Classics dwarfed by moderns

[21st Century Man]

Is that the new MINI pick up truck behind the original Mini pick up truck?

[a8hex]

And another Mini

I'd always thought of VW Caddies being fairly small.

The Mini was rather lovely.

[Harleyboy]

I didn’t think my RRC looked too dwarfed here….

[Milkyway]

I was walking down the road today, when a lovely old ‘Auntie’ Rover 90 drove past. It had to stop at a junction, so I had a nice relaxing view of it... It suddenly dawned on me, how small it now looks.
But in its day... it seemed a huge beast.

If anybody’s got a comparison photo... would be appreciated.

Example only: Similar colour but two tone.

Edited by Milkyway on Tuesday 4th January 14:20

[RichB]

Harleyboy said:

I didn’t think my RRC looked too dwarfed here….

No, so you've posted in the wrong thread

[ajprice]

The pickup at the back is a new looking Ford F-something, 150 or 250. Not sure. The pickup in front, no idea what that is, but it's older and smaller. But the pickup at the back is ridiculous . 'Murica.

[liner33]

ajprice said:

The pickup at the back is a new looking Ford F-something, 150 or 250. Not sure. The pickup in front, no idea what that is, but it's older and smaller. But the pickup at the back is ridiculous . 'Murica.

Horses for courses they are hardly the same thing or even designed for the same purpose its like comparing a ML Merc and a Unimog as they both have a 3 pointed star and 4wd

[sixor8]

But the larger one, having had a crew cab fitted, now has a load bed not much longer than the small pick up!

[Truckosaurus]

That photo was doing the rounds on Twitter yesterday.

Someone suggested the huge trucks are due to the minimum weight limits needed for certain tax breaks and exclusion from fuel economy regulations.

It is worth noting that Ford have also launched a new 'mini truck', the Maverick that would be a similar size to the older truck pictured.

[phazed]

dhutch said:

Having had one 15 years ago, when it was considered a large hatchback, a reasonable family car, I was amazed how much smaller this 306 was to a frickin Micra!

My daughter had an identical Micra to that one.

It dwarfed my TVR Chimaera and actually had a 6" longer wheelbase!

[liner33]

sixor8 said:

But the larger one, having had a crew cab fitted, now has a load bed not much longer than the small pick up!

But many many times the weight limit let alone towing capacity which is why most people buy them

[HJG]

My plucky Pug looking a little intimidated.

[PH User]

ajprice said:

The pickup at the back is a new looking Ford F-something, 150 or 250. Not sure. The pickup in front, no idea what that is, but it's older and smaller. But the pickup at the back is ridiculous . 'Murica.

And people say that our SUVs are too big and lardy!

[phazed]

HJG said:

My plucky Pug looking a little intimidated.

That just shows how safe you are in a modern car. Size, weight, airbags, crumple zones etc.

Someone I know had a head on doing about 30mph in a late E class estate. Police reckon the other guy was going close to 70mph, (even if he was doing 40 mph it's still incredible!). She walked away just, with minor injuries and a bit of back trouble. Has now bought another E class and won't drive anything else not surprisingly.

[HJG]

phazed said:

That just shows how safe you are in a modern car. Size, weight, airbags, crumple zones etc.

I like to look at it as it's oversized cars like this that make the small cars unsafe!

[phazed]

HJG said:

phazed said:

That just shows how safe you are in a modern car. Size, weight, airbags, crumple zones etc.

I like to look at it as it's oversized cars like this that make the small cars unsafe!

I do agree, especially after doing about 40+ track days in a small plastic TVR. Often felt vulnerable when braking hard on track with a 2 ton GT-R breathing down my neck!

[RichB]

HJG said:

My plucky Pug looking a little intimidated.

While there's a general move towards everything being 'eco' the populus chose to drive round in 3 ton behemoths; battery assisted no doubt 'cos it's green.

[austin]

HJG said:

phazed said:

That just shows how safe you are in a modern car. Size, weight, airbags, crumple zones etc.

I like to look at it as it's oversized cars like this that make the small cars unsafe!

Absolutely, the number of people you see driving these huge, overweight things not realising that they can take out half a county and just walk away.

The bonkers driving I see on the school run in huge 4x4 type things is terrifying.

IMHO they give a dangerously high sense of security when driving them. A sort of "i'm alright, bugger everyone else" attitude.

[ATM]

austin said:

HJG said:

phazed said:

That just shows how safe you are in a modern car. Size, weight, airbags, crumple zones etc.

I like to look at it as it's oversized cars like this that make the small cars unsafe!

Absolutely, the number of people you see driving these huge, overweight things not realising that they can take out half a county and just walk away.

The bonkers driving I see on the school run in huge 4x4 type things is terrifying.

IMHO they give a dangerously high sense of security when driving them. A sort of "i'm alright, bugger everyone else" attitude.

I spent a couple of weeks in Oklahoma about 10 years ago when gas was around $1 a gallon. I hired a fiesta from the airport. In the US they don't do hatchbacks so my fiesta was a saloon. Anyway it was still tiny compared to the massive trucks and SUV they all drive around in.

You do feel vulnerable when every one else could just drive over you and probably not even scratch their car.

Big trucks kind of made sense over there. The roads are wider and even an underground parking lot in oklahoma has massive spaces, ceilings and wider ramps.

I didn't realise they do need their 4x4's over there. You don't have to drive too far out of the city before roads become dirt tracks. A lot of the roads are not surfaced. You'll be driving along and it will just end and you're driving on an unsurfaced road.

The best selling vehicle in the states used to be the smaller Ford truck I think, the F150 maybe.

Then don't forget there is no MOT. You see some right turds driving around. With suspension which would make you sea sick and pumping out clouds of smoke.

[liner33]

ATM said:

Then don't forget there is no MOT. You see some right turds driving around. With suspension which would make you sea sick and pumping out clouds of smoke.

I understood that many states require annual vehicle inspections