A 'period' classics pictures thread (Mk II)

[P5BNij]

Venisonpie said:

Yertis said:

Also... what's that wierd Ford Capri/Lotus Elite mash-up behind the Mini pick thingy?

Fulvia Zagato?

Reliant Scimitar?

[RichB]

Touring442 said:

<clip> It's SGT (Station Garage Taplow)in 1977 where I worked a long time ago. Second left with the King Lionels is Tony Tapping, far right by the Alfetta is Alan Langton who founded SGT with his older brother Philip. I'm not sure who the chap on the bike is, or what the bike is - I thought it was a Kawasaki KZ1000 but I'm not 100%.

I bought a couple of Alfa's from SGT and had a couple more (not bought there) serviced by them. Great people and a lovely place to browse round; morgans, Lotus and Alfas (yes I know they had Mitsubishi too but they were of little interest).

[Dan Singh]

P5BNij said:

Venisonpie said:

Yertis said:

Also... what's that wierd Ford Capri/Lotus Elite mash-up behind the Mini pick thingy?

Fulvia Zagato?

Reliant Scimitar?

My first impression was MK11 Capri - in bronze metallic.

[P5BNij]

Abbey Road Studios, August '69, the Mk1 Radford Cooper S in the background is Macca's and now belongs to Christian Slater and Gerri Halliwell....

[aeropilot]

P5BNij said:

Abbey Road Studios, August '69, the Mk1 Radford Cooper S in the background is Macca's and now belongs to Christian Slater and Gerri Halliwell....

Christian Horner I suspect you meant to write.......?

[P5BNij]

aeropilot said:

P5BNij said:

Abbey Road Studios, August '69, the Mk1 Radford Cooper S in the background is Macca's and now belongs to Christian Slater and Gerri Halliwell....

Christian Horner I suspect you meant to write.......?

Oops yes, what was I thinking?

The Bentley and the Rolls Royce are probably owned by the group's company Apple Corp.

[P5BNij]

Juan Manuel Fangio having a shuftie at a Lamborghini 350GT in Milan...

[Turbobanana]

P5BNij said:

Abbey Road Studios, August '69, the Mk1 Radford Cooper S in the background is Macca's and now belongs to Christian Slater and Gerri Halliwell....

Is that the nose of a Mk2 Cortina just poking into shot, bottom right?

[Tyre Smoke]

Yes. Well spotted!

[Turbobanana]

Tyre Smoke said:

Yes. Well spotted!

Funny how we see all the exotic stuff in a photo and yet we get all frothy over what was, even at the time, white goods.

[10126 Torino]

P5BNij said:

Juan Manuel Fangio having a shuftie at a Lamborghini 350GT in Milan...

Why is French president to be , Francois Mitterand showing JMF the car ?......

[bigothunter]

Turbobanana said:

Funny how we see all the exotic stuff in a photo and yet we get all frothy over what was, even at the time, white goods.

Lovely white goods

[P5BNij]

10126 Torino said:

P5BNij said:

Juan Manuel Fangio having a shuftie at a Lamborghini 350GT in Milan...

Why is French president to be , Francois Mitterand showing JMF the car ?......

He's probably a bit confused - Italian men have mistresses on four wheels, French men have them on two legs

[bigothunter]

P5BNij said:

10126 Torino said:

P5BNij said:

Juan Manuel Fangio having a shuftie at a Lamborghini 350GT in Milan...

Why is French president to be , Francois Mitterand showing JMF the car ?......

He's probably a bit confused - Italian men have mistresses on four wheels, French men have them on two legs

How about Argentines?

[P5BNij]

bigothunter said:

P5BNij said:

10126 Torino said:

P5BNij said:

Juan Manuel Fangio having a shuftie at a Lamborghini 350GT in Milan...

Why is French president to be , Francois Mitterand showing JMF the car ?......

He's probably a bit confused - Italian men have mistresses on four wheels, French men have them on two legs

How about Argentines?

Doh! It's been a rough week

[woodytype S]

bigothunter said:

Lovely white goods

If if its a Lotus what has happed to the bumper its wrong

[Rob Dicky]

What's wrong with the bumper ??

[Tyre Smoke]

Nothing. The Cortina Lotus (Mk2 Cortina) didn't have quarter bumpers. The Lotus Cortina (Mk1 Cortina) did.

[P5BNij]

Mid '60s....



No earlier than '79, the year the Mini Special was launched to celebrate twenty years of production, as well as the go faster stripes, centre console and vinyl roof it was the first 'round nose' Mini to be given the 1098cc engine....

[Dapster]

P5BNij said:

No earlier than '79, the year the Mini Special was launched to celebrate twenty years of production, as well as the go faster stripes, centre console and vinyl roof it was the first 'round nose' Mini to be given the 1098cc engine....

Breadvan VW Polo far left of frame so very late 1981 at earliest. Also, what's in front of the Mini Special? Yes, Renault 16!!!