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elansprint71 wrote:I photographed this one last week- it said "Rialto" on the front. Presumably an up-market(!) later model?
The photograph has been sepiaised (if that is a word in english) to make it look older than it is, the car was made throughout the 80's and nineties.
When i look at that photo it pushes one of my buttons, the only car (well almost ) in the street and the ****head still has to park blocking the whole kerb.
I thought that was the actions of the selfish posh car drivers but clearly its democratic.
My apologies Elansprint, you did in fact say that the photo was taken last week, I presume for the rarity value, also rare these days to see a street not cluttered with other vehicles.
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TroonSprint wrote:My very first "car" was a 1955 Reliant three-wheeled convertible. This had the Austin seven side valve engine, a "crash" gearbox, and the bodywork was aluminium. I could drive it on my motorcycle licence and I used to go to school in it. It was great because I could take three mates out with me and we could all keep dry(ish) with the top up. Enthusiastic cornering would always result in one rear wheel coming a foot off the ground, which was quite alarming to the unitiated.
And in case you don't believe there ever was a Reliant convertible, here is a photo of 17 year old me in it. It was called the "Regal" - a less regal conveyance would be hard to imagine.
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Chancer wrote:elansprint71 wrote:I photographed this one last week- it said "Rialto" on the front. Presumably an up-market(!) later model?
When i look at that photo it pushes one of my buttons, the only car (well almost ) in the street and the ****head still has to park blocking the whole kerb.
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the reason the car is parked like that is because the handbrake doesn't work...... fred
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Chancer wrote:elansprint71 wrote:I photographed this one last week- it said "Rialto" on the front. Presumably an up-market(!) later model?
When i look at that photo it pushes one of my buttons, the only car (well almost ) in the street and the ****head still has to park blocking the whole kerb.
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the reason the car is parked like that is because the handbrake doesn't work...... fred
'Never give up!....unless it's hopeless.....'
1970 S4 dhc big valve
1973 Ginetta G15
1967 Ginetta G4 [sadly now sold]
1959 lotus elite type 14
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1967 Ginetta G4 [sadly now sold]
1959 lotus elite type 14
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Bet that was a 'pulling' machine!!!
Umm, no, I don't think a female person ever rode in that Reliant. I borrowed Dad's car for such outings
Once I started working, the Reliant was sold pretty quickly to be replaced by a Ford Anglia 105E in maroon and cream - smooth! I paid ?10 for the Reliant and sold it for ?60. I think it is the only car I ever made a profit on.
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Elanconvert wrote:Chancer wrote:elansprint71 wrote:I photographed this one last week- it said "Rialto" on the front. Presumably an up-market(!) later model?
the reason the car is parked like that is because the handbrake doesn't work...... fred
That is exactly correct; the car was wedged against the wall! I cannot recall ever seeing such a depressed area in the UK; the best description for those houses is "hovels" something I thought had disappeared a century ago.
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Where was it taken?
You can just give a general area if you like, the houses look like the one that my father was born in, one day I was watching "homes under the hammer" where they usually feature the worst hence cheapest streets, the house looked very familiar and blow me down if it wasnt the same mining village but not the same street.
You can just give a general area if you like, the houses look like the one that my father was born in, one day I was watching "homes under the hammer" where they usually feature the worst hence cheapest streets, the house looked very familiar and blow me down if it wasnt the same mining village but not the same street.
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Chancer wrote:Where was it taken?
You can just give a general area if you like, the houses look like the one that my father was born in, one day I was watching "homes under the hammer" where they usually feature the worst hence cheapest streets, the house looked very familiar and blow me down if it wasnt the same mining village but not the same street.
Back Cambridge Road = Ashton Under Lymme... Google maps is your friend...
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pharriso wrote:Chancer wrote:Where was it taken?
You can just give a general area if you like, the houses look like the one that my father was born in, one day I was watching "homes under the hammer" where they usually feature the worst hence cheapest streets, the house looked very familiar and blow me down if it wasnt the same mining village but not the same street.
Back Cambridge Road = Ashton Under Lymme... Google maps is your friend...
The second factory that I was responsible for in the 90's was in Ashton under Lyme and back then it was a pretty dire area in parts, however I did try google maps and the street looked very upmarket, modern and also on the flat and level.
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