Tamworthbay Posted March 10, 2019 Share Posted March 10, 2019 Kebabland! Awesome name for a takeaway Cavcraft and LightBulbFun 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spottedlaurel Posted March 10, 2019 Share Posted March 10, 2019 One taken from the family album of the town where I grew up and first worked at: Market Hill, Sudbury, Suffolk mid-late 1980s by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr One of my Flickr contacts (who has a fantastic collection of old images) recently found an earlier view: https://flic.kr/p/2c6AUu3 In 1989 I moved to Ipswich: 1982 Datsun Sunny 1.3DX (B11), Ipswich 1992 by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr 1971 Opel Manta A 1.9SR Rallye by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr Just the other day I stumbled across some great shots in this article: https://www.eadt.co.uk/news/past-pictures-of-ipswich-over-last-100-years-1-5918640 Including this one, taken very close by with my old house somewhere on the right: I reckon that would be my old place with the fire hydrant sign on it: More good Ipswich stuff in this one: https://www.ipswichstar.co.uk/news/ipswich-without-traffic-50-years-ago-1-5692979 JeeExEll, Asimo, spike60 and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Jimmy Posted March 10, 2019 Share Posted March 10, 2019 That Manta A is Fab M8. spike60 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenmil Socket Posted March 11, 2019 Share Posted March 11, 2019 That pic is delightfully litter free! Asimo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spottedlaurel Posted March 11, 2019 Share Posted March 11, 2019 What a fantastic early 70s period pic SpottedLaurel. I wonder where these kids are now.Is that a Raleigh Chipper? ( not Chopper, smaller, and no gears) Or maybe a Tomahawk? That's what I had, bought secondhand at the old Ranelagh Road Cycle Warehouse, which was just a few minutes from where this photo was taken (even though we didn't live in Ipswich at the time). JeeExEll and Cavcraft 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavcraft Posted March 11, 2019 Author Share Posted March 11, 2019 Or maybe a Tomahawk? That's what I had, bought secondhand at the old Ranelagh Road Cycle Warehouse, which was just a few minutes from where this photo was taken (even though we didn't live in Ipswich at the time). Yeah, I think you're right looks more Tomahawk. JeeExEll 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheffcortinacentre Posted March 11, 2019 Share Posted March 11, 2019 Front wheel is to big for a tomahawk had a purple one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loserone Posted March 11, 2019 Share Posted March 11, 2019 Yeah, not sure it's a tomahawk, mine had a rod operated front brake. Yes, I know I'm 15 years too young to have had one, it was a hand-me-down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercrocker Posted March 12, 2019 Share Posted March 12, 2019 Raleigh Chipper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeeExEll Posted March 12, 2019 Share Posted March 12, 2019 When Tomahawk was mentioned I had to check it out. Had forgotten all about them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnthonyG Posted March 12, 2019 Share Posted March 12, 2019 I love the Ford pick-up in the circa 1959 pic. Looks home made, and not too happy at the back. I doubt it survived it’s first MoT, which I guess would have around a year or so after the time of the pic (newest vehicles look to be the A40 and the A55 Farina). chaseracer and JeeExEll 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spottedlaurel Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 Another interesting nostalgia article in the local paper: https://www.eadt.co.uk/ea-life/nostalgia-gallery-of-crown-street-ipswich-1-5932499 Anything unusual here, or just typical grey porridge? Early-mid '60s Mopar of some sort on the right? I have an old ad scanned-in for the garage: W. J. Coe Ltd, Ipswich Standard/Triumph ad 1960 by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr RayMK, Amishtat and JeeExEll 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dannyk Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 Some more off my local bookface page1963/1964 weird seeing my street as a field (was built 1974) 1970s This isn't local but thought someone might like it Amishtat, JeeExEll and RayMK 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RayMK Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 Another interesting nostalgia article in the local paper: https://www.eadt.co.uk/ea-life/nostalgia-gallery-of-crown-street-ipswich-1-5932499 Anything unusual here, or just typical grey porridge? Early-mid '60s Mopar of some sort on the right? I have an old ad scanned-in for the garage: W. J. Coe Ltd, Ipswich Standard/Triumph ad 1960 by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr Interesting, even if it is mostly porridge. I looked hard but could not see anything foreign. The Ford Pilot (V8) on the left may have attracted an admiring glance from the people there, as would the pale Vauxhall driving towards the camera. The Mayflower may have received glances and mixed comments. I like the Minx parked with its back end roughly in line with the old Ford exiting (or looking for a space!), mainly because Dad had one in 1959ish when they were only about five years old. Sir Snipes 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
