Chulla 4,946 Posted December 13, 2016 Report Share Posted December 13, 2016 Not all of the cards have paintings by the artist so far shown. This artist specialises in portraying Bentley roadsters. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TBI 2,351 Posted December 13, 2016 Report Share Posted December 13, 2016 Very nice. Is that Steed at the back, loading up his pressies? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted December 13, 2016 Report Share Posted December 13, 2016 And it's got a blower Chulla...nice! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chulla 4,946 Posted December 15, 2016 Report Share Posted December 15, 2016 Ben card 6 Great Western Class 6800 locomotive, MG Y-type saloon, 1955 Standard 10, and a BSA Bantam. 6 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
loppylugs 8,424 Posted December 15, 2016 Report Share Posted December 15, 2016 Me dad had a BSA Bantam. It was even the same colour as the one in the picture. He went to Chilwell to work every day on it. Came off it a couple of times too, but seemed to be O-K. Nice picture, thanks. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TBI 2,351 Posted December 15, 2016 Report Share Posted December 15, 2016 Bit like Fords, loppylugs. I think Bantams of that era came in any colour you wanted, as long as it was Pea Green. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
siddha 822 Posted December 15, 2016 Report Share Posted December 15, 2016 Standard 10 is so evocative of the time.......A nice pic thanks. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted December 15, 2016 Report Share Posted December 15, 2016 Nice pic Dave..me first Honda 90 was pea green/cream. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chulla 4,946 Posted December 19, 2016 Report Share Posted December 19, 2016 From an earlier era, a 1925 Morris 'Bullnose' Cowley, with a Sunbeam motorcycle in the background. The Blacksmith's forge survives as a filling station in Penshurst, Kent. 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
plantfit 7,534 Posted December 19, 2016 Report Share Posted December 19, 2016 What was the name of the horse? Rog 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
katyjay 5,085 Posted December 19, 2016 Report Share Posted December 19, 2016 Dobbin. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chulla 4,946 Posted December 21, 2016 Report Share Posted December 21, 2016 Ben card 8. One for the lorry buffs. A Bedford and an Atkinson - and a greasy spoon. 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TBI 2,351 Posted December 21, 2016 Report Share Posted December 21, 2016 Another great pic. Still see Paynes lorries about. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted December 21, 2016 Report Share Posted December 21, 2016 Loved Transport Caffs... Some had a reserved section for drivers. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
plantfit 7,534 Posted December 21, 2016 Report Share Posted December 21, 2016 Stopped at that transport cafe on the A17 just past RAF Cranwell a few years ago and asked for a cup of coffee,I was asked if I was transport,yes I replied (well how else did I get there) was given a big mug of coffee not the usual medium cup,was told "we always look after transport before ordinary customers",dint complain, the coffee was good Rog ps,I like any works of art by Salvador Dali 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TBI 2,351 Posted December 21, 2016 Report Share Posted December 21, 2016 I remember when I was at Mundella, there was a print of Metamorphosis of Narcissus which hung in the hall. I could never pass it without at least a couple of minutes of gazing. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chulla 4,946 Posted December 23, 2016 Report Share Posted December 23, 2016 Ben card 9. Here's a nice one. Anyone identify the car in the foreground (I couldn't) Is that an AEC bus? The motorbike is a BSA V-twin. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TBI 2,351 Posted December 23, 2016 Report Share Posted December 23, 2016 Lovely. BSA V-twin a rare beast, even back in the day. My first couple of cars were a much later version of the white car...... Triumph Vitesse. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Merthyr Imp 729 Posted December 23, 2016 Report Share Posted December 23, 2016 Yes, a London Transport ST type, I think - an AEC Regent. Notice the semaphore indicator on the car - it would be fun if they were still used instead of flashing lights! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
philmayfield 6,089 Posted December 23, 2016 Report Share Posted December 23, 2016 Yes, that's a 1938 Triumph Vitesse and still on the road. It's rumoured that BMW, who own the Triumph name, may be reviving it. I had a Spitfire and a couple of GT 6's. It would be good to see a British made sportscar back on the road even if it was a BMW underneath. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
katyjay 5,085 Posted December 23, 2016 Report Share Posted December 23, 2016 I found a photo of the car at what looks like a car show, different angle and all I could make out of the name was something like KareFree. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chulla 4,946 Posted December 27, 2016 Report Share Posted December 27, 2016 Ben card 10. A Singer Bantam and a Southern Railway Class S.15. All, including the station have been preserved. There's that Beeza V-twin again. KJ. the Triumph Vitesse had a flow-free body, styled by Walter Belgrove, Triumph's in-house designer. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,435 Posted December 27, 2016 Report Share Posted December 27, 2016 And the scene could still be re-enacted today. It's now part of the Watercress Line. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
plantfit 7,534 Posted December 27, 2016 Report Share Posted December 27, 2016 How did you find that???Brilliant CT Rog Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chulla 4,946 Posted December 30, 2016 Report Share Posted December 30, 2016 For lovers of Victorian art, you might be interested in these two exhibitions in London. In progress at the moment is an exhibition of paintings by Lord Leighton, to be followed in July by the works of my favourite artist Sir Lawrence Alma Tadema. The exhibitions are held at Lord Leighton's house in Kensington. The house itself is worth seeing even without any art in it. Its main reception area is beautifully tiled. It was used as the residence of the Selfridge family in the TV drama series. https://www.rbkc.gov.uk/subsites/museums/leightonhousemuseum/flamingjune/exhibitionprogramme.aspx Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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