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On 5/24/2020 at 6:07 PM, phil_lihp said:

Someone on a local history Facebook page shared this photo of a car park in Barnstaple, guessing  it was taken some time in the 80s, hopefully they won't mind me sharing it here.  The site is now a bus station, a few good spots in scene but I am stumped by the Mitsubishi, it almost looks like a 2dr Tredia but I'm fairly sure the closest thing to that is a Cordia and it's not that.  Any guesses?

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Sorry, I've just stumbled across this thread and am loving it! I was born in Barnstaple and I think the building in the background with the black sign is (was!) a discotheque the name of which escapes me, but I worked there as a D.J. during the late 1970s/early 1980s. Memories......

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5 minutes ago, Andrew353w said:

Sorry, I've just stumbled across this thread and am loving it! I was born in Barnstaple and I think the building in the background with the black sign is (was!) a discotheque the name of which escapes me, but I worked there as a D.J. during the late 1970s/early 1980s. Memories......

Bees!  At some point was called Hard Rock Cafe, now Fever, never been in there myself.  The car was identified by @Spottedlaurel as a Sapparo - must be mega rare now, I've never seen one.  A few notables there, Toyota Corolla (?) estate and some Avengers plus a Honda Acty milk delivery truck.   At a guess I would say this was taken around 84-85. 

The multi storey car park in the background was built in the 60s or 70s and was demolished about 5 years ago due to concrete cancer.  

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3 hours ago, JimH said:

Chodtastic.

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That Maxi facing the opposite way to EVERYTHING else is playing havoc with my sense of orderliness. 

 

This picture of the bombsite, what's that silver grey thing top right? Can't work it out. Looks almost like a crew cab but also a bit more modern than the other old toss there.

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Fab photos, by the way.

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28 minutes ago, mk2_craig said:

That Maxi facing the opposite way to EVERYTHING else is playing havoc with my sense of orderliness. 

 

This picture of the bombsite, what's that silver grey thing top right? Can't work it out. Looks almost like a crew cab but also a bit more modern than the other old toss there.

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Fab photos, by the way.

I'm struggling with it as well. The front looked to me like a Renault 9, but it's too early for that and the back doesn't look right. Is it something cut down to become a pickup?

Just noticed the 180B between the Triumph and Maxi in the 2nd row.

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I see a Volvo 100 series(I think), and a Peugeot, deliciously green, not sure about the model

My town, somewhere in the 80s

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It's hard to imagine this is 2004, just by the cars, you could say this is an old photo



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Taunus 17M was the name used for 4 generation of Granada predecessors: first was 17M P2 ('56 - '60, round headlights), second (the one in the middle in the black and white photo) is a Taunus 17M P3 ('60 - '64, almost rugby ball shaped headlights), then was Taunus 17M P5 ('64 - '67, squareish headlight) and last  Taunus 17M P7 (similar with P5, the bodywork even more square, and headlights almost level with the front grille, '67 - '71)

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Here are a few photos that a friend dug out of the archives at my old work a few years ago, all from Aberdeen.

Really like that most of these are just photos of a normal day rather than when special things are going on.

30-54 King Street, 1972.

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265 Union Street, undated.  I'm guessing probably early-mid 70s.

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Auchmill Road, 1974.

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Bon-Accord Street, undated.  Random aside: I lived in a flat about ten years ago directly above the "vehicle" in the Commercial Vehicle Repairs sign on the right.

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Bridge of Dee, undated.

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Castle Street, undated.

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C&A Department Store, Union Bridge, undated.

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Denburn & Blackfriars Street, 1949.

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Grants Furniture, Union Street, undated.

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Greenfern Shopping Centre, undated.

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Great Northern Road, undated.

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Great Western Road, near Amatola, undated.

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Guild Street, 1949.

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King Street/East North Street Junction, undated.

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Marischal Street, 1965.

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Market Street, 1949.

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Market Street, 1962.

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Netherkirkgate, 1972.

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Persley Caravan Park, Mugiemoss Road, undated.

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Persley Caravan Park, Mugiemoss Road, undated.

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Printfield Walk, undated.

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Redmoss Road, 1986.

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Rosehill Drive, undated.

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Rosemount Viaduct, Silver Slipper Bar, 1966.

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Thomsons of Cults BMC Dealership, 1971.

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Broad Street, undated.

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Denburn Road looking towards Triple Kirks, 1978.

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Union Bridge, undated.

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Wellington Road, undated.

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YMCA Building, Union Street, undated.

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Just realised that a few of these don't actually have any vehicles in...Which I never even thought of initially being photos all from within a major city...You just expect these days that there's going to be traffic everywhere!  If folks want them deleted let me know, but I figure they're probably still of interest in the general context of historic townscape imagery. 

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53 minutes ago, Zelandeth said:

....Great Western Road, near Amatola, undated.

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Traffic signals are interesting - produced by Forest City, the close spacing of the aspects would not get type approval here today, but would be acceptable in most of Europe. Not also the differing paint patterns - the primary head nearest the camera appears black / white / black (but could equally be brown/white/brown), but the secondary head on the opposite side of the junction is painted white/black/white, as is the one on the left, by the gateway.

Almost the same view today

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On 28/06/2021 at 21:22, dozeydustman said:

Couple more I’ve extracted showing my home town of Gravesend in years past.

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Perry Street, Northfleet in the mid 1960s

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almost brand new Metro behind what appears to be a Fiat 127. Photo from a local rag.

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Hammonds Corner, Singlewell late 60s/early 70s. Bit potato-cam this one, think it’s a mk4 Zephyr on the left

Is that last pic photoshopped? I mean , there was no such thing as floods before 2000, was there?

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  • 1 month later...

Three more from Gravesend in Kent in time gone by.

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The Routemaster dates this pre 1979 when they were replaced by Atlanteans. I do love a TK. New Road mid 1970s but undated.

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Other end of New Road outside Burtons and Chiesmans. Maidstone & District decker which I think is a Bristol VR but could be an Atlantean.

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Finally Springhead Rd, Northfleet in I believe the early 1980s. Would love to identify the two commercials. Is the car a Mk2 Cortina or a Viva HB?

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