A 'period' classics pictures thread (Mk III)

[bristolracer]

Escort3500 said:

Everybody's parked nose in.

[Turbobanana]

2 sMoKiN bArReLs said:

Look how many are British made.

True, although there's the usual smattering of Beetles and a couple of Renault Dauphines. My favourite is what appears to be a Borgward Isabella at far right, 8th row back, directly south of that grey building and next to a Mini.

[aeropilot]

Turbobanana said:

2 sMoKiN bArReLs said:

Look how many are British made.

True, although there's the usual smattering of Beetles and a couple of Renault Dauphines. My favourite is what appears to be a Borgward Isabella at far right, 8th row back, directly south of that grey building and next to a Mini.

5th row back, 4 full cars in from the right is what looks to be a '54 Pontiac, and on the same row, but 4th in from the left, there is a cream car with a red roof, that I'd say is European, but no idea what it is? Opel perhaps?

[nicanary]

aeropilot said:

Turbobanana said:

2 sMoKiN bArReLs said:

Look how many are British made.

True, although there's the usual smattering of Beetles and a couple of Renault Dauphines. My favourite is what appears to be a Borgward Isabella at far right, 8th row back, directly south of that grey building and next to a Mini.

5th row back, 4 full cars in from the right is what looks to be a '54 Pontiac, and on the same row, but 4th in from the left, there is a cream car with a red roof, that I'd say is European, but no idea what it is? Opel perhaps?

Simca Aronde.

[Turbobanana]

nicanary said:

aeropilot said:

Turbobanana said:

2 sMoKiN bArReLs said:

Look how many are British made.

True, although there's the usual smattering of Beetles and a couple of Renault Dauphines. My favourite is what appears to be a Borgward Isabella at far right, 8th row back, directly south of that grey building and next to a Mini.

5th row back, 4 full cars in from the right is what looks to be a '54 Pontiac, and on the same row, but 4th in from the left, there is a cream car with a red roof, that I'd say is European, but no idea what it is? Opel perhaps?

Simca Aronde.

You may well be right, nicanary (you usually are, I confess), but it's grainy and I'm sticking to the Isabella. No picture I can find on the interweb shows an Aronde with such an angular central grille badge:

[aeropilot]

Turbobanana said:

nicanary said:

aeropilot said:

Turbobanana said:

2 sMoKiN bArReLs said:

Look how many are British made.

True, although there's the usual smattering of Beetles and a couple of Renault Dauphines. My favourite is what appears to be a Borgward Isabella at far right, 8th row back, directly south of that grey building and next to a Mini.

5th row back, 4 full cars in from the right is what looks to be a '54 Pontiac, and on the same row, but 4th in from the left, there is a cream car with a red roof, that I'd say is European, but no idea what it is? Opel perhaps?

Simca Aronde.

You may well be right, nicanary (you usually are, I confess), but it's grainy and I'm sticking to the Isabella. No picture I can find on the interweb shows an Aronde with such an angular central grille badge:

Err.....wrong car.....

The Simca reply was to my question about the cream car with the red roof in my post, not your pot about the Isabella....

[Turbobanana]

aeropilot said:

Err.....wrong car.....

The Simca reply was to my question about the cream car with the red roof in my post, not your pot about the Isabella....

My humble apologies, serves me right for trying to post while I'm supposed to be working.

I'll go away now...

[P5BNij]

No details but a nice pic anyway - the smart looking early 1275GT would be knocking on the door of Cooper values today if it survived....

[nicanary]

Turbobanana said:

aeropilot said:

Err.....wrong car.....

The Simca reply was to my question about the cream car with the red roof in my post, not your pot about the Isabella....

My humble apologies, serves me right for trying to post while I'm supposed to be working.

I'll go away now...

I agree with the Isabella.

[aeropilot]

P5BNij said:

No details but a nice pic anyway - the smart looking early 1275GT would be knocking on the door of Cooper values if it survived....

Got to be a rare colour for a 1275GT as well, don't ever recall seeing many in that colour back in the day?

[P5BNij]

aeropilot said:

P5BNij said:

No details but a nice pic anyway - the smart looking early 1275GT would be knocking on the door of Cooper values if it survived....

Got to be a rare colour for a 1275GT as well, don't ever recall seeing many in that colour back in the day?

Yes, it looks like Aqua, only available for a short period, I've seen three Mk3 Cooper Ss in this colour and a couple of 1275GTs.

ETA : one of the very last Mk2 Cooper Ss built was painted Aqua too, there was a short overlap between Mk2 and Mk3 production in early 1970.

[nicanary]

nicanary said:

Turbobanana said:

aeropilot said:

Err.....wrong car.....

The Simca reply was to my question about the cream car with the red roof in my post, not your pot about the Isabella....

My humble apologies, serves me right for trying to post while I'm supposed to be working.

I'll go away now...

I agree with the Isabella. Row 8 to the left looks like an Armstrong Siddeley 234 or 236. Row 12 the large silver car - Austin A135 ?

[Mr lestat]

P5BNij said:

No details but a nice pic anyway - the smart looking early 1275GT would be knocking on the door of Cooper values today if it survived....

Bury St Edmunds apparently

[Milkyway]

1970’s: A queue for petrol during the fuel crisis...

Edited by Milkyway on Wednesday 11th May 13:20

[Mr lestat]

Milkyway said:

1970’s: A queue for petrol during the fuel crisis...

Edited by Milkyway on Wednesday 11th May 13:20

Very scruffy Cortina there with maybe black under seal on the bonnet to hide the rust,

[Turbobanana]

P5BNij said:

No details but a nice pic anyway - the smart looking early 1275GT would be knocking on the door of Cooper values today if it survived....

There's a Renault 14 on the left, behind the ADO Estate, so 1976+. My guess is 1977, due to the bunting (Silver Jubilee?).

[aeropilot]

Milkyway said:

1970’s: A queue for petrol during the fuel crisis...

Edited by Milkyway on Wednesday 11th May 13:20

With a Mk.2 Granny, that has to be 1979/80 just after the Iranian revolution. It was a snowy winter as well, IIRC.

[Milkyway]

Turbobanana said:

P5BNij said:

No details but a nice pic anyway - the smart looking early 1275GT would be knocking on the door of Cooper values today if it survived....

There's a Renault 14 on the left, behind the ADO Estate, so 1976+. My guess is 1977, due to the bunting (Silver Jubilee?).

Mini... Morris & untaxed since 1985.
(So it had fifteen good years).
NB: In contrast, My 80’s Acclaim & MG Maestro didn’t even last that long.

Edited by Milkyway on Wednesday 11th May 14:26

[Mr lestat]

aeropilot said:

With a Mk.2 Granny, that has to be 1979/80 just after the Iranian revolution. It was a snowy winter as well, IIRC.

Winter of discontent 78/79

[Milkyway]

Mr lestat said:

aeropilot said:

With a Mk.2 Granny, that has to be 1979/80 just after the Iranian revolution. It was a snowy winter as well, IIRC.

Winter of discontent 78/79

The original post said 1970...but I thought that may be incorrect.
That Cortina looking a bit worse for wear... even though it is only a few years old.

Edited by Milkyway on Wednesday 11th May 13:59