Dick Longbridge Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 Austat, Shite Ron, MiniMort and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadhg Tiogar Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 3 hours ago, Dick Longbridge said: Those two fellas standing to the left of the CF photo almost look like twins... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lesapandre Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 Recent years have shown us that some seemingly very sound companies can - because of change - economic, technological or social allied to some poor decisions - disappear in a few years. None more so than poor Rootes - winners of the Monte Carlo Rally in the 50's to gone by the 70's. Here is their pomp. Sir William Rootes, Brian Rootes and Geoffrey Rootes in front of their new Park Avenue showroom in New York. Fat_Pirate, Remspoor and Yoss 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lesapandre Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 Their Acton London trim factory...(one of their reasons for failure was their long supply chains eating into profits). Acton London to Linwood Scotland is a long way apart to be managed effectively. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lesapandre Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 Humber Snipe on an endurance run to Cape Town. adw1977, Amishtat, Rab and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lesapandre Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 1963 Geneva Motor Show Alpine III - Rootes loved 'updating' their cars virtually annually. Austat, Dick Longbridge, Rab and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lesapandre Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 Imp prototype with longer cabin - a radical more 2-box shape that did not make production - pity. Remspoor, Rab, D.E and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lesapandre Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 Ryton factory - later Peugeot - now demolished - final spit and polish to the glamorous Sunbeam Rapier. Remspoor, Amishtat, JeeExEll and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lesapandre Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 And briefly colour... Ryton by artist Terence Cuneo early 50's - Humber and Hillman. JeeExEll, warch and Rab 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lesapandre Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 RIP Rootes...you were a distinctive household name and nicely made but unable to generate enough profits to innovate effectively and independently survive. We could not love a car called Super Snipe or Imp alas. Remspoor, Rusty Pelican, Rab and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Jetter Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 I've always wondered why they jumped from CA to CF for the vans with nothing in between. Just found that there were CB & CD prototypes, no CC or CE though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rab Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 Dyslexic Viking, sheffcortinacentre, Shite Ron and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remspoor Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 8 hours ago, lesapandre said: Their Acton London trim factory...(one of their reasons for failure was their long supply chains eating into profits). Acton London to Linwood Scotland is a long way apart to be managed effectively. Would not get away with the way that workforce is structured now. Rab 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remspoor Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 Dyslexic Viking, Austat, JeeExEll and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ETCHY Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 4 hours ago, Rab said: Is that a WW2 Pillbox in that shot ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dyslexic Viking Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 Norway 1959 Harstad Norway 1970s Hamar Norway 1949 Rab, Shite Ron, JeeExEll and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adw1977 Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 7 hours ago, High Jetter said: I've always wondered why they jumped from CA to CF for the vans with nothing in between. Just found that there were CB & CD prototypes, no CC or CE though. Vauxpedia has some images of the aborted CD van program, which was forward control: Vauxpedia page lesapandre, warch, JeeExEll and 5 others 7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty Pelican Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 9 hours ago, lesapandre said: RIP Rootes...you were a distinctive household name and nicely made but unable to generate enough profits to innovate effectively and independently survive. We could not love a car called Super Snipe or Imp alas. Got a couple Imps here , i love em even if no one else does DSdriver, JeeExEll, Austat and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadhg Tiogar Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 19 minutes ago, Rusty Pelican said: Got a couple Imps here , i love em even if no one else does This is one of the few instances where the wheels actually look the right size for the car. Rusty Pelican 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Jetter Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 One is a Husky. I had one once, in a garage. Had a girl too, loop to 30 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rab Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 warch 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard_FM Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 One of my Uncle's farm hands had an Imp in the 1980s when they were already rare. To a young me it seemed a real platypus of a car with a rear engine & opening rear screen among other quirks. lesapandre 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Jetter Posted October 8, 2021 Share Posted October 8, 2021 I had one in the late 70s, my first car. EDY 667E, IIRC, a white Californian. My girlfriend had already passed her test so I got a lot of practice in that car driving to and from school (amongst other things!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rab Posted October 8, 2021 Share Posted October 8, 2021 Guy Le Querrec. martc, warch and Austat 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martc Posted October 9, 2021 Share Posted October 9, 2021 JeeExEll, Dick Longbridge, Remspoor and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martc Posted October 9, 2021 Share Posted October 9, 2021 Remspoor, Rab, Dyslexic Viking and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martc Posted October 9, 2021 Share Posted October 9, 2021 JeeExEll, Austat, Remspoor and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martc Posted October 9, 2021 Share Posted October 9, 2021 1926, when aeroplanes where seen as highly unreliable and extremely dangerous. No-one told the pilot, or co-pilot both of whom had testicles of steel. I think the ball boy should also be given some credit. This picture is from the series 'Why Women Live Longer'. RayMK, JeeExEll, Remspoor and 4 others 4 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LightBulbFun Posted October 10, 2021 Share Posted October 10, 2021 JeeExEll, RayMK, Austat and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remspoor Posted October 10, 2021 Share Posted October 10, 2021 hennabm, Dyslexic Viking, JeeExEll and 10 others 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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