How about a 'period' classics pictures thread

How about a 'period' classics pictures thread

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M3John

5,974 posts

218 months

Friday 12th June 2009
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I don't have any pictures to contribute to this great thread yet but will ask dad to dig out some old photo's for me to post up.

Great thread guys, keep up the good work thumbup


Balmoral Green

40,625 posts

247 months

Friday 12th June 2009
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Me, about '78, with mums Shadow (15, and wearing leather pants, hot damn!)



My first car, around 1981 (same hair, same jacket).



1st August 1984, getting ready for a busy day of handovers.









Edited by Balmoral Green on Friday 12th June 21:47

Rob Dicky

206 posts

222 months

Saturday 13th June 2009
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A few more --

1971




1977 dads Fiat X1/9 1300





thats it for now will post more when I find more.

Jalopnik

1,271 posts

217 months

Saturday 13th June 2009
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Balmoral Green said:
My first car, around 1981 (same hair, same jacket).

Now that is a classy 1st car (well, apart from the Rover hubcaps!) biggrin

garyfrogeye

406 posts

203 months

Tuesday 16th June 2009
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I'm sure that I've seen more images of that Frogeye somewhere else before. Perhaps a rear end shot by the waterside and boats?

Blib

43,722 posts

196 months

Tuesday 16th June 2009
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A photo that I took in January 1990.

It's of my car - the Renault Alpine GTA and friends' Porsche and Lotus. We'd travelled over to France on the ferry with our wives for the weekend.


RichB

51,383 posts

283 months

Tuesday 16th June 2009
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garyfrogeye said:
I'm sure that I've seen more images of that Frogeye somewhere else before. Perhaps a rear end shot by the waterside and boats?
Isn't it a great "period" picture! You could almost imagine it being used as a publicity shot by BMC.

p.s. Where was it taken? It looks remarkably like a sailing club near me in Maidenhead but then I guess most sailing clubs look similar hehe

mark387mw

2,174 posts

266 months

Wednesday 17th June 2009
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I can only go back 25 years with this one, my first 2 seater, mid engined sportscar!
(I must dig out some old photo's to scan)

Brian_M

99 posts

182 months

Wednesday 17th June 2009
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RichB said:
garyfrogeye said:


I'm sure that I've seen more images of that Frogeye somewhere else before. Perhaps a rear end shot by the waterside and boats?
Isn't it a great "period" picture! You could almost imagine it being used as a publicity shot by BMC.

p.s. Where was it taken? It looks remarkably like a sailing club near me in Maidenhead but then I guess most sailing clubs look similar hehe
I have probably put this other pic on other forums - you have a good memory!



The photos were taken in 1969 or 1970 at a Lake near Felbridge, East Grinstead, Sussex.

About a year ago, I realised I had never checked to see if it was still registered - and it was, although it is now white.

So I fired off an email to the Austin Healey Owners Club and received a reply that the car belonged to one of their members in Norfolk and that my details would be forwarded to them.

But I have never heard from them. I don't know about you, but if a previous owner of my car made contact with me, I would be so interested that I would be in touch immediately.

So if anyone sees a white Frogeye registration number TWS 423 - tell the owner to contact me, I have several more pictures and of course four years of great memories that I would be delighted to share with them.


Edited by Brian_M on Wednesday 17th June 08:29

Blib

43,722 posts

196 months

Wednesday 17th June 2009
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mark387mw said:
I can only go back 25 years with this one, my first 2 seater, mid engined sportscar!
(I must dig out some old photo's to scan)
I had one of those, in gold. Overheated like a bd.

smile

garyfrogeye

406 posts

203 months

Wednesday 17th June 2009
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Brian_M said:
RichB said:
garyfrogeye said:


I'm sure that I've seen more images of that Frogeye somewhere else before. Perhaps a rear end shot by the waterside and boats?
Isn't it a great "period" picture! You could almost imagine it being used as a publicity shot by BMC.

p.s. Where was it taken? It looks remarkably like a sailing club near me in Maidenhead but then I guess most sailing clubs look similar hehe
I have probably put this other pic on other forums - you have a good memory!



The photos were taken in 1969 or 1970 at a Lake near Felbridge, East Grinstead, Sussex.

