Interesting photograph.

[grumpyoldgit]

An interesting photograph (well to me) relating to my hometown, which I found while looking at old photos online. It's from a reliable source so the info should be correct.

 

[bpsorrel]

I love this type of old photo! I wonder if the registration was chosen as "600" or was just a co-incidence?

 

[BTB 500]

It certainly was possible to 'choose' registrations, to some extent. My grandfather managed to get "S150" on his 1959 Jaguar XK 150S drophead, and he wasn't a celebrity or VIP!

 

[Rashman]

It certainly was possible to 'choose' registrations, to some extent. My grandfather managed to get "S150" on his 1959 Jaguar XK 150S drophead, and he wasn't a celebrity or VIP!

Cool picture.

 

[Rashman]

An interesting photograph (well to me) relating to my hometown, which I found while looking at old photos online. It's from a reliable source so the info should be correct.

They parked in true mercedes fashion back then too!

 

[grumpyoldgit]

White lines in the wrong place again!!!

 

[renault12ts]

Of course...it isn't 1965...unless that's a pre-production Escort. The Escort hit the streets in 1968.

The Merc is a 67-68.

 

[MD5]

Of course...it isn't 1965...unless that's a pre-production Escort. The Escort hit the streets in 1968.

When the 600 was registered!

Grumpy, do you know a Dave Chriss by chance?

 

[a111r]

Of course...it isn't 1965...unless that's a pre-production Escort. The Escort hit the streets in 1968.

The Merc is a 67-68.

The Ford's on a H plate, so it was at least 1969 /1970 when the picture was taken.

The 600's F reg, so 1968

 

[renault12ts]

The Ford's on a H plate, so it was at least 1969 /1970 when the picture was taken.

The 600's F reg, so 1968

You've better eyes than me...I didn't see the H.

 

[grumpyoldgit]

When the 600 was registered!

Grumpy, do you know a Dave Chriss by chance?

The name doesn't ring any bells Mike.

 

[grumpyoldgit]

Well spotted with the plates, must admit I hadn't noticed that.
I do remember talk of this at the time but haven't a clue to what year it was and I'm still trying to identify the street which looks familiar.
Senior moment :fail

 

[grober]

As I recall Ringo also had a Facel Vega around the same time.

 

[Scott_F]

The Ford's on a H plate, so it was at least 1969 /1970 when the picture was taken.

The 600's F reg, so 1968

There's also a white Ford Capri on the right of the photo (behind the Mk2 Cortina estate) and they arrived in February 1969.

 

[MD5]

Of course...it isn't 1965...unless that's a pre-production Escort. The Escort hit the streets in 1968.

The Merc is a 67-68.

Nifty edit there!!

Mike, he used to be the sales manager at the old Porsche/MB dealership in Kingswinford back in the 80s, and a friend of my old flatmate (who comes from Stourbidge).

 

[Dieselman]

As I recall Ringo also had a Facel Vega around the same time.

And Rabbit feet...

 

[219]

I love this type of old photo! I wonder if the registration was chosen as "600" or was just a co-incidence?

Local licencing offices used to be quite helpful in this regard and such correlations are quite common .

Nowadays , DVLA view such things as an opportunity to make money and withhold desirable registration marks so they can be auctioned off .

 

[219]

Of course...it isn't 1965...unless that's a pre-production Escort. The Escort hit the streets in 1968.

The Merc is a 67-68.

Yes , the H plate on the Escort makes it '68 or '69 at the earliest .

 

[219]

As I recall Ringo also had a Facel Vega around the same time.

As I recall , Ringo had a couple of Facel Vegas , George Harrison also had one .

Ringo also had a 190SL back in the day , which I think is now owned by someone in the MBOC .

All of the Beatles had 600's , apart from Paul , who refused to buy one and had his white Rolls-Royce with the number MUS 1C on it !

Much later , Paul was seen driving a silver W126 .

 

[Dieselman]

The only celebrity, car related photo I can find for the locale is.


At least, I think it's someone famous...