RayMK 3471 Posted February 7 Share Posted February 7 (edited) 3 hours ago, FakeConcern said: What car are we in here? A bit of a guess, but the engine note sounded familiar and a glimpse of the dash, fresh air vents and steering wheel suggests a Fiesta MK1 Ghia from 1980 approx. I had an absolutely horrible basic Fiesta MK1 in the mid 1990s. However, the front indicators look more Escort MK3 and the steering wheel looks Cortina, like the one in my Ginetta G26, so a 'scene' specialist is urged to comment (and tell me it's something completely different)😀. Edited February 7 by RayMK G26, not 23 FakeConcern 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Dick Longbridge 10476 Posted February 7 Share Posted February 7 12 minutes ago, RayMK said: A bit of a guess, but the engine note sounded familiar and a glimpse of the dash, fresh air vents and steering wheel suggests a Fiesta MK1 Ghia from 1980 approx. I had an absolutely horrible basic Fiesta MK1 in the mid 1990s. However, the front indicators look more Escort MK3 and the steering wheel looks Cortina, like the one in my Ginetta G26, so a 'scene' specialist is urged to comment (and tell me it's something completely different)😀. Isn't that a Mk1 Fez Ghia? FakeConcern 1 Link to post Share on other sites
RayMK 3471 Posted February 7 Share Posted February 7 5 minutes ago, Dick Longbridge said: Isn't that a Mk1 Fez Ghia? Could be - that's a still from the first few seconds of the clip. Another fleeting glimpse shows the indicator lenses wrapped round to the side of the front wing. I have not seen a MK1 Fiesta with that feature (yet!). FakeConcern 1 Link to post Share on other sites
uk_senator 1505 Posted February 7 Share Posted February 7 On 6/20/2020 at 6:02 PM, dozeydustman said: Gravesend, late 70s/early 80s. Pear at a fruiterer in Bath Street. That R14 made it to 1999! NINETY NINE! 😳 Very few made it to 89, so I`m very impressed indeed, especially if it lived near the coast. Kudos to the owner.. mk2_craig and LightBulbFun 2 Link to post Share on other sites
dozeydustman 8486 Posted February 7 Share Posted February 7 1 minute ago, uk_senator said: That R14 made it to 1999! NINETY NINE! 😳 Very few made it to 89, so I`m very impressed indeed, especially if it lived near the coast. Kudos to the owner.. Is the Thames Estuary the coast? Gravesend was a seaside town until the 1930s uk_senator 1 Link to post Share on other sites
uk_senator 1505 Posted February 7 Share Posted February 7 7 minutes ago, dozeydustman said: Is the Thames Estuary the coast? Gravesend was a seaside town until the 1930s I`ve always counted it as coast, far closer to water than any R14 ever wants to be, thats for sure 😂 Eyersey1234, dozeydustman and chaseracer 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites
mk2_craig 1868 Posted February 7 Share Posted February 7 5 hours ago, FakeConcern said: What car are we in here? Thats a mk1 Fiesta FO SHO. I'm probably not 100% on the money here but the untrimmed door tops in body colour metal mean Not Ghia, so my best stab is Eyersey1234, RayMK and FakeConcern 3 Link to post Share on other sites
bunglebus 15877 Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 Cheating slightly as this could be anywhere, but is apparently Shenfield near where I grew up LightBulbFun, Amishtat, neil1971 and 1 other 4 Link to post Share on other sites
bunglebus 15877 Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 Brook Street Brentwood 1936 Amishtat, RayMK, JeeExEll and 1 other 4 Link to post Share on other sites
bunglebus 15877 Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 Brentwood High St before the council ruined it with cobbles and the notorious Wilson's Corner double roundabout RayMK, Amishtat, Tadhg Tiogar and 3 others 6 Link to post Share on other sites
Rab 1832 Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 Fort William. circa 1975 JeeExEll, sheffcortinacentre, neil1971 and 2 others 5 Link to post Share on other sites
Rab 1832 Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 Ft. William MacBraynes bus terminal. fred, RayMK, JeeExEll and 5 others 8 Link to post Share on other sites
chaseracer 20244 Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 Great Malvern in the late 60s, going by the hemlines... The Midland Red 144 used to go past our house. Asimo, Rab, RayMK and 1 other 4 Link to post Share on other sites
