Old car ads from magazines & newspapers

Old car ads from magazines & newspapers

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tonys

1,080 posts

223 months

Saturday 14th January 2017
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Probably drawn by one of the 10-year olds from the local school on their day trip to the local PR office, accidentally left on file and then sold to BL as 'blue sky' thinking by the ad agency, with the addition of a catchy strap-line laugh

tonys

1,080 posts

223 months

Saturday 14th January 2017
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That's more like it smile

tonys

1,080 posts

223 months

Saturday 14th January 2017
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tonys

1,080 posts

223 months

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timbo999

1,293 posts

255 months

Saturday 14th January 2017
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AMG Merc

11,954 posts

253 months

Saturday 14th January 2017
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tonys said:
Automatic pre-set, or timed, parking lights - inovative for the period.

P5BNij

15,875 posts

106 months

Saturday 14th January 2017
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Those XJS ads have sent me scurrying like a demented loon to Autotrader, two hours later and I've somehow meandered onto late model XJ8s with two lined up to view in the coming week. Someone on here ought to be held responsible for this heinous misdemeaner!

As a half hearted attempt at remaining on topic, here's a slice of zee German offerings...














StescoG66

2,120 posts

143 months

Saturday 14th January 2017
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AMG Merc said:
Sorry, but all this XJS stuff made me look for a photo of an old beastie - 1994 4 litre auto in BRG with fawn interior...

That sir was/is simply........gorgeous! Classy, classy looking car

AMG Merc

11,954 posts

253 months

Saturday 14th January 2017
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StescoG66 said:
That sir was/is simply........gorgeous! Classy, classy looking car
Appreciated, it was classy looking biggrin Was perfect, sold it early 2000 and funny as around two years ago I was rounding a square in Holborn and there he was, parked up. I should have left a note on the windscreen but needed to push on. Good to see still he (was) still alive and well.

AMG Merc

11,954 posts

253 months

Saturday 14th January 2017
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Pop Quiz: Now this is ultra rare - only 24 ever made. Big clue there...


williamp

19,261 posts

273 months

Saturday 14th January 2017
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Its a Lancia Hyena. But please dont derail the thread into a quiz. Its a very enjoyable thread as it is.

LuS1fer

41,135 posts

245 months

Saturday 14th January 2017
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Lancia Hyena

A littler less exotic


Fancy a two-stroke?









AMG Merc

11,954 posts

253 months

Saturday 14th January 2017
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williamp said:
Its a Lancia Hyena. But please dont derail the thread into a quiz. Its a very enjoyable thread as it is.
Oh, I do sincerely apologise. Heavens, how very dare me rolleyes

tonys

1,080 posts

223 months

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tonys

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tonys

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tonys

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Sunday 15th January 2017
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mp3manager

4,254 posts

196 months

Sunday 15th January 2017
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tonys

1,080 posts

223 months

Sunday 15th January 2017
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I recently watched an 'old-boy' put on a pair of these before driving off in his Hyundai i20.

Presumably he used to drive something a little more exciting, perhaps a Maxi 1750 smile