One (shite) picture per post.

[HillmanImp]

[pompei]

[willswitchengage]

[Inspector Morose]

 

Still around apparently.

 

Autoshite eligible coach:

 

Last surviving of only four chassis built - check.

really crap V8 diesel engine slung out in the back  - check.

Built by BL company - check.

Unique body built by BL owned company - check.

 

verdict - WANT.

[pompei]

[pompei]

RATLUK even then ...

 

[pompei]

[Asimo]

Genius!

GS engine and are those GS clocks on the dash?

[Tayne]

1960s and 1970s car heaven. I spy a 1960s Chevy Impala, a 1971 Camaro, a Chevy Nova, a Datsun (?), Cadillac, a GMC Flxible bus, a 1960s Dodge Van and lots of VW Beetles.  What do U see? Brooklyn Battery Tunnel traffic. New York. May 1973 by wavz13, on Flickr

[Tayne]

A line of 1950s cars and 1960s cars (including a Ford Falcon) wait for a red light on West 41st Street to leave Midtown Manhattan and head onto the West Side Highway. New York. 1965 by wavz13, on Flickr

[Lankytim]

 

 

Where's the prop??

[vulgalour]

[Tayne]

A very battered and tired 1970s Ford Galaxie on a cobblestoned 23rd Street and the closed and abandoned West Side Highway. New York. 1975 by wavz13, on Flickr

[Tayne]

An endless stream of 1920s cars and buses line up to take a ride through the brand new Holland Tunnel on opening day. Flags are hung throughout and people come out to observe the celebration. Nov 12, 1927. New York. by wavz13, on Flickr

[Tayne]

A somewhat nerdy 14 year old me on top of dad’s 1965 Pontiac with our L.A. cousins who just arrived to spend the whole summer with us in Milford, Connecticut. JFK airport. Queens New York. July 1973. by wavz13, on Flickr

[Tayne]

West Side Highway - Stuck Caddy on May 8, 1953. Really glad to see the tow truck finally arrive! New York. by wavz13, on Flickr

[Tayne]

West Side Highway - Packards and Studes crawling along in the snow during evening rush hour. Dec 14, 1951. New York by wavz13, on Flickr

[Tayne]

West Side Highway with cobblestone pavement, lots of 1940s cars and the scuttled Normandy. 1942. New York by wavz13, on Flickr

[Tayne]

Queens, someplace with a Ford Maverick and a 1965 Ford Mustang. 1972. New York. (Van Wyck expressway, heading south and looking at Jamaica Avenue). by wavz13, on Flickr

[Tayne]

Morningside Drive and 118th Street in late afternoon light. (you gotta love the cars!) Empire State Building in the center-right distance. Sept. 1973. New York by wavz13, on Flickr

[Tayne]

Ok, it’s not the most exciting photo, but look at all those 1960s cars and 1970s cars! From the abandoned West Side Highway by the World Trade Center to the Battery Park City landfill in the Hudson River.  New York. March 1975 by wavz13, on Flickr

[Tayne]

Pssst... hey, kid, ya want some candy?  Prospect Place between Clay and Anthony Ave. Tremont neighborhood apartments in the background and some seriously cool 1940s cars parked. (one with bumper nipples). Bronx, New York. 1947 by wavz13, on Flickr

[Tayne]

Fill 'er up, bub! Mobil gas station with 1920s, 1930s and 1940s cars in various stages of decomposition. West Farms Road near Jennings Street to the Bronx River.  Bronx, New York.  1948 by wavz13, on Flickr

[Tayne]

Welcome to New York, 1973 style! Half buried early 1960s Dodge Polara station wagon on the beach at the ocean side of Breezy Point in Queens. Abandoned apartment building at left distance. by wavz13, on Flickr

[Tayne]

1960s and 1970s car heaven. I spy a 1960s Chevy Impala, a 1971 Camaro, a Chevy Nova, a Datsun (?), Cadillac, a GMC Flxible bus, a 1960s Dodge Van and lots of VW Beetles.  What do U see? Brooklyn Battery Tunnel traffic. New York. May 1973 by wavz13, on Flickr

[Tayne]

More New York fun from 1973!  A 1960s Ford Galaxie and a battered early 1960s Plymouth Valiant (fixed with bondo) cruise along Canal Street with peeling pavement. The Galaxie has a rope to lock the trunk. New York. by wavz13, on Flickr

[Tayne]

More 1970s New York fun! An abandoned 1960s Ford Thunderbird with broken-out windows and a torn vinyl roof. Abandoned apartment building completes the scene. Breezy Point. Queens.  June 1973 by wavz13, on Flickr

[Tayne]

More New York fun 1970s style! What's a day at the beach without a lot of abandoned car chunks of a Triumph Spitfire? The lady is making good use of the roof. Plum Beach near Sheepshead Bay in Brooklyn. May 1973 by wavz13, on Flickr

[Tayne]

So let's say you don't want your 1960s Rambler anymore... just leave it parked in Jamaica Bay behind JFK airport and hop on a brand new PanAm 747 jet for Aruba! Queens, New York. June 1973 by wavz13, on Flickr

[Tayne]

Incredibly colorful 1960s and 1970s cars at the Staten Island Ferry dock on Staten Island, New York.  I see a red 1965 Mustang, a purple Dodge station wagon, a Chevy Vega,  a bunch of VW Beetles, a Datsun  - what can U find? May 1973 by wavz13, on Flickr