Dyslexic Viking Posted December 30, 2021 Share Posted December 30, 2021 In Norway, police officers in rural areas had to use their own cars for work. The police sign on the roof was set up when they were at work and laid flat when the car was in private use. Unsure when this ended but my dad has memories where the local police officer used his own diesel Blubird in police service so it lasted a while. lesapandre, Rab, Joey spud and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martc Posted December 30, 2021 Share Posted December 30, 2021 DSdriver, Remspoor, Asimo and 3 others 2 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martc Posted December 30, 2021 Share Posted December 30, 2021 1925 ish Morgan Grand Prix with a water-cooled Blackburne V-twin engine. The occupants are ‘Chris + Mrs Chris’ according to the pencil notes on the back. Remspoor, D.E, Rab and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martc Posted December 30, 2021 Share Posted December 30, 2021 This traction engine is outside Draycott Hall in Fremington. The engine was used to transport goods and materials up and down Swaledale. lesapandre, Remspoor, Dyslexic Viking and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lesapandre Posted December 30, 2021 Share Posted December 30, 2021 2 hours ago, Remspoor said: The demolition of this building was a tragic mistake. Tesco were responsible. Shite Ron 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somewhatfoolish Posted December 30, 2021 Share Posted December 30, 2021 Did they get a stipend or something on top of the wage for that? A car must have been a big deal(and seriously expensive) at that time. 4 hours ago, Dyslexic Viking said: In Norway, police officers in rural areas had to use their own cars for work. The police sign on the roof was set up when they were at work and laid flat when the car was in private use. Unsure when this ended but my dad has memories from his youth where the local police officer used his own diesel Blubird in police service so it lasted a while. AnnoyingPentium 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dyslexic Viking Posted December 30, 2021 Share Posted December 30, 2021 32 minutes ago, somewhatfoolish said: Did they get a stipend or something on top of the wage for that? A car must have been a big deal(and seriously expensive) at that time. I simply do not know. Have searched but can not find any information about this. Also find nothing about how widespread this was and how long this lasted. But would assume that they got paid to use their car at work. somewhatfoolish 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard_FM Posted December 30, 2021 Share Posted December 30, 2021 5 hours ago, lesapandre said: The demolition of this building was a tragic mistake. Tesco were responsible. I heard the concrete was beginning to crack up badly in some places, & it eventually would become structurally unsound. Remspoor 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lesapandre Posted December 30, 2021 Share Posted December 30, 2021 They always say that. Dunno. Just a pity. Owen Luder was a good architect. Asimo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remspoor Posted December 31, 2021 Share Posted December 31, 2021 sheffcortinacentre, lesapandre, Dyslexic Viking and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metal Guru Posted December 31, 2021 Share Posted December 31, 2021 19 minutes ago, Remspoor said: Is that Leith Walk, Edinburgh? Around 1960 judging from the cars. Rab, lesapandre, hennabm and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martc Posted December 31, 2021 Share Posted December 31, 2021 Imagine a car with no rust It's easy if you try No hole below us Above us only sky... (hang on a sec the pigging roof's rusting now) Shite Ron, busmansholiday, Remspoor and 10 others 5 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martc Posted December 31, 2021 Share Posted December 31, 2021 Nice song, John. But the door's fallen off mine, wack. RayMK, Shite Ron, Austat and 4 others 5 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martc Posted December 31, 2021 Share Posted December 31, 2021 Remspoor, Dick Longbridge, Austat and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Jetter Posted December 31, 2021 Share Posted December 31, 2021 7 hours ago, martc said: Imagine a car with no rust It's easy if you try No hole below us Above us only sky... (hang on a sec the pigging roof's rusting now) Imagine there's no country...man DSdriver and martc 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metal Guru Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 1 hour ago, High Jetter said: Imagine there's no country...man Imagine there’s no possessions - says the multimillionaire! Remspoor 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asimo Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 On 30/12/2021 at 15:41, martc said: 1925 ish Morgan Grand Prix with a water-cooled Blackburne V-twin engine. The occupants are ‘Chris + Mrs Chris’ according to the pencil notes on the back. I’ve not seen a Morgan with a gas lighting set before. Mrs Chris in charge of acetylene flow. lesapandre and martc 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asimo Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 http://hongwrong.com/police-uniforms-vehicles/ martc, Shite Ron, Remspoor and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remspoor Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 RayMK, D.E, DSdriver and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew353w Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 57 minutes ago, Remspoor said: I think (think...) that's a Skoda Tudor van, but I'm not sure! lesapandre 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metal Guru Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 3 hours ago, Andrew353w said: I think (think...) that's a Skoda Tudor van, but I'm not sure! Didn’t the Tudor have wood panelling like a Morris Minor traveller but painted black and white? Andrew353w, lesapandre, Richard_FM and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remspoor Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 5 hours ago, Andrew353w said: I think (think...) that's a Skoda Tudor van, but I'm not sure! You could be correct.. I thought it was a Peugeot The image was taken in the Netherlands. 2 hours ago, Metal Guru said: Didn’t the Tudor have wood panelling like a Morris Minor traveller but painted black and white? I think that was only the estate version. Images of vans are hard to find on the web. But this page shows some comparisons in the body styles. https://www.automobilrevue.cz/rubriky/presunuto-na-trucker-cz-truck-bus/historie/skoda-1101-1102-2-dil-tudory-v-pracovnim_48213.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew353w Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 It would appear my initial thoughts were correct. Blimey, look at the angle of those rear wheels! Swing axles or WHAT? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asimo Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 1 hour ago, Remspoor said: Images of vans are hard to find on the web. This Flickr set is worth look. https://www.flickr.com/photos/michielverburgh/albums/72157603850350371 Remspoor, Austat, RayMK and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austat Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 19 hours ago, Asimo said: This Flickr set is worth look. https://www.flickr.com/photos/michielverburgh/albums/72157603850350371 An interesting album that: Shite Ron, Dyslexic Viking, lesapandre and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austat Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 Rab, lesapandre, Shite Ron and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austat Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 Tokyo, 1984 (with funky Comaro street furniture, must of been expensive to run with the Japanese engine size taxes implemented in the early 70's) Rab, Remspoor and lesapandre 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rab Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 Lisboa. 1975. Social revolutionary change. Shite Ron, Austat, hennabm and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metal Guru Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 29 minutes ago, Austat said: That’s looks expensive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trigger Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 I'm sure someone on here will enjoy this Andrew353w, Remspoor, adw1977 and 5 others 5 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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