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Predictably obvious vehicle subject for me (obviously!)

Firstly is my aunt Tina, flooding her drawers by the side of my 2000E, some day in 2003.

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Next is a scenario so incomprehensible that it was one of the only photographs taken by my family in the early 80s.

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That’s my Dad, caught mid-strim, with his 1971 2000 GT 2dr begging to be stolen from him for the princely sum of £150, brightening the background. One rare day, 1981.

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As i have just written in the YouTube thread, My mother died in Feb this year. I managed to get to the funeral and back just a few days before lockdown here in Spain. I am now going through some photos she had, mainly of her family. In this thread I will be adding a few images of that collection.

First one is My Nan, Grandad, my mother then me, sitting in front of Grandad's company car. A Ford Escort (sometimes known by it's higher spec version Esquire).

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The next one is of Grandad, on his own, with presumably the same car.

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On 4/22/2020 at 12:44 AM, Semi-C said:

Predictably obvious vehicle subject for me (obviously!)

Firstly is my aunt Tina, flooding her drawers by the side of my 2000E, some day in 2003.

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Do you know what happened to this 2000E? The DVLA says the reg is on a silver Mercedes now.

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Not got many snaps of any of my old motors, I've been a bugger over the years about not taking any pictures which I'm a bit upset about really. Must try harder going forwards!

Here are a few from my parents archives of me as a nipper with family motors.

First up, me and dad with his Hunter.

 

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Next up me washing Grandad's Landcrab.

 

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Me and Nana with Dad's MK3 Cortina, what's the car in the background?

 

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Finally me and Nana and Grandad on Dad's boat next to his Audi 80.

 

 

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44 minutes ago, Shite Ron said:

The second picture next to the Fiat 124 is not a Cortina, could be a Consul (Granada)?

He did have a couple of MK3 Cortina's (one saloon and one estate) but I could be wrong on that picture. I will ask my Dad next time I see him.

It was definitely old Rupert the Bear with me though, I had the pants to match.

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1 hour ago, Shite Ron said:

The second picture next to the Fiat 124 is not a Cortina, could be a Consul (Granada)?

Update, yes you are spot on it was his 1973 Ford Consul (Granada). It was a 2.0 and he always wanted a 3.0 as they had in the Sweeney.  To be honest he had so many cars when I was growing up I lost track, he must have had 100 at least before he was 40. Small fry to some of you guys ?

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One good thing to come out of The Pandemic; I've got ample time to dig around in the loft and scan some of the old photos I've found.

My old man when he worked on a farm and later for Maidstone Waterworks; both were taken in the early 1960s.

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Is that a Trojan? The van, not my Dad

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30 minutes ago, Tigerfox said:

After posting the picture on a Riley forum and further conversations with my father we think it was a Continental Tourer, which is a new model to me.

Riley’s of this time are very stylish cars, I had a guess at the model but my main era of interest is the 70’s, thanks for the update and great picture.

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Not exactly a family snap but this is my fleet in early 1993. In the foreground is DEY245X, an 1981 Audi 80GL, partially obscuring SOP116H, a 1969 Austin 1300GT. On the driveway are LSV 818 known as 'Little Bert', a 1958 Austin A35 2 door Deluxe and K528UFK, a1992 Rover Metro 1.1 that I bought new at the end of 1992.

 

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I have no idea about what this car is. Can anyone help to identify it please?

It is another one from my late mothers collection of family. I have the first names of the folks in the photos and the location Peckham.

Again it is a scan/print of a photo, so the quality is not brilliant.

 

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13 hours ago, Tigerfox said:

After posting the picture on a Riley forum and further conversations with my father we think it was a Continental Tourer, which is a new model to me.

The Continental Touring saloon was based on the 12/4 series of chassis, £350.00 brand new in 1937.

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1 hour ago, Remspoor said:

I have no idea about what this car is. Can anyone help to identify it please?

It is another one from my late mothers collection of family. I have the first names of the folks in the photos and the location Peckham.

Again it is a scan/print of a photo, so the quality is not brilliant.

 

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Vauxhall Velox Grosvenor Estate, as shown in this link:  Edit: and also a tiny bit more info here: https://www.imcdb.org/v830742.html  Rear spats and side trim variations noted!48vauxhalletypeveloxgrosvenorswansongest

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I thought 'Vauxhall Velox' as soon as I saw Remspoor's photo but had to seek confirmation on the net because I have never seen one with that rear end treatment or indeed heard of the Grosvenor connection. A rare beast indeed, even when new.

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8 hours ago, RayMK said:

Vauxhall Velox Grosvenor Estate, as shown in this link:  Edit: and also a tiny bit more info here: https://www.imcdb.org/v830742.html  Rear spats and side trim variations noted!48vauxhalletypeveloxgrosvenorswansongest

That is a better idea then I had. The rear chrome spat is more than likely hidden by the woman's skirt.

I originally thought about a Austin Westminster A95. I was going on the double chrome strips. However, the A95 did have a different colour in between the chrome, to match the roof. This car does not. Plus the A95's C pillar  is completely different.

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Not really an old photograph, but my dad came across an old Hi-8 scan from 1995, featuring his C-reg Montego Estate:

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The yellow thing in the passenger seat is a Henry's Cat costume by the way, my dad is quite the character. He sold it to a local garage before heading overseas in 1995, and by the looks of it it hasn't been taxed since:

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