How about a 'period' classics pictures thread

[52classic]

Look behind the Herald's N/S rear fin and you will clearly see a Velox/Cresta O/S fin on show.

[Sardonicus]

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

That will teach me to look at a small screen

[StevenB]

Taken in about 1981 my Sunbeam

[mehere]

Another for studying...

[williamp]

Humber, rover p5, two mercs. A very wealthy car park. Is it earls court way?

[NickCQ]

williamp said:

Humber, rover p5, two mercs. A very wealthy car park. Is it earls court way?

Sign behind seems to say 'XXX Road Station' but it doesn't look like Edgware Road

[forsure]

StevenB said:

Taken in about 1981 my Sunbeam

Very similar to mine (taken in 1986):

[mehere]

NickCQ said:

Sign behind seems to say 'XXX Road Station' but it doesn't look like Edgware Road

Oxford Road Station - Manchester

[mehere]

"yeh, boss - me & fingers got the getaway motor parked round the corner......"

Edited by mehere on Wednesday 31st January 22:17

Edited by mehere on Thursday 1st February 09:05

[mehere]

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?

you want yank tanks ?

[aeropilot]

'55 Oldsmobile in the first one, and what looks like a '56 Pontiac (?) in the 2nd one.

[manorcom]

Fisher & Ludlow [Castle Bromwich] 1961

[P5BNij]

mehere said:

"yeh, boss - me & fingers got the getaway motor parked round the corner......"

Edited by mehere on Wednesday 31st January 22:17

Edited by mehere on Thursday 1st February 09:05

I do like that... half expecting Jack Hawkins to appear stage left eyeing up the Jag to see if there's any loot left on the back seat...

[TR4man]

P5BNij said:

mehere said:

"yeh, boss - me & fingers got the getaway motor parked round the corner......"

Edited by mehere on Wednesday 31st January 22:17

Edited by mehere on Thursday 1st February 09:05

I do like that... half expecting Jack Hawkins to appear stage left eyeing up the Jag to see if there's any loot left on the back seat...

The days when a three bedroom house cost just over £3k...

[magnumf3]

Taken around 1982/1983 I used to help the garage owner with his various racing cars. Forgotten about these random pics taken at the time.

[magnumf3]

View inside the workshop, loads of variation in this country garage around 1982

[magnumf3]

Oulton Park 1982

[aeropilot]

magnumf3 said:

Oulton Park 1982

Very early MkIV Cortina in Roman Bronze with tan vinyl roof. Just about every early MkIV seemed to be in this colour scheme

[mehere]

cor - 1960 DB4 [& still on DVLA - but no trace of any MOT]

[RATATTAK]

mehere said:

cor - 1960 DB4 [& still on DVLA - but no trace of any MOT]

Do 40+ year old cars have to have an MOT ?