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ukdave2002
Joined: 23 Nov 2007
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Location: South Cheshire
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not a chance!........Dave   
Although I could dig out some of my punk stuff for the Stag! lol
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mikeC
Joined: 31 Jul 2009
Posts: 1771
Location: Market Warsop, Nottinghamshire
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My biggest criticism to wearing 'period' clothing is when you get, shall we say, a more mature person wearing teenage clothing - could be a 1920s flapper or a 1950s rocker! That's bad enough, but then they're driving an up-market car like a Sunbeam or even a Vauxhall Cresta - chances are the original owner would have been a professional person wearing a boring suit and tie!
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consul 57
Joined: 09 Nov 2017
Posts: 487
Location: somerset
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| mikeC wrote: | | My biggest criticism to wearing 'period' clothing is when you get, shall we say, a more mature person wearing teenage clothing - could be a 1920s flapper or a 1950s rocker! That's bad enough, but then they're driving an up-market car like a Sunbeam or even a Vauxhall Cresta - chances are the original owner would have been a professional person wearing a boring suit and tie! |
i would agree with you as a 1950's period but some of us are recreating our youth as us late 1970's & 80's rockers were buying consuls, zephyrs and cresta's ect to go with our 1970's & 80's version of 50's attire.
these cars have survived better because they were bought by rock n roll fans as like most 50's cars they were not worth a whole lot and were just old cars, i imagine no 50's teddy boy could afford a car let alone a fins & chrome one but we could and did, my mate has had about 10 mk2 fords.
it is all part of creating a dream, when things were supposedly better, it is only now that we don't have to drive them as everyday cars and get them fixed for work on monday as we almost all have a normal reliable cheap to run cars.
my parents did not have a car until way after they got married in 1960, but they did have 2 mk2 fords as the wedding cars!
that is the thing with older cars they cover a wide era, i feel right in my 50's clothes driving my 57 consul to a show or on a run, just have to make sure i don't get oil on my white T shirt! |
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Rootes75
Joined: 30 Apr 2013
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Location: The Somerset Levels
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Now some shows are finally going ahead this summer we have been invited to a couple 1940s wartime shows. For those we will dress up a bit as we also like to do some educational re-enacting.
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