Eye-catching black and whites

[NorfolkNWeigh]

[NorfolkNWeigh]

[NorfolkNWeigh]

Viva Panda Cars, Cortina Area Cars (why not Victors) and Cresta Traffic cars, But what’s the Spitfire for ?

[NorfolkNWeigh]

Cheshires first Police Range Rover, note the Lancrab next to it.

[martc]

  On 03/04/2020 at 15:06, NorfolkNWeigh said:

But what’s the Spitfire for ?

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Probably for chasing miscreants down the new fangled motorways; the Metroplitan Police  did it in far more style with 26 Daimler SP250s -

[georgeinabz]

  On 03/04/2020 at 15:25, martc said:

Probably for chasing miscreants down the new fangled motorways; the Metroplitan Police  did it in far more style with 26 Daimler SP250s -

A right pair of mean looking dudes , you would hope to have the right type of handshake if stopped


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[lesapandre]

  On 03/04/2020 at 15:02, NorfolkNWeigh said:

Cheshire, when the rest of the Countries Police cars were black they chose green.

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Half-timbered building to match the Rover's half-timbered interior. Don't these cars look better on thick-wall crossplies and simple hubcaps..

[Remspoor]

  On 03/04/2020 at 15:06, NorfolkNWeigh said:

Viva Panda Cars, Cortina Area Cars (why not Victors) and Cresta Traffic cars, But what’s the Spitfire for ?

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But what’s the Spitfire for ?

 

Mmm shooting down Germans???? I will get my coat.

[Austat]

 

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[martc]

Interesting interpretation of the alphabet in the dealer listings in the add above - perhaps it makes sense in cyrillic? Are they grouped by county? There is at least one omission  - Arncliffes of Hull who were mega dealers.

Talking of Hull note that all the Ladas in both adverts are registered in Hull (KH and RH)* except the UA on the estate which is a Leeds issue. Ladas were brought in through Hull docks and the PDI and distribution was done at Carnaby Industrial Estate near Bridlington by Satra (I think).

* should they be carrying East Yorkshire letters (BT and WF) issued at Beverley as they would, I guess, be registered at Carnaby (Bridlington)?

[Richard_FM]

  On 03/04/2020 at 15:02, NorfolkNWeigh said:

Cheshire, when the rest of the Countries Police cars were black they chose green.

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Looks like Bramhall Hall just behind it.

[busmansholiday]

  On 03/04/2020 at 15:09, NorfolkNWeigh said:

Cheshires first Police Range Rover, note the Lancrab next to it.

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Forget the cars, it's the bus that's the best bit of the photo.

[Richard_FM]

My latest uploads are a selection of pages from the Programme for the 1976 Birmingham Motorshow.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/richard16378/albums/72157713735370996 has them with some notes of mine.

 

[Skut]

 

[Skut]

[Skut]

Sheefag out for a brew. 

[Remspoor]

[Remspoor]

[bigstraight6]

Those Capri girls appear to have discovered how to levitate themselves.

[supermellowman]

[supermellowman]

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[martc]

  On 04/04/2020 at 22:08, Richard_FM said:

 

 

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The dangerous, unreliable ones were left outside.

[NorfolkNWeigh]

  On 05/04/2020 at 05:27, Skut said:

 

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Somebody had got a big tin of white paint, bet the Standard was next in line for a nice coat of “ Car of the week Brilliant White”

[Richard_FM]

  On 05/04/2020 at 05:27, Skut said:

 

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Looks like it was taken in the Liverpool area judging by that streetlight.

[lesapandre]

[lesapandre]

Spain 60's with Morris LD.