A 'period' classics pictures thread (Mk III)

A 'period' classics pictures thread (Mk III)

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bigothunter

11,318 posts

61 months

Monday 13th March 2023
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Optional LGBT colours wink


LastPoster

2,403 posts

184 months

Wednesday 15th March 2023
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A YouTube algorithm recommendation so unbelievably random but maybe appealing to this thread.

Man straps one of those new fangled home video cameras to his dash and drives round Bournemouth in 1980. Loads of '70s tin, some '60s as well.

Is it an Austin A40 in pale blue about 15 seconds in, a neighbour had one when I was a kid (late 70s) it always ran on the skinniest, baldest tyres I have ever seen. He was a bit of an odd fellow, I don't think the law & safety concerned him too much. He also used to collect newspapers out of bins and the like (probably to read, I feel he was actually very intelligent but had been dealt a bit of raw deal in life) and then just store them in his house, sheds, garage. There must have been thousands


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2edYdkE23gA



nicanary

9,807 posts

147 months

Wednesday 15th March 2023
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15 secs in was still the kiddies train. I didn't see an A40, neither Devon nor Farina. There was however a Renault 16!

Turbobanana

6,303 posts

202 months

Wednesday 15th March 2023
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nicanary said:
15 secs in was still the kiddies train. I didn't see an A40, neither Devon nor Farina. There was however a Renault 16!
And a Lotus Elite at 6:12 (didn't have time to watch it all through though).

LastPoster

2,403 posts

184 months

Wednesday 15th March 2023
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nicanary said:
15 secs in was still the kiddies train. I didn't see an A40, neither Devon nor Farina. There was however a Renault 16!


20 secs sorry, on the left pale blue. I may have completely the wrong car here

Edit, I think you may be on the next video. I linked or tried to at least to 1980 Bournemouth, the next one is 1985

Edited by LastPoster on Wednesday 15th March 10:22

daveenty

2,359 posts

211 months

Wednesday 15th March 2023
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LastPoster said:
Is it an Austin A40 in pale blue about 15 seconds in,
Yes, parked on the left. It's an A40 Farina

P5BNij

15,875 posts

107 months

Wednesday 15th March 2023
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Harrow Manorway, near Abbey Wood station, 14th September 1968...


aeropilot

34,691 posts

228 months

Wednesday 15th March 2023
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P5BNij said:
Harrow Manorway, near Abbey Wood station, 14th September 1968...

Must have been one of the last Police boxes left in the Met Pol area yet to be removed, they were pretty much all gone by 1968/69, as the personal radio sets had been introduced in the mid 60's.

I still have my late father's Police Box access key among the few items from his 30 years service in the Met.


bigothunter

11,318 posts

61 months

Wednesday 15th March 2023
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P5BNij said:
Harrow Manorway, near Abbey Wood station, 14th September 1968...

Looks like two white Mk1s thumbup

Even got the attention of Dr Who...

aeropilot

34,691 posts

228 months

Wednesday 15th March 2023
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bigothunter said:
P5BNij said:
Harrow Manorway, near Abbey Wood station, 14th September 1968...

Looks like two white Mk1s thumbup

Even got the attention of Dr Who...
Two Mk.3 Z cars nose to nose as well, a Zeph and Zody.

nicanary

9,807 posts

147 months

Wednesday 15th March 2023
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Global warming started earlier than we thought.

The Viva on the left is the same colour as my first car, SHK497D which was an SL and had a pale blue flash twixt chrome strips. Plus a glove box - lockable! Heady times.

Turbobanana

6,303 posts

202 months

Wednesday 15th March 2023
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P5BNij said:
Harrow Manorway, near Abbey Wood station, 14th September 1968...

"Sarge, there's a bloke 'ere who's refusing to move along. Says he's trying to dip his headlights".

bigothunter

11,318 posts

61 months

Wednesday 15th March 2023
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aeropilot said:
bigothunter said:
Looks like two white Mk1s thumbup
Two Mk.3 Z cars nose to nose as well, a Zeph and Zody.
Quartet of desirable cars smile

Milkyway

9,479 posts

54 months

Wednesday 15th March 2023
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bigothunter said:
P5BNij said:
Harrow Manorway, near Abbey Wood station, 14th September 1968...

Looks like two white Mk1s :

He then landed in Wales.
Even got the attention of Dr Who...
He then landed in Wales


Edited by Milkyway on Wednesday 15th March 16:54

bigothunter

11,318 posts

61 months

Wednesday 15th March 2023
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nicanary said:
Global warming started earlier than we thought.
Global warming started in 1760 but we have only become concerned recently hehe

bigothunter

11,318 posts

61 months

Wednesday 15th March 2023
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Milkyway said:
He then landed in Wales
His enthusiasm for Jags extended to Mk2s thumbup

dandarez

13,294 posts

284 months

Wednesday 15th March 2023
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Talking of 'Wales'...

well, he was 'Prince of' for quite a long time.


bigothunter

11,318 posts

61 months

Wednesday 15th March 2023
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Talking of 'Dr Who'...

well, he went over a cliff when the brakes failed.

Easy question is what's the film (clue in photo)? Slightly harder question is what's the lorry in this photo?

ps Whole film is contrived nonsense with some terrible acting. But it's good for a laugh biggrin


DickyC

49,831 posts

199 months

Thursday 16th March 2023
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bigothunter said:
Talking of 'Dr Who'...

well, he went over a cliff when the brakes failed.

Easy question is what's the film (clue in photo)? Slightly harder question is what's the lorry in this photo?

ps Whole film is contrived nonsense with some terrible acting. But it's good for a laugh biggrin

Hell Drivers?

William Hartnell and an ensemble of hard cases.

Turbobanana

6,303 posts

202 months

Thursday 16th March 2023
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bigothunter said:
Talking of 'Dr Who'...

well, he went over a cliff when the brakes failed.

Easy question is what's the film (clue in photo)? Slightly harder question is what's the lorry in this photo?

ps Whole film is contrived nonsense with some terrible acting. But it's good for a laugh biggrin

According to IMCDB it's Hell Drivers and that's a Dennis Pax.