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Billf · Joined: 01 Jul 2011 Posts: 202 Location: North Cyprus.

A busy English Street in my home town of Carlisle. Don't know the year but a nice collection classic vehicles.

Rick · Site Admin Joined: 27 Apr 2005 Posts: 22784 Location: UK

Great scene, is that an A70 Hampshire van on the RHS, behind the Vanguard estate?

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Ellis · Posted: Thu Jul 07, 2016 6:30 pm Post subject:

Excellent photo, thank you.

Year?

I would make a stab at 1953 or 1954 because of the Sunbeam in the middle of the road and one solitary Morris Minor parked on the right hand side.
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emmerson · Joined: 30 Sep 2008 Posts: 1268 Location: South East Wales

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Billf · Joined: 01 Jul 2011 Posts: 202 Location: North Cyprus.

Yes what is the car bottom left. This street was all blocked paved a few years ago and no traffic now. Just above the Standard was the Silver Grill restaurant it wes the bees knees in it's hay day, full silver service, and not for the riff raff. Above the Moggie on the right was Martin & Glyns Bank(I think) To the left of the bus is M & S and it's still there. And where the clock is on the right. was H Samuels the jeweler's last time i was there it was a Virgin mega store. Is that a Moggie convertible in front of the black car bottom right.

Penman · Joined: 23 Nov 2007 Posts: 4860 Location: Swindon, Wilts.

hi
Is that a boot strap lock device on the car bottom left that billf asks about?
and
If the car infront of it is the Moggie on the left referred to by riley541, then it looks like a ragtop.
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47Jag · Posted: Thu Jul 07, 2016 9:00 pm Post subject:

It looks like the big pre-war Vauxhall that my woodwork teacher drove. It had chrome straps on the boot.

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Mog · Joined: 30 Dec 2007 Posts: 663 Location: Sydney

The A70 Hampshire could be a ute. with an add on van section. I had a LWB Landrover ute. with an ex-gov . lift off van section. It had 5 lift up doors for a repair tradesman ?

Peter_L · Posted: Fri Jul 08, 2016 10:00 am Post subject:

Alexander Engineering. A70 Van Conversion

http://www.flickriver.com/groups/2507511@N22/pool/interesting/

Google "Alexander Engineering" Haddenham to find links to articles about this company.

52classic · Joined: 02 Oct 2008 Posts: 493 Location: Cardiff.

Can we agree that the van on far right is a Jowett Bradford?

Smart saloon on the left, in front of the Moggy convertible looks like a Humber Hawk.

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mikeC · Posted: Fri Jul 08, 2016 4:55 pm Post subject:

I agree it's more like an A40 than a Bradford... but I thought it might be a Hillman Minx? But that could be a Bradford further down the road, in front of the lorry...

The Hampshire pick-up/van top has less vertical sides than the Alexander conversion; I think I favour a coachbuilt van rather than a covered pick-up.

The thirties saloon on the left is quite small - compare it with the Minor in front of it; I would think a 10hp or a small 12hp, which again would suggest a coachbuilt body rather than a standard factory version. The opening front quarter-light would suggest something more up-market than the average mid-30s fare; I've been searching Wolseley, but can't find anything quite like this...

PAUL BEAUMONT · Joined: 27 Nov 2007 Posts: 1281 Location: Barnsley S. Yorks

I am pretty certain that the vehicle in front of the pantechnicon is a Bradford.

52classic · Joined: 02 Oct 2008 Posts: 493 Location: Cardiff.

Sorry!! Should have said DISTANT right, not far right!

Does seem we agree on the van in front of the pantechnicon being a Bradford. I'd say the van on far right is an A40. My first thought was a Morris 8 Series e but the 2 suages on the side give it away.

Anyway, regardless of the year it is 10 past 1. 2 clocks in view.