RMweb Premium boxbrownie Posted September 1, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 1, 2020 26 minutes ago, PhilJ W said: I had an Anglia 1200 estate, it out performed many larger 'sporty' models except in top speed. That’s because it had to have such a low ratio back axle to get it up hills when laden to the gunnels. Nice and lively off the line though, I bet a few Classic owners wondered what was going on! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve1 Posted September 1, 2020 Share Posted September 1, 2020 Thinking along 'Why didn't Ford make...' lines, how come there wasn't a Classic Estate? steve 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted September 1, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 1, 2020 3 minutes ago, steve1 said: Thinking along 'Why didn't Ford make...' lines, how come there wasn't a Classic Estate? steve There was, 23 in all, converted from 2 door saloons for the Nairobi police. Only one is known to survive. 4 1 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugd1022 Posted September 1, 2020 Share Posted September 1, 2020 Photo by Brian Morgan : Lostwithiel in 1962 with a nice Mk1 Austin Cooper 997, most likely the photographer's car with its Hertfordshire registration mark.... 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve1 Posted September 1, 2020 Share Posted September 1, 2020 Hillman Minx and BMW Isetta bubble car too. steve 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BernardTPM Posted September 1, 2020 Share Posted September 1, 2020 Going by the back window, I think that's a Hillman Husky (series 1), rather than a Minx. Could be a Morris Minor behind that, but not sure there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
APOLLO Posted September 1, 2020 Share Posted September 1, 2020 On 31/08/2020 at 17:16, Rugd1022 said: Quaker Street in London, 1970, near Shoreditch High Street underground station, the Vauxhall looks a bit lonely but what a lovely photo.... Never mind the cars - Were Ross's pies any good !!!!!!!!!!!! Brit15 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandwich station Posted September 1, 2020 Share Posted September 1, 2020 49 minutes ago, APOLLO said: Never mind the cars - Were Ross's pies any good !!!!!!!!!!!! Brit15 Is that shop still open. Looks all boarded up at the front. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Oldddudders Posted September 1, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 1, 2020 3 minutes ago, sandwich station said: Is that shop still open. Looks all boarded up at the front. In which case all that bread is a little past its sell-by date. 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatB Posted September 1, 2020 Share Posted September 1, 2020 14 hours ago, Oldddudders said: What about the Mk 1 Cortina GT, available in both 2- and 4-door versions and a cracking drive without the Lotus insurance premium? Well, OK, I'll concede that one, but two Cortinas , one of which wasn't 100% a Ford venture, and, if we stretch a bit, the Classic Capri, don't look like much compared to the positive cornucopia of hot Escorts and Capris that would emerge post 68, and continue in spirit to the XR whatever era and beyond. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5 C Posted September 2, 2020 Share Posted September 2, 2020 So along with my Calibra SE2 which is still on the road: I've discovered that my all time favourite car from my Vauxhall career is still alive and kicking too. Over the weekend I randomly decided to type the registration number into Google and this is what popped up: It's been modified somewhat but according to the owner is in near A1 condition and still great fun to drive. Hard to believe it's nearly 30 years old. I'd have another one in a heartbeat. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faulcon1 Posted September 2, 2020 Share Posted September 2, 2020 Beautifully restored but it would be terrifying driving that car down those narrow country lanes risking the paintwork on the hedges. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faulcon1 Posted September 2, 2020 Share Posted September 2, 2020 5 hours ago, APOLLO said: Never mind the cars - Were Ross's pies any good !!!!!!!!!!!! Brit15 In Australia that Vauxhall was an early Holden Torana 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve1 Posted September 2, 2020 Share Posted September 2, 2020 14 hours ago, BernardTPM said: Going by the back window, I think that's a Hillman Husky (series 1), rather than a Minx. Could be a Morris Minor behind that, but not sure there. Another look makes me agree about the Husky. Going out on a limb, the car behind looks too big for a Minor. My guesss is a Mk 1 Oxford as they look like oversized Minors. steve 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Joseph_Pestell Posted September 2, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 2, 2020 12 minutes ago, steve1 said: Another look makes me agree about the Husky. Going out on a limb, the car behind looks too big for a Minor. My guesss is a Mk 1 Oxford as they look like oversized Minors. steve I think that it is a Minor. But standing on slightly higher ground than the Hillman. That street in Shoreditch looks shockingly derelict 25 years on from the end of WW2. If still standing, I wonder what those houses are like now and how much they would sell for. