The following photosets are tagged 1970 - click on the thumbnails for more images and descriptions of each vehicle
Produced 1971-77. The Alfa Romeo 2000 Berlina had a larger (1963cc) engine than the 1750. Another classic Italian car designed by Gruppo Bertone. Registered in November 1970.
$500
The 105-series Alfa Romeo Giulia had a long production run (1962-1978) with lots of variants in this time. This 2-door Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint GT coupé was first registered in November 1970. Nicely restored with much of the trim left off. Looks great! Note the quadrifoglio verde (green four-leaf clover) emblems. 1962 cc.
1970 Austin 1300GT, built at Longbridge, Birmingham, and registered in April 1971.
A cool old Austin 3-litre automatic, with matching red leather interior. The Austin 3-litre was the ADO61 (Amalgamated Drawing Office) line; although Morris and Wolseley equivalents were planned, they never made it to production. This vehicle is similar in looks to the Austin 1800 / Austin 2200, but was bigger, with a larger 2,912 cc engine. Production barely lasted 3 1/2 years: late 1967 - early 1971, with relatively few sold. This one was first registered in March 1970. Cool colour: Damask red had BMC colour code RD-29.
$5600
A totally wonderful Bond Equipe 2 litre convertible, first registered in January 1970. This was one of the last, as the Bond plant in Preston Lancashire, was closed later that year.
The Fiat 500L, or Fiat 500 Lusso, was, in essence, a more highly appointed version of the Fiat 500F. (Lusso is the Italian word for luxury). The Fiat 500 had already been in production for a decade on it's launch (1967), and production of this variant lasted until 1971, though they were still for sale through 1972. Note the additional front and rear crashbar and upgraded interior.
This is a lovely example of a Fiat 500L, built towards the end of 500L production (1967-1971) - one of 4 million Cinquecentos made in Italy between 1957 and 1975. L stands for 'Lusso' which is the Italian word for luxury; this model has somewhat fancier trim than the Fiat 500F that was available at the same time. It's a left hand drive, with a first registration date of December 1970.
This is a beautiful example of a Ford Escort mark 1, photographed in Copenhagen, Denmark. Despite the 'GB' sticker, and the United Kingdom numberplate, this car is a left hand drive, so manufactured in Genk, Belgium. It's certainly been around! Several different engine sizes were available, 1100cc and 1300cc being the most common, but a 940cc equipped vehicle (as is the case here) was produced primarily for the French and Italian markets. The mark 1 Escort was available from 1968 - this early example was first registered in January 1970.
Beautifully restored two-door mark 1 Ford Escort from 1970. First registered in February '70, this example precedes the release of the Ford Escort Mexico (November '70) but it looks pretty fine in its Mexico paint job, which only accentuates the "coke bottle" body style and "dogbone" front grille. Nice car!
The Hillman Imp is such a cool little car - Scotland's answer to the Mini. Famous for its 875cc aluminium engine, and cleverly designed to fit a lot of car into a small space. This example, registered in May 1970, is one of the 'Chrysler' Imps. (Chrysler bought out Hillman-manufacturer Rootes Group in 1967), or (unofficially) mk3 Imp. This 2-door saloon variant remained in production at the Linwood plant near Paisley right through to 1976. They sold 1/2 million Imps in 13 years of production!
$82900
Late production series II Land Rovers had their headlamps positioned on the wings rather than either side of the front grill - from around 1968. This was the standard positioning for the series III Land Rover as of 1971.
1970 Mini Cooper S Mk3. By 1970, although still manufactured at the Austin Longbridge plant, the Mini was no longer badged Austin or Morris, and was simply called a Mini. Mini Mk3 production ran 1969-1976, but Mini Cooper S manufacture was limited to 1570 vehicles and had ceased by 1971. This one was registered in August 1970. Great looking car in Spitfire green with World War 2-style RAF roundel. Smashing little Mini.
Morris 1100 mk2 from 1970. Registered in December 1970
The Morris Minor, designed by Alec Issigonis, was first produced in 1948, with manufacture spanning 23 years until 1971. In this time there were several variations, with the best known, the Morris Minor 1000 (with its 948cc engine) appearing in 1956. There were subtle updates over the course of production, but very little beyond the mid 1960s. This late example was registered in June 1970, but is effectively the same as one hailing from 1965.
Great looking 1970 Triumph Vitesse mk2. This very nice example was registered in October 1970. The Vitesse was produced from 1962 until 1971, with the mk2 arriving in October 1968. But as early as 1966, the Triumph Vitesse was available with the same 1998cc Triumph I6 engine as the super sporty Triumph GT6. Like so many classic 1960s Triumph cars, the Vitesse was styled by legendary sports car designer Giovanni Michelotti, famous for his work for Ferrari, Lancia and Maserati.
The Triumph Vitesse mk2 was introduced in late 1968. This example, with 2 litre (1998cc) engine was registered in April 1970. Great looking car!
An absolute classic. The Volkswagen Beetle was first available in 1938, with over 21 million sold in the years that followed. Initially built in Wolfsburg, Germany, production expanded to sites in fourteen other countries worldwide. But the German-built examples of the 1960s and early 1970s are the best known, and most loved. This 1300cc example was first registered in April 1970.
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$5950
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$500
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