How about a 'period' classics pictures thread
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Robin Hood said:
forsure said:
I had one too, black, EVO 440V, Talbot not Chrysler at that time. It's still on DVLA but dormant for a long long time.Sunbeam S forerunner to the GLS
Can't find a pic of it but have one somewhere though.
Edited by Robin Hood on Sunday 28th December 17:45
It seems that asking for photos of my family's cars has produced a huge amount of pics...
This is me in my first car....
And then we have my Great Grandad Charlie who was a chauffeur in the early twentieth century
And more incredibly to me, a pic of his 'ride' before his boss got a car!
These two pictures are from around 1913, is it just me that finds that amazing?
This is me in my first car....
And then we have my Great Grandad Charlie who was a chauffeur in the early twentieth century
And more incredibly to me, a pic of his 'ride' before his boss got a car!
These two pictures are from around 1913, is it just me that finds that amazing?
forsure said:
Biggest problem with my XR2 was that people kept tryingto steal it, or steal parts of it. Wiped out my no-claims bonus within one year.
The only cars I've had that people have tried to nick were Fords, a Ford Orion and a Mondeo, both bog standard LX spec. I've had the use of some nice cars over the years but none of them were touched except someone let the tyres down on my Volvo V50You're right, it's quite something to have such old photos of your great grandfather. Get them scanned and copied and preserve the originals. Nice...
Oldwolf said:
RichB said:
You're right, it's quite something to have such old photos of your great grandfather. Get them scanned and copied and preserve the originals. Nice...
Cheers Rich, scanned and copies backed up in two different houses in case of system failure or fire, I am going to volunteer to be the archivist for our family as it's very interesting for me, even the modern stuff.Some photos of me and my TR6 in the 1980s. I bought this car in 1983 and owned it for 11 years and through this time, I got married, bought a house, had our first child. The TR was used as my only car at one stage. Reliability was not one of it's best features however. The notorious PI system meant that we'd start a journey never quite knowing if we'd get to our destination. A company car meant that the 6 was put into the garage to await a proper restoration. A familiar tale perhaps, but the restoration never happened and the 6 started to deteriorate.
It was sold for £4,650 in 1994 to a chap who was going to undertake a proper body off chassis restoration.
Some photos out with other TR6s
At Oulton Park
It was sold for £4,650 in 1994 to a chap who was going to undertake a proper body off chassis restoration.
Some photos out with other TR6s
At Oulton Park
Edited by TR4man on Monday 29th December 10:04
Oldwolf said:
These two pictures are from around 1913, is it just me that finds that amazing?
No, it was an extraordinary time. If you read Siegfried Sassoon's fictionalised autobiography trilogy, Memoirs of a Fox Hunting Man, Memoirs of an Infantry Officer and Sherston's Progress, you get a real sense of that period. It's what my late father described as the England we traded for the First World War.A few of mine;
My Spyder in 1988, just after I got it
My Spyder and Fulvia outside my folks place in 1992 or 93
The Spyder, again, just after I got it. my brothers MkII Golf GTi just visible in the background
My SC Targa, outside my old flat in Clapham just after I got in 1998
I still have the Spyder though the Fulvia and SC are, sadly, long gone
My Spyder in 1988, just after I got it
My Spyder and Fulvia outside my folks place in 1992 or 93
The Spyder, again, just after I got it. my brothers MkII Golf GTi just visible in the background
My SC Targa, outside my old flat in Clapham just after I got in 1998
I still have the Spyder though the Fulvia and SC are, sadly, long gone
DeuxCentCinq said:
foxoles said:
Blimey, what was it, 10 years old when "restored"..?Gassing Station | Classic Cars and Yesterday's Heroes | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff