thecarfactoids

thecarfactoids, 6 months ago to random

Factoid Extra: The Allegro Equipe was a car that typified all that was wrong about BL in the late ‘70s - an ill-advised limited edition that sold so slowly it inadvertently became a semi-permanent part of the range (it took 18mths to shift the last car & remember it was based on the discontinued Allegro 2 too) & it had porous alloy wheels.

Then again, if you were offered one today you’d probably jump at the chance - I would, if only to experience that lurid orange interior…
#weirdcarmastodon

thecarfactoids, 7 months ago to random

Factoid Extra: As I mentioned before, Lancia ‘70s UK ads are the hindsight gift that keeps giving…
#weirdcarmastodon #Lancia

jackyan, 7 months ago to tv

Just rewatched Death Ray 2000. Dan OʼHerlihy and Rongotai College old boy Clive Revill as the villain were the highlights. But the pacing was terrible. No wonder the lead actor was replaced, but Iʼm surprised this even went to series based on this pilot.
Iʼm glad it did though. I was a big fan of A Man Called Sloane. #AManCalledSloane #TV #USA #retro

thecarfactoids, 7 months ago to random

Factoid Extra: I don’t know about you but BL inadvertently created a better-looking car in this particular Marina ad…
#weirdcarmastodon #britishleyland

thecarfactoids, 7 months ago to random

Factoid Extra: October 6th, 1955 - arguably one of the most significant days in the history of the car as that’s when the Citroën DS had its debut at the Paris Salon.

Never before had such an advanced car been launched & you could say it hasn’t been equalled since…
#weirdcarmastodon #citroen

davidwilkins, 8 months ago to random

When I featured the Sunbeam Talbot Alpine on #davidsdailycar the other day, @petes_bread_eqn_xls and @Holberg pointed out that a similar model was driven by Grace Kelly in the 1955 film ‘To Catch a Thief’. Here’s another car with a cinematic connection, the 1904 #Darracq 12hp ‘Genevieve’ which starred in the 1953 film of the same name. This is the original car, which I snapped at the National Motor Museum at Beaulieu, where it was on loan this summer from the Louwman collection #WeirdCarMastodon

thecarfactoids, 8 months ago to random

Factoid Extra: Amazing what a corner can tell you about a car.
Motor photographed these four in 1977, but how did they rate them?
Well, the Alpine & Cavalier were considered the best & the Cortina, reservations with damping aside, was considered good too.
The Princess got the ‘wooden spoon’ not just here, but in the Group Test overall.
Personally, a bit of a surprise & frankly I feel it might be an ‘off’ test car - sadly not an isolated occurrence or indeed much later.
#weirdcarmastodon

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thecarfactoids, 9 months ago to random

Factoid Extra: Well, it’s the Classic Mini’s 64th anniversary today & what better way to mark it than this collection of ads over the years.

https://youtu.be/SurD_hh4xG4?si=Ms5xiF32ZB8yAYmO

thecarfactoids, 9 months ago to Chevrolet

Factoid Extra: I don’t believe I’ve shared the extraordinary launch ad for the ‘84 Corvette before on this platform & if you haven’t seen it, buckle up…

Words are inadequate to describe this 90 second spectacle which could either be an exercise in Detroit bombast or self-parody.

One thing is certain, you won’t watch it once…

https://youtu.be/CP7ijUkgc-4

#weirdcarmastodon #Chevrolet #corvette

thecarfactoids, 10 months ago to random

Factoid Extra: Less car ad, more scene from an ITC adventure series…

#weirdcarmastodon #rootes #sunbeam

thecarfactoids, 10 months ago to random

I know, hard to believe something so basic was optional once but it was for the Mk3 Cortina when it was launched & it wasn’t just the case for just family cars like this - a heated rear window was optional on a Series 1 XJ6 2.8 when it was launched…

#weirdcarmastodon #Ford