How about a 'period' classics pictures thread
Discussion
Pericoloso said:
I thought it had a pair of extra lights beside the headlights but presumably just the HLS lights fitted....
Looks like an extra pair of rectangular foglights fitted above the bumper - well, at least one. The other conforming to stereotype having headed for the hills already!
Dapster said:
Pericoloso said:
I thought it had a pair of extra lights beside the headlights but presumably just the HLS lights fitted....
Looks like an extra pair of rectangular foglights fitted above the bumper - well, at least one. The other conforming to stereotype having headed for the hills already!Thanks......
Robin Hood said:
The 2200HL had the same headlights as the HLS too, I had one in 1977, NLN 962P.
That was before the 18/22 became the Princess in late '75. All Austins had the flat bonnet and trapezoidal lights, Morrises has four round lights and that awful snouty grille similar to the Wolseley. When it became a Princess (P reg) only the HLS had the big lights. We had a 1979 V plate 1700HL in the early eighties, four round lights. Comfiest car ever, and a great tow car. Much underrated.Long before I was born my father brought a new Austin Princess “S reg” which he says went round the clock in less than 4 years without fault. To this day my father says it was a great car but it could be rose tinted glasses as he also liked has a soft spot for the MG Maestro.
Next time I go to their house I will have a look at old pictures as I recall there being quite a few car related ones from their lives in the 70’s plus my brother and I as kids in the 80’s and 90’s.
Next time I go to their house I will have a look at old pictures as I recall there being quite a few car related ones from their lives in the 70’s plus my brother and I as kids in the 80’s and 90’s.
DickyC said:
If the wedge Princess and its variants had been built by Alfa Romeo complete with all its faults and build quality it would have been seen at the time as a giant step and would now be desirable and viewed with interest and affection.
+1If the TR7 had a Fez badge................
DickyC said:
If the wedge Princess and its variants had been built by Alfa Romeo complete with all its faults and build quality it would have been seen at the time as a giant step and would now be desirable and viewed with interest and affection.
If it were built by Citroen, it would now be a bona fide classic beloved of the Islington set.The CX was a better car though. But you only had to ride in the back of a Cortina for an hour to know how good the Princess was as a saloon car. Masses of legroom and a magic ride.
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