A 'period' classics pictures thread (Mk II)

[Escort3500]

Chevy Corvair - one of Chevrolet’s less successful models

[P5BNij]

Escort3500 said:

Chevy Corvair - one of Chevrolet’s less successful models

Yes, so unsuccessful they sold almost 1.8 million of them!

[Composer62]

P5BNij said:

Escort3500 said:

Chevy Corvair - one of Chevrolet’s less successful models

Yes, so unsuccessful they sold almost 1.8 million of them!

Jay Leno likes them a lot ...

[aeropilot]

P5BNij said:

Escort3500 said:

Chevy Corvair - one of Chevrolet’s less successful models

Yes, so unsuccessful they sold almost 1.8 million of them!

Exactly, one of their less successful models, with a mere 1.8m sales...

Orrible things.....

[P5BNij]

aeropilot said:

P5BNij said:

Escort3500 said:

Chevy Corvair - one of Chevrolet’s less successful models

Yes, so unsuccessful they sold almost 1.8 million of them!

Exactly, one of their less successful models, with a mere 1.8m sales...

Orrible things.....

Unkind philistein you!!

[aeropilot]

P5BNij said:

aeropilot said:

P5BNij said:

Escort3500 said:

Chevy Corvair - one of Chevrolet’s less successful models

Yes, so unsuccessful they sold almost 1.8 million of them!

Exactly, one of their less successful models, with a mere 1.8m sales...

Orrible things.....

Unkind philistein you!!

I had the misfortune to have a go in one on a trip to USA some years back.....'orrible things

Only positive thing I can say about a Corvair, was that one died so as to provide the motive power for this Meyers Manx used by McQueen in the Thomas Crown Affair.

[Escort3500]

P5BNij said:

Escort3500 said:

Chevy Corvair - one of Chevrolet’s less successful models

Yes, so unsuccessful they sold almost 1.8 million of them!

Sorry, should have qualified my comment. I meant the swing-axle suspension and consequent handling problems, particularly on the earlier models

[uk66fastback]

Wheel_Turned_Out said:

sawman said:

All of the front row appear to have reversed into space whilst all of the next row went in forwards

What kind of car park is this

This mob had to grow up and get jobs just like the rest of us...

Village of the Damned - love it!

[P5BNij]

aeropilot said:

P5BNij said:

aeropilot said:

P5BNij said:

Escort3500 said:

Chevy Corvair - one of Chevrolet’s less successful models

Yes, so unsuccessful they sold almost 1.8 million of them!

Exactly, one of their less successful models, with a mere 1.8m sales...

Orrible things.....

Unkind philistein you!!

I had the misfortune to have a go in one on a trip to USA some years back.....'orrible things

Only positive thing I can say about a Corvair, was that one died so as to provide the motive power for this Meyers Manx used by McQueen in the Thomas Crown Affair.

I had no idea what was under that, I just assumed it was the usual VW gubbins . Which version of the Corvair did you drive, the earlier bonkers one or the '65 onwards revamped model...?

Meanwhile, somewhere in Sweden in the '70s a blonde ABBA parks her BMW....

Edited by P5BNij on Tuesday 23 March 11:00

[guru_1071]

early corvairs are ace

dont forget they where the first flat six rear engined turbo way back in 1962, a decade before porsche........

they dont handle that bad either, but there is a bit of a thrill in driving 'the most dangerous car in the world..'

[Touring442]

P5BNij said:

Meanwhile, somewhere in Sweden in the '70s a blonde ABBA parks her BMW....

Edited by P5BNij on Tuesday 23 March 11:00

That would have been one of Benny's - he had a BMW habit including a 3.0CS Coupe, at least two 6 Series Coupes and an Alpina B7 Turbo.

[Mr Tidy]

vpr said:

Back in 76 when my old man bought a new RS2. First one in Kent. My little Bro stood next to it

Great photos.

Reminds me of my 1978 model! Photo is from 1983ish so in period I suppose, parked outside my then GF's parents' house.





I replaced it in 1984 with a Capri 2.8 Injection - because Speed Matters.

[bigothunter]

Mr Tidy said:

I replaced it in 1984 with a Capri 2.8 Injection - because Speed Matters.

Speed is a dirty word today, even on PistonHeads

[CRA1G]

bigothunter said:

Mr Tidy said:

I replaced it in 1984 with a Capri 2.8 Injection - because Speed Matters.

Speed is a dirty word today, even on PistonHeads

He's only having a bit of crack with us....

[bigothunter]

CRA1G said:

bigothunter said:

Mr Tidy said:

I replaced it in 1984 with a Capri 2.8 Injection - because Speed Matters.

Speed is a dirty word today, even on PistonHeads

He's only having a bit of crack with us....

By not following politically correct rules

[Dapster]

Touring442 said:

P5BNij said:

Meanwhile, somewhere in Sweden in the '70s a blonde ABBA parks her BMW....

Edited by P5BNij on Tuesday 23 March 11:00

That would have been one of Benny's - he had a BMW habit including a 3.0CS Coupe, at least two 6 Series Coupes and an Alpina B7 Turbo.

Benny had a Maserati Merak as well as all those BMWs






The 633 sold through Sotherby's a few years ago



https://rmsothebys.com/en/auctions/pa18/paris/lots...

[Turbobanana]

I guess he could have what he wanted, with all that Money, Money, Money

[Johnspex]

They don't look very happy having their photos taken . Except the one where he looks like he's playing in his dad's car .
Mind you, i'd be embarrassed being pictured in wky driving gloves.
If he was English and wore driving gloves he'd probably call the car 'the old girl'.

[Touring442]

That was a Henna red 635CSi press car, photo around 1978/79. He'd be a good subject for an interview regarding cars - what does he drive now I wonder? Not a fking Tesla I hope.

[Dapster]

Touring442 said:

That was a Henna red 635CSi press car, photo around 1978/79.

Great spot! It was this one from 1980