A 'period' classics pictures thread (Mk III)

[Roy C]

Mr Tidy said:

Don't you mean a Rover and a Reliant in esteemed company?

1925 Bentley 3/4½ Litre Speed Model VdP Tourer (originally a coupé).

[GTRene]

another set with some other old car pictures from the WA profile end 70-tish, with some more sometimes strange 'animals' you don't see anymore.


GU-71-55 Rover 90 P5 , with on the rear left a BMW 02 series and next to that I guess maybe also a BMW or is it a Merc? in the far right I guess a Toyota Corolla?


MX-29-74 Rover 3 litre and many more, but which one would be your pic... the car on the right, is that a Opel Manta mk1 or a Ford Capri


NN-25-56 Studebaker President 1933


PX-95-42 Fiat 500 C Topolino, and some others.


Renault Celtaquatre, Gullwing d... euh bonnet.

[Turbobanana]

GTRene said:

MX-29-74 Rover 3 litre and many more, but which one would be your pic... the car on the right, is that a Opel Manta mk1 or a Ford Capri

Do you mean the one with the white(?) stripe? Mk1 Ford Escort, isn't it?

[GTRene]

Turbobanana said:

GTRene said:

MX-29-74 Rover 3 litre and many more, but which one would be your pic... the car on the right, is that a Opel Manta mk1 or a Ford Capri

Do you mean the one with the white(?) stripe? Mk1 Ford Escort, isn't it?

yes, I meant that one, and I guess you are right, I can now see the short bonnet (were it starts) a Capri has a longer bonnet, did not think about the escort, so well done

[TarquinMX5]

GTRene said:

another set with some other old car pictures from the WA profile end 70-tish, with some more sometimes strange 'animals' you don't see anymore.


GU-71-55 Rover 90 P5 , with on the rear left a BMW 02 series and next to that I guess maybe also a BMW or is it a Merc? in the far right I guess a Toyota Corolla?


MX-29-74 Rover 3 litre and many more, but which one would be your pic... the car on the right, is that a Opel Manta mk1 or a Ford Capri

First photo, the Rover is a P5 3-litre (not a 90, which was a P4), same as the one in 2nd photo. Car behind is a second BMW.

I agree re Escort, the stripe made it more difficult to judge the wing tops.

Great photos, as always, thanks.

[hidetheelephants]

The BMW is a Neue Klasse I think?

[TarquinMX5]

Yes, Neue Klasse.

[GTRene]

hidetheelephants said:

The BMW is a Neue Klasse I think?

looked a few up and indeed its such, you can even spot the fuel flap?

Its not a beauty, I think the lines of a 02 is better, more elegant.

you also have such les elegant version of those bigger models, were you have the ala 02 style say 2.8/3.0 CS/CSL etc versions and then the bit less elegant version of those ala 3.0L or something?

I drove one of those les elegant 3.0 or more? versions, must say felt better than I thought not sporty but it had some low power grunt and soft suspension and the hood came a bit up when fast accelerating, felt good in a relaxed sort way?

[finlo]

GTRene said:

hidetheelephants said:

The BMW is a Neue Klasse I think?

looked a few up and indeed its such, you can even spot the fuel flap?

Its not a beauty, I think the lines of a 02 is better, more elegant.

you also have such les elegant version of those bigger models, were you have the ala 02 style say 2.8/3.0 CS/CSL etc versions and then the bit less elegant version of those ala 3.0L or something?

I drove one of those les elegant 3.0 or more? versions, must say felt better than I thought not sporty but it had some low power grunt and soft suspension and the hood came a bit up when fast accelerating, felt good in a relaxed sort way?

Shocking colour match!

[Turbobanana]

finlo said:

GTRene said:

hidetheelephants said:

The BMW is a Neue Klasse I think?

looked a few up and indeed its such, you can even spot the fuel flap?

Its not a beauty, I think the lines of a 02 is better, more elegant.

you also have such les elegant version of those bigger models, were you have the ala 02 style say 2.8/3.0 CS/CSL etc versions and then the bit less elegant version of those ala 3.0L or something?

I drove one of those les elegant 3.0 or more? versions, must say felt better than I thought not sporty but it had some low power grunt and soft suspension and the hood came a bit up when fast accelerating, felt good in a relaxed sort way?

Shocking colour match!

Super rare Harlequin edition.

[GTRene]

another set with some other old car pictures from the WA profile end 70-tish, with some more, sometimes strange 'animals' you mostly don't see anymore.


SK-64-26 Chevrolet Master C 1935


TK-45-87 Chevrolet Sedan


TK-45-87 Chevrolet Sedan + FS-26-85 MG 1600 A 1957, hm, I believe we've already seen this one in another set from the WA guy, but hey.


