How about a 'period' classics pictures thread
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daveenty said:
Passed my test in an HC Viva. 
My ex-wife had one in that vivid egg-yellow colour. She seized the engine on the Acle straight (A47) one day simply because (apart from not checking the car's coolant on a regular basis) the fecking thing didn't have a water temperature gauge. And we moan today if it doesn't have sat-nav.FakeConcern said:
Spottedlaurel said:
Neat touch in getting the same parking spot each time! You liked the rear wiper and bumper bar accessories it would seem?
Thank you, I thought so. I did!
2nd car
I had a Tara Green 1275GT back in 1989.
It was an unusual colour for a Mini even back then.
I was 20 years old at the time.
Dad and I rebuilt the engine with a Piper 270, Maniflow LCB, MG Metro inlet and carb and a flowed head. Turned it into a flying machine.
Looked fab on the Cosmics.
Drove it flat out for three years, and it never missed a beat.
It was absolutely solid and in pretty fine condition.
Sold the damn thing for £850.
garyfrogeye said:
daveenty said:
Passed my test in an HC Viva.
I passed mine in an HB Viva (my driving instructor's car, complete with porno mag tucked under the front seat) but actually had use of my sister's HA Viva indeed
iSore said:
A fine looking beast. If you haven't got it already, it's worth buying a book called 'auto architect' by Gerald Palmer who designed the Pathfinder.
Thanks I'll see if I can get that. My brother and I both also had Magnettes. He a ZB Varitone (perversely in all black) and I had a ZA. 
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FakeConcern said:
Spottedlaurel said:
Neat touch in getting the same parking spot each time! You liked the rear wiper and bumper bar accessories it would seem?
Thank you, I thought so. I did!
2nd car
I had a Tara Green 1275GT back in 1989.
It was an unusual colour for a Mini even back then.
I was 20 years old at the time.
Dad and I rebuilt the engine with a Piper 270, Maniflow LCB, MG Metro inlet and carb and a flowed head. Turned it into a flying machine.
Looked fab on the Cosmics.
Drove it flat out for three years, and it never missed a beat.
It was absolutely solid and in pretty fine condition.
Sold the damn thing for £850.
I can't find a picture of the front, but I had spot lights like yours as well.
Rob Dicky said:
Some other great photos above, good to the Vivas and Clubmans - very much the sort of thing I remember as a car-obsessed child of the '70s.
A few more I've scanned-in, with a mixture of makes and models which I hope will jog a few memories....
BMW 323i E21 1GYC c.1980 by Spottedlaurel, on FlickrThis plate might be familiar to somebody? Apparently now on a 2002 BMW 318Ci. The Herald's plate 9568TJ is now worn by a Mercedes SLK according to Cartell. The Capri 2.0 Ghia PGH899V is, so far at least, the only car I've found that's lasted into fairly recent times, with DVLA suggesting it came off the road in 2002.
1979 Fiat Strada 75 CL VCK321V c.1980 by Spottedlaurel, on FlickrStripy!
1974/75 Audi 100 LS SVY438N c.1980 by Spottedlaurel, on FlickrInteresting to consider where Audi have got to since cars like this. I remember these 100s being distinctive and never particularly common. Wolseley 1500 in the background also worthy of note, DVLA says it lasted until 1987.
1975/76 Honda Civic NHG170P c.1980 by Spottedlaurel, on FlickrThese Civics were/are very capable things, I drove a friend's smart example just recently. In the late '80s I remember them being popular in local Autocross events (Crown Wheel Auto Club in Suffolk/Essex). A fine selection of other '70s stuff in the background, with an early Avenger and a Mini that ended its days painted black and fitted with a 1275cc engine according to DVLA.
As I have just wasted most of my weekend reading all 227 pages of this thread I thought it only fair to add a few more pictures.
Starting with my Dad's first Mini
Another Mini. I'm sure the PH cognoscenti will advise whether it was a 998, 1071 or 1275
And on to something a little bigger but in the theme of this thread perhaps.
