Good Morning, Oppo

"ttyymmnn" (ttyymmnn) 08/06/2019 at 08:16 • Filed to: good morning

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Does anybody remember where I parked?

The 80' s certainly were more colorful.

pip bip - choose Corrour > ttyymmnn 08/06/2019 at 08:22

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that pic is full of so many vehicles i’d happily have today. 

ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability > ttyymmnn 08/06/2019 at 08:22

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I do not see any airplanes. Who are you and why have you kidnapped ttyymmnn?

ttyymmnn > pip bip - choose Corrour 08/06/2019 at 08:28

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Me too.

ttyymmnn > ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability 08/06/2019 at 08:29

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Man does not live by  bread alone.

WilliamsSW > ttyymmnn 08/06/2019 at 08:33

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I love the pretty yellow Reliant Robin right next to an E30 Baur convertible. 

InFierority Complex > ttyymmnn 08/06/2019 at 08:33

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DC during a bus driver strike in 74.

ttyymmnn > WilliamsSW 08/06/2019 at 08:35

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I’m kind of drawn by the VW van, but the chances are it was relegated to the scrap heap about three days after this photo was taken. 

facw > ttyymmnn 08/06/2019 at 08:36

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Had to look this one up (and good images are somewhat hard to come by) :

ttyymmnn > facw 08/06/2019 at 08:38

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You are indeed dedicated. 

facw > ttyymmnn 08/06/2019 at 08:43

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Wasn’t hard to find the spot, one of the reverse image search results identified it as being taken from  Clifford’s Tower in York (I ad no idea what this was, so I have learned something). I spent way longer trying to find street view images that didn’t suck completely (I probably should have just done a normal image search).

pip bip - choose Corrour > WilliamsSW 08/06/2019 at 08:45

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don’t forget the blue one too

WilliamsSW > ttyymmnn 08/06/2019 at 08:45

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It’s in very 1980s colors, too. 

WilliamsSW > pip bip - choose Corrour 08/06/2019 at 08:51

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Oh yeah, I hope that guy doesn’t lean too  hard on it. 

kanadanmajava1 > ttyymmnn 08/06/2019 at 09:13

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Barkas B1000 camper van is quite interesting one . I also like the yellow RHD Opel Ascona B.

duurtlang > ttyymmnn 08/06/2019 at 09:28

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Judging by the newest cars in this picture it was taken in 1984, give or take a year. I see Austin Meastros (1982+), mk2 Fiestas (1983+), Ford Sierras (198 2+), BMW E30 Bauer (198 3+). There might even be a blue Jeep Cherokee XJ (1984+) in the back.

The mk3 Transporter doesn’t have the radiator grill, so it’s aircooled, and thus 1979-1982. So it could not have been older than 5-6 years old at the time, probably less.

Given that I still see mk3 Transporters on the road in 2019 they I imagine they weren’t that unreliable. Granted, the ones I see are almost always water cooled.

fintail > ttyymmnn 08/06/2019 at 09:34

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Surprised there isn’t more BL metal, then again, maybe not. But a nicely hued SD1 (maybe another in the back row) and XJ6 make up for it. Kind of surprised by the presence of a few BMWs, I also spot a W123 and S123 , first gen Celica and a few other Japanese cars, a few Volvos, a couple Sciroccos.

ttyymmnn > WilliamsSW 08/06/2019 at 09:36

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I know. It’s glorious. 

ttyymmnn > kanadanmajava1 08/06/2019 at 09:37

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You’d have to point those out to me. Those are rather obscure to me.

ttyymmnn > InFierority Complex 08/06/2019 at 09:39

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Hang on, I got this.

kanadanmajava1 > ttyymmnn 08/06/2019 at 10:13

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Here you go.

ttyymmnn > kanadanmajava1 08/06/2019 at 10:16

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Thanks! That camper caught my eye as well.

kanadanmajava1 > InFierority Complex 08/06/2019 at 10:24

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That’s one mesmerizing picture.

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > ttyymmnn 08/06/2019 at 20:31

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I approve of this picture because in the second row from the back in the center there appears to be a yellow Lada 1200/1300/1500 estate :P

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > ttyymmnn 08/06/2019 at 20:32

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Yup, Barkas vans are cool....not sure how old the one in the pic is, but they were originally powered by the same 2-stroke 3-cyl DKW-derived engine the Wartburg was :P

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > WilliamsSW 08/06/2019 at 20:33

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I love the crazy olive green metallic color of that Beetle on the right!

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > ttyymmnn 08/06/2019 at 20:46

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Also, that first-gen FIAT Fiorno van at the bottom left in bright blue is very cool too! :)