A pair of pre-war V8 Ford saloons.
Firstly, this old Ford V8 photo from my own collection. The picture is un-dated, but probably shows the V8 when it was a few years old, post-WW2. The only note on the rear says "Mr and Mrs Green". It looks like they were enjoying a picnic somewhere, note the young doggie on Mrs Green's lap, and the portable wireless just visible to the left of shot. The Ford has the very distinctive, almost streamlined, pre-war type of radiator grille, with separate headlamp assemblies and small V8 grilles either side of the rad. Perhaps the Union Flags attached to the top of the grille signify that the Queen's Coronation in 1953 was taking place at the time of the photograph? Visible to the left, just, is a smaller British Ford, probably an Anglia judging by the 2 door bodyshell and half-stainless, half painted, hubcap visible (Pop hubcaps were painted all-over body colour).
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