A 'period' classics pictures thread (Mk II)

[aeropilot]

P5BNij said:

Turbobanana said:

Johnspex said:

P5BNij said:

Old Jags in Brixton....

Is it the picture or my imagination but the rear window on the dark one appears bigger than the one on the white one. They're both Mark11, aren't they?

I think the one on the left is an S-Type: tail looks longer, number plate is mounted lower.

They're both MkIIs, look at the rear wheel arch on the white one plus it has the full 'deep' rear bumper of the MkII, S-Types have the much slimmer version

Yep, they both are Mk.II's.

S-Type has a completely different rear end, and the smaller rear window of the Mk.I is a LOT smaller, plus Mk.1 rear lights are different anyway.

[Lily the Pink]

aeropilot said:

P5BNij said:

Turbobanana said:

Johnspex said:

P5BNij said:

Old Jags in Brixton....

Is it the picture or my imagination but the rear window on the dark one appears bigger than the one on the white one. They're both Mark11, aren't they?

I think the one on the left is an S-Type: tail looks longer, number plate is mounted lower.

They're both MkIIs, look at the rear wheel arch on the white one plus it has the full 'deep' rear bumper of the MkII, S-Types have the much slimmer version

Yep, they both are Mk.II's.

S-Type has a completely different rear end, and the smaller rear window of the Mk.I is a LOT smaller, plus Mk.1 rear lights are different anyway.

The white one is sitting lower at the back, but then it is Brixton; who knows what might be in the boot.

[ClaphamGT3]

Lily the Pink said:

aeropilot said:

P5BNij said:

Turbobanana said:

Johnspex said:

P5BNij said:

Old Jags in Brixton....

Is it the picture or my imagination but the rear window on the dark one appears bigger than the one on the white one. They're both Mark11, aren't they?

I think the one on the left is an S-Type: tail looks longer, number plate is mounted lower.

They're both MkIIs, look at the rear wheel arch on the white one plus it has the full 'deep' rear bumper of the MkII, S-Types have the much slimmer version

Yep, they both are Mk.II's.

S-Type has a completely different rear end, and the smaller rear window of the Mk.I is a LOT smaller, plus Mk.1 rear lights are different anyway.

The white one is sitting lower at the back, but then it is Brixton; who knows what might be in the boot.

Sadly, according to the DVLA neither survived. The one on the right is pre ‘63 and the one on the left is a ‘67 and no difference in spec at all

[P5BNij]

Coalville train crew depot in the '80s, no trains running today as Big Dave from Kirby Muxlow needs his Vauxhall servicing....

[Dapster]

P5BNij said:

Coalville train crew depot in the '80s, no trains running today as Big Dave from Kirby Muxlow needs his Vauxhall servicing....

That Cav looks proper knackered given that it's probably only 5 or 6 years old!

[Bodo]

P5BNij said:

Coalville train crew depot in the '80s, no trains running today as Big Dave from Kirby Muxlow needs his Vauxhall servicing....

SCNR

[P5BNij]

[RichB]

Bodo said:

P5BNij said:

Coalville train crew depot in the '80s, no trains running today as Big Dave from Kirby Muxlow needs his Vauxhall servicing....

SCNR

Would not need to be a union official overlooking this work?

[Bodo]

He must be on the b/w picture. I also see an HR manager in there. Just didn't knew who was the second person fondling in the engine bay. The Quality Champion?

[M3DGE]

vixen1700 said:

Facels meeting up for early owners' club meeting at Cropredy, Banbury in the early '70s.

The red one looks a bit shabby there, but had a way to go - last taxed in 1983. Hoping it's tucked up in a barn somewhere.

[M3DGE]

vixen1700 said:

More Facel Vegas meeting up in Banbury in the early '70s.



The car on the right fascinated a ten year old me when I saw this advert in the March 1977 Thoroughbred and Classic Cars magazine.
Wanted one ever since.

The name alone just blew me away.

Despite being loved at the time, only OGS 786 definitely made it through. Was taxed until 1/6/2020, I assume now laid up. Wierdly the record says 'first registered 2001' but I guess that means it was found as a wreck and the new owner persuaded DVLA to allocate the original plate. No record of any of the others other than the plate 2 GPJ, now on a Ford.

[M3DGE]

P5BNij said:

Jardine Crescent, Tile Hill in Coventry, 1970, photo c/o 'alfatwo' on the Sportsmaserati forum....

Nice, still taxed. You would not park that car in Tile Hill today methinks!

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Bodo said:

He must be on the b/w picture. I also see an HR manager in there. Just didn't knew who was the second person fondling in the engine bay. The Quality Champion?

The second engine fiddler is clearly Dave's mate Colin.
Colin is an expert because his brother in law in Ibstock has one the same colour which would be scrap by now if Colin didn't keep mending it for him.
Also Colin is depending on Dave for a lift back to Kirby Muxloe (not Muxlow, btw) where they plan to go for a pint later at the Spanish Blade.

[P5BNij]

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Bodo said:

He must be on the b/w picture. I also see an HR manager in there. Just didn't knew who was the second person fondling in the engine bay. The Quality Champion?

The second engine fiddler is clearly Dave's mate Colin.
Colin is an expert because his brother in law in Ibstock has one the same colour which would be scrap by now if Colin didn't keep mending it for him.
Also Colin is depending on Dave for a lift back to Kirby Muxloe (not Muxlow, btw) where they plan to go for a pint later at the Spanish Blade.

Update : Colin's brother in law from Ibstock is now shacked up with Dave's Mrs, they are both currently hiding out in Overseal lest the Coalville mafia should cotton on like, me owd duck

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P5BNij said:

Update : Colin's brother in law from Ibstock is now shacked up with Dave's Mrs, they are both currently hiding out in Overseal lest the Coalville mafia should cotton on like, me owd duck

Hahahaa!

[Dapster]

vixen1700 said:

...March 1977 Thoroughbred and Classic Cars magazine.
Wanted one ever since.

Interesting that a 1965 Merc is described as a "classic" in 1977. Can you imagine reading about a 2008 CLK Merc in Classic Cars today? Both the Merc and the Facel would be c £10k in today's money - that would have been quite the investment back then - especially the Facel. Immaculate ones go for big money these days.

[A Winner Is You]

Dapster said:

vixen1700 said:

...March 1977 Thoroughbred and Classic Cars magazine.
Wanted one ever since.

Interesting that a 1965 Merc is described as a "classic" in 1977. Can you imagine reading about a 2008 CLK Merc in Classic Cars today? Both the Merc and the Facel would be c £10k in today's money - that would have been quite the investment back then - especially the Facel. Immaculate ones go for big money these days.

Listed as being MOT'ed until 2012, must have been worth a fair bit by then

[aeropilot]

Dapster said:

Interesting that a 1965 Merc is described as a "classic" in 1977. Can you imagine reading about a 2008 CLK Merc in Classic Cars today?

I can remember reading Throughbred & Classic car and Classic & Sportscar mags in 1981/2 era about cars that were not even 10 years old, and were considered 'classic cars' already, and not just the expensive exotica either.

But, back then, a lot of 7/8 year old cars were in need of serious rust and bodywork repairs by then.....!!

[Martin350]

aeropilot said:

But, back then, a lot of 7/8 year old cars were in need of serious rust and bodywork repairs by then.....!!

When I was a kid a mate of mine's dad had a 1979 Mk2 Escort RS2000, which I saw him over a period of time rub down, filler, prime and paint the lower section of both doors.
He later replaced the car with an early Ford Sierra ('Y' plate), when they were a very new thing.

It was only years later it occurred to me that the Escort was, at most, four and a half years old when he was sorting out rusty doors!

[Turbobanana]

Martin350 said:

aeropilot said:

But, back then, a lot of 7/8 year old cars were in need of serious rust and bodywork repairs by then.....!!

When I was a kid a mate of mine's dad had a 1979 Mk2 Escort RS2000, which I saw him over a period of time rub down, filler, prime and paint the lower section of both doors.
He later replaced the car with an early Ford Sierra ('Y' plate), when they were a very new thing.

It was only years later it occurred to me that the Escort was, at most, four and a half years old when he was sorting out rusty doors!

It's interesting, isn't it? I think back then people had much lower expectations and were prepared to accept young(ish) cars with less than perfect paint etc. Nowadays we all want our cars to look mint, even though we rarely wash them ourselves and never keep them in garages. People seem less prepared to "have a go" now than they were. The proverbial "driven by touch" appearance of some cars is by default attributed to older drivers.

Not saying that's a bad thing, just interesting how views have changed.