A 'period' classics pictures thread (Mk II)

[finlo]

Tyre Smoke said:

finlo said:

I may sound like a heathen but that Espada looks very ungainly! And what's with all the tins of STP?

You dutty dutty person! If you've ever seen an Espada in the flesh, it is a true thing of beauty.

I've driven one as a mate was restoring two of them! Never meet your heroes!

[Gareth1974]

A signal box car park in 1978.

[The Don of Croy]

^is that a Celica at top of shot?

Such a nicely proportioned car. Probably well built too.

[Turbobanana]

The Don of Croy said:

^is that a Celica at top of shot?

Such a nicely proportioned car. Probably well built too.

Yes. More importantly, is that an NX panel being delivered? Nij

[Western Musketeer]

looks like a Signal Orange MK 3 Cortina as well? - my dad had one HDM76N that had holes in it after about 18 months because the paint didn't seem to stick to the metal very well

Edited by Western Musketeer on Tuesday 9th March 21:35

[aeropilot]

Western Musketeer said:

looks like a Signal Orange MK 3 Cortina as well?

Vista Orange rather than Signal Orange, but yes a rare colour to be seen on a Mk.3 as it was only introduced in the summer of 1974.

[Gareth1974]

Turbobanana said:

The Don of Croy said:

^is that a Celica at top of shot?

Such a nicely proportioned car. Probably well built too.

Yes. More importantly, is that an NX panel being delivered? Nij

It was a temporary NX panel being removed, here it is in-situ:

[Zener]

aeropilot said:

Western Musketeer said:

looks like a Signal Orange MK 3 Cortina as well?

Vista Orange rather than Signal Orange, but yes a rare colour to be seen on a Mk.3 as it was only introduced in the summer of 1974.

Didnt they use a similar shade on the 72 Capri MK1 Vista ? last of the pre FL model Ford blinging up the old model before bringing out the new , shifting last of the old shells more like

[Dapster]

Gareth1974 said:

A signal box car park in 1978.

Looks like the fancy pants Cortina 2000E bottom right with the vinyl roof and C pillar badges, no? Boss must have been visiting!

[paulrockliffe]

Turbobanana said:

The Don of Croy said:

^is that a Celica at top of shot?

Such a nicely proportioned car. Probably well built too.

Yes. More importantly, is that an NX panel being delivered? Nij

Ha ha, I was only half paying attention and was trying to work out what the car rear end on the back of the truck was from. Looks a bit TransAm to me.

[P5BNij]

Gareth1974 said:

Turbobanana said:

The Don of Croy said:

^is that a Celica at top of shot?

Such a nicely proportioned car. Probably well built too.

Yes. More importantly, is that an NX panel being delivered? Nij

It was a temporary NX panel being removed, here it is in-situ:

I'm trying to work out where it is from the track plan, it looks familiar but I'm stumped!

[MikeT66]

The Don of Croy said:

^is that a Celica at top of shot?

Such a nicely proportioned car. Probably well built too.

Certainly looks like a Mk1 Coupe to me, complete with Wing Mirrors (not Door Mirrors). Fantastic looking cars - a yellow one was always parked on a gravelled drive to a big house near us. Looked a class above the usual BL/Ford/Vauxhall fare back then. The Liftback was equally as fabulous.

[JeremyH5]

MikeT66 said:

The Don of Croy said:

^is that a Celica at top of shot?

Such a nicely proportioned car. Probably well built too.

Certainly looks like a Mk1 Coupe to me, complete with Wing Mirrors (not Door Mirrors). Fantastic looking cars - a yellow one was always parked on a gravelled drive to a big house near us. Looked a class above the usual BL/Ford/Vauxhall fare back then. The Liftback was equally as fabulous.

A mate’s dad had a yellow Mk 1 when we were in the sixth form. Mate was sometimes allowed to drive it to school. Very nice thing. The liftback was a later model.

