A 'period' classics pictures thread (Mk II)

[OLDBENZ]

dandarez said:

Bodo said:

Mr lestat said:

That’s interesting, never seen that before

Me neither. So many civil uses for this!

A sensible and 'green' alternative to drones etc for parcel deliveries. Amazon etc, take note. This could be the future.

[Escort3500]

OLDBENZ said:

dandarez said:

Bodo said:

Mr lestat said:

That’s interesting, never seen that before

Me neither. So many civil uses for this!

A sensible and 'green' alternative to drones etc for parcel deliveries. Amazon etc, take note. This could be the future.

And the parcels will land in better condition

[Lily the Pink]

Bodo said:

Mr lestat said:

That’s interesting, never seen that before

Me neither. So many civil uses for this!

Like dousing your neighbour's BBQ !

[67Dino]

Lily the Pink said:

Bodo said:

Mr lestat said:

That’s interesting, never seen that before

Me neither. So many civil uses for this!

Like dousing your neighbour's BBQ !

Or Pizza delivery!

[williamp]

67Dino said:

Or Pizza delivery!

Scottish regiment. Aparently it was a way to catch Haggis when they flew during the mating season, but more traditional ways of Haggis hunting proved more succesful

[67Dino]

williamp said:

67Dino said:

Or Pizza delivery!

Scottish regiment. Aparently it was a way to catch Haggis when they flew during the mating season, but more traditional ways of Haggis hunting proved more succesful

Hehe. I sense we may have strayed just a wee bit off topic. Someone post an old pic of a car please.

[2172cc]

OK, how about this Stratos Stradale? Black and white film means I probably took this late 70's.

[soxboy]

Looks like a local agricultural show on the stand of the local Fiat/ Alfa dealers. 127 Palio and 131 Mirafiori/ Supermirafiori behind, with Alfa brochure stand in background too.

My cousin had a Palio which IIRC was W-reg (1980), later parked up a tree.

[M3DGE]

2172cc said:

OK, how about this Stratos Stradale? Black and white film means I probably took this late 70's.

Car check on FB 17 doesn't come up with anything. Odd, because the Lancia was extremely valuable even then... and the plate was worth good money even in the 70s (and probably had family links). Possible the plate is on retention.. issued by Bath in 1903.

[2172cc]

soxboy said:

Looks like a local agricultural show on the stand of the local Fiat/ Alfa dealers. 127 Palio and 131 Mirafiori/ Supermirafiori behind, with Alfa brochure stand in background too.

My cousin had a Palio which IIRC was W-reg (1980), later parked up a tree.

It wasn't an agricultural show but an Italian gathering at Shenley. All sorts going on including a tug of war I remember where macho Italians with a few glasses of vino on board would try and show off... and fail.
Also in the bunch of pictures I took was this 131 Abarth.

[aeropilot]

2172cc said:

Also in the bunch of pictures I took was this 131 Abarth.

[21st Century Man]

Loving that 131, what a look for the period!

[generationx]

aeropilot said:

2172cc said:

Also in the bunch of pictures I took was this 131 Abarth.

That’s a dream car right there

[Sid's Dad]

M3DGE said:

vixen1700 said:

More Facel Vegas meeting up in Banbury in the early '70s.



The car on the right fascinated a ten year old me when I saw this advert in the March 1977 Thoroughbred and Classic Cars magazine.
Wanted one ever since.

The name alone just blew me away.

Despite being loved at the time, only OGS 786 definitely made it through. Was taxed until 1/6/2020, I assume now laid up. Wierdly the record says 'first registered 2001' but I guess that means it was found as a wreck and the new owner persuaded DVLA to allocate the original plate. No record of any of the others other than the plate 2 GPJ, now on a Ford.

There was a garage that specialised in Facel Vegas along the road between Cropredy and Banbury in the early seventies. I used to go past it every day on the school bus. It was the highlight of the journey. Many of the Facels they had in were quite scruffy - they even had a manky Excellence in - but one, an electric blue Facel 11 registered SPY222 was in splendid condition.

[Dapster]

2172cc said:

I think this is the exact same car for sale. £75k if you fancy it.

Seller said:

Purchased as one of the 400 homologation Stradales (UK registration number UYY272S) ...and converted to Group 4 spec

https://car-from-uk.com/sale.php?id=248401&cou...



Unmolested Stradale road car here - have a guess how much



https://suchen.mobile.de/fahrzeuge/details.html?id...

[Tyre Smoke]

I so would if my numbers came up.

I love square cars, and a 131 has to be top of my list.

As a child I remember my parents test driving a 131 (probably only a 1.3) and me begging them to buy it. No, another bloody Avenger.

[2172cc]

My dad with his new 1600 131 Mirafiori in 1978. First car I ever drove at 14 years old when he taught me drive in it

[aeropilot]

Dapster said:

2172cc said:

I think this is the exact same car for sale. £75k if you fancy it.

Seller said:

Purchased as one of the 400 homologation Stradales (UK registration number UYY272S) ...and converted to Group 4 spec

https://car-from-uk.com/sale.php?id=248401&cou...

Such a shame that an original Stradale has been converted to a Grp.4 car, as its devalued it by about 30-50%, as so few Stradale left.

I seem to recall that UYY car was the featured in UK mags at the time, and was the only one ever imported brand new into the UK.
Like all the 70's homologation specials, they were pretty crap as road cars, (the 131 Abarth Stradale, was notorious for having incredibly uncomfortable seats)....but, its still one of the ones that has that 'most want' factor for me.

[Keep it stiff]

2172cc said:

My dad with his new 1600 131 Mirafiori in 1978. First car I ever drove at 14 years old when he taught me drive in it

Good to see comment on the 131.

My 2nd car was a 2nd hand 1600 Mirafiori 131, purchased in '79, a year or so later I part exchanged it for a Dolly Sprint. In the same period, Dad was driving a 132 2 litre, he purchased new and it stayed in the family for about ten years before being written off by an un-insured driver, hitting it from behind.

I will see if I can dig out some pictures of my 131.

[Turbobanana]

Keep it stiff said:

2172cc said:

My dad with his new 1600 131 Mirafiori in 1978. First car I ever drove at 14 years old when he taught me drive in it

Good to see comment on the 131.

My 2nd car was a 2nd hand 1600 Mirafiori 131, purchased in '79, a year or so later I part exchanged it for a Dolly Sprint. In the same period, Dad was driving a 132 2 litre, he purchased new and it stayed in the family for about ten years before being written off by an un-insured driver, hitting it from behind.

I will see if I can dig out some pictures of my 131.

Funny isn't it, how some "ordinary" looking cars used to get dressed up and look amazing. I, too, remember these as a kid growing up in the late seventies. They always looked OK, but a bit dull. Then I saw one of the 131 Sports, you know - the ones that always seemed to be orange, with the graphite coloured details and wheels, grille and rear spoiler. Then I saw the interior, all velour and mysterious.

132 always looked cool, too, with the "cloverleaf" alloys at least, and that BMW-like reverse slope front. And the perspex sun visors...