steve1 Posted March 27, 2020 Share Posted March 27, 2020 Peter Wyngarde (Jason King)? steve 1 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erichill16 Posted March 27, 2020 Share Posted March 27, 2020 8 hours ago, Rugd1022 said: Benidorm, 1971... Which one of them is you? 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted March 30, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 30, 2020 @russ p there are some pedantic people who write into car magazines! (gonna have to download the March issue now to see the picture!) 1 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Oldddudders Posted March 30, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 30, 2020 29 minutes ago, big jim said: @russ p there are some pedantic people who write into car magazines! (gonna have to download the March issue now to see the picture!) Priceless! 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Welchester Posted March 30, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 30, 2020 On 27/03/2020 at 16:53, steve1 said: Peter Wyngarde (Jason King)? The man who put Gloucester Bus Station on the map. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold russ p Posted March 30, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 30, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, big jim said: @russ p there are some pedantic people who write into car magazines! (gonna have to download the March issue now to see the picture!) I've had this mag about a week and hadn't noticed that! I'd actually forgotten all about writing it , mind I'd had a few beers when I did! Cheers Jim Edited March 30, 2020 by russ p 2 4 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugd1022 Posted March 30, 2020 Share Posted March 30, 2020 Fort William, August 1970.... what a lovely old station it was before 1975.... 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobby Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 To be fair to the bloke who wrote in if you edit a motoring mag and feel clever enough to comment in such detail on a subject that isn't your field of expertise and then get it wrong you deserve to be corrected! I'm sure they'd have done the same if someone in a railway mag had done the same about a car... 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium boxbrownie Posted March 31, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 31, 2020 3 minutes ago, Hobby said: To be fair to the bloke who wrote in if you edit a motoring mag and feel clever enough to comment in such detail on a subject that isn't your field of expertise and then get it wrong you deserve to be corrected! I'm sure they'd have done the same if someone in a railway mag had done the same about a car... it was still funny though..... 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold russ p Posted March 31, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 31, 2020 18 minutes ago, Hobby said: To be fair to the bloke who wrote in if you edit a motoring mag and feel clever enough to comment in such detail on a subject that isn't your field of expertise and then get it wrong you deserve to be corrected! I'm sure they'd have done the same if someone in a railway mag had done the same about a car... I knew it would get published as Danny Hopkins the editor is a massive railway enthusiast he used to edit steam railway. A few years back I had an issue with a free gift you got for subscribing and he sorted it out , he also said how much he likes 56s . Really nice bloke 6 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobby Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 Did it deliberately to see if you were still around, then, Russ... 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom q vaxy Posted April 1, 2020 Share Posted April 1, 2020 https://www.motorsportimages.com/photos/?race_type_id=202&year=1918&p=1 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatB Posted April 1, 2020 Share Posted April 1, 2020 5 hours ago, tom q vaxy said: https://www.motorsportimages.com/photos/?race_type_id=202&year=1918&p=1 Very interesting, but I'm not really getting the old car connection. My own "missed out on" was any of the sad Mk1 And Mk2 Escorts I viewed, and the one I finally bought, 20 years ago when I was after a sub-$1000, easily maintained, commuting hack. I must have looked at half a dozen, from 1300 to 2-litre. They were all a bit knackered, as you'd expect, but all were complete and ran. I ended up with a 2-Litre Ghia Mk2. Rotten as a pear, 2" shorter wheelbase on one side that t'other, and the old Pinto drank almost as much oil as petrol, but, boy, did it go. Really nice handling, even worn out, and possibly the nicest gearbox I've ever tried. It provided me with cheap, reliable transport for 18 months, before I sold it for $250, when my finances had improved a bit. We'll ignore small infractions like the starter motor falling off, one evening, or the string of minor electrical faults caused by corroded connections. Thing is, 20 years ago these cars were near worthless. Some time in the interim someone seems to have added a zero to their values. I can sort of understand it for the hot GT and RS variants, but even the cooking models seem to have been infected. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted April 1, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 1, 2020 6 hours ago, tom q vaxy said: https://www.motorsportimages.com/photos/?race_type_id=202&year=1918&p=1 Click on the link and theres a lot more and on the pics just hover the cursor over the pic to get the caption. