Eye-catching black and whites

[Remspoor]

[sheffcortinacentre]

No record for mg thought that plt would still be about, escort made it to 89

[Asimo]

17 hours ago, sheffcortinacentre said:

thought that plt would still be about

Do plates show at DVLA if on retention?

If not, is there any way to check what numbers are on retention?

[sheffcortinacentre]

Dunno some just say no details sorta std response ,alot of ex 999 stuff even newer stuff gets this answer.

[lesapandre]

[Remspoor]

[lesapandre]

[Andrew353w]

14 minutes ago, lesapandre said:

I refer you to my earlier remarks regarding the suggestion that climate change is a recent phenomenon.....

[Metal Guru]

5 minutes ago, Andrew353w said:

I refer you to my earlier remarks regarding the suggestion that climate change is a recent phenomenon.....

Yes, but rivers are as old as the hills. Silly old giffer has taken a wrong turn.

[lesapandre]

[Remspoor]

Glasgow

[sheffcortinacentre]

9 hours ago, Andrew353w said:

I refer you to my earlier remarks regarding the suggestion that climate change is a recent phenomenon.....

No it's all caused by evil motorist.

[lesapandre]

[EyesWeldedShut]

10 minutes ago, lesapandre said:

Is it just me or does every high street picture from that era look effin' grim?

I don't recall it as such but I'd be aged about ten and utterly clueless about everything

[EyesWeldedShut]

 

[EyesWeldedShut]

Athens of The North, 1969 

[EyesWeldedShut]

Ayr, 1960s (?)

[lesapandre]

28 minutes ago, EyesWeldedShut said:

Ayr, 1960s (?)

Estate Cortina  - with roof rack - puts it past March 1963 - but not long after as nothing newer apparent?

[Remspoor]

There's nowt wrong wi' a good High Street, tha knows.

[GeorgeB]

5 hours ago, Remspoor said:

There's nowt wrong wi' a good High Street, tha knows.

That's a modern High street.

[sheffcortinacentre]

9 hours ago, EyesWeldedShut said:

Athens of The North, 1969 

Huge variety of shapes/styles & only foreigner is the beetle, people everywhere. How did we get to were we are today????

[sheffcortinacentre]

5 hours ago, Remspoor said:

There's nowt wrong wi' a good High Street, tha knows.

MK3 transit & MK2 fiesta ( note plastic hubcap & cladding) put this in second half of 80s

[EyesWeldedShut]

47 minutes ago, sheffcortinacentre said:

Huge variety of shapes/styles & only foreigner is the beetle, people everywhere. How did we get to were we are today????

I figured it's either the January Sales or maybe just Christmas shopping.
Went looking for one of the shitshow that was Christmas Shopping down Oxford Street in that there London - but found this instead.

It's billed as "1959, Oxford Street" - there are some Christmas decorations around.

I reckon it's taken from someplace around the M&S at number 173.  It is looking down towards Tottenham Court Road - car trying to join from the left hand side of the photo is in Great Tichfield Street (now pedestrianised) - building to the left of that car is still there and looks prettier these days in colour

Wot is the car? I reckon a Vauxhall Cresta or something but I have no clue on their stuff of that era?

[EyesWeldedShut]

[Remspoor]

1 hour ago, GeorgeB said:

That's a modern High street.

If you call late 70s early 80s modern then so be it.

54 minutes ago, sheffcortinacentre said:

MK3 transit & MK2 fiesta ( note plastic hubcap & cladding) put this in second half of 80s

V reg Nisan/Datsun is from 79. Facelift police Transit from 77 to 86. Maybe around early 80s photo

[RayMK]

1 hour ago, sheffcortinacentre said:

Huge variety of shapes/styles & only foreigner is the beetle, people everywhere. How did we get to were we are today????

I was going to agree with you but, with 75% certainty the car in front of the VW looks like a Renault 16 to me, and with an optimistic 45% certainty there's what looks like an Ami 8 or Ami estate to the left of the bus in the same lane ahead of the VW with an Anglia behind it (Anglia behind the bus).  There's also something I can't identify but it looks Skoda Octavia(ish) or possibly a Simca on the left of the photo, the pale coloured parked car before the gap...or is it a Wartburg 311??   You'll need to squint to overcome the pixelation 🤣.

 

[High Jetter]

1 hour ago, RayMK said:

I was going to agree with you but, with 75% certainty the car in front of the VW looks like a Renault 16 to me, and with an optimistic 45% certainty there's what looks like an Ami 8 or Ami estate to the left of the bus in the same lane ahead of the VW with an Anglia behind it (Anglia behind the bus).  There's also something I can't identify but it looks Skoda Octavia(ish) or possibly a Simca on the left of the photo, the pale coloured parked car before the gap...or is it a Wartburg 311??   You'll need to squint to overcome the pixelation 🤣.

 

Good shout on the R16

[High Jetter]

1 hour ago, EyesWeldedShut said:

Vauxhall Cresta

Looks like it, @eddyramrod?

[eddyramrod]

I was thinking maybe an Armstrong Siddeley 234/236 but the rear light is too big.  Wartburg seems like a good shout though.

[lesapandre]

I think it is a Skoda Octavia. They were imported and sold in the UK in the 1960's. 

Oxford Street used to be so busy you could not move - in it's heyday. I live in London but not been for several years. Seems to have lost it's appeal. The big department stores were really useful.