Pics of then brand new cars leaving Cardiff docks for export

[PAUL.S.]

See if you can guess the years by the models and specs

Now edited to show dates above pics


April 1966

Jan 1968
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Edited by PAUL.S. on Monday 2nd May 11:55

[Oligen]

First pic- facelift mk1 cortina so 64-66.
Assuming the e types are bound for USA enclosed headlights are pre 67.
The Alpines have cropped rear fins so 64 on.

So about 65ish

Edited by Oligen on Saturday 30th April 11:25

[nicanary]

TR3 ended production 1962.

[Dogwatch]

What a contrast to today's ro-ro ships.

[PAUL.S.]

I will post up the dates given by the newspaper Sunday eve, which may be totally wrong anyway! I have no idea as not born until 1968 by which time the salty sea air had no doubt rusted most of them out.

[Silver Smudger]

Slightly surprised at the Moggy getting shipped with its roof down, was that normal practice back then? All the other convertibles are roof up or tonneau covers on

[trickywoo]

Dogwatch said:

What a contrast to today's ro-ro ships.

Even more so compared to a PCTC.

[TarquinMX5]

First one: some of the E-types look like 2+2s, introduced 1966 (April?); as already mentioned covered headlights, so no later than late '67.

[aeropilot]

TarquinMX5 said:

First one: some of the E-types look like 2+2s, introduced 1966 (April?); as already mentioned covered headlights, so no later than late '67.

Mk.1 Cortina production ended in the late summer of '66, so its likely not later than that.

[Mr Tidy]

Those photos can't all be from the same year if the FHC E-Type in the first photo didn't go into production until 1966.

Because as someone said the TR3 ceased production in 1962 and the Hillman Minxes in that photo are Series III models, so that photo mus that photo can't be any later than 1962. Hillman started making Series V Minxes in 1963.

Great photos anyway.

[PAUL.S.]

They are a variety of years from the 60's

[caziques]

The GT6 Mk I was produced 66-68.

TR3B finished in 1962

[DAVEVO9]

1958 with the Commer lorry transporters

1966 with the Jags.

[fooman]

Thanks for sharing those pics!

[Touring442]

Mr Tidy said:

the Hillman Minxes in that photo are Series III models, so that photo mus that photo can't be any later than 1962. Hillman started making Series V Minxes in 1963.

Could be Series II or III, but they have small rear lights so are no later than 1959 when the IIIa arrived with bigger oval lights.

[PAUL.S.]

Dates now added to original post, many of you were spot on it seems.

[john2443]

Minor - Wiki says one piece windscreen introduced in 1956, small sidelights replaced by larger ones incorporating orange indicators in 60, so it's somewhere between those years.