A 'period' classics pictures thread (Mk II)

[Car_Nut]

Yes, the B2 Audi 80/90 is a very nice car, and cool, if it hadn’t been discontinued, I might have bought one instead of my Jetta GTI 16V in 1988 - as far as I can remember the sporty variants got a favourable write up from all of the decent car mags.

Quite unlike modern Audis, which I would not consider against almost any of its rivals.

[Venisonpie]

I posted this in the Humer Unbeam thread, at first it was thought to be early 80's but I suspect it's late 60's. It's Heath Filling Station on the A137 between Ipswich and Manningtree. I think the black car in the background is the proprietors Ford but look forward to proper ID on here.

[Escort3500]

I initially guessed a Ford 7Y but I’m not so sure now; the rear window doesn’t look like it. No idea what the three-wheeler is, I’m not good on microcars.

[Venisonpie]

Escort3500 said:

I initially guessed a Ford 7Y but I’m not so sure now; the rear window doesn’t look like it. No idea what the three-wheeler is, I’m not good on microcars.

My best guess at the 3 wheeler was a Reliant Regal.

[scs1]

My guess is that it is a Frisky.

[Venisonpie]

scs1 said:

My guess is that it is a Frisky.

I think they were 3 wheels the other way round?

[52classic]

Not a Reliant or a Frisky. Closer to an AC Petite or an Invacar. Same configuration at least.

[Notwen]

Dapster said:

The early UK 80 Quattro's had 14" steel wheels and hubcaps, but were otherwise reasonably well appointed - electric front windows, internally adjustable mirrors, tinted glass, headlamp washers etc to justify the price (more than £11k from memory). They also had the headlights and separate indicator layout from the Coupe.

A period pic, with some good looking chap, with a fair head of hair....
(previously posted in "P"CPT Mk1, back in 2012 it appears)
It was registered A333WNP

[aeropilot]

Venisonpie said:

I posted this in the Humer Unbeam thread, at first it was thought to be early 80's but I suspect it's late 60's. It's Heath Filling Station on the A137 between Ipswich and Manningtree. I think the black car in the background is the proprietors Ford but look forward to proper ID on here.

Yeah, definately 60's era photograph....has that distinctive vintage Kodachrome look to it.

[RichB]

aeropilot said:

Venisonpie said:

I posted this in the Humer Unbeam thread, at first it was thought to be early 80's but I suspect it's late 60's. It's Heath Filling Station on the A137 between Ipswich and Manningtree. I think the black car in the background is the proprietors Ford but look forward to proper ID on here.

Yeah, definately 60's era photograph....has that distinctive vintage Kodachrome look to it.

Is a Hummer Unbeam a kind of Chinese knock off three wheeled Sunbeam?

[Turbobanana]

Venisonpie said:

I posted this in the Humer Unbeam thread, at first it was thought to be early 80's but I suspect it's late 60's. It's Heath Filling Station on the A137 between Ipswich and Manningtree. I think the black car in the background is the proprietors Ford but look forward to proper ID on here.

The car filling up is a 1957-60 Harper Invacar Mk6, like this one:




Can I claim a prize as it's almost certainly the first time one of these has been mentioned on PH?

[Venisonpie]

Turbobanana said:

The car filling up is a 1957-60 Harper Invacar Mk6, like this one:




Can I claim a prize as it's almost certainly the first time one of these has been mentioned on PH?

Great effort!

Any thoughts on the car in the background?

[Touring442]

Kennings Austin Rover on Broad lane, Sheffield around 1989. Hallamshire Motor Co, BMW is too the left of it. This would become Sytners and they finally left this site in 2017.

Plus a used car place, and the fleet of Hallamshire Heating Ltd in 1974. SET20N is on a 911 now, then on a hot Capri 3000. The other Capri UWE15L is a 3000GXL.

[Turbobanana]

Touring442 said:

Hurray! Another Renault 16 poking its nose out of the showroom.

[Turbobanana]

Venisonpie said:

Turbobanana said:

The car filling up is a 1957-60 Harper Invacar Mk6, like this one:




Can I claim a prize as it's almost certainly the first time one of these has been mentioned on PH?

Great effort!

Any thoughts on the car in the background?

No, I'm spent

[Escort3500]

Turbobanana said:

Venisonpie said:

I posted this in the Humer Unbeam thread, at first it was thought to be early 80's but I suspect it's late 60's. It's Heath Filling Station on the A137 between Ipswich and Manningtree. I think the black car in the background is the proprietors Ford but look forward to proper ID on here.

The car filling up is a 1957-60 Harper Invacar Mk6, like this one:




Can I claim a prize as it's almost certainly the first time one of these has been mentioned on PH?

Your prize is a Harper Invacar. It’ll be delivered to you next Thursday

[dandarez]

Turbobanana said:

Venisonpie said:

I posted this in the Humer Unbeam thread, at first it was thought to be early 80's but I suspect it's late 60's. It's Heath Filling Station on the A137 between Ipswich and Manningtree. I think the black car in the background is the proprietors Ford but look forward to proper ID on here.

The car filling up is a 1957-60 Harper Invacar Mk6, like this one:




Can I claim a prize as it's almost certainly the first time one of these has been mentioned on PH?

No.

Unless you can explain where the 'Harper' bit comes in to it or from?
Invacar were the British invalid car co of the period 1947-1974.
Harper were indeed British too, built at Avro (A. V. Roe) but years prior, between 1921-1926.

I'll butt in to say that I'm no expert on them, but via my business I did personally get to know and meet the acknowledged worldwide 'expert' on anything 3-wheeled, and that was the sauve, larger than life character, Australian John Cleve Graham - this would have been in the mid/late 90s.

Said 3-wheeler expert now I suppose is Elvis Payne, and for some reason even he puts 'Harper' in front of Invacar on car pictured.
I don't know why? Perhaps there is something staring me in the face, or something I don't know, but I can't see it.
John Cleve Graham never put 'Harper' in front of it to my knowledge. Sadly he passed away some years ago otherwise I'd be asking him right now.

[Turbobanana]

dandarez said:

No.

Unless you can explain where the 'Harper' bit comes in to it or from?
Invacar were the British invalid car co of the period 1947-1974.
Harper were indeed British too, built at Avro (A. V. Roe) but years prior, between 1921-1926.

I'll butt in to say that I'm no expert on them, but via my business I did personally get to know and meet the acknowledged worldwide 'expert' on anything 3-wheeled, and that was the sauve, larger than life character, Australian John Cleve Graham - this would have been in the mid/late 90s.

Said 3-wheeler expert now I suppose is Elvis Payne, and for some reason even he puts 'Harper' in front of Invacar on car pictured.
I don't know why? Perhaps there is something staring me in the face, or something I don't know, but I can't see it.
John Cleve Graham never put 'Harper' in front of it to my knowledge. Sadly he passed away some years ago otherwise I'd be asking him right now.

Jeez, tough crowd.

I admit they are elusive, but with some digging I found this Harper Type 55


and another image of a MkVI


so they appear real alright.

Can't explain the 30 year gap in production though, but if this was your product would you be shouting about it?

[RATATTAK]

A V Roe built trolley buses too (and of course planes)

[52classic]

52classic said:

Not a Reliant or a Frisky. Closer to an AC Petite or an Invacar. Same configuration at least.

'Harper' is a new one on me. I always thought that Invacar was an AC brand. But come to think of it, I do remember several styles of invalid carraige in use during the '60s.