Eye-catching black and whites

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[High Jetter]

5 hours ago, Austat said:

Tokyo 1966:

Very sad looking pickup truck beside the Consul Capri - and BL landcrab headlights on something behind it?

[somewhatfoolish]

By the power of Google fu it looks like a Mazda Carol kei thing.

[martc]

A few decades earlier -

HMS Victoria passes through the Swing Bridge after her launch at Elswick, 1887. HMS Victoria, a first-class battleship of the Royal Navy, was built by Armstrong Whitworth on the River Tyne at a cost of £845,000.

[Asimo]

Sunk 6 years later with much loss of life. It does look more like a passenger ferry than a warship.

[martc]

Caption -

'This Mexican mechanic saved the Ferrari 375 at the 1954 La Carrera Panamericana which was one of the most demanding endurance races in history.

Umberto Maglioli was leading the fourth stage of the race in his Ferrari 375 before his engine started to leak oil through the crankcase. He had to stop in the middle of nowhere without any technical support for his car. His chances of finishing the race were near-zero.

Maglioli was lucky enough to stop beside a small workshop called “El Milagro” where he met Mexican mechanic Renato Martinez. Renato confirmed the oil leak and was able to provide Maglioli with a temporary solution:

He grabbed a bucket and a big bar of soap while he gave Maglioli three bottles of Coke and said "While you drink your Coke I will repair your car."

Martinez started to rub the bar of soap onto the crankcase. The soap melted and created a paste that sealed the leak hole. Soap cuts through the oil film and adheres to the metal in the crankcase.

Amazed by Martinez ingenuity Maglioli pulls out a small Rolleiflex camera to capture the moment and to immortalise Renato and his "El Milagro" garage. Umberto Maglioli finished the race in the first place.

After the race, Martinez was mailed the photograph Maglioli had taken and it read "Renato, The Mexican Miracle that helped Ferrari." signed by a man named Enzo Ferrari.'

[Metal Guru]

7 hours ago, Asimo said:

Sunk 6 years later with much loss of life. It does look more like a passenger ferry than a warship.

Presumably the guns were fitted elsewhere .

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[Remspoor]

Bolton

[EyesWeldedShut]

Found this on FarceBook whilst Googling other stuff. I like the Gestapo dude in the centre - wonder if that was Mr McHarrie?

 

[martc]

David Piper crashed a Porsche 917 during the filming of the 1971 film 'Le Mans'. Steve McQueen is looking at the wreck in the background. The car, chassis No. 917-013, was loaned by John Wyer Automotive Engineering and received the Gulf livery and the No. 21. Piper's leg was cut and the wound filled with brake fluid; this caused infection and it had to be amputated. Piper received 'special thanks for his sacrifice' in the end credits.

 

 

[martc]

Demolishing the Bristol Hotel, Fifth Avenue at the N.W. corner of 42nd Street, Noo Yoik, to make way for 500 Fifth Avenue Building. 16th December, 1929.

[Richard_FM]

3 hours ago, martc said:

David Piper’s crashed a Porsche 917 during the filming of the 1971 film 'Le Mans'. Steve McQueen is looking at the wreck in the background. The car, chassis No. 917-013, was loaned by John Wyer Automotive Engineering and received the Gulf livery and the No. 21. Piper's leg was cut and the wound filled with brake fluid; this caused infection and it had to be amputated. Piper received 'special thanks for his sacrifice' in the end credits.

 

 

Sounds nasty!

Derek Bell had a lucky escape during filming when the Ferrari he was driving burst into flames, getting away with some minor burns.

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[martc]

Brayburne Avenue SW4 with Battersea Power Station in the distance, the 1980's.

[martc]

Somewhere in Sheffield, but where?

[Remspoor]

Autoshite dealers at their best.

[High Jetter]

1 hour ago, Remspoor said:

Autoshite dealers at their best.

Robin bastaards!

[High Jetter]

3 hours ago, martc said:

Brayburne Avenue SW4 with Battersea Power Station in the distance, the 1980's.

Great chod. I'll start off with the 3 wheel Unigate battery float ahead of ? Chrysler 180?, Triumph 2000 or 2500 Mk1, and Fiat 127.

[MiniMinorMk3]

And on the right MkV 'Tina, Toyota Corolla Saloon, MkIII 'Tina, Polo Coupe, Mini, MkIV 'Tina, Mini...

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[Remspoor]

Vrouwjuttenstraat, Utrecht (again)

[lesapandre]

 

On 4/18/2023 at 10:31 PM, High Jetter said:

Great chod. I'll start off with the 3 wheel Unigate battery float ahead of ? Chrysler 180?, Triumph 2000 or 2500 Mk1, and Fiat 127.

No flying pig though. The PF album Animals now 46 years ago. View now unrepeatable because of  many new developments.

Station went offline finally in 1983. New development just completed.