denshaw 2,880 Posted December 25, 2017 Report Share Posted December 25, 2017 To see Ben has snook in and put his badge on the front of the Jag. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chulla 4,946 Posted December 27, 2017 Report Share Posted December 27, 2017 Ben card 20. The car is a 1938 2-litre Triumph Vitesse (one seen in an earlier card) and a de Havilland Dragon Rapide airliner of Scottish Airways in its early wartime camouflage. The airline had five Dragon Rapides, all of which were soon to be impressed into the RAF. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
trogg 2,037 Posted December 27, 2017 Report Share Posted December 27, 2017 Chulla many thanks for posting these cards , I look for them every time I visit Nottstalgia and I get great pleasure in looking at them and admiring the great British design and engineering, thanks I look forward to many more. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chulla 4,946 Posted December 27, 2017 Report Share Posted December 27, 2017 Thank you, Trogg. I appreciate your acknowledgement. Sad to say there will only be four more cards. The chap who sent them to me died last year. You can find out more about them by Googling Ben charity and see some that I do not have. They are not cheap - I think £1.85 is the lower price for each. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Willow wilson 902 Posted December 27, 2017 Report Share Posted December 27, 2017 On 25/12/2017 at 8:31 AM, Chulla said: . The head-on car is a Morris 8 Tourer, as seen in card 3, and the lorry looks like a Commer. Chairman, I propose that: 1/ the green car be identified as a 1954 Singer Roadster. 2/ the blue lorry be identified as a Fordson Thames (1947-1957) I agree that they are beautiful to look at and evocative for some my age. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chulla 4,946 Posted December 27, 2017 Report Share Posted December 27, 2017 Hmmm, WW. You might be right about the lorry, but I'm sticking with a Morris for the little green car. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TBI 2,351 Posted December 27, 2017 Report Share Posted December 27, 2017 I'm with WW on both counts. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Willow wilson 902 Posted December 27, 2017 Report Share Posted December 27, 2017 I was too young to appreciate the sensation caused at the1948 motor show by the xk120 but looking at the historic press pictures I think all the talk of the 120 overshadowed the equally deserving, classic designed Jaguar mk V saloon. From an aesthetic viewpoint I would put them equal for appeal. Two different markets, I know. The 2 cars shared most of the mechanicals. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,574 Posted December 27, 2017 Report Share Posted December 27, 2017 Nottstalgia proves you're never too old to learn something new. My only previous knowledge of the Triumph Vitesse had been the 1960s Herald-with-a-big-engine. This older version looks much better. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Willow wilson 902 Posted December 27, 2017 Report Share Posted December 27, 2017 It's the same with the Triumph Dolomite, Cliff Ton. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PeverilPeril 3,311 Posted December 28, 2017 Report Share Posted December 28, 2017 On 27/12/2017 at 8:43 AM, Chulla said: Hmmm, WW. You might be right about the lorry, but I'm sticking with a Morris for the little green car. Definitely a Morris 8 Tourer. I had a 1938 model. Green and black, It was the car I had when first meeting Mrs PP at the Palais. I bragged that I had an open top sports car. On our first date I gave her a lift home in it. Unfortunately it was raining. The roof leaked so badly she had to put her umbrella up inside the car When she asked if it was a 'real' sports car I pointed out that it did have an MG steering wheel (that I had fitted). 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chulla 4,946 Posted December 29, 2017 Report Share Posted December 29, 2017 Ben card 21. A Bedford lorry, a Lambretta scooter and an MGA sports car. The railway engine is an ex-LNER 0-6-0, Class J38, number 65901. I checked my stockbook - I hadn't seen it. 6 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Commo 1,292 Posted December 29, 2017 Report Share Posted December 29, 2017 I reckon that the bike could be a Rudge Lightweight, we need an expert on the case. Where are you Plantfit and P/P? Always good to see that despite the inclement weather the MGA has the rag top stowed as it should be. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Willow wilson 902 Posted December 29, 2017 Report Share Posted December 29, 2017 The MGA, following on from the TF was as big an attention grabber as the XK120 in my view. The rail track in this picture is, if you will, the clear dividing line between nature's eternal sacred and the daily mundane of living. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
plantfit 7,694 Posted December 29, 2017 Report Share Posted December 29, 2017 And the bike looks like a Raleigh all steel with three speed Stumey Archer gears and hub dynamo lighting Rog Great set of pictures again Chulla,thanks for posting them Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PeverilPeril 3,311 Posted December 29, 2017 Report Share Posted December 29, 2017 Yes Rog - could be a Raleigh. Not clear but the shiny bit on the fork crown my be the trade mark chrome cup insert. Thanks again for posting them chulla. We received a BEN card for Christmas. Not numbered but had a 1934 MG P type in the foreground. We won't throw this card away. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chulla 4,946 Posted December 29, 2017 Report Share Posted December 29, 2017 PP. Your turn next, then, to post your card. The cards are not numbered. They are my numbers so that I can refer to them again, if necessary. I wondered why the crossing-gate was not closed, but then realised that the engine has stopped to allow it to be. There again, most crossing gates I remember closed over the lines. Personally, I was never struck on the design of the MGA. Now, the MGB, that's a different matter. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PeverilPeril 3,311 Posted December 29, 2017 Report Share Posted December 29, 2017 OK chulla - once I've got me new Amazon Fire thingey fired up I'll have a go at taking and posting pictures. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chulla 4,946 Posted December 29, 2017 Report Share Posted December 29, 2017 2 hours ago, PeverilPeril said: OK chulla - once I've got me new Amazon Fire thingey fired up I'll have a go at taking and posting pictures. Have you not got a scanner, PP? Just too easy if you have. Scan into a file (eg, Documents). Go into Postimage (first register with them - only the once) and then follow instructions posted in this forum. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chulla 4,946 Posted December 30, 2017 Report Share Posted December 30, 2017 Ben card 22. A Rolls-Royce 40/50 Landaulette. behind which is a Zenith-JAP V-twin motorcycle. The butcher's van in the background is a Ford Model T. 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Commo 1,292 Posted December 30, 2017 Report Share Posted December 30, 2017 Thanks for these cards Chulla, like most of us I find them fascinating and so full of interesting detail, but again you've not identified the bike, could be a Hercules, and pleased to see that the mince pies are in proper short crust pastry. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,574 Posted December 30, 2017 Report Share Posted December 30, 2017 Am I correct in assuming that the locations in all of these cards are imaginary ? They don't show any specific place where we could do a Then-and-now ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
plantfit 7,694 Posted December 30, 2017 Report Share Posted December 30, 2017 The only bicycles with a curved down tube that I know of are usually American from the late 1800's until the 1950's they are the Schwinn and the Elgin, I wonder if the artist used a bit of artistic license on this one, I will keep looking though,I rather like the handlebars on this model Rog Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FLY2 10,109 Posted December 30, 2017 Report Share Posted December 30, 2017 The one depicting the J38 steam loco could be somewhere in Scotland, because the engine was shedded at Thornton Junction in Fife, which is a relatively remote area, so they could be more relaxed regarding the use of the gates. Their loco's never ventured far from the local collieries and surrounding areas. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TBI 2,351 Posted December 30, 2017 Report Share Posted December 30, 2017 One of the earlier cards was identified as Hatfield, Herts. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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