Even I was young once...

[Stingo]

I've got a load of old photo's of me and my dad - I'm hoping to one day put them all into a frame as a sort of montage thingy - most are monochrome - they have some personal wotsit value but I think soem are rather good. Apologies for the quality of the one below...I am scannerless and had to take a photo of the photo - hence the reflection of the flash...guesses welcomed for the make/model of the car - and no - I'm not giving you a time period clue as to when the pic was taken - well, not yet anyway!! (Twas quite a while ago mind!! )

Consul Capri, my dad had the Consul Classic. That pic must be mid 60s. My dad bought his Classic new in 1962, just after I was born.

[Stingo]

Yep - spot on. My dad bought it from new - Reg 333EYL - the fuel thingy cunningly hidden behind the rear number plate. Think I'm about six in the picture so it's around '65 - but I remember him coming home with the car around '64/63 after selling the Triumph Herald!!
The Capri was red with a white roof and can be seen in one of two films - not sure which - either 'The Plank' with Tommy Cooper or Casino Royale (David Niven version) - can't remember which but I do recall the car was parked outside the cinema and when the punters came out from seeing whatever movie it was, they were quite impressed!!

[Stingo]

Ah Lozzo - I see your around the Flitwick area - the cinema in question was the Rex in Berkhamsted - just down the road a bit and over some hills!!

Originally Posted by Stingo

Ah Lozzo - I see your around the Flitwick area - the cinema in question was the Rex in Berkhamsted - just down the road a bit and over some hills!!

I don't know Berko that well, just know how to get there and through it.

My Dad's Classic was a 1340cc version in Primrose Yellow with a White roof registered 29 RU. He sold it in early 1966 just before we moved to Singapore.

My Grandad had a Consul Classic too - unfortunately it was written off when my Dad was driving it & some pillock ran a red light

I've seen some photos of it (and my Dad with dodgy hair! ) but I think they're at my Gran's house. I'll scan 'em in if i can find them anytime soon...

Originally Posted by El Saxo

My Grandad had a Consul Classic too - unfortunately it was written off when my Dad was driving it & some pillock ran a red light

I've seen some photos of it (and my Dad with dodgy hair! ) but I think they're at my Gran's house. I'll scan 'em in if i can find them anytime soon...

There are photos of me as a small boy with my Dad and the Classic, My Dad looks like a younger version of me with an even younger version of me - very scary.

[timwilky]

Another one here whose father ran a consul. I briefly remember it, until it was replaced by a mk1 cortina, and then an Austin 1300 and Jaguar mk X. At that time my mother ran a herald. The Jag went to be replaced by a mk 2 cortina, followed by a mk 3. I was far too young to remember the actual model numbers.

My father was a consulting automotive engineer and claims assessor. Which meant we always seemed to have loads of cars. At one point we had over 30 queued up down the drive and it was us kids job to wash them and start them up every day. Both the austin 1300 and the cortinas mk2/3 were write offs that were re bodied. I can remember helping dad trim out the body swap of the austin in about 65 and getting Evostick all over my hair from where he had applied it to fit the roof lining.

Oh happy days. I wish I had some photos of that era. My parents took loads. I just don't know where they went. I think my mother would have destroyed any with his picture in (Evil old witch) I only have one photo of my dad taken about 10 years ago. I am going to have to ask his widow

My dad had a metallic green Ford Cortina 16E. He used to have it lifted on jacks every night so the tyres wouldn't distort! Had to remove my shoes to enter it and once I forgot and got a smack in the head! I remember him buying shoe polish 'nugget' by the box to apply it to the tyres. He finally sold it to get money for building plot for a new house. He cried that day, only time I remember my dad crying, I was 12 and wished I could buy it back for him. Still do.

how ironic

my nan died a month ago

I just received 2 cd's of scanned old pictures of her and grandad that my uncle (who is 74) found.. in her home- and HE at 74.. has scanend them and burnt them to disc...


sat and watched them straight away-- lovely memories.

you forget your mum/nan grandad etc were young once..

i love old piccies.. just not old ones of me - in flares and duffel coats.