Asimo Posted February 1, 2023 Share Posted February 1, 2023 Cheltenham, mid ‘70s. I moved there in ‘79, kicked the tyres of an Ro80 in this same showroom, about ‘83. It was £750 and wouldn’t start, which was a shame as it was a lovely metallic blue and and had perfect alloys. ( I’d just sold a good-running but rotten brown Ro80 (steel wheels) for £450). Shortly afterwards l put a deposit on a “repaired” Audi 100 Coupe, then decided I was being dum to buy such a dodgy motor and walked out on the deal. One of my better decisions! It was the same colour as the one in this picture, so very possibly the same car. Dyslexic Viking, Eyersey1234, Fat_Pirate and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dozeydustman Posted February 1, 2023 Share Posted February 1, 2023 22 hours ago, stuboy said: Is that a Simca 1000 next to the Transit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Jetter Posted February 1, 2023 Share Posted February 1, 2023 Yes, red Toledo in front of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metal Guru Posted February 2, 2023 Share Posted February 2, 2023 12 hours ago, dozeydustman said: Is that a Simca 1000 next to the Transit? Is that Mr Bean waiting to cross? bogeyhead, ProgRocker and martc 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiniMinorMk3 Posted February 2, 2023 Share Posted February 2, 2023 20 hours ago, High Jetter said: Yes, red Toledo in front of it. red 1300. Remspoor 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Jetter Posted February 2, 2023 Share Posted February 2, 2023 22 minutes ago, MiniMinorMk3 said: red 1300. Of course, you're right - unless it's a 1500. MiniMinorMk3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asimo Posted February 4, 2023 Share Posted February 4, 2023 Monmouth - where I took my car test. Lovely wide street is now crammed with shit street furniture and mods to make it “more attractive to visitors” At the bottom of the street on the right was a Mercedes service garage and about half-way down on the left was a little garage where I sidn’t buy an Alfa 164 or a 4wd Mitsubishi Colt. It’s now an M+S food place. MiniMinorMk3, Dyslexic Viking, Shite Ron and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UltraWomble Posted February 5, 2023 Share Posted February 5, 2023 23rdian, MiniMinorMk3, Eyersey1234 and 10 others 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavcraft Posted February 8, 2023 Author Share Posted February 8, 2023 Foregate Street, Chester 1958 it says What's the 3 wheeler? Looks ace. LightBulbFun, MiniMinorMk3 and Dyslexic Viking 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adw1977 Posted February 8, 2023 Share Posted February 8, 2023 13 minutes ago, Cavcraft said: What's the 3 wheeler? @LightBulbFun is probably the man with the answer to that. LightBulbFun 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LightBulbFun Posted February 8, 2023 Share Posted February 8, 2023 20 minutes ago, Cavcraft said: Foregate Street, Chester 1958 it says What's the 3 wheeler? Looks ace. 6 minutes ago, adw1977 said: @LightBulbFun is probably the man with the answer to that. AC Petite Cavcraft, adw1977, Dyslexic Viking and 3 others 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavcraft Posted February 8, 2023 Author Share Posted February 8, 2023 A man who knows his three wheelers! Thank you @LightBulbFun Meanwhile, have a Mk1 Capri near Lower Bridge Street. Dyslexic Viking, LightBulbFun and Eyersey1234 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiniMinorMk3 Posted February 9, 2023 Share Posted February 9, 2023 21 hours ago, Cavcraft said: Meanwhile, have a Mk1 Capri near Lower Bridge Street. Twin tail pipes, Rostyles, it could be a 3000 E Jim Bell, Cavcraft and Eyersey1234 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigstraight6 Posted February 12, 2023 Share Posted February 12, 2023 Nice selection in this superb image of Plymouth city centre in the mid 60’s Dyslexic Viking, High Jetter, RayMK and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavcraft Posted March 22, 2023 Author Share Posted March 22, 2023 Been hoping for ages someone on the internet would post a picture of this place... 