up drifting
Owned it 4 years and only ever saw about 5 more in that time

A mate had one of these, the facelift with the more aggressive face. He always said it was a hoot.

[P5BNij]

[V41LEY]

kjs62 said:

Saw one of these this year at a local show.
Stunning !

[P5BNij]

[generationx]

P5BNij said:

[P5BNij]

generationx said:

P5BNij said:

''J-J-J-J-June....''

[Dapster]

generationx said:

Terry had a Tara Green 1700HL and then a blue Ambassador. When looking for a pic I found out he had a Granada at the end of the run - a 2.8 no less (although older than the Ambassador)!!

[P5BNij]

[williamp]

P5BNij said:

I can still hear the theme tune. 80s sunday afternoon. Ski sunday, thrn this..

[P5BNij]

I've only ever seen one example of a P6 with this Triplex roof, I wonder how many were actually fitted...

[Yertis]

P5BNij said:

I know these are a design icon, etc, but they are also very ugly to my eyes.

[TarquinMX5]

P5BNij said:

I've only ever seen one example of a P6 with this Triplex roof, I wonder how many were actually fitted...

I've seen references to approx 10-12 in the UK, over a period of approx 3-years from, IIRC, 1969, with just a couple still around c20-years ago, and maybe the same number still in the USA. Now? Not many, I suspect

I have a vague recollection of seeing one at one of the Earls Court Motorshows, although that might just be my imagination. Pan roofs are all the rage now, so perhaps they were ahead of the curve.