A 'period' classics pictures thread (Mk II)
Discussion
aeropilot said:
RicksAlfas said:
Looks like its got a roof chop as well, so MiniSprint maybe?It's earlier than S&A, this one was a Rob Walker GT Equipment car (now sadly long gone after the original owner wrote it off) he told me when he went to pick it up from Corsley Garage his car was next to another that had exactly the same number plates on it !, it ended up being taken back and having the seat frames cut to lower them in the car as he wasn't comfortable, it was used as his daily run around for many years.
MikeT66 said:
Superb photos, P5BNij - the best thread on PH is even better with your contributions. Probably like many on here I grew up lusting after jacked-up American V8 iron (but all I ever saw were pimped Cortinas/Capris/Anglias in 1970s Hull), and these types of images really sold 'the American Dream' to young petrolheads like me.
I can almost smell the high octane fuel and dusty 70s summer haze and the drifting sounds of Springsteen and the Eagles in the breeze...
Thanks Mike, glad you enjoyed them, I'll keep posting if no-one is bored of them. American car culture is something else, the enthusiasm for it never seems to waver. Round here anything from 'over there' was considered just as exotic as the Italian stuff, more so in some ways. The number of Mk1 Escorts and Mk3 Cortinas done up in 'Starsky & Hutch red with the white stripe round our way was ridiculous but the odd genuine muscle car or ginormous sedan / two door coupe did make an appearance occasionally. Anything bigger than a Mk1 Granada was looked on in awe by our little crowd, proper 'Frank Canon' material and then some I can almost smell the high octane fuel and dusty 70s summer haze and the drifting sounds of Springsteen and the Eagles in the breeze...
Can anyone identify the Coupe on the left...?
Aside from the occasional sighting of the real thing we had to rely on TV and films for a dose of American, 'The Invaders', 'The Streets Of San Francisco', and 'The Rockford Files' etc were all eagerly lapped up in our house!
Edited by P5BNij on Thursday 2nd May 13:06
I'm surprised that they aren't smoking!P5BNij said:
That would make sense.... I knew they wrecked plenty, but not as many as that..!
More shameless Americana...
It's funny, I've never been to the states but these photos make me feel as though I have....
Image #5 looks like Canada. Think that's a BC province flag. Looks like somewhere on the TransCanada but can't quite place it. Revelstoke?More shameless Americana...
It's funny, I've never been to the states but these photos make me feel as though I have....
P5BNij said:
Misread that 'can anyone identify the couple on the left' so was going to suggest 34DD, but now I see what you meant... 
P5BNij said:
Aside from the occasional sighting of the real thing we had to rely on TV and films for a dose of American, 'The Invaders', 'The Streets Of San Francisco', and 'The Rockford Files' etc were all eagerly lapped up in our house!
Ohhh, yes.. loved that Ford Gran Torino of Starsky and Hutch and the Firebird from The Rockford Files. Dream cars back then, dream cars now. 
MikeT66 said:
P5BNij said:
Misread that 'can anyone identify the couple on the left' so was going to suggest 34DD, but now I see what you meant... P5BNij said:
Aside from the occasional sighting of the real thing we had to rely on TV and films for a dose of American, 'The Invaders', 'The Streets Of San Francisco', and 'The Rockford Files' etc were all eagerly lapped up in our house!
Ohhh, yes.. loved that Ford Gran Torino of Starsky and Hutch and the Firebird from The Rockford Files. Dream cars back then, dream cars now. 
Another dose of '70s US TV I used to look forward to for exotic car spotting was 'Harrry O' with David Jansen, I'm hoping to find a Region 2 DVD of it, those for sale on Amazon at the moment are all Region 1. I'm about half way through Season 2 of 'Streets Of San Francisco' now, the scenes shot in everyday traffic are a joy, Buicks, Pontiacs and Chevys everywhere you look. Somehow Michael Douglas has been able to own two Porsche 911s on a cop's wages though!
1965...
Connecticut, 1970...
Bracken Lincoln Mercury dealership...
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