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46,091 · February 19

On 17/02/2025 at 18:15, MiniMinorMk3 said:

The sprung wheels lead me on to dynaspheres.

There's a fella who turns up at Driffield Show every year who rides one of these, goes by the name of Dangerous Steve, however his has the seat fixed to the wheel...

45,049 · February 19

2 hours ago, lesapandre said:

Car on the right is a Triang - not sure what engine fitted tho 😁

Parallel Twin Foot.

5,579 · February 19

7 hours ago, uk_senator said:

What?! Said fido

Optional cloth interior in that GXL.

5,579 · February 19

6 hours ago, uk_senator said:

People still made it into schools, factories,etc ,in simple 2 WD cars in this.

Now with 4wd,abs,esp,BBC,itv,WiFi & tractional control, in a thick frost sorry can't get to the office today roads are bad.

3,789 · February 19

5 minutes ago, sheffcortinacentre said:

What?!

Optional cloth interior in that GXL.

A facelift one maybe?

5,579 · February 19

11 minutes ago, uk_senator said:

A facelift one maybe?

GXL is prefacelift only. ( Vinyl was std across the range).

Cloth was std on facelift 2000E.

15,801 · February 19

33 minutes ago, sheffcortinacentre said:

People still made it into schools, factories,etc ,in simple 2 WD cars in this.

Now with 4wd,abs,esp,BBC,itv,WiFi & tractional control, in a thick frost sorry can't get to the office today roads are bad.

Also real grit on the roads, not just salt.

5,579 · February 19

Most people back then had 5ish miles to work, people couldn't afford the time off.

From what I remember main roads etc were reg 4 inch deep if your car would get you to one.

13,299 · February 19

26 minutes ago, sheffcortinacentre said:

People still made it into schools, factories,etc ,in simple 2 WD cars in this.

Now with 4wd,abs,esp,BBC,itv,WiFi & tractional control, in a thick frost sorry can't get to the office today roads are bad.

Looks like South Wales, probably 1982 to 84, when there we're several real snowfalls. That Capri has a TG identifier, which was Glamorgan.

In 1982 the snow was so high in our street, that you walked on top of it with your feet at car roof level. So, no cars even attempted to move for several days. You're right though, once main roads were clear, everyone got on with it.

13,299 · February 19

3,048 · February 19

8 hours ago, lesapandre said:

We have had this before somewhere. House still there with a new roof.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1946_Railway_Air_Services_Dakota_crash

21,243 · February 19

1 hour ago, artdjones said:

Bottom pic. Honda S800 sports.

21,243 · February 20

France 1918.

15,322 · February 20

3 hours ago, sheffcortinacentre said:

People still made it into schools, factories,etc ,in simple 2 WD cars in this.

Now with 4wd,abs,esp,BBC,itv,WiFi & tractional control, in a thick frost sorry can't get to the office today roads are bad.

Cortinas and Capris were spectacularly bad in the snow (or even wet tbh). Don’t suppose the Avenger would have been much better.

5,579 · February 20

Never had any problems with mine in snow.

13,299 · February 20

9 hours ago, lesapandre said:

Bottom pic. Honda S800 sports.

The shop you see on the further corner, Alex Thom, was a Honda bike dealer. They were a very old established firm, and down the side turning they kept a 1939 Brough Superior on display in the window right through my youth. We lived in the next turning on the right after Thom's just out of shot.

Edit:- Just looked it up, we lived in the second turn after Thom's not the first.

This is the further end of City Road, Cardiff from the City Centre. At one time, there we're 72 car dealers along City Road, now there's just one, but there must be 72 fast food shops, as this is now a student area.

45,049 · February 20

13 hours ago, artdjones said:

11 hours ago, lesapandre said:

Bottom pic. Honda S800 sports.

And the Traffic Cop is in a Land Crab.

45,049 · February 20

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46,091 · February 21

Henri Vallée’s ‘Pantoufle’ had a wind-cheating aluminium body and torquey 7.6-litre flat four engine. The transmission was a drive belt and it relied on the belt slipping to get it into motion. Needless to say this slippage in lieu of a gearbox proved its downfall and it failed to complete the 1899 Tour de France.

46,091 · February 21

46,091 · February 21

One barrel bodied Bugatti 44, one body in a barrel and one body decanting out of a barrel.

46,091 · February 21

A ZIL 41047 in Saint Petersburg, October 1994, during the visit of the Queen, the royal Rolls Royce can be seen behind.

2,399 · February 21

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5,579 · February 21

Tax ran out Feb 97 ,it was red.

21,243 · February 21

2 hours ago, Skut said:

I suppose they are looking for a trunk road - maybe they forgot the way.

25,580 · February 21

21,243 · February 21

49 minutes ago, D.E said:

1908 probably. Wright Flyer.

The car is an Aero.

Look at the quality of the negative and print. 117 yo image.

5,133 · February 21

11 hours ago, martc said:

In Britain we had milk delivered to our doorstep, in Paris they got wine.

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