Cars that have disappeared from our roads

[Hangman]

Early Pintara/Skylines, box shape Volvos (whatever models they were, they all looked the same, like a brick), can't remember the last time I saw a Mitsubishi Colt or an old Honda Civic either. These all used to be everywhere.

 

[calais24/7]

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.

i've seen an 1100, i think it was on topgear, although i had to type it into google images to recognise it

 

[Calaber]

i've seen an 1100, i think it was on topgear, although i had to type it into google images to recognise it

If it was the English Topgear, yeah, they still have the stupid things over there, though most have rusted away. They are no loss to the motoring world.

 

[Calaber]

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.

Must be about the last one in Australia still on the road.

 

[383 hatch]

On second thought, it was actually a Morris 1000. Still surprised me to see it still on the road.

 

[nemesis_adrasteia]

i spotted 2 4 door escorts today in some blokes drive way so they are still around, and the other day my mates dad showed me his lancia(not that they were ever common) but it was pretty cool.

 

[Calaber]

Escorts is a good call. They were extremely popular in the late 60's and early 70's but I think rust got them. Never seem them these days.

 

[Cheap6]

I can honestly say I had to look up to see what a camira was :/
Clearly havnt seen any in my 18 years of life.

LOL. Even the youngest of them would be older than you so perhaps not so surprising. The ghosts of them are still around haunting the underneath of Vectra and Calibra, Daewoo Espero and early '90's SAABs though.

That reminds me of another one: SAAB 900, the first shape or indeed Volvo 240 and 740.

cordia turbos... they where trolling the streets for the cheap price then they realised a n/a commy would rip there ass in half
lol

Those, Starion and the aforementioned EXAs (the first shape) and Pulsar ETs were the performance car bargains of the early to mid '80s. Swift GTis, once again the early shape, were in the same category and are mostly gone now too.

I must be really sick then. I've had four Camiras, one of every model and two JB's. Reaper is dead right with his description of the Camira. It handled brilliantly, was comfortable and roomy but was built like a crippled turd. Rough assembly, poor quality interior compenents (JB's were mainly European spec components and hated our summers, the same as early Commodores). I rebuilt two engines with re-ring kits and they were dead reliable, economical and just kept going and dead cheap to repair, especially from wreckers, because nobody wanted them or parts for them so they were always glad to sell anything they could to get rid of them. You could replace the clutch without having to remove the engine or transmission - they just came out from underneath. Dead simple. I love them but Reaper's description as "own goal" fits the bill perfectly.

And yes, they are getting rare these days. Rust will kill them - they suffered chronically from it in all sorts of serious structural locations.

I'll own up to having two of them .

Apparently the handling benchmark for them was the Alfasud, which is another car that you don't see anymore. I don't think that also using the Alfasud as the benchmark for corrosion protection was intentional.

 

[Jonesy484]

haven't seen a Toyota Avalon in ages

 

[Calaber]

haven't seen a Toyota Avalon in ages

You can't have too many old drivers in your area then. Plus 60's bought them (nobody else would). They pamper them, drive them 100 k's a week, and infest the roads on the Central Coast, because of the number of retiree's up here.

Oh, ****, that's my age group.......

No way you'll see me in one of them, though.