Do you remember the 1970s
Ford Cortina and
Escort?
writes Brian Byrne. And by any chance do you have one still as your vintage pride and joy?
Well, any cars from that period and into the 1980s have a chance of immortality next month if their owners contact film-maker and writer Ferdia MacAnna
(Twitter @FerdiaMacAnna) who needs some of these cars for a film he's shooting in September in County Kildare.
The movie is a 'romcom' called 'Danny Boy', set in that time period, and all makes and models will be useful.
So let's think of a few others. The
Mini was still there, already an 11-year veteran. The
Morris Marina that was expected to be the saviour of British Leyland but failed. The
Vauxhall Viva, of which this writer owned at the time two (in succession).
The
Morris 1100/1300 was still soldiering on, though far from its top-selling performance in the 1960s. Another British Leyland inglorious failure, the
Austin Allegro. Then there was the to be phenomenally successful
Ford Capri, and the steady seller
Hillman Avenger. And does anyone remember the 'giant land crab', the
Austin Maxi?
Enough. If you still own and drive any of the above, or anything else from the period — there were
Opels and
Jaguars and many others — give Ferdia a call.
Expenses will be paid, but it could be worth it just for the craic.
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