1950s, 1960s photo memories

[rolfw]

Was browsing though some of my scanned family photos and came up with this one.
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It show my dad's A50 van and his workshop, you can see two TV tube boxes on the right hand side.

Really brought back some memories.

 

[rolfw]

Here's my dad's ex army van in the mid 50s , nicknamed Penelope,
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custom built hard back by a neighbour, it cost my dad a home built radio.

 

[Llew]

What, no TV aerial roof ladder?

Blimey, the snow and ice look pretty settled in there, Rolf.

Was that the 1962 big freeze?

Llew

 

[rolfw]

Yes probably Llew.

The ladders only came out on the odd occasion, as he was primarily a TV engineer, but did the occasional aerial.

 

[T_G]

Nice one Rolf, lovely pictures!

 

[rolfw]

Thanks T_G, yes, quite atmospheric, I have quite a few more, will have a dig around.

Anyone else have any old interesting photos, feel free to add to the thread, the older the better.

 

[Llew]

Got one of my dad on a destroyer guarding two German sailors rescued from a sub

Or should we bring up old wartime memories?

Llew

 

[rolfw]

It's something which happened and long time accepted, if they are interesting, then post them. I would prefer that they are from the poster's own lifetime and memories though.

Here's our old A40 Van outside my uncle and aunt's farm cottage in Warwickshire.
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I wish i still owned the registration number LVA 66 .

 

[T_G]

How about this one? Photo is from about 87, but the bike is a 1960 BSA M21 600 cc, was my second bike and was called the "Professor"

 

[rolfw]

Ah, you hadn't mastered the balance thing at that stage then T_G.

 

[Topper]

Nearest ones to hand are as follows, I have a big project to start someday scanning all mine.....but my 80 year old ma will not let me have them yet.
1st pic school photo 1968 I think
2nd obvious my 1st wheels

 

[T_G]

Ah, you hadn't mastered the balance thing at that stage then T_G.

On the contrary, I could ride the thing with the sidecar up for as long as I liked - an experience that left many of my sidecar passengers with a severe case of sidecarophobia . My uncle, who was a combat helicopter pilot, (who used to crash his cropsprayer-ultralight aircraft once or twice - you got to be crazy fliying that thing) told me he had NEVER been as frightened as riding in my sidecar - and I even behaved myself and did NOT flick him up. When we arrived at our destination and I shut the engine he asked me very seriously (and pretty white faced) if I noticed the strange clicking noise when we rode. I was a bit worried, that bike was an old dog and always things fall off n'all - so I asked him pistons? Valves?? crankshaft??? He said no - it was his bollox banging against each other while he was shaking in fear

 

[rolfw]

Great ones, these are what we want.

T-G, always new you were a bit of a madman.

Topper, what was the Lambretta model, an LI 150 or TV175?

 

[Topper]

Topper, what was the Lambretta model, an LI 150 or TV175?

No Rolf it is on the top of the screen the dogs bollocks GP 200

 

[Llew]

It's something which happened and long time accepted, if they are interesting, then post them. I would prefer that they are from the poster's own lifetime and memories though.

Point taken. Maybe another thread sometime for some of our more unusual bygone family photos, though may bore some of the younger members to tears

Llew

 

[rolfw]

No Rolf it is on the top of the screen the dogs bollocks GP 200

Should have known by the headlamp shape. The LI had a round headlamp and the TV and GT had the hexagonal headlamp, very smart looking though.