Eye-catching black and whites

[lesapandre]

17 hours ago, D.E said:

Moskvitch & Volga in London:

Embassy cars. Presumably Russian Embassy. The car on the right has the 'CD' (Corps Diplomatique) diplomat plate.

After use the may well have been shipped back to the USSR.

Note both are LHD - no concession to decadent capitalism there.

[D.E]

Another one:

[D.E]

[D.E]

The local picture archive is a goldmine of oddball stuff, but I have to dig through thousands of photos. This is, apparently, a "luxury cab" for VIPs and such. Not sure why it would have to be lhd for that...

[MiniMinorMk3]

4 minutes ago, D.E said:

The local picture archive is a goldmine of oddball stuff, but I have to dig through thousands of pictures. This is, apparently, a "luxury cab" for VIPs and such. Not sure why it would have to be lhd for that...

It's so the driver can hop out safely and open the door for the Duke and Duchess.

[MiniMinorMk3]

20 hours ago, D.E said:

Alvis? JO 707 is on a 1966 Maserati now...

Park Ward Bentley S2 Continental Convertible.

 

[D.E]

12 minutes ago, MiniMinorMk3 said:

It's so the driver can hop out safely and open the door for the Duke and Duchess.

Thanks, that makes sense.

[D.E]

[High Jetter]

^^^ One for the up the arse thread, a proper Wedgie!

[barrett]

Some good bits on the last couple of pages. The Checker Aerobus is a pretty wild sight – I wonder what happened to that one? I believe there was, briefly, a UK concessionaire in London but I doubt if more than one actually made it over here.

[Asimo]

10 minutes ago, barrett said:

The Checker Aerobus is a pretty wild sight – I wonder what happened to that one?

Possibly this sort of thing?

[Momentary Lapse Of Reason]

Kirkby Stephen last week.

[D.E]

[Remspoor]

43 minutes ago, D.E said:

Early H van?😀

[D.E]

Electric thingy

[lesapandre]

3 hours ago, D.E said:

Electric thingy

It's an Opperman Unicar. Most were petrol - but there may well have been the odd go with electric.

Site of the factory is right at the end of the A1 as it comes into London - now occupied by a Morrisons supermarket.

(The Morrisons cafe was ok - I used to pop in for a pit stop when using the A1 and always thought of Unicar made there - I see they are closing their cafes - pity)

[D.E]

10 minutes ago, lesapandre said:

It's an Opperman Unicar. Most were petrol - but there may well have been the odd go with electric.

It's described as a "TEL electric car". Presumably they converted an Opperman?

[lesapandre]

Opperman were a general engineering firm. It looks like an Opperman body - someone took the bodies or moulds.

I think opperman sold the cars as kits and built-up vehicles.

Opperman exited car production soon after the Mini arrived as they could not compete.

A bit more about TEL and more B/W images.

https://photographyinmyblood.com/2021/05/04/three-strange-vehicles/

https://www.gettyimages.co.uk/detail/news-photo/sarah-handy-in-the-drivers-seat-of-a-tel-electric-car-in-news-photo/2189357983

Fascinating stuff.

The arrival of Mini closed a lot of these micro and kit car businesses.

[High Jetter]

The amount of knowledge on here is insane

[sheffcortinacentre]

6 hours ago, D.E said:

Another one:

No details 

[sheffcortinacentre]

6 hours ago, D.E said:

No details 

[sheffcortinacentre]

6 hours ago, D.E said:

The local picture archive is a goldmine of oddball stuff, but I have to dig through thousands of photos. This is, apparently, a "luxury cab" for VIPs and such. Not sure why it would have to be lhd for that...

No details 

[sheffcortinacentre]

2 hours ago, D.E said:

Electric thingy

No details 

[D.E]

[D.E]

[lesapandre]

Possibly August 1976 and the sell-off of bankrupt Jensen factory by receivers.

[sheffcortinacentre]

1 hour ago, D.E said:

Think that was done by hot car or custom car mag

[Amishtat]

15 hours ago, Asimo said:

Possibly this sort of thing?

Another one was raced within the last month.

[Dick Cheeseburger]

14 hours ago, D.E said:

Definite Peugeot 206 vibes.

[Momentary Lapse Of Reason]

"RST 924 No details  " 

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