ETCHY Posted March 13, 2022 Share Posted March 13, 2022 1 hour ago, lesapandre said: Probably very few and even fewer - but it shows what was wrong with the Mini. If you wanted more boot I suppose you bought the 1100 or a bit later a Renault 5. Here is Donald Stokes in 1969. What a job he took on... And in 1972 Yes indeed, it was certainly a poison chalice he got. Some of Stokes decisions were certainly questionable & pushing the Maxi into production when it wasn't near ready & not really "getting" sportiness in cars are clearly two of them. Main person I blame is always Issigonis, BMC took what he said as gospel for far too long & whilst advanced engineering was great it was expensive & didn't allow for changes to update looks etc, plus it gave the market cars like the 1800 which he liked but just wasn't sexy or sporty looking like a Cortina... Ford were far less advanced but kept re-skinning/ updating cars to keep them fresh. The mini soldiered on too long not making a profit & the 1100/1300 whilst incredibly popular were also old by the end. Couple that with launching underdeveloped cars like the Allegro & Marina (both of which I really like but they weren't great initially) a militant Union side, plus a workforce that often seemed not to want to build cars well & you don't have a job i'd have wanted ! Such a shame. lesapandre, Andrew353w, JeeExEll and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remspoor Posted March 14, 2022 Share Posted March 14, 2022 lesapandre, lisbon_road, Andrew353w and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remspoor Posted March 15, 2022 Share Posted March 15, 2022 Reading, 1968 lisbon_road, Dyslexic Viking, JeeExEll and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asimo Posted March 15, 2022 Share Posted March 15, 2022 Coventry, 1968 lisbon_road, Rusty_Rocket, Dyslexic Viking and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martc Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 Upper Street, Islington, some time in the late '20's. Dyslexic Viking, lesapandre, Remspoor and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martc Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 Reeth, 'Festival of Britain' celebrations, 1951. Dyslexic Viking, lisbon_road, lesapandre and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lisbon_road Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 2 minutes ago, martc said: Reeth, 'Festival of Britain' celebrations, 1951. Not wanting to be pedantic but that's a Mk2 Ford (Consul?) which was later in the '50s wasn't it? Thanks for sharing. adw1977 and Asimo 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asimo Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 "Electricars DV4 EOJ 965 entered service with Birmingham Corporation 28th February 1939, and was last recorded in the maintenance ledger in 1969." somewhatfoolish, Dyslexic Viking, Remspoor and 10 others 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martc Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 5 hours ago, lisbon_road said: Not wanting to be pedantic but that's a Mk2 Ford (Consul?) which was later in the '50s wasn't it? Thanks for sharing. Good point, well put. I only went by the title - don't believe everything you read on t'internet. lisbon_road 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adw1977 Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 5 hours ago, Asimo said: "Electricars DV4 EOJ 965 entered service with Birmingham Corporation 28th February 1939, and was last recorded in the maintenance ledger in 1969." The council got their money's worth out of it then! Already at least 20 years old in the picture, judging by the A55 Farina in the background. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard_FM Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 Dollman Street in Birmingham still exists but looks like it's in the middle of an industrial estate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheffcortinacentre Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 13 hours ago, lisbon_road said: Not wanting to be pedantic but that's a Mk2 Ford (Consul?) which was later in the '50s wasn't it? Thanks Launched in56 lisbon_road and lesapandre 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remspoor Posted March 18, 2022 Share Posted March 18, 2022 Italy Yoss, Asimo, somewhatfoolish and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asimo Posted March 18, 2022 Share Posted March 18, 2022 October 1978 lesapandre, Remspoor and hennabm 