I quite like that Cortina, looks well built but have to agree on the spotlamps, they're a bit too much and make the front end look unbalanced. Back in the tasteless 70's I had a lurid green bubble arched Anglia 105E that had four such lights attached to its nose, it was of its time but eventually I ...

I think the '63 Cortina was Imperial Maroon and the 65 Black Cherry, I seem to recall that it was a new colour. Of maroon. My dad was never one for showy colours until he bought a new Mk3 Cortina but then he did actually ask me for my opinion on the order. He was going to go for the 1300 but I manag...

My dad had two Mk1 Cortinas, both were maroon and new. The first was a 1963 1200, I think he was influenced by my uncle buying a lime green Cortina earlier in the year, that was reg 576FLB. My dad's was 803YKO. Both of them traded in their 100E's. Coming home from our holiday at Butlins in 1964 we w...

I have to admit that I didn't do it but my mechanic chappie finally took my 20yo Primera for its MoT, slightly late as it had the 18 month version and was thus due to be tested along with bloody everyone else's vehicle. He brought it back with a lovely pass and a promise to service it soon-ish. I am...

Hah so you've been to Billing back in the days when it wasn't too bad? I have to boast that both my '61 Impala bubbletop and the '59 have won 'Best Chevrolet':-) For what that's worth. I've had Murican cars since 1976, think I've met most of the knobs and know it all/know fuck all brigade. I have to...

You were about two miles from where I live then. I like the Surfleet cafe, good to see it's open again. I'd walked along the river from the reservoir. Don't forget my proposed Eastern Wob meet next spring. Bog rolls are in short supply again where I am near Bourne, I see it's spirit levels with you...

Bet all those '59 Chevys have been scrapped :-(. I know I am biased but I just love them for some reason. My Corgi Toys police car was one of my favourites when I was young so perhaps that planted a seed. A RHD survivor has recently come to light still with its original plate 3DUP. Hopefully somebod...

You were about two miles from where I live then. I like the Surfleet cafe, good to see it's open again.

I shall have to lookout for that book, I have Volumes 1-5 of the general photos but not a Chevy one. Such a shame that he passed away. There were a fair few cars around although they were very expensive to buy new. That said they were of course a status symbol for many buyers. As they got older thou...

Very nice find! That '59 Impala in the background belonged to a friend of mine and was also an original RHD import car. It was pretty nice then and even appeared in a Sunday Times supplement in 1970. He visited me on one occasion when I had my RHD '59 so there were two parked together in a side road...