How about a 'period' classics pictures thread

[P5BNij]

^^^ Just the ticket that.

Mr.Hill of North London enjoying a Jensen...



Author Harold Robbins picking up his Convertible from Kelvin Way...



JYS and FF...

[adamInca]

I was going through my dad's old photos and came across this one he took at Oulton Park
Writing on the back says "Br. Emp. Trophy 1954. No. 24 Frank Defty in an Aston-Martin. No. 36 F.C. Davis in a Tojeiro"

From a read of this, it looks like this was the qualifying (the Aston didn't make it, but Stirling Moss did)
https://www.racingsportscars.com/results/Oulton_Pa...

And the Aston-Martin looks to have sold for £145k a few years back
https://www.silverstoneauctions.com/1954-aston-mar...


Would have loved to have seen some racing from this era

[RichB]

adamInca said:

I was going through my dad's old photos and came across this one he took at Oulton Park
Writing on the back says "Br. Emp. Trophy 1954. No. 24 Frank Defty in an Aston-Martin. No. 36 F.C. Davis in a Tojeiro"

From a read of this, it looks like this was the qualifying (the Aston didn't make it, but Stirling Moss did)
https://www.racingsportscars.com/results/Oulton_Pa...

And the Aston-Martin looks to have sold for £145k a few years back
https://www.silverstoneauctions.com/1954-aston-mar...


Would have loved to have seen some racing from this era

Great sleuthing

[TR4man]

Not the usual selection of cars you'd expect outside a pub in Stoke On Trent.

Edited by TR4man on Wednesday 14th March 22:39

[TR4man]

Pericoloso said:

TR4man said:

She looks very petite against the fezza.

Ferrari.

Have you not heard of a Ferrari being called fezza before?

[TR4man]

P5BNij said:

Author Harold Robbins picking up his Convertible from Kelvin Way...

He looks like the Lone Ranger.

[Pericoloso]

TR4man said:

Pericoloso said:

TR4man said:

She looks very petite against the fezza.

Ferrari.

Have you not heard of a Ferrari being called fezza before?

Of course I have but I just don't like it.

Say it in Maranello and expect to be stabbed in the face.

[RichB]

Pericoloso said:

TR4man said:

Pericoloso said:

TR4man said:

She looks very petite against the fezza.

Ferrari.

Have you not heard of a Ferrari being called fezza before?

Of course I have but I just don't like it. Say it in Maranello and expect to be stabbed in the face.

You won't like Dancing Donkey then...

[Speed 3]

TR4man said:

Not the usual selection of cars you'd expect outside a pub in Stoke On Trent.

Some crims have always been flash

[Sardonicus]

Speed 3 said:

TR4man said:

Not the usual selection of cars you'd expect outside a pub in Stoke On Trent.

Some crims have always been flash

Maybe they was wealthy clients of the Stardust knocking shop next door

[Hugh Jarse]

[quote=P5BNij]


Eye watering rust.
Id also prefer a early Scimitar and see a feint similarity.
Different strokes etc

[Dr Interceptor]

P5BNij said:

Author Harold Robbins picking up his Convertible from Kelvin Way...

Except he didn't. He arrived at the factory that day to pick up his Convertible, but whilst the hood operation was being demonstrated to him, it stopped 'mid-flow' - a problem with one of the many micro switches.

Mr Robbins left empty handed, and his car was delivered to him a few days later.

[Bebee]

TR4man said:

P5BNij said:

Author Harold Robbins picking up his Convertible from Kelvin Way...

He looks like the Lone Ranger.

He is mentioned in a Faulty Towers sketch.

When the American couple arrive in pouring rain,,,,,,'Waldorf salad' at diner......... Cybil is reading 'never love a stranger' by HR
He also looks like Brunel

[vetrof]

Bebee said:

He is mentioned in a Faulty Towers sketch.

When the American couple arrive in pouring rain,,,,,,'Waldorf salad' at diner......... Cybil is reading 'never love a stranger' by HR

Robinson, surely?

[Bebee]

vetrof said:

Bebee said:

He is mentioned in a Faulty Towers sketch.

When the American couple arrive in pouring rain,,,,,,'Waldorf salad' at diner......... Cybil is reading 'never love a stranger' by HR

Robinson, surely?

you're thinking Crusoe



and don't call me surely....

[P5BNij]

Dr Interceptor said:

P5BNij said:

Author Harold Robbins picking up his Convertible from Kelvin Way...

Except he didn't. He arrived at the factory that day to pick up his Convertible, but whilst the hood operation was being demonstrated to him, it stopped 'mid-flow' - a problem with one of the many micro switches.

Mr Robbins left empty handed, and his car was delivered to him a few days later.

Thanks for that

[cjb44]

adamInca said:

I was going through my dad's old photos and came across this one he took at Oulton Park
Writing on the back says "Br. Emp. Trophy 1954. No. 24 Frank Defty in an Aston-Martin. No. 36 F.C. Davis in a Tojeiro"

From a read of this, it looks like this was the qualifying (the Aston didn't make it, but Stirling Moss did)
https://www.racingsportscars.com/results/Oulton_Pa...

And the Aston-Martin looks to have sold for £145k a few years back
https://www.silverstoneauctions.com/1954-aston-mar...


Would have loved to have seen some racing from this era

And the Tojeiro became the AC Ace!

[Dr Interceptor]

P5BNij said:

Dr Interceptor said:

P5BNij said:

Author Harold Robbins picking up his Convertible from Kelvin Way...

Except he didn't. He arrived at the factory that day to pick up his Convertible, but whilst the hood operation was being demonstrated to him, it stopped 'mid-flow' - a problem with one of the many micro switches.

Mr Robbins left empty handed, and his car was delivered to him a few days later.

Thanks for that

I only know as there's a fantastic feature on the Convertible in this months JOC magazine, and it was mentioned in there.

[Sardonicus]

Dr Interceptor said:

P5BNij said:

Dr Interceptor said:

P5BNij said:

Author Harold Robbins picking up his Convertible from Kelvin Way...

Except he didn't. He arrived at the factory that day to pick up his Convertible, but whilst the hood operation was being demonstrated to him, it stopped 'mid-flow' - a problem with one of the many micro switches.

Mr Robbins left empty handed, and his car was delivered to him a few days later.

Thanks for that

I only know as there's a fantastic feature on the Convertible in this months JOC magazine, and it was mentioned in there.

Was he gay or something? cos he looks like a right tit or just flamboyant (same thing) or whatever , maybe the car was protesting it didnt want him behind the wheel and maybe a MG Midget was better suited

[Jonny TVR]

Sardonicus said:

as he gay or something? cos he looks like a right tit or just flamboyant (same thing) or whatever , maybe the car was protesting it didnt want him behind the wheel and maybe a MG Midget was better suited

I think he was the exact opposite to gay .. that was normal attire in the seventies anyway!