Guess the year of this Auto Trader charity shop buy

[biggs682]

1976 and cars were a lot cheaper back then .


That Shell sport advert would break so many rules today .

 

[Electric_Andy]

I was going to guess 1972 until I saw the date on the top of the page!

 

[fossyant]

Come on, who was stupid enough to buy an Allegro ?

 

[raleighnut]

Come on, who was stupid enough to buy an Allegro ?

My Uncle bought one, a 1750 Vandem Plas version with a 5 speed manual gearbox..................Gawd it was fast (For the time)

 

[fossyant]

My Uncle bought one, a 1750 Vandem Plas version with a 5 speed manual gearbox..................Gawd it was fast (For the time)

With the stupid stick on 'Rolls Royce grille'..... specsavers.

Gosh Fast, and a death trap. One of my cycling club mates dad's had an Ambassador and a work colleague had a Princess - god awful cars with no brakes.

 

[raleighnut]

With the stupid stick on 'Rolls Royce grille'..... specsavers.

Gosh Fast, and a death trap. One of my cycling club mates dad's had an Ambassador and a work colleague had a Princess - god awful cars with no brakes.

I don't think safety was quite an issue back then look at some of the other cars about like the Viva and Avenger (Mind they stuck the 2.3 litre engine in that as the Avenger 'Tiger') and Fords were no better, mind by 76 I was working at a SAAB garage probably the safest car on the road at the time (Debatable between them and Volvo)
BMW made quirky little cars (after the war) like the 2 series and the Isetta and Japanese cars were a joke, in fact if you wanted a 'safe' car it was luxury brand/models only.

Oh and you're right about the Princess/Ambassador they were truly awful as were the later Maestro and Montego.

 

[Accy cyclist]

I saw a Renault 5 on the local Tesco carpark this evening. It was a 1989 G reg, silver grey one. I would've taken some pics of it, but it was peeing it down, so I didn't fancy stopping my car and getting out.

 

[Beebo]

I guessed 1975 just by the cars on the front page. So not a bad guess.
I didn’t look at any number plates.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

1976 and cars were a lot cheaper back then .

And 90% polyfilla

 

[Ming the Merciless]

My Uncle bought one, a 1750 Vandem Plas

Used in the Napoleonic wars…

 

[Drago]

Come on, who was stupid enough to buy an Allegro ?

Private Drago reporting for duty, Sah!

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Come on, who was stupid enough to buy an Allegro ?

Jane Austin

 

[raleighnut]

Used in the Napoleonic wars…

No they were 1803 to 1815 with the most famous battle being in 1812

 

[Ming the Merciless]

No they were 1803 to 1815 with the most famous battle being in 1812

They used the older cars as more reliable

 

[Accy cyclist]

I guessed 1975 just by the cars on the front page. So not a bad guess.
I didn’t look at any number plates.

I would've gone off the flared trousers, then whittled it down by the reg plates of cars for sale.😉