Older cars you have seen

[Forty29]

Saw a green Rolls-Royce, shape common in the 70's and 80's with big grille sporting a big 45 on the side it was other side of a roundabout so missed reg.

 

[birchesgreen]

There was a vintage vehicle meet at the SVR station at Kidderminster today, amid the steam tractors was this lovely Austin 16

 

[ABB125]

This thing that looks like an old Range Rover in Cheltenham earlier today

 

[ls2270]

This thing that looks like an old Range Rover in Cheltenham earlier today
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It is indeed an old Range Rover!

 

[Peter Mugridge]

It is indeed an old Range Rover!

...and it looks a lot better than the current design.

 

[ls2270]

...and it looks a lot better than the current design.

That’s for sure!

 

[Sun Chariot]

Sunday afternoon: four scalps in four miles...
En route back from a country market, the 4 miles between Lindford and Grayshott yielded:

1) Silver Renault R5 Turbo (the original 1980-1984 model, with huge air intake ahead of rear wheels), complete with large blue TURBO decals along bodyside.

2) Oatmeal-coloured Ford Granada Mk1 coupe.

3) Scarlet Triumph TR6.

4) Yellow Triunph Stag.

Oh not forgetting, on our way to farmers' market, at Sheet (it's just north of Petersfield), a red Rover SD1 Vitesse, in immaculate condition.

 

[Bald Rick]

Oatmeal-coloured Ford Granada Mk1 coupe.

I bet that the colour was not called ‘Oatmeal’ in the Ford brochure of the time!

Oh not forgetting, on our way to farmers' market, at Sheet (it's just north of Petersfueld), a red Rover SD1 Vitesse, in immaculate condition.

I used to get a ride to school in one of those, albeit Black, 1983/Y reg. (neighbour’s, sadly, not my parents’).

All i can remember was a very wide dasboard with loads of dials.

 

[bspahh]

I bet that the colour was not called ‘Oatmeal’ in the Ford brochure of the time!

I think it was "Nevada Beige"

 

[Sun Chariot]

I used to get a ride to school in one of those, albeit Black, 1983/Y reg. (neighbour’s, sadly, not my parents’).
All i can remember was a very wide dasboard with loads of dials.

My first car was a 1986/D 2600. At 6' 6" my options were limited and the SD1 prices, at that time, were rock bottom.
5 year-old car with 50k miles and FSH, for a grand.
That was the same shade of red as today's Vitesse - "Targa Red" in Rover Group parlance!

 

[DelW]

Spotted an early TVR heading into Sainsbury's car park this afternoon. I saw it sideways on, so I didn't read the plate, but I was surprised just how short it was compared with their later models. It had the cut-off tail and circular mk1 Cortina rear lights that immediately said Tuscan to me, but I haven't found an image of that version to confirm it (or not) since TVR re-used the name for different models. It did sound very rorty!

 

[61653 HTAFC]

Huddersfield Sainsbury's was graced with the presence of this Packard on Monday afternoon (10th August):

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Which rather overshadowed this Benz:

 

[Gag Halfrunt]

Panhard, not Packard.

 

[Sun Chariot]

As @Gag Halfrunt wisely points out, post 1002 shows a Dyna Z by French car maker Panhard.
The car model was produced between 1954 and 1959.

Panhard Dyna Z - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Great find @61653 HTAFC

 

[61653 HTAFC]

Panhard, not Packard.

I'll blame the silly fancy writing! When it initially drove past I thought "that looks French" but couldn't read the badging as anything other than Packard. Once my brain decided that's what it said, that was it!

Looking again it's quite obviously Panhard on the front, so I was clearly just having a brain-fart.

 

[matchmaker]

Saw a Hillman Husky this afternoon - the Imp derived van. I think it was an F registration so an early one.

 

[TheSel]

Yesterday's little gem ... A 1965 Austin 1100. Widnes.

 

[telstarbox]

Renault Express panel van in Bilbao, Spain / Basque Country.

 

[EYFanatic]

Yesterday's little gem ... A 1965 Austin 1100. Widnes.

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Is that Michael Winner driving?

 

[Peter Mugridge]

Is that Michael Winner driving?

Calm down....

 

[birchesgreen]

Calm down....

Luckily he is really a very good driver so the car will be safe.

 

[D6130]

Luckily he is really a very good driver so the car will be safe.

Michael Winner? I thought he was dead!

 

[ExRes]

Michael Winner? I thought he was dead!

13 years ago, but the 1100 was a fairly slow car ........

 

[KT550]

Seen today in Battle, East Sussex:
Aug 1994 (M prefix) Talbot Talisman camper

in Tonbridge, Kent:
Jun 1991 (H prefix) Hymer camper
Mar 1973 (L suffix) Triumph GT6 Mk.3

 

[GusB]

Michael Winner? I thought he was dead!

Well, he's not likely to cause any accidents!

Seen today in Battle, East Sussex:
Aug 1994 (M prefix) Talbot Talisman camper

in Tonbridge, Kent:
Jun 1991 (H prefix) Hymer camper
Mar 1973 (L suffix) Triumph GT6 Mk.3

That Talbot looks very tidy. Considering the M-plate it's carrying, it must have been one of the last to be produced.

 

[KT550]

There was a car event in Redhill on Saturday, the "Redhill Classic American Car & Hot Rod Cruise".
Here's a few that I saw roaming the streets and parked up.
A few British cars from the 50s-70s too.
To avoid clogging the forum with too many photos, I won't post them all. Let me know if you like to see any specific cars.

1929, Cadillac

Jan 1929, Ford

Jan 1931, Ford

1932, Austin 7

1932, Ford

Apr 1958, Ford Popular (?)

1959, Ford Popular (modified)

Jun 1959, MG Magnette Coupe

Jan 1961, Ford Popular

Jan 1962, Chevrolet

Nov 1962, Ford Consul 315

Nov 1962, Hillman Sunbeam convertible (no photo)

1963, Ford Anglia estate

1963, VW camper

Jan 1963, VW camper

May 1963, Wolseley 6/110

Jun 1963, Ford Consul Capri

Jan 1964, Ford Mustang

July 1964, Ford Anglia

Oct 1964, Ford Anglia

Oct 1964, Vauxhall Victor Deluxe

Jan 1965, Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray

Aug 1965, Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray

1966, Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray

Jan 1968, Ford Cortina

Jan 1968, Ford Mustang

Sep 1968, Vauxhall Viva

Nov 1968, Wolseley 16/60

1971, Dodge Dart

July 1971, Vauxhall Firenza SL

Jun 1973, Ford Escort

Sep 1974, Rover P6 3500S V8

Jan 1976, Chevrolet Corvette

Jun 1977, Ford Escort estate

Jun 1980, Ford Escort

Nov 1980, Ford Escort, 4 dr

Jan 1984, Ford Granada estate

Mar 1988, Ford Fiesta Popular

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[birchesgreen]

Would love to see the Ford Escort estate, earliest car i can remember as my dad had one when i was a nipper!

 

[Sun Chariot]

I passed an immaculate Bristol 409 coupe, aluminium-silver, coming off the A27 West at junction for A3M northbound. Superb condition. I used to swoon in the Bristol showroom, near Kensington Olympia...

 

[KT550]

Would love to see the Ford Escort estate, earliest car i can remember as my dad had one when i was a nipper!

 

[telstarbox]

2003 Fiat Seicento in Kent.