[MikeT66]

JeremyH5 said:

MikeT66 said:

The Don of Croy said:

^is that a Celica at top of shot?

Such a nicely proportioned car. Probably well built too.

Certainly looks like a Mk1 Coupe to me, complete with Wing Mirrors (not Door Mirrors). Fantastic looking cars - a yellow one was always parked on a gravelled drive to a big house near us. Looked a class above the usual BL/Ford/Vauxhall fare back then. The Liftback was equally as fabulous.

A mate’s dad had a yellow Mk 1 when we were in the sixth form. Mate was sometimes allowed to drive it to school. Very nice thing. The liftback was a later model.

The Liftbacks do look slightly different - wasn't sure if it was a 'face-lift' or Mk2, though. Mini-Mustangs!

[JeremyH5]

Now I’ve looked at Wikipedia I see that I have it wrong. The liftback was introduced a couple of years after the coupe on the same era version. Same front end as that yellow coupe. Because it looks so different at the rear I had formed the belief it was a Mk2 version.

[Gareth1974]

P5BNij said:

Gareth1974 said:

Turbobanana said:

The Don of Croy said:

^is that a Celica at top of shot?

Such a nicely proportioned car. Probably well built too.

Yes. More importantly, is that an NX panel being delivered? Nij

It was a temporary NX panel being removed, here it is in-situ:

I'm trying to work out where it is from the track plan, it looks familiar but I'm stumped!

Its the Saltley South panel - From the top right you've got the West Suburban, Lifford curve, Kings Norton, Longbridge etc. The lower half has Moor Street on the far right, with Bordesley and the loop under it. As you move left you come to Tyseley (where the signaller - Des Harris is reaching toward).

[Tyre Smoke]

JeremyH5 said:

Now I’ve looked at Wikipedia I see that I have it wrong. The liftback was introduced a couple of years after the coupe on the same era version. Same front end as that yellow coupe. Because it looks so different at the rear I had formed the belief it was a Mk2 version.

I want a liftback. A mate's hot mum had a red one back in the day

[MikeT66]

Tyre Smoke said:

JeremyH5 said:

Now I’ve looked at Wikipedia I see that I have it wrong. The liftback was introduced a couple of years after the coupe on the same era version. Same front end as that yellow coupe. Because it looks so different at the rear I had formed the belief it was a Mk2 version.

I want a liftback. A mate's hot mum had a red one back in the day

+1. I wonder how many are left and what spares are like, though. This is from Toyota's own website - they got increasing ugly, sadly, as the generations passed.

[P5BNij]

Gareth1974 said:

P5BNij said:

Gareth1974 said:

Turbobanana said:

The Don of Croy said:

^is that a Celica at top of shot?

Such a nicely proportioned car. Probably well built too.

Yes. More importantly, is that an NX panel being delivered? Nij

It was a temporary NX panel being removed, here it is in-situ:

I'm trying to work out where it is from the track plan, it looks familiar but I'm stumped!

Its the Saltley South panel - From the top right you've got the West Suburban, Lifford curve, Kings Norton, Longbridge etc. The lower half has Moor Street on the far right, with Bordesley and the loop under it. As you move left you come to Tyseley (where the signaller - Des Harris is reaching toward).

Got it thanks - I should have known, I sign the route (but not Moor St) and was at Tyseley and Small Heath last week!

Edited by P5BNij on Wednesday 10th March 15:58

[Yertis]

MikeT66 said:

+1. I wonder how many are left and what spares are like, though. This is from Toyota's own website - they got increasing ugly, sadly, as the generations passed.

My uncle had a silver one, that he resprayed black. He kept it right through the nadir/inverted bell-curve era of Celica value, so I strongly suspect it lives yet. Reg was BMH666, or something like, which I always thought was slightly tempting fate.

I still have a soft spot for the '80s fourth generation version, when Toyota really got their act together. Never owned one. I do have a Supra gearbox in my TR6 though