How about a 'period' classics pictures thread

[nicanary]

threespires said:

Does anybody know what this is?

It's a coachbuilt Jowett Jupiter taking part in the 1953 Monte Carlo Rally.

[threespires]

nicanary said:

It's a coachbuilt Jowett Jupiter taking part in the 1953 Monte Carlo Rally.

Very good, well done. Added pix too.. ?
It had Morris Minor doors, alloy panels & rear seats.
The man on the left is Ken Rawlings. He worked at P.J. Evans in Brum. He built a Triumph engined trials car Buttercup & it's said that when the factory saw it, it gave them the idea to create the TR2.
The man on the right is Jack Hay who was motoring corespondent for the Birmingham Post. His daughter Sally was Richard Burton's last wife. She lives in Perth Aus. and works with a theatre group.

Edited by threespires on Sunday 15th November 01:31

[john2443]

Stolen from facebook, Autowrex in Leeds, c1934. I'm not expecting too many cars to be ID'd, I wonder if the veteran over the gate survived into preservation?

[aka_kerrly]

john2443 said:

Stolen from facebook, Autowrex in Leeds, c1934. I'm not expecting too many cars to be ID'd, I wonder if the veteran over the gate survived into preservation?

It would appear that the "gate keeper" was indeed restored and used for historic rallies according to this article from 2004
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http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/news/news-fe...

[Mark Benson]

Also stolen from Facebook and in Yorkshire, an interesting one as it has a Seven on a trailer. Bonus points for the name of the town....

[sun.and.rain]

Great pic. The driver of the Bedford van obviously hasn't got the hang of zebra crossings yet.

[RichB]

sun.and.rain said:

Great pic. The driver of the Bedford van obviously hasn't got the hang of zebra crossings yet.

I don't know, he's waiting patiently for the Cortina to pass

[sun.and.rain]

RichB said:

sun.and.rain said:

Great pic. The driver of the Bedford van obviously hasn't got the hang of zebra crossings yet.

I don't know, he's waiting patiently for the Cortina to pass

Look right, look left, then look right again. When it's safe to proceed then cross the road to the cafe for some bacon rolls.

Would guess late 66 early 1967. No Mk2 Cortinas or Transits yet, but there's a newfangled Renault 16. Probably that Brigitte Bardot, stopped for a veggie baguette before nipping next door for a fag and a quick pint.

Edited by sun.and.rain on Thursday 26th November 10:50

[nicanary]

Northallerton?

Look at the size of that A70 Hampshire at the back of the photo - it dwarves the 1100 behind it!

[Mark Benson]

nicanary said:

Northallerton?

It is Northallerton, I imagine the Seven was travelling south from what was then Croft Autodrome.

The Bedford is backed up the the main entrance to Barkers department store (still there today) so I imagine they were making or picking up a delivery.

[williamp]

Mark Benson said:

Also stolen from Facebook and in Yorkshire, an interesting one as it has a Seven on a trailer. Bonus points for the name of the town....

Pop quiz everyone: the car between the two tone triumph and hillsn imp. Looks a bit like a DS but nowhere near big enough

Oh. Far left, up from the bedford van just seeing the back corner. RO80?? Very exotic if so..

[Mark Benson]

williamp said:

Pop quiz everyone: the car between the two tone triumph and hillsn imp. Looks a bit like a DS but nowhere near big enough

Nose looks like a Daimler Dart?

[Robin Hood]

Mark Benson said:

williamp said:

Pop quiz everyone: the car between the two tone triumph and hillsn imp. Looks a bit like a DS but nowhere near big enough

Nose looks like a Daimler Dart?

Looks like a 105E Anglia to me.

[Mark Benson]

Robin Hood said:

Mark Benson said:

williamp said:

Pop quiz everyone: the car between the two tone triumph and hillsn imp. Looks a bit like a DS but nowhere near big enough

Nose looks like a Daimler Dart?

Looks like a 105E Anglia to me.

So it does.
I was thinking that Bruce Ropner (co-founder of Croft Autodrome) had a Dart from new that he gave to his son Robert in the 1980s so I saw the downturned grille and assumed it would be his car.

I was very jealous of Robert, I got a rotten Mini 850.

[droopsnoot]

williamp said:

Oh. Far left, up from the bedford van just seeing the back corner. RO80?? Very exotic if so..

Looks more like a land crab (ETA - or Austin 3-litre) to my eyes.

[Johnspex]

Got to agree- that's not a Daimler, far too tall for a start. It looks like a 105E but there's something odd about the front or is it a blob on the photo? The Ro80 looks more like a Landcrab to me too but isn't the squared off rear a bit later than the pic?

[nicanary]

I also reckon it's a Landcrab. The Anglia 105E is, methinks, an estate version, hence the long window area.

[yellowjack]

nicanary said:

Northallerton?

Certainly is!

https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@54.3399156,-1.43440...

The bank on the right (three storey stone building} is a NatWest, the two storey building to the right of that is now a Santander, and the pub is the Black Bull. The 'zebra' crossing is now a PeLiCon crossing, and may be located a few yards further up the street these days.

I remember having to sit in my car in that car park, waiting for the AA van to arrive when my windscreen wipers completely failed during a horrendous downpour, a few years back.

[droopsnoot]

A couple more slides I've found over the last few months. Not sure about trams, but the white car? Looks a bit Peugeot to me.



Jumpers for goalposts? Looks a bit bleak, Mk1 Cortina and perhaps a Mk2 estate?

[Roy C]

droopsnoot said:

...perhaps a Mk2 estate?