M'coli Posted September 10, 2019 Share Posted September 10, 2019 On 8/28/2019 at 11:31 AM, JeeExEll said: Dunlop? WTF? Fascinating Rostyle fact number 33. This is a new one to me. I thought they were all just 'Ford Rostyles'. Made by Ford or maybe by Rubery Owen. In two styles, the 1600E type and this 'wide slot' style used around 1971 on Capris and early Cortina Mk3 GTs. Did Dunlop make these for MG and Rootes group and Vauxhall too? What about the Landcrab Wolseley thing? Who knows. Dunlops are subtly different from Rostyles, but differrent enough to avoid copywrite/trademark issues. Dick Longbridge, hennabm, JeeExEll and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimH Posted September 10, 2019 Share Posted September 10, 2019 Measuring Worth is an interesting old site to use when looking at old adverts. Relative to average earnings that Consul Cortina would cost you almost £32,000 today and your Turbo Thunderbolt Luxury Super Delux All Weather Turbo Shields would set you back about £230.00. Asimo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lesapandre Posted September 11, 2019 Share Posted September 11, 2019 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lesapandre Posted September 11, 2019 Share Posted September 11, 2019 Colour but early supersaturated colour - possibly taken from a slide. Lovely...how great to just step into that picture. chaseracer, DSdriver and RayMK 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lesapandre Posted September 11, 2019 Share Posted September 11, 2019 The trousers on the r. are amazing. JeeExEll, Fat_Pirate, DSdriver and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lesapandre Posted September 11, 2019 Share Posted September 11, 2019 Sutton. Momentary Lapse Of Reason 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lesapandre Posted September 11, 2019 Share Posted September 11, 2019 Posed Python - deceased - fallen off his perch some time ago - much missed. Asimo, JimH, Amishtat and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lesapandre Posted September 11, 2019 Share Posted September 11, 2019 Dick Longbridge, JeeExEll, RayMK and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LightBulbFun Posted September 11, 2019 Share Posted September 11, 2019 Dannyk, lesapandre, Skut and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadhg Tiogar Posted September 13, 2019 Share Posted September 13, 2019 On 9/11/2019 at 2:26 PM, lesapandre said: The trousers on the r. are amazing. Those look like aluminised fire-resistant trousers that were commonly worn for drag-racing in the 1960s/70s, made by companies such as Simpson and Deist (both still making drag racing safety gear today). The shiny surface occasionally gave interesting patterns on film. lesapandre 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skut Posted September 14, 2019 Share Posted September 14, 2019 Questionable design. adw1977, JeeExEll, lesapandre and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeeExEll Posted September 15, 2019 Share Posted September 15, 2019 Proud owners of a new 3000 Ghia. Wonder who was driving when it was seen doing doughnuts in the Asda car park. Road tax due 30 years ago. Autobox was standard on these, in that you paid the extra whether you wanted an autobox or not. The manual 4-speed was an option at 'at no-extra-cost'. Thanks Ford. Amishtat, Dick Longbridge, Dannyk and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeeExEll Posted September 15, 2019 Share Posted September 15, 2019 adw1977, stonedagain, lesapandre and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeeExEll Posted September 15, 2019 Share Posted September 15, 2019 How cool does a well-worn E-Type look? . adw1977, lesapandre, RayMK and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adw1977 Posted September 15, 2019 Share Posted September 15, 2019 9 hours ago, JeeExEll said: Autobox was standard on these, in that you paid the extra whether you wanted an autobox or not. The manual 4-speed was an option at 'at no-extra-cost'. Thanks Ford. Ford did the same with some Granadas and with V6 Sierras. Vauxhall also did it with the Senator 3.0i and Rover with some SD1 models. JeeExEll 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimH Posted September 16, 2019 Share Posted September 16, 2019 16 hours ago, JeeExEll said: Don't know if we've had this one already. Clearly you didn't earn a fortune working for them back then. JeeExEll, Dick Longbridge, lesapandre and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimH Posted September 16, 2019 Share Posted September 16, 2019 I love this picture. You broke it so you can bloody well fix it... JeeExEll, lesapandre, Bfg and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadhg Tiogar Posted September 16, 2019 Share Posted September 16, 2019 1 hour ago, JimH said: Don't know if we've had this one already. Clearly you didn't earn a fortune working for them back then. Doesn't look like Bernie Ecclestone had seized control of F1 at that point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martc Posted September 16, 2019 Share Posted September 16, 2019 5 hours ago, JimH said: Don't know if we've had this one already. Clearly you didn't earn a fortune working for them back then. 4 hours ago, Tadhg Tiogar said: Doesn't look like Bernie Ecclestone had seized control of F1 at that point. Doesn't look like anyone had seized control of the parking at that point. DSdriver, adw1977 and Crackers 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somewhatfoolish Posted September 16, 2019 Share Posted September 16, 2019 On 9/11/2019 at 10:00 PM, lesapandre said: Breguet Deux Ponts! Double deck aircraft clearly a french thing. JeeExEll, lesapandre and DSdriver 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somewhatfoolish Posted September 16, 2019 Share Posted September 16, 2019 On 6/26/2019 at 5:45 PM, RayMK said: Buses in Malta circa 1953. I was only about 4 when this was taken. Dad was stationed with the RAF near Valetta and we lived nearby. I have tried without success to match the view to something on Google maps. Redevelopment has probably completely changed the scene unless I have failed to recognise key buildings. It would appear to be what is now the Tritons' fountain, but as your photo shows used to be a bus station. The portico and tower thing on the right is presumably the city gate. RayMK and lesapandre 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadhg Tiogar Posted September 16, 2019 Share Posted September 16, 2019 3 hours ago, somewhatfoolish said: Breguet Deux Ponts! Double deck aircraft clearly a french thing. ....which means the Airbus A380 was nothing new.... LightBulbFun 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skut Posted September 27, 2019 Share Posted September 27, 2019 sheffcortinacentre and lesapandre 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Skut Posted September 27, 2019 Share Posted September 27, 2019 barrett, Asimo and lesapandre 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Skut Posted September 27, 2019 Share Posted September 27, 2019 Eddie Honda, Bfg, Amishtat and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeeExEll Posted September 27, 2019 Share Posted September 27, 2019 Interesting fold-out 'Thunderbirds' type arrangement at the rear of this prototype. Did the lower bootlid maybe fold down flat?? No idea, but I like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeeExEll Posted September 27, 2019 Share Posted September 27, 2019 Amishtat, Dick Longbridge and DSdriver 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somewhatfoolish Posted September 27, 2019 Share Posted September 27, 2019 14 minutes ago, JeeExEll said: Interesting fold-out 'Thunderbirds' type arrangement at the rear of this prototype. Did the lower bootlid maybe fold down flat?? No idea, but I like it. I suspect the longitudinal line on the rear glass is not a hinge but a split between two different styling treatments for a hatchback? Bfg and adw1977 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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