Mk Iii Cortina In Nong Khai

[aletta]

After rubbing my eyes i can confirm that there are,driving around Nong Khai province,a Mk III,a Mk IV and a Mk V Cortina.How these 70's classics got to be here i would love to know.The Mk III was my first car and so weird to see a Isaan farmer and family chugging along.

What would make my day would be to see a Capri whizz by.Any other English classics around driven by ordinary Thais?

[Rinrada]

Seen a few Ford Anglias running about.

Probabally owned by local schoolteachers

[Crossy]

At least 2 Mk2 Capris (one with an oddly remodelled front end, evidently crunched in the past) and a Mk1 Cortina in Pathum Thani, a Mk1 Transit with the extended diesel front, no rust! (well maybe a little bit of rust) in Rangsit.

Several old Angleboxes and at least one Austin A40 in BKK centre.

Stacks of Series 1 and 2 Landrovers (apparently something like 80% of civilian Landys ever built are still running).

Often do a double-take when something from my past whizzes by in the other direction. Becoming a pastime whilst driving, spot the old Brit-mobile.

[Thetyim]

In Phrae I have spotted

3 Cortina MkIII

1 Cortina MkII

2 Anglia

1 Austin Westminster

2 Ford Esquire

5 Mini (circa 1960)

1 Sunbeam Alpine

2 Hillman Hunter

1 Hillman Minx (1958)

and that's just the English cars

[andyfletch]

Mk1 Escorts (4 wheeled, not old dragons!! ), Austin/Morris 1100 & 1300.

A number of elderly Alfas -not suffering form the dreaded Italian tinworm either!!!

[taxexile]

there is a 1950's hillman minx often parked near the mouth of soi 20 sukhumvit in bkk. (or is it soi 18????)

hua - hin has a morris minor in good condition.

austin / morris 1100's are not uncommon around thailand too.

never see any finned americana though , i would have thought there would be a lot of them here.

Edited August 19, 2005 by taxexile

[Rinrada]

Seem to remember that there is/was an elderly Thai lady who used to drive up Suk Rd (maybe C driven??) in something like a 1949 black Roller...few years ago..

[Diggerbasher]

Where do they produce the generic parts for all these old motors or is it your local workshop?

[tuky]

There is a beautifully restored Landrover cruising around Sriracha...

[aletta]

Think i might make an offer to the next Mk III owner i see.What do you think would make him part with it?He is going to want to buy another car so what do old Japanese wrecks go for here?

[mr_lob]

have seen the following in krabi:

MK 1 & 2 escorts

Austin Maxi (woo hoo)

MK2 Cortinas

MK 1 Transit

....all it takes now is a Capri Ghia, a Commer Van, and a Sherpa and i will be happy

[aletta]

I want to see,in quick succession,a Capri 2.0S and the Capri 2.8i.

What was happening here in the early 70's.Why all the UK imports around this time?

Edited August 26, 2005 by aletta

[Thaipwriter]

Here in Khon Kaen we have:

Mk1 cortina. like new

Mk111 cortina estate... gotta be rare??

mk 1 escorts

lancia fulvia

fiats that i never saw in uk but must be 30 years old

renault 14, possibly the ugliest "car" ever?

citroen "DS" dayess.....cool, with the headlights that look round corners!

austin 1100

mini 70's

70's beetles

there are loads more but i cant rememeber!