How about a 'period' classics pictures thread

[gothatway]

Gareth1974 said:

Another good selection of cars, Kelvinbridge subway station June 1972

Is that pale blue estate a VW 411/412 ?

[finlo]

gothatway said:

Is that pale blue estate a VW 411/412 ?

Pretty sure it's a type 3.

[manorcom]

What a hoot? Great period shots:

https://youtu.be/jRcgE_Zek0M

[Hugo a Gogo]

finlo said:

gothatway said:

Is that pale blue estate a VW 411/412 ?

Pretty sure it's a type 3.

Does look like that, I can't see the vents on the rear quarter though

It'd be a Variant rather than an estate of course

[Dr Interceptor]

Yup, definitely a Variant...

[Yertis]

Dr Interceptor said:

Yup, definitely a Variant...

And I think (I'm not 100% on this - what's the mustard coloured car?) that's the only non-Brit car there.

We screwed up sooooo badly in the '70s. It's not like our cars were crap designs. The Variant was hardly a runaway success, European cars rusted just as much as Brits, in many cases worse. I saw a TV doc the other day showing how contemporary UK motor manufacturers (management and shop floor) who were excited about joining the Common Market because it would open the market for them. Didn't go well. I wonder whether, if we'd never joined, our indigenous motor industry would have fared better?

Sorry, I know not the time or place, that pic just got me musing.

[RATATTAK]

Yertis said:

- what's the mustard coloured car?

Toyota Corolla ?

[aeropilot]

Yertis said:

And I think (I'm not 100% on this - what's the mustard coloured car?) that's the only non-Brit car there.

Good question.........!!

No idea what that is........??

[RATATTAK]

Yep I think it's a Corolla

[yanyan]

Thought I'd do a "then and now" comparison of the Kelvinbridge subway station car park. Seems to me that the trees have grown somewhat over the past 45 years or so. Pictures taken 10 minutes ago.

[Bebee]

manorcom said:

What a hoot? Great period shots:

https://youtu.be/jRcgE_Zek0M

Do not drive while operating your trumpet, a fine and six points.

[Hugo a Gogo]

Bebee said:

manorcom said:

What a hoot? Great period shots:

https://youtu.be/jRcgE_Zek0M

Do not drive while operating your trumpet, a fine and six points.

you'd be prosecuted under the 'excessive use of the horn" section

[Hugo a Gogo]

Yertis said:

Dr Interceptor said:

Yup, definitely a Variant...

And I think (I'm not 100% on this - what's the mustard coloured car?) that's the only non-Brit car there.

We screwed up sooooo badly in the '70s. It's not like our cars were crap designs. The Variant was hardly a runaway success, European cars rusted just as much as Brits, in many cases worse. I saw a TV doc the other day showing how contemporary UK motor manufacturers (management and shop floor) who were excited about joining the Common Market because it would open the market for them. Didn't go well. I wonder whether, if we'd never joined, our indigenous motor industry would have fared better?

Sorry, I know not the time or place, that pic just got me musing.

it opened to their cars being sold, but also to the companies being completely bought out, greedy short-term (mis)management

[Nik da Greek]

Post deleted due to precious snowflake

Edited by Nik da Greek on Wednesday 12th September 18:42

[Pat H]

Nik da Greek said:

Stuff

Fascinating stuff.

Hope no one was in the back of that DS.....

[Yertis]

Amazing.

In Switzerland, even the car crashes are tidy.

[williamp]

Can we not have pictures of car crashes please. Its likely people died in those.

[Nik da Greek]

It's likely since they were taken from the 1950s they wouldn't be alive now anyway Jesus, should we burn all the photos from the Korean War too?

[Hugo a Gogo]

Not as many classic cars in Korean war pics, cept jeeps maybe

[aeropilot]

Nik da Greek said:

It's likely since they were taken from the 1950s they wouldn't be alive now anyway Jesus, should we burn all the photos from the Korean War too?

I do sometimes wonder these days if I've logged into Mumsnet rather than PH.