A 'period' classics pictures thread (Mk II)

[P5BNij]

Notting Hill / Ladbroke Grove / Westbourne Park area...



Gladys Street, Goodison Park, Liverpool....



Queen Street in Birmingham, the road that spilt the original New Street station in two (the 'Midland' and the 'North Western' sides) before the '60s rebuild....



I'm told this could be Hagley in Worcestershire, 'HOP' was a common Birmingham marker....



A day at the racers somewhere, with Jags, Rovers, Bentleys and Rolls Royces galore....

[Yertis]

Mr lestat said:

bigothunter said:

Hugo a Gogo said:

bigothunter said:

P5BNij said:

Camden Town....

That Camden Town photo is grim - the epitome of deprivation

?? What makes you say that?

Just my impression - what redeeming features do you see?

Very grim looking, you can almost smell the coal / industry around. Bet that chap in the long coat and hat is probably only about 40

On the other hand, no graffiti or litter.

[Mr lestat]

Yertis said:

On the other hand, no graffiti or litter.

Every cloud and all that

[dandarez]

Yertis said:

Mr lestat said:

bigothunter said:

Hugo a Gogo said:

bigothunter said:

P5BNij said:

Camden Town....

That Camden Town photo is grim - the epitome of deprivation

?? What makes you say that?

Just my impression - what redeeming features do you see?

Very grim looking, you can almost smell the coal / industry around. Bet that chap in the long coat and hat is probably only about 40

On the other hand, no graffiti or litter.

Nor obesity!
On the orig post it said 1960s - nah, that's 1950s at best, if not early 50s.

As for 'grim', and 'what redeeming features' for those of you not around then we were still on fking food rations until the mid 50s.
Yet, in spite of all that there are several cars, the guy in the long coat in his 40s (lol) is more like in his 60s, and if you look there's a young boy chatting to whoever is in the car further down the street (in his short trousers, clean white shirt, shoes - yeah, deprivation LOL) - and what are probably builders lorries on the right hand side. Curtains in all the tower block windows, building as tidy as some tower blocks I see these days!
Campden was bombed during the war you know, the tube station taking a direct hit.
Took a while to get back to some sort of normality.

Today? Kids go hungry and council's can't even repair potholes, shall I go on?

[bigothunter]

dandarez said:

Nor obesity!
On the orig post it said 1960s - nah, that's 1950s at best, if not early 50s.

As for 'grim', and 'what redeeming features' for those of you not around then we were still on fking food rations until the mid 50s.
Yet, in spite of all that there are several cars, the guy in the long coat in his 40s (lol) is more like in his 60s, and if you look there's a young boy chatting to whoever is in the car further down the street (in his short trousers, clean white shirt, shoes - yeah, deprivation LOL) - and what are probably builders lorries on the right hand side. Curtains in all the tower block windows, building as tidy as some tower blocks I see these days!
Campden was bombed during the war you know, the tube station taking a direct hit.
Took a while to get back to some sort of normality.

Today? Kids go hungry and council's can't even repair potholes, shall I go on?

Have I disturbed a hornets' nest?

[Keep it stiff]

P5BNij said:

From a nostalgia based facebook group, no details on the location but the 356 is alive and well and is now red....

Not a helmet is sight so I would guess pre'73, is that a Capri just in shot on the right?

[Bodo]

Keep it stiff said:

P5BNij said:

From a nostalgia based facebook group, no details on the location but the 356 is alive and well and is now red....

Not a helmet is sight so I would guess pre'73, is that a Capri just in shot on the right?

An Escort waiting next to the wall?

[bigothunter]

Rather concerned there is no interest in Jaguar D-Types, World Champion Mike Hawthorn or Circuit de la Sarthe (ref video I posted on Saturday). Street scenes are far more popular. Regardless I'm going to post my favourite classic motor sport video. Only 46 year's old so probably far too new for this forum.

Baby Bertha is still racing in CSCC Special Saloons:
http://www.specialsaloons.co.uk/baby-bertha/458184...

[21st Century Man]

Keep it stiff said:

is that a Capri just in shot on the right?

Rover P6 I reckon?

[bigothunter]

[eccles]

21st Century Man said:

Keep it stiff said:

is that a Capri just in shot on the right?

Rover P6 I reckon?

Wing is the wrong shape for a P6, also no sidelight/indicator.

Could it be a Triumph of some sort?

[Touring442]

21st Century Man said:

Rover P6 I reckon?

Rover 2000 with the front end panels removed.

[aeropilot]

dandarez said:

Nor obesity!
On the orig post it said 1960s - nah, that's 1950s at best, if not early 50s.

I'd say late 50's judging by the design of the post war new build block of flats built on a bomb site.

My good mate was Camden born and bread and in that era, I'll send it to him and he might even be able to identify where it is.

[RATATTAK]

I thought P6/2000 but can't see chrome rings around headlights nor side light at the front of the wing. Could be a Consul Classic ?

[Escort3500]

bigothunter said:

Mike Hawthorn’s Jag?

[aeropilot]

Escort3500 said:

bigothunter said:

Mike Hawthorn’s Jag?

Correct.

[P5BNij]

Touring442 said:

21st Century Man said:

Rover P6 I reckon?

Rover 2000 with the front end panels removed.

I'd agree - the front wing has been removed and we can actually see is the rounded section at the top of the inner wing panel, they were shaped this way give added strength and to allow the original gas turbine to be fitted, before this idea was abandoned and the 2 litre four pot was chosen.

A couple more oldies, both in Birmingham....

[bigothunter]

Escort3500 said:

bigothunter said:

Mike Hawthorn’s Jag?

Yes, he lost control and hit a tree on the Hog's Back.

[P5BNij]

bigothunter said:

Rather concerned there is no interest in Jaguar D-Types, World Champion Mike Hawthorn or Circuit de la Sarthe (ref video I posted on Saturday). Street scenes are far more popular. Regardless I'm going to post my favourite classic motor sport video. Only 46 year's old so probably far too new for this forum.

Baby Bertha is still racing in CSCC Special Saloons:
http://www.specialsaloons.co.uk/baby-bertha/458184...

Concerned...? There's interest in all sorts of stuff on here, put the kettle on and have a gander through the thread at your leisure! The street scenes tend to give posters a chance to test the old grey calls, trying to identify something grainy but perhaps slightly familiar in the background .

[bigothunter]

P5BNij said:

Concerned...? There's interest in all sorts of stuff on here, put the kettle on and have a gander through the thread at your leisure! The street scenes tend to give posters a chance to test the old grey calls, trying to identify something grainy but perhaps slightly familiar in the background .

I'm pleased you said that I was poised to delete both Mike Hawthorn and Gerry Marshall videos due to lack of interest

Edited by bigothunter on Monday 25th January 19:30