andre g
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What a nice boy you was and still you are
Cars and bikes I’ve come across in my travels
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SteveRocker62
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- Bucknell,Shropshire,UK
I’ve just had a flash back to the old Harmony Hairspray advert !
So where was the photo taken ?
The Sock
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- London, England
Albert Pier, Rothesay, Isle of Bute.
chrisk
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- Brisbane, Australia
What’s the thing you’re holding in your left hand?
Perry
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- West Dorset UK
He sent the film off to SupaSnaps the next day. Still waiting .
The Sock
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A 35mm camera, a Zenith IIRC, Chris.
My first job out of school: a holiday snap photographer.
Back in the black and white days, many people didn't own a camera and, therefore, appreciated a memento of their holiday. Beaches by day, pubs by night.
£10 a week, plus commission on the number of photographs sold.
Back when petrol was 35p a gallon and beer 15p a pint, it kept me in both.
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The Sock
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Some day my prints will come,...
Exmoor beast
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- Minehead,Somerset, ENGLAND OF COURSE
My mate Simon ran a same day developing service on a train station platform, drop off film on way to work and pick them up before you catch the 5.45 to King’s Cross. He used to get loads of “ saucy “ ones and would run a spare set off for himself. I can remember most of them were Gloria Hunniford lookalikes on the bonnet of a Vauxhall Chevette with no knickers…..coooooooorrrr!
SteveRocker62
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Oooh Matron.My mate Simon ran a same day developing service on a train station platform, drop off film on way to work and pick them up before you catch the 5.45 to King’s Cross. He used to get loads of “ saucy “ ones and would run a spare set off for himself. I can remember most of them were Gloria Hunniford lookalikes on the bonnet of a Vauxhall Chevette with no knickers…..coooooooorrrr!
Tree Hugger
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- Scotland
Is the C15 still in the harbour Hamish?
We lived across the firth on Rosneath peninsula, apparently the US army dumped load of Harleys and Jeeps there in the river rather than ship them home after the war
Exmoor beast
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- Minehead,Somerset, ENGLAND OF COURSE
Jeeps on Exmoor were secretly given to local farmers, but lots of stuff was also buried. Couple of buried tanks in Minehead.Is the C15 still in the harbour Hamish?
We lived across the firth on Rosneath peninsula, apparently the US army dumped load of Harleys and Jeeps there in the river rather than ship them home after the war
The Sock
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TBH, I can't remember who I sold the BSA to. The same with the Tiger Cub, although I couldn't have liked them much.Is the C15 still in the harbour Hamish?
Given that I have a near eidetic memory, I can only guess that feelings of guilt may have erased all trace.
Perry
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- West Dorset UK
My wife's got one of those. Decades old mistakes and offences are remembered with utter clarity and served up fresh on demand.
Exmoor beast
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- Minehead,Somerset, ENGLAND OF COURSE
Just been on the Waverly paddle steamer- haven’t been on it since I was eleven in 1980 on the Clyde. I made for the engine room as that’s what I remembered as a kid- 120 degree triple no less rotating at a dizzy 35 rpm. Now running on light oil instead of coal with computer controlled boiler! Only needs 2’ of water to float and can hit 19 knots- incredibly the last ocean going paddle steamer. Big boys Mamod.
78jotadave
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Coeur d'Alene, Northern Idaho, car show with a few motorcycles in the mix. The good thing about this event is that there are no 'trailer queens'; every entry must be driven/ridden to the show. The black bike is a Suzuki Rotary RE5 with a Super Wedge fairing, the red bike is an American-built Motus V4 1650cc. Not one Italian bike entered the show; my Laverda resting on its sidestand in the wings drew a lot of attention.
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chrisk
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- Brisbane, Australia
The RE fairing mould could have been made from my Macedonian friend’s nose, we call him Concorde.
The Sock
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- London, England
Nice Velocette.
SteveRocker62
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- Bucknell,Shropshire,UK
Yes. Earlier 350 OHC engine in later sprung (RS) frame.
EncinoBoy
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- British Columbia,Canada
And NOW ! For Something Completely Different...Most N. American and certainly I'm sure UK
and Euro car guys will have never heard of. When General Motors around 1962 (?) organized a
full blown attempt to cross the Darien Gap in Central America !!!!!....with a fleet of Corvairs. It is
hard to fathom that this was even remotely feasible but who can deny a General ? Sheer lunacy.
and Euro car guys will have never heard of. When General Motors around 1962 (?) organized a
full blown attempt to cross the Darien Gap in Central America !!!!!....with a fleet of Corvairs. It is
hard to fathom that this was even remotely feasible but who can deny a General ? Sheer lunacy.
78jotadave
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1962 Darain Gap, crazy Americans. There is no way you could cross it without marine transport. Even in 2025, there is no road; it is a marine highway. Ahh, but it was GM, and it was the Corvair. I never heard of such an attempt, but perhaps others know better.