A 'period' classics pictures thread (Mk III)
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aeropilot said:
GTRene said:
Big Ben and vintage cars, Westminster, London, England
Lovely absence of road markings and street furniture/pedestrian bollards and crap that festoon the roads today.Interesting to compare the buildings though in todays scene, and what looks to the eye as being these old or original parts of buildings are anything but, as they are not in the photo from 50+ years ago.
Turbobanana said:
GTRene said:
Look at some station cars how huge-long those are...
its says:Car spotting in a Catholic High School student parking lot 1971.
I think that's a mega-rare Henry J (Kaiser) Corsair on the left, next to the Mustang.its says:Car spotting in a Catholic High School student parking lot 1971.
what about those 2 cars, ok the volvo is easy (hm edit: or is it a Ghia car I just spotted the letters?), but the car in front of that? it looks like it uses a rear mounted engine, but no idea what it is.
another guess the cars... forts one on the right in that picture looks like a Triumph, the one behind it looks familiar but? looks a bit like such old mercedes style car, I bet I've heard the name before but that brand is dead I guess, was it not something with a wolf or so badge? hm.
Edited by GTRene on Wednesday 17th April 14:25
GTRene said:
did not know about those, wondered about that one though, so looked it up, you could be right, no idea if those are rare though.
what about those 2 cars, ok the volvo is easy, but the car in front of that? it looks like it uses a rear mounted engine, but no idea what it is.
It's a Skoda 1000MB.what about those 2 cars, ok the volvo is easy, but the car in front of that? it looks like it uses a rear mounted engine, but no idea what it is.
GTRene said:
another guess the cars... forts one on the right in that picture looks like a Triumph, the one behind it looks familiar but? looks a bit like such old mercedes style car, I bet I've heard the name before but that brand is dead I guess, was it not something with a wolf or so badge? hm.
Wolseley 16/60.You're right about the Triumph Herald, which is a quite rare Coupe.
NomduJour said:
Skoda 1000 and a Farina Wolseley
ah, not Wolf but Wolseley thanks both, my mind partly worked lol.and the Skoda, indeed, forgot those, first it was hard to forget the old Skoda's (name) when the new Skoda's came, now I forgot the old Skodas that they are so long there :-)
Seeing that Wolseley makes me laugh.
As a child growing up in the late seventies, these were everywhere, but always absolutely knackered and looking ready for the big car park. Then they all seemed to disappear, probably courtesy of the short oval racing community.
Seeing one today, at a show or in a museum, reminds me of how upmarket they actually were. Rene said that it looked a bit like a Mercedes, and I can see what he means. They look classy and understated, aimed at discerning people who wanted something better than the ordinary (ie Morris Oxford / Austin Cambridge).
As a child growing up in the late seventies, these were everywhere, but always absolutely knackered and looking ready for the big car park. Then they all seemed to disappear, probably courtesy of the short oval racing community.
Seeing one today, at a show or in a museum, reminds me of how upmarket they actually were. Rene said that it looked a bit like a Mercedes, and I can see what he means. They look classy and understated, aimed at discerning people who wanted something better than the ordinary (ie Morris Oxford / Austin Cambridge).
Turbobanana said:
Seeing that Wolseley makes me laugh.
As a child growing up in the late seventies, these were everywhere, but always absolutely knackered and looking ready for the big car park. Then they all seemed to disappear, probably courtesy of the short oval racing community.
Seeing one today, at a show or in a museum, reminds me of how upmarket they actually were. Rene said that it looked a bit like a Mercedes, and I can see what he means. They look classy and understated, aimed at discerning people who wanted something better than the ordinary (ie Morris Oxford / Austin Cambridge).
One of my uncles owned the Riley 4/72 version back in the mid '70's, the Riley was the top of the range of all the Farina's.....twin carb MG engine, and aches of walnut and leather.As a child growing up in the late seventies, these were everywhere, but always absolutely knackered and looking ready for the big car park. Then they all seemed to disappear, probably courtesy of the short oval racing community.
Seeing one today, at a show or in a museum, reminds me of how upmarket they actually were. Rene said that it looked a bit like a Mercedes, and I can see what he means. They look classy and understated, aimed at discerning people who wanted something better than the ordinary (ie Morris Oxford / Austin Cambridge).
aeropilot said:
One of my uncles owned the Riley 4/72 version back in the mid '70's, the Riley was the top of the range of all the Farina's.....twin carb MG engine, and aches of walnut and leather.
just looked that type up, then I came across a Dutch fan? site register...?https://www.amrwr.nl/?page_id=805
a picture from there, seems like we in the Netherlands had also a dealer...
GTRene said:
just looked that type up, then I came across a Dutch fan? site register...?
https://www.amrwr.nl/?page_id=805
a picture from there, seems like we in the Netherlands had also a dealer...
I'm not quite old enough to remember, and Rene's picture prompted me to wonder, whether these badge-engineered versions were sold through the BMC / BLMC / BL / whatever they were called that week dealer network or whether there were dedicated Wolseley / Riley / MG etc dealers as well as the more mainstream Austin and Morris. Can anyone enlighten me?https://www.amrwr.nl/?page_id=805
a picture from there, seems like we in the Netherlands had also a dealer...
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