By now I was also on the scene, so Mum had a car too
This was Dad's next car, he was working in the motor trade, so you can see the connection
He then had this (amongst others as they seemed to come and go quite quickly at this time)
And this (which at the age of 6/7 I squeezed into the back seat all the way down to Italy)
Which was then swapped for an Orange MGB GT (no pics), which made way for this (one of my favourites)
I think the Triumph was the last BL car my Dad owned as the dealership switched over to Renault. If anyone is interested I'll post the Renaults separately.
Almost to come full circle, this was my first car. PH geeks amongst you may care that the grille was not the original one - I managed to "fix" it when I ran into the back of an Opel Manta. Fortunately the fog lights took the damage.
Starting with my Dad's first Mini
Another Mini. I'm sure the PH cognoscenti will advise whether it was a 998, 1071 or 1275
And on to something a little bigger but in the theme of this thread perhaps.
By now I was also on the scene, so Mum had a car too
This was Dad's next car, he was working in the motor trade, so you can see the connection
He then had this (amongst others as they seemed to come and go quite quickly at this time)
And this (which at the age of 6/7 I squeezed into the back seat all the way down to Italy)
Which was then swapped for an Orange MGB GT (no pics), which made way for this (one of my favourites)
I think the Triumph was the last BL car my Dad owned as the dealership switched over to Renault. If anyone is interested I'll post the Renaults separately.
Almost to come full circle, this was my first car. PH geeks amongst you may care that the grille was not the original one - I managed to "fix" it when I ran into the back of an Opel Manta. Fortunately the fog lights took the damage.
Edited by pottman on Sunday 22 February 17:16
pottman said:
As I have just wasted most of my weekend reading all 227 pages of this thread I thought it only fair to add a few more pictures.
I think the Triumph was the last BL car my Dad owned as the dealership switched over to Renault.
Yes, how to waste time -so very true ...I think the Triumph was the last BL car my Dad owned as the dealership switched over to Renault.
Edited by pottman on Sunday 22 February 17:16
and ah - the 2.5 PI saloon?? - lovely cars in their day - totally misunderstood, sadly
POT 19 appears to be a TVR now , though ........
by the way:-
registration number: PYN 1L
? Untaxed
Tax due: 01 June 1999
MOT
Exempt
New keepers must get tax before using the vehicle. Please be aware that if you have taxed, made a SORN or had an MOT in the last 5 days these details may not have updated.
Vehicle details
6 month rate £126.50 12 month rate £230.00 6 monthly by direct debit totalling £120.75 12 monthly by direct debit totalling £230.00 Monthly by direct debit totalling £241.50 (Monthly payment of approximately £20.13) Vehicle make MG Date of first registration 06 February 1973 Cylinder capacity (cc) 1798cc CO2Emissions Not available Fuel type PETROL Export marker No Vehicle status Not taxed Vehicle colour RED
Edited by mehere on Sunday 22 February 17:34
mehere said:
Yes, how to waste time -so very true ...
and ah - the 2.5 PI saloon?? - lovely cars in their day - totally misunderstood, sadly
POT 19 appears to be a TVR now , though ........
The TVR is mine and the plate has been on quite a few cars over the years. If you are interested I posted a little history of the number plate here. and ah - the 2.5 PI saloon?? - lovely cars in their day - totally misunderstood, sadly
POT 19 appears to be a TVR now , though ........
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...
And sorry the SD1 was the last BL car my dad owned. For completeness here it is, with me at the Nurburgring.
Edited by pottman on Sunday 22 February 18:00
pottman said:
The TVR is mine and the plate has been on quite a few cars over the years. If you are interested I posted a little history of the number plate here.
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...
ooops -sorry about that - I should have realised ...http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...
Edited by pottman on Sunday 22 February 18:00
PS I had SD1 for a while too - very late twin-plenum Vitesse
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