How about a 'period' classics pictures thread
Discussion
RichB said:
Shame, still hopefully he made some money selling to Little Chef. These images recollect a time and more sedate way of life sadly gone forever. I can just remember taking all day to drive down to Cornwall and stopping at places like this for tea on the way.
Spent many a happy hour at the cafe, and you're right about it being a more sedate way of life.This photo came from a whole raft of slides that I inherited. Grandad seemed to shoot everything on slide film. I had them all digitised.
There are some crackers.
My Grandparents sold up and retired to Devon where we used to spend summers.
Before the cafe Grandad worked for Vickers aircraft; I have two photos of him at the launch of Campbells Bluebird in the 1950's. He was a bit of a character.
This is our old A40 at the same location, probably 1968.
GoBig said:
Good post
Thanks for being patient....I was only trying to introduce some more humour to this great thread.
My unexpected choice in 1991 was a factory MGB GT V8 a quite rare car one of around 2600 made. I had never driven one and the instant I did I was smitten. A little known muscle "Q" car. The big engined version of what is often quoted as "The poor mans Aston Martin" and recently reviewed by Classiccarsforale.co.uk as MGB GT V8 - British Beef for Sunday lunch. A car clearly designed with the Ferrari 275 GTS in mind, with a tin top designed by Pininfarina and fitted with a Buick engine. How British is that? Quentin Willson said in his recent Classic Car Show "if you get a chance to buy a V8 don't hesitate for a nano second!" But I digress and I would rather the car be kept an undervalued secret, so us older fans can afford to run them for a bit longer before the investors move in. And strangely it is more like a 911 than you would think.
Here it is with the horrible spoilers that I bought it with. (Pics courtesy of the owner at the time Keith taken circa 1982):
Here after spoiler removal:
And here in outside work:
Laid up in 1995 here it is recovered May 2014, if you will forgive a few non period pics:
Here undergoing mechanical resto to put back on the road:
And here finally last week outside Middleton Hall, Staffs after full body resto, fitting almost finished:
CREDITS. Thanks to all involved in my life pursuing automotive pleasure, especially:
Mom, who said yes to my first car. Here in period dress around 1958 outside holiday chalet, with me looking out saying" I see no ship but hardship!"
My uncle Charlie a milkman who got me my first part time job earning good money delivering milk. Here on Pendine in his Renault Dauphine:
My great dad Ken who always encouraged me onward, Here at the controls of a Lancaster(I think) in 1945:
My trusty toolbox, the best investment you ever make:
Thanks for watching...............................
My unexpected choice in 1991 was a factory MGB GT V8 a quite rare car one of around 2600 made. I had never driven one and the instant I did I was smitten. A little known muscle "Q" car. The big engined version of what is often quoted as "The poor mans Aston Martin" and recently reviewed by Classiccarsforale.co.uk as MGB GT V8 - British Beef for Sunday lunch. A car clearly designed with the Ferrari 275 GTS in mind, with a tin top designed by Pininfarina and fitted with a Buick engine. How British is that? Quentin Willson said in his recent Classic Car Show "if you get a chance to buy a V8 don't hesitate for a nano second!" But I digress and I would rather the car be kept an undervalued secret, so us older fans can afford to run them for a bit longer before the investors move in. And strangely it is more like a 911 than you would think.
Here it is with the horrible spoilers that I bought it with. (Pics courtesy of the owner at the time Keith taken circa 1982):
Here after spoiler removal:
And here in outside work:
Laid up in 1995 here it is recovered May 2014, if you will forgive a few non period pics:
Here undergoing mechanical resto to put back on the road:
And here finally last week outside Middleton Hall, Staffs after full body resto, fitting almost finished:
CREDITS. Thanks to all involved in my life pursuing automotive pleasure, especially:
Mom, who said yes to my first car. Here in period dress around 1958 outside holiday chalet, with me looking out saying" I see no ship but hardship!"
My uncle Charlie a milkman who got me my first part time job earning good money delivering milk. Here on Pendine in his Renault Dauphine:
My great dad Ken who always encouraged me onward, Here at the controls of a Lancaster(I think) in 1945:
My trusty toolbox, the best investment you ever make:
Thanks for watching...............................
As a treat...Here are few out takes that didn't make the final production:
Here I am in Saundersfoot around 1964, next to dads Ford Zephyr 6 doing my Clint Eastwood impression for "The Good, The Bad and that Daft!":
My brother Ian around 1960 just out of nappies:
Me with the Sprite trying to look like Steve McQueen:
My girlfriend on the way to the shortest skirt competition:
Me in BROWN again trying to look intelligent...and failing:
My mate Adrian in the 80's looking for his glasses inside my MGB engine:
Here I am in Saundersfoot around 1964, next to dads Ford Zephyr 6 doing my Clint Eastwood impression for "The Good, The Bad and that Daft!":
My brother Ian around 1960 just out of nappies:
Me with the Sprite trying to look like Steve McQueen:
My girlfriend on the way to the shortest skirt competition:
Me in BROWN again trying to look intelligent...and failing:
My mate Adrian in the 80's looking for his glasses inside my MGB engine:
Edited by manorcom on Sunday 18th October 20:26
williamp said:
some supermarket car park images (don't ask why I found the first one, but it gave me an idea)
1964:
1980:
2001:
7
Lots of cars to identify. I reckon in each image, there is about the same ratio of new, nearly new and old cars.
Jeez, the 90's were grim!! There is nothing in that last shot I'd take (save for the RR Classic perhaps). it's just a sea of awful mk 5/6 Escorts, Cav's and Jellymould Sierra's. The 80's had a bit more about it - I can see a Mk 1 facelift Scirocco, a tasty silver BMW E21, the aforementioned Granada, endless mk 1 Escorts (there must be an interesting sporty one there somewhere) and is that a Skoda Estelle top right? Handled like a 911 apparently!1964:
1980:
2001:
7Lots of cars to identify. I reckon in each image, there is about the same ratio of new, nearly new and old cars.
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