Thats tru,GD...they've upgraded the TV aerials.seems like the people have got richer
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Thats tru,GD...they've upgraded the TV aerials.seems like the people have got richer
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Might be an older car in the old pic, but the "wigwam" wasn't completed until 1967 - so the pic is mid to late 60's. It doesn't look like any blue plastic is on the stainless roof in the BW pic...
Notice how us poor pedestrians have lost a lot of pavement to make a lay by for the motorists. The car looks like an Austin A7O. I took this on my lunch time ramble around the area.
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The car in the pic is a hillman minx from about 1954.
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http://www.oldclassiccar.co.uk/visit...llman_minx.htm
I was around at the time and was a car nut.
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Hi Az,The A90 Atlantic was built for the American market but was available to order in the UK. I seem to remember it held an endurance record at the Brickyard for many years. It wasn't really a success over here.
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I think they came out soon after WW2, they had a 4 cylinder engine, the later Westminster had a 6 cylinder. The Atlantic was available as a 2 door coupe and as a convertible. I saw one on Ebay a while ago and it made over $50k. It wasn't original the engine had been changed for a later Austin Healey 100/4 unit. The Atlantic coupe had an electric back window, supposedly for extra ventilation, being a flier you probably know the aerodynamics of the car and know it would suck in exhaust fumes. Very interesting car though.
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Our Austin A70 which we used on camera trips to Wales and the Lakes. I don`t know anything about cars but I know it was under powered because with 4 of us in it we had to reverse up the hills because it couldn`t climb in foward gear.
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You will be praising the brakes too then, as the car-full will have had to roll down the hills as well.
I wonder if the locals greeted you with, "Hello again" as you backed into view?
I can see why you take such excellent pictures Joe, a life times experience.
Hi Joe
Great photograph and great story. However I doubt if the photograph dates from 1866 as you have on there at lower right.
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Most 4 cylinder cars had that problem on the extreme welsh hills. I had the same problem in a Mk2 Consul trying to get to the graveyard where my family is in Tremeirchion.
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