How about a 'period' classics pictures thread

[steely dan]

Taggarts BMC Dealers , Motherwell, Lanarkshire .
I can smell the leather interior on that VDP......

[Rostfritt]

steely dan said:

Taggarts BMC Dealers , Motherwell, Lanarkshire .
I can smell the leather interior on that VDP......

Is there any reason they constructed a small garden around it?

[Bebee]

It's to give an insight as to how it will look after 5/10 years of ownership, broken down with grass growing through the rust on your front lawn.

[aeropilot]

Bebee said:

It's to give an insight as to how it will look after 5/10 years of ownership, broken down with grass growing through the rust on your front lawn.

....or trying to show the amount of winners garlands that might be worn in it's end life in banger racing....

[Yertis]

Rostfritt said:

Is there any reason they constructed a small garden around it?

It was a more civilised age. (They had more elegant weapons too.)

[P5BNij]

steely dan said:

Taggarts BMC Dealers , Motherwell, Lanarkshire .
I can smell the leather interior on that VDP......

Just wondering what year this was taken - can anyone remember when the A40 went out of production...? All of the Minis there are Mk1s which ceased production in September '67, although many sat around in showrooms for over a year afterwards (good deals to be had after the Mk2s came in). Vdp was launched in '63 / '64 wasn't it..?

[aeropilot]

P5BNij said:

steely dan said:

Taggarts BMC Dealers , Motherwell, Lanarkshire .
I can smell the leather interior on that VDP......

Just wondering what year this was taken - can anyone remember when the A40 went out of production...? All of the Minis there are Mk1s which ceased production in September '67, although many sat around in showrooms for over a year afterwards (good deals to be had after the Mk2s came in). Vdp was launched in '63 / '64 wasn't it..?

I'm more astonished that there's a new VDP Princess Limo in the showroom, given they were likely only built to order in very small numbers by the mid 60's...!!

It could easily be as late as '67, but I'd guess 65-66?

[P5BNij]

I didn't realise they were built to order - thanks for that

Another oldie from the '60s - Britax Mk2 Cooper S on the Cooper Car Company stand at the '69 Racing Car Show...

[aeropilot]

P5BNij said:

I didn't realise they were built to order - thanks for that

I don't know if that is definitely the case, was surmising that it's likely they were built to order, especially by then as can't see a dealer in Scotland taking a punt on ordering one for stock by that late in the cars lifespan.........??

Central London BMC dealer, maybe might, just take a chance?

I suppose, order one in black, and take a chance you could flog one to a funeral director at some point?

[TR4man]

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[aeropilot]

TR4man said:

Winter of 81/82 and the heavy snows I suspect?

[iSore]

aeropilot said:

P5BNij said:

steely dan said:

Taggarts BMC Dealers , Motherwell, Lanarkshire .
I can smell the leather interior on that VDP......

Just wondering what year this was taken - can anyone remember when the A40 went out of production...? All of the Minis there are Mk1s which ceased production in September '67, although many sat around in showrooms for over a year afterwards (good deals to be had after the Mk2s came in). Vdp was launched in '63 / '64 wasn't it..?

I'm more astonished that there's a new VDP Princess Limo in the showroom, given they were likely only built to order in very small numbers by the mid 60's...!!

It could easily be as late as '67, but I'd guess 65-66?

Way out - 1964. The VdP is a 3 Litre with the proper tail fins, replaced in '64 by the 4 Litre with the 1800 horizontal tail lights.

[droopsnoot]

iSore said:

aeropilot said:

P5BNij said:

steely dan said:

Taggarts BMC Dealers , Motherwell, Lanarkshire .
I can smell the leather interior on that VDP......

Just wondering what year this was taken - can anyone remember when the A40 went out of production...? All of the Minis there are Mk1s which ceased production in September '67, although many sat around in showrooms for over a year afterwards (good deals to be had after the Mk2s came in). Vdp was launched in '63 / '64 wasn't it..?

I'm more astonished that there's a new VDP Princess Limo in the showroom, given they were likely only built to order in very small numbers by the mid 60's...!!

It could easily be as late as '67, but I'd guess 65-66?

Way out - 1964. The VdP is a 3 Litre with the proper tail fins, replaced in '64 by the 4 Litre with the 1800 horizontal tail lights.

I wondered if that was a reference to the car in the centre right, behind the two men, rather than the Farina on the left. BMC stuff is not my strong point. Maybe it's a special event at the dealership rather than a standard display of new vehicles for sale.

[threespires]

[aeropilot]

Well, this is a new one on me........never knew about this, err.....thing!

Mind you a quick Google and it's perhaps not surprising that it was a total failure on just about every level....!

[RichB]

aeropilot said:

Mind you a quick Google and it's perhaps not surprising that it was a total failure on just about every level....!

Good grief!

[52classic]

dandarez said:

HQB said:

The caravan is a c1961/62 Bluebird Sun Parlour II which was one of their better models and above the very basic Peerless and early Challenger models. Bluebird caravans were always “value” models and built to a price. In period my parents and their friends had a number of caravans including Sprite Major from 1956, Pemberton Starlight, Paladin Trailavan, Willerby Home, Eccles and even a super rare “Three Towns” built in Torquay in 1962 of which I think only three were ever made. ????

9/10 for that. You Anorak!

Let's see how good you are. What's this? No clues.

C'mon, end our misery!! My guess is a Willerby product.

[Johnspex]

52classic said:

C'mon, end our misery!! My guess is a Willerby product.

Castleton or Carlight?