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[martc]

[martc]

'Nurses demonstrate extra freedom and mobility with latest culotte dresses for uniforms', in 1967 (honestly, that's the title).

[Remspoor]

The first Volvo made in the USA.

It did not go well.

[somewhatfoolish]

That's the very rare hood ornament option, not often ticked on the options list when ordering your sharp new 1973 full-size automobile; this ain't your grandaddy's Buick!

[lesapandre]

2 hours ago, martc said:

McCool.

[Asimo]

43 minutes ago, Remspoor said:

The first Volvo made in the USA.

It did not go well.

 

[Austat]

 

[Remspoor]

[lesapandre]

7 hours ago, Austat said:

 

Smug 60's advertising kind of sums up the era really... and the British  manufacturers attitude generally.

Ad associates Rover with a junk yard - and says  the car is better than this lot... Of course by '68 the P6 had been in production 5 years so a bit of an old crock by then anyway. The competition  was catching up...

Meanwhile at Ford they were doing this aspirational  advertising  and of course  it worked. Even the Queen got a Granada.

[EyesWeldedShut]

On 11/2/2021 at 9:34 PM, Dick Longbridge said:

 

 

Tell me that pretty building on the right wasn't flattened...

I don't know Halifax that well so I couldn't tell you. Here's a couple of other Hfx ones (pinched from here) - both of Cow Green

Minx(?) vs Consul(?) imminent RTA centre bottom?
Note brave pedestrians risking life and limb to use the zebra (and two of Halifax's finest bobbies on hand to write up both RTAs.

Few years later, town planners have spent £££s installing a subterranean pissoir (sorry, pedestrian underpass)  to reduce accidents. Smell of urine is so bad that Mr Cloth Cap there in the centre island chancing it above ground. Be ironic if the road roller got him.......
(Bagsies the P6 please)

[Remspoor]

WTF is the Hillman doing?

[somewhatfoolish]

The driver of the Consul is a woman and they fancy their chances?

2 hours ago, Remspoor said:

WTF is the Hillman doing?

 

[Dyslexic Viking]

Construction of ambulance Norway 1937

[Remspoor]

1 hour ago, somewhatfoolish said:

The driver of the Consul is a woman and she is shouting I got you on camera, yer I got you on fucking dash cam

 

FTFY

[Asimo]

4 hours ago, Remspoor said:

WTF is the Hillman doing?

The roundabout rules were not standardised to the rules we all know and love until 1966.  This picture could easily be older than ‘66. Note the lack of road paint indicating “give way”.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roundabout

[Garythesnail]

5 hours ago, Remspoor said:

WTF is the Hillman doing?

On its third lap drifting around the roundabout - there's a dab of opposite lock going on there......

 

Perhaps not.

[mintwth]

6 hours ago, Remspoor said:

WTF is the Hillman doing?

Taking advantage of the Consul having parked up next to the lovely round grassy picnic area. 

Note also the life size tin soldier in front of the lorry on the left, also heading for the new fangled round roadside picnic area thing. 

[High Jetter]

I wondered if the Ford was stationary too. 'Keep Left' is fine, if you know which hand is which.

[martc]

'Where's that oil coming from?, Dad's only had it for a day'

'Here and here and here. The whole thing is effing effed mate, much like the whole British industry, mark my words'

'You'd better take your sandals off before going inside, Mum will go ape sh*t bonkers'

[martc]

'We're all going on our Summer holidays' (in Italian) plus a bonus Renault Fregate.

[Remspoor]

On 11/16/2021 at 4:54 PM, Remspoor said:

WTF is the Hillman doing?

There is really a lot going on in that photo.

The Hillman V Ford.

The "soldier" in front of the gully cleaning lorry.😉

The lorry in the distance which seems to have a huge crane jib and a load of poles overhanging the rear.

The road layout is abysmal, where the bus is approaching.

Two policemen stand over to the left in front of the shop.

The direction sign, at the bottom right, does not match the road layout.

 

[martc]

Jim Clark, Scottish Formula 1 racing driver and twice World Champion testing the tyre's pressure.

[lesapandre]

16 hours ago, Remspoor said:

There is really a lot going on in that photo.

The Hillman V Ford.

The "soldier" in front of the gully cleaning lorry.😉

The lorry in the distance which seems to have a huge crane jib and a load of poles overhanging the rear.

The road layout is abysmal, where the bus is approaching.

Two policemen stand over to the left in front of the shop.

The direction sign, at the bottom right, does not match the road layout.

 

Aye - it's Grim Up North...Halifax is a great place though. Well worth a visit.

Formerly home to Woodall Nicholson...

Norland is a village  near Halifax...

[lesapandre]

6 hours ago, martc said:

Jim Clark, Scottish Formula 1 racing driver and twice World Champion testing the tyre's pressure.

Clark was killed in a Formula Two racing accident in 1968 on the Hockenheim circuit. 

[Tadhg Tiogar]

3 hours ago, lesapandre said:

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God Almighty, was there actually a Hearse of the Year Show?

[lesapandre]

I think it was part of The National Undertakers Awards.. .

It is an industry  like any other...

My advice...never get in a Private Ambulance and if you are going to a hosp'...make sure it is an 'ital not an 'ice.

[High Jetter]

26 minutes ago, Tadhg Tiogar said:

God Almighty, was there actually a Hearse of the Year Show?

There used to be, but it's died out now.

[martc]

Talking of Hearse Horse of the Year...

Now I wouldn't stick two fingers up at that (a joke for our younger viewers).

Spoiler

It's Harvey Smith, a famous equestrian of the the 1970's, who became infamous by sticking two fingers up at the judges during a 1971 show jumping event

 

 

[Tadhg Tiogar]

1 hour ago, martc said:

Talking of Hearse Horse of the Year...

Now I wouldn't stick two fingers up at that (a joke for our younger viewers).

  Reveal hidden contents

It's Harvey Smith, a famous equestrian of the the 1970's, who became infamous by sticking two fingers up at the judges during a 1971 show jumping event

 

 

There's some massive negative camber on that rear wheel......

[Remspoor]

7 hours ago, High Jetter said:

There used to be, but it's died out now.

That was a grave mistake then. Many could not wait wake to go to the show.

I will get be pallbearers coat.......