How about a 'period' classics pictures thread

[RJG46]

aeropilot said:

RJG46 said:

Alain Delon and Jane Fonda.

Doesn't look like Jane Fonda....?

Looks more like Nathalie Delon, his wife, as they married in 1964.

It is Jane Fonda. Both arriving for work on mid-Sixties French film they made together.

[RJG46]

Another "period" classic.



1964 film Joy House.

[P5BNij]

'Les Felins', 1964...

[Jonny TVR]

Fantastic shot of car and actors. I remember a few years back going to a fancy restaurant in Hollywood and ending up being seated at a table next to Jane Fonda. I desperately tried for the duration not to stare at her!

Edited by Jonny TVR on Monday 4th February 16:23

[P5BNij]

Matthew Street in Rugby, 1980...

[littleredrooster]

P5BNij said:

Matthew Street in Rugby, 1980...

[pedant]St Matthews Street[/pedant]...and before the bloody awful gyratory was built by the looks of it!

Interesting to see the Gilbert shop - I live in the village where William Gilbert first perfected hand-stitching the original rugby ball, and am friends with his great nephew who is now in his eighties.

[M3DGE]

NDA said:

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.

The plate should have been a warning sign!

[P5BNij]

littleredrooster said:

P5BNij said:

Matthew Street in Rugby, 1980...

[pedant]St Matthews Street[/pedant]...and before the bloody awful gyratory was built by the looks of it!

Interesting to see the Gilbert shop - I live in the village where William Gilbert first perfected hand-stitching the original rugby ball, and am friends with his great nephew who is now in his eighties.

The gyratory was just being started when the photo was taken, the temporary wooden fencing was where a row of shops once stood, next to the church

Here's an undated shot of Sheep Street, probably late '50s by the look of it...

[Yertis]

What was that wooden fencing called? It used to be everywhere, around construction sites etc. Never see it now.

[SilverHarrier]

Yertis said:

What was that wooden fencing called? It used to be everywhere, around construction sites etc. Never see it now.

Rolled chestnut fencing, or rolled picket fencing. Can still get it but not used much now..

[john2443]

Yertis said:

What was that wooden fencing called? It used to be everywhere, around construction sites etc. Never see it now.

There's plenty of it at Goodwood!

[Hugo a Gogo]

SilverHarrier said:

Yertis said:

What was that wooden fencing called? It used to be everywhere, around construction sites etc. Never see it now.

Rolled chestnut fencing, or rolled picket fencing. Can still get it but not used much now..

I've always known it as rolled pale fencing

[scs1]

Change over day Hexagon of Highgate 1971.
On left 1969 Mini Cooper Mk2 998 cc bought new for £710 including purchase tax!
On right (new) 1971 Mini Cooper S Mk3 1275 cc bought for the princely sum of £1085 .
Wish I still had the Mk 3 S

[TurboJet]

littleredrooster said:

[pedant]St Matthews Street[/pedant]...and before the bloody awful gyratory was built by the looks of it!

Interesting to see the Gilbert shop - I live in the village where William Gilbert first perfected hand-stitching the original rugby ball, and am friends with his great nephew who is now in his eighties.

The MK II Gyratory is still no better lol.

[SilverHarrier]

scs1 said:

Change over day Hexagon of Highgate 1971.
On left 1969 Mini Cooper Mk2 998 cc bought new for £710 including purchase tax!
On right (new) 1971 Mini Cooper S Mk3 1275 cc bought for the princely sum of £1085 .
Wish I still had the Mk 3 S

Nice picture!
I know very little about Mini's and when I first looked at the picture I thought the one on the left looked newer, not sure if its the numberplate or black grille but just thought it looked more modern..
Anyone know why the direction of the wipers was changed for the newer model?

[NDA]

SilverHarrier said:

Yertis said:

What was that wooden fencing called? It used to be everywhere, around construction sites etc. Never see it now.

Rolled chestnut fencing, or rolled picket fencing. Can still get it but not used much now..

Also known as chestnut pale fencing. I have some at home.

[scs1]

I only noticed the wiper pattern when I posted the photo.
I don t remember ever noticing it at the time.

[scs1]

Just looked at the photo again.
I don t remember noticing at the time that the Mk 3 gained a pair of bumper overriders over the Mk2.

[Jonny TVR]

scs1 said:

Change over day Hexagon of Highgate 1971.
On left 1969 Mini Cooper Mk2 998 cc bought new for £710 including purchase tax!
On right (new) 1971 Mini Cooper S Mk3 1275 cc bought for the princely sum of £1085 .
Wish I still had the Mk 3 S

Bet you are glad you kept the number plate though!

[2 sMoKiN bArReLs]

scs1 said:

Change over day Hexagon of Highgate 1971.
On left 1969 Mini Cooper Mk2 998 cc bought new for £710 including purchase tax!
On right (new) 1971 Mini Cooper S Mk3 1275 cc bought for the princely sum of £1085 .
Wish I still had the Mk 3 S

Are you sure it wan't '73? (I didn't think the new fangled white & yellow plates cams in until '73?)

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