Eye-catching black and whites

[sheffcortinacentre]

There was nothing behind the front of those untill the front wheel so even a low speed impact would easily split one in the wheel arch engine access panel area.

[martc]

Nancy.

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[martc]

50 minutes ago, MiniMinorMk3 said:

Looks like farage has been de-car'd along with being de-banked.

Not sure an Italian scooter fits with his anti-EU rhetoric though.

[Remspoor]

Groningen, The Netherlands.

[High Jetter]

Bedford TK tho?

[martc]

14 hours ago, High Jetter said:

Bedford TK tho?

Yup. TK's where widely used as car transporters.

Plenty of info here - https://heritagemachines.com/commercials/evolution-of-car-transporters/ and enough BW photos to fill t'interweb. But I'll just stick with this bonkers creation, designed before driver ergonomics was a thing.

[Remspoor]

21 hours ago, High Jetter said:

Bedford TK tho?

Why not?

https://www.bedfordbelangenclub.nl/

https://bedfordgarage.com/over-bedfordgarage/

https://www.truckfan.nl/machine/bedford/tk/

[Remspoor]

[martc]

Martigny in Valais, Switzerland.

[martc]

Motorcycle postman collecting the post, California 1912.

[martc]

50 years ago and the first DS made in the Aulnay Sous Bois factory.

[martc]

Bordeaux.

[High Jetter]

4 hours ago, Remspoor said:

Why not?

https://www.bedfordbelangenclub.nl/

https://bedfordgarage.com/over-bedfordgarage/

https://www.truckfan.nl/machine/bedford/tk/

I know, they were the trucks of my childhood.

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[lesapandre]

LHD export Rover P4 behind. That's the Alma Tunnel in Paris.

[MiniMinorMk3]

And the car in front is the Gordini T-16S, chassis number 0038S. Here it is on the 1953 Tour de France Auto

[DSdriver]

50 minutes ago, MiniMinorMk3 said:

One motorcycle for all immediately made me think of this

[Yoss]

10 minutes ago, MiniMinorMk3 said:

And the car in front is the Gordini T-16S, chassis number 0038S. Here it is on the 1953 Tour de France Auto

Any particular reason why it is right hand drive?

[EyesWeldedShut]

10 minutes ago, Yoss said:

Any particular reason why it is right hand drive?

Allegedly* RHD was favoured as most tracks were driven clockwise and this put the driver's weight in a better place for cornering - dunno how much truth is in that though.
(may just have been a 'thing' that evolved - like which pedal goes where?)

[lesapandre]

Factory car park Coventry 1954 or just after. Shows how many Pre-War cars in use still.

[Metal Guru]

13 minutes ago, lesapandre said:

Factory car park Coventry 1954 or just after. Shows how many Pre-War cars in use still.

Wasn’t it quite difficult to get a new car then as the government wanted to export as much as possible to pay some of the war debts?

[lesapandre]

5 minutes ago, Metal Guru said:

Wasn’t it quite difficult to get a new car then as the government wanted to export as much as possible to pay some of the war debts?

Yes - and purchase tax was high. A flat-rate of 33.33% rate was increased to 66% for cars costing over £1000 in 1947 and this rate was extended to all cars from 1951. In 1953 it was reduced to 50%.

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11 minutes ago, lesapandre said:

Factory car park Coventry 1954 or just after. Shows how many Pre-War cars in use still.

They remained as a common sight until 1960 when the introduction of the MOT started to weed them out quite quickly.  Many had questionable braking ability when new.  20 years on, probably with the same tyres, they slowed down rather like a railway loco i.e. gradually.