A 'period' classics pictures thread (Mk II)

[eccles]

paulyv said:

The first of these is Le Mans around '56 or perhaps '58, and I think the second one will be Cadwell around the same time? It looks too agricultural to be Le Mans again.

Edited by paulyv on Thursday 16th July 12:40

Second picture would be 1960 onwards as the Marcos GT (Ugly Duckling) only came out in 1960.

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paulyv said:

All great pictures, but I especially like that one. All British cars in the background?

[Notwen]

paulyv said:

Looks like the Rover P5B TTL55 may have survived, last taxed to 1987, V5c change in 2005

[paulyv]

Notwen said:

Looks like the Rover P5B TTL55 may have survived, last taxed to 1987, V5c change in 2005

Amazing. I could not make out the number plate on it myself.

[P5BNij]

Notwen said:

paulyv said:

Looks like the Rover P5B TTL55 may have survived, last taxed to 1987, V5c change in 2005

Pedant mode : P5 3 litre, not P5B 3.5 litre!

[Notwen]

P5BNij said:

Pedant mode : P5 3 litre, not P5B 3.5 litre!

DVLA show it as 3528cc hence the B

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Notwen said:

P5BNij said:

Pedant mode : P5 3 litre, not P5B 3.5 litre!

DVLA show it as 3528cc hence the B

for Buick?

[Dan Singh]

Yes, it was derived from the Buick.

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Dan Singh said:

Yes, it was derived from the Buick.

Got basically the same motor in my TVR.

[P5BNij]

Notwen said:

P5BNij said:

Pedant mode : P5 3 litre, not P5B 3.5 litre!

DVLA show it as 3528cc hence the B

Must have had the V8 dropped in and the front subframe modified to make it fit at some point - the car in the photo is an earlier 3 litre version without the foglamps set into the front wings, also, it still has the earlier style grille and overiders of the 3 litre cars (the V8s went on sale in September / October '67)

[Notwen]

P5BNij said:

Must have had the V8 dropped in and the front subframe modified to make it fit at some point - the car in the photo is an earlier 3 litre version without the foglamps set into the front wings, also, it still has the earlier style grille and overiders of the 3 litre cars (the V8s went on sale in September / October '67)

Now that's some excellent beardage Sir.

[Catweazle]

P5BNij said:

Notwen said:

P5BNij said:

Pedant mode : P5 3 litre, not P5B 3.5 litre!

DVLA show it as 3528cc hence the B

Must have had the V8 dropped in and the front subframe modified to make it fit at some point - the car in the photo is an earlier 3 litre version without the foglamps set into the front wings, also, it still has the earlier style grille and overiders of the 3 litre cars (the V8s went on sale in September / October '67)

Username checks out.

[OLDBENZ]

......or, if you are searching for a more plausible answer, the personal reg plate was transferred to a later blue P5B first registered in 1972.

[MJ85]

I’ve just been to the funeral today of the person pictured. Could anyone please identify the car? Thank you.

[52classic]

Standard Flying 9.

[paulyv]

MJ85 said:

I’ve just been to the funeral today of the person pictured. Could anyone please identify the car? Thank you.

I cannot identify the car, but would it be rude to ask who the person is? Would like to know a story behind the wonderful picture.

[TCEvo]

Radford Crescent, Billericay, Essex.

The Lada's an '84 model (lasted until '93 according to the DVLA) so I suspect that this pic was taken within a couple of years of then. Essex, so plenty of Ford's in shot.

[scs1]

Mum and Dad with their Morris 6 sometime in the early 60 s.
Dad had a varied assortment of cars when I was growing up including Citroen Light 15, Vanguard Vignale, Standard Avon Bluebird Special, Bradford Van. Rover 3500,etc.
When he died at 89 he was driving a Skoda Fabia. (he was nt actually driving the Skoda when he died although with his standard of driving at the time that would have been a distinct possibility)
Mum carried on driving into her nineties and departed this life aged 94.

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Brill pic & story!

[paulyv]

Yes love this story.