A 'period' classics pictures thread (Mk II)
Discussion
Dapster said:
Loose_Cannon said:
A Slim Aarons picture titled "Cannes, Hotel Carlton, 1958"
Kind of surprised at this one, I thought that applying grey paint on everything was relatively modern fad?
At least we have so many more shades of grey to choose from today;
Dingy Grey
Gloomy Grey
Sombre Grey
Drab Grey
Dull Grey
Desolate Grey
Bleak Grey
Cheerless Grey
Grim Grey
Funereal Grey
Inhospitable Grey
to name but a few.
Wowzer - Mercedes 300SL wearing German export ovals looks thoroughly at home. Mint ones would go for £1m + these days. Peugeot 403 left of shot - my uncle had one of those back in the early 70's in Sri Lanka - felt totally bomb proof!Kind of surprised at this one, I thought that applying grey paint on everything was relatively modern fad?
At least we have so many more shades of grey to choose from today;
Dingy Grey
Gloomy Grey
Sombre Grey
Drab Grey
Dull Grey
Desolate Grey
Bleak Grey
Cheerless Grey
Grim Grey
Funereal Grey
Inhospitable Grey
to name but a few.
Beetle I think, to the right behind the convertible - all the other land yachts are American, right?
forsure said:
Dapster said:
Wowzer - Mercedes 300SL wearing German export ovals looks thoroughly at home. Mint ones would go for £1m + these days. Peugeot 403 left of shot - my uncle had one of those back in the early 70's in Sri Lanka - felt totally bomb proof!
Beetle I think, to the right behind the convertible - all the other land yachts are American, right?
Don't think that's a Beetle. Rear window is too big, and windscreen doesn't look flat.Beetle I think, to the right behind the convertible - all the other land yachts are American, right?
Edited by Dapster on Wednesday 11th August 17:21
Possibly a Peugeot ?
Edited by forsure on Wednesday 11th August 17:32
aeropilot said:
Dapster said:
Loose_Cannon said:
A Slim Aarons picture titled "Cannes, Hotel Carlton, 1958"
Kind of surprised at this one, I thought that applying grey paint on everything was relatively modern fad?
At least we have so many more shades of grey to choose from today;
Dingy Grey
Gloomy Grey
Sombre Grey
Drab Grey
Dull Grey
Desolate Grey
Bleak Grey
Cheerless Grey
Grim Grey
Funereal Grey
Inhospitable Grey
to name but a few.
Wowzer - Mercedes 300SL wearing German export ovals looks thoroughly at home. Mint ones would go for £1m + these days. Peugeot 403 left of shot - my uncle had one of those back in the early 70's in Sri Lanka - felt totally bomb proof!Kind of surprised at this one, I thought that applying grey paint on everything was relatively modern fad?
At least we have so many more shades of grey to choose from today;
Dingy Grey
Gloomy Grey
Sombre Grey
Drab Grey
Dull Grey
Desolate Grey
Bleak Grey
Cheerless Grey
Grim Grey
Funereal Grey
Inhospitable Grey
to name but a few.
Beetle I think, to the right behind the convertible - all the other land yachts are American, right?
ETA '50 Buick under the portico ?
Edited by RATATTAK on Wednesday 11th August 20:55
ggdrew said:
That's the hotel in "To Catch a Thief" I'm fairly sure. Cary Grant and Grace Kelly walked out front to jump in her Sunbeam Alpine which was next to a black early-50s Cadillac
Every now and then, amid all the tawdry, furious or humdrum, you find on Pistonheads a little piece of automotive posting bliss. Thank you.
bigothunter said:
P5BNij said:
Those petrol pumps look incredibly dangerous so close to the road, especially in a residential area. Doubt whether that location would be tolerated today 
Hugo a Gogo said:
Mikebentley said:
Would they be Swiss plates on the Mercedes? I seem to recall they favoured an oval plate from my childhood sightings of Swiss cars with the flag on the plate too years before everyone did it.
yes, I imagine that was a big plus
This deserves greater recognition.
ggdrew said:
That's the hotel in "To Catch a Thief" I'm fairly sure. Cary Grant and Grace Kelly walked out front to jump in her Sunbeam Alpine which was next to a black early-50s Cadillac
Are you sure? Could it have been rebodied into a light blue coupe?Edited by ggdrew on Wednesday 11th August 18:02
Tyre Smoke said:
Hugo a Gogo said:
Mikebentley said:
Would they be Swiss plates on the Mercedes? I seem to recall they favoured an oval plate from my childhood sightings of Swiss cars with the flag on the plate too years before everyone did it.
yes, I imagine that was a big plusThis deserves greater recognition.
Yeah, nice one.
Error_404_Username_not_found said:
P5BNij said:
Victoria Road East, Leicester. I remember that garage. It was about 100 yards from the flat I shared in my brief career as a student.
IIRC the house next to it belonged to a dentist and I have a feeling the ADO16 was his.
Derwenthaugh in April 1968 by 'Trevor 52A' on the RMWeb forum....
Baddesley Colliery, photo by Geoff Dowling....
bigothunter said:
P5BNij said:
Outstanding photo, from that unusual locomotive to one of my favourite classics: Zephyr 6 Mk3 
And the rare Beyer-Peacock-Garrett 0-4-4-0 loco was named William Francis and survives toady in the National Collection (where ever that is?)
Lily the Pink said:
P5BNij said:
That is a weird configuration - seems like a long way from the boiler to the cylinders and presumably the front swivels under the smokebox; what would be the advantages of such a layout ?Gassing Station | Classic Cars and Yesterday's Heroes | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff