A mystery Estate car
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Yup, don't think they ever did estates, but I had it down for a Lancia, Alfa or summint... and that grill is very Jensen Interceptor.
The BBC must be slipping? Enjoyed the Serpent, made 'old skool' such that I was unable to detect a political agenda? Dear me, what is the world coming to?
Edited by OldDuffer on Tuesday 12th January 15:14
My godfather ran a backstreet bodyshop in the mid 70’s in Sunderland and had one of these stashed away in a wooden garage - I had never seen one before (or since for that matter) but i recall being struck by it’s simple elegance. Unfortunately the youth of Hylton did not agree, and one night broke in and smashed all of the windows. They then returned a few weeks later and set fire to the garage itself, completely destroying the car.
Done a bit of digging, seems it's a rare beast. Doubtful there's too many surviving in the UK. The world bought the Cortina, and Hillman Hunters - not this. Comments seem to align with mine in that it'd pass for something European.
It's pretty, unusual, quite humble without being vanilla, and not the predictable choice. I want one.
It's pretty, unusual, quite humble without being vanilla, and not the predictable choice. I want one.
Edited by OldDuffer on Wednesday 13th January 10:32
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