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Post by dixinormus on Oct 2, 2016 1:42:16 GMT
Whetever happened to 'em?! I recall my Father's 1976 Escort: metallic brown paint and a beige vinyl roof to offset the brown. Looked very sharp back in the day..!
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Post by WDB on Oct 2, 2016 6:58:29 GMT
Somone who works in my building has a black 2008 BMW 330 coupé that, on closer inspection, turns out to have matt vinyl on the roof where the paint ought to be. Maybe there's paint underneath; I don't know whose car it is but if I find out I suppose I can ask him - it's bound to be a him, isn't it?
That's the only recent example I can think of. I have noticed a few of the old wrecks used in Breaking Bad have 70s-style vinyl roofs, but that's probably because they're actually from the 1970s or '80s; I think the - ahem - style took longer to die out in the US.
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Post by bromptonaut on Oct 2, 2016 8:39:30 GMT
My father had two Ford Granadas between 73 and 78 - the body style made famous by Reagan in the Sweeney. Firm's cars but he chose the Granny over 2.6 SD1 Rover or Renault 30. First was a GXL and second a Ghia. Both had vinyl roof as a feature of being at/near top of range.
Maybe, in perception of 'fashion' at time they looked good. Of course they provided and excellent means for sunlight to turn the car into an oven. They were also sods to keep looking properly black.
IIRC the last two he had in the next body style lacked the feature.
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Post by Humph on Oct 2, 2016 9:52:42 GMT
My dad bought a yellow Volvo 144. After a while it was decided that it was too yellow so a black vinyl roof was applied. Looked ok at the time ( circa 1970 )
My black panoramic sunroof ( heh heh ) contrasts nicely with the silver paintwork...
Edit - got to be chuffing careful when loading and unloading the bikes up there though. The other week a stone which must have lodged in the tyre tread of one of the bikes fell out onto the glass roof and thankfully just bounced off...
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Post by tyrednexited on Oct 2, 2016 9:56:46 GMT
My black panoramic sunroof ( heh heh ) contrasts nicely with the silver paintwork... ....and the "distressed look" wheels...... |
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Post by Humph on Oct 2, 2016 9:58:47 GMT
Thank you for that timely reminder, I nearly forgot to mention it. 😕
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Post by Hofmeister on Oct 2, 2016 17:25:27 GMT
My father had two Ford Granadas between 73 and 78 - the body style made famous by Reagan in the Sweeney. Firm's cars but he chose the Granny over 2.6 SD1 Rover or Renault 30. First was a GXL and second a Ghia. Both had vinyl roof as a feature of being at/near top of range. Maybe, in perception of 'fashion' at time they looked good. Of course they provided and excellent means for sunlight to turn the car into an oven. They were also sods to keep looking properly black. IIRC the last two he had in the next body style lacked the feature. What do you mean "they looked good" They still look bloody good, I would have room on my drive for a a Mk1. You know of course Regan had a Consol* 3000 GT, not a Granada *An oft used name by Ford in the 50's 60's and 70's. Jeez Ford had their model lineup well sorted in the mid 70s. Fiesta, Escort, Cortina, Granada, Transit. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 2, 2016 18:20:06 GMT
>>the body style made famous by Reagan
He did at one point have a Cadillac, I didn't know he ever had a Granada. Of course mostly he was chauffeur driven anyway, both as a film star and as President.
There was a bloke called Regan who had a Consul though.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 5, 2016 7:38:42 GMT
My father had a Granada Coupe 3.0 Ghia in white with a black vinyl roof. Great looking car marred by a very weak looking steering wheel.
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