UT-77-15 Volvo 444


UT-77-15 Volvo 444

If you look at some of the photos it does look cold and early in the morning, given the condensation on the windows and some gray photos.

[finlo]

GTRene said:

another set with some other old car pictures from the WA profile end 70-tish, with some more, sometimes strange 'animals' you mostly don't see anymore.


SK-64-26 Chevrolet Master C 1935


TK-45-87 Chevrolet Sedan


TK-45-87 Chevrolet Sedan + FS-26-85 MG 1600 A 1957, hm, I believe we've already seen this one in another set from the WA guy, but hey.


UT-77-15 Volvo 444


UT-77-15 Volvo 444

If you look at some of the photos it does look cold and early in the morning, given the condensation on the windows and some gray photos.

Do your suffer from some kind of perma fog there?

[Turbobanana]

GTRene said:

UT-77-15 Volvo 444

Very early Daihatsu Charade 5 door lurking behind the Volvo.

[TarquinMX5]

GTRene said:

another set with some other old car pictures from the WA profile end 70-tish, with some more, sometimes strange 'animals' you mostly don't see anymore.


UT-77-15 Volvo 444

If you look at some of the photos it does look cold and early in the morning, given the condensation on the windows and some gray photos.

A Granada Coupé behind the Volvo. It's a pity that the chap stood beside it is obscuring the wing line, is it a 2-door saloon or a coupé? - I suspect the latter, based on the wheels etc..

[Turbobanana]

TarquinMX5 said:

A Granada Coupé behind the Volvo. It's a pity that the chap stood beside it is obscuring the wing line, is it a 2-door saloon or a coupé? - I suspect the latter, based on the wheels etc..

This has been done to death previously on PH. That is a 2-door Coupe, most likely (but not definitively) the "coke-bottle" European variant rather than the more angular UK one. IMO.

[TarquinMX5]

Turbobanana said:

TarquinMX5 said:

A Granada Coupé behind the Volvo. It's a pity that the chap stood beside it is obscuring the wing line, is it a 2-door saloon or a coupé? - I suspect the latter, based on the wheels etc..

This has been done to death previously on PH. That is a 2-door Coupe, most likely (but not definitively) the "coke-bottle" European variant rather than the more angular UK one. IMO.

I agree with that, but have a vague recollection that (not in UK) there was a 2-door straight wing line Granada (Consul?), perhaps poverty-spec, saloon as well as the coke-bottle wing line, or have I imagined that? Or, if two models, were they one and the same bodyshell?

I must have missed the earlier PH thread.

[Turbobanana]

TarquinMX5 said:

Turbobanana said:

TarquinMX5 said:

A Granada Coupé behind the Volvo. It's a pity that the chap stood beside it is obscuring the wing line, is it a 2-door saloon or a coupé? - I suspect the latter, based on the wheels etc..

This has been done to death previously on PH. That is a 2-door Coupe, most likely (but not definitively) the "coke-bottle" European variant rather than the more angular UK one. IMO.

I agree with that, but have a vague recollection that (not in UK) there was a 2-door straight wing line Granada (Consul?), perhaps poverty-spec, saloon as well as the coke-bottle wing line, or have I imagined that? Or, if two models, were they one and the same bodyshell?

I must have missed the earlier PH thread.

Yes, there was a 2 door saloon as well as 2 different coupes. And an estate, of course. The UK only got the angular coupe, 4 door saloon and estate.

[Strangely Brown]

GTRene said:

TK-45-87 Chevrolet Sedan + FS-26-85 MG 1600 A 1957, hm, I believe we've already seen this one in another set from the WA guy, but hey.

I think I see a 2-door Cortina III and a 2-door Ascona B in there.

GTRene said:

UT-77-15 Volvo 444

Nice Granada Coupé.

[GTRene]

Turbobanana said:

GTRene said:

UT-77-15 Volvo 444

Very early Daihatsu Charade 5 door lurking behind the Volvo.

I thought it could be a Mazda

its been a long time since I've seen such Daihatsu Charade 5 door.

I did own a Daihatsu Cuore 1.0 in dark blue from 2003 back in 2016 as a wait for my project car was ready
and I must say that was a funny little 'race' car, made a lovely sound, when going 50km/h it felt like 80 km/h it weight nothing.

and such Ford Granada I spotted a few times in the city were I live for a few years, than it disappeared, looked cool/good.

I owned 3 times its little brother the Ford Taunus, 2 of those I bought as a cheap in between car and 1 was a trade in, a automatic.

[RATATTAK]

GTRene said:

TK-45-87 Chevrolet Sedan + FS-26-85 MG 1600 A 1957, hm, I believe we've already seen this one in another set from the WA guy, but hey.

Anyone know the car with the louvres on the wing to the right of the MGA ?