A 'period' classics pictures thread (Mk III)

A 'period' classics pictures thread (Mk III)

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AmgMercedes

4,318 posts

189 months

Monday 27th June 2022
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bigothunter said:
Motorway infrastructure unable to cope with demand and no forward planning to address the problem. Like NHS, railway network, education, parking, free air space, power generation and everything else which has gone to pot rolleyes

I was a kid back then. Suddenly Britain was forging ahead (or so it felt). E-type released, rapid coaches, British motorways to rival autobahns with long journey times halved. Germany capitalised to their benefit but Britain lost the initiative. Key objective of the Third Reich was sufficient 'living space'.

Maybe there are just too many Brits occupying a small island...
Too many of everyone occupying a small island, the uk would be much better with around 10 million less, elephant in the room of the world is overpopulation.

bigothunter

11,069 posts

59 months

Monday 27th June 2022
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AmgMercedes said:
Too many of everyone occupying a small island, the uk would be much better with around 10 million less, elephant in the room of the world is overpopulation.
yes

World population has doubled since 1973.

aeropilot

34,302 posts

226 months

Monday 27th June 2022
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bigothunter said:
AmgMercedes said:
Too many of everyone occupying a small island, the uk would be much better with around 10 million less, elephant in the room of the world is overpopulation.
yes

World population has doubled since 1973.
Yep.

Though, looking at the gloomy predictions about antibiotic resistance by 2050, its likely that by end of the century we'll be back to post WW1 levels of age expectancy rather than what the post WW2 era gave those of us born between 1950 and 1980/90 ish, which should start to see a levelling off and likely reduction in world population.



AmgMercedes

4,318 posts

189 months

Monday 27th June 2022
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aeropilot said:
bigothunter said:
AmgMercedes said:
Too many of everyone occupying a small island, the uk would be much better with around 10 million less, elephant in the room of the world is overpopulation.
yes

World population has doubled since 1973.
Yep.

Though, looking at the gloomy predictions about antibiotic resistance by 2050, its likely that by end of the century we'll be back to post WW1 levels of age expectancy rather than what the post WW2 era gave those of us born between 1950 and 1980/90 ish, which should start to see a levelling off and likely reduction in world population.
Only enough food to feed so many I’m afraid. Not sure what will happen to the developing world. I think it’s Nigeria that is expected to have a massive population explosion as infant mortality isn’t what it was but they are still having as many children. Won’t be able to feed themselves.


Edited by AmgMercedes on Monday 27th June 16:55

bigothunter

11,069 posts

59 months

Monday 27th June 2022
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AmgMercedes said:
Only enough food to feed so many I’m afraid. Not sure what will happen to the developing world. I think it’s Nigeria that is expected to have a massive population explosion as infant mortality isn’t what it was but they are still having as many children. Won’t be able to feed themselves.
William Hague wrote an excellent article about African population explosion leading to famine. His predicts we wll experience an unstoppable tsunami of immigrants surging northward across Europe, on a huge scale unlike anything experienced so far. Not a good prospect.

But all this politics is way off topic which is my fault because I started it paperbag Maybe it's time to refocus on the less contentious subject of classic pictures? whistle

AmgMercedes

4,318 posts

189 months

Monday 27th June 2022
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bigothunter said:
William Hague wrote an excellent article about African population explosion leading to famine. His predicts we wll experience an unstoppable tsunami of immigrants surging northward across Europe, on a huge scale unlike anything experienced so far. Not a good prospect.

But all this politics is way off topic which is my fault because I started it paperbag Maybe it's time to refocus on the less contentious subject of classic pictures? whistle
Indeed. Noted

bigothunter

11,069 posts

59 months

Monday 27th June 2022
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Coins by the thousands were being counted by Coventry students after a week of money raising stunts which came to a climax with a colourful Rag procession in the city centre. March 9th, 1968.


P5BNij

15,772 posts

105 months

Monday 27th June 2022
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In complete contrast to the above - Stockholm in the late '60s / early '70s, the fastest four door in the world when it first appeared in 1963...


aeropilot

34,302 posts

226 months

Monday 27th June 2022
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bigothunter said:
Coins by the thousands were being counted by Coventry students after a week of money raising stunts which came to a climax with a colourful Rag procession in the city centre. March 9th, 1968.

