Original Photos of British Cars 1950s - 1960s Part 8 | History of road transport in Britain
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- This 8th collection of original photos featuring British cars of the 1950s and 1960s contains some great images, all of which reflect the changing road transport scene here in Britain during those decades.
The 1950s began with fuel rationing and memories of the dark days of WW2 still very much in mind, and as the decade rolled along, increasing prosperity and optimism led to many cars becoming more colourful and cheery, often inspired by the car designs from across the pond in the USA.
This continued well into the 1960s although I think it's fair to say that designs became simpler and more box-like as the years rumbled by. Compare the Vauxhall Victors for example of the 1950s and those of the 1960s, the early cars were all fins and lashings of chrome, while the later cars were altogether more subdued. Fords (eg the Cortina) and the cars of BMC changed similarly, with much less ornamentation and glitz to be found on cars of the late 1960s when compared to those of just 10-15 years earlier.
Once again this collection of motoring images combines photos from my own collection with those sent in by visitors and followers of the Old Classic Car website and channel. My thanks to everyone that has dug out old photos for me to share in these uploads.
The cars and other vehicles featured were, in the main, just transportation tools to get from A to B in, few people thought that in decades to come we'd be preserving the few remaining examples that somehow survived into old age, becoming "classic cars" in the process.
British cars - and indeed several lorries - in this upload include one or more of the following:
Humber Hawk
Commer Superpoise
Morris Minor inc Traveller
Hillman Super Minx
Morris Oxford MO
Lotus Elite
AC Cobra
Hillman Minx
Ford 100E
Vauxhall Victor
Jaguar Mk10
Singer Vogue
Bristol 403
Ford Corsair
Triumph Herald
Morris Mini-Minor (Mk1)
Standard 10
Triumph Spitfire 4 (Mk1)
Ford Zodiac Mk3
Austin A40 Devon
Ford Anglia 105E
Jaguar 3.4 Mk1
Jaguar Mk7
Austin K2 lorry
Austin A40 Farina
MGB Roadster
Austin A30
Ford Consul Mk2
Elva Courier
Standard Ensign
Morris 1100
Triumph TR4
.. and others
Please take a look at the rest of the channel - including previous instalments in these old photo series - when you're finished here. Comments, likes and subs welcomed as always. If you have any old photos like these that you're able to scan and email over, to include in future uploads, please drop me a line - rj@oldclassiccar.co.uk
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I love these old photos. Thank you for sharing.
I love you videos they bring back so many memories of the cars in my life as I am 71 now. My first car (at 18) was a 1955 Ford Anglia which I drove from Cape Town to Johannesburg a round trip of some 2,800 Km. It started boiling just outside Johannesburg, it continued to boil, I knew nothing about cars then. I headed back home the little Ford still doing steam car impressions.
I took the rad cap off and toped it up on the way. I drove through a cold night it stopped boiling, day came it was very hot, boiling again, the engine was so hot if I stopped it vaporised to fuel in the carb.
It managed to get as far as Worcester some 1170 Km from Johannesburg before coming to a halt with a seized engine. I phoned my dad and he came to tow me home with his 1967 Vauxhall 101 estate. The Vauxhall FB's manufactured in South Africa were all fitted with a 2.3 litre Chevrolet 153 4cyl engine. Gobs of torque. (dad has also fitted a twin choke Weber) The Ford had never been so fast in it's life, the brakes were toast by the time we got home. Honed one one seized bore, fitted a second hand piston and rings gave one big end a polish fitted new big ends and was on the road again for peanuts. My dad made me do the work. Steep learning curve. `
It had blown a head gasket, simple fix what did I know. I challenge any car today to survive that.
Just glorious, what a privilege. It might be an ‘age thing’ but old photos seem to have much more ‘story’ about them. Thank you.
Wonderful. All models were down to earth without the nonsensical, feel-good expensive add-ons of modern vehicles. Loved the cat taking shelter from the sun at 6.35!
I love these selections. I like to see photos of classic shows and old cars spotted on the road today but I much prefer the period photos.
Love the old photos especially the ones from Australia. In the last photo of the HB Torana you can see the nose of a EJ or EH Holden behind it. The only criticism is I thought some of the music to loud but other wise a great video.
Pretty sure it's an EH Stefan, as it has the 2 bar grill. The one further back is I think an EK.
And an Australian assembled Beetle. They were the only Beetles that ever had those optional extra side flashes.
Another brilliant montage Rick, and thank you to all your subscribers that send in the photos - the more the merrier.
Absolutely wonderful really sums it up. I also love the clothing and I have to say some of the 'stiff' poses. They remind me of my late Mother she hated her photo being taken and she couldn't take a decent photo herself cutting off people's heads. It was interesting to some casualties from the time as well, just shows that cars did go arwy back then! Great to see those photos from Australia I still have relatives down under. Holden ceased making cars in 2017 I believe so vehicles started to go up in value even the utility trucks will likely increase in value (older ones). Thanks for sharing this collection Rick and of course thanks to the people who sent photos. 👍 👍
Great video again Rick - so many memories from this era, being born in 1955. All these vehicles were common place then. A very interesting fact about the bonnet line of the Morris MO - subtle things like that fascinate me. Thanks for these videos, they really are so nostalgic for us 'oldies' . All these cars were so recognisable at first glance, unlike todays 'offerings', where you have to look for the badge to determine what it is ! Take care, and thanks again 🙂
As in Part 9 of this series of photos, in this part at 00.56 I think the Morris Minor convertible RKB923 is on the Honister Pass in the Lake District.
