Old street scenes thread

[Mr Lobster]

 

Taken from this website - http://www.photobydjnorton.com/index.html which has loads of old street scenes, mainly Birmingham area but is a pleasant way to waste half an hour, which is exactly what I have just done.

[trigger]

^ That's an interesting site Mr L.

 

Here are some Romanion snaps from 1996 I've found on flickr.

 

http://www.flickr.com/photos/sludgeulper/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[barrett]

 

 

I bet the owner of that Sierra was the talk of the town! Decadant bastard...

[seth]

Anyone been to Romania recently? I bet its all bland silver cars like everywhere else now.

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I just had a Dacia 1300 on Romanian plates like the white one on the left drive past me this morning, I've seen it before in Lidi car park, I must try and get a photo of it!.

[Milford Cubicle]

Anyone been to Romania recently? I bet its all bland silver cars like everywhere else now.

Looks like it's still rammed with shite. You need to catch up with this thread

[Gompo]

Nice find those Romanian pics. I was going to say something similar about the Sierra. I bet that Fiat Cinquecento in the car park pic must have stood out a fair bit in 1996 too.

[andrew e]

I was in Poland last week and its mainly full of "south London luxury" 10 year old german and swedish prestige. Quite a few FSO Polenez's and 2 pot Cinqs, but thinning rapidly according to my co-pilot. Shit hot motorways mind!I guess Romania will head that way too?

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Think i have found a new favorite flickr member!.

 

http://www.flickr.com/photos/wasleso/

 

Most look like movie stills though?.

 

1965 London

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[The Reverend Bluejeans]

 

 

 

Blimey, a Neue Klasse BMW 1800! Slumming it with an HB Viva....

[barrett]

whats this?

 

 

128?

 

Edit: they are stills taken from film, most of the 70s ones are from The Sweeney! Slags, manor, trousers on etc.

I'll also add this just for the mind-boggling parking arrangements and the Lamborghini to the right

[retrogeezer]

Yep, Fiat 128 estate. I don't think thats a Lambo - more likely a Nova kit car or something.

[barrett]

Sorry my bad it's not a Lambo, it's a Ferrari. 308 GT4 i think. deffo not a Nova..

[retrogeezer]

Sorry my bad it's not a Lambo, it's a Ferrari. 308 GT4 i think. deffo not a Nova..

yeh - deffo not a Nova, I just looked and they had those weird slatted rear windows.

 

308 GT4 looks right...

 

[Richard]

whats this?

 

 

128?

 

Edit: they are stills taken from film, most of the 70s ones are from The Sweeney! Slags, manor, trousers on etc.

I'll also add this just for the mind-boggling parking arrangements and the Lamborghini to the right

The white Fiat 128 Estate frequently turned up on The Sweeney, it must have belonged to one of the crew.

[Tayne]

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I have pinched these from another forum so some of you may of already seen them but it thought it was worth sharing them on here. (hopefully that's o.k?)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

There lots more here, http://popularclassics.forumcircle.com/ ... sc&start=0

[pompei]

What brilliant pictures! I love the old Used Car Lot scenario.

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I know, they are great aren't they, I like these two as well!

 

 

[Andrew353w]

There lots more here, http://popularclassics.forumcircle.com/ ... sc&start=0

 

Just been away for about an hour looking at these old piccies! Great to look at with a mince pe & a glass of mulled wine! All I need now is a snow-themes garage selection!

 

I am at last beginning to get into the festive spirit.... except my daughter's just come round to say her Mini's "not sounding very well"

 

[barrett]

Is that a Reliant Regal peeping out from behind the Herald at Blundell's garage?

[Mr Lobster]

Some superb stuff in that thread.

 

Do like these -

 

 

[seth]

Henly's dealership was responsible for the name of Henlys corner on the North Circular. The flats opposite in this photo look very much like some near the junction but would mean the garage was on a different corner to the one I remember when I was growing up.

 

 

Anyhow it inspired me to try and find some "North Circular" photos and I came across this. 1975 apparently

 

[Tayne]

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[Guest]

There's a massive speaker cone shaped garage like that one on the way to Macclesfield. Except it's big enough to hold 3 or 4 cars. Were they pre fabricated? They're awesome anyway.I parked up near to it to get a picture in the Piazza. Someone came out, said 'Fuck me, a Piazza!' and then went back inside.

[seth]

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Ahh, I though that might happen. Imagine a crossroads that no longer exists because its a massive dual carriageway now, with a fire station on the corner. Coming towards you are a pair of yellow "Evening News" vans, one a Marina the other an A60, and waiting at the lights are a Wolseley landcrab and something else....

[dollywobbler]

Is that a Reliant Regal peeping out from behind the Herald at Blundell's garage?

Yup, good call. MkIII possibly, before the 'del boy' angular ones and before that earlier type developed a peculiar Anglia-esque rear window!

[Lankytim]

 

Tower Square, Tunstall, (year unknown)

 

 

Colchester High Street, 1980.

Ha, great pic! Our house is about 1 minute from here. Not alot has changed at all.

 

Great place to get some oatcakes and a nice meat and potato Wrights pie.

[pompei]

Two scenes from Hull. This one from 1979 -

 

 

and this one from 1983 -

 

[barrett]

Is that a Reliant Regal peeping out from behind the Herald at Blundell's garage?

Yup, good call. MkIII possibly, before the 'del boy' angular ones and before that earlier type developed a peculiar Anglia-esque rear window!

Yeh it's either a MKIII or IV, MKV and VI got a different rear end (and a boot!)....And sorry to be a pedant but the early 'mark' cars never had the reverse-rake window, first one to get that was the 3/25 in '62, which is the same basic design as the 'del boy' one (3/30) but with a different grille arrangement as so;

I LOVE Reliants so probably best not to even get me started on this....

 

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