Advertising Last completed movie pages 1970 Chevrolet Nova Ep. 2.06Class: Cars, Coupé — Model origin: 
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◊ 2022-06-13 06:05 |
Chevrolet Nova |
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◊ 2022-06-13 06:57 |
Looks like large clear turn signals of 1970. Did they really sell a RHD version? |
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◊ 2022-06-13 12:33 |
Could be a black market import... |
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◊ 2022-06-14 06:39 |
There was an underground market for these? |
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◊ 2022-06-15 02:51 |
Not really. But there were a lot of US bases and other facilities in UK at the time with US staff, so we had a lot of grey imports. Also this is likely to be filmed around Whitehall, so diplomatic/embassy cars would be common. But if it's RHD, things become more difficult to explain - could it be ZA/Aus/NZ or similar diplomatic/embassy car? |
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◊ 2022-06-15 09:14 |
It seems it has right hand drive, and also a very British looking 7 digit numberplate. American style cars (large engines, large physical dimensions) are not popular here due to the cost of running them, and the lack of an infrastructure for maintenance and spares, usually you have to go to the local agent for the European version of the make, and incur the displeasure of the storemen. The largest engines in cars bought by mainstream buyers here are 2 litres-ish. Car parking spaces are so tight that I have difficulty parking my C-class Mercédès at places like hospitals or railway stations, and I always avoid parking next to SUVs if I can, that’s the way to get dents in your doors. Whilst American style cars have (or had, perhaps) the undoubted advantages of rugged build, reliability and plenty of space, very few are seen here outside London. Apart from a couple of PT Cruisers, the only American car I regularly see in my town of 80,000+ inhabitants is a big pickup with twin back wheels, used by a garage business and I haven’t seen that much since the near £2 litre arrived. -- Last edit: 2022-06-15 09:21:00 |
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◊ 2022-06-15 18:59 |
There are not as many cars on the road since the €2,40 per litre (E5), at least that's my impression. |
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◊ 2022-06-23 15:09 |
It seemed to be more common to find imported American cars in the past, some were made in Canada (even with RHD) to get a more favourable import tariff. Also some Australian made cars of American design were officially imported over the years. London was probably the best place to look out for them, especially as there were a few specialist dealers & garages who could supply spare parts. After petrol prices went high they became less popular. |
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◊ 2022-06-23 15:33 |
All true, but for a private buyer, the appeal of US cars was big and show-offy glamour, not a plain poverty model. Things like Crestas, Zodiacs or similar would be cheaper and more practical than a plain Nova if Joe Bloggs wanted a big roomy saloon, and probably more luxurious. So I think this probably belongs to a US organisation of some sort, maybe as a pool or junior staff car for their London or UK outpost. |
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