HMC Posted January 8, 2022 Posted January 8, 2022 I had some sort of ocd episode on this thread in winter 2019, I was absolutely glued to the sainsbury archive website searching out shite spots. It was very addictive! Thanks to @trigger for highlighting it, that became my answer to what to do on long winter evenings with only a cat for company 🤣 trigger and LightBulbFun 1 1
trigger Posted January 9, 2022 Author Posted January 9, 2022 I got a new laptop a few days ago which means i can view stuff online better again, so here's a few more from the Sainsburys page! This is Braintree. LightBulbFun, Amishtat, Isopon and 12 others 15
trigger Posted January 9, 2022 Author Posted January 9, 2022 keef, Spottedlaurel, Shite Ron and 3 others 6
HMC Posted January 9, 2022 Posted January 9, 2022 Chod central- Peckham 1982 Shite Ron, Dyslexic Viking, JeeExEll and 3 others 6
HMC Posted January 9, 2022 Posted January 9, 2022 Cambridge 1975 @Spottedlaurel Shite Ron, Dick Cheeseburger, junkyarddog and 4 others 6 1
HMC Posted January 9, 2022 Posted January 9, 2022 Southampton 1991. SRI 130? Dick Cheeseburger, mk2_craig and Dyslexic Viking 3
HMC Posted January 9, 2022 Posted January 9, 2022 Cambridge 1975- items not on the Issigonis shopping list; 1) a hatchback 2) rustproofing @RobT Richard_FM, RobT, Dyslexic Viking and 5 others 5 3
v8 scania Posted January 13, 2022 Posted January 13, 2022 On 10/27/2019 at 11:10 AM, Tadhg Tiogar said: If that's the Apsley branch, it has changed a bit since 1982. The incline/slope that the photo suggests is no longer there; the car park is almost all flat except for the section next to the access road. It’s the woodhall farm branch the car park got leveled out years ago my wife and mother in law used to work there
bunglebus Posted January 13, 2022 Posted January 13, 2022 On 09/01/2022 at 21:35, trigger said: Is that a "Quartz" Fiesta? On 09/01/2022 at 22:57, trigger said: Do you think the three Mini owners knew each other? I remember going through a lot of these when the thread was originally posted, biggest frustrations are not knowing if you've looked at a store before or if they've added new images since you did. It is nice looking back at a time when MK1 Fiestas, Mk2 Escorts and MK4 Cortinas were everywhere. I get excited now if I see a Sierra. The world has moved on. Richard_FM and Amishtat 2
adw1977 Posted January 13, 2022 Posted January 13, 2022 12 minutes ago, bunglebus said: Is that a "Quartz" Fiesta? A Bravo, I think. bunglebus 1
HMC Posted May 4, 2024 Posted May 4, 2024 Birthplace of John James Sainsbury 1960s Today- the junction of the 2 roads has been pedestrianised, and the NCP is different sort of park, the old vic is still there through the trees….. RobT and Richard_FM 2
HMC Posted May 4, 2024 Posted May 4, 2024 Chichester March 1986 JJG193P- tax due jan 1990 RobT and Shite Ron 2
HMC Posted May 11, 2024 Posted May 11, 2024 York 1985 MiniMinorMk3, Shite Ron, Spottedlaurel and 1 other 4
HMC Posted May 11, 2024 Posted May 11, 2024 Commercial Chod se12, 1987 1966 tottenham 1968 Richard_FM, RobT, Shite Ron and 1 other 4
lesapandre Posted May 17, 2024 Posted May 17, 2024 On 09/01/2022 at 23:59, HMC said: Cambridge 1975- items not on the Issigonis shopping list; 1) a hatchback 2) rustproofing @RobT That 2-dr shape was crying out for a hatch. Don't bother with the Allagro - just put a hatch on the 1300 and tidy up the styling... Stinkwheel and Richard_FM 2
artdjones Posted May 17, 2024 Posted May 17, 2024 2 hours ago, lesapandre said: Don't bother with the Allagro - just put a hatch on the 1300 and tidy up the styling... Don't even do that, just productionise Pininfarina's take on the 1100. lesapandre and Richard_FM 2
MiniMinorMk3 Posted May 17, 2024 Posted May 17, 2024 26 minutes ago, artdjones said: Don't even do that, just productionise Pininfarina's take on the 1100. No, leave it to Citroen, they can do the 1800 version as well. We can not afford the investment if we want to line our pocket with cash and strip the company of any worth. ETCHY, Richard_FM and lesapandre 3
