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A blast from the past
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aeronca65t
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Nice!
So you had a Triumph before you figured out MGs were better.
<span style="font-style: italic">(kidding...kidding Triumph guys!)</span>
Looks like a 1500 without the Mae West US federal bumpers. Bet it has twin carbs and the steering wheel on the "wrong" side too.
And obviously a Mk 1 Cortina with the peace-sign tail-lights.
I think that's a Riley mini on the other side.
I have a ton of old snaps like that on the last link of my Events page.
Why do we always look so skinny in those old shots.
So you had a Triumph before you figured out MGs were better.
<span style="font-style: italic">(kidding...kidding Triumph guys!)</span>
Looks like a 1500 without the Mae West US federal bumpers. Bet it has twin carbs and the steering wheel on the "wrong" side too.
And obviously a Mk 1 Cortina with the peace-sign tail-lights.
I think that's a Riley mini on the other side.
I have a ton of old snaps like that on the last link of my Events page.
Why do we always look so skinny in those old shots.
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Banjo said:
I just had a friend post a bunch of pics from a camp we all worked at 30 years ago. was amazed how skinny we were. we are still affiliated with a camp and the staff as a whole are definitely larger than the staff (as a whole)were 30 years ago - makes me realize how serious the childhood obesity stats really are - sigh (BTW sorry to highjack the thread)
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NutmegCT said:Steve - great picture. Looks like a very happy guy there. Still have the Spitfire?
By the way, I like your avatar picture very much. Any connection with the *other* type of Spitfire?
Just 65 years ago ...
Tom
Tom, the avatar picture is the "Missing Man" formation, I put it up there when we lost Tony Barnhill, still can't bring myself to change it, yet..... :frown:
The Spitfire is long gone, but I'd love another.
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aeronca65t said:...
Why do we always look so skinny in those old shots.
Boy, ain't that the truth! Pic below is from Sept. '66. I was 20 at the time, and weighed about 150, maybe less...waist was 27". TR4 is a '63 with the white dash. Picture taken outside of Northeastern University in Boston.
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Me in 74/75 with what I thought was my first sports car. What can I say but, I was wet behind the ears and didn't know any better.
Girlfriend then:
Missus now:
Girlfriend then:
Missus now:
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Doug, it looks like a Mark 3 estate.AngliaGT said:
I had an S2 Elan, but no pics survive of that one. I also had an S4 Sprint that I used to surprise motorbikes around the twisty's (sigh).
Shown before, but here is the TR5 again (double sigh).
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Ian said:
The fella with the F/A DeTomato I crewed for in the late '70's ran a T/C Europa as his daily, we'd nose-to-tail thru the local two-lane twisties in western PA and do that nonsense. Local Policia came to know us by description... but somehow we never got an official reprimand.