All our yesterdays

[reworht]

I've been told by SWMBO that I MUST sort out the boxes and boxes of photographs which are stored in every cupboard in the house. These are not just ours, but 'inherited' ones from our parents and all sorts of other sources.

Among the first batch I opened up, I found a couple photos of my misspent youth as a totally amateur rally driver. I though some of the more senior members might enjoy a look back to when cars were simple things.
The most complicated thing was getting ignition timing spot on - set it via a notch in the crankshaft pulley, and then fine adjust it by twisting the distributor right or left to advance or retard - until the engine note 'sounded right'
Interestingly, the car's two spotlights, Cibié Oscars, can I believe still be purchased in almost unchanged form today - and the photo is around 40 years old
I seem to remember they cost me about two weeks' wages

[coolcat]

Keep 'um coming Rod, rather partial to the odd motorsport photo

Not that I'm saying your odd or anything sitting in your rally car

[reworht]

Originally Posted by coolcat

Keep 'um coming Rod, rather partial to the odd motorsport photo

Not that I'm saying your odd or anything sitting in your rally car

I seem to remember that my navigator (Johnnie Walker - or "Patience" as he was known 'cos he didn't have any ) and I developed our own matching uniforms of black trousers, black shoes and black rollneck sweaters. I also had a very fetching pair of stringback driving gloves

This photo is an excellent example of driving in accordance with the rules of the road:



.... note the adherence to the give way lines; the correct positioning on my own side of the road for taking a corner - or not, as the case may be

[Georgies Dad]

Brings back memories Rod,Lesley and I had a white Ford Anglia,it was the car I had when we got married

Bought it for £30 and sold it after a year for £37

[reworht]

Originally Posted by w44nty

Brings back memories Rod,Lesley and I had a white Ford Anglia,it was the car I had when we got married

Bought it for £30 and sold it after a year for £37

SNAP - wedding and bunfight over - about to set off on honeymoon:-




The rally car ended up as a grasstrack car after we damaged it too badly rallying for it to be a legal road car



...... and NO, the 'hand on hip' pose doesn't mean a thing - although I do have to admit, the more I look at, the more I think

[pab]

Originally Posted by reworht

SNAP - wedding and bunfight over - about to set off on honeymoon:-




The rally car ended up as a grasstrack car after we damaged it too badly rallying for it to be a legal road car



...... and NO, the 'hand on hip' pose doesn't mean a thing - although I do have to admit, the more I look at, the more I think

Great image, i love the old style. What's the message on the car bonnet?