How about a 'period' classics pictures thread
Discussion
Wacky Racer said:
DickyC said:
1970 exactly. Not a twelve-month more, not a twelve-month less. 1970 is my final offer.
Can't be...There is an "M" reg car there.......Aug'73-July'74ETA plus I think the junior school reference is a red herring.
Edited by DickyC on Monday 12th November 20:45
na said:
here's one, parallel error with viewfinder
you might be able to pin the year down by the clothes, if you were there, but not easy
The Vanden Plas is most likely a 1973/4 in that dark forest green colour but the cills look a bit tired which may be road dirt perhaps. I would guess the picture as about 1981 with the young lady sporting her "Bay City Rollers" style jeans..those big legs and turn ups..a bit dated by then dare I say!!you might be able to pin the year down by the clothes, if you were there, but not easy
HQB said:
The Vanden Plas is most likely a 1973/4 in that dark forest green colour but the cills look a bit tired which may be road dirt perhaps. I would guess the picture as about 1981 with the young lady sporting her "Bay City Rollers" style jeans..those big legs and turn ups..a bit dated by then dare I say!!
I'd say about '78. 
DickyC said:
I think the junior school reference is a red herring.
damned cheek no not a red herring as I was at Junior school until nearly 11(IIRC?, late birthday in school year)
HQB said:
The Vanden Plas is most likely a 1973/4 in that dark forest green colour but the cills look a bit tired which may be road dirt perhaps. I would guess the picture as about 1981 with the young lady sporting her "Bay City Rollers" style jeans..those big legs and turn ups..a bit dated by then dare I say!!
sorry no, Bay City Rollers were more 1975/6 and for younger girls with the jeans cut short not long I know as a g/f at that time had a younger sister that liked the BCR but I see what you meanagain sorry but I forgot to say and you’ve not allowed for the fading and colour change of these old photos, the car wasn’t that green colour but a dark blue
the car was a 1966 (Hard Bloody Work 100D) photographed in 1978/9
na said:
DickyC said:
I think the junior school reference is a red herring.
damned cheek no not a red herring as I was at Junior school until nearly 11(IIRC?, late birthday in school year)
na said:
photographed in 1978/9
Genuinely surprised.vixen1700 said:
vixen1700 said:
I'd say about '78.
DickyC - you must bear in mind we’re quite a bit younger than many of the posters here
that’s the one and only long suffering Mrs na from long back when we were both slim, she was asked to hide the broken glass of the yellow additional fog light that someone had reversed into and driven off, I know because someone who saw it happen left a note on the windscreen unfortunately they didn’t get the reg
did you notice the sheep skin seat covers to protect from summer heat and winter cold
unfortunately the poor old girl (car not wife) was past her best before I got her and I didn’t help
2 sMoKiN bArReLs said:
na said:
here's one, parallel error with viewfinder
you might be able to pin the year down by the clothes, if you were there, but not easy
Out of the same stable:you might be able to pin the year down by the clothes, if you were there, but not easy
My second car, photo from 1977. Groovy seats!! That same shot now would be rammed with cars in the background.
LordBretSinclair said:
Gave me the incentive to dig out a photo of the 1300 I used to have in
I've still got FOUR of these motors. Here's one we used to own. ,:-
http://www.flickr.com/photos/hk11_yah/7571008616/
lowdrag said:
OOOOOOOOOOOOH Morris Isis alert above! That was quite a rare car even then. Friend had one in 1963 whch we used off-toading at times I seem to recall.
In the eighties I did a few seasons of Autojumbling. It was an accident. Chatting to the elderly owner of an accessory shop near our house on Hayling Island he looked wistfully round and said if anyone offered him £200 they could have the lot. So I became the owner of a lot of rubbish and a few gems and went autojumbling. Autojumblers themselves are a funny lot, some want you to act as a shop and have everything labelled and priced and others prefer to poke about among your boxes and haggle. One such was a taciturn man with a list. He looked carefully and, I have to say, sadly through all my boxes of bits checking numbers against his list. No luck so far. Last was the large box oil filters. Most of them were motor factor patterns but one or two were original. Then he found it. An original oil filter for a Morris Isis in the original BMC box. He could hardly contain himself. He picked it up, turned it round, glanced over his shoulder (presumably checking for Isis parts muggers), checked the box again, took the filter out, put it carefully. It was a joy to watch. Then he composed himself. “How, er, how much is this one,” he said with as much nonchalance as he could muster. “All the same price,” I replied. “Fifty pence.” His hands were shaking as he paid. At last he gave me his triumphal look and disappeared with his treasure. Just that one incident made all the agro and early mornings of autojumbling worthwhile. Fantastic.
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