A 'period' classics pictures thread (Mk II)

[Turbobanana]

Hugo a Gogo said:

Record was a Cavalier, that's either an Opel Senator, or the Vauxhall Royale which became a Vauxhall Senator in later years

Ascona was the Cavalier, no?

[finlo]

Turbobanana said:

Hugo a Gogo said:

Record was a Cavalier, that's either an Opel Senator, or the Vauxhall Royale which became a Vauxhall Senator in later years

Ascona was the Cavalier, no?

Yes.

[aeropilot]

Hugo a Gogo said:

Dapster said:

Bottom pic - what are the 2 big saloons?

Between the Polo and the Fiesta on the left? Mk 2 Granada?

Behind the Maxi on the right? Opel Rekord? The Rekord and droopy nose Carlton were sold concurrently in the UK weren't they?

Edited by Dapster on Sunday 9th May 08:43

Record was a Cavalier, that's either an Opel Senator, or the Vauxhall Royale which became a Vauxhall Senator in later years

As said above, no it wasn't.
And no its not a Senator/Royale.

[Dapster]

It's a fancy pants Rekord with headlamp wipers!

Edited by Dapster on Monday 10th May 17:07

[Hugo a Gogo]

Oh yeah, Ascona was the Cavalier, of course!

Still, the one in the street scene is a Senator/Royale

[aeropilot]

Hugo a Gogo said:

Still, the one in the street scene is a Senator/Royale

No its not.

[finlo]

I'm going to chuck in a Carlton or Viceroy!

[Hugo a Gogo]

aeropilot said:

No its not.

Why not

[aeropilot]

Hugo a Gogo said:

aeropilot said:

No its not.

Why not

See Dapster post above.

Its a Rekord.
Its even got the standard steel wheels that all the Rekord's had.

[Hugo a Gogo]

aeropilot said:

See Dapster post above.

Its a Rekord.
Its even got the standard steel wheels that all the Rekord's had.

You've got a good eye to spot steel wheels
And the one in Dapster's post has alloys

Show me a pic of a Rekord with the fancy headlamp wipers and I might believe you

[finlo]

aeropilot said:

I
Its even got the standard steel wheels that all the Rekord's had.

Apart from that red one

[Dapster]

The giveaway to me is that the Rekord had square headlights and the Senator/Royale had lights that sloped slightly at the grill. The car in the b&w street pic has square headlights. The Viceroy / Royale / Senator all had fancier chrome edged or egg crate grilles too




Rekord


Senator

Edited by Dapster on Monday 10th May 19:37

[Hugo a Gogo]

I'm going goggle eyed staring at it, it looked more sloped to me, but now I'm not sure any more. Either way there's not much in it

But I might concede defeat based on the straight leading edge of the bonnet

Edited by Hugo a Gogo on Monday 10th May 20:22

[P5BNij]

Fiat 130 Coupe production at the Pininfarina factory....

[aeropilot]

finlo said:

aeropilot said:

I
Its even got the standard steel wheels that all the Rekord's had.

Apart from that red one

The red one is German market Berlina. Very few Berlina versions of the Rekord sold in the UK. I can't really recall ever seeing many of them back in the day. Ascona Berlina/SR's were more common, but not the top of the range Rekord Berlina.

[Turbobanana]

P5BNij said:

Fiat 130 Coupe production at the Pininfarina factory....

OK, hope you're enjoying the factory tour. Next I want to show you the part of the production line where we fit the optional extras and - oh! bonus! - I see this customer has ordered the factory-fit technician. Here we can see Flavio welding him into place, ready to assist with future breakdowns and general maintenance. Carry on lads!

[moffspeed]

Fiat 130 Coupe, one of the finest looking cars of all time. It had a younger sister who was posher but, regrettably, fatter and uglier - the RR Camargue.

It’s a shame that your lads on the production line only built one of these (and we’re talking about the car here..)

[moffspeed]

Of course the Camargue itself was a design hand me down :



^ Rolls Royce Camargue.



^ Lady Penelope’s Fab 1.

[Turbobanana]

moffspeed said:

Fiat 130 Coupe, one of the finest looking cars of all time. It had a younger sister who was posher but, regrettably, fatter and uglier - the RR Camargue.

It’s a shame that your lads on the production line only built one of these (and we’re talking about the car here..)

Agnelli looked different at the weekend, didn't he? Must have been the joy of driving that Maremma

[Dapster]

moffspeed said:

Of course the Camargue itself was a design hand me down :

5 years before the Camargue was launched, a Dutch businessman bought a Mercedes 300SEL 6.3 and commissioned Sergio Pininfarina to clothe it in bespoke 2 door body. Workers from both Pininfarina and Rolls Royce interviewed at the time all deny any accusation of rehashing the design but you have to wonder....





https://drive-my.com/mercedes-benz-300-sel-6-3-pin...