How about a 'period' classics pictures thread

[RJG46]

vixen1700 said:

Dave Vanian - Lead singer of The Damned. The first British punk band to release a single in 1976.

Edited by vixen1700 on Wednesday 19th December 11:21

Saw him at a Bike Show at the NEC many years ago.

[neutral 3]

Amazingly, 44 HDM is still listed as being on a black, 1980 Lotus and its taxed!

[vixen1700]

Bebee said:

I'd say JJ Burnel bassist with the Stranglers

Last seen teaching Karate in Cambridgeshire...

Saw the Stranglers with Hugh Cornwell at their final gig at the Ally Pally many moons ago, and know absolutely nothing about anything they did after that point.

Jet Black is 80!

[Bebee]

vixen1700 said:

Bebee said:

I'd say JJ Burnel bassist with the Stranglers

Last seen teaching Karate in Cambridgeshire...

Saw the Stranglers with Hugh Cornwell at their final gig at the Ally Pally many moons ago, and know absolutely nothing about anything they did after that point.

Jet Black is 80!

That's a gig I'd love to have been at, loved JJ's hard punching sound and image, that Fender P took a pounding, he influenced my old mate Mart from The Charlatans.

It's a good innings 80, drummers stay fit and live longer, if........they keep off the drink and drugs and keep playing. I've been playing since 1981.

[daveenty]

Bebee said:

It's a good innings 80

You wouldn't say that if you were 79...

[Dapster]

vixen1700 said:

Bebee said:

Jet Black is 80!

Jet Black has (or at least had) a huge fleet of classic British ice cream vans in his private collection!

[Yertis]

Dapster said:

Jet Black has (or at least had) a huge fleet of classic British ice cream vans in his private collection!

The knowledge that someone (whoever, really) has collected "a huge fleet of classic British ice cream vans" has brightened my day considerably.

[droopsnoot]

vixen1700 said:

Last seen teaching Karate in Cambridgeshire...

Or touring with the Stranglers, last seen in the UK in March, and next seen in the UK next March...

vixen1700 said:

Saw the Stranglers with Hugh Cornwell at their his final gig at the Ally Pally many moons ago, and know absolutely nothing about anything they did after that point.

Touring, albums, touring, albums. Different without Hugh, but very good still IMO.

Bebee said:

That's a gig I'd love to have been at, loved JJ's hard punching sound and image, that Fender P took a pounding, he influenced my old mate Mart from The Charlatans.

It's on DVD out there, I think it's called "Friday Night Saturday Morning" ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l1MoR3j5M_I ) . In truth it's not a great gig, a lot of stuff is quite a lot slower than it used to be and, personnel changes aside, I'd say they're a better live act now than they were at that gig. Compare the start of that gig, with this one in France in 2014, it's the same song to open with after the intro : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CIFKL83bQiI - but it's all subjective of course. I've seen every line-up (bar the very first pre-record deal) and I've enjoyed every gig.

Dapster said:

Jet Black has (or at least had) a huge fleet of classic British ice cream vans in his private collection!

Well, Jet Black *had* a huge fleet of ice cream vans when he used to run an ice cream company from the basement of his off-license in Guildford. This is the last one, which was used for transporting the band around to early gigs, with Dave Greenfield (keyboards) next to it.




It was auctioned or raffled off a few years ago after sitting in Jet Black's driveway for years, last seen somewhere up here in the north west but no-one I know in CF circles seems to know quite where.

Edited by droopsnoot on Thursday 20th December 11:45

Edited by droopsnoot on Thursday 20th December 11:45

[dandarez]

Ice cream vans...
well, ice cream!

I've just gone back in time, mine's a


They (Tonibell) are still going and advertise the fact that they want and still restore old Tonibell ice cream vans, to keep their legacy alive.
Well done to them.
https://www.tonibell99.co.uk/history.html

[manorcom]

Superb Xmas teaser....supposed to be WiganMarket Square date unknown. Suggestions:

[pomodori]

Spot the foreign car ,I can see a Mercedes ,not much else.

2 x Ford Consul Classics....

[aeropilot]

pomodori said:

Spot the foreign car ,I can see a Mercedes ,not much else.

NSU in the middle of the photo.

I reckon about '64/65.

[pomodori]

aeropilot said:

pomodori said:

Spot the foreign car ,I can see a Mercedes ,not much else.

NSU in the middle of the photo.

I reckon about '64/65.

I saw that ,thought it was a Peugeot, 204 perhaps , but wasn't sure ,so didn't mention it.

[gothatway]

pomodori said:

Spot the foreign car ,I can see a Mercedes ,not much else.

2 x Ford Consul Classics....

An NSU between the A35 van and the Victor FA ?

And I think I can see a third Classic, a couple of rows back behind the Anglia which is beside the Renown (?).

[P5BNij]

Hillman Imp in the centre suggests '63 onwards. Strangely very few Minis present!

[aeropilot]

P5BNij said:

Hillman Imp in the centre suggests '63 onwards.

As per the Mk3 Zodiac and FC Victor in the foreground, both being '63 onwards.

That's why I said 64/65, as there seems nothing newer than 65/66?

[Johnspex]

aeropilot said:

P5BNij said:

Hillman Imp in the centre suggests '63 onwards.

As per the Mk3 Zodiac and FC Victor in the foreground, both being '63 onwards.

That's why I said 64/65, as there seems nothing newer than 65/66?

My dad had a two tone grey Victor 101 as his first brand new car. He was going to buy anFB estate but the salesman warned him a new model was just about to be released so he waited for a 101 and had it as soon as it was released in 65 , so pic is post 65.

[ClaphamGT3]

Corsair and a I presume put it at post-'63. I was struck by how few minis too.

[Hugo a Gogo]

2 series V Minxes too, back to back almost, also from 63 at earliest

[ToneyCaroney]

This popped up on the local resident's Twitter feed the other day. Thames Ditton presumably '60s. AC works would be just out of st to right of picture.