A 'period' classics pictures thread (Mk III)

[Boringvolvodriver]

TR4man said:

A couple of photos of Newcastle in Staffordshire in the 1970s.

Is that a Ford Executive in the top picture? I didn’t realize they were still making them in 1971 or 1972.

Solicitor friend of my parents had one in the late 60s when having an 8 track was a novelty along with IIRC an electric sunroof.

[Doofus]

Boringvolvodriver said:

Is that a Ford Executive in the top picture? I didn’t realize they were still making them in 1971 or 1972.

Solicitor friend of my parents had one in the late 60s when having an 8 track was a novelty along with IIRC an electric sunroof.

It could just be a Zodiac. Built until '72, I think.

[J__Wood]

Milkyway said:

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.

and the Reliant (orange between the heads on right) AJE 150V untaxed Sept 94 nearly made 15 years

[Escort3500]

Doofus said:

Boringvolvodriver said:

Is that a Ford Executive in the top picture? I didn’t realize they were still making them in 1971 or 1972.

Solicitor friend of my parents had one in the late 60s when having an 8 track was a novelty along with IIRC an electric sunroof.

It could just be a Zodiac. Built until '72, I think.

Beard alert - I’m think it’s an Executive as there appears to be a star badge in the centre of the grille and the ‘rifle sight’ bonnet ornamentation

[Doofus]

Escort3500 said:

Doofus said:

Boringvolvodriver said:

Is that a Ford Executive in the top picture? I didn’t realize they were still making them in 1971 or 1972.

Solicitor friend of my parents had one in the late 60s when having an 8 track was a novelty along with IIRC an electric sunroof.

It could just be a Zodiac. Built until '72, I think.

Beard alert - I’m think it’s an Executive as there appears to be a star badge in the centre of the grille and the ‘rifle sight’ bonnet ornamentation

Fair enough. I'm not nerdy enougn to closely study each photo.

[Dapster]

TR4man said:

A couple of photos of Newcastle in Staffordshire in the 1970s.

Is that the Mayor's car? Flag on the bonnet and a coat of arms on the roof?

green911 said:

Isn't the brown one an Alfetta GTV?

Doofus said:

There's an Alfasud in the left hand picture too. A brown one.

Looks like a GTV and it's about to pass a parked blue Alfasud that's probably the same one as in the other pic

Edited by Dapster on Sunday 15th May 22:31

[finlo]

Dapster said:

TR4man said:

A couple of photos of Newcastle in Staffordshire in the 1970s.

Is that the Mayor's car? Flag on the bonnet and a coat of arms on the roof?

I thought I was seeing a union flag on the bonnet but put it down to a trick of the light. The triangle that appears to be on the roof I think is something on the building behind.

[Escort3500]

Could be a Mayoral limo!

Also, the grille looks a bit odd. Normally it’s slatted. Radiator blind for winter weather?

Edited by Escort3500 on Monday 16th May 08:01

[Turbobanana]

Escort3500 said:

Could be a Mayoral limo!

Also, the grille looks a bit odd. Normally it’s slatted. Radiator blind for winter weather?

Very early Tesla prototype?

[forsure]

Escort3500 said:

Also, the grille looks a bit odd. Normally it’s slatted. Radiator blind for winter weather?

Edited by Escort3500 on Monday 16th May 08:01

Isn't it a dummy grille on those ? The spare wheel is at the front of the engine bay, and there's a grille below the bumper. The Zephyr versions had painted metal between the headlights.

[aeropilot]

Boringvolvodriver said:

TR4man said:

A couple of photos of Newcastle in Staffordshire in the 1970s.

Is that a Ford Executive in the top picture? I didn’t realize they were still making them in 1971 or 1972.

Solicitor friend of my parents had one in the late 60s when having an 8 track was a novelty along with IIRC an electric sunroof.

Yep, production of the Mk.IV Z-cars didn't end until sometime in early to mid-72, when the Granada was launched.

[P5BNij]

Found on a rail related forum I'm on although I think they are also on flickr - a commercial / municipal slant....

[P5BNij]

[moffspeed]

moffspeed]scort3500 said:

Could be a Mayoral limo!

Also, the grille looks a bit odd. Normally it’s slatted. Radiator blind for winter weather?


[footnote]Edited by Escort3500 on Monday 16th May

Agree must be a Zodiac with a radiator blind rather than a Zephyr which featured the Corvair-style no-grille approach. Was that under bumper air inlet enough to cool the engine - I guess so. These were proper barges - 6.4 turns of the wheel to go from lock to lock.

This one reminds me a bit of the Tatra 623 (non) safety car :

[bigothunter]

P5BNij said:

Isn't that Ernest Marples and Reginald Maudling with totty aboard?

[1000 Miglia]

moffspeed said:

Never seen that pic before ,who just got run into ?

[Milkyway]

1000 Miglia said:

moffspeed said:

Never seen that pic before ,who just got run into ?

I was reading about him the other day, he was a Japanese F1 driver who grabbed a fire extinguisher to help the Marshal’s put out a fire on his car... & got knocked over in the process.
( I’m sure that he was unhurt though...only his pride was dented)

Edited by Milkyway on Monday 16th May 18:06

[1000 Miglia]

Milkyway said:

1000 Miglia said:

moffspeed said:

Never seen that pic before ,who just got run into ?

I was reading about him the other day... He was a Japanese F1 driver who grabbed a fire extinguisher to help the Marshal’s put out a fire on his car... & got knocked over.
( I’m sure that he was unhurt though...)

Aguri Suzuki ?......the right vintage to match the car .

[tog]

Taki Inoue

[1000 Miglia]

tog said:

Taki Inoue
]

Thanks for that , I knew there was others but Suzuki only name I could remember .....