Eye-catching black and whites

[lesapandre]

1 hour ago, sheffcortinacentre said:

MK3 zephyr 4's

I think they are ex-MoD imported back from air bases and the like - I think it might be Cyprus and other places. They were sold off in batches and all turned up at once on the 2nd hand car market in the late 60's. Some LHD I recall and all were dark green.

[lesapandre]

4 hours ago, sheffcortinacentre said:

Couldn't even sell'when new eh.

No the early ones were huge sellers and there was even a waiting list. The problems really were building them quickly enough  and getting the quality right to keep up with demand - and the rest of British Leyland was so inefficient that any development was put back and the car - which was only ever intended to be a stop-gap - went on years too long.

[adw1977]

Mark 3 Landcrab in the background, launched March 1972, shows the Marina had been on sale for a while when the photo was taken, it's not from shortly after launch.

[sheffcortinacentre]

I remember in the late 80's couldn't give them away, even breakers weren't interested as no one was bothering to fix them, regularly used to drag them in off roadside with collapsed trunions or split gearbox casings. We never used to sell owt off them or Maxi's/princess. only BL stuff  was mini & some Allegro . Same for Italian & french stuff except 2CV.

Ford, vexhull & avenger followed closely by Datsun  were the parts sellers.peugeot 504's were top of the list as was a guaranteed £200 from exporters,   our place would pay £30-40 for one, £20 for the others with £5-10 for the outcasts.

Scrap was £40-50 a tonne .

 

[Momentary Lapse Of Reason]

[Remspoor]

Glasgow

[High Jetter]

2 hours ago, Remspoor said:

Glasgow

Jewish quater?

[somewhatfoolish]

1 hour ago, High Jetter said:

Jewish quater?

Gorbals cross, all gone; it looks like this now.

[Remspoor]

[DSdriver]

On 14/12/2024 at 07:32, Remspoor said:

Arr the  word only the Dutch can pronounce correctly.😄

Used to love the voices of the ladies on Schevening VHF radio but imagined that although they sounded sexy they had buck teeth and fat bottoms.

[D.E]

Inverness. 1979

[High Jetter]

9 hours ago, Remspoor said:

Banjo!

[sheffcortinacentre]

2 hours ago, D.E said:

Inverness. 1979

Is that a black fiat 127 Sport in the carpark opposite the MK1 transit in the traffic.

[S2000]

Looks like it to me, also can you spot the BMW E9, lotus elan with the couple next to it and what looks like a lancia driving in…… it’s like where’s Wally!!

[D.E]

General strike in England 1926. Volunteers on buses in London. The sides and front are protected against stone throwers with planks and chicken wire. London, England, 1926.

 

[D.E]

London, 1929.

[Remspoor]

On 24/12/2024 at 16:05, DSdriver said:

Used to love the voices of the ladies on Schevening VHF radio but imagined that although they sounded sexy they had buck teeth and fat bottoms.

It looks like they really did not have buck teeth.

Interesting fact. A females voice manges to cut through the static and interference of the radio waves. Thus they make for easier comms.

[Remspoor]

In a hurry to get to the boxing day sales.

[D.E]

[D.E]

[MiniMinorMk3]

14 hours ago, sheffcortinacentre said:

Is that a black fiat 127 Sport in the carpark opposite the MK1 transit in the traffic.

 

7 hours ago, S2000 said:

Looks like it to me, also can you spot the BMW E9, lotus elan with the couple next to it and what looks like a lancia driving in…… it’s like where’s Wally!!

Just behind the lady, perched on the railings by the bus stop, is a Fiat 128 3P.

By the way, the BM is an E3. The E9 was the coupe.

[D.E]

[lesapandre]

A Volvo - probably a 140 Series. It's proportions have been slightly stretched by the camera lens.

[sheffcortinacentre]

4 hours ago, MiniMinorMk3 said:

 

Just behind the lady, perched on the railings by the bus stop, is a Fiat 128 3P.

By the way, the BM is an E3. The E9 was the coupe.

Yep noticed that one too.

[DSdriver]

7 hours ago, D.E said:

Cut one up with a felling axe once 🥲

[S2000]

16 hours ago, Tayne said:

what’s the car between the bus stop and the Cortina?

Fiat Argenta maybe?

[MiniMinorMk3]

21 hours ago, Tayne said:

what’s the car between the bus stop and the Cortina?

 

21 hours ago, lesapandre said:

A Volvo - probably a 140 Series. It's proportions have been slightly stretched by the camera lens.

 

4 hours ago, S2000 said:

Fiat Argenta maybe?

I think it is a Volvo 264

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