The Automotive Dustbin of History....

[PatHeald]

The "CB Radio" thread brought it all flooding back...

Things you had to have at the time, but would never now admit, such as.....

An eight-track cartridge.

Those funny things that people fitted to windscreen wipers, usually on Capris.

Wolfrace slots.

Musical airhorns.

Cherry Bombs.

JPS paintjob on your Capri.

Hell, that makes me feel old.

Any other motoring fashion disasters from days gone by?

[CarZee]

You seem to have overlooked furry dice..

And sunstrips with "Daz and Shaz" or suchlike emblazoned upon them in the vain hope of seeing someone who gives a fcuk

>> Edited by CarZee (moderator) on Monday 24th March 21:17

[donatien]

Vinyl roofs?

[yertis]

Vinyl roof coverings on fixed-head cars... wondered about that even as a kid.

>> Edited by yertis on Monday 24th March 21:18

[donatien]

Lightning conductor strips. Lets you hang under the car for 2 hours on a Sunday afternoon whilst you fit them for no reason whatsoever.

[minimax]

In the early '90s I was in love two things - kylie (good) and those spokey reflector slidey things you put on your bike wheels ( ) going even further back, (late '80s) I would have killed for a leather jacket with all those zips on - thriller stylee. never got one. but then I was only 6

[CarZee]

minimax said: I would have killed for a leather jacket with all those zips on - thriller stylee. never got one. but then I was only 6

I wanted one..

BHS did a dodgy imitation leather job.. which I wanted.. but (wisely) was refused.

Well, I was 7..

>> Edited by CarZee (moderator) on Monday 24th March 21:25

[yertis]

Spooky! OK Donatien, now it's your turn to guess what I'M thinking...

[MikeyT]

Yes, I had a vinyl roof. And it was white. And I put it on myself. On my 1969 Hillman Hunter 1725cc motor.



Not only that, it had white wheels too.

And two front spotlights And a heated rear sreen which I put on myself.

Come back LDO 585G - all is forgiven.

[Mr2Mike]

MikeyT said: Yes, I had a vinyl roof. And it was white. And I put it on myself. On my 1969 Hillman Hunter 1725cc motor.



Not only that, it had white wheels too.

And two front spotlights And a heated rear sreen which I put on myself.

Come back LDO 585G - all is forgiven.

It may not have forgiven you though

[JonRB]

My Dad had a Daimler Sovereign with slotted Wolfrace wheels in the late 70's / early 80's. Actually looked pretty good as I recall.



>> Edited by JonRB on Monday 24th March 21:55

[kenny chim 4]

It's interesting to look at things on cars today that will inevitably be consigned to history's dustbin-

Blue LEDs
Blacked out windows
Bl@ody Kenwood stickers
Wooden bead seat covers
50+ tiny plastic toys blu-tacked to dashboard
Wallace & Gromet air freshners
and..(tends to be Asians but no offence intended) gilt Kleenex boxes on parcel shelves with single CD or beads hanging from rearview mirror.

The mind boggles as to what the futre will bring..

[CarZee]

Garfields

[Bodo]

I remember in the early 80s, my father made research on how to apply nail polish on cars. Later, a few showcars were designed by b+b who were painted nacre-white-metallic with pink or blue shine:



The CW311 inspired by Merc C111 and later built by Isdera called Imperator (not finished in nacre though). Other cars were a Merc SEC Cabriolet "Magic Top",



few 911s, some with Bond gadgets, a 928 with t-bar, and a posh Polo hatch

[dern]

Rear window covering plastic louvered grill in black... why?

[Bodo]

uuuuuuhhhh, just found some pictures of the posh Polo:




could have been the roots of maxing methinks

[Bodo]

dern said: Rear window covering plastic louvered grill in black... why?

The Miura had it first IIRC.
Manta drivers (sorry, Ted) thought it would make their Manta as fast as a Lambo

[JonRB]

dern said: Rear window covering plastic louvered grill in black... why?

Well, on a white 1980 Lotus Esprit a set of black aluminium slats were a) very good at keeping the sun off the engine bay whilst not reducing rear visibility that much and b) what James Bond had on his white Lotus Esprit and therefore essential equipment. (Hi Dad!)

[PatHeald]

http:/www.webbpages2.com/supercarworld/images/fullpics/038b.jpg

Well, here I am, posting a thread taking the piss out of motoring fashion disasters and find that my own car is being singled out for attention....

Hoist by his own petard, methinks...

[cortinaman]

i gotta admit,im after a set of wolfrace slot mags for my cortina,i think they look nicer than the run-of-the-mill alloys that are around at the moment.(i have a set of rial alloys as a back-up though!)