Commo 1,292 Posted January 10, 2018 Report Share Posted January 10, 2018 Back in the mid 60`s my mates and I had a 1936 Ford 8 Pop which we had resprayed blue and red(sacrilege!) Wonder if any of you can remember seeing it running around town in the evenings? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Brew 5,408 Posted January 10, 2018 Report Share Posted January 10, 2018 WW, wasn't the dip in the bumper there to give access to the bottom pulley when using the starting handle? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Willow wilson 894 Posted January 10, 2018 Report Share Posted January 10, 2018 Maybe, Brew, but 1933 models had a straight bumper and a crank access below the grille. The later model had the grille incorporating the crank hole. Perhaps the bumper was raised as a cosmetic exercise later thus needing a dip. So your explanation is looking good. A subjective look at the various year versions seems to show a bigger gap between the front mudguard and the bumper on the older one compared with the later one. Edit. It may have been cheaper for ford to have put a keyhole in the bumper! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chulla 4,946 Posted January 11, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 11, 2018 Three cards from Birds and their young set. Â Â 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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Commo 1,292 Posted January 15, 2018 Report Share Posted January 15, 2018 Keep putting this good stuff on Chulla and there won't be enough room on your profile for the number of "likes" you'll keep accumulating! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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MargieH 7,599 Posted January 18, 2018 Report Share Posted January 18, 2018 I like the flower cards, Chulla..... 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
katyjay 5,090 Posted January 18, 2018 Report Share Posted January 18, 2018 I was just going to say the same thing! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chulla 4,946 Posted January 19, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2018 Some wild flowers for the ladies. Â Â 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MargieH 7,599 Posted January 19, 2018 Report Share Posted January 19, 2018 Thank you, Chulla.  Much more interesting (to me) than old cars.  The Herb Robert is prolific round these parts and I'm not fond of it as it smells of cat wee... almost the same as blackcurrants and flowering currant bushes.  I love forget-me-nots, though - one of my favourite flowers even though they spread everywhere 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
carni 10,094 Posted January 19, 2018 Report Share Posted January 19, 2018 I love the flower cards as well Chulla, especially the wild flowers. They have brought to mind a collection of books titled 'Flower Fairys' by Cicely Mary Barker. I bought them for my Granddaughter one Christmas. If you click on 'Meet the fairies', and then on the individual pictures you will see many more images. Not quite cigarette cards but the wild flowers are there and your cards bought back the memory for me.  https://flowerfairies.com/ 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chulla 4,946 Posted January 19, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2018 They are absolutely charming and delightful, carni. As it happens, there will be a Bulwell Festival again this year and a booklet will be published and sold containing poems by local people. We have been invited to submit a couple of poems for which an illustrator will draw suitable and relevant  images.    1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
carni 10,094 Posted January 19, 2018 Report Share Posted January 19, 2018 I hope you are going to enter a couple of your poems Chulla, I'm sure they are well worthy and give enjoyment to the poetry lovers that will be at the Festival.  About poetry.  Just a small addition to my last post. On looking back at the link i also noticed that by clicking yet again on the individual fairy images you will get the accompanying poem to go with the fairy. It would be a  shame to miss the poems by not realising they are there.  No more from me about the fairies, back to the cigarette cards now miducks. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MargieH 7,599 Posted January 19, 2018 Report Share Posted January 19, 2018 Sweet little poems and pictures of fairies and their flowers, carni 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sue B 48 1,226 Posted January 19, 2018 Report Share Posted January 19, 2018 Lovely carnie, so sweet and charming makes me wish I had a Granddaughter. Also loved the wild flower cards Chulla . 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chulla 4,946 Posted January 20, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2018 I don't know whether you think the same as me, Â but illustrations of flowers always look better than photographs of them. Â Because of the favourable response to the flower cards, I will post all 50 of them. When I have done that, and finished the motor cars, I will give it a rest until next year. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
trogg 2,010 Posted January 20, 2018 Report Share Posted January 20, 2018 Chulla many thanks for your efforts it has been a pleasure looking at the cars and the flowers, I look forward to next year when you post some more. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
carni 10,094 Posted January 20, 2018 Report Share Posted January 20, 2018 Chulla, perhaps with illustrations of flowers, they can be shown as perfect as the artist wants them to be, quite easily, leave a bit off here, add a bit, turn a petal the direction you want to imagine it in,  but with real life it would hard to find a flower with every detail in perfection to photograph. I will look forward to seeing your collection of flower cards. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,457 Posted January 20, 2018 Report Share Posted January 20, 2018 54 minutes ago, carni said: ...... with illustrations of flowers, they can be shown as perfect as the artist wants them to be, quite easily, leave a bit off here, add a bit,  The same thing often applies with the photographs on food packaging; the picture on the packet always looks much better than the end result which sits on your plate. 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
philmayfield 6,115 Posted January 20, 2018 Report Share Posted January 20, 2018 When you see a ready meal paella in a supermarket it looks very attractive. When it’s stirred and put on a plate it looks disgusting. Doesn’t taste much better either! Selling is all about presentation. When you’ve got it home it’s your problem. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FLY2 10,108 Posted January 20, 2018 Report Share Posted January 20, 2018 I always get an extra packet of King Prawns to add, and it makes a tremendous difference. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chulla 4,946 Posted January 20, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2018 2 hours ago, Cliff Ton said: Â The same thing often applies with the photographs on food packaging; the picture on the packet always looks much better than the end result which sits on your plate. Â Now then, CT. You have gone off-topic and dragged others with you. I thought you frowned on that sort of thing. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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