Car Parks

[MrPea]

Thanks to TG posting this... some of you will certainly enjoy going through the pictures of old Sainsbury's carparks and doing some classic car spotting:
https://sainsburyarchive.org.uk/catalogue/search/search/ewao-with_image:on--ewao-everywhere:car-park

 

[philw696]

Was a bit worried when I clicked on to this Stevie to start with.

 

[MrPea]

Was a bit worried when I clicked on to this Stevie to start with.

Nope, no carpark dings or the like. I was genuinely thinking you in particular would love this. How many Renault 4's can you spot as you go through?

 

[philw696]

Takes me back a few years as I can still remember those scenes and cars for sure.
Renault 4 will always be a Star

 

[mjheathcote]

Striking thing is the decline of UK built cars up to modern times.

 

[midlifecrisis]

Or diversity of makes

 

[Wack61]

Striking thing is the decline of UK built cars up to modern times.

Is it any wonder though

No sir doesn't want a Golf , sir wants a Marina

 

[midlifecrisis]

Is it any wonder though

No sir doesn't want a Golf , sir wants a Marina

Or an Allegro...

 

[Wack61]

Shocking weren't they. We had/have some of the best engineers and designers in the world, Not just in the car industry only they design it , nobody puts any money in so foreign competition ends up building it and selling it back to us.

 

[bigbob]

Striking thing is the decline of UK built cars up to modern times.

In some ways. The peak in UK car output was 1.92m units in 1972. There have been lots of years this century where the number has been 1.5/1.6m units pa which is still pretty high. Obviously, though, most of these are exported as UK residents con themselves (myself included) that German cars are still exclusive even when they are sold in huge quantities.

It will be interesting to see if we get import tariffs on cars post Brexit and therefore how much import substitution we get as we have capacity to be fully self sufficient in car production.

 

[philw696]

I see an opportunity so I'm looking for new old stock Marinas, Allegro's, Corrina's.
For you posh boys Granada's.
The Sporty ones Midgets and Spitfires

 

[bigbob]

I see an opportunity so I'm looking for new old stock Marinas, Allegro's, Corrina's.
For you posh boys Granada's.
The Sporty ones Midgets and Spitfires

I remember the first car I went in with a sunroof was a school mate's dad's Granada. Just like the one Cowley had.

 

[Oneball]

I see an opportunity so I'm looking for new old stock Marinas, Allegro's, Corrina's.
For you posh boys Granada's.
The Sporty ones Midgets and Spitfires

There’s still a market out there for that sort of thing.

 

[Doohickey]

There’s still a market out there for that sort of thing.
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Would be better if they could actually spell 'Chevette'.

 

[safrane]

... don't know think the rename is rather apt.

 

[philw696]

... don't know think the rename is rather apt.

It is for Benny D

 

[bigbob]

When do these things look good as static art in your garden and when do they just look like a fly tipping incident?

 

[midlifecrisis]

I'm after white Renault 12 estate if anyone sees one...let me know. I'm Serious. (RHD @philw696!)

 

[Gazcw]

I'm after white Renault 12 estate if anyone sees one...let me know. I'm Serious. (RHD @philw696!)

Plenty in Turkey for just over 1k. Buy one and then buy a rotten one over here and convert it then accidentally switch number plates.
Did I say that out loud?

 

[midlifecrisis]

Plenty in Turkey for just over 1k. Buy one and then buy a rotten one over here and convert it then accidentally switch number plates.
Did I say that out loud?

As a mod I can delete your post....haha