Found some old signs from my Grandad's garage
Found some old signs from my Grandad's garage
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Ved

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205 months

Tuesday 24th December 2013
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A couple of years ago I got a present from my mum made up of a complete collection of classic cigarette cards from 1936 completed by my late Grandad. Today I've found a few more thing and thought I'd share it with you.

These are some signs from his garage, one featuring a JDM Toyota - it must be in the genes smile


IMG_0146 by David J. Gaunt, on Flickr


IMG_0147 by David J. Gaunt, on Flickr

Edited by Ved on Tuesday 24th December 15:28

Matt UK

18,084 posts

230 months

Tuesday 24th December 2013
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Very cool!

LuS1fer

43,522 posts

275 months

Tuesday 24th December 2013
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When I went to Old Town in Kissimmee in Florida for the Cruise Night, they had one of those Toyota 2000s there in totally immaculate condition, for sale at $12000.

If I'd had the faintest clue how to do it, I would have bought it and brought it back as it was $2 to the £ at the time.

sampsan

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156 months

Tuesday 24th December 2013
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Bit off topic....... I was born near Retford in 1973 so big +++++ from me!

Look good, whats the background behind these?

Ved

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Tuesday 24th December 2013
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sampsan said:
Bit off topic....... I was born near Retford in 1973 so big +++++ from me!

Look good, whats the background behind these?
Ahh so you'll know where they lived. Main roundabout connecting town next to the cricket green, the house that had the big green wood gates? That's theres. Brilliant house smile

That's my flooring btw.

bristolracer

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179 months

Tuesday 24th December 2013
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Gosh those GPO telephone people have made him change his number from 666 to 2666

Lovely find what happened to the garage?

sampsan

83 posts

156 months

Tuesday 24th December 2013
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Remember the roundabout near the cricket club, memory does not stretch to more than that....... must be my age!!!!

Ved

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Tuesday 24th December 2013
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bristolracer said:
Gosh those GPO telephone people have made him change his number from 666 to 2666

Lovely find what happened to the garage?
The site is still a garage from what I recall but his business wasn't taken over as such.

carinaman

25,226 posts

202 months

Tuesday 24th December 2013
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smile Interesting. I had to check where Retford is, I thought it was East Anglia and then I thought possibly Manchester.