Shite in your town, in ye olden times.

[Sir Snipes]

10 minutes ago, mk2_craig said:

Who is it on here has a thing for those old Carltons?

 

Everybody.

[phil_lihp]

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?

[Spottedlaurel]

Facelift Sapporo, looks good. I think that's a Cressida estate the other side of the Avenger.

[EyesWeldedShut]

1983 (ish) - my father with his owned from new (Phooor!) Talbot Horizon aka a ponced up Simca. Funnily enough he waited until I left home before getting this one - his previous ones were a 1968 Herald and a 1974 Toledo. Looking at the picture I think the n/s bumper and number plate are squint so maybe he's let me have a go at driving it.

[EyesWeldedShut]

This is 1985 outside The Odeon Cinema in Ayr - lots of classic shite cars here but I'm stuck on what the big Japanese saloon is between the Orion and Capri? 

[Adrian_pt]

Bedford Road, Rock Ferry, on the Wirral, in the 50s.  The plate on the convertible is Brighton 1939 - it's American, possibly a Chrysler. A surprising amount of foreign tin made it over here pre-war, though very little has survived compared to the UK models. 

[AndyW201]

On 5/24/2020 at 7:48 PM, EyesWeldedShut said:

This is 1985 outside The Odeon Cinema in Ayr - lots of classic shite cars here but I'm stuck on what the big Japanese saloon is between the Orion and Capri? 

Early '80s Toyota Carina at a guess?

[EyesWeldedShut]

6 hours ago, AndyW201 said:

Early '80s Toyota Carina at a guess?

Hi - thanks for that - done some Googling - could be a Carina, maybe a Crown? I think there was a local Toyota dealer in the 70s - not a lot else Japanese but it's not far up to Glasgow so some folks would pop up there for a car rather than buy local.

[Spottedlaurel]

I'm inclined to agree on Carina as well, this generation:

1981 Toyota Carina 1.8GL  press pic by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr

The location looks familar too, is it here?

Burns Statue Square, Ayr old postcard early 1970s by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr

[dozeydustman]

Gravesend, late 70s/early 80s. Pear at a fruiterer in Bath Street.

[bigstraight6]

New George Street Plymouth 1979, it’s been pedestrianised for decades now...

[mk2_craig]

That’s got to be a little newer than 79 BS6, looks like a red Escort mk3 in the distance front-on, And in the opposite direction is that a Sierra overtaking the FX4 taxi? If so then late 82 at the earliest. Maybe 83 if the dark grey car on the left parked up behind the white Cortina estate is a Fiat Uno. 

[bigstraight6]

45 minutes ago, mk2_craig said:

That’s got to be a little newer than 79 BS6, looks like a red Escort mk3 in the distance front-on, And in the opposite direction is that a Sierra overtaking the FX4 taxi? If so then late 82 at the earliest. Maybe 83 if the dark grey car on the left parked up behind the white Cortina estate is a Fiat Uno. 

Squinting through spectacles I think you are right Mk2 Craig, that Rover was doing well!

[Eyersey1234]

On 5/1/2020 at 3:39 PM, mk2_craig said:

My photos are a bit disjointed but having just acquired a massive external hard drive (fnarr) I've started having a look through some from about 20 years ago, this is Edinburgh and its environs:

Crashed Prelude, I think it was fixed though and went on a few more years

Strangely abandoned looking SL, complete with dodgy plate character action 

I was photographing the resprayed Courier on Fiesta Turbo rims, but the other street clutter is of interest nowadays.  Who is it on here has a thing for those old Carltons?

More when (if) I find them.

The crashed Prelude was last taxed/MOTd 2008 according to the DVLA. 

[sheffcortinacentre]

That's a MK4 estate (chrome door mirror) but that is a red MK3 escort coming towards us released in 81  (W reg).

[martc]

On 5/27/2020 at 6:37 AM, Spottedlaurel said:

 

Burns Statue Square, Ayr old postcard early 1970s by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr

Those coppers are totally amazed by the two SIMCA estates being parked together 'what are the chances o' that Sarge?'.  Once they look to the left and see the Peugeot estate their brains will blow up.

[dozeydustman]

King Street, Gravesend 1989

Stolen from an article on the Kent Messenger Website

[ProgRocker]

On 5/1/2020 at 3:39 PM, mk2_craig said:

 Who is it on here has a thing for those old Carltons?

Well...my parents owned this fine 1986 doom blue 2.2i CD auto which I was lucky enough to drive a few times after passing my driving test.

1986 Vauxhall Carlton 2200i CD by Matt W, on Flickr

I believe @sutty2006 likes 'em too...

[Eyersey1234]

1 hour ago, ProgRocker said:

Well...my parents owned this fine 1986 doom blue 2.2i CD auto which I was lucky enough to drive a few times after passing my driving test.

1986 Vauxhall Carlton 2200i CD by Matt W, on Flickr

I believe @sutty2006 likes 'em too...

One chodtastic Charlton they had, one of my mates will be jealous, he runs a retirement home for old Vauxhalls

[sutty2006]

10 hours ago, ProgRocker said:

 

I believe @sutty2006 likes 'em too...

you would be correct my friend! 

[UltraWomble]

Lostock Hall

[LightBulbFun]

4 hours ago, UltraWomble said:

"ALLDAYS&ONIONS" did the DVLC clerk accidentally look at his or her lunch time crisps packet when registering this one then? LOL

 

[loserone]

Very interesting! https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Alldays_and_Onions

[quicksilver]

As unlikely as it may seem, Alldays & Onions was a real company formed by Mr Alldays and Mr Onions - see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alldays_%26_Onions

There were all sorts of strangely-named small manufacturers in the early days of motoring, many of which didn't last beyond the 1920s. Lacoste et Battman is another that sticks in my mind. 

[iainrcz]

Apparently this is Grimsby.

Though I see no fire or mattresses , so I'm sceptical.

 

Unless it's the last generation or two that's turned it in to a smackhead filled shit hole.....

 

 

[sloth]

it is grimmo, however that bits changed a lot. 

[UltraWomble]

2 hours ago, LightBulbFun said:

"ALLDAYS&ONIONS" did the DVLC clerk accidentally look at his or her lunch time crisps packet when registering this one then? LOL

 

BN726 still seems to be going strong though

[LightBulbFun]

2 hours ago, loserone said:

Very interesting! https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Alldays_and_Onions

 

2 hours ago, quicksilver said:

As unlikely as it may seem, Alldays & Onions was a real company formed by Mr Alldays and Mr Onions - see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alldays_%26_Onions

There were all sorts of strangely-named small manufacturers in the early days of motoring, many of which didn't last beyond the 1920s. Lacoste et Battman is another that sticks in my mind. 

hah I still find it still quite amusing, but very interesting too 

[Cavcraft]

Just found this picture on social media. Truth be told, can't think what shop is there now (was a greengrocers for years) probably a cafe.  Certainly didn't know it was a cycle/motorcycle shop or sold petrol though. Photograph estimated at 1950, they said.

[UltraWomble]

Preston (Lancashire)