How about a 'period' classics pictures thread

[boyzee]

Hi jalopnic i sold the zephyr to a freind of kevin jenkins (mr six v6 escort fame).He later sold the car on.The reg number has been changed but i beleive it is still around.The car was built by the harris family from carshalton south london the rear arches were their trade mark on mk1 zephyrs.When i owned the car it ran 12.4 1/4 mile with a blown head gasket.

[Groovydale]

Back on imps again
Had too include this pic of my rally imp taken in the works car park in 1974, or there abouts.
Bought it for £15 with a siezed engine. Spent 2 years, and a lot of money ( in those days !)
998cc 3/4 race R22 cam wills ringed 40 dcoes ect etc Returned about 9mpg on the last event I did Ran out of petol about 10 miles from the finish

[a8hex]

Front rad, other than for a heater, that must have made a big difference.
I never could understand why the Imp fan tried to blow air forward through the radiator.

[Groovydale]

Oh yes I'd forgot about the front rad. Think the radiator was ex Triumph Herald, plumbed to the back with inch copper pipe and rubber convoluted hose
Had no end of problems with water circutation, the hoses would run cold then mad hot. Most disconcerting for the navigator, with the hoses running between his legs Cured the problem by removing the thermostat

[E31Shrew]

Not as old as some of the previous entries but all have happy memories!



Capri 280 Brooklands. Purchased new in 1987 for £6250.00



325 Touring. purchased new in 1989 for £18000.00



325 Sport with Alpina wheels. Bought new in 1991



Fiat 500L. Bought for £300.00 in 1985. Failed MOT in 1987 with quote for £125.00 so left it with garage...Damn

[E31Shrew]

1973 Beetle purchased for £2500.00 in 1987 with a mere 9000 miles on the clock. Sold in 1988 for £3500.00



Beach buggy next to caravan at Windemere in 1983.



BX19GTi. Purchased new in 1986.



Formula First day at Oulton Park in 1986.



Astra GTE. First decent company ca in 1984

Edited by E31Shrew on Wednesday 29th July 00:52

[E31Shrew]

Hartge H26 Touring from 1990



Golf in 1985. Mullet rules!



Moke on hols in Crete 1990



First restoration in 1985...What a dog



Hand painting 1964 Beetle in 1983.

Edited by E31Shrew on Wednesday 29th July 01:20

Edited by E31Shrew on Wednesday 29th July 01:21

Edited by E31Shrew on Wednesday 29th July 01:22

[aeropilot]

boyzee said:

The car was built by the harris family from carshalton south london the rear arches were their trade mark on mk1 zephyrs.

That takes me back......I was going to ask whether this was a Harris car, but you answered the question for me.

I remember that 'naughty' dark met.brown Mk2 Zody V8 they built.

[boyzee]

aeropilot said:

boyzee said:

The car was built by the harris family from carshalton south london the rear arches were their trade mark on mk1 zephyrs.

That takes me back......I was going to ask whether this was a Harris car, but you answered the question for me.

I remember that 'naughty' dark met.brown Mk2 Zody V8 they built.

I bought the car off a well known drag racer,he was selling the car for a customer.Unfortunatly for me he had taken a few parts off the engine and replaced them with standard parts.The car had an expensive set of GT40 heads that he swopped for a standard set so the car kept on blowing head gaskets.On collecting the car i had to supply my own battery as i was told the one on the car did not come with it!Then the car caught fire after filling up in a garage on the way home,it started out a nitemare.I soon sorted it all out and the car turned out to be a good fast reliable car.

[barefoot]

E31shrew bit off topic but where was your caravan at ?

Kev

[E31Shrew]

barefoot said:

E31shrew bit off topic but where was your caravan at ?

Kev

Fallbarrow....Just outside Bowness

[Pothole]

Rob Dicky said:

A few more --

nice rostyles on the HC Viva!

[ceriw]

sister, little bro' mom and me in about 1972 with dads baroque angels- the white one was ex german police and supercharged...

[Rob Dicky]

Pothole said:

Rob Dicky said:

A few more --

nice rostyles on the HC Viva!

Was a 1975 Vauxhall Magnum Coupe an upmarket Firenza

[williamp]

ceriw said:

sister, little bro' mom and me in about 1972 with dads baroque angels- the white one was ex german police and supercharged...

Lovely but what are they? I dont recognise them at all

[DickyC]

BMW 501 or 502 = the Baroque Angel.

The angle of the picture is throwing you. You can't see the other half of the radiator "kidney" shape in either car.

Edited by DickyC on Monday 3rd August 13:46

[mph]

My Jaguar Special on it's proving trip in the Alps circa 1957.The ferries were a bit different then !

[RichB]

Thanks for those, absolute period classics! Wonderful pictures showing how things used to be. Out of interest, where was the ferry from and to?

[mph]

The picture was taken at Boulogne, on the ferry "Dinard" the journey started out in either Dover or Folkestone.

Some more.

[Rower]

They really are amazing pictures , have you had the images enhanced in some way ?

Guy