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smileymikey

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Saturday 13th December 2014

Just watching the old adverts on Top 100 toys and the Carlos Fandango Panama Cigar advert came up while we were going down memory lane so here it is

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nqqZ28m8uCo

Andy_mr2sc

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Saturday 13th December 2014

My first car 23yrs ago. Regret selling. Awesome things. Superb advert.

smileymikey

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Does anyone remember the public information film about parallel parking. I think it was black and white and the guy was driving an Austin 1100. Reginald mole or something similar

FailHere

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Saturday 13th December 2014

Reginald Molehusband

Frankthered

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smileymikey said:

Does anyone remember the public information film about parallel parking. I think it was black and white and the guy was driving an Austin 1100. Reginald mole or something similar

Reginald Molehusband, I believe.

Never saw his wife, thankfully!

Andy_mr2sc

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swerni said:

Brilliant, happy memories.

These youngsters have no idea about how to mod a car wink

longshot

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Saturday 13th December 2014

I occasionally mention Carlos Fandango super wide wheels to my G/F. She has no idea what I'm talking about.

I think the earliest car advert I can remember was something about 'S' plate specials coming down the line, so that must be 1977.

smileymikey

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Frankthered said:

Reginald Molehusband, I believe.

Never saw his wife, thankfully!

I've just been looking for it on Youtube, apparently it has been lost to the world with no copies known frown

Blayney

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My father calls me Carlos Fandango. I didn't know who that was until I was about 15. I was born in '89 though. He also called me Juan Manuel Fangio. Amongst other names.

missingbadly999

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I still call my own parking fiascos Driving like Reg Molehusband, my mates like Driving Miss Daisey. S plate specials remembered well and Carlos Fandago Wheels used for all wide flash jobs.
Trouble is my sons haven't got a clue what I'm on about, what Souped Up means, Go Faster Stripes or Ken n Shaz sun strips are.
Are there any modern equivalents?

longshot

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Just to show what s

te I remember another advert has just come to mind for the FSO Polenez Prima with a trendy white paint job.

HD Adam

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Sunday 14th December 2014

In Houston, this look is very popular amongst certain groups.

I have the tendency to shout out "Carlos Fandango" in the Tourettes stylee when spotting them in traffic, which confuses my American colleagues no end biggrin