Show your old embarrassing car photo's

[Gandahar]

Circa 1980's my mate happily recreated the TVR British Olympia car show naked ladies whilst on top of my Champagne coloured shooting brake designed by Giugiaro.

Our friends far too cool Mini clubman tries to steal the limelight to little effect.

For proper PH bonus points name make and model of both cars in the background

[amusingduck]

Is that a Talbot Sunbeam on the right?

[chibbard]

Looks like a Mk5 Cortina in the background on the left and a Toyota Corolla on the right.

[liner33]

Triumph Acclaim and Nissan Sunny ?

[oceanview]

Triumph Acclaim in left background. Nissan Sunny in right background.

Wow- impressed with that Ital! Was it the 1.3, 1.5 or the mental 1.7???!!!

[gazz81]

Heres mine!

[Willy Nilly]

gazz81 said:

Heres mine!

[leefee]

I might be wrong..but i think the car in the right is a daihatsu charmant? Love the rapid too. Had loads of them...would love another.

[gazz81]

Unfortunately it's too dificult to make out the mg maestro 1600 on weber carbs and the lancia gamma coupe!
But I loved that skoda!

[djdest]

He's me showing off on my skateboard in1991, in front of my first car, a Nova 1.2 Antibes.
Basically it was a limited edition similar to the SR but without the better performance

[Mound Dawg]

djdest said:

...a Nova 1.2 Antibes.
Basically it was a limited edition similar to the SR in that it had four wheels

There you go.

[john2443]

amusingduck said:

Is that a Talbot Sunbeam on the right?

err...No!

[Amused2death]

Not that embarrassing, but at the age I am now it seems like a different person.

[aw51 121565]

oceanview said:

Triumph Acclaim in left background. Nissan Sunny in right background.

Wow- impressed with that Ital! Was it the 1.3, 1.5 or the mental 1.7???!!!

Ital 1.5? I missed that one .

PS you forgot the Ital 2.0HLS Auto, which went down very well at the time .

[Sump]

Someone get that Bentley pic up.

[aw51 121565]

Gandahar said:

Circa 1980's my mate happily recreated the TVR British Olympia car show naked ladies whilst on top of my Champagne coloured shooting brake designed by Giugiaro.

Our friends far too cool Mini clubman tries to steal the limelight to little effect.

For proper PH bonus points name make and model of both cars in the background

It was 'designed' by Harris Mann, whereas its actual production was merely 'facilitated' (for want of a better word) by Ital Design - but Austin Morris perpetuated this economy-of-the-truth and it clearly stuck, so - why not?? (I'm a BL etc fan ).

PS The cars in the background were named near the top of the thread .

Meet me socially, I'm very interesting...

[carinaman]

Mound Dawg said:

djdest said:

...a Nova 1.2 Antibes.
Basically it was a limited edition similar to the SR in that it had four wheels

There you go.

You couldn't put GTE wheel trims on them as the GTE had bigger wheels.

[DKS]

The Antibes had a rev counter and 5 speed box too!


My first car. Bought from my mum, is by far the least trustworthy car I've ever owned. Was quite posh compared to the Fiestas etc most had at the time.
The cheesy grin is because I'd just got back from court and managed to keep my licence after some teenagage stupidity. Really made me value my licence that did.

[Mound Dawg]

What sort of potential licence losing stupidity was possible in THAT?

[Westy Pre-Lit]

gazz81 said:

Heres mine!

The exclusive and highly collectable Gulzar addition ?