How about a 'period' classics pictures thread

How about a 'period' classics pictures thread

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HereBeMonsters

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181 months

Saturday 27th June 2009
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One of the most interesting threads on PH...will try to scan in some old prints I have lying around from when my Dad worked at the TRL in the early 70s.

E31Shrew

5,920 posts

191 months

Saturday 27th June 2009
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Not sure how these will come out...

First pic is of the Salmon Carriage Works. They were taken over and renamed Tickford upon moving to the Tickford St Aston Martin Works. My grandfather worked for Aston for over 50 years and lived on Tickford St in Newport Pagnell all his life.Photo was taken in 1906



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vixen1700

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269 months

Sunday 28th June 2009
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Got some more I'll post up tomorrow. smile

z_chromozone

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248 months

Sunday 28th June 2009
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E31Shrew said:
Not sure how these will come out...

First pic is of the Salmon Carriage Works. They were taken over and renamed Tickford upon moving to the Tickford St Aston Martin Works. My grandfather worked for Aston for over 50 years and lived on Tickford St in Newport Pagnell all his life.Photo was taken in 1906



Edited by E31Shrew on Saturday 27th June 22:21
Which location in the existing works would that be. I can't think of where, unless they demolished the rather nice looking house in the background during the AM days (which they probably did!)

Z

williamp

19,213 posts

272 months

Sunday 28th June 2009
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z_chromozone said:
E31Shrew said:
Not sure how these will come out...

First pic is of the Salmon Carriage Works. They were taken over and renamed Tickford upon moving to the Tickford St Aston Martin Works. My grandfather worked for Aston for over 50 years and lived on Tickford St in Newport Pagnell all his life.Photo was taken in 1906



Edited by E31Shrew on Saturday 27th June 22:21
Which location in the existing works would that be. I can't think of where, unless they demolished the rather nice looking house in the background during the AM days (which they probably did!)

Z
Yes- the bulding on the right still stands (see the weather vane) but the old building in the centre was demolished to make the new (now demolished) factory. The compleated cars came out of the factory gates where the front door is.

E31shrew: sounds great. Any interetsing stories from your Grandather? I know me (and probably many AMOC members) would love to hear them

DickyC

49,539 posts

197 months

Sunday 28th June 2009
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From the left, Wendy, Roger, Michael and Sylvia. My wife (on the left, a few years before I met her) her brother and sister with their friend Roger in front of Roger's dad's van.



Can anyone ID the van?

friederich

248 posts

185 months

Sunday 28th June 2009
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DickyC said:
Can anyone ID the van?
Looks like a Jowett Bradford

stigproducts

1,730 posts

270 months

Sunday 28th June 2009
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Mr Products Senior on his wedding day in BMC 1100


DickyC

49,539 posts

197 months

Sunday 28th June 2009
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friederich said:
DickyC said:
Can anyone ID the van?
Looks like a Jowett Bradford
Thanks for that, friederich. I did a search, the era's correct and it's looking good. 1005cc flat twin. Marvellous.

downthepub

1,373 posts

205 months

Sunday 28th June 2009
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Right, after spending an hour or so going through some of my old man's slides, I've found a few which may be interesting in terms of this thread. He was a photographer of the views-only mentality, so any of cars (or people!) are pretty unusual. Also, most are of holidays on the west coast of Scotland, between 1978 and 1987.

Onto the good stuff:


Holiday on Skye, 1978 - that's my parent's Hillman estate with their friend's Citroen GSA. The friends had driven up from that there London.


Extension being built on the house that they still live, just outside Aberdeen. This was taken in mid 1979 and the Chevette estate is a demonstrator from SMT.


Street scene from Tobermory on Mull in mid 1981. I particularly like the RS Escort!


A wild and windy on Mull, same holiday as the Tobermory steet scene. Carlton Estate was also a demostrator, my old man worked for the Aberdeen Vauxhall main dealer from 1976 until 1987/8.


Bought for £750, the 3 year old Ital estate in this 1985 picture apparently was a "surprising good car, considering the reputation".


The red Ital had been swapped (sans clutch) the year before this 1987 photograph for the silver Subaru pictured. This was the first Subaru of many in our family - I've had two Imprezas myself! The red Cavalier was another SMT, well SVL by this stage, demostrator. It was a 1.8LX saloon IIRC.



E31Shrew

5,920 posts

191 months

Monday 29th June 2009
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williamp said:
z_chromozone said:
E31Shrew said:
Not sure how these will come out...

First pic is of the Salmon Carriage Works. They were taken over and renamed Tickford upon moving to the Tickford St Aston Martin Works. My grandfather worked for Aston for over 50 years and lived on Tickford St in Newport Pagnell all his life.Photo was taken in 1906



Edited by E31Shrew on Saturday 27th June 22:21
Which location in the existing works would that be. I can't think of where, unless they demolished the rather nice looking house in the background during the AM days (which they probably did!)

Z
Yes- the bulding on the right still stands (see the weather vane) but the old building in the centre was demolished to make the new (now demolished) factory. The compleated cars came out of the factory gates where the front door is.

E31shrew: sounds great. Any interetsing stories from your Grandather? I know me (and probably many AMOC members) would love to hear them
Sadly the old boy passed away in 1982. I've got a couple of clippings which i'll try and upload. One is from 1966 when the factory built a 'toy' replica of a DB5 for Prince Andrew. I was lucky enough to have a quick spin round the factory in it. Also another outlining the old fellows career at AM. Will try and post today. Have many happy memories of walking around the factory when I was about 8, seeing car bonnets stacked upright outside to the right hand side of the building just against the wall. Also used to go fishing in the gravel pits behind. Not sure if theyre still there.

E31Shrew

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191 months

Monday 29th June 2009
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Following on from previous Aston Martin post heres a clipping re my Grandfather receiving a gold watch for 50 years service! They were all heart! This cutting is from 1959...Click on the small image if sightly interested!

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E31Shrew

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191 months

Monday 29th June 2009
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This is a cutting from Mail in 1966. Wonder where the car is now! Car was a DB5 and was given to Prince Andrew. Thought the headline was a bit harsh.

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E31Shrew

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191 months

Monday 29th June 2009
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My Dad and his mother posing in 1940 next to their car. Anyone have a clue as to the type of car?

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E31Shrew

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Monday 29th June 2009
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Can't seem to upload all on one thread. Pic of my Dad in 1948. Think it might be a BSA but not sure.

goodwoodweirdo

306 posts

181 months

Monday 29th June 2009
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My first car (lotus maybe) 1968 ...



My god child... her first car 2007 ...


vixen1700

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Monday 29th June 2009
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Back to '73 and an SM which was right-hand drive. Not sure how many were converted, but I did read that there were two done at Slough, so it would be interesting to know if it's still around.

Those wing-mirrors are shocking though. biggrin

vixen1700

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Spring '85, my first car bought at 18. Some tt drove into the back of it after a week, and wrote it off though. frown

vixen1700

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An ex-girlfriend's MGBGTV8 back in '92. Great car which I drove to Berlin and it never missed a beat. Sounded lovely.

Missed that car after moving out. frown

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vixen1700

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Same year, my Rover P5B. Looked lovely but was a mechanical nightmare, or was it just haunted. It just insisted on not ever getting you to your destination. Damn thing.
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