A 'period' classics pictures thread (Mk II)

[Turbobanana]

Milkyway said:

Centre Photo... I wonder if that’s where Panther got their inspiration from for the ‘six’.

Nope:

[tog]

RichB said:

Milkyway said:

A different take on the six wheel concept.
( No expense spared on the photo shoot either)

A 'photographic backsheet' aka a grubby dust sheet, was standard practice back then.

Still used today - makes removing the background much easier. And yes, they could do that before Photoshop.

[aeropilot]

manorcom said:

Me and my dad with his new Victor, 1959 Isle of Wight:

Fabulous period colour shot....

Two tone Victor, and marvellous Art Deco apartment block with its orginal Crittall windows and other original features.

[Turbobanana]

tog said:

RichB said:

Milkyway said:

A different take on the six wheel concept.
( No expense spared on the photo shoot either)

A 'photographic backsheet' aka a grubby dust sheet, was standard practice back then.

Still used today - makes removing the background much easier. And yes, they could do that before Photoshop.

You're all missing the point. It's not a picture of some old racing car - it's the Turin shroud undercover.

[Mr lestat]

bigothunter said:

Maxdecel said:

mfmman said:

Halmyre said:

Maxdecel said:

It was certainly used - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferguson_P99

Lotus, McLaren and Matra all tried 4WD cars in the late 60s. The Lotus drivers mostly refused to drive theirs, Hill and Rindt both declaring it a 'deathtrap'.

And Cosworth

I noticed the others when I searched for the Ferguson which was the only one I recalled, One site did say 4x4 was banned in F1 but the general consensus seemed to be that it didn't work. Maybe the technology wasn't up to the job then.

Challenge of controlling F/R torque distribution before fully active systems. Unless traction limited, RWD is a better option for race cars especially if their weight distribution is biased rearwards (eg rear mid-engined). But fully active 4WD should be an advantage in wet conditions.

Yes they banned 4 wheel drive and they banned more than 4 wheels. I was reading about the fan car that basically sucked itself to the track. That was also banned

[Milkyway]

Mr lestat said:

Yes they banned 4 wheel drive and they banned more than 4 wheels. I was reading about the fan car that basically sucked itself to the track. That was also banned

The Brabham.... any debris that it sucked up, was thrown out behind it too.

Don’t forget Chaparral fan car...
https://tcct.com/news/2020/06/fan-car-try-again-go...

Edited by Milkyway on Friday 18th February 11:15

[bigothunter]

Mr lestat said:

Yes they banned 4 wheel drive and they banned more than 4 wheels. I was reading about the fan car that basically sucked itself to the track. That was also banned

Formula 1 excels at banning technological innovation

https://www.autoguide.com/auto-news/2017/11/5-bann...

[Milkyway]

[Doofus]

Milkyway said:

1987?

[Escort3500]

Datsun?

[Turbobanana]

Doofus said:

1987?

Today?

Toyota 1000 is the victim.

[anonymous-user]

Doofus said:

Milkyway said:

1987?

Beirut 1991

[Doofus]

Turbobanana said:

Doofus said:

1987?

Today?

Toyota 1000 is the victim.

Not the only one. The Cherry's back window is broken, and there's at least one tree down further up the road.

[Milkyway]

[Maxdecel]

Escort3500 said:

Datsun?

1200 Coupe I reckon.

[Milkyway]

Edited by Milkyway on Friday 18th February 14:19

[Turbobanana]

Maxdecel said:

Escort3500 said:

Datsun?

1200 Coupe I reckon.

As I said above, Toyota 1000 / Publica:

[P5BNij]

[Spottedlaurel]

Doofus said:

Not the only one. The Cherry's back window is broken, and there's at least one tree down further up the road.

Looks like the Cherry survived to 1992 so damage must have been limited.

[Escort3500]