Chrysler/talbot alpine car?

[80sChav]

Re: Chrysler/talbot alpine car?

Anyone remember these?

I still own one, 27 years old and still a FAB Car! It won Car of the Year in 1976 - bought mine in 93 and I cant complain really!

They are fantastic cars. We used to have a Talbet Alpine! It long since went to the scarpyard in the sky, but was an mazing beauty of a car!

[FLYING SAUCER]

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They are fantastic cars. We used to have a Talbet Alpine! It long since went to the scarpyard in the sky, but was an mazing beauty of a car!

So pleased you liked them too! Can you recall the colour?

[Austin Maxi]

Re: Chrysler/talbot alpine car?

Flying Saucer - Have you seen the movie 'Gregory's Girl'? - Gregory's dad, a Driving Instructor uses an Alpine as his driving school car. It's not on screen for long, but it's quite prominent in the scene it's in.

[FLYING SAUCER]

Re: Chrysler/talbot alpine car?

Flying Saucer - Have you seen the movie 'Gregory's Girl'? - Gregory's dad, a Driving Instructor uses an Alpine as his driving school car. It's not on screen for long, but it's quite prominent in the scene it's in.

It hadn't registered with me! I have the DVD somewhere, will have a look tonight, thanks!

[80sChav]

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So pleased you liked them too! Can you recall the colour?

Burgendy Red on top with a Silver skirt it was

[FLYING SAUCER]

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I think the Red/Silver two tone Alpines were known as Alpine Minx, that was the top of the range and quite a luxury model with silver/grey velour seats I bet it had electric windows too! Nice.

[sf1378]

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Theres a grey one in The Wild Geese film, it kept popping up in the scenes in the first half of the film.

[FLYING SAUCER]

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Nice work sf1378, that's another one spotted!

Also, when Margaret Thatcher went into No 10 in 1979, she walks past a royal blue one!

[80sChav]

Re: Chrysler/talbot alpine car?

I think the Red/Silver two tone Alpines were known as Alpine Minx, that was the top of the range and quite a luxury model with silver/grey velour seats I bet it had electric windows too! Nice.

Our's was very old, it was an old "B" Reg and was 9 years old in 1994 when we had her (it could of been 93' when we got her, but I doubt i'm right there) though. She died about 1997/98 I think.

[Finnthedude]

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One of my mates had one of these, probably around 1985 or so. It was a lime green, uncomfortable, rattley nightmare. It was cheap though, and I seem to remember it was good in the snow and ice and never got stuck.

One night he was driving us all back from a party and the engine suddenly went from its old rattley self to a lovely smooth, almost silent burble. Within 2 minutes it seized solid and would never run again. Most cars make a horrible noise before they die, this one whispered its goodbyes.

Cheers,
Finnthedude.

[FLYING SAUCER]

Re: Chrysler/talbot alpine car?

One of my mates had one of these, probably around 1985 or so. It was a lime green, uncomfortable, rattley nightmare. It was cheap though, and I seem to remember it was good in the snow and ice and never got stuck.

One night he was driving us all back from a party and the engine suddenly went from its old rattley self to a lovely smooth, almost silent burble. Within 2 minutes it seized solid and would never run again. Most cars make a horrible noise before they die, this one whispered its goodbyes.

Cheers,
Finnthedude.

Lime green, bet it had brown/orange seats? sounds like an earlier Chrysler one? Possibly a MK 1?

When your Talbot stops rattling, be afraid!