Cars, Lasses and Lads - A Photo Sharing Thread

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[LightBulbFun]

1 hour ago, martc said:

cant help but notice the white on black *M* Suffix plate! I gotta wonder whats the latest someones seen a white and black plate on a regular vehicle (not a bus or Lorry where they where exempt) in period? Ie just someone flouting the rules, rather then someone trying to look old for a car show!

also I wonder which one of those is @Dick Longbridge 

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[MiniMinorMk3]

2 hours ago, martc said:

 

1 hour ago, LightBulbFun said:

cant help but notice the white on black *M* Suffix plate! I gotta wonder whats the latest someones seen a white and black plate on a regular vehicle (not a bus or Lorry where they where exempt) in period? Ie just someone flouting the rules, rather then someone trying to look old for a car show!

also I wonder which one of those is @Dick Longbridge 

Looking at the cloths and the hair I'm gonna guess that that is Ocean Colour Scene era.

[MiniMinorMk3]

1 hour ago, egg said:

Didn't know James Hunt and Diana Spencer were an item.

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14 minutes ago, MiniMinorMk3 said:

 

Looking at the cloths and the hair I'm gonna guess that that is Ocean Colour Scene era.

Way earlier. That Lambretta* was dead by 86. 

*It's likely a Spanish Jet, built under license later than their Italian counterparts. 

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7 minutes ago, Dick Longbridge said:

Way earlier. The Lambretta* was dead by 86. 

 

More new romantics (81-82)?

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5 minutes ago, egg said:

More new romantics (81-82)?

Spot on I reckon. Quadrophenia was released in 79 which sparked a renewed interest in scooters. The fact the Jet in the photo above was untaxed by 86 suggests the new wave of enthusiasm had partly ebbed away by that point. 

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[DavieW]

26 minutes ago, Muniphobia said:

20 year old face and arm/shoulder but 80 year old hand and ankle 😵

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[Metal Guru]

2 hours ago, egg said:

Come on! Who’s humming the theme tune? ( not written by Dennis Waterman)

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8 minutes ago, Metal Guru said:

Come on! Who’s humming the theme tune? ( not written by Dennis Waterman)

Ha, yes, it does look like that but it's from Going Straight (sequel to Porridge).....same car mebbee?

[eddyramrod]

Different bronze, and 295 didn't have a vinyl roof.  It actually reminded me of driving my Cyprus one, not least the time I did a Sweeney dash to Paphos Hospital with MrsR, resulting in her staying there almost three weeks.

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6 minutes ago, eddyramrod said:

Different bronze, and 295 didn't have a vinyl roof.  It actually reminded me of driving my Cyprus one, not least the time I did a Sweeney dash to Paphos Hospital with MrsR, resulting in her staying there almost three weeks.

A better shot of it Eddy

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Just now, egg said:

A better shot of it Eddy

In that case....

Mine, autotesting in Paphos in 2011.

[MiniMinorMk3]

2 hours ago, egg said:

Ha, yes, it does look like that but it's from Going Straight (sequel to Porridge).....same car mebbee?

 

1 hour ago, eddyramrod said:

Different bronze, and 295 didn't have a vinyl roof.  It actually reminded me of driving my Cyprus one, not least the time I did a Sweeney dash to Paphos Hospital with MrsR, resulting in her staying there almost three weeks.

The Sweeny used a Consul GT, not a Grannie

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Some bloke called Jim from Morrisons driving his Ford Mondeo Mustang. Looking for Land Ho! or something. 

[eddyramrod]

4 hours ago, MiniMinorMk3 said:

 

The Sweeny used a Consul GT, not a Grannie

Absolutely!

Until NHK 295M was replaced by NWC 301P, a silver Granada 3.0S, and subsequently a series of mk2s, augmented by RHJ 997R, a gold mk1 Ghia. (/pedant mode)

[vonmon]

On 12/11/2022 at 6:09 PM, Dick Longbridge said:

Spot on I reckon. Quadrophenia was released in 79 which sparked a renewed interest in scooters. The fact the Jet in the photo above was untaxed by 86 suggests the new wave of enthusiasm had partly ebbed away by that point. 

I’m thinking 79/80 based on the punk t-shirt still being worn, and the tail.

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47 minutes ago, vonmon said:

I’m thinking 79/80 based on the punk t-shirt still being worn, and the tail.

Turns out you're spot on.

https://amp.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2021/nov/21/the-big-picture-yan-morvan-counterculture-thatcher-london-punk-mod

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[5speedracer]

On 12/10/2022 at 10:03 AM, Sham said:

She looks fun.

"Jungle" Pam Hardy, still going at 65.