How about a 'period' classics pictures thread

[threespires]

Porsche 356 Tulip Rally 1950

[cjb44]

_Sorted_ said:

Know zero about picture. Just seemed to fit thread. Aston in background?

This is the TojeIro car before AC bought the design and turned it into the AC Ace.

[Roy C]

_Sorted_ said:

Know zero about picture. Just seemed to fit thread. Aston in background?

It looks like an Aston Martin Mk II to me (windscreen, wind-wings, headlamps and horn bar), rather than the earlier International.

[gothatway]

_Sorted_ said:

Know zero about picture. Just seemed to fit thread. Aston in background?

And whats that on the trailer on the left. First thought was Healey Silverstone, but not with lights on the wings. Dellow ?

[nicanary]

gothatway said:

_Sorted_ said:

Know zero about picture. Just seemed to fit thread. Aston in background?

And whats that on the trailer on the left. First thought was Healey Silverstone, but not with lights on the wings. Dellow ?

I thought at first that it was the BMW-based Willis Special, but I've changed my mind. I think it could simply be a Ford sidevalve special.

[P5BNij]

West Lulworth, Dorset, 1964...

[manorcom]

Just spotted this ad for a Marcos garage in August 1968 Melody Maker. I wonder if these famous people really did buy a Marcus?

[P5BNij]

John Maus certainly did, there are photos of him somewhere with his GT in London.

Edited - just found one of them...

Edited by P5BNij on Saturday 25th August 19:39

[Hugo a Gogo]

manorcom said:

Just spotted this ad for a Marcos garage in August 1968 Melody Maker. I wonder if these famous people really did buy a Marcus?

Graham Knight of Marmalade getting top billing above Carl Wilson of the Beach Boys...

[Pericoloso]

There's pics of Andy Fairweather Low in an orange Jensen Interceptor.

Recent pics ,not 1970s.

[_Sorted_]

Roy C said:

It looks like an Aston Martin Mk II to me (windscreen, wind-wings, headlamps and horn bar), rather than the earlier International.

Yep. Believe you are correct.

[_Sorted_]

Again know zero re picture. Seems every car has a decent number plate.

[soxboy]

_Sorted_ said:

Again know zero re picture. Seems every car has a decent number plate.

Love the race prep on the Jag: remove hubcaps, tape up headlamps, put on numbers, go.

[_Sorted_]

Working through an archive of car pictures so much interesting stuff. Car rich environment in this picture sequence. Old version of Top Gear?









Won't post anymore pics for a while to avoid hogging thread.

[nicanary]

_Sorted_ said:

Again know zero re picture. Seems every car has a decent number plate.

Saloon car races in the early 50s were more or less confined to the annual event at the Daily Express Silverstone early-season meeting. I'd suggest that's where this photo was taken. (I could have confirmed all the details but I sold my programme collection last year). The Jaguar Mk VII cars often had a competiton head to aid performance. The Magnette could well be the car of Dick Jacobs.

[RichB]

_Sorted_ said:

Again know zero re picture. Seems every car has a decent number plate.

The Aston was taxed up until 11 months ago so still around. I think the driver may be Tommy Wisdom.

[52classic]

Third pic down in the Frazer-Nash BMW series...... To the right of frame, the light coloured contraption - I think that's the vehicle used for some sort of endurance record in the 1950's AIRC the record car 'docked' between the wide tracked rear legs to enable rolling servicing & maintenance to be carried out. Morris Minor springs to mind.

Edited by 52classic on Sunday 26th August 11:53

[gothatway]

_Sorted_ said:

Working through an archive of car pictures so much interesting stuff. Car rich environment in this picture sequence. Old version of Top Gear?

I like this one in particular for the cars in the background ..
Leftmost looks almost like a Panhard back half, but not the front,
Second is a Jowett Jupiter,
Third dunno,
Fourth possibly a Princess (too upright for a ZA/ZB),
Fifth looks like a Lancia (Aurelia ?),
Sixth looks like another limo.
Then we have a split-screen Moggie,
while to the right is it a Vauxhall Wyvern ?
And finally a Riley RM.

[nicanary]

gothatway said:

_Sorted_ said:

Working through an archive of car pictures so much interesting stuff. Car rich environment in this picture sequence. Old version of Top Gear?

I like this one in particular for the cars in the background ..
Leftmost looks almost like a Panhard back half, but not the front,
Second is a Jowett Jupiter,
Third dunno,
Fourth possibly a Princess (too upright for a ZA/ZB),
Fifth looks like a Lancia (Aurelia ?),
Sixth looks like another limo.
Then we have a split-screen Moggie,
while to the right is it a Vauxhall Wyvern ?
And finally a Riley RM.

I'd say L-R

Jensen Interceptor
Jowett Jupiter
Lagonda 2.6
Daimler Conquest (?)
Lancia Aurelia
Armstrong-Siddeley (?)
Morris Minor
Renault Fregate
Riley RM

[Roy C]

The Frazer Nash Targa Florio (chassis 421 200 169 / reg YMD 790) originally belonged to Errol Flynn.