Brian Damage Posted May 19, 2019 Share Posted May 19, 2019 Page 1 - EPD 739, the big black Daimler saloon - is that Fred West looking under the bonnet? ? Seriously though, these are abso-bloody-lutely fantastic! Please keep them coming, Trigger! Some stuff I never knew existed here. That RHD Taunus wagon for a start. This period was definitely the end of 'old money' as far as ownership of cars like RR, Alvis, Jensen, Jag etc was concerned and the start of the new money. Particularly loved the AC428 convertible, the AM V8 Volante type things, the Jensen and whoever said the background stuff was equally fascinating was spot on. Wonder if anyone in the pictures is looking at this thread or if anyone on here recognises anyone in the photos? Be interesting to find out. By the way, what was that little red bread van thing on page 2? Some sort of Commer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busmansholiday Posted May 19, 2019 Share Posted May 19, 2019 By the way, what was that little red bread van thing on page 2? Some sort of Commer? Think it's a Brush electric (milkfloat). Looks like either Black Country museum or Carlton Coalville given the tram tracks and trolleybuses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alf892 Posted May 19, 2019 Share Posted May 19, 2019 Quote Fantastic pics Trig.......best thread in a bloody long time. Please keep them coming... trigger 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
louiepj Posted May 19, 2019 Share Posted May 19, 2019 Are the funny little vans with the single headlights electric? I love the blue ‘Dorothea Restoration Engineers’ one, particularly with the bored looking apprentice in the passenger seat - I say seat, it was probably a milk crate. He looks like he’s regretting not working harder at school!Ti's a thing of beauty this van. But what is it? Sent from my F8331 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercrocker Posted May 19, 2019 Share Posted May 19, 2019 Van is probably a Morrison Electricar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trigger Posted May 19, 2019 Author Share Posted May 19, 2019 Most the car photos that are left are all vintage stuff now, I've been uploading them to Flickr and i'm surprised how many are still on the road, even stuff like the MG's!. Sudsprint, Amishtat and Eddie Honda 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Posted May 20, 2019 Share Posted May 20, 2019 This is right royally up my alley - so many excellent spotting/old scans threads on here right now. Thanks for taking the time to upload all this, trigger! That's quite a different 'before' and 'after' display on this: At least, I hope it's that way round! Any number plate/tax disc colour experts able to verify this? Or is it a 1970's ringer?! Sudsprint 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted May 20, 2019 Share Posted May 20, 2019 I quite like to see old 60’s and 70’s restorations where they’ve put non period plates on stuff. I think somewhere there’s a picture on here of a Cord 812 with reflective number plates on something like an R plate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trigger Posted May 20, 2019 Author Share Posted May 20, 2019 I managed to find a photo of that Alvis TA14, it's now in America and it's white so I'm guessing the green was the original colour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lesapandre Posted May 20, 2019 Share Posted May 20, 2019 15 hours ago, Vin said: Citroen Bijou...interesting old thing...guess it was just an old hack then... Anybody know what the pick-up is in the background of the Mustang pic. It was the first thing I noticed. (Mustangs are Meh...) Possibly a Hillman Imp going by the door glass area. Would be home made unless it was some unrealized prototype. Rootes did a few things including an estate they never put into production. It is possibly a Husky version cut down with a new rear tub? Sudsprint and JeeExEll 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vin Posted May 20, 2019 Share Posted May 20, 2019 After DAF being mentioned, I had a look and reckon it is probably a 33 pick-up... Sudsprint, trigger and JeeExEll 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trigger Posted August 10, 2019 Author Share Posted August 10, 2019 I've eventually managed to upload the entire set into Flickr at last, enjoy! Jon, JeeExEll, cort16 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cort16 Posted August 10, 2019 Share Posted August 10, 2019 I couldn’t tell you what half those cars are but I enjoyed looking at them trigger and Microwave 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trigger Posted August 10, 2019 Author Share Posted August 10, 2019 I didn't know either! I spent ages googling them and then thankfully a number of Flickr members started commenting what they were which