Can anyone ID this car please?

[zooky]

As per the title. The photo was apparently taken in 1965. Thanks in advance!

[zooky]

I think it's a Standard Vanguard Sportsman. Anyone confirm?

[finlo]

zooky said:

As per the title. The photo was apparently taken in 1965. Thanks in advance!

Looks like a Standard Vanguard to me.

[zooky]

finlo said:

Looks like a Standard Vanguard to me.

Thanks Finlo

[33q]

Phase 3 vanguard

Sportsmans have more chrome I think and could be two tone

[caziques]

TY registration is Northumberland.

Phase 3 Vanguards came out in late 1955.

GB plate on the car is interesting.

Edited as found more info.

NTY was released from May to December 1958, so car will have been new probably in November 1958.

Edited by caziques on Thursday 22 December 04:09

[zooky]

Thanks all for the additional replies and information. The photo was taken at South Hetton in County Durham, so the Northumberland registration makes sense.

[Riley Blue]

caziques said:

GB plate on the car is interesting.

I'm curious - why?

[caziques]

Riley Blue said:

caziques said:

GB plate on the car is interesting.

I'm curious - why?

Only because it wasn't that common to take a car abroad in those days.

Logic would suggest a trip from Newcastle to Norway. Done it a couple of times myself in the late seventies - didn't bother with a GB plate.

[SirTK]

Re the GB plate - I would guess the owner was intending to visit Northumberland, had previously heard the language so assumed it was a foreign country.

[4rephill]

SirTK said:

Re the GB plate - I would guess the owner was intending to visit Northumberland, had previously heard the language so assumed it was a foreign country.

The registration plate is for the Northumberland region though, indicating that the car was most likely already in Northumberland - So how is your joke supposed to work?

[LuS1fer]

caziques said:

Only because it wasn't that common to take a car abroad in those days.

Logic would suggest a trip from Newcastle to Norway. Done it a couple of times myself in the late seventies - didn't bother with a GB plate.

Growing up in the 60s, there were loads of cars with GB plates. It was a bit of an "accessory" and I dare say was sported by many a car that had never left the country and it sure beat "I've seen the Lions of Longleat" stickers.

[ChasW]

LuS1fer said:

caziques said:

Only because it wasn't that common to take a car abroad in those days.

Logic would suggest a trip from Newcastle to Norway. Done it a couple of times myself in the late seventies - didn't bother with a GB plate.

Growing up in the 60s, there were loads of cars with GB plates. It was a bit of an "accessory" and I dare say was sported by many a car that had never left the country and it sure beat "I've seen the Lions of Longleat" stickers.

Agree. Among my neighbours and school friends I knew of only one family that had ever taken their car abroad and that's because the Mum was French. Nonetheless I recall plenty of GB badges around that time. Not unusual to see metal AA or RAC badges on the grill and GB on the boot.

[williamp]

ChasW said:

LuS1fer said:

caziques said:

Only because it wasn't that common to take a car abroad in those days.

Logic would suggest a trip from Newcastle to Norway. Done it a couple of times myself in the late seventies - didn't bother with a GB plate.

Growing up in the 60s, there were loads of cars with GB plates. It was a bit of an "accessory" and I dare say was sported by many a car that had never left the country and it sure beat "I've seen the Lions of Longleat" stickers.

Agree. Among my neighbours and school friends I knew of only one family that had ever taken their car abroad and that's because the Mum was French. Nonetheless I recall plenty of GB badges around that time. Not unusual to see metal AA or RAC badges on the grill and GB on the boot.

we put two on the back of our Dads Montego. One each side, low on the bumper. Like twin exhausts...

[Allan L]

When I fitted my first GB plate in 1959, those stick-on ones were not common. Mine was a metal one, supplied by the RAC and I used one of the rear bumper bolts to attach it to the car.

[Mark8303]

Could it be aStandard Ensign? I'm sure my uncle had one in the sixties.