Old car ads from magazines & newspapers

[LuS1fer]

Yertis said:

I know these are a design icon, etc, but they are also very ugly to my eyes.

I am inclined to agree although I think it was the later cars that were truly considered beautiful, at the front more than the back, IMO



You also have to consider the historical context. The Citroen was released in 1955 and looked "slammed" when it was parked, so this was the rather frumpy competition

[Andy86GT]

I had a Ti in this colour (Moonstone), first car I owned with a Tachometer and decent performance!

[lancslad58]

Fancy a Riley Ellf but can't affford one ....

[Andy86GT]

lancslad58 said:

Fancy a Riley Ellf but can't affford one ....

That looks very elegant...

[TarquinMX5]

I wonder if they sold any; it's the first I've seen or heard of it.

[P5BNij]

TarquinMX5 said:

I wonder if they sold any; it's the first I've seen or heard of it.

One of them appeared on ebay last year!

[dontlookdown]

lancslad58 said:

Fancy a Riley Ellf but can't affford one ....

Crqzy but quite creative. Also ugly. Perhaps that's where BMC got the idea..?

[Turbobanana]

lancslad58 said:

Fancy a Riley Elf but can't afford one....

Insurance company: "Has the car been modified in any way?"

"Well... umm..."

That said, quite a few of these were sold:

[Yertis]

Turbobanana said:

Insurance company: "Has the car been modified in any way?"

"Well... umm..."

That said, quite a few of these were sold:

The 2CV one cleverly used the normal bootlid - I don’t think mods were required.

As an aside, I wonder what they towed with that car?

[aeropilot]

Andy86GT said:

I had a Ti in this colour (Moonstone), first car I owned with a Tachometer and decent performance!

That was a rare car when new.

Talbot didn't sell many Series 2 Ti's at all.

I only ever saw one Series 2 Ti in Moonstone....was parked up near a special stage exit in Cumbria on the RAC Rally in 1984.

I bought a black Series 2 Ti back in 1986, and in the 2.5 years I owned it, I only ever saw a couple of other ones. Used to see Series 1 Ti's around, but Series 2 ones were few and far between. One of the bigger Talbot dealers of the day (who was a bit of a Sunbeam-Lotus specialist) told me in 1989, that he sold no more than a handful of Series 2 Ti's when new.

[21st Century Man]

Yertis said:

Turbobanana said:

Insurance company: "Has the car been modified in any way?"

"Well... umm..."

That said, quite a few of these were sold:

The 2CV one cleverly used the normal bootlid - I don’t think mods were required.

As an aside, I wonder what they towed with that car?

See also the factory boot from South America, the Citronella.

[ferret50]

lancslad58 said:

Fancy a Riley Ellf but can't affford one ....

Wonder how this was mounted?
And what about the fuel filler?
Was there a version for twin tank cars?

[P5BNij]

[TarquinMX5]

P5BNij said:

TarquinMX5 said:

I wonder if they sold any; it's the first I've seen or heard of it.

One of them appeared on ebay last year!

[TarquinMX5]

21st Century Man said:

See also the factory boot from South America, the Citronella.

Citronella? Essentially, the natural oil variant . Citroneta.

[Scotter]

P5BNij said:

The top one (Racing car show)deserves a print out.Great design.

[21st Century Man]

TarquinMX5 said:

21st Century Man said:

See also the factory boot from South America, the Citronella.

Citronella? Essentially, the natural oil variant . Citroneta.

Bloody autocorrect, I missed that!

[I-am-the-reverend]

I used to like those (runs for cover). Fantastic ride, seats and pretty reliable once the early problems were sorted. The 2000 O Series went quite well as it had loads of torque. Not remotely sporty to drive but they could be hustled along at a fair old rate.

[P5BNij]

[TarquinMX5]

P5BNij][url said:

Interesting; I always thought that the Kent name was the name of the Jaguar 'spoked' alloy but it seems not, GKN Kent being a susidiary of GKN, and they made alloys for numerous cars, including the Jaguar. I don't recall any other wheel, other than the Jaguar/Daimler one, being referred to as 'Kent'.


https://driventowrite.com/2015/09/11/gkn-kent-allo...