A 'period' classics pictures thread (Mk II)

[Lily the Pink]

[P5BNij]

Reading Depot in the '80s....

[P5BNij]

[Mr lestat]

P5BNij said:

That looks rather bleak

[generationx]

Mr lestat said:

P5BNij said:

That looks rather bleak

It looks like they forgot to pick up one of the bins

[Yertis]

Mr lestat said:

P5BNij said:

That looks rather bleak

Doesn't it just? "BladeRunner – British Edition"

[Yertis]

P5BNij said:

Reading Depot in the '80s....

Looks like one of those photos you take to use up the roll, or to test the camera.

[TarquinMX5]

P5BNij said:

Where's that, Kensington?

[Zener]

TarquinMX5 said:

P5BNij said:

Where's that, Kensington?

Kennington more like

[52classic]

Anorak mode........ I spot a Rotapress dustcart there!

[Zener]

Well its period and from this video ..... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MqhmM1TIymg

[dandarez]

TarquinMX5 said:

P5BNij said:

Where's that, Kensington?

Well, it's in the West End. Honestly!




The West End in ...Glasgow, not London
(just like there is a Charing Cross in Glasgow).

It's parked at the rear of the fashionable 19th century Belhaven Terrace area (highly sort after abodes now, designed by Glasgow architect James Thomson).
I read somewhere that at the time the Bond Bug used to be regularly parked there, its owner possibly a tad too embarrassed to park it out the front!

oh, a part of Belhaven Terrace from the front these days.

Edited by dandarez on Wednesday 24th February 17:09

[Lily the Pink]

Mr lestat said:

P5BNij said:

That looks rather bleak

It would (possibly) look less bleak if it were not monochrome and the Bug was shown in its glorious orange.

[anonymous-user]

Zener said:

Well its period and from this video ..... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MqhmM1TIymg

Brilliant footage. To think that after 70 years the routine analysis of stolen cars like this has reduced to sod-all.

[Kettmark]

P5BNij said:

Thrapston, Northamptonshire, c.1966....

Where abouts in Thrapston? I'm local but can't work out what road that is.

[anonymous-user]

Kettmark said:

P5BNij said:

Thrapston, Northamptonshire, c.1966....

Where abouts in Thrapston? I'm local but can't work out what road that is.

Judging by the gutters, paintwork and grass on the platform it looks derelict, so possibly all removed now along with the track.

[Bluetec350]

Kettmark said:

Where abouts in Thrapston? I'm local but can't work out what road that is.

Does this help?
http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/t/thrapston_bri...

[P5BNij]

Bluetec350 said:

Kettmark said:

Where abouts in Thrapston? I'm local but can't work out what road that is.

Does this help?
http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/t/thrapston_bri...

Humble pie scoffing time for me, I’ve been informed elsewhere that it’s actually Ditchford, on the same route

Bonus pointless trivia : at one time Northamptonshire had sixty five different railway stations, now it only has six.

Edited by P5BNij on Thursday 25th February 10:00

[CDP]

Lily the Pink said:

Mr lestat said:

P5BNij said:

That looks rather bleak

It would (possibly) look less bleak if it were not monochrome and the Bug was shown in its glorious orange.

Taken on a pleasant spring day with the numerous trees coming into leaf.

[CDP]

aeropilot said:

P5BNij said:

That's the way to treat a scabby old Mk.3 Cortina (that was actually probably not more than a couple of years old at the time)
Love the fact that he's running magnessium Minilites on the Cortina service barge as well......handy way of carrying extra spares for the rally car, being standard Ford fitment

It looks like the Escort could go back on the trailer at least 6 inches which would make a massive difference on the Cortina.