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Cars that have disappeared from our roads

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You don't see many Nissan Bluebird's around these days
 

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I think all cars have a natural life span - some good and some not so good. If it had electrical problems - fail big time. Rust you could fix.

Sigma was just to thursty for a 4 banger.
Valiants just not that popular (we had them tho as they were big for 6 member family)
 

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cordia turbos... they where trolling the streets for the cheap price then they realised a n/a commy would rip there ass in half :D
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Rodger Cordia has them all, thats why.....
 

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Exas every where

I see a P76 all the time down at the shops, and saw 2 exas yesterday within 10 mins. a few lx uc toranas aswell.When was the last time that you saw a Leyland Marina.Rare as hens teeth.
 

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I think all cars have a natural life span - some good and some not so good. If it had electrical problems - fail big time. Rust you could fix.

Sigma was just to thursty for a 4 banger.
Valiants just not that popular (we had them tho as they were big for 6 member family)

I think that's right, Shane - everything has a use-by date and this is especially true of cars. Many of those built in the 70's, though, were bloody awful and lacked the appeal that some cars have, which makes them collectable. Most early Jap stuff, with the exception of the Datsun 1600 and RX-2, was pretty forgettable and nobody bothered to keep them in good condition as they aged. Their light weight construction also helped them shake to death on our crap roads. Old Holdens, Falcons and Valiants were tougher and had a loyal base of fans who saw the value in looking after them and keeping them long after many of their kind had gone to the graveyard.

Another couple of cars which you NEVER see on our roads these days, but which were everywhere in the 60's, were the Austin 1800 and the Morris 1100. I reckon there's a good chance many of the younger members on this forum have never even seen an 1100. Two more Leyland crackers - the Austin Kimberley and Tasman. They were failures (like most Leyland efforts after the Mini) in Australia and comparitively few were sold from 1969 to 1972. I can'r remember the last time I saw one of them but it was years ago.
 

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datsun 1600 were real popular only see the odd one now
 

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Another couple of cars which you NEVER see on our roads these days, but which were everywhere in the 60's, were the Austin 1800 and the Morris 1100. I reckon there's a good chance many of the younger members on this forum have never even seen an 1100.

It's funny you mention the Morris 1100 Calaber, we had one come in the workshop about 2 weeks ago, just for a service and a checkover. The girl that owns it, is 16, just got her L's and it's going to be her first car. I was quiet surprised to say the least, not just the fact that a Morris 1100 is still kicking but also for a 16 year old to want one as her first car...

Although, the original motor and box were gone and replaced with a Nissan 4 cylinder and 5 speed.
 

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haven't seen an ET turbo pulsar or TX3 turbo laser around for a long time, probably all blown up by now!
 
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