Blasts from the past. Some more

[55bloke]

Amongst my Xmas pressies this year was a scanner which will convert 35mm slides and negs to jpg format. It's taken a while to get it working (I bloody hate computers!!) but have finally managed it. So, I've been digging out all the pics I took decades ago, to see what I can find. I've been shite-spotting since I was in my teens! Many of the slides have deteriorated over the years, with some colour loss, and a few have even got mould growing on them, but felt the pics would be of some interest all the same.

Gotta start with this one- my dad's '71 Sunbeam Alpine. My brother and I, who were in our late teens at the time, were thrilled to bits when he traded in the Mk 1 Cortina estate for this. And even more delighted when he agreed- unbelieveably- to let us lose with a paint brush!!! The car was overall blue when he got it, and my brother and I pained the C post black, and also did the black and gold coach line. We both learned to drive on this car. I'd love to have one now.

Next, a selection of shots taken on Holiday in Barton-On-Sea in '75

Took this shot coz of what was lurking in the shadows- but it didn't really work!

Zooming in and fiddling with the contrast shows this- doubt if anyone can identify it.

Big old Austin- not suficiantly familiar with them to know which one exactly!

Wolsley 1500

Big Healey

Mini Hooper

Sunbeam Alpine

I've been a big fan of the Mk 1 Cortina since they 1st came out, and always kept an eye open for nice ones. This '66 (though it's on a '67 plate. Must beone of the last registered, as the Mk 2 came out in '67) 4 door Super was for sale, but out of my price range back then- where they've remained ever since!

When I took these pics, the cars were only 9 years old, but nice ones were scarce even then- would kill to get hold of a 2 door Super as clean as this one now!

[STUNO]

Thats A triumph hiding in the darkness.Looks like the big post-war razor edge saloon. Big bro to the Mayflower.tother is an A40 Somerset

[retrogeezer]

Wow...fantastic old photos - look forward to more of those.

[55bloke]

Thats A triumph hiding in the darkness.Looks like the big post-war razor edge saloon. Big bro to the Mayflower

Respect!!

[55bloke]

More.

Spent 3 years at Uni in Bangor, North Wales, from '73. Despite it being a coastal town, there was an astonishing variety of shite around (Not that the term had been used in that context in those days, of course!)

Believe it or not, this Lagonda was the daily driver of a student!

So was this Talbot. I seem to recall it had a parafin-fired heater in the front footwell!

Another Austin I can't identify.

Oh dear, another! A 50?

I love the Vauxhauls of the late 50s and early 60s. They were like hen's teeth even when I took these, and I was amazed to find several were in regular use. Must've been a very successful Vauxhaul dealership in the town back then.

Stunning Wyvern

and another

H B Victor

My particular fave- P A Cesta

H A Viva

A particularly clean A 40

Plenty of old Fords about too:

Pop

Prefect

Mk 2 Consul

Mk 3 Zody

Big Yank. Not very good with late 60s Yanks.

Beautiful Camaro SS

Spent my 1st 2 years loging in a student house with about a dozen other students. The land-lady decided to treat us to a car for comunal use ( ) and came up with this! It didn't last long!!

She hersdelf drove this gorgeous Toyota Crown Coupe.

That's all I've got so far, but it's likely to be an on-going project, so will post more eventually, if any one's interested.

[seth]

Super, smashing, great! :DMy parents met while at uni/college in Bangor. My dad's firts car (after riding bikes) was an Austin 12 or 16 or something and that would have been mid sixties. I wonder if he knew of the Lagonda?!

[dollywobbler]

Wow. Excellent pics!

[Ratdat]

The black yank is an early 60's Mercury Comet.

[55bloke]

Super, smashing, great! :DMy parents met while at uni/college in Bangor. My dad's firts car (after riding bikes) was an Austin 12 or 16 or something and that would have been mid sixties. I wonder if he knew of the Lagonda?!

Small world! What year were they there, and in which dept?

[garycox]

Car in the shadows is a Triumph Renown I think. Great pics!

[MrRegieRitmo]

See, me I'm much more interested in some of the background things but I suppose back then they were just everyday objects!

[andrew e]

Loving the TC marina next to the counties Austin, and the Cresta made more modern on yellow & white plates

 

And are Kwik Saves really that old

 

P.S. MORE!

[Mash]

These are fantastic pics. To think you were snapping these cars when they were just ordinary ones a few years old - brilliant, what excellent foresight!

