How about a 'period' classics pictures thread

[Petrolize]

A photograph of me with my mothers Mitsubishi Colt, which would have been about 10yrs old when it was scrapped.



Great thread

[jon66]

Here's my Escort Mexico back in 1972....complete with 1970's bonnet adornment !

[LordBretSinclair]

Petrolize said:

A photograph of me with my mothers Mitsubishi Colt, which would have been about 10yrs old when it was scrapped.



Great thread

Very Polo Harlequin

[Petrolize]

LordBretSinclair said:

Very Polo Harlequin

I knew it reminded me of a car like that, but couldn't put my finger on it!

[The Don of Croy]

jon66 said:

Here's my Escort Mexico back in 1972....complete with 1970's bonnet adornment !

Nice to see Mick Fleetwood out and about in his heyday.

The one on the left is a bonafide style god.

[hidetheelephants]

Bit of change of pace; this was lurking in granny's photo album. No idea what the flash motor is or who flash harry was; for the latter I will interrogate mater, the former I leave to you gents.

[Hitch78]

That chap is rolling on some wicked rims what?

[DickyC]

nicanary said:

HQB said:

We have an answer! The left hand car is a Connaught L3SR and here is a picture to prove!

http://images.conceptcarz.com/imgxra/Connaught/51-...

The right hand car is still under investigation! As before, I'll report asap!

I think you could be right. They made 3 with cycle wings for road/race use. How the hell one finished up at that garage we can only guess.

Could the right hand car be a three wheeler?

[XRS]

I've been scanning my family's photographs so I can send them to everyone and there are a few period car photos in there.

First, my wife's grandfather's car (Morgan?) and a local tradesman.




Not quite sure where this one comes in



My family's A40 van (with window and rear seat conversion)



Followed by the 4/44



Then the Hillman Super Minx Estate



Mother's Mini on holiday with my brother and his mates (car was actually a 1960 model, used on Jersey for 8 years and given a G reg when it came over)



A nice Dolomite (Andy Rouse was very patient, waiting while I checked my light meter etc. etc...)



Another hero posing



Another poser - he jumped in a course car (Eclat I beleive). Currently competing in Masters F1



My A-H Sprite which I converted to Modsports spec from my road car (late 1970s)



My then road car (which I kept for 9 years)



Same car on 7/7/77 when my (then future) wife received her first degree (following on from the similarly adorned Mexico above)



And finally, 30 years old and I guess passing as "period", my first XR3 (yes, I was stupid enough to buy a second). I imported this in January 1982 and was greeted with 9" of snow when I got back and had to register it.

Edited by XRS on Thursday 23 August 10:29

[nicanary]

DickyC said:

Could the right hand car be a three wheeler?

interestingly enough, I thought along the same lines. Could it be a Powerdrive ? (1955/58)
Again, the headlights are in the wrong place. If you look at the photo closely, the lights are in pods on the bonnet-top, and not on the leading edge of the wings. That means the bonnet is probably a moulded item , and screams glassfibre to me.

[Roy C]

XRS said:

First, my wife's grandfather's car (Morgan?) and a local tradesman.

Very early Morgan Runabout (pre-WW1)

[nicanary]

hidetheelephants said:

Bit of change of pace; this was lurking in granny's photo album. No idea what the flash motor is or who flash harry was; for the latter I will interrogate mater, the former I leave to you gents.

That radiator suggests a Standard, possibly the 9.5hp S model. In those days most makes had very individual radiator shapes to help differentiate each other. May also be a Calcott.

[DickyC]

DickyC said:

Roy C said:

The Don of Croy said:

DickyC said:

It wasn't a complete waste though, I did find out that Frazer-Nash survives as an engineering consultancy.

I recall visiting an office of Frazer Nash near Gatwick in the 1990's - they were working on automated letter sorting equipment. Total office headcount about five full time.

There are several Frazer Nash companies still in existence: Frazer-Nash Consultancy (engineering consultancy), Frazer-Nash (Midhurst) Limited (precision manufacturing), Frazer-Nash Research (electric vehicle powertrains).

Archie Frazer-Nash also invented the Vickers-Nash Safe Load Indicator for cranes and the Frazer-Nash Gun Turrets used on WW2 bombers. He left the car business - AFN - in 1929.

Did you also know that the Aldington brothers, who owned AFN for a while, bailed out their neighbours Aston Martin in the early thirties in one of the zillion times AM were in financial difficulties?

Saw a Bristol Fighter broken down on the M4 last evening, looked up Bristol on tinternet to find Bristol and their goodwill have been bought by Frazer-Nash.

How 'bout that?

I rather enjoy coincidences.

[dycecooper]

Mr. Magoo said:

dycecooper said:

Aberdeenshire

dycecoooper - that photo is superb, i know its a longshot but I don't suppose you have the negative?

Quite possibly, I will have a look

[occrj]

XRS said:

I've been scanning my family's photographs so I can send them to everyone and there are a few period car photos in there.
First, my wife's grandfather's car (Morgan?) and a local tradesman.

Great set of photos, the van is a Morris fyi.

RJ

[DaveShark]

dycecooper said:

I have this photo in my family (and have posted in the thread already - together with fold line!) The lady on the right is my grandmother Audrey Dawson.

[DaveShark]

DaveShark said:

Here are a few I have dug out of the old family albums...

[Mr. Magoo]

dycecooper said:

Quite possibly, I will have a look

I would love to get a high definition print taken......

its brilliant

[cc8s]

cjb1 said:

For what it's worth here's a photo of a F-N in action, this owner/driver lives near Aberdeen.

Wow, I have never seen that out and about. Is it seen on the road much?

[cjb1]

cc8s said:

cjb1 said:

For what it's worth here's a photo of a F-N in action, this owner/driver lives near Aberdeen.

Wow, I have never seen that out and about. Is it seen on the road much?

I don't know C, do you take it out on the road much? LOL