How about a 'period' classics pictures thread

[onemorelap]

swooshiain said:

manorcom said:

This picture was described as :"Hinckley petrol station having delivery in fuel shortage. Police in attendance." It does make me laugh. Look at the spoiler on the Herald?:

Are those mk I Polos in the background?

Currently a Mitsubishi garage but think it was VW until maybe late nineties / early noughties.

https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/Ashby+%26+Mann...

[aeropilot]

droopsnoot said:

Notwen said:

Stockport, possibly late Seventies or early Eighties ?

The blue Carlton is on a V-suffix, so that means at least 1979. The Saab alongside it looks like it might be newer, but I don't really know Saabs, so maybe not. But at least 79.

Yep, the Saab is a 900, so again, '79-onwards.

So, with a V-plate being Aug 1st 79, and it looking like summer, I'd say photo was taken no earlier than spring/summer of 1980..?

[Hugo a Gogo]

is August not summer then?

[aeropilot]

Hugo a Gogo said:

is August not summer then?

Thought I'd explained it enough in my post....

I was inferring that for it to be summer 79, the Vauxhall and Saab would be brand new & a few weeks old (4-6 weeks at most) to be V-plate, if late summer, so, while entirely possible, I'm suggesting it's more likely to be taken in spring/summer 1980 at the earliest.

[SystemParanoia]

Miss Walsall

Edited by SystemParanoia on Monday 19th September 13:58

[Hitch]

Is she a period classic?!

[SystemParanoia]

Hitch said:

Is she a period classic?!

in her day


A view of Graham Street from Newhall Hill and Frederick Street and looking down to Newhall Street

Im not sure what the car half out of frame on the left is.

[Roy C]

Ford Consul Mk1

[SystemParanoia]

ahhhh!!

it looks so modern compared to the ancient stuff around it!

[duka]

Same Garage
Day-time filling station

and round the corner night-time showroom illuminated

[duka]

Old workshop with ladders up to the cars


and nice clean floor

[duka]

Old Subaru dealer not far from me, this was pre-impreza days. Sadly the garage is long gone replaced by several residential properties.



can't stand in the way of progress sometimes, the church is still there.... recently converted into offices

[williamp]

duka said:

Old Subaru dealer not far from me, this was pre-impreza days. Sadly the garage is long gone replaced by several residential properties.



can't stand in the way of progress sometimes, the church is still there.... recently converted into offices

[URL=http://smg.photobucket.com/user/dukeyduka/media/SummerSt_zpsmlgpimnw.jpg.html]

£1.17 litre?? Surely not..??

[2 sMoKiN bArReLs]

williamp said:

duka said:

Old Subaru dealer not far from me, this was pre-impreza days. Sadly the garage is long gone replaced by several residential properties.



can't stand in the way of progress sometimes, the church is still there.... recently converted into offices

[URL=http://smg.photobucket.com/user/dukeyduka/media/SummerSt_zpsmlgpimnw.jpg.html]

£1.17 litre?? Surely not..??

Gallon

[manorcom]

A few more garages:

Archers Jaguar, Solihull I think:

Mann Egerton, not sure where:

Collier & Co Birmingham somewhere:

Collier again:

Inside Colliers workshops:

Old Square garage 1954:

VW Manchester, William Arnold Ltd:

Lycetts garage Stourbridge 1959:

I can't remember where I got this one. Billed as the first UK Mazda dealer:

Baines Bros garage. Where?:

[john2443]

duka said:

Allard

[threespires]

SystemParanoia said:

in her day


A view of Graham Street from Newhall Hill and Frederick Street and looking down to Newhall Street

I'm not sure what the car half out of frame on the left is.

There's a good chance our company in Aston supplied the Bradford when new.

[droopsnoot]

manorcom said:

Baines Bros garage. Where?:

There's a reference to the will of a Mr Baines of this garage, in Gainsborough, but it's on Genes Reunited and I haven't got a login. Have a look here, also shows your photo - http://flickrhivemind.net/Tags/baines,old

[RichB]

manorcom said:

Standard

[DB4DM]

Mann Egerton, "fantastic minimum part exchange", am I missing something here?