keef Posted May 17, 2024 Posted May 17, 2024 On 22/10/2019 at 20:51, trigger said: Cornhill, Bury St Edmunds 1981. KVA 599P ✗ Untaxed Vehicle KVA599P is not Taxed Tax due: 1 April 1986 Incorrect tax status? MOT No results returned No results returned for vehicle KVA599P lesapandre, RayMK and HMC 3
artdjones Posted May 17, 2024 Posted May 17, 2024 3 hours ago, MiniMinorMk3 said: No, leave it to Citroen, they can do the 1800 version as well. We can not afford the investment if we want to line our pocket with cash and strip the company of any worth. I don't think that's the reason, BMC became a shambles after the government interfered and pressured them into merging with Jaguar,Rover, Triumph, and Leyland Motors. There was just too much disruption over a short space of time. Also, production costs weren't controlled, because the original BMC merger ended up being dominated by Austin, who just weren't as good at it as Morris had been. Edit: Like most mergers, the owners of the company lost out. The main beneficiaries are normally the parasitic bankers who originate the schemes for their own benefit. In the BL case the beneficiary was Mr Benn, who benefitted by gaining the political kudos from setting up a British "world beater". Seven years later the whole lot was bankrupt. lesapandre 1
keef Posted May 18, 2024 Posted May 18, 2024 On 26/10/2019 at 18:57, HMC said: Cambridge 1975 and our snapper has been serving up the chod again. A gaggle of maxis (one very early with bonnet ominously up) Later on a Swiss VW comes in for a fill up. OGS 827P ✗ Untaxed Vehicle OGS827P is not Taxed Tax due: 1 January 1987 Incorrect tax status? MOT No results returned
lesapandre Posted May 18, 2024 Posted May 18, 2024 17 hours ago, artdjones said: I don't think that's the reason, BMC became a shambles after the government interfered and pressured them into merging with Jaguar,Rover, Triumph, and Leyland Motors. There was just too much disruption over a short space of time. Also, production costs weren't controlled, because the original BMC merger ended up being dominated by Austin, who just weren't as good at it as Morris had been. Edit: Like most mergers, the owners of the company lost out. The main beneficiaries are normally the parasitic bankers who originate the schemes for their own benefit. In the BL case the beneficiary was Mr Benn, who benefitted by gaining the political kudos from setting up a British "world beater". Seven years later the whole lot was bankrupt. Poor management. And under investment. The bankers angle is right - BMC was a public quoted company on the stock exchange - they were over confident and paid big share dividends instead of reinvesting in the business. Then Donald Stokes came along who was unable to sort things out. Over £3billion in subsidies by Government. MiniMinorMk3 and Richard_FM 2
artdjones Posted May 18, 2024 Posted May 18, 2024 1 hour ago, lesapandre said: Poor management. And under investment. The bankers angle is right - BMC was a public quoted company on the stock exchange - they were over confident and paid big share dividends instead of reinvesting in the business. Then Donald Stokes came along who was unable to sort things out. Over £3billion in subsidies by Government. If Donald Stokes had transferred from Leyland to BMC as boss, maybe it could have worked. Although his undoubted skills seemed to be more about selling products in the environment of a stable company. Turning around BMC and integrating every other large independent motor company in Britain into it at the same time would require the skills of the Angel Gabriel. We shouldn't forget that every other independent commercial manufacturer was rolled into it, which meant that a separate lot of integration had to be managed. Richard_FM and lesapandre 2
HMC Posted July 30, 2024 Posted July 30, 2024 Chiselhurst, london 1980 adw1977, Spottedlaurel and RayMK 3
bunglebus Posted July 30, 2024 Posted July 30, 2024 I haven't looked on there in ages as it seemed to be impossible to work out if new images had been uploaded, or keep track of what you'd already looked at
HMC Posted July 30, 2024 Posted July 30, 2024 high wycombe 1973 LightBulbFun, adw1977, High Jetter and 1 other 4
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