 

This I love; orange 610 Bluebird - ironically both cars now equally sought after. Like a picture now of a Primera and Mk2 Cavalier but way cooler!! It just shows how much car styling advanced in just 20 years but the difference over the last 20 is not so big.

 

 

 

This grey car is a Wolseley by the way, probably a post-war Series III 18/85 or maybe the smaller 14/56.

 

[garycox]

The Camaro and red Healey are still on the road according to the DVLA...

[55bloke]

I was wondering if any of them still exist! Very happy that the pics have aroused so much interest. I will be scanning more in the next few days (Can't spend too long doing it, or might end up single again!! ) So, will post more when I have them done.

[Mr Lobster]

AWSUMS Brilliant stuff there and as Regie says the stuff in the background is as interesting as the cars themselves. Keep em coming!

[bigstraight6]

Fantastic selection of images 55bloke, takes me right back! I have to agree with the comments on that lovely 2 door Cortina mk1, would love to have that in my garage!

[Spottedlaurel]

Excellent stuff Mr 55. The Crown coupe is particularly splendid, looks like it's fitted with Astrali alloy wheels.

[michiel]

Wow, superb slides - love the Crown...

[STUNO]

Fantastic thread ..more more please pleaseHate to rain on your parade BUT.MK 3 Zodi is a Zephyr 4I know cause I old, or past it.

[mouseflakes]

Great pics!Similar to what Reg says - like you Dave, I would have photographed the older cars at the time and ignored the all the regular dross in the background.These days - it's all the regular dross in the background that I'm drooling over!

[seth]

Super, smashing, great! :DMy parents met while at uni/college in Bangor. My dad's firts car (after riding bikes) was an Austin 12 or 16 or something and that would have been mid sixties. I wonder if he knew of the Lagonda?!

Small world! What year were they there, and in which dept?

My mum was at the teaching college (might have been outside the town?) and my dad was doing electronic engineering or similar. As I said, it would have been mid to late sixties that they were there. I'm in touch with an old college freind of my dads who was also into cars so might send him a couple of your photos and see if he remembers anything.

[lovejoy]

Eggcellent !! Most enjoyable ! I particularly enjoyed the pics of your Blue fastback Alpine (Series 6 ) and the superb series V regd "555 E"Have had a few fastback Alpine / Rapiers in the past , along with a brace of Alpines, and even a couple of Tigers. ( i am a bit longer in de tooth than sum of u !!!)

[55bloke]

Seth, it sounds like your folks were in Bangor almost 10 years before these pics were taken, so doubt much will be familiar. They should recognise the student house I was in though, it was a rather dominant feature, being built high on the side of a hill- the landlord's family living in the dorma bungalow part of it, and the students in the 2 floors beneath it!!!

Mine was the room on the lower left corner. The big building in front of it was, believe it or not, an all female hall of residence! The name of the street? Love Lane!! Yes, really!! Here's a front view of the same house.

[AXrescuer]

( i am a bit longer in de tooth than sum of u !!!)

How do you know that? Anyway if you are, you're a bit old for text speak!

[lovejoy]

Mornin' AXrescuer; I know that because my mate Nigel (who knows everyting /Everyone) tells me you're a great bunch of young lads !!! (p.s. how can I post my FIRST pic up on here ?) tanks in advance !!

[AXrescuer]

Mornin' AXrescuer; I know that because my mate Nigel (who knows everyting /Everyone) tells me you're a great bunch of young lads !!! (p.s. how can I post my FIRST pic up on here ?) tanks in advance !!

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[Pillock]

Spent my 1st 2 years loging in a student house with about a dozen other students. The land-lady decided to treat us to a car for comunal use ( ) and came up with this! It didn't last long!!

What the chuff? Can you imagine that now?

"Hello house full of students. I've picked up this little Saxo, and there's twelve keys on the coffee table. Take one each, don't worry about paying road tax, and I'm sure you'll have oodles of fun. Oh and no squabbling."

[pogweasel]

LOL. When I was a student we had a 'house' car, a lovely 10 year old Escrot with 'mot-pass' stonechip halfway up the doors. Problem was the combination of multiple users and typical student booze intake meant it would often go missing in action for several days at a time.

[55bloke]

Yeah, the communal car seemed like amazing generosity even at the time (we were obviously such a well behaved and likeable bunch she felt we deserved it!!! ) I was the only one of us who had his own car at the time (the maroon Mk 1 Cortina with gold stripe which has been shown on here before) so I never actually drove that terminally rotten little 850 Mini!