Goodnight Oppo

"boredalways" (boredalway666) 08/25/2020 at 00:03 • Filed to: Drive-In, Thames TV, American Cars, UK, 1970's, Lincoln Continental, Pontiac Firebird, Chrysler, Classic cars

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Enjoy the UK’s fascination with late 70's American smog bois.

While I can't seem to find exact auction/sale numbers for them, the Cartier analog clocks in the late 70's Contis seem to be quite valuable.

fintail > boredalways 08/25/2020 at 00:34

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I love the old Thames intro, reminds me of visiting with my grandma when I was a little kid, and she’d watch British TV on PBS.

Very rare fintail Universal (wagon) spotted at left around 2:47, behind the XJ6.

RooseveltDad > fintail 08/25/2020 at 00:46

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Indeed! I wonder if that intro played before Monty Python episodes. (I blame Iowa Public TV for my sense of humor.)

atfsgeoff > boredalways 08/25/2020 at 00:47

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I had a roman numeral Cartier clock in my ‘78 Continental Mark V, and it kept surprisingly good time.

boredalways > RooseveltDad 08/25/2020 at 11:16

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WTTW Chicago is at fault for me

boredalways > fintail 08/25/2020 at 12:13

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Good eye! Damn, that’s pretty!

https://bespoketraders.com/1967-mercedes-230s-estate-universal/

fintail > boredalways 08/25/2020 at 12:18

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The one in the video appears to be a W111 like in your link, too (hell, these are so rare there’s a greater than zero chance it is the same car).

These are the ne plus ultra of fintails in terms of rarity and value.

boredalways > fintail 08/25/2020 at 12:33

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BTW, DON’T look at the other vehicles offered for sale/been sold by that website.

I just lost 30 minutes of my life scrolling through them...and will lose another 30 once I set aside time to look at a few in detail.

fintail > boredalways 08/25/2020 at 13:17

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Just by the verbiage I get a trust fund hipster flipper vibe - I’d likely need a winning lottery ticket to gain entrance.   Quick browse shows a mint R107 for around 100K USD - amusing.