dozeydustman 8486 Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 More from Gravesend in years gone by. Mid 1960s, early yellow & white on blue Mr Mercury design. I'm wondering what colour the P6 is Top end of New Road again, a flat front Mini and what appears to be an avenger hidden behind the railings Maidstone & District's depot on the Overcliffe; this is now an Iceland Dover Road, Northfleet. I can't work out what's behind the Renault Trafic. Lion Garage shops. Is that dangly mirror goodness? For all you truckers out there, this is Britannia refined metals in the 1970s. Ergo cab Mammoth Major in front of its dad. I'm unsure of the location; I think it's Saddington Street. Lovely Borgward Isabella flying round the corner. Bottom of The Grove, opposite the clock tower. TALBOT POWAR Mk2 Zodiac (I think a highline). Market stores closed well before my time; I've seen some great newspaper clippings of their adverts - 2lb broken biscuits for 1/3 and mandarin segments in syrup for 9d Shite Ron, Rab, sheffcortinacentre and 2 others 5 Link to post Share on other sites
chaseracer 20244 Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 I'm going for Tobacco Leaf on the Rover, just like on @dollywobbler's old Three Thousand Five. dozeydustman and sheffcortinacentre 2 Link to post Share on other sites
dozeydustman 8486 Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 That was one of the colours I was thinking. Did they do a cream or a grass green? That would look similar in b&w Link to post Share on other sites
Asimo 16258 Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 Taster for a set of photos of 1970s ish Bristol on Flickr. Much obscure old street-chod. https://www.flickr.com/photos/fray_bentos/albums/72157594155572977/page1 155V6, RayMK, sheffcortinacentre and 5 others 8 Link to post Share on other sites
Rab 1832 Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 Stock car racing. Inverness. 1973. I hereby refute any connection..interest..love affair with Inverness. Its a shithole. Its like an arranged marriage. We reluctantly have to go there. neil1971, Amishtat and chaseracer 3 Link to post Share on other sites
Tadhg Tiogar 11602 Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 On 2/8/2021 at 9:04 AM, bunglebus said: Brentwood High St before the council ruined it with cobbles and the notorious Wilson's Corner double roundabout Liked for the ATE "tin lantern" traffic signals Link to post Share on other sites
adw1977 5294 Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 On 28/03/2021 at 19:22, dozeydustman said: I can't work out what's behind the Renault Trafic. Datsun 120Y ? RayMK 1 Link to post Share on other sites
dozeydustman 8486 Posted March 30 Share Posted March 30 6 hours ago, adw1977 said: Datsun 120Y ? That’s a good shout. It looks very 1970’s Japanese in styling Link to post Share on other sites
Tadhg Tiogar 11602 Posted March 30 Share Posted March 30 9 hours ago, adw1977 said: Datsun 120Y ? And a 2-door 120Y at that Link to post Share on other sites
vonmon 1450 Posted March 30 Share Posted March 30 On 5/22/2017 at 8:27 PM, fred said: Walsall in thar 70's Brilliant, thanks...reminds me of my dear mom and a childhood in Walsall Link to post Share on other sites
vonmon 1450 Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 On 6/17/2017 at 5:37 PM, Vin said: An old postcard of a street in my local town... What I find bemusing, is who at the time thought a non-descript street (most of which now is pedestrianised) with a primered Simca 1100, Mini pick-up and Opel Kadett parked outside Brian's DIY (Still going strong, although tidied up a lot) was worthy postcard material... I'm glad they did though... Had many nights in your town, lovely place. The White Horse then Le Raj always were my favourite places. Link to post Share on other sites
hennabm 607 Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 On 3/28/2021 at 10:43 AM, Rab said: Fort William. circa 1975 Ahhh yes I remember the square well as it is in the photo. The BMW is Inverness registered, so likely to have been sold by Calterdon. Rab 1 Link to post Share on other sites
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