JeeExEll 15504 Posted February 20 Share Posted February 20 Hyundai Cortina factory, South Korea, in 1968. Shite Ron, Three Speed, Remspoor and 1 other 4 Link to post Share on other sites
Remspoor 4294 Posted February 20 Share Posted February 20 adw1977, Dick Longbridge, Austat and 3 others 6 Link to post Share on other sites
martc 7447 Posted February 20 Share Posted February 20 Westminster Bridge, somewhere between 1905 and 1915 Piccadilly Circus, somewhere between 1915 and 1930 JeeExEll, Amishtat, Skut and 1 other 4 Link to post Share on other sites
martc 7447 Posted February 20 Share Posted February 20 Remember kids, don't smoke Unless you have metal lungs - JeeExEll, Dick Longbridge, warch and 1 other 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites
martc 7447 Posted February 20 Share Posted February 20 Darnall, Sheffield Shite Ron, spartacus, JeeExEll and 3 others 6 Link to post Share on other sites
martc 7447 Posted February 20 Share Posted February 20 Sverdlovsk, USSR, 2nd of May 1984. JeeExEll 1 Link to post Share on other sites
DVee8 18650 Posted February 20 Share Posted February 20 My FiL's bus garage in Chester le Streets market place 1 of 4 sites they owned around Chester le street. It now looks like this JeeExEll and Remspoor 2 Link to post Share on other sites
busmansholiday 5609 Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 23 hours ago, martc said: Blackpool, looks like corner of Chapel Street and the Prom, opposite Central Pier. There used to be a Doctor Who exhibition to the right of where the Cyberman is pictured (know all arsehole mode off). martc 1 Link to post Share on other sites
busmansholiday 5609 Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 So whilst mentioning Blackpool, have one from me. Bet that Mk I 'tina GT would be worth a few quid these days. Shite Ron 1 Link to post Share on other sites
busmansholiday 5609 Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 20 hours ago, DVee8 said: My FiL's bus garage in Chester le Streets market place 1 of 4 sites they owned around Chester le street. Who was that, OK ? Link to post Share on other sites
DVee8 18650 Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 9 minutes ago, busmansholiday said: Who was that, OK ? They owned General omnibus chester le street, that then changed to Atkinson coaches. busmansholiday 1 Link to post Share on other sites
martc 7447 Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 The Railton Special sans body work. Powered by two supercharged Napier Lion W12 engines. It was the first ground vehicle to break 400 mph in a measured test. On 16 September 1947 John Cobb averaged 394.19 mph (385.6mph & 403.1mph) over the measured mile in both directions to take the world land speed record. Getting ready... Nearly there... Go...! http://claspgarage.blogspot.com/2013/09/railton-mobil-special.html warch, Remspoor, JeeExEll and 5 others 8 Link to post Share on other sites
martc 7447 Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 Kay Petre behind the wheel of her 10.5 litre Delage Grand Prix car. On October the 26th, 1934, she set a new world record for a flying lap with an average speed of 129.580 mph at Brooklands. Remspoor, LightBulbFun, JeeExEll and 3 others 6 Link to post Share on other sites
R1152 533 Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 On 20/02/2021 at 12:51, JeeExEll said: Check out the rusty sill. Chickenwire + glassfibre + brushed on black underseal = sorted m8. Just don't pull too hard on the seatbelt if you want to wear it. Late registration too, one of the last on a K-plate. What a cool old thing, I'd lose the roof air-horn though. As a child I remember our local butcher having one. Chicken wire in the sills? Luxury. My 16 was newspaper plus fibreglass and underseal, before they *had* to be replaced. JeeExEll 1 Link to post Share on other sites
JeeExEll 15504 Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 martc, RayMK, Dick Longbridge and 6 others 9 Link to post Share on other sites
JeeExEll 15504 Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 1972 ad. Precision made strut top strengthening plates supplied with special bolts. (Did that really say bolts??). Rot never gets any better, only worse. Buy today. NorfolkNWeigh, Shite Ron, Dannyk and 5 others 7 1 Link to post Share on other sites
