Hujie Posted February 6, 2020 Share Posted February 6, 2020 Mk2 Cortina with a Mk1 in front of it. Looks like a Zodiac poking out behind the VW van. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
alastairq Posted February 6, 2020 Share Posted February 6, 2020 Opel Kadette? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BernardTPM Posted February 6, 2020 Share Posted February 6, 2020 20 minutes ago, Coppercap said: What's the white car? Thought it was a MKII Cortina at first, but it doesn't quite look right to me. 7 minutes ago, Kingzance said: Corsair??? Where's the pointy front? 7 minutes ago, Fat Controller said: Vauxhall Viva HB ? Where are the rectangular headlights? The grille and headlights and bonnet shape and size are correct for a Mk.2 Cortina BUT I think it has had a lash-up repair to the indicators which look like small round units (bog standard Lucas items at a guess). However, there's one other thing bothering me: the bottom corners of the windscreen appear to be 'square' instead of rounded. There's definitely something off about it. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve1 Posted February 6, 2020 Share Posted February 6, 2020 The car in front of the disputed white one is a Hillmam Minx, not a Cortina, to my eyes. steve 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BernardTPM Posted February 6, 2020 Share Posted February 6, 2020 4 minutes ago, alastairq said: Opel Kadette? Another with round corners to the lower windows and the orange indicators are positioned below the headlights, but above the bumper. The headlight surrounds are completely different, square sockets rather than the thin round chrome ring. 4-door version shown here. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BernardTPM Posted February 6, 2020 Share Posted February 6, 2020 1 minute ago, steve1 said: The car in front of the disputed white one is a Hillmam Minx, not a Cortina, to my eyes. steve The grille is wrong, on the Minx (& Mk.1 Hunter) headlights go below the lowest part of the grille (copied perhaps by the Mk.1 VW Golf?). Indicators are below the bumper and again, round corners to the windscreen top and bottom. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BernardTPM Posted February 6, 2020 Share Posted February 6, 2020 14 minutes ago, Hujie said: Mk2 Cortina with a Mk1 in front of it. Looks like a Zodiac poking out behind the VW van. The dark green car is a Singer Gazelle, either s.V or VI (the spotting difference is the front grille which is invisible here). Agree on the Zodiac (Mk.III). 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hujie Posted February 6, 2020 Share Posted February 6, 2020 The dark green car is a Singer Gazelle, either s.V or VI (the spotting difference is the front grille which is invisible here). Agree on the Zodiac (Mk.III). Yep, you could be right. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium boxbrownie Posted February 6, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 6, 2020 46 minutes ago, alastairq said: Opel Kadette? Nah...wipers are for RHD 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium boxbrownie Posted February 6, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 6, 2020 Probably a Mk2 but the top of the indicator assembly looks to have been “washed out” by over exposure in the picture, usually the obvious answer is the correct one Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugd1022 Posted February 6, 2020 Share Posted February 6, 2020 (edited) This is what's so nice about this thread - you post an 'innocent' pic of times gone by and the knowledge amongst fellow posters comes gushing forth - it's all rather jolly and splendid isn't it...? Have another - ''somewhere just outside London, 9th April 1969''.... Edited February 6, 2020 by Rugd1022 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted February 6, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 6, 2020 (edited) 2 hours ago, Coppercap said: What's the white car? Thought it was a MKII Cortina at first, but it doesn't quite look right to me. Not quite a Renault (12?) but one of those Romainian clones thereof, (I can't remember the name at the moment). Edited February 6, 2020 by PhilJ W Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coppercap Posted February 6, 2020 Share Posted February 6, 2020 9 minutes ago, PhilJ W said: Not quite a Renault (12?) but one of those Romainian clones thereof, (I can't remember the name at the moment). What, in 1968? I doubt it. Were cars even made in Romania in 1968, let alone brought into the UK? 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold russ p Posted February 6, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 6, 2020 It's not a Ford Taunus is it? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted February 6, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 6, 2020 16 minutes ago, Coppercap said: What, in 1968? I doubt it. Were cars even made in Romania in 1968, let alone brought into the UK? Perhaps its the real (Renault) Mccoy? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugd1022 Posted February 6, 2020 Share Posted February 6, 2020 Bit of random Gordon Keeble GT nostalgia... 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Oldddudders Posted February 6, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 6, 2020 The pic of the John Woolfe Racing transporter is a bit sad. He came to a tragic end on the first lap of the 1969 Le Mans, when he lost his Porsche 917 and it broke in half on impact. The car was known to be a complete pig to drive at that early stage of its development. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted February 6, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 6, 2020 28 minutes ago, Rugd1022 said: Bit of random Gordon Keeble GT nostalgia... Interesting amphibious aircraft in the first pic. Piaggio? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Metr0Land Posted February 6, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 6, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, Rugd1022 said: This is what's so nice about this thread - you post an 'innocent' pic of times gone by and the knowledge amongst fellow posters comes gushing forth - it's all rather jolly and splendid isn't it...? Have another - ''somewhere just outside London, 9th April 1969''.... Bit of a way from London. It's the first flight of the British Concorde from Filton to Fairford (notice the Canberra chase plane) landing at Fairford. http://www.concordesst.com/002.html Edited February 6, 2020 by Metr0Land Add link 2 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BernardTPM Posted February 6, 2020 Share Posted February 6, 2020 1 hour ago, PhilJ W said: Not quite a Renault (12?) but one of those Romainian clones thereof, (I can't remember the name at the moment). The Renault 12 was unveiled at the Paris Motor Show in 1969 and had rectangular headlights (the Dacia version later had twin round headlights). 1 hour ago, russ p said: It's not a Ford Taunus is it? Correct, its not a Ford Taunus (P6, P7 or P12). 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Kingzance Posted February 6, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 6, 2020 Of course nostalgia ain’t what it used to be. I lived in Bath when Concorde (often under Brian Trubshaw) flew into Fairford or Filton, going over our place. When we moved to Burghfield Common, Berks, we regularly saw it as it gently climbed out of LHR on scheduled flights to JFK. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocor Posted February 7, 2020 Share Posted February 7, 2020 18 hours ago, Coppercap said: What's the white car? Thought it was a MKII Cortina at first, but it doesn't quite look right to me. It looks like a Ford, the square number plate on the front would suggest it is not one build for the UK market. So maybe either a British or German built Ford that required minor changes for a particular export market. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium boxbrownie Posted February 7, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 7, 2020 16 hours ago, russ p said: It's not a Ford Taunus is it? No, wipers are set for RHD...... 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium boxbrownie Posted February 7, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 7, 2020 17 hours ago, Rugd1022 said: This is what's so nice about this thread - you post an 'innocent' pic of times gone by and the knowledge amongst fellow posters comes gushing forth - it's all rather jolly and splendid isn't it...? Have another - ''somewhere just outside London, 9th April 1969''.... Are you sure? That looks like it would have been Filton in the first flight, shadowed by the jet fighter for observation. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium boxbrownie Posted February 7, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 7, 2020 13 hours ago, Kingzance said: Of course nostalgia ain’t what it used to be. I lived in Bath when Concorde (often under Brian Trubshaw) flew into Fairford or Filton, going over our place. When we moved to Burghfield Common, Berks, we regularly saw it as it gently climbed out of LHR on scheduled flights to JFK. Gently climbed but sounded like a double cut bastard file drawn over a cats tongue! 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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