Great british cars-nostalgia

[Bodgeitandleggit]

Have a look at this link with all the great/not so great british cars from the west midlands with excellent music from 60/70,s.........brings back some memories for me.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-17693856

 

[captaincaveman1]

I had an 81 metro sport and an 86 mini and loved them

 

[Susiejb]

Thank you I loved that link...my dad (bless him) spent all his working life at the Rover despite being a talented trained cabinet maker, he settled for 'security'.
Lovely to hear a 'proper' Brummie accent and see my old Triumph Herald ...I loved that car, very nostalgic for me too.

 

[gremlin16]

I've always wanted one of these,

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[Blasphemous]

I've always wanted one of these,

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Is it a Renault 5 Gordini gremlin?

 

[gremlin16]

Try Metro 6R4 twin turbo, if you were Tony Pond.

 

[hereisthetruth]

mum and dads garage

VW pickup (Campervan shape)
Cortina mk1
Vauxhall 101 super
Ford Escort MK1 van
Ford Anglia
Ford Capri Mk 2 1300L
Triumph Herald 1250
Ford Capri 1750gt
Triumph Spitfire Mk1V
Ford Capri 2.0S
Triumph Spitfire Mk1V
Ford Capri 3.0S
MGB GT
Vauxhall Viva HC
Datsun Cherry 1200
Triumph TR7
Jaguar XJS4.2
Triumph TR7 Convertible

Then it got boring as they got older bless em.
My Car garage started in 1982 before that it was bikes culminating in a Moto Guzzi Lemans Mk11

My first car was a big fridge on wheels (it was white and very square) Cortina Mk1V 1.6

Then my cars got interesting but I'll stick with the retro theme.

 

[Blasphemous]

Try Metro 6R4 twin turbo

Bloody hell! I actually had a Metro Turbo too! Sometimes (most of the time) you don't realise your age is catching you up! I should have gone to spec savers!

 

[hereisthetruth]

Pirelli Gordon was the landmark tyre of that era.

But the thread has been hijacked away from British cars of the 1960s/70s.

I did not do it. I listed 17 brit cars of that era in my post , with just a casual remark about having bikes till my first car which was a 1970s brit car in keeping with the thread.

 

[Bodgeitandleggit]

Back on track with the cars.....I never liked the allegro and years later it was proved it was more aero-dynamic going backwards ..had a mini though and loved it until the great british weather got the better of it

 

[hereisthetruth]

Almost , almost bought a new Montego Turbo , for the time a very quick car. made the mistake of lifting the carpet in the boot of this brand new car to find rust on the crossmembers . .
So bought a bmw 316 instead

 

[alumni]

Back on track with the cars.....I never liked the allegro and years later it was proved it was more aero-dynamic going backwards ..had a mini though and loved it until the great british weather got the better of it

Ah, the dodgy steering wheel. What was that all about??

 

[Bodgeitandleggit]

Back on track with the cars.....I never liked the allegro and years later it was proved it was more aero-dynamic going backwards ..had a mini though and loved it until the great british weather got the better of it

Ah, the dodgy steering wheel. What was that all about??

Yeah..the allegro steering wheel ..wasnt it square shaped or something?

 

[Whitespirit66]

I had an 81 metro sport

Under the heading 'Great British cars'?

 

[Mw Roofline]

Great link, enjoyed that, I miss the old Bull Ring even though it was the pits!

Many of my parents friends worked at the Longbridge plant and it was horrible when it closed.

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