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vixen1700
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6,436 posts
139 months
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How about a thread of pictures of classics taken by people at the time. I'm not talking about Google images, but interesting unseen possibly crackly photos. I was digging around my garage the other day and found lots of pictures taken around 1972 of me (being a geeky kid) sitting in my Dad's brand new Citroen GS, and being a real Citroen anorak and having my picture taken with various Citroens including a beaten up old Traction and a right-hand drive SM. What's interesting are the background cars at that time too.  Unfortunately I don't have a scanner so can't post them up, but this picture from the old Facel Vega thread is the kind of thing that could be good:  Taken in the early '70s, unseen and a bit more interesting than 'Concours' cars. Hope you get my drift...
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Jalopnik
1,035 posts
87 months
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jimmyjam
1,520 posts
88 months
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My dads old Step front Alfa with me and my mum - Tooting Common '75  Grandad in Torquay in Alfa '75ish 
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vixen1700
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6,436 posts
139 months
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Great stuff!
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16VJay
145 posts
88 months
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A couple of AC 3000MEs from a batch of photos I bought from eBay recently. Taken around London in the mid eighties.  
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jith
1,725 posts
84 months
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I've shown this before, but here is my mum with 1947 Hillman Minx convertible at the Open in St. Andrews around 1955. We went all over britain in this car and it never broke down once!! 
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Dave_L
30 posts
98 months
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Great idea this, although I imagine it could get huge  Only one I have at the moment, me by my dad's 1100 in 1969. Location - Eastcote in Middlesex. 
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RichB
24,231 posts
153 months
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jimmyjam said: Grandad in Torquay in Alfa '75ish Chap across the road obviously didn't want his picture taken 
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john2443
1,895 posts
80 months
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My grandad in his dad's Wilys Overland, in Paisley, pre 1925, but beyond that I can't be sure. 
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lowdrag
5,548 posts
82 months
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Red rose
233 posts
134 months
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Hi Lowdrag Brooklyn Engineering are still around, but have moved from Chandlers Ford to Nursling in Southampton. Looks like the business has changed hands, but I'm sure they would appreciate a copy of your photo ! http://www.brooklyn4x4.co.uk/history.php
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crankedup
9,237 posts
112 months
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Note the cars parked on the roadside, no yellow lines then. Keep the pic's coming they are great.
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RichB
24,231 posts
153 months
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lowdrag said: Have some grass track racing photos from 1969 taken with the Olympus Trip 35.  Tony, why do I have a feeling that I've already seen this somewhere else this month
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SB - Nigel
6,592 posts
103 months
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I love threads like this  (colours all faded) Here's my Vaden Plas 1100 in 1978(?) with Mrs Beer (then mearly miss slimline tonic water) told to stand in front of the aftermarket fog light to hide it as it was broken - note sheepskin covers over the Vanden's leather seats to stop the transfer of heat in the summer and cold in winter  Here is miss slimline tonic water's first car from 1979(?) a Fiat 850 which when bought had a large tin of Dulux in the (front) boot the same colour as the car! We had driven a friend's dog out to go for a country walk
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droopsnoot
549 posts
111 months
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This is one of the best bits of the ITV4 re-runs of "The Professionals" and "Minder" - all the stuff you can spot in the background as they drive around.
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barchetta_boy
1,012 posts
101 months
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 As a small lad I naturally insisted upon being photographed in front of anything remotely interesting. I've got a fabulous one of me in front of a Renault 5 Gordini Turbo in Marbella, c 1985 somewhere. Joel
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vixen1700
Original Poster
6,436 posts
139 months
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barchetta_boy said: As a small lad I naturally insisted upon being photographed in front of anything remotely interesting.
I've got a fabulous one of me in front of a Renault 5 Gordini Turbo in Marbella, c 1985 somewhere.
Joel  Know what you mean. I had pictures in front of a Dino, Pantera, Merek and Miura taken in the South of France around 1977. Must still be at my mother's house somewhere.
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dinkel
21,004 posts
127 months
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 Dads 1st car, 1975. Funny, he sold the car after an unfortunate crash, 1976. I'm with my 1st for 13 years now.
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boyzee
196 posts
63 months
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  My first car a standard 10 which i fitted a 1200 spitfire engine,mk2 zodiac tyres 640/13,s i later had the mk2 3.8 jag at 17,this was 1966 i think the standard was £75 and the jag £450! them were the days.
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boyzee
196 posts
63 months
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 After the jag racing took over, this is my 1760 pre crossflow anglia at an autocross in 1968.
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