Eye-catching black and whites

[lesapandre]

28 minutes ago, Vantman said:

Oldest car appears to me to be the 'razor edge' Trumph Renown - the Pop's are difficult  to date as they were made up to '59.

You can see just how successful (and profitable) the Anglia was for Ford - a plethora of cars and vans in view. Over a million cars and 200,000 vans found satisfied customers in approximately  eight years.

Out of all the grey porridge parked there - that's the type with the crispest styling - a little dab of suburban glamour.

[Richard_FM]

25 minutes ago, lesapandre said:

Oldest car appears to me to be the 'razor edge' Trumph Renown - the Pop's are difficult  to date as they were made up to '59.

You can see just how successful (and profitable) the Anglia was for Ford - a plethora of cars and vans in view. Over a million cars and 200,000 vans found satisfied customers in approximately  eight years.

Out of all the grey porridge parked there - that's the type with the crispest styling - a little dab of suburban glamour.

A Hillman Imp seems to be the newest car among them, along with a Bedford HA van.  Surprisingly no Minis or Cortinas, though there is 1 ADO16.

[lesapandre]

I'd say it's very late 1963 or 1964 (or just after) as there is a Ford Corsair - introduced at the London Motor Show in October 1963 and available from 1964.

[lesapandre]

5 minutes ago, Richard_FM said:

A Hillman Imp seems to be the newest car among them, along with a Bedford HA van.  Surprisingly no Minis or Cortinas, though there is 1 ADO16.

I think there is one Cortina - 5 cars in from the left at the back with a white roof.

 

[sheffcortinacentre]

40 minutes ago, lesapandre said:

Oldest car appears to me to be the 'razor edge' Trumph Renown - the Pop's are difficult  to date as they were made up to '59.

You can see just how successful (and profitable) the Anglia was for Ford - a plethora of cars and vans in view. Over a million cars and 200,000 vans found satisfied customers in approximately  eight years.

Out of all the grey porridge parked there - that's the type with the crispest styling - a little dab of suburban glamour.

Consul classic in middle too 61/2ish

[Dick Cheeseburger]

[lesapandre]

Groovy Baby

[somewhatfoolish]

2 hours ago, lesapandre said:

Oldest car appears to me to be the 'razor edge' Trumph Renown - the Pop's are difficult  to date as they were made up to '59.

You can see just how successful (and profitable) the Anglia was for Ford - a plethora of cars and vans in view. Over a million cars and 200,000 vans found satisfied customers in approximately  eight years.

Out of all the grey porridge parked there - that's the type with the crispest styling - a little dab of suburban glamour.

Low light Minor debuted in 1948, so it could pip the Renown.

[Metal Guru]

2 hours ago, lesapandre said:

Oldest car appears to me to be the 'razor edge' Trumph Renown - the Pop's are difficult  to date as they were made up to '59.

You can see just how successful (and profitable) the Anglia was for Ford - a plethora of cars and vans in view. Over a million cars and 200,000 vans found satisfied customers in approximately  eight years.

Out of all the grey porridge parked there - that's the type with the crispest styling - a little dab of suburban glamour.

All British too bar one Merc and maybe an NSU.

[lesapandre]

9 hours ago, somewhatfoolish said:

Low light Minor debuted in 1948, so it could pip the Renown.

Yes the 1800 & 'Renown' were made 1946 to 1954 - by which time it must have seemed very old -fashioned but not too badly specced. They had the same engine as the TR2 and Vanguard. 

This ad is 1953 - car looks 1933.

[busmansholiday]

Post 1959 as the bus appears to be one of Wigans EJP batch delivered then.

[martc]

German kwality.

[Dick Cheeseburger]

[lesapandre]

Summer 1953 - when 'Dangerous When Wet' was released.

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[Remspoor]

18 hours ago, Richard_FM said:

Surprisingly no Minis or Cortinas,

Mini Countryman/Estate in the bottom left. The a Ford Thames/Anglia van then another Mini.

There are no Transits only Thames 400Es.

Only Mk2 Consuls no Mk3 Zephyrs.

Three Securicor vans at the back of the car park.

Oh and a partridge in a pear tree.😉

Maybe the image taken before 1962?

[Remspoor]

2 hours ago, martc said:

German kwality.

Head Gasket failure.

[Remspoor]

[lesapandre]

1 hour ago, Remspoor said:

Mini Countryman/Estate in the bottom left. The a Ford Thames/Anglia van then another Mini.

There are no Transits only Thames 400Es.

Only Mk2 Consuls no Mk3 Zephyrs.

Three Securicor vans at the back of the car park.

Oh and a partridge in a pear tree.😉

Maybe the image taken before 1962?

MK V Minx and Corsair indicate 1964. Definitely maybe...

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[Richard_FM]

4 hours ago, lesapandre said:

MK V Minx and Corsair indicate 1964. Definitely maybe...

It sounds like it from the other postings, I didn't have too much time to study every car.

[Remspoor]

[JimH]

Apologies for a picture of a picture currently on Ebay but this one really did catch my eye. 

The waggon is clearly bulled up to the nines - even the brass louvre plates in the windscreens have been polished. They might look terrible but at least someone has put the effort in. On top of that they've added a rather flamboyant bumper bar and the signwriting is clearly been finished in leaf which would not have commonplace back then. Finally the driver and stoker are rather well turned out even though their dirty faces show they are working. This is clearly an outfit that was proud of its waggon.

 

Note also the fog light pointing at the kerb to allow the stoker to shout instructions to the driver navigating in pea soupers. The Clean Air Act, eh? 

[Remspoor]

[lesapandre]

Looks like he's stuck...interesting coach wiper design - with the wipers themselves on armatures taken through the windscreen glass.

[lesapandre]

Lichfield - 1963.