Old Ads

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Wed May 31, 06 8:01 am

For various reasons (the tracking down of old Aus Ford ads/tests/dealers) I have won a batch of old UK 'Motor' magazines from 1973 to 1976.

I am still going through them all, but this page caught my eye.

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Wed May 31, 06 8:04 am

Some of you (okay, us old farts) may remember the form 'Motor' magazine took by putting adverts for new and used cars and dealers at the back. Now, if you look closely (tricky, I know) at the above page ... a coouple of things leap out.

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Wed May 31, 06 8:06 am

Not one, but two 1971 440 six barrel 'Cudas for sale

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Wed May 31, 06 8:08 am

And for the Aus Chrysler guys.

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Wed May 31, 06 8:11 am

And, from the "thank heavens it isn't another 68 department ...

Adam · Post by **Adam** » Wed May 31, 06 9:47 am

Amazing Sandy - thanks for sharing

Wonder what happened to those 440-6 Cuda's? One of them was loaded: electric windows and aerial, leather seats. Rare options if they were factory fitted. The other one also had electric windows - could it have been the same car?

Jim had a 440-6 Cuda in the 70's. Wasn't that a GY3 (Curious Yellow) 71?

The only 71 440-6 that I know of in th UK now is Richard Ward's GB5 manual car (1 of 109).

Ivor · Post by **Ivor** » Wed May 31, 06 12:31 pm

I used to drive past Simpsons of Wembley every day...it's only looking back at those ads that you realise what was for sale and how little it is by today's standards.

A 440+6 Cuda for £1600!

Brilliant stuff Sandy...by the way, still haven't received my ICI password yet!

Dave-R · Post by **Dave-R** » Wed May 31, 06 12:59 pm

Someone took me to a used American car showroom in London once.

It would be around late 1978 or early 1979 I think. I have no idea where in London this was but there was a showroom and a few back rooms full of cars. There was even a few outside and around the back.

A guy I was working with wanted to look at a Chevy 4x4 but was also considering a muscle car. I remember they had an orange Firebird 400 and a dark green or black '68 Mustang because that was what we looked at in particular.

I always wondered where that was. I will probably never know. But it was heaven for me at that age.

Ivor · Post by **Ivor** » Wed May 31, 06 1:32 pm

If you cast your mind back Dave, I think Simpsons had the equivalnt of about four shop fronts and they were set back a long way from the high street by a wide expanse of pavement...does that ring any bells Dave?

RobTwin · Post by **RobTwin** » Wed May 31, 06 2:06 pm

YORKIE wrote:I will ask Philip Welch about the Yellow Cuda, he is still going selling sports & prestige vehicles at Dunnington near York.
He also sold the Wildman Mustang from years back,likes his American cars.
£1600, it would be more £16000+ now!

then double it.....

Adam · Post by **Adam** » Wed May 31, 06 2:24 pm

RobTwin wrote:
YORKIE wrote:I will ask Philip Welch about the Yellow Cuda, he is still going selling sports & prestige vehicles at Dunnington near York.
He also sold the Wildman Mustang from years back,likes his American cars.
£1600, it would be more £16000+ now!
then double it.....

Erm.. I think you're both still living in the 80's - this one is currently for sale at $279,995...

http://www.dealsonwheels.com/search/det ... 510-000005

Dave-R · Post by **Dave-R** » Wed May 31, 06 2:58 pm

Ivor wrote:If you cast your mind back Dave, I think Simpsons had the equivalnt of about four shop fronts and they were set back a long way from the high street by a wide expanse of pavement...does that ring any bells Dave?

Maybe? I was just so in shock and excited about being there I was like a zombie!

I had never seen more than a couple of american cars together in any one place before.

Dave-R · Post by **Dave-R** » Wed May 31, 06 3:02 pm

Adam wrote:Erm.. I think you're both still living in the 80's - this one is currently for sale at $279,995...

I was going to say more like $80,000 before you posted that Adam so that price kind of knocked me back a bit.

Poo in hell!

So what would a 440 4bbl R/T 1970 Chally go for over there these days??

I have a feeling i will have to insure for more the next time around.