Chris, Lovely shot and unusual car! Looks showroom new. And love the tiny tractor in the headlamp, an early example of branding. Regards, Bob S.
On Wed, Aug 25, 2010 at 1:16 AM, Chris Mitchell <[email protected]> wrote: > A friend in Guernsey has some interesting old vehicles. This one's a 1950 > Rover 75 "Cyclops": > http://www.mitch.myzen.co.uk/richardvehicles/slides/_IGP4482.html > > The 3rd headlamp was removed in later models. This one's completely original > and has never been repainted - he's even got the original wiper blades. It's > been in Guernsey all its working life. Sadly it had a mechanical problem and > we couldn't take it out of the garage so I was limited in what I could do. > Next time I go over we're going to take it out on location for some evening > shots by the sea. > > He's also got some tractors. This is a headlamp from a 60s Ferguson: > http://www.mitch.myzen.co.uk/richardvehicles/slides/_IGP4432.html > > Those were still the days when money was available for detail. I can't > imagine anyone bothering to make a headlamp with a little tractor on it > today... > > There's more in the gallery if you're interested. > > Chris > > > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
