Eye-catching black and whites

[martc]

23 hours ago, The Vicar said:

This is a favourite of mine. Anyone recognise the dapper gent?

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Don't you think policemen are looking younger nowadays?

'Who do you think you are? Stirling Moss?'

[Bfg]

^ I like the shadow of the man hiding behind the lamp post to take his photo.

[Remspoor]

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[STUNO]

A couple of new car ads from 1935  As done in the antipodies

 

 

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[Inspector Morose]

[Remspoor]

On 11/5/2019 at 12:09 PM, Inspector Morose said:

Wrong colour   ?

[Remspoor]

[Inspector Morose]

2 hours ago, Remspoor said:

Wrong colour   ?

Hhhhhhhhhh.

[Vantman]

[Remspoor]

[JeeExEll]

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Fwoaaarrrr

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[Remspoor]

[somewhatfoolish]

A queue of broken-down Champs waiting for REME to turn up with a knocker?

[lesapandre]

22 hours ago, JeeExEll said:

Note rear 'mesh' similarity to GS front grille:

 

[Remspoor]

[JeeExEll]

Escort Elba camper entered in 1970 World Cup London to Mexico.

Didn't finish.  Am not sure if they actually slept in it.  Handy for a cup of tea or a quick fry-up though. (Note pop-up roof and picnic basket. The one piece rear door is hinged at the bottom to make an extended bed platform, covered by a fold-out tent thing). Get the banjo out round a camp fire, etc. 

This pic shows maybe another Elba following on. London support van?  Publicity vehicle? Lost tourist?  Don't know.

[Bfg]

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One can almost picture the cups n' saucers, pots n pans, bedding and potty,  all being flung around in the back of that in an off-road section of the rally !  

Retired (..as unsafe) : due to driver being knocked unconscious by a can of Heinz beams, five rear windows being smashed, and the co-driver upset with what the potty had poured down the back of his neck !   " I'll get you Butler " 

 

[JeeExEll]

All nice and cosy.

Safe from Mexican banditos?

- " Yerrr, should be alright".

(Note - rally entry 'did not finish'. - Did anyone actually see the crew or the van again?).

[sheffcortinacentre]

As the Mexico was named after its success in the rally a G reg camper or not wouldn't be known as such like the cars entered (twincams) it will have been fitted with a 1.6 crossflow better suited to the dubious fuel available in the later stages/countries .

[Tadhg Tiogar]

6 hours ago, JeeExEll said:

.....The one piece rear door is hinged at the bottom to make an extended bed platform, covered by a fold-out tent thing). Get the banjo out round a camp fire, etc. 

"More beans, Mr. Taggart?"

- "Ah'd say you boys have had enough!!"

[Remspoor]

Hold on. Don't say anything abut Mexicans. Do you remember the Top Gear/Mexican debacle? ?

[JeeExEll]

1972 pics.   'Hillman Super Minx V8'.  

[lesapandre]

On 11/18/2019 at 5:27 PM, JeeExEll said:

Escort Elba camper entered in 1970 World Cup London to Mexico.

Didn't finish.  Am not sure if they actually slept in it.  Handy for a cup of tea or a quick fry-up though. (Note pop-up roof and picnic basket. The one piece rear door is hinged at the bottom to make an extended bed platform, covered by a fold-out tent thing). Get the banjo out round a camp fire, etc. 

This pic shows maybe another Elba following on. London support van?  Publicity vehicle? Lost tourist?  Don't know.

Different world these days. No longer any parking on Westminster Bridge - and a lot less private cars because of the C-charge - now mostly buses, black taxis and Ubers. Cycle lanes on both sides of the bridge too. On the right hand side there are bus stops and all the guard railings are gone and there is a pelican crossing. Building on the right the former home of the Greater London Council now a hotel. Parliament at the back was stone-cleaned after this was taken so now a much lighter colour too. And to the right of Big Ben there are new parliamentary offices - Portcullis House.