About a year ago, I realised I had never checked to see if it was still registered - and it was, although it is now white.

So I fired off an email to the Austin Healey Owners Club and received a reply that the car belonged to one of their members in Norfolk and that my details would be forwarded to them.

But I have never heard from them. I don't know about you, but if a previous owner of my car made contact with me, I would be so interested that I would be in touch immediately.

So if anyone sees a white Frogeye registration number TWS 423 - tell the owner to contact me, I have several more pictures and of course four years of great memories that I would be delighted to share with them.


Edited by Brian_M on Wednesday 17th June 08:29
I'd be interested if you'd share them with me.

I agree about being contacted regarding a car I used to own or the previous owner of my frogeye, but people are strange. A friend of mine now ownes a Frogeye which won an international AH Club concourse event in the early eighties. The car had been lovingly restored to perfection by a chap but when my friend cantacted him to let him know that the car was in good hands and being well looked after, he said that he got the impression that the previous owner couldn't have cared less.

AJAX50

418 posts

239 months

Wednesday 17th June 2009
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Another frogeye, me at Oulton Park, Lodge corner circa. 1966

dinkel

26,863 posts

257 months

Wednesday 17th June 2009
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Jalopnik said:
Balmoral Green said:
My first car, around 1981 (same hair, same jacket).

Now that is a classy 1st car (well, apart from the Rover hubcaps!) biggrin
Tell me it's a Bent underneath!

dinkel

26,863 posts

257 months

Wednesday 17th June 2009
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RDMcG said:
My 1979 Toyota Celica in 1979......
Me want!

garyfrogeye

406 posts

203 months

Thursday 18th June 2009
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AJAX50 said:

Another frogeye, me at Oulton Park, Lodge corner circa. 1966
That's a fantastic shot, Do you have any others?

AJAX50

418 posts

239 months

Thursday 18th June 2009
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Here's one outside my parents house again 1965/66

AJAX50

418 posts

239 months

Thursday 18th June 2009
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This is marshalling on the RAC Rally 68/69. My local motor club did Grizedale. I was trying a bit too hard in my newly acquired Cortina GT the day before.


MikeyT

16,429 posts

270 months

Friday 19th June 2009
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Must say this is a great thread - these old pics evoke lots of memories of previous decades ... yes

Raided an old shoebox for some pics from down the years - all in date order ...

First one is my dad repairing his blue Anglia - reg no. TJG 469 - in 1960 with my sister scratching the paintwork rolleyes



Me perched on my uncle's Raleigh Runabout - circa 1965 ...



Two mates from college by one of them's 1958 Ford Zodiac in Swindon (we were going to a mate's wedding) old 'billies that my mates were in those days they had to have the car to fit the *look* - nice gold Hillman Hunter in the background.







Rebuilding my MBG in 1983 ... with my mate's 2200 Austin Princess Wedge in the background (reg YJO 99R)



The finished car in 1984 ...





VW Beetle I bought for £200 with a month's MOT in 1985 ...





White Triumph Stag SOL 519M outside my first house in 1986 ...



Embarassing hehe white tennis shorts and boufant hairdo ... 1987





At my mum and dad's house - 1987 - next to my dad's gold Vauxhall Cavalier - reg no. AUD 222V ... still on the road I believe - now white.







Bikes are allowed aren't they?

My 1985 Kawasaki GPZ600 looking good ... taken in about 1989 ...



Me cleaning my Peugeot 205GTi 1.9 - G222JUB - in 1989



I loved this car ... went like a rocket



My mate John in his TVR S outside my house FA Cup semi-final day 1990 ...



1996 - having my Spitfire MkIV resprayed ... next to a Mazda MX-5



WCT 144K at my house ... all rebuilt - in 1998
















Crosswise

410 posts

185 months

Sunday 21st June 2009
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These are pictures taken by my Great Grandad in the early 60s, I have only scanned a small selection of them so far so there are probably a lot more.




Edited by Crosswise on Monday 31st July 15:40

Jalopnik

1,271 posts

217 months

Sunday 21st June 2009
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Crosswise - excellent stuff, more required! biggrin

Where was the second one taken? Looks vaguely familiar.
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