face Posted March 15, 2019 Share Posted March 15, 2019 First two are Southampton in the 70s and Tamworth 70s if it counts rest i don’t know Any idea what football ground that is? Looks like Celtic versus Hearts and judging by the size of that stand, I presume Celtic Park. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercrocker Posted March 15, 2019 Share Posted March 15, 2019 Another interesting nostalgia article in the local paper: https://www.eadt.co.uk/ea-life/nostalgia-gallery-of-crown-street-ipswich-1-5932499 Anything unusual here, or just typical grey porridge? That A30 in the foreground is an AS3 variant - from the first year of production. All later cars had a revised fuel tank arrangement with a filler on the rear panel. Not so unusual then but relatively uncommon nowadays.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercrocker Posted April 24, 2019 Share Posted April 24, 2019 Queensway, Southampton, c.1962. One of the two Mobil garages survives as a Texaco, the other is now a Halfords. Most of the buildings on these two pictures are still structurally there (except the factory and steel stock-holders) but of course now surrounded by god-awful student accommodation, etc. Cavcraft, Amishtat and sheffcortinacentre 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lesapandre Posted April 24, 2019 Share Posted April 24, 2019 That A30 in the foreground is an AS3 variant - from the first year of production. All later cars had a revised fuel tank arrangement with a filler on the rear panel. Not so unusual then but relatively uncommon nowadays....Revised dash too - the original had a round central speedo...some other bits and pieces changed too. Never seen one in the metal. The dash was David Baches first job - he was then at BMC mercrocker 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lesapandre Posted April 24, 2019 Share Posted April 24, 2019 Can't remember the last time I had an attendant fill my car. Much more common in rural Spain though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaseracer Posted April 24, 2019 Share Posted April 24, 2019 I think FPB7 had an AS3 A30, many moons ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercrocker Posted April 24, 2019 Share Posted April 24, 2019 Can't remember the last time I had an attendant fill my car. Much more common in rural Spain though. Place where I get my MoTs done still has attended pumps. No self-service allowed! lesapandre 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inconsistant Posted April 24, 2019 Share Posted April 24, 2019 Took this in Aberdeen in about 93-94 when I lived up there. It looks really grim but there's some quality chod right there. Cavcraft and mercrocker 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenmil Socket Posted April 25, 2019 Share Posted April 25, 2019 Some more off my local bookface page1963/1964 weird seeing my street as a field (was built 1974) 1970s This isn't local but thought someone might like it That pic with the XR2 in is Corporation Street in St.Helens I think... BlankFrank, RobT and Cavcraft 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conan Posted April 25, 2019 Share Posted April 25, 2019 This is exactly what Murray Head sang about. One shite in Bangkok. LightBulbFun, RayMK, BlankFrank and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dannyk Posted April 25, 2019 Share Posted April 25, 2019 That pic with the XR2 in is Corporation Street in St.Helens I think...It could be, i don't recognise it and a few people commented on the bookface post asking where it was Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martc Posted April 25, 2019 Share Posted April 25, 2019 552593_285779354863574_1602887139_n.jpg1150169_457356934372481_1570456238_n.jpg This is exactly what Murray Head sang about. One shite in Bangkok. More than one shite in Bangkok. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Jimmy Posted April 25, 2019 Share Posted April 25, 2019 Can't remember the last time I had an attendant fill my car. Much more common in rural Spain though. There's one in Dorset I know of, at least there was last autumn. Has the cable you drive over that operates a bell in the shed that the attendant sits in too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
face Posted April 25, 2019 Share Posted April 25, 2019 Brooklands Garage just outside Saffron Walden still fill for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavcraft Posted April 25, 2019 Author Share Posted April 25, 2019 Probably taken from (by) the Eastgate clock on the city walls, thought to be circa early 1960s. The view now won't be much different, except it's one way now heading away from the picture. BlankFrank 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavcraft Posted April 25, 2019 Author Share Posted April 25, 2019 Circa 1940, the old market entrance (to left of town hall, where the cars are parked) has long since gone. Whichever planner/s had it removed and replaced by the bloody horrible thing there now deserve to have a fe sleepless nights. Further to the left in this picture (not visible in it) was the first Halfords in town. BlankFrank, RayMK and mercrocker 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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