Have You Seen Any Interesting Cars On The Road Lately?

[nyssa7]

I did just check gov MOT history website and it does say 1978 Ferrari. Not sure if that’s any guarantee of it being real

Koenig modified one by the looks, wild bodywork was the norm, turbocharged engines when Ferrari just didn’t have enough power

 

[ToeKnee]

You might just be describing a BMW i3.....yeah, I know it hasn't got a real engine but it certainly has the fun and a massive dose of real world practicality.

Yeah, but, have you seen the type of people who drive them.......

 

[st13phil]

In the carpark at the local supermercado. Looks like it has the air-conditioning on

 

[StMarks]

A bit mundane, they were literally everywhere in our "youf" weren't they.
So, not so "interesting" as warrants a post in this thread perhaps ?
In mitigation, it's rare that I see one these days (and I saw an off white Morris Marina about 10 min's later too ! )

 

[SpikyMikey]

In the carpark at the local supermercado. Looks like it has the air-conditioning on

Cool
That's an Alpina B3 Touring behind it too - also

 

[SpikyMikey]

A bit mundane, they were literally everywhere in our "youf" weren't they.
So, not so "interesting" as warrants a post in this thread perhaps ?
In mitigation, it's rare that I see one these days (and I saw an off white Morris Marina about 10 min's later too ! )

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Deffo interesting in my book - how many do you see these days? A bit like the MK1 3 litre Capri I see locally occasionally.

 

[ToeKnee]

In the carpark at the local supermercado. Looks like it has the air-conditioning on

Interestingly, they have exactly the same headroom as the Mercedes SL!

 

[st13phil]

Interestingly, they have exactly the same headroom as the Mercedes SL!

Wasn’t it the TR7 drop head advert that had the tagline, “Now with added headroom. 93-million miles”?

 

[MikeInWimbledon]

Wasn’t it the TR7 drop head advert that had the tagline, “Now with added headroom. 93-million miles”?

For those who didn't see these things barrelling up and down Speke Boulevard in 1975,

at faster speeds than our AMG's are allowed to drive today.

 

[markjay]

 

[markjay]

Not many of these left.... nice to this one with a young owner.
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Oooh... Lancia Beta Coupe...

 

[markjay]

For those who didn't see these things barrelling up and down Speke Boulevard in 1975,

at faster speeds than our AMG's are allowed to drive today.



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Aka "The Great Pretender", because it mimicked the appearance of a mid-engined sports car (A la X1/9), complete with fake rear air vents, while in fact it was a traditional front engine design. Still a great car! Especially the TR8....

 

[MikeInWimbledon]

Aka "The Great Pretender", because it mimicked the appearance of a mid-engined sports car (A la X1/9), complete with fake rear air vents, while in fact it was a traditional front engine design. Still a great car! Especially the TR8....

"The shape of things to come"

I could post the TR7's advert equivalent of MG's "You can do it in an MG," which showed a young lady reclining.

But that's best left to the mists of time.

"It was a different time."

 

[st13phil]

Still a great car!

There were two fundamental things wrong with the TR7: The appalling build quality and the horrible (at the time) swage line on the sides. Other than that, it was great.

It's ironic that the up-sweeping swage line was to become such a prevalent styling feature decades later.

 

[markjay]

There were two fundamental things wrong with the TR7: The appalling build quality and the horrible (at the time) swage line on the sides. Other than that, it was great.

It's ironic that the up-sweeping swage line was to become such a prevalent styling feature decades later.

The Triumph 4--pot 2.0L engine wasn't exactly a marvel of engineering, either (though the Buick-designed Rover V8, was).

 

[SmartAmg]

There were two fundamental things wrong with the TR7: The appalling build quality and the horrible (at the time) swage line on the sides. Other than that, it was great.

It's ironic that the up-sweeping swage line was to become such a prevalent styling feature decades later.

So way before it's time, then.

 

[st13phil]

So way before it's time, then.

Arguable

It's interesting how some divisive design language becomes generally accepted over time while others remains best kept in the past. A good example of relatively recent aesthetics best forgotten (imo) is the Bangle-era BMW 5-Series.

 

[SpikyMikey]

Arguable

It's interesting how some divisive design language becomes generally accepted over time while others remains best kept in the past. A good example of relatively recent aesthetics best forgotten (imo) is the Bangle-era BMW 5-Series.

The E60 to me doesn't seem to look so bad these days, but I agree, at the time it was a bit "meh"
Maybe it just looks normal against the current crop of gothic monstrosities from BMW.

 

[del320]

There were two fundamental things wrong with the TR7: The appalling build quality and the horrible (at the time) swage line on the sides. Other than that, it was great.

It's ironic that the up-sweeping swage line was to become such a prevalent styling feature decades later.

Remember the famous remark by Giorgetto Giugiaro when seeing the car at the Geneva Motor Show in 1975 for the first time.

He is said to have paused to take a long look at the TR7. Pondering its styling, he looked at it in a puzzled way and then walked around the car, only to say, ‘Oh my God! They’ve done it to the other side as well.’

 

[Darrell]

Chefs car in the taverna car park. Lovely condition.