A 'period' classics pictures thread (Mk II)
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DickyC said:
Great clip there. :thumbsup: I was born in 1959 and brought home from hospital in my Dad's 1954 Austin A40 Somerset.
The 70 mph limit didn't really make any difference to him - the fastest speed we ever saw in it was 75 (probably on the M1)!
Hugo a Gogo said:
I remember that; big treat to be taken to the Scottish Motor Show at the Kelvin Hall by my dad and then driving through the city centre to gawp at the lights. Although thinking about it, the motor show traditionally used to take place in mid-November, would the lights would have been up by then back in those days?I'm going through a load of old postcards at the moment, thought this one may be of interest here:
[url=https://flic.kr/p/2hPqgHD]
High Street, Dovercourt old postcard early 1970s[/url] by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr
The Elan is registered ALH 662H. DVLA says on SORN, although not MoTed since at least 2005/06. The ALH plate was vaguely familiar to me, turns out I saw ALH 660H in Norfolk back in 2007:
[url=https://flic.kr/p/7aLoYX]
1970 Lotus Elan[/url] by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr
I haven't checked numbers either side, but I guessed ALH 661H would be another Lotus and I was right, here it is: https://flic.kr/p/zNA9oR
Anyone know where 660 or 662 are now?
[url=https://flic.kr/p/2hPqgHD]
High Street, Dovercourt old postcard early 1970s[/url] by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr
The Elan is registered ALH 662H. DVLA says on SORN, although not MoTed since at least 2005/06. The ALH plate was vaguely familiar to me, turns out I saw ALH 660H in Norfolk back in 2007:
[url=https://flic.kr/p/7aLoYX]
1970 Lotus Elan[/url] by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr
I haven't checked numbers either side, but I guessed ALH 661H would be another Lotus and I was right, here it is: https://flic.kr/p/zNA9oR
Anyone know where 660 or 662 are now?
Saved these from a skip when they were having a clear out at work. :-
https://flickr.com/photos/169021983@N02/4661079462...
https://flickr.com/photos/169021983@N02/4588639698...
https://flickr.com/photos/169021983@N02/4661079522...
https://flickr.com/photos/169021983@N02/4588639804...
https://flickr.com/photos/169021983@N02/4661079462...
https://flickr.com/photos/169021983@N02/4588639698...
https://flickr.com/photos/169021983@N02/4661079522...
https://flickr.com/photos/169021983@N02/4588639804...
Edited by keeef on Saturday 23 November 03:21
Some photos from my Grandparents. :-
https://flickr.com/photos/169021983@N02/albums/721...
https://flickr.com/photos/169021983@N02/albums/721...
https://flickr.com/photos/169021983@N02/albums/721...
https://flickr.com/photos/169021983@N02/albums/721...
https://flickr.com/photos/169021983@N02/albums/721...
https://flickr.com/photos/169021983@N02/albums/721...
Edited by keeef on Saturday 23 November 03:40
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