The following photosets are tagged 1973 - click on the thumbnails for more images and descriptions of each vehicle
1748cc, Registered May 1973
Very cool old Bedford HA 130 van - based on the Vauxhall Viva. This M-reg example hails from 1973 (registered Oct '73) - the midpoint of the production period (1963-83).
1973 Citroen DS20. The Citroen DS - or Déesse (Goddess) was produced between 1955 and 1975 and epitomises France as much as croissants and the Eiffel tower. Naturally over such a long production run there were numerous variants. This one is a 1985cc DS20 (first introduced in 1967), and as such has the restyled 'shark-nose' front end. The Citroen DS was manufactured in numerous plants worldwide, including in the UK, but this left-hand drive example is of continental origin. Registered in September 1973. Beautiful car in beautiful condition.
The Dino 246 was the first car built by Ferrari in large (by Ferrari standards!) numbers, with a total of 2,295 246 GT coupés and 1,274 GTS targas produced between 1969 and 1974. This particular example was registered in the UK in September 1974 (series 3). Equipped with a 2.4L Dino 65° V6 engine it's pretty quick off the block, doing 0-50 mph in 5 1/2 seconds, with a top speed of 148mph. And it's a great looking car in turquoise green!
The 1973 Porsche Carrera RS 2.7 took the standard Porsche 911 and made it ready for motor sport. A bigger engine, bigger breaks, wider wheels, and the "ducktail" rear spoiler. This one was registered in October 1973. Great looks, with great performance. Only 1580 were made. A rare car that goes for big money.
2L 1973 Triumph Dolomite Sprint. #26 at Silverstone 2022. Fantastic looking, (in British Leyland race livery) and ready to race. Tony Dron trophy class winner, Motor Racing Legends, Silverstone 2022.
1973 Triumph GT6. Whilst GT6 production started in 1966, manufacture of the GT76 mk3 ran October 1970 to December 1973. Again, like so many Standard Triumph classics created in the 1960s, the body styling was the work of Italian designer Giovanni Michelotti. 1996cc inline 6 engine. This example was registered in May 1973.
Beautiful early seventies Spitfire IV, with hard top - one of just over 70000 mark IVs produced between 1970 and 1974. This model had the 1296 cc petrol engine.
1973 Triumph TR6. 2498cc. Registered February 1973. According to Wikipedia, of a total of 91,850 Triumph TR6s built, 83,480 were exported, almost all to the USA, with just 8,370 sold in Britain. This one is a beauty!