R1152 533 Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 See also: Mk. II Cortina, Mk. IV Zephyr/Zodiac... As a kid I remember seeing someone's car - I don't think it was a Ford (BICBW) at a junction visible from my bedroom window and it had indeed come to a halt with the suspension tops peering up at the sky, much to the owner's embarrassment... 24 Cranbourn Street is the address of https://www.spaghettihouse.co.uk/restaurants/cranbourn-street JeeExEll 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Remspoor 4294 Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 RayMK and Austat 2 Link to post Share on other sites
R1152 533 Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 15 minutes ago, Remspoor said: Wonder where that is exactly? The pre-74 R16 would appear to have Paris plates on it... Link to post Share on other sites
busmansholiday 5609 Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 14 hours ago, R1152 said: Wonder where that is exactly? The pre-74 R16 would appear to have Paris plates on it... The van is Dutch registered and looking at the wording in McD's that appears to be in Dutch as well. Given the bicycles and trams in the distance Amsterdam ? Link to post Share on other sites
Remspoor 4294 Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 Location is Amsterdam, so I am lead to believe. Thought it would be hard to guess because of the different reg. plates. Link to post Share on other sites
martc 7447 Posted February 24 Share Posted February 24 Who’s in control here? Jawa produced a dual-control trainer motorcycle in 1949, and was probably the only manufacturer to build such a machine. Because, who wants to learn to ride with a passenger hung way out past the rear axle? But Jawa claimed a newbie could learn to ride in 30 minutes. Instructor Bill Hynes demonstrates to Vivian Kennedy. Needs some air in the front tyre. Micklefield Estate, High Wycombe, 1983. Compare and contrast. Link to post Share on other sites
martc 7447 Posted February 24 Share Posted February 24 Darnall, Sheffield. USofA stateside, 1952. One hell of a distance to get a good ceeegar. Link to post Share on other sites
martc 7447 Posted February 24 Share Posted February 24 Ambulance crew, Omsk, USSR, 1970s Remspoor 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Mr Pastry 1183 Posted February 24 Share Posted February 24 32 minutes ago, martc said: Who’s in control here? Jawa produced a dual-control trainer motorcycle in 1949, and was probably the only manufacturer to build such a machine. I saw a few dual control trainer bikes in Paris years ago, never seen them anywhere else - are they still a thing? IIRC the rear bars on those were not connected to the steering though. Link to post Share on other sites
martc 7447 Posted February 24 Share Posted February 24 Bolton, 1970s. Shite Ron and Remspoor 2 Link to post Share on other sites
JimH 3561 Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 Going very fast indeed is always cool but it was at its best when collars, ties and sensible footwear was involved. Sure we can all love the new stuff but you just wish they would ditch the branded polo shirts and go back to stout brogues. Easily the best looking wheels ever fitted to an LSR car. Crikey, it was big. And just because I didn't know much about this car, here is an effort from the Germans. Note the rather stout transmission. Thunderbolt's gearbox was something again but decent pictures of it are hard to come by. Remspoor 1 Link to post Share on other sites
JimH 3561 Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 LightBulbFun 1 Link to post Share on other sites
JimH 3561 Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 Dick Longbridge and LightBulbFun 2 Link to post Share on other sites
martc 7447 Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 16 hours ago, Mr Pastry said: I saw a few dual control trainer bikes in Paris years ago, never seen them anywhere else - are they still a thing? IIRC the rear bars on those were not connected to the steering though. Can't find anything on the Parisan dual control bikes, but the crazy Czechs are still at it - soz not B&W - https://www.johns-blog.com/?p=591 To appease the B&W gods, here's another pic of the Jawa RayMK and Remspoor 2 Link to post Share on other sites
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