Dyslexic Viking Posted October 10, 2021 Share Posted October 10, 2021 Norway late 50s But what car is in the picture Standard Vanguard? JeeExEll and Remspoor 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busmansholiday Posted October 10, 2021 Share Posted October 10, 2021 40 minutes ago, Remspoor said: Is that an MGC on the right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dyslexic Viking Posted October 10, 2021 Share Posted October 10, 2021 Plymouth Savoy taxi Tromsø Norway 1960s. LightBulbFun, Remspoor, JeeExEll and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dyslexic Viking Posted October 10, 2021 Share Posted October 10, 2021 Norway late 50s D.E and JeeExEll 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lesapandre Posted October 10, 2021 Share Posted October 10, 2021 2 hours ago, busmansholiday said: Is that an MGC on the right? I think you are right. sheffcortinacentre 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lesapandre Posted October 10, 2021 Share Posted October 10, 2021 2 hours ago, Dyslexic Viking said: Norway late 50s But what car is in the picture Standard Vanguard? Yes I'm sure it is a Vanguard - perhaps a diesel for additional misery. Dyslexic Viking, JeeExEll and Dick Longbridge 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadhg Tiogar Posted October 10, 2021 Share Posted October 10, 2021 14 minutes ago, lesapandre said: Yes I'm sure it is a Vanguard - perhaps a diesel for additional misery. They missed out "S" and "H" in front of the "IT", then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lesapandre Posted October 10, 2021 Share Posted October 10, 2021 I have never driven one. The petrol engine went into the TR sports cars. The diesel - Motor magazine tested one and recorded a top speed of 66 mph and 'acceleration' from 0–50 mph in 31 seconds and fuel consumption of 37.5 miles per gallon. They did not sell many - I think around 1500. The estate is quite good looking - very few survive...the 3-box saloon was hobbled by the rear short wheebase inherited from the original beetle-back design and consequently looks very odd at the back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Jetter Posted October 10, 2021 Share Posted October 10, 2021 4 hours ago, busmansholiday said: Is that an MGC on the right? Yes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadhg Tiogar Posted October 11, 2021 Share Posted October 11, 2021 10 hours ago, lesapandre said: ...the 3-box saloon was hobbled by the rear short wheebase inherited from the original beetle-back design and consequently looks very odd at the back. See also the Triumph Mayflower. lesapandre 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lesapandre Posted October 11, 2021 Share Posted October 11, 2021 2 hours ago, Tadhg Tiogar said: See also the Triumph Mayflower. Yes they had an 84-inch wheelbase for extra pitch..."pass the seasick pills Maud". By comparison a modern Toyota Aygo has a 92-inch wheelbase. Though the looks work better as a convertible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remspoor Posted October 11, 2021 Share Posted October 11, 2021 On 10/10/2021 at 8:31 PM, busmansholiday said: Is that an MGC on the right? Or a B with a C bonnet 😀 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dyslexic Viking Posted October 11, 2021 Share Posted October 11, 2021 Nullzwei, busmansholiday, lesapandre and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remspoor Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 lesapandre, Yoss, Amishtat and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martc Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 Photo by Igor Utkin, USSR, 1980s. Dyslexic Viking and Remspoor 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martc Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 Mobile Shop, photo by Vladislav Mikhailov, USSR, 1970s. Looks like fish and eggs for dinner (again). Remspoor, lesapandre, RayMK and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remspoor Posted October 13, 2021 Share Posted October 13, 2021 Yoss, Amishtat, lesapandre and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dyslexic Viking Posted October 14, 2021 Share Posted October 14, 2021 Norwegian taxi 1970. Remspoor, lesapandre, busmansholiday and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martc Posted October 14, 2021 Share Posted October 14, 2021 A Class 37 approaches Darlington yard with a selection of Ford cars. Capri, Granada, Escorts & Fiestas. busmansholiday, Remspoor, Dick Longbridge and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martc Posted October 14, 2021 Share Posted October 14, 2021 Belfast, 1986, set on fire during a protest. Remspoor 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martc Posted October 14, 2021 Share Posted October 14, 2021 Daytona Beach, 1957. Daytona Beach, 1948. Dick Longbridge and Bamboocarman 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dyslexic Viking Posted October 14, 2021 Share Posted October 14, 2021 Norwegian river ferry 1950s Hay transport Norway 1950s Bedford logging truck Norway 1950s Remspoor, busmansholiday and martc 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dyslexic Viking Posted October 14, 2021 Share Posted October 14, 2021 Road maintenance Norway 1950s martc 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lesapandre Posted October 14, 2021 Share Posted October 14, 2021 24 minutes ago, martc said: Daytona Beach, 1957. Daytona Beach, 1948. The 1957 photo car shows a 1939 model Lincoln Zephyr V12. Somebody clearly having a lot of fun. martc 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lesapandre Posted October 14, 2021 Share Posted October 14, 2021 K7 Bluebird - Lake Eyre Australia - in 1964 - before taking the Land Speed Record to 403mph. Gas turbine powering all 4-wheels. Yoss, Dick Longbridge, D.E and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martc Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 91-year-old Jean Grey remembers living on the site in the 1930s when her father was Custodian of the Stones. 'Dad was the Custodian of the Stones. He cut the grass and maintained the area round the huge monoliths and made sure no one damaged them...'. Above are the Custodians houses and allsorts of street furniture. Mr Pastry, DSdriver, JeeExEll and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimH Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 12 hours ago, lesapandre said: K7 Bluebird - Lake Eyre Australia - in 1964 - before taking the Land Speed Record to 403mph. Gas turbine powering all 4-wheels. Easily the most beautiful LSR car ever. People bitched and moaned about Campbell over-promising and under-delivering but given that he did 403 in '64 and the wheel driven record is about 55mph faster 57 years later I'm not entirely sure the criticism was valid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lesapandre Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 Armchair critics. Campbell is one of a select number of people who have significantly pushed at the envelope of human experience - an extrordinary man. The speed was over 400mph - but the other amazing statistics are that at that speed the car was covering a mile at 8.9 seconds and that the braking distance for Bluebird was then 6 miles - there was no engine braking effect from the gas turbine itself so the car was effectively coasting. Campbell thus had about a minute + to bring the vehicle to a halt. These runs were also mostly privately financed so were on a tight budget in difficult and remote terrain. JeeExEll 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimH Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 Very few of these projects were awash with cash. Perhaps that is what makes them so interesting. Remspoor, D.E, JeeExEll and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lesapandre Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 On 10/12/2021 at 4:05 PM, Remspoor said: Which New Town is that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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