'George St Motor Exchange' was basically a sort of glorified cave, mostly full of ropey ADO16s he'd had from the auctions. He always looked quite old (to us youngsters at the time) but he couldn't have lived a long life as whenever he started one of his cars up it'd smoke the place out. Dyslexic Viking, MiniMinorMk3, RayMK and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiniMort Posted March 22, 2023 Share Posted March 22, 2023 My grandad gave me a stack of 35mm slides to scan in and in the mix were a few snaps of Coventry's car dealerships during 1979... Dyslexic Viking, neil1971, adw1977 and 12 others 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenmil Socket Posted March 31, 2023 Share Posted March 31, 2023 Liverpool 1990 MiniMort, mk2_craig, MiniMinorMk3 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metal Guru Posted March 31, 2023 Share Posted March 31, 2023 15 minutes ago, Tenmil Socket said: Liverpool 1990 “Ye olden times”. 1990??? Fuck off, I feel old enough as it is! Eyersey1234 and Shite Ron 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenmil Socket Posted March 31, 2023 Share Posted March 31, 2023 1 minute ago, Metal Guru said: “Ye olden times”. 1990??? Fuck off, I feel old enough as it is! Okay... no need to be rude! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EML Posted April 1, 2023 Share Posted April 1, 2023 One of the many car dealerships once along Victoria st in Grimsby, its now a carpet shop. It became a Renault dealer when Saab went tits up Fat_Pirate, Macscrooge, Dyslexic Viking and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EML Posted April 1, 2023 Share Posted April 1, 2023 Burtons garage in Grimsby. A main Fiat botherer for many years, and also held the subaru dealership when it was pickups and sensible estates. They lost the Fiat franchise when Dixons took over Grimsby Dyslexic Viking, Eyersey1234 and RayMK 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eyersey1234 Posted April 1, 2023 Share Posted April 1, 2023 43 minutes ago, EML said: Burtons garage in Grimsby. A main Fiat botherer for many years, and also held the subaru dealership when it was pickups and sensible estates. They lost the Fiat franchise when Dixons took over Grimsby When did they stop trading? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EML Posted April 2, 2023 Share Posted April 2, 2023 18 hours ago, Eyersey1234 said: When did they stop trading? Late 1990's if I remember correctly, the petrol pumps had gone, but the main showroom and new sales hadn't changed much from the photo. Eyersey1234 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EML Posted April 2, 2023 Share Posted April 2, 2023 I tried to find some more info on when Burton's went to the wall. And found some later photos of the forecourt Can't remember who bought the garage or it burnt down, as that happens a lot in this town. Was a car park for a while. Below is flattened. It's now a hotel on that site Eyersey1234 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HMC Posted April 2, 2023 Share Posted April 2, 2023 Beside the tavistock canal, it basically is the same now minus being able to park there. MiniMinorMk3, Dyslexic Viking and Shite Ron 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HMC Posted April 2, 2023 Share Posted April 2, 2023 Woolworths, tavistock. Assorted shite. The building was demolished in 2020 Prior to its construction the site had been a garage selling cars and petrol, it closed in the 1950s….. Jim Bell, Dick Longbridge, mk2_craig and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warch Posted April 3, 2023 Share Posted April 3, 2023 More my village in olden times... The old railway station in 1967 and today motorpunk, RayMK, MiniMinorMk3 and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motorpunk Posted April 4, 2023 Share Posted April 4, 2023 Estate where my first house was, being built late '60s, I can only identify the Mini. The 'bridge' in the background is actually a pen for high explosives, it got landscaped over. Same spot today - https://www.google.com/maps/@52.7124295,-1.0592541,3a,75y,359.68h,98.6t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sjMxMmbqOCS3uTAeEh9sOjg!2e0!7i13312!8i6656 MiniMinorMk3, Dyslexic Viking, goosey and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheffcortinacentre Posted April 4, 2023 Share Posted April 4, 2023 The pale blue one furthest away might be a MK2 cortina. motorpunk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skut Posted April 16, 2023 Share Posted April 16, 2023 Dundee again. First shot is a posh area somewhere around Roseangle. The others are on the site of Wellgate Street that had just been cleared for the Wellgate shopping centre that in now largely empty except for the odd Junkie and the library. Eyersey1234, RayMK, Dyslexic Viking and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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