A 'period' classics pictures thread (Mk II)

[52classic]

Vauxhall Victor FE "Transcontinental."

[Gareth1974]

aeropilot said:

RicksAlfas said:

manorcom said:

Its about time for another car park picture:
Northfield, Birmingham 1961:

1981 more like?

Yep, definately not 1961

Look at the room around the parked cars, cars have since got bigger, the spaces haven’t.

[forsure]

P5BNij said:

Vauxhall / Opel estate parked between the Mini and Transit van bottom left...?

Vauxhall Victor FE estate, last of the mid-size cars unique to Vauxhall - there wasn't an Opel badged version.

Replaced by the Cavalier - which was Opel Ascona/Manta based.

[P5BNij]

forsure said:

P5BNij said:

Vauxhall / Opel estate parked between the Mini and Transit van bottom left...?

Vauxhall Victor FE estate, last of the mid-size cars unique to Vauxhall - there wasn't an Opel badged version.

Replaced by the Cavalier - which was Opel Ascona/Manta based.

Thanks

Another one from Blighty...



Somewhere in New York...

[SilverHarrier]

Couple of pics from a house clearance last week..





Must be 1988/89 ish as some of the background cars are on F plates, Granada Coupe looks tidy for its age but last taxed in 91 according to DVLA.
Anyone recognise the location?

[manorcom]

aeropilot said:

RicksAlfas said:

manorcom said:

Its about time for another car park picture:
Northfield, Birmingham 1961:

1981 more like?

Yep, definately not 1961

Appolodies read the caption wrong....As you say 1981

[Writhing]

'Must be 1988/89 ish as some of the background cars are on F plates, Granada Coupe looks tidy for its age but last taxed in 91 according to DVLA.
Anyone recognise the location?"


Looks like the infield at Snetterton.

[RicksAlfas]

manorcom said:

Appolodies read the caption wrong....As you say 1981

Appolodies accepted.

[P5BNij]

[DickyC]

Just found these. Brooklands 60th Anniversary meeting, June 1967.



Oh, very arty I'm sure. What were you? Thirteen?

Yes.



After I'd rested my elbows on the boat tail of his Austin 7 Special I could sense the owner wasn't happy. He didn't say anything though. One didn't in those days. Stiff upper lip and all that.





Trojan - solid tyres!





Having a roll of film developed and printed made a big hole in my pocket money. Imagine how many pictures a thirteen year old enthusiast takes now.

[david.h]

That Austin Seven (AE Tourer) is still around

[david.h]

As a follow up...the chap standing next to the Trojan looks like Bill Boddy (Editor of Motorsport & author of many books including the "standard work" on Brooklands) He had a Triojan I recall.

[DickyC]

david.h said:

As a follow up...the chap standing next to the Trojan looks like Bill Boddy (Editor of Motorsport & author of many books including the "standard work" on Brooklands) He had a Trojan I recall.

Could well be. Never thought of that. I remember clearly he didn't want to move while I was waiting to take the picture and he had to be included.

[P5BNij]

Smashing pictures Dicky, very nice

[DickyC]

P5BNij said:

Smashing pictures Dicky, very nice

Thanjs, Nij. And with my first camera, too.



You can just about make it out in the Austin's mirror. I've been trying ever since to avoid my reflection in car pictures.

[P5BNij]

My Nan had something very similar to that, lots of happy family snaps taken with it in the '60s and '70s, not many with cars in sadly.

This just in from the US of that there A... 'barefoot in the (car) park'...

[RS2KOHC]

My 1963 then-new girlfriend had one of those.
I owned but a Brownie 127.
I concluded that our relationship was accordingly one which could prosper.
Fortunately, she agreed.
We remain together now.
And I think that, if I could be bothered to look, I could find the her camera (still in its matching grey pouch) as well.

[P5BNij]

Round the back at Tasca Ford, Summer '67...

[LordBretSinclair]

P5BNij said:

Thanks

Another one from Blighty...

Really showing my age here but the guy on the right looks like Michael Miles from Take Your Pick

[aeropilot]

LordBretSinclair said:

P5BNij said:

Thanks

Another one from Blighty...

Really showing my age here but the guy on the right looks like Michael Miles from Take Your Pick

But did he take the money or open the box to get that Herald.........?