How about a 'period' classics pictures thread

[Spottedlaurel]

Mum seemed to accept the car-obsession in the household then?!

[Number 5]

FlaminiaGT said:

1986 outside my parents’ house, 3 brothers with 3 different marques and my mum sitting on my Monte’s bonnet. With my dad’s Citroën diesel Visa tucked away down the side.

Great photo, the Alfa looks ace!

[droopsnoot]

A couple more from the local slide collector. First one is a CA camper being loaded onto a ship of some sort, dated July 1968 on the slide itself.



And I can't see where this is, dated October 1975 on the slide. The station sign looks as if it's "somewhere Central", but unsharp mask doesn't help.

Edited by droopsnoot on Tuesday 9th June 12:53

[sun.and.rain]

Cool 70s period pic with lots of cars. Right, identify the cars folks -

[droopsnoot]

Interesting there's only two or three foreign cars there - the Mercedes, early Moskvich behind the Dolomite, and perhaps a Peugeot poking out from behind that orange Allegro.

[forsure]

I-spy an Imp next to the Rover, and is that a 2-door Ford Classic behind the MGB GT ?

[2 sMoKiN bArReLs]

droopsnoot said:

A couple more from the local slide collector. First one is a CA camper being loaded onto a ship of some sort, dated July 1968 on the slide itself.



And I can't see where this is, dated October 1975 on the slide. The station sign looks as if it's "somewhere Central", but unsharp mask doesn't help.

Edited by droopsnoot on Tuesday 9th June 12:53

Brill! Keep em coming

[velocemitch]

Couple of interesting ones i found going through my collection.
I'm sure a few of you will know where this is and when.

[RichB]

I'm guessing Didcot but what was the occasion?

[velocemitch]

Not Didcot, about 200 miles further North, keep guessing.

The location would give away the event.

You could probably date it roughly by the cars.

[Dapster]

The snot green Fiasco says 1976 to me...

Also, 2 Renault 12's and not a VW in sight!

[velocemitch]

It might not be new then......

[Dapster]

Hmmmn.... nothing I can see any newer.

In the second pic, I can see a W114/5 Merc, the green Fiesta, Mk 1 Escort, Mini ?, Mini Clubman, an Ital and a Maxi. So....the Ital if it is one, would place it at least 1980 then...

[Bebee]

Dapster said:

The snot green Fiasco says 1976 to me...

Also, 2 Renault 12's and not a VW in sight!

Isn't that a black Capri 2.0 s there though?

[Sardonicus]

No earlier than 79 IMO great pics though please keep them coming

[52classic]

I think the Capri S dates the pic later than '77. As would the dark blue (maybe black) car next to the Cortina MK3 which I see as a MK4.

What about the red Arrow Hillman next to those, Do I remember rightly that the facelifted one was badged as a Chrysler?

[truck71]

velocemitch said:

Couple of interesting ones i found going through my collection.
I'm sure a few of you will know where this is and when.

Complete wild stab in the dark, is it the closure of the power station at Sheffield/Rotherham?

[velocemitch]

it's 1979.
A gathering of Steam Locomotives like this (to my knowledge) only happened twice, it was a pretty special 150th year celebration.

[RichB]

velocemitch said:

it's 1979.
A gathering of Steam Locomotives like this (to my knowledge) only happened twice, it was a pretty special 150th year celebration.

I think it was probably 23/24 may 1980 and at Bold Colliery

Here's another one

[velocemitch]

Yes that's it, I had it as 79, faded memories and faulty archives.
It's the Liverpool and Manchester Railway, Rainhill Trials celebration.