A 'period' classics pictures thread (Mk III)

[imagineifyeswill]

Trip said:

TarquinMX5 said:

Opel Rekord, fairly rare car even then.

It's a Commodore. :-)

A Commodore was a 2 door coupe, thats a Rekord.

[bigothunter]

imagineifyeswill said:

Trip said:

TarquinMX5 said:

Opel Rekord, fairly rare car even then.

It's a Commodore. :-)

A Commodore was a 2 door coupe, thats a Rekord.

Could be a Rekord or a Commodore

The Commodore B was based on the Rekord D, and launched in 1972. As in the previous generation, four models were offered: 2500 S, 2500 GS, 2800 GS and 2800 GS/E, as a four-door notchback saloon and two-door hardtop/notchback coupé.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opel_Commodore

[rallycross]

Yertis said:

Certainly is – I think Ginetta is a lumpen thing when compared to the Eclat. IMO the Elite/Eclat is a very clever and under-rated piece of design.

+ 1 on that yes.

[rallycross]

P5BNij said:

Dawlish Warren in July 1985....

Amazing hardly a German marque in sight ( no one could afford one back then, apart from Opels which were better built vauxhalls).

[Dapster]

rallycross said:

P5BNij said:

Dawlish Warren in July 1985....

Amazing hardly a German marque in sight ( no one could afford one back then, apart from Opels which were better built vauxhalls).

Is that a blue Merc 190 parked facing the train about where the "80" sign is? Saab 99 hatch a few further along.

Also, have we strayed upon a secret Mk 3 Cortina convention? They would have been out of production for a decade and there are 4 of them next to each other! The red one is a fancy pants GT with the black section between the tail lights.

[TarquinMX5]

bigothunter said:

imagineifyeswill said:

Trip said:

TarquinMX5 said:

Opel Rekord, fairly rare car even then.

It's a Commodore. :-)

A Commodore was a 2 door coupe, thats a Rekord.

Could be a Rekord or a Commodore

The Commodore B was based on the Rekord D, and launched in 1972. As in the previous generation, four models were offered: 2500 S, 2500 GS, 2800 GS and 2800 GS/E, as a four-door notchback saloon and two-door hardtop/notchback coupé.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opel_Commodore

It would seem that it's most likely to be a Commodore; shared bodies, both 2 and 4-door but the Commodore has 6-cyl engine (Rekord 4-cyl), which can't be seen in photo, and also a vinyl roof and rubber inserts in the bumpers, which can be seen.

I stand corrected


eta:typo

Edited by TarquinMX5 on Tuesday 22 February 13:07

[imagineifyeswill]

TarquinMX5 said:

It would seem that it's most likely to be a Commodore; shared bodies, both 2 and 4-door but the Commodore has 6-cyl engine (Rekord 4-cyl), which can't be seen in photo, and also a vinyl roof and dubbed inserts in the bumpers, which can be seen.

I stand corrected

I will bow to superior knowledge, I've never seen a four door Commodore, all the ones I've ever seen have been pillarless coupes, although they seem to be pretty rare anyway and never sold anywhere near the volume that Mantas did in the UK

[P5BNij]

A slight mishap occurred on the Lickey incline at Bromsgrove in 1965 : British Railways 1, BMC nil....!

[Milkyway]

Motorail

Edited by Milkyway on Tuesday 22 February 11:23

[Turbobanana]

rallycross said:

Yertis said:

Certainly is – I think Ginetta is a lumpen thing when compared to the Eclat. IMO the Elite/Eclat is a very clever and under-rated piece of design.

+ 1 on that yes.

+2. I think the Ginetta looks OK (and I'm a fan of the marque) but the economic need to fit the design around proprietary Fiesta doors and side glass compromises it by making it too tall.

If I can offload my Saab Convertible this year I would love to replace it with a G15...

[Trip]

imagineifyeswill said:

I will bow to superior knowledge, I've never seen a four door Commodore, all the ones I've ever seen have been pillarless coupes, although they seem to be pretty rare anyway and never sold anywhere near the volume that Mantas did in the UK

The Commodore had a trim between the taillights, black or aluminum. The Rekord didn't have that (at least not as standard).

[manorcom]

Paris motor show 6th October 1972. Do you think BL ruined the front of the E Type in '72?

[Milkyway]

manorcom said:

Paris motor show 6th October 1972. Do you think BL ruined the front of the E Type in '72?

Prefer the original grill...

[Johnspex]

P5BNij said:

A slight mishap occurred on the Lickey incline at Bromsgrove in 1965 : British Railways 1, BMC nil....!

That looks a dangerous place to stand.

[Carsie]

Milkyway said:

manorcom said:

Paris motor show 6th October 1972. Do you think BL ruined the front of the E Type in '72?

Prefer the original grill...

I think that grill looks quite nice !

[2 sMoKiN bArReLs]

Carsie said:

Milkyway said:

manorcom said:

Paris motor show 6th October 1972. Do you think BL ruined the front of the E Type in '72?

Prefer the original grill...

I think that grill looks quite nice !

What about the bumpers?

[Tyre Smoke]

What's wrong with you lot?

Clearly an upgrade on the rack for that model year.

[bigothunter]

manorcom said:

Paris motor show 6th October 1972. Do you think BL ruined the front of the E Type in '72?

She'll be deleted as soon as the mods notice her nipples

[Milkyway]

bigothunter said:

manorcom said:

Paris motor show 6th October 1972. Do you think BL ruined the front of the E Type in '72?

She'll be deleted as soon as the mods notice her nipples

Sorted...

Edited by Milkyway on Tuesday 22 February 15:32

[Turbobanana]

manorcom said:

Paris motor show 6th October 1972. Do you think BL ruined the front of the E Type in '72?

Is that the Lindner Nocker Coupe?