made life easier! I can't believe how many of the commercial stuff has survived. cort16 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorfolkNWeigh Posted August 10, 2019 Share Posted August 10, 2019 On 18 May 2019 at 9:47 PM, lesapandre said: The Lagonda may be at the Newport Pagnell works. Yes , parked outside one of the buildings that are still actually there, it's now the showroom for Heritage Sales next to the ugly new AM dealership on Tickford St. The other side of the wall 40 odd years later. lesapandre 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Three Speed Posted August 10, 2019 Share Posted August 10, 2019 Great pictures - thanks! The unknown car on page 4 is a 1920 Ruston & Hornsby and the 1951 Light 15 on page 1 is actually 1953. Both cars are still around. I wonder how many of the "new" cars in the backgrounds are still with us. davehedgehog31 and trigger 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted August 10, 2019 Share Posted August 10, 2019 How have I missed this thread before? Might be incredibly sad and check all the regs against DVLA ( I know some have already). One way or another I'm going to look at all the pics right from the first post in detail. The 2+2 E Type VUM 599N from page one still has tax and MoT for a start. So does BWC 326F the blue MGC Along with EOP 424L MGB, now red though 1 AAH is now on a Land Rover not an MGB Bizarrely OJ 3 is now on a 1902 Renault! PYT 19 is still on the Merc but is SORN 4585 N is now on a Spitfire not a Daimler hearse AWJ 782 (Railton) is alive and well OYO 1R (Bentley) is alive and well...and yellow! WLY 757M Jensen is on SORN MBD 823P Enfield is on SORN JNJ 3N Daimler is on SORN KDX 854 Renault is alive and kicking Not listing dead ones, but YN 200 Lea Francis being out of tax and MoT in 1980 was a surprise. 1 YWC is on a modern Merc not a Jensen 1800 TU is on a modern Bentley NWE 8D Jaguar is on the road 5 JYB Jaguar is still alive and well HCS 72 Jaguar is still with us, apparently 344cc is tugging it up the road (!) AWW 3 is gone from the Jaguar and on a modern Audi JOE 248E Alvis managed to last until 11 months ago, but 666 BBM Alvis is on SORN EPD 739 Daimler is on SORN LDX 1 has been lost from the Aston and put on a modern Jeep ME 3000 (AC) is out of MoT since 2015 but is SORN ODT 922 Renault is on SORN 7007 WA is gone from the Rolls but the modern Jeep that gained it is dead CD 1 - Modern Merc rather than old Rolls 200 DPL (AC) is alive and kicking JR 111 is on SORNed Lexus rather than a Silver Ghost(?) - however, DGW 271 Austin is still trunding along RYK 2R Aston is still with us too ABC 1 is off the Roller and on a modern Lexus XAN 10N the Rolls Hearse is still alive unlike its occupants That's the 1st page done... puddlethumper, JeeExEll, LightBulbFun and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trigger Posted August 10, 2019 Author Share Posted August 10, 2019 How have I missed this thread before? Might be incredibly sad and check all the regs against DVLA ( I know some have already). The 2+2 E Type VUM 599N from page one still has tax and MoT for a start. One way or another I'm going to look at all the pics right from the first post in detail.If you look on my Flickr link you'll see I've been sad enough to DVLA check every car! bunglebus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted August 10, 2019 Share Posted August 10, 2019 I was hoping a Cortina or something in the background had miraculously survived. Nothing so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zelandeth Posted August 11, 2019 Share Posted August 11, 2019 On 5/19/2019 at 5:27 PM, sierraman said: A two stroke Foden engine sounds immense. Too right... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jon.k Posted August 11, 2019 Share Posted August 11, 2019 I think the 1800 TU plate goes on Bentley press cars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HMC Posted August 11, 2019 Share Posted August 11, 2019 Love these pics. A bit of an oily rag vibe; feel like I’d need to chuck on a flat cap and puff admiringly on a pipe as I walked about. LightBulbFun and trigger 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zelandeth Posted August 11, 2019 Share Posted August 11, 2019 5 hours ago, jon.k said: I think the 1800 TU plate goes on Bentley press cars. Yep...1900TU as well...spotted here in a 1996 era Autocar mag I digitised a while back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vin Posted August 11, 2019 Share Posted August 11, 2019 1800 TU was recently seen in a 1974 film on the BBC archive on Facebook...it adorned a Rolls Royce Carmargue being piloted by Fyfe Robertson. Gist of the film was how far the car had come since the Model T Ford... Alusilber 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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