A 'period' classics pictures thread (Mk II)
Discussion
Dapster said:
I agree with the hatchback being a prefacelift R5 with the smaller tail lights, and yes, doesn't the Dolly look sharp!
Love the yellow Sud - an series 1 Ti. What's the black hatchback far right? I thought it was a Mitsubishi Cordia or something but the tail lights don't match.
It is a Toyota Corolla SRLove the yellow Sud - an series 1 Ti. What's the black hatchback far right? I thought it was a Mitsubishi Cordia or something but the tail lights don't match.
RATATTAK said:
SirTK said:
Mid 50's Morris Oxford for me, in front of a Wolseley 4/44.
Are you confusing a VW with an Morris J2 ?Edited by RATATTAK on Sunday 2nd May 09:55
I couldn't for the life of me see a split screen VW so went for the next nearest thing!
But now I've found it. Old age I'm afraid.
Stevepolly said:
Isimmo said:
bigothunter said:
john2443 said:
1950s coal lorry (Bedford?) at West Meon Hants. Still lettered as W (William) Stone, was taken over by his son Peter and then grandson Ray. Latterly had Bedford TKs.
Johnspex said:
I immediately thought Ford but I'm usually wrong.
I thought Fordson lorry as well but can't identify model type. Radiator cowl badge looks like Austin and the cab like K2 but the front end doesn't match. Much googling hasn't revealed the answer.Can anyone help?
Edited by Isimmo on Sunday 2nd May 16:36
1940s Commer Superpoise Q (possibly Q4). Good photo in this link: https://ccmv.aecsouthall.co.uk/p895410596/h127572a...
Allegro 2-door estate, the proletariat's shooting brake 
I like cars which defied common expectations for their type, such as the 4-door Rover P5 coupe for example. I miss the days of 2-door saloons as well, like early BMW 3-series and my own Bristol, neither of which are coupes.
My first car was an A-reg 1.3 Escort 2-door estate, in beige. I like to think of it as an entry level Lynx Eventer.
I like cars which defied common expectations for their type, such as the 4-door Rover P5 coupe for example. I miss the days of 2-door saloons as well, like early BMW 3-series and my own Bristol, neither of which are coupes.
My first car was an A-reg 1.3 Escort 2-door estate, in beige. I like to think of it as an entry level Lynx Eventer.
RichB said:
tog said:
Allegro 2-door estate, the proletariat's shooting brake
I was moe laughing at the use of what I think of as an Americanism for such a British car... 
I can still remember my uncle (born in 1918) using the term to describe an estate car well into the 1970's..!!
aeropilot said:
But that term was in widespread use in the UK until well into the 1960's, even after most of the British makers had started building factory estate cars in the early/mid 1960's. I can still remember my uncle (born in 1918) using the term to describe an estate car well into the 1970's..!!
You must have been posh! I grew up in the '60s and they were all estate cars... and yes I know the term goes back to vintage cars used to take shooting parties out onto the estate to shoot birds and have a jolly good time. I just think of big Yank tanks as shooting brakes and british cars as estates. And, while we're at it, the current trend to call supercars with a hatchback grafted on shooting brakes is ridiculous. You couldn't get a pair of Purdeys in the boot (sorry trunk) of most of them, let alone the guests on the shooting party. 
Anyway, it was an off-hand remark not meant as in depth analysis. RichB said:
aeropilot said:
But that term was in widespread use in the UK until well into the 1960's, even after most of the British makers had started building factory estate cars in the early/mid 1960's. I can still remember my uncle (born in 1918) using the term to describe an estate car well into the 1970's..!!
You must have been posh! Being brought up on the borders of Northolt and Greenford, not far from you.
My uncle though was an army man, and retired from the Army in 1960 after 22 years service, having spent well over 3/4 of that time overseas, so that probably accounts for his use of the term a lot more than my Dad did (or others I grew up around)
RichB said:
Ah, used to go to Northolt swimming baths when they were new. Had a girlfriend who lived in Greenford and we used to like the Litten in Oldfield Lane... 
Hah, nearly drowned in Northolt swimming pool as a young kid, got fished out by the instructor who had to drive in 
The Litten Tree was my local when in my late teens, only had half a mile stagger home from there
tog said:
aeropilot said:
Hah, nearly drowned in Northolt swimming pool as a young kid, got fished out by the instructor who had to drive in
Was he driving a Rolls-Royce, high on coke? Isn't that how you are supposed to drive into a pool?
aeropilot said:
RichB said:
Ah, used to go to Northolt swimming baths when they were new. Had a girlfriend who lived in Greenford and we used to like the Litten in Oldfield Lane...
Hah, nearly drowned in Northolt swimming pool as a young kid, got fished out by the instructor who had to drive in The Litten Tree was my local when in my late teens, only had half a mile stagger home from there
aeropilot said:
RichB said:
aeropilot said:
But that term was in widespread use in the UK until well into the 1960's, even after most of the British makers had started building factory estate cars in the early/mid 1960's. I can still remember my uncle (born in 1918) using the term to describe an estate car well into the 1970's..!!
You must have been posh! Being brought up on the borders of Northolt and Greenford, not far from you.
My uncle though was an army man, and retired from the Army in 1960 after 22 years service, having spent well over 3/4 of that time overseas, so that probably accounts for his use of the term a lot more than my Dad did (or others I grew up around)
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