Cars of the seventies and eighties that you still like the look of

[biggs682]

... or the Toyota version

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The Celica would get my vote for sure

 

[MichaelW2]

Far too many to list, but a Silver Shadow Mk1 is right up there. Such an understated, beautiful car which just whispered class. Unlike the horrible modern Rollers.

The badge of success for every great 1970s comedian, rock star and thespian.

 

[Drago]

The badge of success for every great 1970s comedian, rock star and thespian.

...scrap metal dealer and seventies "Mr Big" after he'd broken enough skulls to be able to move to rural Essex.

 

[grldtnr]

And that just the nice ones!

 

[Drago]

There used to be a copper that had a very successful business trading, of all things, Bee Gees memorabilia. He made a mint and would regularly turn up for night shifts in his Silver Shadow.

 

[Dogtrousers]

There used to be a copper that had a very successful business trading, of all things, Bee Gees memorabilia. He made a mint and would regularly turn up for night shifts in his Silver Shadow.

If there are no coppers around on Bash Street on Friday night, I bet that pair of Maurice Gibb Y fronts you have on sale will fetch a really good price. Know wot I mean?

 

[Drago]

Every spring Bee Gee's fans make the long pilgrimage to Cornwall where they can still see Morris dancing.

 

[Punkawallah]

1980 Triumph Spitfire.

 

[Punkawallah]

1980 Austin Maxi

 

[Cavalol]

1980 Triumph Spitfire.

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(Anorak mode) I think that's a Mk4 from a few years earlier.

 

[Punkawallah]

(Anorak mode) I think that's a Mk4 from a few years earlier.

Quite possibly - it’s what Google pushed on an image search for ‘1980 Triumph Spitfire’.

 

[MichaelW2]

1980 Austin Maxi

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One of the cars I learnt to drive on, and the ultimate sensible car of the era.

 

[grldtnr]

1980 Austin Maxi

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I always liked them, thought they were a well thought out sensible family car, perhaps undervalued or un wanted

 

[Punkawallah]

I always liked them, thought they were a well thought out sensible family car, perhaps undervalued or un wanted

Looks nice, and you can fit your gran’s wardrobe in the back. Or sleep two adults.

 

[Cavalol]

I think the Maxi sales pitch was that the back seats could be made into a double bed. My dad loved them, we had two or three as family cars (from the company he worked for) and we had many a holiday to Scotland crammed to the gunwales with 5 kids, a slobbering dog and a roof rack full of stuff.

The early ones had a cable change gear box, later changed to a rod type. The 1750 HL was the 'fancy' one with it's snazzy twin carbs.