lazybloke
Priest of the cult of Chris Rea
- Location
- Leafy Surrey
Love the cars: I didn't start driving until '88 and didn't have anything nearly so 'modern'!
1987
- Thread starter Flick of the Elbow
- Start date
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BrumJim
Forum Stalwart (won't take the hint and leave...)
- Location
- Selly Oak, Birmingham
I had a theory that all years ending in a 7 were bad years. Can't remember what was so bad about 1977, but 1987 was the last year of the hell known as Secondary School life. OK, I stayed on an extra 2 years for 6th form at the same school. I really should have gone somewhere else, but was probably too scared to tell my parents what a miserable, depressing, soulless and lonely period the previous 2 years had been.
Anyway, got good results at O-levels, and 6th Form was a lot better, but discovered 2 years later that a clean break might have been better for my sanity.
Anyway, got good results at O-levels, and 6th Form was a lot better, but discovered 2 years later that a clean break might have been better for my sanity.
nickyboy
Norven Mankey
- Location
- You want hills? We got hills
Looks like a Vauxhall Cavalier he's passing, The cream one is a Ford Escort, as is the dark blue one across the road. What's the pale blue one behind it? Initially I thought it was one of those "jelly mould" Ford Sierras but not so sure....maybe a Peugeot?
BrumJim
Forum Stalwart (won't take the hint and leave...)
- Location
- Selly Oak, Birmingham
I'd say a Sierra for sure. I'd have thought that the cream one was a Nova.
lazybloke
Priest of the cult of Chris Rea
- Location
- Leafy Surrey
nova - could be. I thought it another escort originally.
what's that red car right in the foreground - another cavalier? A Vauxhall Chevette/shove-it?
what's that red car right in the foreground - another cavalier? A Vauxhall Chevette/shove-it?
BrumJim
Forum Stalwart (won't take the hint and leave...)
- Location
- Selly Oak, Birmingham
Very difficult. I can tell you that it isn't a VW Jetta, nor a Cavalier, nor a Cortina, nor anything BLish.
BrumJim
Forum Stalwart (won't take the hint and leave...)
- Location
- Selly Oak, Birmingham
Being a local, I'm trying to work out where in Leicester it is, too. Currently have no idea, so probably not one of the areas with which I am familiar.
roadrash
cycle chatterer
- Location
- sitting on the edge of wigan pier
dark blue ..escort , light blue sierra, cream one nova, the red one may be a Datsun/Nissan
robjh
Legendary Member
- Location
- Cambridgeshire - almost Essex
Danvers Road. The building in the distance is the Narborough Road co-op.
BrumJim
Forum Stalwart (won't take the hint and leave...)
- Location
- Selly Oak, Birmingham
Would never have guessed that. Thanks!
NorthernDave
Never used Über Member
- Location
- The real Northern Powerhouse
I couldn't help but think of this when looking at that pic - and he was right about that saddle...!
As for the cars - not sure about the red one, I initially thought some sort of Toyota - a Carina maybe? Behind the Nova is a Capri and I think the red van across the way is a Talbot Express
classic33
Leg End Member
I couldn't help but think of this when looking at that pic - and he was right about that saddle...!
As for the cars - not sure about the red one, I initially thought some sort of Toyota - a Carina maybe? Behind the Nova is a Capri and I think the red van across the way is a Talbot Express
Same advert came to mind.
Levo-Lon
Guru
Looks like a Talbot Solara , up the road after the post is a good old Peugeot 305 which i had.
To be fair ive had a few of them cars.
I think the cream one is an Opel Kadet which is a nova behind it is a Capri mk3
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Drago
Legendary Member
- Location
- Suburban Poshshire
In '87 I'd moved from my Allaggro to the giddy heights of a MKIV Cortina. That rusted as quickly as any Lancia, and was replaced later that year with a Rover SD1 2.6. Tres upmarket.
hopless500
Trundling along
- Location
- not-as-flat-as-you-think Norfolk