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.E Posted March 18, 2022 Share Posted March 18, 2022 lesapandre, Shite Ron, lisbon_road and 2 others 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asimo Posted March 18, 2022 Share Posted March 18, 2022 lesapandre 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asimo Posted March 18, 2022 Share Posted March 18, 2022 lesapandre, DSdriver and Remspoor 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barrett Posted March 18, 2022 Share Posted March 18, 2022 On 3/11/2022 at 7:11 PM, martc said: I really like that photo. I'm sure mods and rockers did have proper fights on occasion, but I like seeing these lads having a bit of a laugh and hamming it up for the cameras. Everyone smiling. martc, lesapandre and DSdriver 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remspoor Posted March 18, 2022 Share Posted March 18, 2022 Somewhere stuck in the 50's. busmansholiday, sheffcortinacentre, Yoss and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lisbon_road Posted March 18, 2022 Share Posted March 18, 2022 7 minutes ago, Remspoor said: Somewhere stuck in the 50's. I think that is Gloucester Green bus station in Oxford. We can see Black and White coaches, Royal Blue Bristol MW and LS coaches, and various City of Oxford vehicles, and others which could be all sorts. Great picture. Yoss 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheffcortinacentre Posted March 18, 2022 Share Posted March 18, 2022 8 hours ago, D.E said: Has that gone through buffers as there's no track under cortina. lesapandre and lisbon_road 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.E Posted March 18, 2022 Share Posted March 18, 2022 3 minutes ago, sheffcortinacentre said: Has that gone through buffers as there's no track under cortina. Yes, it seems to be this accident: https://www.railcar.co.uk/topic/accidents/1980s Quote 18th December 1981 - Twyford Collision involving Class 117 Class 117 set L423 led by 51403 on the 23:13 Henley - Twyfordran through the buffers at Twyford after a brake failure. It demolished the bufferstops at the end of the bay platform and landed partly in the station approach on top of a parked car. The scene was attended to the next day by the Old Oak Common breakdown train which rerailed the unit. 51403 would be withdrawn. adw1977, Yoss and lisbon_road 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Pastry Posted March 18, 2022 Share Posted March 18, 2022 5 hours ago, Asimo said: On the A40 at Weston under Penyard, near Ross. JeeExEll, lesapandre, DSdriver and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remspoor Posted March 20, 2022 Share Posted March 20, 2022 Dyslexic Viking, lisbon_road, DSdriver and 2 others 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metal Guru Posted March 20, 2022 Share Posted March 20, 2022 4 hours ago, Remspoor said: Mini for old rope? Remspoor, ETCHY, Yoss and 1 other 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeeExEll Posted March 20, 2022 Share Posted March 20, 2022 On 3/18/2022 at 4:01 PM, Asimo said: Pugh, Pugh, Barney, McGrew, Dibble. But where are Cuthbert and Grubb? 'Oh dear. Have they been squashed flat as a pancake?'. (Brian Cant will have to change the familiar announcements. Won't be quite the same, and everyone's going to notice the 2 missing names.. Cuthbert and Grubb were such fine actors too. A tragic loss). Meanwhile, as the Trumpton clock ticks (never too slowly, never too quickly), Chippy Minton's carpenter's workshop has burned to the ground. 'Fuck' said Chippy Minton. Popsicle 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metal Guru Posted March 20, 2022 Share Posted March 20, 2022 4 minutes ago, JeeExEll said: Pugh, Pugh, Barney, McGrew, Dibble. But where are Cuthbert and Grubb? Oh Dear! Cuthbert and Grubb seem to be fatally crushed under the fire engine. Quick ! Call Dr Mopp! JeeExEll, Remspoor and sheffcortinacentre 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remspoor Posted March 20, 2022 Share Posted March 20, 2022 I see F1 has started a new season. lesapandre, Shite Ron, RayMK and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheffcortinacentre Posted March 20, 2022 Share Posted March 20, 2022 More interesting than F1 RayMK, Shite Ron and Remspoor 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asimo Posted March 21, 2022 Share Posted March 21, 2022 Duster + C5 = win. Dyslexic Viking, Andrew353w, JeeExEll and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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