How about a 'period' classics pictures thread

[Rateone]

"I thought the nose wasn't round enough for an Apache and not pointy enough for a Comanche. Perhaps the softer fin shape is the decider"

I was going on the engine nacelles and the rounded fin.

[forsure]

Johnspex said:

Hillman Husky right in the middle.

The 'Farina' behind it is possibly a Riley 4/68.

[RATATTAK]

forsure said:

The 'Farina' behind it is possibly a Riley 4/68.

More likely a Wolsey ... Rileys had cut back tail lights IIRC

Edited by RATATTAK on Tuesday 30th January 15:14

[forsure]

RATATTAK said:

forsure said:

The 'Farina' behind it is possibly a Riley 4/68.

More likely a Wolsey ... Rileys had cut back tail lights IIRC

Edited by RATATTAK on Tuesday 30th January 15:14

That's a 4/72; I thought the 4/68 had bigger fins, but you're right - looks like a Wolseley 15/60.

Edited by forsure on Tuesday 30th January 15:41

[anonymous-user]

Whilst re-visiting a few Fall videos following the demise of Mark E. Smith I can across this scene from 'Mr Pharmacist'..

[droopsnoot]

And on that matter, watching the Clash documentary from a few weeks ago:



There's loads more in the background, but I just grabbed the Firenza.

[Sardonicus]

mehere said:

time to weep ?

Growing up in London in the mid to late 70's there was many waste land & bomb sites that looked just like this usually surrounded by corrugated iron with dumped Anglia's Cortina's Morris Oxfords etc these pics take me back thank you

[gothatway]

RATATTAK said:

forsure said:

The 'Farina' behind it is possibly a Riley 4/68.

More likely a Wolsey ... Rileys had cut back tail lights IIRC

I thought the Riley 4/68 and Wolseley 15/60 had the earlier shell with the more pronounced rear fins, being replaced by the Riley 4/72 and Wolseley 16/60 respectively with the more restrained styling ?

[Johnspex]

mehere said:

aeropilot said:

Couple of rare items in those pics, especially the Ford Taunus - which was a rare sight in the UK.
I spy a F-Type Victor as well in the 1st pic.

Sights that that were all too common on old bomb sites and waste ground in most towns back in the day..........he says feeling a little old

yes . .and the piles of stuff .... the oily puddles... ...... .there will probably be an evil dog somewhere too...


In the second picture, I like the way the proprietor has taken the tin snips to the back of his Thames van to convert it into the handy pick-up version...

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Isn't that a Leyland Atlas?

[forsure]

gothatway said:

RATATTAK said:

forsure said:

The 'Farina' behind it is possibly a Riley 4/68.

More likely a Wolsey ... Rileys had cut back tail lights IIRC

I thought the Riley 4/68 and Wolseley 15/60 had the earlier shell with the more pronounced rear fins, being replaced by the Riley 4/72 and Wolseley 16/60 respectively with the more restrained styling ?

That's what I thought; but it seems it was only the Wolseley (and Austin and Morris) that had the big fins on the early (1500cc) cars.

[mehere]

Sardonicus said:

rowing up in London in the mid to late 70's there was many waste land & bomb sites that looked just like this usually surrounded by corrugated iron with dumped Anglia's Cortina's Morris Oxfords etc these pics take me back thank you

pleasure

[mehere]

Johnspex said:

Isn't that a Leyland Atlas?

'could be.. but I thought it looked more Thames-like on the blow-up

[nicanary]

Nobody as yet has tried to hazard a guess at the Yank tank between the Herald and BMC Farina. I thought at first Mercury Comet but the wraparound rear screen is wrong. Anyone?

[aeropilot]

nicanary said:

Nobody as yet has tried to hazard a guess at the Yank tank between the Herald and BMC Farina. I thought at first Mercury Comet but the wraparound rear screen is wrong. Anyone?

Not a yank tank, its a Vauxhall PA Cresta/Velox.

[Sardonicus]

Dont think so its the 1st thing I searched but the roof is all wrong at the rear

[RATATTAK]

nicanary said:

Nobody as yet has tried to hazard a guess at the Yank tank between the Herald and BMC Farina. I thought at first Mercury Comet but the wraparound rear screen is wrong. Anyone?

That's a PA Cresta I think

[nicanary]

aeropilot said:

nicanary said:

Nobody as yet has tried to hazard a guess at the Yank tank between the Herald and BMC Farina. I thought at first Mercury Comet but the wraparound rear screen is wrong. Anyone?

Not a yank tank, its a Vauxhall PA Cresta/Velox.

:

I was looking at it all wrong - I thought it had fins at the back but in fact I was looking at the Herald's front wing! Optical illusion in my book, senility in the books of others.........

[RATATTAK]

aeropilot said:

Not a yank tank, its a Vauxhall PA Cresta/Velox.

Beaten to it

[aeropilot]

Sardonicus said:

Dont think so its the 1st thing I searched but the roof is all wrong at the rear

You can't see the rear roof....its the front screen that's in view

[RATATTAK]

aeropilot said:

Sardonicus said:

Dont think so its the 1st thing I searched but the roof is all wrong at the rear

You can't see the rear roof....its the front screen that's in view

And the driver's door is open