Eye-catching black and whites

[Tadhg Tiogar]

2 hours ago, somewhatfoolish said:

....Anyone know what Winnie's ride is?

No, but DVLA no longer has a record of the plate.

[somewhatfoolish]

3 hours ago, Tadhg Tiogar said:

No, but DVLA no longer has a record of the plate.

I didn't think to check; perhaps @LightBulbFun could work his magic?

[LightBulbFun]

15 hours ago, somewhatfoolish said:

Anyone know what Winnie's ride is?

 

13 hours ago, Tadhg Tiogar said:

No, but DVLA no longer has a record of the plate.

 

9 hours ago, somewhatfoolish said:

I didn't think to check; perhaps @LightBulbFun could work his magic?

 

sadly I dont get any results for that plate indicating its been inactive since the late 1970s/early 80s or before

I can however say YSxxxx is a Glasgow registration issued between January 1935 and September 1936

[somewhatfoolish]

Surprised at that; an ageless plate that's not been flogged off by Doovla.

[LightBulbFun]

On 7/15/2020 at 11:32 PM, somewhatfoolish said:

Surprised at that; an ageless plate that's not been flogged off by Doovla.

they cant because its been issued already, they cant flog off plates that might still be on someones car!

that would make for an interesting V765 LOL

 

not sure if this should go here or in @beko1987's thread LOL

[martc]

On 7/14/2020 at 9:23 PM, somewhatfoolish said:

Anyone know what Winnie's ride is?

Believe it or not its either a Renault Nervastella, often used by statesmen, including the President of France. Details here - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renault_Nervastella

Or, when you start to look into big Renaults from the 30's, it could well be a 1936 Renault Viva Grand Sport Coach Decapotable. 

[Richard_FM]

6 hours ago, martc said:

Believe it or not its either a Renault Nervastella, often used by statesmen, including the President of France. Details here - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renault_Nervastella

Or, when you start to look into big Renaults from the 30's, it could well be a 1936 Renault Viva Grand Sport Coach Decapotable. 

Was it gift from the French government?

[martc]

17 hours ago, Richard_FM said:

Was it gift from the French government?

It has to have been either a gift or at the least loaned to him via the Embassy (or perhaps the Consulate considering it's registered in Glasgow). It's unlikely that a private one would be owned in the UK never mind used in a parade, unless Winnie had a Francophile chum. But we mustn't forget the Auld Alliance; maybe it was the Glasgow Lord Mayors car and he was cocking a snook to the English?

[Remspoor]

[Remspoor]

[keef]

3 hours ago, Remspoor said:

Lightbulbfun!

[Austat]

 

[LightBulbFun]

5 hours ago, Remspoor said:

Oh that messed me up slightly, as I was looking at that photo in my thread just before I went to bed yesterday, and I had thought for a moment that I accidentally clicked the wrong button when I woke up this morning!

 

here are some more photos from the same source, they all of Heywood in the early-mid 1970's  

Heywood was the DHSS's main stores, where all spare parts and spare/reserve Invalid vehicles where kept etc IIRC they had over 2000 invalid vehicles stashed away as you see here at one point in time!

all up on racks and in a line like this! would have loved to have been able to visit it in its prime

 

On 9/27/2019 at 8:41 PM, LightBulbFun said:

*cracks knuckles*

 

note the the towing eye on the AC Acedes Mk15's thats are not present on the Mk14 and the Model 70  

someone left the indicators on one of the Model 70's!

 

 

and where wheelchairs go to die!

 

 

IIRC Julian got a chance to visit in the 1990s and snapped some pictures would be very cool to see those some day  

 

 

[Remspoor]

On 7/20/2020 at 1:58 PM, LightBulbFun said:

Oh that messed me up slightly, as I was looking at that photo in my thread just before I went to bed yesterday, and I had thought for a moment that I accidentally clicked the wrong button when I woke up this morning!

 

here are some more photos from the same source, they all of Heywood in the early-mid 1970's  

Heywood was the DHSS's main stores, where all spare parts and spare/reserve Invalid vehicles where kept etc IIRC they had over 2000 invalid vehicles stashed away as you see here at one point in time!

all up on racks and in a line like this! would have loved to have been able to visit it in its prime

 

 

 

Sorry I missed that post. I was searching for something else and as usual unrelated images get thrown in. This i thought was a cracker. The link was not from this forum.

Just went back of my browsing history. I found it here.

https://pro.magnumphotos.com/C.aspx?VP3=SearchResult&STID=2S5RYDWRKHAD#/SearchResult&STID=2S5RYDWRKHAD&VBID=2K1HZOBNAYY33L

Now I have found this "odd" one.

 

[Remspoor]

On 7/20/2020 at 1:27 PM, Austat said:

 

According to the RDW none of the front (readable reg) cars are on the road.

[Richard_FM]

One from Your First Car that was on my optional list but now scanned:

[Richard_FM]

[martc]

9 hours ago, Richard_FM said:

Interesting inclusion of a HBOL amongst the Castrol Cares publications, did they have a sponsorship deal with them? I recall that Castrol products appeared prominently in old issues.

[JimH]

This picture appeared on the BBC website earlier. I thought it was rather splendid.

 

[sheffcortinacentre]

Seem to recall sprog is daman hill?

[Richard_FM]

2 hours ago, martc said:

Interesting inclusion of a HBOL amongst the Castrol Cares publications, did they have a sponsorship deal with them? I recall that Castrol products appeared prominently in old issues.

I've been scanning a few old adverts from issues of Practical Motorist.

[JeeExEll]

[St.Jude]

19 hours ago, JimH said:

This picture appeared on the BBC website earlier. I thought it was rather splendid.

 

Rather sad photo really.

For those not in the know, the baby in the push car is Damon Hill. I'm sure several of them died after the photo was taken.

[Willy Warpit]

From the left Bruce McLaren (killed testing Can-Am car at Goodwood), Stirling Moss (recently deceased of natural causes), Tony Brooks (still alive)

Graham Hill (killed plane crash Elstree golf course) Jo Bonnier (killed Le Mans crash) and I don't know who the last chap is

[Willy Warpit]

Unknown man on the right is Wolfgang von Trips (killed Italian Grand Prix Monza)

[ETCHY]

On 7/20/2020 at 12:58 PM, LightBulbFun said:

Oh that messed me up slightly, as I was looking at that photo in my thread just before I went to bed yesterday, and I had thought for a moment that I accidentally clicked the wrong button when I woke up this morning!

 

here are some more photos from the same source, they all of Heywood in the early-mid 1970's  

Heywood was the DHSS's main stores, where all spare parts and spare/reserve Invalid vehicles where kept etc IIRC they had over 2000 invalid vehicles stashed away as you see here at one point in time!

all up on racks and in a line like this! would have loved to have been able to visit it in its prime

 

 

 

Great photos, thanks for posting those.

[Richard_FM]

Salisbury registered BHO146V is listed as a Red Datsun Other Estate 1171cc (probably a Cherry) which was last taxed on 1 November 1992.

[JeeExEll]

Petrol (gasoline) powered. 

Wonder how easy they were to control, keeping them in sync would have been pretty important.

[JeeExEll]

[JeeExEll]