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5 hours ago, Remspoor said:

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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*

 

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

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

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and where wheelchairs go to die!

 

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

 

 

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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.

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

DJ-33-FJ VW Golf I 1978 66-TS-30 Ford Granada Mk II Saloon 1977 GY-32-NG Austin Allegro Estate 1981 55-51-VP Audi 100 F104 C1 1972

 

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

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

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9 hours ago, Richard_FM said:

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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.

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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.

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19 hours ago, JimH said:

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

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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.

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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

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

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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.

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

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Petrol (gasoline) powered. 

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

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On 7/18/2020 at 4:46 PM, 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

1935 Renault Nervastella Grand Sport Cabriolet (ABM3) retro hf ...

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. 

1935 Renault Viva Grand Sport - Google Search ...

Big car or small people?

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19 hours ago, Richard_FM said:

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

All Datsun Cherrys were* red :)

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12 hours ago, JeeExEll said:

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Lenin's back-up plan in case his revolution idea backfired.

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Park a Mk1 at the sea, you can almost hear the corrosion


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