My father had a 1950 Morris Oxford MO but it had a recirculator heater not a fresh air heater, he kept it until 1962 when it was rather tired and replaced it with an Austin A60 Cambridge.
Real motoring nostalgia ,my very first car circa 1956
was a 1950 Ford prefect which I traded for brand new
Ford Anglia about 1963 ,the model with the back sloping
rear window Sold it in 1968 when we emigrated to Canada
where I bought a Big white Dodge Polara with the
slant six motor. Next was a new !970 2 door coupe Ford
Glaxie, sold in 1974 when I got a Chevelle company car
then numerous company cars ending with a Jeep Gran Cherokee
till retiring in 1998.Since then several Honda's of
various models mostly Accords then in 1989I switched
to Subaru Legacy wagon and currently a Subaru Outback 3.6
A great car ,they have a better resale value in Canada better than
either Honda and Toyota
Great vlog Thanks .
Cheers from an ex pat
Thanks for sharing your car history :)
What a nice video with wonderful cars from times gone bye.Some of the fotos take me back to my youth and please do more also i love your choice of background music.Thanks alot.👏👏
Hi, yes I'll try and do more, thanks for watching
I just love these selections. Some terrific photographs sent in by your subscribers. I agree with Michael, I was naming the cars as they came up! So refreshing compared to today's 'Euroboxes'.
The K2 lorry appears to have been taken near the Seven rail bridge near Sharpness, this bridge was hit by a barge in October 1960 and partially collapsed, it appears complete in this photo.
Thank you for posting this video I love seeing the old vehicles
I love these old classic photos, keep them coming. Excellent work...
Thanks, I'll do my best!
In the 1960s the Ford Corsair was the car of my dreams.
Great collection of photos, thank you, Bob
Early start today OCC and a very interesting collection of photos, I do love them. I always liked the Ford Corsair quite stylish for the time I certainly feel. I had a slight chuckle at the Ford Consul in a ditch, would you believe the father of a friend of mine did exactly the same way back when not far from here just outside or Birtley. He misjudgerd a side road entrance end drove into a ditch. Life was much less complicated back then. Some of those reg. plates would fetch a bonny penny these days.
loved every minute of it!
Thanks James! keep an eye out for future instalments
I only had two cars of that period, first a 105e Ford Anglia van owned for nearly two years and covered 18,000 miles travelling to the Yorkshire Dales, Lake District, Wales and Scotland for climbing weekends. Passed my test in it after driving 3000 miles all over the aforementioned areas. There were plenty of full licence holders in our club who could accompany me and did not own a car. A great camping wagon, very popular with climbers, if the weather was wet on arrival at a campsite I just slept in the back. The other three passengers were turfed out to pitch their tents. Plenty of length with the seats tipped forward and rucksacks piled in the well where the seats normally rested to make a level floor. Terrible fuel consumption for a 997cc engine but at four gallons for a pound not overly expensive to run and very simple to maintain. Next was an "F" reg. VW beetle 1300 that I had for four or five years. Better petrol consumption and performance and very low cost on maintenance and parts. I would hate to drive either of them now, terrible brakes, not exactly sparkling road holding and no doubt heavy steering. Having said that, the Beetle had great traction in mud and snow, just had to be very careful with steering and braking so as not to lose the front end.
Of course the great enemy of cars of that era was the dreaded body rot. A "Which" report of that period revealed that brine spray tests showed most paintwork to be not waterproof so owners were fighting a losing battle from day one. My Ford van was only eighteen months old but the sills had corrosion that needed patching and filling and other holes appeared in the overhanging lip above the windscreen. The VWs had stove enameled type paint and lasted far longer than British cars at the time.
Nice to look at the photos and bring back old memories but I would not like to own or drive any of them now.
So many memories of my childhood, and my teens, I spent a fortune trying to modify my 100e, lol
Great Video, Thanks for showing. The very last picture of the Torana also had a 1964 EH Holden and in the distance was a 1962 EK Holden.
The photo of the maroon or brown Ford Consul, reg 323 CYK looks as if it is on a stretch of the old single track roads with passing places in the Scottish highlands. The stripey pole on the right could be one of the passing place markers. We encountered a similar mishap many years ago in the early 1970s. There was a similar stretch of road after Inverness and travelling North West. Despite being an "A" road, it was a very narrow single track. An American tourist driving a large hired Ford, similar to the one in this picture, had put the left hand two wheels on what he thought was a verge, probably because the road was narrow and another vehicle came in the opposite direction. He did not understand you should back up to a previous passing place. Unfortunately a feature of such stretches of road was a drainage ditch about two feet wide but three feet deep and hidden by the vegetation. Once the right hand rear wheel lifted off the road surface he had no traction and was stuck. I think somebody had to go and find a steel wire rope to pull the car out, though in those days it was a problem as the car had an automatic gear box and was not supposed to be towed.
Another great selection of photo’s, I always learn something from your vid’s, I never knew the late MK1 Jags had some MK2 features. I’m really enjoying your channel, many thanks.
Thanks, I never knew about the late Mk1s either
Haven't read all the comments, so I don't know if I'm the only one to complain about the volume
level of the background music.
However, I found it to be extremely intrusive, whilst trying to hear the voice over.
In no small way, it blots out the well - intended commentary.
Sorry, no offence meant so please don't assume any.
Thanks for reading this.
John.
Thanks for the feedback
Great stuff !
Another great selection, thanks for showing them.
I believe those triangular slotted wheel trims were indeed standard issue on the posher spec 4/90.
Thank you very much ,spent very happy hour looking and saying I had one of those.
Thanks Andrew, glad you liked it
Like the old pics specially to find out what cars were about in my birth year 1954 🤞🙂
The BMC facility at 07:05 was in Holland Park Avenue in London just up from Shepherd's Bush roundabout. It was on the site of the Hilton Hotel. I remember passing it as a child on the 88 bus route going to the West End.
Ah very interesting thanks
8:06 favourite shot: red Morris Mini Minor. (Fond memories of bombing about in the 70s in Dad's many Minis.)
Another great collection of photos. Great to see some Aussie cars too.
21 minuets of nostalgia.
I have a couple of old photos of my family with their cars (circa 50’s/60’s). One of which I travelled in during my childhood. If you’d like them you’re more than welcome …… if you let me know how to get them to you.
If you could email me (rj@oldclassiccar.co.uk) we can sort it out, thanks!
Fantastic 😎👌👌
Thanks Steve
3.53 TS Queen Mary in background to Hillman Minx. Somewhere in Clyde Coast. Guessing it's taken from Bute as the QM returned from Tighnabruaich. Photo post 1957 as QM had been converted to oil burning as indicated by single funnel.
Wow many thanks for the info! :)
Not Bristol Cathedral in the background, since the photo also shows the now-covered in part of the floating harbour in Bristol. This is the side of the church of St. Augustine the Less, demolished after bomb damage in the war, to make way for the hotel extension that now occupies the site.
Ahhhh thanks for the info
I would second your guess at Beaumaris 👍 Great vid
What a great selection! Also, love the background music, could you let me know the title please. Thanks to the contributors aswell. Can't wait for another one!👍
Edward Grieg Pier Gynt suite…….my spelling. 🤣 Composer Grieg anyway. Love it. One of his famous ones is ‘The hall of the mountain king’.
@@peterriggall8409 Thanks very much 👍 🙂
Thanks as always for your photos. Brings back many memories of cars either owned or driven in the 50s and 60s by my parents, friends and occasionally me. Each car had its own characteristics and style, unlike today's selections. I always enjoy these uploads.
Lovely selection Rick. One shot from Paul Fletcher from Western Australia shows a Mark 7 ? Jag. but there is a car parked behind it and I think it is an Isuzu Florian. These were available in Australia. Haven’t seen one on the road since the 60’s. Am I right with this ID? Maybe Paul could confirm.
Hi not sure I'll have to go back and remind myself of what's in the background!!! thanks for watching
That is my late Father's car parked behind the Jaguar Mk 7M, it is a Mitsubishi Colt 1000 (URA 316). It was a four speed manual, a fairly basic car but probably more reliable than the old VII was! I think that was a 1966 model, it was secondhand when my Father bought it from Kevin James Motors in Cannington, W.A. for $1200 (AU dollars) in 1971
@@paulfletcher9295 Thanks Paul. Did not know Colts went back that far. I was on track with Japanese anyway. Had a friend who had a Colt which had the two gear sticks. Four speed but with high and low on other stick which made it an 8 speed. Included a high and low reverse! Proved a very robust reliable car. Cheers.
02.30 that looks like a Vauxhall VX490 next to the Lotus Elite.
The three wheeler in the scrapyard would have been a Bond Minicar Mk A or Mk B.
The car I'm missing here is a 61 Ford Consul 315 with the wrongslanted rear window
Perhaps not in this upload but I'm pretty sure the Consul Classic has been in previous uploads. Thanks for watching
@@oldclassiccarUK Ok.
Classical music is for listening, not background music.
My humblest apologies
HOVIS I've to walk back down that hill forgot the Butter
Here is Brian with his ford popular
And beside his bike they just got married look at the pair of lucas lamps on that.
Fantastic Photos however the music is too loud and makes listening to you voice difficult to hear
Thanks for the feedback
What about the Rover Cars of thst period?
You know ... the P2 and P4 series
Hi, there are plenty of Rovers spread across the videos on the channel, P1s, P2s, P3s, P4s etc etc
why cant i put a photo on here showing my 1930s car
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