Elf n safety people would have a heart attack if you did that today.....


Tyre Smoke

23,018 posts

260 months

Monday 27th June 2022
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P5BNij said:
Market Jew Street, Penzance in about 1964/5. It could have been me in the pushchair, except I'm not a girl.

P5BNij

15,772 posts

105 months

Monday 27th June 2022
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Tyre Smoke said:
P5BNij said:
Market Jew Street, Penzance in about 1964/5. It could have been me in the pushchair, except I'm not a girl.
Not far from the railway station as I recall. Another West Country shot here...



Various parts of Brum...


















aeropilot

34,302 posts

226 months

Monday 27th June 2022
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P5BNij said:
Interesting the badge on the rear and E reg would indicate its a very late Mk.1 S but its only got a single tank...?
Thought twin tanks had become standard on the S by early '66?

P5BNij

15,772 posts

105 months

Monday 27th June 2022
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aeropilot said:
P5BNij said:
Interesting the badge on the rear and E reg would indicate its a very late Mk.1 S but its only got a single tank...?
Thought twin tanks had become standard on the S by early '66?
Good point, I hadn't noticed that - a special order possibly or a pre-January '66 car which wasn't registered until '67...? As far as I know, the Police Minis were built and delivered in batches so perhaps this one was held back or kept in storage before being registered (similar to the ministerial and MOD Rover P5B Saloons). Anything's possible with BMC!

aeropilot

34,302 posts

226 months

Monday 27th June 2022
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P5BNij said:
Viva HB GT smile

NomduJour

18,988 posts

258 months

Monday 27th June 2022
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Ordered that way from I’ve just read:


soxboy

6,063 posts

218 months

Monday 27th June 2022
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NomduJour said:
Ordered that way from I’ve just read:

Maybe the extra boot space (e.g. for radio, there's an aerial where the 2nd filler would be) was preferable to the extra range. If you're mainly pootling around Liverpool no need for bigger tanks.

Spottedlaurel

461 posts

168 months

Tuesday 28th June 2022
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mfmman said:
Is the "pace" car a Talbot Solara, not the most common on the road and a surprising choice I would have thought for that role
Certainly is! I presume it was because of the Motaquip sponsorship, which I think was Peugeot-Talbot's equivalent to Unipart. With a bottlid fitted it may have been the daily transport of the stadium manger, that was certainly the case with a subsequent Volvo 740 used by John Earrey.

Dan Singh said:
A big thumbup to the Spottedlaurel Flickr collection. Hours of entertainment to be had.
Thanks!

Have a recent upload with a nice variety of everyday European (and a little bit of Japanese) content:


Svolvaer, Norway old postcard mid-late 1970s by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr

67Dino

3,581 posts

104 months

Tuesday 28th June 2022
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Spottedlaurel said:
Thanks!

Have a recent upload with a nice variety of everyday European (and a little bit of Japanese) content:


Svolvaer, Norway old postcard mid-late 1970s by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr
Surprisingly high proportion of red cars there. Would only be around 10% today.

aeropilot

34,302 posts

226 months

Tuesday 28th June 2022
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67Dino said:
Spottedlaurel said:
Thanks!

Have a recent upload with a nice variety of everyday European (and a little bit of Japanese) content:


Svolvaer, Norway old postcard mid-late 1970s by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr
Surprisingly high proportion of red cars there. Would only be around 10% today.
And not a single black one.

The wonderful and colourful days of the 60's and 70's as opposed to todays obsession with monochrome.

bigothunter

11,069 posts

59 months

Tuesday 28th June 2022
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aeropilot said:
67Dino said:
Spottedlaurel said:
Thanks!

Have a recent upload with a nice variety of everyday European (and a little bit of Japanese) content:


Svolvaer, Norway old postcard mid-late 1970s by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr
Surprisingly high proportion of red cars there. Would only be around 10% today.
And not a single black one.

The wonderful and colourful days of the 60's and 70's as opposed to todays obsession with monochrome.
Today's apologetic drab colours are much less obtrusive sleep