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Re: A few grainy period photos of Mk 1s

Postby AndyG » Thu Jan 12, 2012 12:42 am

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Re: A few grainy period photos of Mk 1s

Postby Altransit » Thu Jan 12, 2012 12:44 am

Quite :D
But what is the bloke doing up that post :?: :?
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Re: A few grainy period photos of Mk 1s

Postby AndyG » Thu Jan 12, 2012 12:53 am

He's a bit short sighted and trying to read the sign :?: :P

or

Successfully hiding from his wife :?: (also in the picture :!: :lol: )
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Re: A few grainy period photos of Mk 1s

Postby adam 120 ex aa » Thu Jan 12, 2012 10:28 am

Luke wrote:
yogi wrote:the second van in guess the van lol ( brown one turning the corner) i think is an old citrion.

i think it's an austin K8 van :)

this thing :? :?:
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and didnt they call them a 3 way van because of the doors?
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Re: A few grainy period photos of Mk 1s

Postby Vandalism » Thu Jan 12, 2012 11:09 am

yogi wrote:the second van in guess the van lol ( brown one turning the corner) i think is an old citrion. and the mk1 doing the jump has a wierd rear side "window" pannel line


i think thats for is the van crashes they have access to the driver through the side for a stretcher or somthing
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Re: A few grainy period photos of Mk 1s

Postby yogi » Fri Jan 13, 2012 12:13 am

Vandalism wrote:
yogi wrote:the second van in guess the van lol ( brown one turning the corner) i think is an old citrion. and the mk1 doing the jump has a wierd rear side "window" pannel line


i think thats for is the van crashes they have access to the driver through the side for a stretcher or somthing


but if thats y then y dident thay cut a big square gap insted of the one thay have at funny angles?
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Re: A few grainy period photos of Mk 1s

Postby adam 120 ex aa » Fri Jan 13, 2012 12:16 am

no it was a camper and theyve plated up the windows but there metal wasnt long enough
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Re: A few grainy period photos of Mk 1s

Postby Luke » Fri Jan 13, 2012 12:20 am

Andyg wrote:Successfully hiding from his wife :?: (also in the picture :!: :lol: )
:lol: :lol:
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Re: A few grainy period photos of Mk 1s

Postby yogi » Fri Jan 13, 2012 12:21 am

Luke wrote:
yogi wrote:the second van in guess the van lol ( brown one turning the corner) i think is an old citrion.

i think it's an austin K8 van :)

this thing :? :?:
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Re: A few grainy period photos of Mk 1s

Postby wojciech » Mon Feb 06, 2012 5:19 pm

Covent Garden, London, 1973

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Re: A few grainy period photos of Mk 1s

Postby yogi » Tue Feb 07, 2012 12:37 am

thats got to be an ex aa van
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Re: A few grainy period photos of Mk 1s

Postby Altransit » Tue Feb 07, 2012 12:40 am

yogi wrote:thats got to be an ex aa van

Post office telephones 8) :wink:
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Re: A few grainy period photos of Mk 1s

Postby yogi » Tue Feb 07, 2012 12:47 am

Altransit wrote:
yogi wrote:thats got to be an ex aa van

Post office telephones 8) :wink:


?
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Re: A few grainy period photos of Mk 1s

Postby Altransit » Tue Feb 07, 2012 12:51 am

yogi wrote:?

Post office Royal mail were red, post office telephones were yellow, they even started painting the phone boxes yellow for a short time :wink:

BT, as an independant operator, came later :D
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Re: A few grainy period photos of Mk 1s

Postby adam 120 ex aa » Tue Feb 07, 2012 1:00 am

wojciech wrote:Covent Garden, London, 1973

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and just going out of shot is that a FG austin, or might be TK BEDFORD or even j type bt box van
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