A 'period' classics pictures thread (Mk III)
Discussion
daqinggregg said:
Nice pictures, although the last is a bit modern and Japanese for me!
In the first the two generations of Galaxies are supported by a Cortina Mk2 estate on the other side.
I can only see one Ford in the second, the facelift Cortina Mk1. Nice Opel Rekord and DKW Auto Union. I suppose the Opel is the newst car ?
RSTurboPaul said:
Makes me laugh when people talk about air quality these days when all those cars were running about on manual chokes, leaded petrol and catalytic convertor-free exhausts!
This has been my argument for years. Anything we do now is going to do sweet FA. It's the past catching up with us causing all the issues. 
daqinggregg said:
Interesting mix of stuff 
I spy a Herald in the background, plus a Mk.2 Jag parked up on the right, and further back on the right, the corner of one of those 4th generation Toyota Crown saloon/estate/coupe from the early 70's, which is one of the few Jap cars I have an affinity with, being in fact the first Japanese car I ever had a ride in back in the early 70's as a junior school friend from the next street, his Dad (who was an accountant) had one of the Crown 2600 estate's as a company car.
Dapster said:
daqinggregg said:
Right of frame - blue Accord ('76), red Dihatsu Charade ('78) and gold Mitsubishi Colt ('77) dates the pic for me. We owned both a 1976 Toyota Crown Deluxe with a BR suffix and a 1979 Toyota Crown Royal Saloon that displayed BZ.
Doyliestag said:
Late 70's / early 80's most definitely judging by the second generation Mitsubishi Lancer ahead of the first taxi. The BX suffix on the gold Colt would suggest 1978 and the Daihatsu is displaying a CB suffix which from memory would indicate 1979 / 1980.
We owned both a 1976 Toyota Crown Deluxe with a BR suffix and a 1979 Toyota Crown Royal Saloon that displayed BZ.
Interesting, I didn't realise you could age a car from HK by the reg. My dates were based on when the cars were launched! We owned both a 1976 Toyota Crown Deluxe with a BR suffix and a 1979 Toyota Crown Royal Saloon that displayed BZ.
Dapster said:
Interesting, I didn't realise you could age a car from HK by the reg. My dates were based on when the cars were launched!
It's not an exact science as they changed as a sequence ran out rather than on a particular date but it can give you a general idea. I'm not sure how it works now though.Today we’re off to Singers, circa 60’s/70’s. I love these old images; they’re a story in themselves.
What do we reckon, did the owner get a choice of 1.3 or 1.6, or was just a case of, you get what is in stock.
The march of progress.
Is that a 30 MPH limit on the Anglia van? Hardly fast enough to generate a breeze.
Great image, considering when it was taken.
What do we reckon, did the owner get a choice of 1.3 or 1.6, or was just a case of, you get what is in stock.
The march of progress.
Is that a 30 MPH limit on the Anglia van? Hardly fast enough to generate a breeze.
Great image, considering when it was taken.
gt40steve said:
P5BNij said:
All looked so good in 1967. I had a drive in one once, very interesting and great fun. That one was running a Triumph engine on the original transmission, rather than the usual Essex V4 conversion.
Sardonicus said:
gt40steve said:
They did an Essex V6 converted model too, Hurley Engineering in Coventry being one of them at the time in the 70's later converting the Triumph Stag with the same Essex V6 hidetheelephants said:
Sardonicus said:
gt40steve said:
They did an Essex V6 converted model too, Hurley Engineering in Coventry being one of them at the time in the 70's later converting the Triumph Stag with the same Essex V6 
dont knock the Essex it was smooth and had bags of character if a little thirsty and over-weight 
the Cologne V6 was certainly not an improvement Gassing Station | Classic Cars and Yesterday's Heroes | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff