Original Photos of British Cars 1950s - 1960s Part 10 | The British motor industry - how it was
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- Welcome to Original Photos of British Cars 1950s - 1960s, part number 10!! I never thought this series featuring in-period photographs of British-built classic cars from the post-war era would prove so popular, yet they are proving to be amongst the most-viewed videos here on the Old Classic Car channel. As I love these old car images too, it's a pleasure to put these compilations together.
If you can help out with old photos like these that could feature (credited etc) in future uploads, please drop me a line via the main site.
Many of these car photos and street scenes are well worth a really close looking at, not just for the car(s) that feature, but also the street furniture (eg road signs, markings etc), the tidiness/lack of litter (or otherwise) of the areas shown, and of course the fashions exhibited by the people who often appear with the vehicles.
So what cars will you find in this upload? Here are just a few:
Reliant Regal Mk1
Morris Mini-Minor Mk1
Morris Minor saloon & Traveller
Hillman Minx
Ford Anglia 105E
Ford Consul Mk1 & Mk2
Standard 10 on an auto-test
Jaguar Mk5
Austin A30
Morris Oxford MO saloon
MG Magnette (Farina)
Triumph Mayflower saloon
Vauxhall Victor F-Type car
Triumph Herald convertible & estate car
Wolseley 1500
Austin Cambridge saloon
Jaguar XK120 roadster
Ford 100E
Daimler Majestic Major
Ford Zephyr Mk3 taxi
Triumph Spitfire 4 Mk1 etc etc
plus commercial vehicles such as a Scammell Scarab that is shown in a bit of a pickle, a Bedford HA van, and a Bedford TK.
If you haven't yet seen the previous instalments, totalling hundreds of original old photos of British cars just like these, please take a look when you're finished here and think about subscribing to Old Classic Car so as not to miss future uploads.
Likes and comments welcomed as always, plus a big thanks from me to everyone that has so far contributed images to use in these compilations.
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The scooter at 19.04 is a mid-1950s Lambretta.
Hi From Australia.I was born in New Zealand so we had piles of English cars .
Regarding schinnick Street, that's in Dover Gardens ,a suburb of Adelaide in South Australia. It is still hot and dusty like in the pic and the sign on the pole reads Shinning prohibited. The Pole is called a Stobie Pole and they were made by laying two pieces of used railway line down on the floor, then filling in between with concrete. Termites will eat anything less than steel .That particular one is still there!. Many have been removed .South Australia being the only place that had them.If you hit one with a car,it was usually fatal. The house on the corner and it's rock wall behind the oxford is still there but changed a lot,probably to suit the hot climate. The hose besides the car has gone, there's just an empty lot there now.
at 7:37 you missed the Vee badge on the Wolseley. Back in the day, you'd look at the number of years on the badge to determine how long the driver had been a member. The test to get in was quite extraordinary, mostly dependent upon your skills in creating as complete a commentary as possible as you drove. Sat beside you was a "passed-master" taking notes on everything he thought you missed.
Thanks for another cracking set of photos. They always remind me of my childhood, not only due to the cars and the period accessories they have fitted but also the clothing and other bits and pieces, Flasks, blankets etc…..I’m really enjoying your Channel, Have a great new year.
Thanks Stoppo, you too!
Always a pleasure to see these old photos. Thank you.
The Vitesse 2 Ltr on a G reg is the last of the MK1's without Rotorflex. Without looking underneath the identifiers for the MK2 are horizontal grill bars, silver plate in the boot recess with the number plate mounted to it and rostyle wheel trims. The dash is also laid out differently. The engine was also improved for the MK2 with another 7bhp.
Fascinating shots as always Rick, that recovery unit in the B&W photo looks like a modified Dennis fire appliance.
I always love these old photos, such different times.The poor Skammle in the three shots I would like to think lived on. You can often find them today tucked away at a heritage railway here in the UK, usually painted yellow. Thanks as always Rick for a well put together collection. 👍👍
Thanks Stephen, yes I'm sure the Scammell lived to see another day
At 1:15 the 1954 London Street scene note the very rare Singer 1500 saloon, on the left sixth car along. Sister car being the Singer Hunter saloon which would sport the horses head mascot.
A wonderful collection as always and full of nostalgia..
Mick Hills Anglia racer was at Mallory Park race track in Leicester
Ah I see thanks Rotax :)
Fabulous,thanks for compiling and sharing here.Top pics ,top locations and top stories from a top channel.
Great pics, the Morris at 1.00 with tent brought back memories of dad and this exact tent when we were kids, it had many poles, alot of swearing putting it up, many times it came down 😂, leaked, but it was home for 6weeks a year, and great memories for me, thanks.
Thanks for these photos, my favourite time 50s and 60s cars. Love it looking forward to seeing the next series. The barn finds are pretty special also 👍😀
Thanks for watching!
@@oldclassiccarUK what you will notice is most of the cars were made in Britain...that was to change rapidly over the next 20 years, and it was inevitable . Today the MG brand is Chinese!
Very enjoyable collection of cars!
Can't resist looking at these original photos. Most with a different memory or (amusing usually) anecdote and quite a few unbelievably hairy ones. How about a trip to West Midlands (140 miles return) 4-up on drum brakes down to the rivets ? Would you do it today ? Thanks for your efforts Rick.
A great photo selection as always. Many thanks. I think the old scooter is an early Lambretta.
the reason the F type victor rotted like they did, is there was a strike at the factory and thousand's of body shell's were stored outside for six months when they were only finished in primer.
so when the strike ended all the shell's were brought in and painted while they were still damp, and then just rotted away underneath the paint. this didn't do vauxhall's reputation any favours!
The only Shinnick Street I could find was in Campbelltown in South Australia. Also I noticed the construction of the electricity poles are the same in the "Photo" as well as on "Google maps". The Poles are Steel with the center filled with concrete.
They used concrete stobie poles there as there were no trees long and straight.
thanks once again,,,,,,, brian d.
Such a lovely range of cars, my father had a number of these cars and l wish l had a couple of them now! 😒
My first car was a Vauxhall Victor 1963 583 LNM. I paid £90 for it, and I learnt to drive in a Singer Gazelle.
1267 MN is an Isle of Man registration.
Very enjoyable.
Many thanks!
there's some great pic Gary from Crewe 👍👍👍👍👍
Thank Gary
The scooter looks like an early Lambretta, to me - but I couldn't say what model!
I'm pretty sure it's an LD. Most were 150cc.
I think the Jag one is Browns Lane but only went once just before, sadly, demolition.
I think its a lambretta ld mk4 . Made in france and imported to uk to fill the gap while the new li series was starting production
The scooter is a Lambretta 150 1957 back to around 1952ish
The scooter is a Lambretta
Could you please give instructions on how to send photos (jpgs) to you that you might find useful to include in further episodes. I haven't found a link that shows where such things could be uploaded. Thanks
Hi, if you could email them to me at dodgenut@4onthefloor.co.uk that'd be great, thanks
@@oldclassiccarUK Many thanks I hope to find a few for you.
That MK1 Escort estate looks like it's parked on a drive on Meadow way Stone.
It's actually Alumbrook Avenue in Holmes Chapel
Greetings All the way from Tasmania / Australia
Would anyone here know anything about the old 1950's Comma ? ( Commer ) 2 Door Wagon, are they featured on this Series by any chance ?
I would post pictures of 2 that my father use to own during the mid60's but I don't think you can do that here
If anyone wants to point me to websites with more information, I would dearly love to go down memory lane to try to see why my Dad chose these particular vehicles back in the day.
Any information would be well appreciated, Thank You All
I think the 100e at 8:30 is van, the roof line is higher.
I think the scooter at 18:56 is an NSU Prima
The Austin Cambridge at 21:09, the little red car at the extreme top left of the pic - Isetta (or possibly Heinkel) bubble car ??
Well spotted yes it looks like a 100E Escort/Squire, or 300E van.
@@oldclassiccarUK Danke 🙃
the mick hill anglia photo was taken at mallory park
Ah ok thanks Malcolm!
Favourite: light blue Triumph Spitfire mk.2 😁👍
Definitely one of my favourites too, reminds me of the 1980s when I was putting a Mk3 back on the road
I think the scooter is a Lambretta LD 125
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Takes you back when you see these 'early' cars! But - for a change, could you feature all of the same 'early' cars where they have crashed and become wrecked in Traffic Accidents. Greetings from Australia.
Cheery! 😒
@@keithjones7390 Thanks! It would put a new slant on seeing those wrecked cars of yester year. The old Rovers, such as the 90, 100 and 105 were tough, and seemed to fare quite well in road accidents. The smaller cars with less mass - always came off second-best! There are quite a lot of those old 'classics' here in Australia, the weather looks after them. I drive a '71 Beetle, which is simplicity by comparison to those modern 'junk plastic cars' that are found in scrapyards, still with great bodywork, but uneconomical to repair on the sophisticated electronics and highly-tuned engines that fail.
I only have a few crash pics, so not enough for a vid all on their own. Thanks for watching.
Many of us simply don't like Japanese cars, and are not swayed by safety issues, as Japanese cars are not the safest by any means.
I was thinking. In Australia a big property we used to call a "Station". Perhaps that's why we say "Station Wagon". In UK you call a large property an "Estate". Perhaps you have "Estate Wagon". And of course, USA large property is a "Ranch". Maybe they have a "Ranch Wagon". Not sure, do you have anything else from anywhere else?
Here in England we used 'Estate car', 'Station wagon' and 'Shooting brake', only 'Estate car' survives now, and that's been shortened to just 'Estate'. An exception to this rule was Morris who named their estate cars 'Travellers' in the fifties and sixties. BMC sister company Austin used the name 'Countryman'.
BMW often use the term 'touring' for their range of estate cars.
We say "Station Wagon" also, because so many were used in livery service between train stations and hotels and motels, but Ford did call their 2 door wagon a Ranch Wagon.
how i wish i could turn back the clock 40 years
Your incisive comments on some of these pictures, made me realise that either you have X-RAY VISION (To notice things I certainly couldn't on my mobile screen), OR , much more likely, you are looking at far LARGER images, so you notice things such as whether cars have stick-on rear window antimist panels! (If, by any chance, it IS that you DO have X-RAY VISION, I bet yo u would have been a wiz at solving all those hidden SPOT THE BALL contests in the paper!)
Yep on a PC here, I did win a few Spot The Ball competitions in the local paper when I was a nipper. One prize was a 007 Lotus (Corgi), alas when I went to collect it they couldn't find one to buy so I got a yellow 2CV instead :)
Scooter is a Lambretta 125cc or 150cc .i love your videos and your jewelers eye glass .
Glad you liked it David
Lambretta LD
The car at 3:17 looks like a Ford Cortina from the 70's
Indeed, but as it's a 1960s design it made it into this set of photos. Thanks for watching.
The Scooter is a early 1950's NSU Prima ?
Could be, I'll have another look into it, thanks for watching
I would say an early fifties Lambretta 150LD.
Lambretta the scooter that's better.
@@jonathangriffin1120 Yes pretty sure its an LD, 3 speed shaft drive before they went to chain drive. Li series 1 were similar with the headlamp on the frame, but side panels were more rounded. Yup, I was there in the 60s with em all.
@@keithbarker7552 I concur Keith, I had a 1957 LD 125 briefly (1971 I think) and it looked like the one here.
Lambretta LD
Had a Mk1 Vittesse 2 litre from new, lovely car, swapped it for a Rover 2000 big mistake, nothing but trouble.
I think the Rover V8 was much better.
What no Hillman Californian?
Not in this one, but Californians have featured in previous videos (eg in the barn finds series) and will in future video(s).
Truly a shame that the British government and incredibly stupid moves by the automakers brought an entire industry to its knees, and then allowed the Japanese to kill ehat was left. This country did much the same, and even Australia did so.
Plus militant unions also played their part in bringing the British car industry to its knees, along with what must have been indifferent management.
Excellent well researched presentation of a bygone era of classic British motoring. I wonder if the driver of the overturned truck in London may have had one too many for the road in the boozer prior to his/her accident?
If not before the accident, I'm sure he sought out a glass of something calming after the event. Thanks for watching.