IBM Transport

[IBM]

Tarbert on Isle of Harris.

Here is an easier one where and what is this one?

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If this is the transport thread it is a train.

[+weeman]

Leaving Achnasheen?

[IBM]

Leaving Achnasheen?

No, thought you might have got that one no bother!

[IBM]

A Black 6 heading north from Dalwhinnie station and heading up the old A9 at the same time...................

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[Charles Bannerman]

He's gonna love that when he signs in next!!

[IBM]

Easy one tonight  must be SMT showroom my Street,  all Vauxhalls and a Bedford Dormobile Camper, 3 Victors on the right and 1 front left 3 Crestas 2 on left and in middle and the black on on the left is a Wyvern. 

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Highland A.A.

[Scarlet Pimple]

IHE and IBM

 

That must be a well looked-after Austin 10? Eh?

[IBM]

A very bright and well polished Austin A35 and a smart Landrover!  Great photo IHE, where is the location?  West coast late 50's is as close as I could guess, note the small stripe on the AA patrol man's left arm was that for good conduct or long service? 

[Charles Bannerman]

A very bright and well polished Austin A35 and a smart Landrover!  Great photo IHE, where is the location?  West coast late 50's is as close as I could guess, note the small stripe on the AA patrol man's left arm was that for good conduct or long service? 

Any chance it might be the Dores - Whitebridge road?

[Scarlet Pimple]

Couldn't believe my eyes when I saw how young the driver was ---then remembered I was not living in the U K and now drive on the "other side" of the road.

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Said to be up the hill from Dores - car came from an old garage

[Charles Bannerman]

Said to be up the hill from Dores - car came from an old garage

Bought my first car there in 1976 from Jaggie committee man Ian MacKenzie.

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A veritable showroom

[Charles Bannerman]

Looks as if it's been taken from the top of the multi storey car park looking out towards The Innes.

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Cars !!

[IBM]

And diggers, vans and lorries!  1 JCB & Transit 2 Austin A55, Morris Minor Convertible & Fordson van, 3 Ford Capri Mk1 4 Mk 1 Cortina & Mini,

5 Scammell Scarab, 6 Bedford Dormobile, 7 Austin Taxi, 8 another Minor Convertible,

9 Leyland, 10 Vauxhall Astra, 11 Morris Marina van, 12 Ford Escort van,

13 Fordson, 14 Austin Maxi & Hillman Hunter, 15 Ford Zepher, 16 ??????

[IBM]

Said to be up the hill from Dores - car came from an old garage

Bought my first car there in 1976 from Jaggie committee man Ian MacKenzie.

The black on the right is Ford Pilot.

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Feel better ?

[IBM]

Feel better ?

It keeps the brain active which helps me to remember where I put the car keys

[Scarlet Pimple]

 Have to admire your phenomenal interest and memory IBM. Outstanding ---like yer postings. 

Do you also remember the Vanden Plas Princess with the Rolls Royce engine, which I bought off my neighbor just prior to  deciding to leave for Canada a loooong timmmme ago.

Going down the road one day to work, with a double decker bus coming towards me on the left side of the road, the bbnnnet flew up and clapped itself round my windscreen. It scared the pants off me because I could see nothing by looking out the front windshield. At that time it cost me 100 quid to get it fixed. Nearly bankrupted me  ..

[IBM]

 Have to admire your phenomenal interest and memory IBM. Outstanding ---like yer postings. 

Do you also remember the Vanden Plas Princess with the Rolls Royce engine, which I bought off my neighbor just prior to  deciding to leave for Canada a loooong timmmme ago.

Going down the road one day to work, with a double decker bus coming towards me on the left side of the road, the bbnnnet flew up and clapped itself round my windscreen. It scared the pants off me because I could see nothing by looking out the front windshield. At that time it cost me 100 quid to get it fixed. Nearly bankrupted me  ..

A great car in it's day all leather and wood inside pure luxury with a 4 litre engine would easy do the ton!  Must have been heavy on the petrol although it was much cheaper then.  I didn't know it had a Rolls engine, you learn something new everyday

[Scarlet Pimple]

Oh , Goody,goody, gumdrops.

I knew something about a car that IBM didn't. Whee-Time out for delirious whirl.  

 Yes it was a bit expensive but I just had to have it for it's looks. That particular car must have been well used, though, because it did not have much steam left in it. But of course, when buying a used vehicle, one lives and learns. It was also heavy--we lived in a new Wimpy house in Blantyre, Lanarkshire and  the driveway was sloped upwards. WE had spread stone chips liberally and once, when I was driving out of the garage the cars sunk into the chips up to the rear hubs at the junction of the flat part of the driveway and the beginning of the slope. I had to find a way to back up and then take a hot run at it--later I removed a lot of the chips since time is precious when you are going to work and I could not allow for another 15 minute delay. Ah my, the joys of reminiscing about cars....