How about a 'period' classics pictures thread

[Morningside]

Rich G said:

sun.and.rain said:

Love this one - slot-mags, sidepipes, jack-up bars and BIG rear lights - so 70's!

Please tell me it had a red light showing up the diff.

[sun.and.rain]

[sun.and.rain]

[aeropilot]

Parking lot at Cypress Gardens, Florida in the mid-1950's.

[yellowjack]

aeropilot said:

Parking lot at Cypress Gardens, Florida in the mid-1950's.

That's the problem with modern cars -they all look the bleedin' same!

[_cdogg]

Hi there, I've been on PH for a while but this is my first post.

I'm trying to find out any information about this car that was owned by my Grandfather. I know its a Bentley but that's about all...

[Roy C]

_cdogg said:

Hi there, I've been on PH for a while but this is my first post.

I'm trying to find out any information about this car that was owned by my Grandfather. I know its a Bentley but that's about all...

It appears to be a Bentley 3½ Litre Rippon Brothers Aero Sports Saloon.

It is almost identical (except colour) to this car with a similar registration number:



Rippon Brothers of Huddersfield only made two of these Aero Sports Saloons, the grey (1935 Olympia Motor Show) car being the only survivor. It would appear that your Grandfather's car was it's twin.

[soxboy]

^^^ it's for fantastic reasons like this that this thread is a lovely piece of sanctuary amongst some of the far less salubrious parts of PH.

[_cdogg]

Roy C said:

It appears to be a Bentley 3½ Litre Rippon Brothers Aero Sports Saloon.

Rippon Brothers of Huddersfield only made two of these Aero Sports Saloons, the grey (1935 Olympia Motor Show) car being the only survivor. It would appear that your Grandfather's car was it's twin.

Thanks so much Roy C. Great to know a bit more about the car. I'll have to ask my dad what happened to it...

He had a few other nice looking cars, I'll see if I can dig out some more photos

[forsure]

_cdogg said:

He had a few other nice looking cars, I'll see if I can dig out some more photos

Go for it ! We love a challenge.

[RichB]

Roy C said:

It appears to be a Bentley 3½ Litre Rippon Brothers Aero Sports Saloon.

It is almost identical (except colour) to this car with a similar registration number:

Peculiar way they have set out the characters on that number plate.

[_cdogg]

forsure said:

Go for it ! We love a challenge.

Two more I found in a draw, I know there loads more somewhere...

[Allan L]

_cdogg said:

Two more I found in a drawer, I know there loads more somewhere...

The first is a P type MG Midget, probably a PB of 1935-6 from the size of the brakes.
The second is a P2 Rover, probably a 12 of about 1947

[tilley441]

PICT4960 by Tilley441©, on Flickr

[Sardonicus]

[aeropilot]

Not a photo, but a fascinating colour film of the Jaguar Mk2 production line from 1961...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lKJPFRNO344

[wildcat45]

sun.and.rain said:

The opposite of today's trend to lower cars.

Did jacking up the back of the car hav vans purpose, apart from aesthetics?

[Rostfritt]

wildcat45 said:

The opposite of today's trend to lower cars.

Did jacking up the back of the car hav vans purpose, apart from aesthetics?

More economical as you are always going downhill.

[forsure]

wildcat45 said:

Did jacking up the back of the car hav vans purpose, apart from aesthetics?

It was influenced by drag racing - particularly the 'Pro-Stock' class (production car based). The rear was raised to accommodate the huge rear wheels and tyres and also to improve traction (using weight-transfer to better advantage).

On a road car it just messed up the steering geometry and ruined the handling.

Edited by forsure on Wednesday 22 June 03:12

[CR6ZZ]

A fair range of British, Australian and American steel from some old NZ pictures.