How about a 'period' classics pictures thread

[nicanary]

forsure said:

Alfa101 said:

Is the single seater a 250f?

Jonathan

Looks like it to me.

Assuming that's the 1954 German Grand Prix, the only car it could be is that of Onofre Marimon (race #6) who fatally crashed in practice. Very sad photo.

[uk66fastback]

Alfa101 said:

The Palm Beach is still on the road too - hardy, these Allards ...

[uk66fastback]

swooshiain said:

uk66fastback said:

That reg is now SORNED on an orange Citroen ...

Still an SM, though.

And back from Down Under?

[gothatway]

The Hotel Lowen in Lahr (near Strasbourg) was obviously popular with British tourists in July 1971 when my f-i-l-to-be took this shot of his Triumph 1300 and others. I guess the 'tina is a 1600E - but didn't they have vinyl roofs ?

[velocemitch]

gothatway said:

The Hotel Lowen in Lahr (near Strasbourg) was obviously popular with British tourists in July 1971 when my f-i-l-to-be took this shot of his Triumph 1300 and others. I guess the 'tina is a 1600E - but didn't they have vinyl roofs ?

Ours didn't. I think it was probably an option, but generally as far as can remember most didn't tick that one.
Lovely Cars.

[aeropilot]

Yep, vinyl roof was extra cost option on the 'E'.

That one is Aubergine as well, which IIRC was a 1600E only colour.

[RATATTAK]

aeropilot said:

Yep, vinyl roof was extra cost option on the 'E'.

That one is Aubergine as well, which IIRC was a 1600E only colour.

'twas indeed

[Horsetan]

uk66fastback said:

swooshiain said:

uk66fastback said:

That reg is now SORNED on an orange Citroen ...

Still an SM, though.

And back from Down Under?

Entirely possible. I wonder if Brodie's in Willesden know anything about it - they seem to be the main SM specialists.

[Robin Hood]

aeropilot said:

Yep, vinyl roof was extra cost option on the 'E'.

That one is Aubergine as well, which IIRC was a 1600E only colour.

Father had new Aubergine 1600E, no vinyl roof, YVO 882H. It's still listed on DVLA although dormant since 1987 so probably a gonner.

[P5BNij]

Tidy looking Mk3 Mini in Oxford Street, 1977, with some nice period extras... lack of r/hand tank so an 850 or 1000 rather than a Cooper S...

[uk66fastback]

And about 15 years earlier, the mystery car pulled out in front of that bus ...

[Bebee]

P5BNij said:

Tidy looking Mk3 Mini in Oxford Street, 1977, with some nice period extras... lack of r/hand tank so an 850 or 1000 rather than a Cooper S...

See..........there wasn't as many punks as history makes out!

[Roy C]

uk66fastback said:

And about 15 years earlier, the mystery car pulled out in front of that bus ...

Not from Orchard street though...

[2 sMoKiN bArReLs]

Bebee said:

P5BNij said:

Tidy looking Mk3 Mini in Oxford Street, 1977, with some nice period extras... lack of r/hand tank so an 850 or 1000 rather than a Cooper S...

See..........there wasn't as many punks as history makes out!

I don't know any punks who shopped on Oxford Street!

[TR4man]

A rather inelegant exit from a GT6 by Diana Rigg

[TR4man]

The golden age of the British sports car in West Coast America

[dandarez]

Golden age on the East coast of America!

[Martin350]

TR4man said:

A rather inelegant exit from a GT6 by Diana Rigg

Diana Rigg's inelegance is rather superb!

[DickyC]

P5BNij said:

Tidy looking Mk3 Mini in Oxford Street, 1977, with some nice period extras... lack of r/hand tank so an 850 or 1000 rather than a Cooper S...

Full length Webasto sunroof, Dunlop D1 wheels and Yale locks.

My first new car was a Mini 1000 in 1978. It had a shorter Webasto, Wolfrace slot wheels (I know - you don't have to say) and Ziebart rust prevention which introduced corrosion around the drilled and plugged holes through which the rust prevention goo had been squirted.

[TR4man]

Some more from the Triumph archives