Footballers' Classics

[ClassicMotorNut]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-...

I thought this would be of interest to most of the chaps on here. Pics of brilliant footballers' brilliant cars, from the days before the likes of Balotelli and his stty camo Bentley.

Edited by ClassicMotorNut on Wednesday 13th March 17:28

[vixen1700]

Link doesn't work.

[Amirhussain]

vixen1700 said:

Link doesn't work.

Same

[ClassicMotorNut]

Sorry, I've replaced the link with a non-fancy one.

[LotusOmega375D]

Nice photos, but frankly some pretty bland fayre for well-known footballers. I think Balotelli deserves more credit!

Good to see that some things haven't changed though: like Phil Thompson having his Capri wheels nicked on a Liverpool housing estate.

Never seen a footballer in an actual classic car though.

[Amirhussain]

Nice read. Some great photos too.

[oliverb205]

Amusing stuff. I think the entire England 1970 World Cup Squad were given Cortina 1600Es with consecutive registrations, sure I've seen a picture somewhere of them all with the cars and there used to be one of the cars doing the rounds of North West car shows 20+years ago.

Oliver.

[SiredR]

This one ?

[BOMBER123]

often wonder where Mr Bests little lotus europa is now ? Remember Matt Busbys Jensen Intercepter for sale in loot about 15 years back for £2500 ! why oh why did i not buy it !

[RichB]

SiredR said:

Come on then, who's the bloke stood between Mullery and Stiles? He's in a West ham shirt and looks like Brian Dear but that would be too rediculous... and as a lifelong Hammers fan I can't work it out! Villa? Burnley?

[bobbins]

The barnet tells me it's Ralph Coates. Was at Burnley at the time.

[RichB]

bobbins said:

The barnet tells me it's Ralph Coates. Was at Burnley at the time.

Good point, I was looking at the final squad names on Wiki not the initial squad. Coates didn't make it through... still got a Cortina though

[SiredR]

If you're a Hammers fan this one will float your boat

[Humper]

LotusOmega375D said:

Never seen a footballer in an actual classic .

Stanley Matthews?

[dave stew]

As a non-football fan, I enjoyed that.

[quiraing]

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- "£650 and it's yours".

- "Naah mate, waiting for the Mk3 2000GXL out in October".

[smn159]

Liverpool's Phil Thompson with his Capri

[quiraing]

- "Never mind the wheels, just head that ball".

[vixen1700]

Here's Cruyff with his SM.

[RichB]

quiraing said:

- "£650 and it's yours". - "Naah mate, waiting for the Mk3 2000GXL out in October".

That'd more likely be 'Arry flogging 'em off after a year or so in some dodgy deal with a trader in Essex, as long as 'im and 'is Sandra get a bob or two.