Prints Charming (Old Photos, Batch #3 16/03/16)

[Spottedlaurel]

Or what about Scan and Deliver? Anyway, now the usual Spottings thread is up-to-date and the Preston 1980/81 project is complete it's time to liberate more old photos from the depths of my Flicker account.

 

As far as possible, there are all mine or were taken by family (I've become the keeper of any old photo which has vehicular content). I may have had something similar here way, way back - I know I did for scrapyards - but if anyone wants to try and find those then good luck!

 

There won't be much of a theme (other than there being a high proportion of Japanese cars), but I'll avoid including too many of my own cars as I plan to do something else for them. Just sent off my first film for processing by this slightly toothsome lady, let's see what comes back......

 

Postal Film Service envelope c.1985/86 by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr

 

1979 Datsun 140J (A10) DPE753T, 1999 by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr

 

Typical export fodder which my local banger racer/scrapman used to get back in the late '90s.

 

Mill Hill Nissan dealership, Watford Way, London 1999/2000 by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr

 

I find this garage quite intriguing, stuck between the A1 and M1.

 

1992 Nissan Maxima (J30) K104XTM, JAE show 2002 by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr

 

1992 Nissan Maxima (J30) K104XTM, JAE show 2002 by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr

 

Yes, a Maxima with GT-R rear lights.

 

1986 Nissan Bluebird 1.6 LX D205GNG, Foxhall Raceway 1996 (Banger 583) by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr

 

First Bluebird banger I remember seeing, seemed a radical concept at the time.

 

1979 Datsun 180B Auto (810) FKR649V, c.1996 by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr

 

Manky old thing at Datman's.

 

1984 Datsun 280C Auto (430) A393FMY, 1999 by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr

 

Outside Swaffham Raceway. I imagine it ended its days on the oval.

 

1979 Datsun 240K GT (C210) c.2000/01 by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr

 

This smart example belonged to a local Datsun OC member.

 

Somewhere in France 1996 #1 by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr

 

Somewhere in France 1996 #2 by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr

 

I regret not taking more car photos on my 1990s holidays. Everything in the first photo would be easy to see 20 years later. Bonus points to anyone who can identify the location (because I don’t know).

 

Inveraray, Scotland, c. 1984 by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr

 

Stepdad went on a trip to Scotland in a rented Sierra, perhaps the one in the foreground? The brown Princess was a 2200!

 

Before: 1990 Nissan Silvia (S12), Billing JAE 2001 by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr

 

I love the look of these. This is titled as a ‘before’ shot for comparison with a more recent photo. It’s now part of the drifting world and is rather less smart, fitted with a 200SX pop-up light front end.

 

1979 Peugeot 304 SL Estate and Renault 5 GTL (1988) by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr

 

Extract from one of Mrs SL’s family photos.

 

Golden Bay, Malta car park, 1990s by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr

 

1977 Ford Escort 1.3L, steam fair early 1980s? by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr

 

1984 Fiat Mirafiori 1600CL, late 1980s? by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr

 

Paris, 1980s #1 by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr

 

Paris 1980s #2 by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr

 

And more from the Mrs SL family archive. The Mirafiori was theirs and she took the latter two (not realising that 30+ years later she’d patiently be waiting while her husband was wandering around getting similar photos.

 

1987 Subaru 1.8 4wd XT Turbo (2001?) by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr

 

Rubbish scan, sorry. Seen at a garage in Essex, doesn't seem to have gone back on the road since my photo.

 

More to come, as and when.

[Eddie Honda]

Just sent off my first film for processing by this slightly toothsome lady, let's see what comes back......

 

Postal Film Service envelope c.1985/86 by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr

Holding none other than a Kodak Ektra 200 (had one). The convience of loading 110 film cartridges completely outweighed by the hassle of those flash bars!

 

[michael t]

Bloody brilliant, love old piccies like these!!

[Spottedlaurel]

Saint-Flour in the Auvergne.

 

How many bonus points do I get?

 

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Ooh, 200? I'll assume you didn't notice that someone had given the name on Flickr (which I didn't realise earlier on).

 

Bloody brilliant, love old piccies like these!!

 

Cheers, plenty more to go.

 

 

Holding none other than a Kodak Ektra 200 (had one). The convience of loading 110 film cartridges completely outweighed by the hassle of those flash bars!

 

 

Get you with the fancy handle! My old 110 didn't have that.

 

A few more:

 

Tram in Zagreb, Croatia 1989 by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr

 

Zagreb, Croatia 1989 #1 by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr

 

Zagreb, Croatia 1989 #2 by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr

 

Small East European car fantasies can be fulfilled here.

 

Ford Taunus 2dr, somewhere in Germany 1995 by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr

 

I obviously thought this was a bit special at the time. I'd say I was right.

 

Honda Civic + Sheep, 1994 by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr

 

Civic driver looks as if he's he's nodded off counting those sheep.

 

Somerset Place, Bath c.1996 by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr

 

Berners Street, Ipswich c.1989 by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr

 

Compare and contrast, Bath vs. Ipswich

 

1967/68 Toyota Corona Pickup, Billing JAE mid-late '90s by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr

 

Genuine patina. Not sure if this was ever restored, and I think another example surfaced at some point.

 

Appleby-in-Westmorland c.1987/88 by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr

 

Nova Cabriolet!

