Eye-catching black and whites

[EyesWeldedShut]

  On 02/08/2023 at 18:43, sheffcortinacentre said:

That's one of the camera cars from lemans I think.

The other GT40 had one mounted in place of the front cover.

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 I must go watch that again ... again ...

[EyesWeldedShut]

Crap! Sorry - colour image in the B&W thread - arrrgh!

Here's a blurry B&W to make up. Strikes me that the roll film cameras must have been total heavy feckers in normal use but chuck in some speed/centrifugal forces must have made the cameraman's life fun* (not to mention bloody big arm and shoulder muscles).

[Richard_FM]

  On 02/08/2023 at 18:49, EyesWeldedShut said:

Crap! Sorry - colour image in the B&W thread - arrrgh!

Here's a blurry B&W to make up. Strikes me that the roll film cameras must have been total heavy feckers in normal use but chuck in some speed/centrifugal forces must have made the cameraman's life fun* (not to mention bloody big arm and shoulder muscles).

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I presume the camera is on a mount, but still it would take some skill to keep it steady while filming.

Derek Bell's autobiography has a lot of good details on the filming, especially how he had a lucky especially when the Ferrari he was driving burst into flames!

[Metal Guru]

  On 02/08/2023 at 16:24, Asimo said:

Summer and winter, like tyres.

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  On 02/08/2023 at 11:16, martc said:

Ice and coal? This combination of products could go so badly wrong in so many ways. Steam and fire? Self extinguishing coal? Black, warm lemonade?

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Sounds like a good year round business.

[martc]

Side, a medieval street in NuT. Why 'Side'? Because it's on the side of a hill.

 

[martc]

Pukeva department store Kaisaniemi, Helsinki, 1975.

[martc]

Sixten Sason (1912-1967).
This Swedish industrial designer played an important part in SAABs history. He started, in 1939, at SAABs flight devision were he drew the illustrations for the companies catalogues and brochures. Sixten later moved to the car division and designed the SAAB 92, 93, 96, 99 and the Sonnett.

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[EyesWeldedShut]

  On 03/08/2023 at 05:43, martc said:

Pukeva department store Kaisaniemi, Helsinki, 1975.

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I raise you C&As, Oxford Street, London 1960
Store to the right of it is Swears & Wells, Furriers - buggerawl on t'internet about them but they appear to have been an international (Canada/UK at least) setup

 

 

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[Metal Guru]

  On 03/08/2023 at 08:40, MiniMinorMk3 said:

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Now where the f@ck are those atomic batteries?

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[Remspoor]

  On 03/08/2023 at 05:59, EyesWeldedShut said:

I raise you C&As, Oxford Street, London 1960
Store to the right of it is Swears & Wells, Furriers - buggerawl on t'internet about them but they appear to have been an international (Canada/UK at least) setup

 

 

Austrailan plated?

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Australian plated?

 

[Remspoor]

Chile.

[MiniMinorMk3]

  On 04/08/2023 at 10:22, Remspoor said:

Australian plated?

 

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Looks like it. The car is a 1958 Holden FC.

[Richard_FM]

  On 04/08/2023 at 09:33, MiniMinorMk3 said:

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When I asked for a louder horn I wasn't expecting something like that!

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How big is the squeezy bulb?

[Metal Guru]

  On 04/08/2023 at 22:12, Richard_FM said:

When I asked for a louder horn I wasn't expecting something like that!

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It’s OK, it’s obviously not between 11pm and 7 am.

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[Andrew353w]

  On 05/08/2023 at 09:42, MiniMinorMk3 said:

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She's welcome to fiddle with my big end anytime........ 😄

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Spain