How about a 'period' classics pictures thread
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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 other half's great uncle passed away a few months ago, and when clearing out his stuff the following photos were found.
I've no idea where these were taken, but he was based around the Strines/Marple area most of his life I believe. With no direct family (and no-one in my OH's family interested in cars) these have been gifted to me, and I think they're rather lovely. I'll tuck the originals away and get copies framed, I think. By all accounts he was a lovely man.
I've no idea where these were taken, but he was based around the Strines/Marple area most of his life I believe. With no direct family (and no-one in my OH's family interested in cars) these have been gifted to me, and I think they're rather lovely. I'll tuck the originals away and get copies framed, I think. By all accounts he was a lovely man.
seiben said:
My other half's great uncle passed away a few months ago, and when clearing out his stuff the following photos were found.
I've no idea where these were taken, but he was based around the Strines/Marple area most of his life I believe. With no direct family (and no-one in my OH's family interested in cars) these have been gifted to me, and I think they're rather lovely. I'll tuck the originals away and get copies framed, I think. By all accounts he was a lovely man.
12/50 model - great car - the 12/50 had a like more poke that the standard 1200 herald. I owned/drove a red/white one for about 7 yearsI've no idea where these were taken, but he was based around the Strines/Marple area most of his life I believe. With no direct family (and no-one in my OH's family interested in cars) these have been gifted to me, and I think they're rather lovely. I'll tuck the originals away and get copies framed, I think. By all accounts he was a lovely man.
as an everyday driver, usually with the roof open.
It is a brand new Triumph Herald 1200 registered in Stockport in May 1961. Being one of the first of the revised 1200 models, (introduced in April),it is resplendent in I would say white over red which was very popular at that time. You can tell it is not the 948cc because it has the new rubber covered “bumpers”. Great Uncle has added a set of Tex Wingard wing mirrors and a very rarely seen (on a Herald) set of Horvell chrome wheel trims. Also he has lashed out on a Triplex Hotline rear window panel designed to stop the glass fogging up....mine kept peeling off though! Clearly he was very pleased with it and I hope it gave him a lot of driving pleasure!
Edited by HQB on Tuesday 25th December 08:37
Edited by HQB on Tuesday 25th December 08:41
HQB said:
It is a brand new Triumph Herald 1200 registered in Stockport in May 1961. Being one of the first of the revised 1200 models, (introduced in April),it is resplendent in I would say white over red which was very popular at that time. You can tell it is not the 948cc because it has the new rubber covered “bumpers”. Great Uncle has added a set of Tex Wingard wing mirrors and a very rarely seen (on a Herald) set of Horvell chrome wheel trims. Also he has lashed out on a Triplex Hotline rear window panel designed to stop the glass fogging up....mine kept peeling off though! Clearly he was very pleased with it and I hope it gave him a lot of driving pleasure!
Has he got a radio as well? There's a rear wing antennae. Lovely photos. 1st one looks like a brochure shot.
Well spotted! He has indeed added a radio and the garage has fitted the aerial very neatly in the corner of the boot surround...I hope it didn’t leak though as there was not much metal around there to cut. The Herald did have a problem with the fully opening bonnet so the usual practice of fitting one to the front wing just would not work. We can only guess at the radio of course but I expect it was one of those new ones, a transistor with LW, MW and VHF with five push buttons for preset stations and just might have had a cassette player. All very advanced at the time! I expect the speakers were mounted in or on the front doors...just right to listen to the latest hits!! All this makes it a very well specified car with “many extras” and Great Uncle would have attracted a lot of excited attention from his friends!
HQB said:
We can only guess at the radio of course but I expect it was one of those new ones, a transistor with LW, MW and VHF with five push buttons for preset stations and just might have had a cassette player.
Not in 1961..... well not with a cassette player at any rate, you'd have to wait another decade before they would be available to any degree.aeropilot said:
HQB said:
We can only guess at the radio of course but I expect it was one of those new ones, a transistor with LW, MW and VHF with five push buttons for preset stations and just might have had a cassette player.
Not in 1961..... well not with a cassette player at any rate, you'd have to wait another decade before they would be available to any degree.
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