Eye-catching black and whites

[Richard_FM]

[busmansholiday]

17 minutes ago, RayMK said:

I can see  1x Renault,  3xVW (two of them being Beetles) and one Simca.  What is your sixth?  There's something which looks a bit Bond Equipe to me, but could be an Opel. My eyes hurt 😀.

 

Two Simcas, fourth row, between the mini and the MGB Roadster, that's without looking closely (yes it's a Bond).

[Metal Guru]

9 hours ago, busmansholiday said:

Two Simcas, fourth row, between the mini and the MGB Roadster, that's without looking closely (yes it's a Bond).

Is that a Mustang? Fifth row next to a black moggie behind anAustin Cambridge.

[lesapandre]

14 hours ago, Remspoor said:

Shell Oil car park 1970.

It now looks like this.

No wonder you can never find a parking space in London - disgraceful use of a car park.

[lesapandre]

Zaragoza Spain 1954. Trolley buses.

[Remspoor]

11 hours ago, Metal Guru said:

Is that a Mustang? Fifth row next to a black moggie behind anAustin Cambridge.

This

It is a Sunbeam.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunbeam_Rapier#Sunbeam_Rapier_Fastback_coupé

 

[Remspoor]

Spain.

[somewhatfoolish]

On 9/22/2022 at 9:04 AM, lesapandre said:

More Za 1950's.

Sanglas I think, 500 singles.

[somewhatfoolish]

On 9/12/2022 at 8:36 PM, Remspoor said:

1975:  Zilvergeldstraat, Utrecht

Big change at the end of the street.

[Remspoor]

[High Jetter]

3 hours ago, Remspoor said:

Any moar info?

[Remspoor]

7 hours ago, High Jetter said:

Any moar info?

noop sorry

[lesapandre]

16 hours ago, High Jetter said:

Any moar info?

I think that is the designer Tom Karen getting out of the car. It's at some Reliant dealership given the three other R' cars in view?

FRE518K=FREAK not deliberate I'm sure.

[Remspoor]

Carpark porn.

[NorfolkNWeigh]

13 minutes ago, Remspoor said:

Carpark porn.

Strange lack of Escorts, in that first car park there are , I think , 23 Cortinas, 5 Consul/Granadas but only 2 Escorts. There’s more XJ6s, Beetles and Moggies. And what’s that thing with the square black roof behind the 144 and in front of the Viva ?

[High Jetter]

2 hours ago, Remspoor said:

Carpark porn.

Good luck with numbering them!

[lesapandre]

11 hours ago, NorfolkNWeigh said:

Strange lack of Escorts, in that first car park there are , I think , 23 Cortinas, 5 Consul/Granadas but only 2 Escorts. There’s more XJ6s, Beetles and Moggies. And what’s that thing with the square black roof behind the 144 and in front of the Viva ?

I think it depends on the car park. There are quite a lot of 'middle-class' and 'upper middle class' family size vehicles there - cars of the well off and some more unusual and 'trendy' cars like the DS and Reliant that appealed to those with money.

What you drove in the 1970's was still very much a class thing - so no Escrots is in a way understandable - they were more a 'working-class' car for better or worse - and not necessarily seen as a family car.

My hunch is that is an airport car park -so really it is a snapshot of what the comfortably off were driving in the 70's - the kind of people who could afford to fly and afford to park.

Most of the cars in the picture are fairly new at the time - the only real old stager is the Austin/Wolseley 110 - but my recollection is that they were well-liked and people tended to hang on to them.

[lesapandre]

1974 Chicago - first woman bus driver. Checker cab outside...

[busmansholiday]

11 hours ago, NorfolkNWeigh said:

And what’s that thing with the square black roof behind the 144 and in front of the Viva

I recon it's a Citroen Mehari, 

[lesapandre]

1 minute ago, busmansholiday said:

I recon it's a Citroen Mehari, 

I think so too - you'd consider yourself ultra-cool to be driving one of these in the 70's. The kind of car driven by graphic designers and university lectures etc etc.

[NorfolkNWeigh]

Yes, it’s obvious now!  Never occurred to me , especially as I’d never seen one in real life until I was nearly 50 years old in St Tropez.  Not many around in Wales in the 70’s!

[Remspoor]

8 hours ago, lesapandre said:

I think it depends on the car park. There are quite a lot of 'middle-class' and 'upper middle class' family size vehicles there - cars of the well off and some more unusual and 'trendy' cars like the DS and Reliant that appealed to those with money.

What you drove in the 1970's was still very much a class thing - so no Escrots is in a way understandable - they were more a 'working-class' car for better or worse - and not necessarily seen as a family car.

My hunch is that is an airport car park -so really it is a snapshot of what the comfortably off were driving in the 70's - the kind of people who could afford to fly and afford to park.

Most of the cars in the picture are fairly new at the time - the only real old stager is the Austin/Wolseley 110 - but my recollection is that they were well-liked and people tended to hang on to them.

1.  Skoda
2.  What is that?
3. 3What is that?
4. BMW
5. Heald van/estate?
6. Reliant 3 wheeler?
7. Anglia poverty spec.

Some of those cars would be considered an argument against your reasoning.

Being an  car park next to the airport I expect that some of the vehicles belong to cabin crew.

[High Jetter]

3 looks like a 4 door small Triumph, possibly a Dolomite. 2 might be a Lancia?

[somewhatfoolish]

WTF is that?

[lesapandre]

18 minutes ago, Remspoor said:

1.  Skoda
2.  What is that?
3. 3What is that?
4. BMW
5. Heald van/estate?
6. Reliant 3 wheeler?
7. Anglia poverty spec.

Some of those cars would be considered an argument against your reasoning.

Being an  car park next to the airport I expect that some of the vehicles belong to cabin crew.

Or possibly ground staff. Though some people do drive cars completely out of character 😏

[lesapandre]

2 minutes ago, somewhatfoolish said:

WTF is that?

I think it's a Saab 99?

[somewhatfoolish]

Posh furrin motor, must be a turtleneck-wearing architect.

[Shite Ron]

1 hour ago, Remspoor said:

1.  Skoda
2.  What is that?
3. 3What is that?
4. BMW
5. Heald van/estate?
6. Reliant 3 wheeler?
7. Anglia poverty spec.

Some of those cars would be considered an argument against your reasoning.

Being an  car park next to the airport I expect that some of the vehicles belong to cabin crew.

I think 2 is a Stag and 3 a Triumph 2000/2500?

The Anglia doesn’t look too poverty spec to me.

A great picture with some great cars in it. If only modern cars were as interesting today.

[lesapandre]

49 minutes ago, Shite Ron said:

I think 2 is a Stag and 3 a Triumph 2000/2500?

The Anglia doesn’t look too poverty spec to me.

A great picture with some great cars in it. If only modern cars were as interesting today.

2. may be the only Japanese interloper here - a 240 Cedric or similar?

3. Is possibly a little small for a Triumph 2000 - how about a 1500?

[Remspoor]

54 minutes ago, Shite Ron said:

The Anglia doesn’t look too poverty spec to me.

It has the grill of the standard (lowest trim of 3 levels)

The differences can be seen here.

https://105eoc.com/history/anglia/