How about a 'period' classics pictures thread
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Keep it stiff said:
The truck on the left with the box body looks like a Bedford TK and I think the chassis with the mixer behind it is a Ford D.
My first post here, and as an old lorry driver I'm pretty sure both the mixers are Albion Clydsdales if not they are Leyland Comets as both used the same cab.Steve.
Hugo a Gogo said:
Colourful output from Mercedes Benz' Sindelfingen factory sometime in the1970s
I wonder what's going on in the picture, The cars look like they have number plates on, many of them are running, and it looks like the people at the front are delivery drivers or something.
eccles said:
Hugo a Gogo said:
Colourful output from Mercedes Benz' Sindelfingen factory sometime in the1970s
I wonder what's going on in the picture, The cars look like they have number plates on, many of them are running, and it looks like the people at the front are delivery drivers or something.
Edited by Hugo a Gogo on Thursday 24th January 18:41
Hugo a Gogo said:
eccles said:
Hugo a Gogo said:
Colourful output from Mercedes Benz' Sindelfingen factory sometime in the1970s
I wonder what's going on in the picture, The cars look like they have number plates on, many of them are running, and it looks like the people at the front are delivery drivers or something.
Edited by Hugo a Gogo on Thursday 24th January 18:41
The W123 was launched in '76 and you can tell by the shape of the headrests and the lack of a passenger door mirror that these are the versions pre the 1981 facelift. Also, these are, from what I can see, ALL the top model 280E. This version came with the chrome strip under the rear lights, and square headlights. You can just make out the shape of the headlights on the cars coming towards us in the line if you blow the pic up.
These cars are ready for delivery, not shipping - hubcaps on, no plastic protectors on the seats etc. The lack of overalls and smart looking dudes gives me the impression that this is a jolly for German dealers getting to drive their first 280E demos back to the shop. The car was launched in January 1976 which would explain the snow.
Edited by Dapster on Thursday 24th January 23:26
LordBretSinclair said:
Exmouth seafront some time in the middle of the last century !!!!.
Starting from the right:Standard Vanguard, Morris Minor tourer, VW Beetle (square rear screen so post 58 ?), Austin/Morris 8 (?), Austin 7 ?, MG Magnette/Wolseley 4/44, Ford E93A, Triumph Renown, Morris Minor, Rover 75, Austin A40 Devon/Dorset, then a motorbike and I cannot make out what's beyond that. Maybe an Austin 7 Ruby driving along the road.
manorcom said:
I recall sitting on the front step at home gazing at my highly polished baby Mustang WOE 322J not quite believing I had achieved my dream. I didn’t mind the high mileage but I soon discovered why it was so cheap. It was a dreaded “Friday afternoon car”. Contrary to popular belief Ford were not immune to quality problems. Aside from the tail hopping loose lurchy rear end, hard ride, high noise levels with poor wet grip; the V4 was harsh and gave nowhere near the performance of my Broadspeed 1600E. The large doors rattled and clanged shut. The headlamps were poor and the spotlights useless. The fake wood interior looked awful, trim bits loosened and fell off. Then it started to run rough sometimes. I was less Keith McBelcher and more Reginald Molehusband. Then the final straw, the engine died 100 miles from home. It turned out to be a holed piston. No doubt caused by the fitting of hotter plugs. Gladly a piston was sourced and fitted, engine in situ, in a few hours. It was advertised the next day and sold within a week.
What a shame.... I could just imagine how you felt.The Ford Capri was also my dream car at one point.
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