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted September 2, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 2, 2020 Its an Oxford, its too wide to be a Minor. (Compare the width with the Hillman). The mini was registered in May 1962. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Northmoor Posted September 2, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 2, 2020 29 minutes ago, Joseph_Pestell said: I think that it is a Minor. But standing on slightly higher ground than the Hillman. That street in Shoreditch looks shockingly derelict 25 years on from the end of WW2. If still standing, I wonder what those houses are like now and how much they would sell for. It's hard for many people born since the 1980s to realise that London hasn't always been so desirable. There was long-term de-population of some boroughs up until the 1980s (in parallel with the growth of the New Towns in Essex, Hertfordshire etc.); before Docklands Development Corporation kicked off, the local authority had a hard job getting anyone to accept council housing in the Isle of Dogs. After the docks closed, there was very little local work and the transport links consisted of a single bus route into the City. 1 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted September 2, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 2, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, Joseph_Pestell said: I think that it is a Minor. But standing on slightly higher ground than the Hillman. That street in Shoreditch looks shockingly derelict 25 years on from the end of WW2. If still standing, I wonder what those houses are like now and how much they would sell for. go back a page, I’ve put a google street view image of the same location up, houses long gone and flats/maisonettes are in their place but no doubt ridiculously priced Edited September 2, 2020 by big jim 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BernardTPM Posted September 2, 2020 Share Posted September 2, 2020 (edited) 4 hours ago, steve1 said: Another look makes me agree about the Husky. Going out on a limb, the car behind looks too big for a Minor. My guesss is a Mk 1 Oxford as they look like oversized Minors. steve Yes, I was troubled by the width, but it's not clear if the screen is split* and it would have to be for the MO Oxford. * It might be, but it's hard to be sure from the photo at the size it is. Edited September 2, 2020 by BernardTPM 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted September 2, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 2, 2020 The screen is split, I could see it when I enlarged the photograph. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium petethemole Posted September 2, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 2, 2020 For reference, 1952 model MO Oxford. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwealleans Posted September 3, 2020 Share Posted September 3, 2020 Changing the subject slightly, has anyone else been enjoying the reruns of 'Van der Valk' on a Friday night? Some really enjoyable footage, obviously mainly in Amsterdam but last week's episode was around Heathrow. Moves fast, too. I missed a couple of weeks and Barry Foster must have traded in his wife during that time. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Oldddudders Posted September 3, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 3, 2020 Those must be early '70s. When I first met Deb in 1973 she was fond of the series, and Barry Foster was definitely part of the attraction. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Joseph_Pestell Posted September 3, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 3, 2020 1 hour ago, jwealleans said: Changing the subject slightly, has anyone else been enjoying the reruns of 'Van der Valk' on a Friday night? Some really enjoyable footage, obviously mainly in Amsterdam but last week's episode was around Heathrow. Moves fast, too. I missed a couple of weeks and Barry Foster must have traded in his wife during that time. No, I had not noticed that these were being broadcast again. I have always wondered why they had not been. Definitely one of the best series from that era. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugd1022 Posted September 3, 2020 Share Posted September 3, 2020 1 hour ago, Oldddudders said: Those must be early '70s. When I first met Deb in 1973 she was fond of the series, and Barry Foster was definitely part of the attraction. Made by Euston Films in '73 Ian, between the end of 'Special Branch' and shooting the Sweeney pilot 'Regan' in March / April '74 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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