How about a 'period' classics pictures thread
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RichB said:
Is that something you know happened or that you may expect to find?
I think it happened, Rich. The chassis frames were made elsewhere in the DB empire and delivered to Newport Pagnell but there was insufficient covered space to store them, so they sat outside. It may have been an article in AM yonks ago or just talking to folk. Long chats with the late lamented Roger Stowers of AM could mess with your head. He ended up as the factory tour guide but had been in the service department. He told me once that he would ease service bills if they seemed excessive. "Ooh, no, that's far too much. It should be more like this. There, that's better." It's a different story to that told by some owners I expect. As well as being an AM encyclopedia, Roger took photos for the AMOC. Lovely chap.Off Topic - I did an article for AM or the AM Review on valeting AML style. No one told Roger. He was conducting a factory tour and spotted me and couldn't place me out of context. He was chatting away to his visitors but kept glancing quizically towards the car cleaning bay at the familiar face in AML overalls cleaning cars.
FlipFlopGriff said:
steely dan said:
Any fatalities as it looks like there are already ghosts in the shot.;)
FFG
Loving the old pics and stories in this thread, easily my favourite
Edited by craig_m67 on Thursday 25th April 06:55
craig_m67 said:
Can’t help myself (apologies), but i reckon that is an early 50s-60s Alfa Giulietta.. looks like the scudetto is pushed in on the nose (as per every Alfa since).
Hmmmmmm - I think that the over-riders are closer together and the grills each side of the centre heartare less deep on the early Giulietta saloons than whatever that car in the tunnel is?
RicksAlfas said:
I bet he could do the "Rebel Yell"https://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/category/his...
No you heathen, not the Billy Idol one !
craig_m67 said:
Can’t help myself (apologies), but i reckon that is an early 50s-60s Alfa Giulietta.. looks like the scudetto is pushed in on the nose (as per every Alfa since). Pretty rare in RHD I’d imagine
Loving the old pics and stories in this thread, easily my favourite
I see the car in the tunnel as an Austin A40 MK2.Loving the old pics and stories in this thread, easily my favourite
Edited by craig_m67 on Thursday 25th April 06:55
52classic said:
craig_m67 said:
Can’t help myself (apologies), but i reckon that is an early 50s-60s Alfa Giulietta.. looks like the scudetto is pushed in on the nose (as per every Alfa since). Pretty rare in RHD I’d imagine
Loving the old pics and stories in this thread, easily my favourite
I see the car in the tunnel as an Austin A40 MK2.Loving the old pics and stories in this thread, easily my favourite
Edited by craig_m67 on Thursday 25th April 06:55
52classic said:
I see the car in the tunnel as an Austin A40 MK2.
I agree. By the look of the solid white line, that's a single carriageway tunnel (one lane in each direction), so the Sheerline (?) and following cars were passing something parked/broken down - as was the A40 until the Consul came towards it ?DickyC said:
RichB said:
Is that something you know happened or that you may expect to find?
I think it happened, Rich. The chassis frames were made elsewhere in the DB empire and delivered to Newport Pagnell but there was insufficient covered space to store them, so they sat outside. It may have been an article in AM yonks ago or just talking to folk. Long chats with the late lamented Roger Stowers of AM could mess with your head. He ended up as the factory tour guide but had been in the service department. He told me once that he would ease service bills if they seemed excessive. "Ooh, no, that's far too much. It should be more like this. There, that's better." It's a different story to that told by some owners I expect. As well as being an AM encyclopedia, Roger took photos for the AMOC. Lovely chap.Off Topic - I did an article for AM or the AM Review on valeting AML style. No one told Roger. He was conducting a factory tour and spotted me and couldn't place me out of context. He was chatting away to his visitors but kept glancing quizically towards the car cleaning bay at the familiar face in AML overalls cleaning cars.
I used to go fishing in some gravel pits behind the factory in the mid 60s and recall seeing bonnets stacked up against the wall en route.
Was lucky enough to have a whizz around in a small car built for Prince Andrew.
Happy days
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Edited by E31Shrew on Thursday 25th April 19:01
Edited by E31Shrew on Thursday 25th April 19:03
DickyC said:
RichB said:
Is that something you know happened or that you may expect to find?
I think it happened, Rich. The chassis frames were made elsewhere in the DB empire and delivered to Newport Pagnell but there was insufficient covered space to store them, so they sat outside. It may have been an article in AM yonks ago or just talking to folk. Long chats with the late lamented Roger Stowers of AM could mess with your head. He ended up as the factory tour guide but had been in the service department. He told me once that he would ease service bills if they seemed excessive. "Ooh, no, that's far too much. It should be more like this. There, that's better." It's a different story to that told by some owners I expect. As well as being an AM encyclopedia, Roger took photos for the AMOC. Lovely chap.Off Topic - I did an article for AM or the AM Review on valeting AML style. No one told Roger. He was conducting a factory tour and spotted me and couldn't place me out of context. He was chatting away to his visitors but kept glancing quizically towards the car cleaning bay at the familiar face in AML overalls cleaning cars.
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