 

1983 Opel Manta 1.8 Berlinetta c.1983/84 by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr

 

1988 Mazda B2200, early 1990s by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr

 

Church Street, Lavenham c.1987/88 - Cavalier Sportshatch, 924 etc by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr

 

1982 Porsche 924, late 1980s by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr

 

Some of stepdad's wheels.

 

Ford Anglia 100E, Essex c.1967 by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr

 

My mum, before she was my mum.

 

Lancaster Gate, London 1967 by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr

 

Odd sports/special thing here.

 

1974 Datsun 120A Coupe (E10), c.1995/96 by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr

 

Datman and I went to view this 120A down his way somewhere. Looks like my 160J SSS was pressed into jump-starting duty.

 

1974 Datsun 120A Coupe x2 c.2002 by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr

 

It ended up at Ratdat's.

 

1969 Datsun 1000 2dr (B10), Norway 2000 by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr

 

This one belonged to the Norwegian importer, I got to drive it back to their depot

 

1972-ish Datsun 1200 2dr (B110), Norway 2000 by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr

 

Little did I know I'd end up with one of these.

 

1976 Mazda 929 Coupe (Billing JAE 1990s) by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr

 

Even at shows I've seen very few of these.

 

1983 Datsun Sunny 1.5GL Coupe (B11), Colchester 2002 by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr

 

Just like the one I had. As I recall the Piazza below was a manual and would have had the LSD axle that's now a sought-after bit of kit.

 

1978 Datsun 100A FII 4dr (F10), Medlers Scrapyard 1996 by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr

 

Yay! Medler's, the best scrapyard I'll probably ever have the pleasure of visiting.

 

1977 Colt Celeste 2000 (WRN831R), Blackpool 1994 by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr

 

Don't remember seeing many Celestes. This one only lasted a couple more years.

 

1980s dog + Fiesta with private registration by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr

 

Happy dog, fancy plate on the Fiesta.

 

More to follow at some point over the weekend.

[trigger]

I keep repeating myself but these are excellent as always.

[Vin]

Great stuff SL.

 

Tipo is the spit of the one I got at 10 years old circa 1999...

 

 

 

What was the story behind that Corona pick-up. Was it an original UK motor or from the Antipodes??

[Spottedlaurel]

I keep repeating myself but these are excellent as always.

 

Hopeless! I started adding more to this on Saturday AM, got distracted and have struggled for time since then. Let's have a quick go now......

 

I keep repeating myself.....

 

I think you can get something at the chemist's for that.

 

 

Great stuff SL.

 

Tipo is the spit of the one I got at 10 years old circa 1999...

 

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What was the story behind that Corona pick-up. Was it an original UK motor or from the Antipodes??

 

Thanks Vin. Funny how what was once a relatively mundane, everyday sight can disappear.

 

Unknown about the Corona. I think it may have been here from new, but it's not on DVLA (presumably because it never made the computerised system) so we can't see the date of first registration. I think there may be another one around (vaguely recall one from OJC or RR).

 

A quick world tour:

 

Zagreb, Croatia 1989 by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr

 

Yugoslavia again (in the days when it still existed). Some sort of Zastava pickup there?

 

1983 Datsun King Cab (720) Recovery Vehicle, Norway 2002 by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr

 

Norway, 2002 (honeymoon!).

 

Datsun 280Z GT-33 (Bob Sharp Racing), New York 1999 by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr

 

Blagged my way to NYC on a school trip. Teachers and partners almost outnumbered the kids....

 

Monster Camper + Mini Convertible combo, France 1993 by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr

 

A natty combo in Dijon. As I recall the Mini came out of a 'garage' in the back of the camper (converted coach stock car transporter style).

 

Nissan Primera (P11) + Fiat taxis, Rome 2002 by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr

 

Italy (another school trip, but I had to work on that one).

 

1978 Datsun 120Y Estate (B210), Slough c.1997 by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr

 

Slough.

 

Long Melford, Suffolk, mid 1980s? by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr

 

And back to Suffolk. Ah, the days when a Mazda 2000 Estate was an everyday sight.

 

1990 Nissan Sunny GTi 16v (N13) 2003 by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr

 

Ratdat purchasing a parts donor. As I recall this yard in Beccles moved everything in this way, so not somewhere to buy a windscreen from. The place has been redeveloped for housing - wonder if they dig up bits of car every so often?

 

1980 Datsun Urvan E20 Cherokee Camper (c.2002) by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr

 

This was up near Ratdat’s. Of extra interest to me as its registration was pretty close to my old 160J (PGP422V). It was later vandalised and burnt out.

 

1985/86 Nissan Cherry 1.3GS + assorted bilge, 2003 by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr

 

Cherry, Sunny, Renault 18 and Capri Cabaret, 2003 by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr

 

Sole Bay, Southwold.

 

1987 Nissan Ebro Trade Diesel c.2001 by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr

 

Only one of these I've ever managed to photograph. There used to be one rotting away outside a house on the way into Brentwood, back in the late ‘90s. I was half-hoping to see it on the way down to the recent AS Essex/London meet, but unsurprisingly it wasn’t there any more.

 

1970s Datsun 100A Estate (E10), Medler's c.1996 by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr

 

Today’s ‘And finally……’ is another one from Medler’s. This was the ‘wall’ around the edge of the main yard, but if you crawled through them there was older stuff to be found out in the woods the other side.

[sheffcortinacentre]

the corona pick up was reg'd new in Bedfordshire fem/march 68.