Eye-catching black and whites

7,624 · April 23, 2023

7,624 · April 23, 2023

5 hours ago, MiniMinorMk3 said:

You too could live in the background of this image : bargain property less than 7 figures and ground rent+council tax under £6,000 per annum (just).

18,445 · April 23, 2023

5 hours ago, MiniMinorMk3 said:

DXX is a 1937 and is currently taxed and around.

38,354 · April 23, 2023

29 minutes ago, lesapandre said:

DXX is a 1937 and is currently taxed and around.

That picture was from 1988

7,624 · April 23, 2023

3 hours ago, lesapandre said:

DXX is a 1937 and is currently taxed and around.

[edit] Just look here :https://rupertgrey.co.uk/stills-from-indi/

Looks like it was on tour in India/Nepal around 2012 - the image below is from an Indian Autoshite Forum and the text I nicked from an archived version of a Nepalese site as the actual site seems dead.

~~There's also some interesting (but a not short read) https://rupertgrey.co.uk/gallery/simon-on-rolls-19871-2/~~

For this epic road trip, The Rolls was first shipped to Mumbai. It took them almost a week to get the car ready. Rupert recalls how he had to make almost 35 signatures to clear the car from the customs in India. Then they drove directly through the Gujarat plains to Udaipur and spent a week there. They were joined by Oliver, their grandson, who has been filming the trip for a documentary. They spent a whole month travelling around Rajasthan and were well received by the local Maharajas, who greatly value classic exotic cars. They had a brief time in Rajasthan where they had interesting conversations and dinners with the Maharajas regarding economics and problems about rural India. During their Rajasthan stay, the Rolls also encountered some problems in the ‘starter switch’ and ‘starter button’. This was fixed by Prabhu, a mechanic of vintage Rolls in Alsisar who spoke only one English word – Speed. He changed the spark plug and adjusted the carburettor. Rupert also recalled the generous carpenter and the blacksmith who refitted the door lock with new timber and built a new bracket for the windscreen. After a month, they headed to Jaipur where they stayed for a week. They also had a safety back up car generously lent by friends during most part of the journey. Along the way, they held interactions with various people of big corporations and also had a memorable dinner with Bunker Roy, a prominent Indian social activist, educator and a famous TED speaker.
 
From Rajasthan, they headed towards Lucknow via Agra. In Lucknow, they stayed with an interesting Brahmin family for some days. From Lucknow, they headed towards Sunauli border point to enter Nepal. They entered Nepal from the Sunauli point. From Sunauli they headed to Kathmandu via Chitwan. Initially, they had planned to reach Guwahati via Bihar. But due to security reasons, they chose Nepal. Since, Rupert had last been to Kathmandu almost 30 years back, he felt amazingly awesome to be here again. The other purpose to visit Kathmandu was to meet his good friends here in the capital. According to Rupert, Nepal has changed a lot. He was surprised to see the urban settlement increasing at such an alarming rate. During their ride, people flocked towards their car, took photographs and questioned funnily regarding the mileage of the car. During their Nepal stay, they went on a week-long trek to Pokhara. The main purpose of the trek was to enjoy a short break and enjoy the panoramic Himalayas. They returned to Kathmandu from Pokhara and after a couple of days, they headed towards Kakarvitta via Daman. There was also a helicopter filming of their journey in and around Daman.

18,445 · April 23, 2023

Ah yes thanks, so it's that Rolls. I've seen the documentary on TV. It's this:

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21,145 · April 24, 2023

Everyone has changed their cars to beat the ULEZ

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12,736 · April 25, 2023

1 hour ago, MiniMinorMk3 said:

This was intended for the Goodies to replace their trandem, but they all failed their motorbike test and so the BBC deemed it too dangerous and shelved the idea.

23,123 · April 25, 2023

A group of taxi drivers look at a new Volga taxi, sometime in Norway in the 50s or 60s.

U on the registration plate indicates that the car was stationed in the Trondheim area.

21,145 · April 25, 2023

3,168 · April 25, 2023

Sorry. Really. Self indulgent comment. I'm looking at the last three or four pictures shared on here, and really, this keeps me sane. I mean look at them. But I can't just leave this message without a picture of my own...........