Eye-catching black and whites

[lesapandre]

[lesapandre]

Lionel still with us - born 1936. One of the founders of Classic Car mag in the 1970's.

[JeeExEll]

Idea for Shitefest 2020.

[JeeExEll]

[lesapandre]

2 hours ago, JeeExEll said:

There is a US singer called Randy Vanwarmer - always make me chuckle. Perhaps you'd attract one of those vanwarmers into the back of this at the local dog walking spot - just to keep warm mind...no sniggering at the back.

[lesapandre]

Number plate reads LG DOGO

[JeeExEll]

'Oh no, looks like it's going to piss down rain again. But Charlie's left us the keys to the Zephyr. Shall we use it to go to the shops?'. . . .

 

[Skut]

[martc]

^^^^ ‹‹ French car industry faces collapse.›› Le Monde, the 1960's.

[Asimo]

[JeeExEll]

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[JeeExEll]

Captain 70s parked next to the SAAB there.

Rare white 1.6S with gold detailing road tax due June 1st 1984.

[JeeExEll]

Thurso, 1974. These cars wouldn't have been very old.

[JeeExEll]

Gorgeous Ascona i400s. Bosch-injected 2.4 litre with 16 valve heads by Cosworth, lsd, suitable suspension, etc. Quite exotic for 1981. Homologation production cars to enable huge tuning potential for rallying and racing. I'd have one of these before a Manta.

[lesapandre]

On 7/17/2019 at 12:05 PM, Asimo said:

Interesting mash up of US cars and Brits - with a smattering of European. Early 1950's. US base in UK?

[lesapandre]

24 minutes ago, JeeExEll said:

Thurso, 1974. These cars wouldn't have been very old.

About 10-12 years old approx. Cars had a much shorter life then - 8-10 years or 100,000 miles max was the life of a car. My dad who had a company car, had a new car every year in the 1960's to keep them reliable.

[lesapandre]

31 minutes ago, JeeExEll said:

Captain 70s parked next to the SAAB there.

Note the high percentage of foreign cars there including one Japanese . Go back 10 years and they would be mostly British.

[lesapandre]

If you like striking BW material take a look at this from LA:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/49025176/a-lost-archive-of-la-crime-scenes

 

 

[Asimo]

9 hours ago, lesapandre said:

Interesting mash up of US cars and Brits - with a smattering of European. Early 1950's. US base in UK?

Hong Kong!

And these three are Vietnam,  around 1955.

[lesapandre]

That would make sense. You rarely see a mix like that in pictures. Great pic. Amazing to see what went there - a Wolseley 4/44 is not a car you expect to see exported much - but I am sure a few were. An early post-war Loewy Studebaker to the right at the rear too.

[lesapandre]

11 hours ago, Asimo said:

Hong Kong!

And these three are Vietnam,  around 1955.

Vietnam a French colony at that point so the Vedette and Citroen  makes sense - though note the 'British' style number plates. 

[JeeExEll]

Canley, Coventry (Triumph), 1981.

And someone's parked a Viva in the car park. May be a Golf in there too, by the front door.

SD1s were popular.

[lesapandre]

Interesting point raised by the silhouette of the Golf. Marked the end of the lower-lower longer-longer era of cars. Outline of the Golf taller than an SD1 or Princess by a bit of a margin. Like the later Uno - Golf was taller/shorter than some comparable cars to increase interior space.

Not universal of course because VW also did the Scriocco. But the car of the future in the 60's was mostly seen as lean and low - not today's tall steroided boxes people now drive.

[lesapandre]

Catford London. No longer there I think.

[Tadhg Tiogar]

7 hours ago, lesapandre said:

Catford London. No longer there I think.

This is where it used to be.....

[lesapandre]

On the A21 into London. In the photo you can just see the end of Catford Bus Garage to the extreme right which is also 30's or 40's I guess. Bet it was demolished to extend the bus standing. Thanks!! Lewisham does not have a great record they demolished their beautiful Victorian town hall in 1968.

[Tadhg Tiogar]

2 hours ago, lesapandre said:

... Lewisham does not have a great record they demolished their beautiful Victorian town hall in 1968.

Lewisham weren't the only ones demolishing their history in the 1960s. It was going on all over.

[lesapandre]

Oh yes...alas

[NorfolkNWeigh]

On 20 July 2019 at 1:55 PM, JeeExEll said:

Captain 70s parked next to the SAAB there.

Rare white 1.6S with gold detailing road tax due June 1st 1984.

I bet that Alfasud with the Cibies got driven somewhat enthusiastically.