How about a 'period' classics pictures thread

How about a 'period' classics pictures thread

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manorcom

302 posts

101 months

Tuesday 11th April 2017
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Talking about Scammell's. Here is one[a Scarab] a Bird told me about earlier. At Birds Custard factory Birmingham:

aeropilot

34,299 posts

226 months

Wednesday 12th April 2017
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manorcom]Talking about Scammell's. Here is one[a Scarab said:
a Bird told me about earlier. At Birds Custard factory Birmingham:
I can remember when I was a kid in the 60's and seeing them being used a lot down at the railway goods yard near me.


The Don of Croy

5,976 posts

158 months

Wednesday 12th April 2017
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^^ I'm calling custard on that one.

Didn't British Road Services have loads of those 3 wheelers delivering all over the place from rail depots?

aeropilot

34,299 posts

226 months

Wednesday 12th April 2017
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The Don of Croy said:
^^ I'm calling custard on that one.

Didn't British Road Services have loads of those 3 wheelers delivering all over the place from rail depots?
They restored one on that Salvage Squad TV series.....had been used at the Cadbury's factory all its life IIRC.

Sardonicus

18,928 posts

220 months

Wednesday 12th April 2017
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Marks And Spencer was using those Scarab's in the mid to late 70's in their green and white livery in London I remember as a kid wink

manorcom

302 posts

101 months

Friday 14th April 2017
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For a little Easter amusement. Here is a Rootes used car pitch, I think on the Coventry Road, Yardley, Birmingham. Guess the year [I don't know]:

P5BNij

15,770 posts

105 months

Friday 14th April 2017
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Going by the screen prices I'd say 1963...

Jonmx

2,535 posts

212 months

Friday 14th April 2017
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manorcom]Talking about Scammell's. Here is one[a Scarab said:
a Bird told me about earlier. At Birds Custard factory Birmingham:
Never seen one in the flesh, but watched a really good documentary on them the other day. Very clever bit of kit.

Jonmx

2,535 posts

212 months

Tuesday 18th April 2017
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Pinched from an article about the Iranian Embassy siege.

Adriano0904

21 posts

83 months

Thursday 20th April 2017
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Hi all, I am new on here, recently found some pictures of my Ford Escort Mk1 1300 Sport, taken in 1984 (I think). It had recently been repaired and resprayed after an altercation with a Renault Feugo (remember them) on a narrow country lane. I think this was taken just before I sold it and the Peco exhaust, Mountney steering wheel and Cobra bucket seats had been removed and sold. It was 12 years old when this picture was taken and in spite of having some welding (strut tops and sills) had outlasted a lot of it's contemporaries. It was an early Sport model with the pod mounted revcounter, which never worked. Wheels were Ro-styles which were not standard (probably with a random mix of tyres!)

I had a lot of fun with this car and was fairly reliable although the battery had a tendency to go flat. It had a dynamo not alternator which I don't think helped. My emphasis in those days was trying to make it go faster at the expense of trying to get the basics right.

I think I sold it for about £250, probably worth about 30 times that now... I previously had a MK1 1300GT and later a MK1 1300E, I am sure I have photos somewhere which I will dig out and scan.


Mark A S

1,824 posts

187 months

Thursday 20th April 2017
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Nice, my first car in 1977 was a Sebring red 1300 sport also K reg, sadly I have no photos. Dam good cars early Escorts smile

Adriano0904

21 posts

83 months

Thursday 20th April 2017
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Mark A S said:
Nice, my first car in 1977 was a Sebring red 1300 sport also K reg, sadly I have no photos. Dam good cars early Escorts smile
Thanks, my one was Daytona yellow if I recall correctly

yellowjack

17,065 posts

165 months

Friday 21st April 2017
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That Mk1 seems to have survived 'on the road' until 1990...


j3gme

883 posts

193 months

Sunday 23rd April 2017
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1983..... my father in laws, 1 of 4 esprit turbos he had In the 80s

anonymous-user

53 months

Sunday 23rd April 2017
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Newmarket 1980, I was 17 and just bought this Triumph T160 but you can also just see my late dad's Viva coupe and my brother's 1600 Escort Sport in the garage which I owned the following year, the Escort was P reg (75/76) when I had it the suspension strut tops needed doing and both doors had serious rust problems at the bottom(5 years old!!). BL was no worse to all the other mass produced cars of the time but slagging ourselves off is a very British thing.


vixen1700

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22,669 posts

269 months

Sunday 23rd April 2017
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Found this picture of both mine and an ex's BGTs taken around 1988.

Hers was the white one with Wolfraces. smile

Adriano0904

21 posts

83 months

Monday 24th April 2017
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I will post pictures of my Mk1 Escorts once I find them. Meanwhile a picture of my Golf GTi Mk2 which I owned from 1994 to 1997. Bought with approx. 85K on the clock and sold at 130K. Was pretty reliable with nothing too expensive needing done. There was an issue with I think dirt in the fuel distributor which took a while to get to the bottom of. Otherwise tyres, brakes, exhaust and other consumables. The tailgate rusted badly and was replaced with a secondhand one. I believe there had been a recall on these but mine was obviously missed. In the background is my father in law's Cavalier Commander which he owned for about 15 years!


Loose_Cannon

1,593 posts

252 months

Monday 24th April 2017
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j3gme said:


1983..... my father in laws, 1 of 4 esprit turbos he had In the 80s
Wish there was a "like" button these forums! Thats stunning. DDVG was a popular plate moniker for Lotus, I'm sure some of their test and development cars wore that including the active chassis car.

iSore

4,011 posts

143 months

Monday 24th April 2017
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manorcom said:
For a little Easter amusement. Here is a Rootes used car pitch, I think on the Coventry Road, Yardley, Birmingham. Guess the year [I don't know]:
The newest car there is a Series III Minx introduced 1959 - 1961/2 I'd say. The early 48-50 MO Oxford was an almost worthless banger then.

RichB

51,433 posts

283 months

Monday 24th April 2017
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iSore said:
manorcom said:
For a little Easter amusement. Here is a Rootes used car pitch, I think on the Coventry Road, Yardley, Birmingham. Guess the year [I don't know]:
The newest car there is a Series III Minx introduced 1959 - 1961/2 I'd say. The early 48-50 MO Oxford was an almost worthless banger then.
What's the older looking car 2nd from left, middle row?
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