A 'period' classics pictures thread (Mk III)

[Turbobanana]

Chunkychucky said:

My father (the miscreant he is) admitted pilfering a paving slab from a building site in the name of furthering the handling prowess of his mother's 1965 Hillman Imp, claimed that once you'd allowed for the slab to slide from one side to the other upon turn in that it helped massively

Reminds me of a Vauxhall Belmont (remember them? Astra with a boot) that I had to drive about half a mile on a dual carriageway, down the off ramp and into town. I went barrelling along the DC and shot down the exit, which had a reasonably tight bend at the bottom that could usually be taken at about 50mph. I turned the wheel and nothing happened... It transpires the steering rack mounting bolts had worked loose and dropped out, something the service manager chose not to share with me before dispatching me.

[bigothunter]

moffspeed said:

finlo said:

dandarez said:

Back on topic - guess the location and the cars (I know, not much to go on re location, but if you've been there you'll recognise it.) 1980s.

Fiesta MK1/2 doors.

..attached to a Ginetta G26?

Deep in Surrey ??

I reckon that's a G26 too. G28 and G31 are similar but shorter.

G26 wheel arches look too high but otherwise it's well proportioned and styled. Ginetta have produced so many fine cars in various guises but at such low volumes. Never gained the recognition they deserve.

[Milkyway]

bigothunter said:

moffspeed said:

finlo said:

dandarez said:

Back on topic - guess the location and the cars (I know, not much to go on re location, but if you've been there you'll recognise it.) 1980s.

Fiesta MK1/2 doors.

..attached to a Ginetta G26?

Deep in Surrey ??

I reckon that's a G26 too. G28 and G31 are similar but shorter.

G26 wheel arches look too high but otherwise it's well proportioned and styled. Ginetta have produced so many fine cars in various guises but at such low volumes. Never gained the recognition they deserve.

Smatterings of a Lotus Eclat.
( Marina door handles)...

Edited by Milkyway on Monday 21st February 13:37

[P5BNij]

Kings X, May 1984....

[john2443]

P5BNij said:

Kings X, May 1984....

Bedford HA van - in production 1964-84; they didn't like to redesign too often at Luton did they!

[TarquinMX5]

Opel Rekord, fairly rare car even then.

[bigothunter]

Milkyway said:

Smatterings of a Lotus Eclat.
( Marina door handles)...

To my eyes, proportions of the Lotus Eclat are ungainly, as though its styling is contrived just to be different. Ginetta G26 has balanced but unremarkable aesthetics but still manages to be unique (along with siblings G28 and G31).

But styling preference is subjective anyway

[Yertis]

bigothunter said:

To my eyes, proportions of the Lotus Eclat are ungainly, as though its styling is contrived just to be different. Ginetta G26 has balanced but unremarkable aesthetics but still manages to be unique (along with siblings G28 and G31).

But styling preference is subjective anyway

Certainly is – I think Ginetta is a lumpen thing when compared to the Eclat. IMO the Elite/Eclat is a very clever and under-rated piece of design.

[bigothunter]

john2443 said:

Bedford HA van - in production 1964-84; they didn't like to redesign too often at Luton did they!

Like Austin/Morris 1/2 ton van based on the A55 Mk1, which was in production from 1957 until 1973. Even the A35 van ran until 1968. Longbridge wasn't too keen on changes either. Even today, vans designs stay in production longer than cars. The van market is less fickle...

[Milkyway]

The Commer & it’s variants were around for over twenty years.
( Wiki 1960 - 1983)

Edited by Milkyway on Monday 21st February 16:10

[bigothunter]

Yertis said:

Certainly is – I think Ginetta is a lumpen thing when compared to the Eclat. IMO the Elite/Eclat is a very clever and under-rated piece of design.

Eclat's rear 3/4 view agitates me. All those conflicting styling lines and features lack cohesion. But I'm sure the Eclat is a delight to drive

Whereas the original 1957 Lotus Elite is absolutely stunning imho. A design masterpiece

[moffspeed]

Milkyway said:

The Commer & it’s variants were around for over twenty years.
( Wiki 1960 - 1983)

Edited by Milkyway on Monday 21st February 16:10

Obviously if you chose the Corgi version you got 2 chassis and a choice of 4 bodies…

[bigothunter]

moffspeed said:

Obviously if you chose the Corgi version you got 2 chassis and a choice of 4 bodies…

And a milkman

[Milkyway]

bigothunter said:

And a milkman

And his name was Ernie...

Edited by Milkyway on Monday 21st February 19:04

[Trip]

TarquinMX5 said:

Opel Rekord, fairly rare car even then.

It's a Commodore. :-)

[bigothunter]

Milkyway said:

bigothunter said:

And a milkman

And his name was Ernie...

Or Michael

[P5BNij]

Weymouth in 1986....

[bigothunter]

P5BNij said:

Weymouth in 1986....

Do trains still mix with road traffic regularly in today's safety obsessed era? Does this line still exist in Weymouth?

[Tyre Smoke]

Regrettably no. Think it closed in the 80s.

[The Don of Croy]

dandarez said:

Back on topic - guess the location and the cars (I know, not much to go on re location, but if you've been there you'll recognise it.) 1980s.

Is it Chessington?

Fiat 131 lurking too.