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold phil_sutters Posted April 1, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 1, 2020 (edited) I am currently sorting through a big pile of family albums that were passed on by my late mother. Her family, especially on her mother's side, were keen on their motorcycles and cars, between the wars. I am sorting them out so that I can give my cousins scans of photos that relate to their parts of the family. I have been able to identify a number of the cars that appear in their photos of holidays and day trips. This one has me foxed. Is that an Austin logo on the grill? Not that many makers used grill logos. The shape of the radiator is also a bit of a puzzle, with the flat top to the grill. The height of the bonnet compared with the sides seems high - or the latter low. Maybe that was to give a more sporty look to a tourer version. The four-part wind-screen is another notable feature. I don't think that the fact that it is on the Pendine Sands is necessarily a clue, but who knows. My mum is the young lady on the running board. Any ideas? Edited April 1, 2020 by phil_sutters Photo in the middle of the text 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewartingram Posted April 1, 2020 Share Posted April 1, 2020 I reckon that name badge begins with a J and ends with a T - possibly. Could that be Jowett? Stewart 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold phil_sutters Posted April 1, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 1, 2020 5 minutes ago, stewartingram said: I reckon that name badge begins with a J and ends with a T - possibly. Could that be Jowett? Stewart That occurred to me. I must have another look through old car photo sites. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Oldddudders Posted April 1, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 1, 2020 https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-jowett-car-badge-english-car-manufacturer-1905-to-1954-10959620.html 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted April 1, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 1, 2020 55 minutes ago, phil_sutters said: I am currently sorting through a big pile of family albums that were passed on by my late mother. Her family, especially on her mother's side, were keen on their motorcycles and cars, between the wars. I am sorting them out so that I can give my cousins scans of photos that relate to their parts of the family. I have been able to identify a number of the cars that appear in their photos of holidays and day trips. This one has me foxed. Is that an Austin logo on the grill? Not that many makers used grill logos. The shape of the radiator is also a bit of a puzzle, with the flat top to the grill. The height of the bonnet compared with the sides seems high - or the latter low. Maybe that was to give a more sporty look to a tourer version. The four-part wind-screen is another notable feature. I don't think that the fact that it is on the Pendine Sands is necessarily a clue, but who knows. My mum is the young lady on the running board. Any ideas? It is indeed a Jowett, with a flat opposed 2 cylinder side valve water cooled engine rated at 7 HP. It had a 3 speed crash gearbox with a 'reversed' gate. The basic design goes back to the Edwardian period and was continued up to 1953 in the Jowett Bradford van. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Oldddudders Posted April 1, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 1, 2020 I have a feeling a late friend passed his driving test - at 17 - in a Bradford van. This was in 1965, and the van was not in great nick, but pre-MOT of course. They thought putting in a seat for the examiner might help. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugd1022 Posted April 1, 2020 Share Posted April 1, 2020 This just in from suburbia.... 1 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
runs as required Posted April 1, 2020 Share Posted April 1, 2020 On 30/03/2020 at 19:04, russ p said: I've had this mag about a week and hadn't noticed that! I'd actually forgotten all about writing it , mind I'd had a few beers when I did! Cheers Jim As someone who did 'station improvements' (i.e. wrecking what would now be highly regarded ornate Victorian detailing) at two city centre Sheffield stations) it would have been more interesting to Know which you referring to ! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
runs as required Posted April 1, 2020 Share Posted April 1, 2020 Doesn't quite ring true to me. Isn't it a Renault (by its wheels)? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold phil_sutters Posted April 1, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 1, 2020 (edited) On 19/03/2020 at 11:59, PhilJ W said: Your parents were athletes or contortionists then? Of course you can get loads of children in a Chummy! sorry did you say beget children in a Chummy? Edited April 1, 2020 by phil_sutters 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold russ p Posted April 1, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 1, 2020 11 minutes ago, runs as required said: As someone who did 'station improvements' (i.e. wrecking what would now be highly regarded ornate Victorian detailing) at two city centre Sheffield stations) it would have been more interesting to Know which you referring to ! It was a picture of Sheffield in the 70s with lots of period vehicles visible 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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