jaiyenyen Posted June 10, 2007 Share Posted June 10, 2007 Hi all I've been driving around Bangkok today, (well, stuck in traffic jams mainly) and i spotted a Ford Escort mk2 estate, and later, a Ford Cortina mk3. Both were in a slightly used condition Anyone else seen any unexpected cars? Regards Jaiyenyen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markr Posted June 10, 2007 Share Posted June 10, 2007 ten points for an austin princess! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crossy Posted June 10, 2007 Share Posted June 10, 2007 (edited) In Rangsit/Pathum Thani - Mk1 Escort, several Capri's of assorted varieties, Anglia (powder blue, did they ever make any other colours), real Mini, Mk1 Transit. In Ayutthaya - Standard Vanguard (1960 ish, dad had one), Volvo Amazon ten points for an austin princess! Seen a regular (non-Princess) Austin 1100 Edited June 10, 2007 by Crossy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moonoi Posted June 10, 2007 Share Posted June 10, 2007 (edited) Seen an Austin/BL Maxi and an Allegro (I posted a pic of it on this forum a while back). Edited June 10, 2007 by moonoi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hughden Posted June 10, 2007 Share Posted June 10, 2007 New model Ford GT40 in a showroom in Pattaya Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave_boo Posted June 10, 2007 Share Posted June 10, 2007 A Gen IV Camaro. Unfortunately didn't see if it was right hand drive or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeaceBlondie Posted June 10, 2007 Share Posted June 10, 2007 I often see a 1966-era Ford Consul Corsair saloon in Chiang Mai that closely resembles the one I bought new (in Texas, with RHD). You'd earn 84 points if you spot an Armstrong-Siddeley Saphire or a Marcos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billd766 Posted June 11, 2007 Share Posted June 11, 2007 Yesterday afternoon just off Sukhumvit 103 (Udom Suk) at the SriNakharin end I saw a just post war Fiat 500 Topolino in red with a full length sunroof. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuban Posted June 11, 2007 Share Posted June 11, 2007 I saw one on these old Citroens in a glass case outside a resturant South of Khon Kaen (South bound), no time to stop for a picture last time I drove past. Looked like an old dusty moth in museum - not showroom condition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teejay Posted June 11, 2007 Share Posted June 11, 2007 Classic Saab 3-door hatchback with AirFlow bumper kit.... very very very rare...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dantilley Posted June 11, 2007 Share Posted June 11, 2007 Quite a few old-style Beetles and old minis I've seen around. Most unexpected modern car is probably a Smart Car - didn't think they'd made it as far as Asia... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sojourner Posted June 12, 2007 Share Posted June 12, 2007 In Chiang Mai a Thai fellow owns a 1966 green Plymouth Baracuda, right hand drive. I see it parked at my condo quite often. Now that's gotta be rare. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaiyenyen Posted June 12, 2007 Author Share Posted June 12, 2007 Some wonderful cars spotted in Thailand, When i see an unexpected model, i can't help but think about the cars history,I'm and how it got here. I'm sure i remember a Frank Zappa track with an advert for a Barracuda. Regards Jaiyenyen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dchi2031 Posted June 12, 2007 Share Posted June 12, 2007 I saw a 78 or 79 Pontiac Trans Am V8 6.6 liter in Pattaya. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
undercover Posted June 12, 2007 Share Posted June 12, 2007 In Chiang Mai a Thai fellow owns a 1966 green Plymouth Baracuda, right hand drive. //////////////////////////////// Very nice ! I love those car's. It amazes me how these cars seem to have been here for years, old Cortina mk1 Anglia 105E Citreon D series, and there all on the road, then you go to the garage and ask for a simple spare part for your modern Toyota and they tell you they haven't got it ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smartecosse Posted June 12, 2007 Share Posted June 12, 2007 i unexpectedly saw a car give way to pedestrians on a zebra crossing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crossy Posted June 12, 2007 Share Posted June 12, 2007 i unexpectedly saw a car give way to pedestrians on a zebra crossing Absolutely no way Jose, I reckon he must have run out of gas right at the crossing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeaceBlondie Posted June 12, 2007 Share Posted June 12, 2007 In Chiang Mai a Thai fellow owns a 1966 green Plymouth Baracuda, right hand drive.