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RE: Period photos - Ruairidh Dunford - 01-09-2017
Thanks Dave - you are correct.
It appears that YF is currently assigned to Leeds and I made the assumption it had always been so - always a dangerous thing!
RE: Period photos - Dave Wheatley - 01-09-2017
(01-09-2017, 09:28 AM)Ruairidh Dunford Wrote: Thanks Dave - you are correct.
It appears that YF is currently assigned to Leeds and I made the assumption it had always been so - always a dangerous thing!
Another Leeds registration was UM, and I believe that BUM was never used so as not to offend those of a nervous disposition!
Similarly ARS, GOD, SEX, SOD and a few more were not used.
Apologies for thread drift.
RE: Period photos - AllAlloyCup - 01-09-2017
Everyone who has recently been issued with a BF number
should know that it was withdrawn in 1904 after only 100 or so vehicles had been
Registered in Dorsetshire, after a Petition to a Parliament by the local landed gentry, who were the only ones to afford cars then.
They complained that the peasants were calling them Bloody Fools in them that motors
As they drove by. BF was withdrawn altogether in 1920. Check your old AA book!
Only to be re-issued for Bloody Fools who restore old cars!
I am now one of that number!
Bill G
(01-09-2017, 09:44 AM)Dave Wheatley Wrote:(01-09-2017, 09:28 AM)Ruairidh Dunford Wrote: Thanks Dave - you are correct.
It appears that YF is currently assigned to Leeds and I made the assumption it had always been so - always a dangerous thing!
Another Leeds registration was UM, and I believe that BUM was never used so as not to offend those of a nervous disposition!
Similarly ARS, GOD, SEX, SOD and a few more were not used.
Apologies for thread drift.
RE: Period photos - Ruairidh Dunford - 01-09-2017
This is excellent stuff - cheered me up a treat!!
RE: Period photos - Nigel was in Brittany - 01-09-2017
Lord Digby was BF 1 and took exception to it so was the instigator of getting Dorset changed from BF to FX,JT and PR ,he eventually was FX 1.
RE: Period photos - Mike Costigan - 01-09-2017
Now we are back in business with photo attachments, here's another Boyd Carpenter from the same event:
Back to Post 38, it is indeed Mike Cannon as confirmed by Geoff Harrison; Mike's first special was a 750 Formula car, registered NKP 776, and the car in my photo was his first trials special, OKK 391 - a Seven chassis fitted with Ford Ten engine and gearbox, and Standard Eight rear axle.
RE: Period photos - Roger - 01-09-2017
Ruairidh and Dave,
Thanks for your replies, I have looked at some AD photos and yes it looks like it is an early 1927 reg. from London.
Roger
RE: Period photos - Dave Wheatley - 02-09-2017
When I acquired my car in about 2006, a bunch of old photos came with it. I guess from the late 40s or early 50s.
The car in the pic was thought to have been the one that I acquired, JC 286.
Anyway subsequent investigation in the Scottish Austin Seven Club magazine suggested that the car had been scrapped a long time ago, so I finished up with an age related plate.
I think the MG is a PA or PB. My car is a RM tourer (Long story!).
It would be nice if anyone has more information about JC 286.
Front view with MG.jpg (Size: 27.84 KB / Downloads: 360)
RE: Period photos - Ruairidh Dunford - 02-09-2017
I have more photos of that car Dave:
Front view.jpg (Size: 28.23 KB / Downloads: 380)
Side View with canoe.jpg (Size: 49.83 KB / Downloads: 377)
Front view with canoe.jpg (Size: 43.94 KB / Downloads: 376)
Front 3.4 view.jpg (Size: 34.34 KB / Downloads: 376)
Side view.jpg (Size: 31.35 KB / Downloads: 376)
Rear view with MG.jpg (Size: 33.63 KB / Downloads: 378)
RE: Period photos - Lynnetta - 02-09-2017
My dad helped rebuild this beauty xxxx