A 'period' classics pictures thread (Mk II)

[aeropilot]

P5BNij said:

Earls Court, 1976 I think...

'76 was the final one at Earls Court and given there's a SD1 in the shot, which was only announced in June '76, a couple of months before the show, I'd say you are right on the money

[Elderly]

Three seater at the Racing Car Show Olympia (1967?).

[P5BNij]

Elderly said:

Three seater at the Racing Car Show Olympia (1967?).

1966 Ferrari P365 Speciale with central driving position...





Gianni 'Mr.FIAT' Agneli tries it out...

Edited by P5BNij on Wednesday 22 January 12:39

[Turbobanana]

P5BNij said:

Elderly said:

Three seater at the Racing Car Show Olympia (1967?).

1966 Ferrari P365 Speciale with central driving position...





Gianni 'Mr.FIAT' Agneli tries it out...

Edited by P5BNij on Wednesday 22 January 12:39

Saw this parked at Brands Hatch, years back. Spectacular looking thing and the basis of the Dino 206 / 246.

[P5BNij]

Turbobanana said:

P5BNij said:

Elderly said:

Three seater at the Racing Car Show Olympia (1967?).

1966 Ferrari P365 Speciale with central driving position...





Gianni 'Mr.FIAT' Agneli tries it out...

Edited by P5BNij on Wednesday 22 January 12:39

Saw this parked at Brands Hatch, years back. Spectacular looking thing and the basis of the Dino 206 / 246.

Not quite , the Dino 206 prototype was ready to be shown at the Paris Salon show on 10th October '65, before the P365 was built

Edited by P5BNij on Wednesday 22 January 13:05

(Meant to add - I think the P365 is one of the best looking creations Pininfarina ever did)

Edited by P5BNij on Wednesday 22 January 13:07

[Turbobanana]

P5BNij said:

Not quite , the Dino 206 prototype was ready to be shown at the Paris Salon show on 10th October '65, before the P365 was built

Edited by P5BNij on Wednesday 22 January 13:05

(Meant to add - I think the P365 is one of the best looking creations Pininfarina ever did)

Edited by P5BNij on Wednesday 22 January 13:07

Ah, yes, that'll be the one. You're right though - it is stunning.

[Simon Bags]

Elderly said:

Three seater at the Racing Car Show Olympia (1967?).

Wasn't that on an episode of Chasing Classic Cars?

[aeropilot]

Simon Bags said:

Elderly said:

Three seater at the Racing Car Show Olympia (1967?).

Wasn't that on an episode of Chasing Classic Cars?

When it appeared at Pebble Beach IIRC....?

[P5BNij]

Bath Green Park station in the '70s, once the terminus of the Somerset & Dorset Railway which connected the old Midland line from Bristol with Bournemouth, closed in 1966...

[Gojira]

Good job I've got new glasses on order - I thought for a minute that the Hunter estate in the last pic was a Marina!

Must have been a flashback to the Marina I owned....

[forsure]

White car in the first pic: NSU Prinz ?

[Turbobanana]

forsure said:

White car in the first pic: NSU Prinz ?

I'd say so, yes.

[P5BNij]

Cowley Road, Brixton, late '60s...



Earls Court, December '62...



The new Westway at White City in July 1970, passing underneath is a northbound empty coal train from Chelsea Wharf to Acton Yard with one of Old Oak Common depot's recently arrived Brush Type 2 / Class 31s... the open grassy area top right is at the back of Wormwood Scrubs...

[aeropilot]

P5BNij said:

The new Westway at White City in July 1970, passing underneath is a northbound empty coal train from Chelsea Wharf to Acton Yard with one of Old Oak Common depot's recently arrived Brush Type 2 / Class 31s... the open grassy area top right is at the back of Wormwood Scrubs...

The areas immediately next to the Westway look very different now with all the new BBC office blocks in place of White City Stadium and on the other side of the Westway, and the road bottom right, that was partially demolished for the Westway, has now all long gone.

[P5BNij]

aeropilot said:

P5BNij said:

The new Westway at White City in July 1970, passing underneath is a northbound empty coal train from Chelsea Wharf to Acton Yard with one of Old Oak Common depot's recently arrived Brush Type 2 / Class 31s... the open grassy area top right is at the back of Wormwood Scrubs...

The areas immediately next to the Westway look very different now with all the new BBC office blocks in place of White City Stadium and on the other side of the Westway, and the road bottom right, that was partially demolished for the Westway, has now all long gone.

I know only too well, I drive trains on the West London line seen in the photo, as you drop down from the Old Oak end towards Kensington almost the entire area around Shepards Bush is hemmed in by tall buildings and new infrastructure. Traffic on the Westway is often at a standstill when I pass under it in the morning and evening peaks. Several episodes of 'Minder' were filmed in and around this area between 1979 and 1983 and much of it looked very run down, everything looks brown and very drab.

[aeropilot]

P5BNij said:

Several episodes of 'Minder' were filmed in and around this area between 1979 and 1983 and much of it looked very run down, everything looks brown and very drab.

Yep, and they used the Cash n Carry warehouse belonging to my old school mate for a lot of the filming of it (as Arfur's lockup) in that period. His warehouse was in Hythe Rd, off of Scrubbs Lane, opposite what was then the old RR Mulliner's factory. I used to often see George Cole there when visiting my mate at his Dad's place.

[Simon Bags]

aeropilot said:

When it appeared at Pebble Beach IIRC....?

Not sure. I know the owner had something to do with it, like his Father designed or owned it? He took it round to Waynes place to discuss selling it at auction.

[M3DGE]

keeef said:

M3DGE said:

Odd. Do you have anything to prove it (do the owners club have records of production dates for Vin numbers, if the paperwork is missing?)

Well, original index mark was an M plate (ROL471M).

All manufacturer's records were destroyed in a fire unfortunately.

I assumed DVLA would have a record of the original index mark against the private plate?

Edited by keeef on Sunday 19th January 19:55

You would assume so - they certainly do now, because when you transfer a private plate they reissue the original. If you can show the original reg, they also DO know that ROL was issued in 1973 on an M Suffix (I found that out in about 30 seconds)... I just don't get why they would not want the records to be correct! It's not like you're trying to gain anything!

[keeef]

M3DGE said:

You would assume so - they certainly do now, because when you transfer a private plate they reissue the original. If you can show the original reg, they also DO know that ROL was issued in 1973 on an M Suffix (I found that out in about 30 seconds)... I just don't get why they would not want the records to be correct! It's not like you're trying to gain anything!

I never have understood DVLA and their way of working and I guess I never will.

It has been suggested that the date of first registration is more to do with the date the old buff logbook was updated to a V5, rather than the date the private plate was put on the car, which is a possibility.

I wonder what would happen if I requested a V5 using ROL471M?

Edited by keeef on Friday 24th January 17:48

Edited by keeef on Friday 24th January 17:50

[Rostfritt]

P5BNij said:

Bath Green Park station in the '70s, once the terminus of the Somerset & Dorset Railway which connected the old Midland line from Bristol with Bournemouth, closed in 1966...

Having regularly rode the Bristol-Bath cycle path over the last twenty odd years, I have only just realised this was the old terminus. I did once park there all day and got a ticket though. I'm not sure how it links with Bournemouth though?