//////////////////////////////// Very nice ! I love those car's. It amazes me how these cars seem to have been here for years, old Cortina mk1 Anglia 105E Citreon D series, and there all on the road, then you go to the garage and ask for a simple spare part for your modern Toyota and they tell you they haven't got it ? Exactly. Similar in Mexico. In Tapachula, the southernmost city in Mexico. there were working examples of a 1958 Vahuxhall Victor Super saloon, and an MG Magnette convertible (that's rare). And in Lazaro Cardenas, Michoacan, an early 1950's DeSoto sedan! Speaking of Fireballs and Firedomes..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colino Posted June 12, 2007 Share Posted June 12, 2007 Around Ang-Thong seen a blue Ford Cortina mk3 also cortina mk1 battered old mk1-2 transit van voltswagan camper 76 ish and quite a few old merc's,, but down pattaya saw loads of old trannies but no vans Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mijan24 Posted June 12, 2007 Share Posted June 12, 2007 In Khon Kaen have seen Beetles, mini - round nose clubman tailights, Soi 8 off Maliwan Road 1930's Fiat unrestored. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
INTJ Posted June 13, 2007 Share Posted June 13, 2007 Hi, The 2 later model "British Treasures" I have been suprised to see recently (and I have only seen one of each here) were :- 1) New model Rover 75 in BKK 2) Yesterday a Ford Scorpio (the funny shaped Granada replacement) on Suk near Pattaya. INTJ. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andypat Posted June 13, 2007 Share Posted June 13, 2007 I saw a real beaut customised Fiat 500 on Pattaya klang yesterday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dominique355 Posted June 13, 2007 Share Posted June 13, 2007 A Lamborghini Diablo in front of the Dusit Hotel in Bangkok. Even more amazing was that nobody seemed to care Am I the only car nut here in BKK? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laowai1960 Posted June 13, 2007 Share Posted June 13, 2007 A 1965 HD Holden, in Phuket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moonoi Posted June 13, 2007 Share Posted June 13, 2007 2) Yesterday a Ford Scorpio (the funny shaped Granada replacement) on Suk near Pattaya.INTJ. Would that be the "Wide Mouthed Frog" version? I've seen one of those here in BKK only last week in Silom. Ugly motor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billd766 Posted June 14, 2007 Share Posted June 14, 2007 Up on Sukhumvit 101/1 at the entrance to Soi 43 there is a Ferrari 348 ti and a Porsche Cayenne most days unless the owners are slumming when they use the Volvo XC 90. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keebone Posted June 14, 2007 Share Posted June 14, 2007 i unexpectedly saw a car give way to pedestrians on a zebra crossing Fairly obviously a Farang who hadn't been in the country long enough to go Thai yet ! I see some photos of Pattaya in the early 70's and there were a number of Ford Cortina MK1's around back then. Never seen any around in Thailand myself but always had a soft spot for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alleykat Posted June 15, 2007 Share Posted June 15, 2007 I've seen a couple of old Valiants over the last few years. I think one was a Ranger. Valiants were made in Australia by Chrysler. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Guy Posted June 15, 2007 Share Posted June 15, 2007 saw a mk2 consul in Phuket recently, in immaculate condition, seen a number of ford falcons, xa, xy, xw and several hq holdens in southern half of thailand over the last few years Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samran Posted June 15, 2007 Share Posted June 15, 2007 quite a few old holdens down south. Saw an old Kingswood in BKK about a month ago. If I had some spare cash, I'd like to buy one, do it up (parts from OZ are covered by the Thai Australian FTA), and just drive it around cutting in front of expensive mercs and and BMW's, just for the fun of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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