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Couple of interesting spots in town today.

Firstly, the old bus on the way through Bridgeton;

police and busses by Dave Campbell, on Flickr

Then when I got to George square I saw this;

Film cars by Dave Campbell, on Flickr

Badged up a Central Scotland Police. Too interesting not to follow but I was on my bike so thankfully it didnt go too far, just to the old Building and printing College where there were film crew trucks, a prison van and this Volvo;

Film cars by Dave Campbell, on Flickr

Doing a bit of Googling the Volvo has appeared in Jonathan Creek.

Round the corner was a Nova of similar vintage to the police cars so may be part of the filming;

Film cars by Dave Campbell, on Flickr

And out on the street was the Chevy Suburban;

Film cars by Dave Campbell, on Flickr

Dave

I finally got here through a mountain of passports, essays and c v 's. All that paperwork must be a fire risk on this site.
Bob.

Absolutely chucking it down today but this wee Escort looked so good I had to stop and get a pic;

Nice Mk 2 by Dave Campbell, on Flickr

Dave

Eeee, that takes me back, mate had a gold 1.6 Ghia on a V-plate, with a brown vinyl roof. Mind you, this was the mid-90s when such things were mostly rusty heaps that people bought for banger money...

gap74 wrote:Eeee, that takes me back, mate had a gold 1.6 Ghia on a V-plate, with a brown vinyl roof. Mind you, this was the mid-90s when such things were mostly rusty heaps that people bought for banger money...

My Dad had a blue one when I was growing up, TSF 993R if my memory is correct.

Re. the police cars on the wagon, I think they're in a yard at the bottom of Quay Rd. in Rutherglen.

Here are a few spots from Yesterdays bike ride around Glasgow;

july cycle 21 by Dave Campbell, on Flickr

july cycle 16 by Dave Campbell, on Flickr

july cycle 22 by Dave Campbell, on Flickr

july cycle 9 by Dave Campbell, on Flickr

And these 2 pics show one of the best driveways I have ever seen;

Dream driveway by Dave Campbell, on Flickr
Dream driveway by Dave Campbell, on Flickr

Dave

First post , post the photobucket ransom.




Quite a lot of classics out today.

nice big Rover P5, I'd love one of them.

BTJustice wrote:

Dream driveway by Dave Campbell, on Flickr

Dave

Is that a 'Frank Cannon' Lincoln Continental perchance Dave? Certainly looks like it; a car I lusted after as a kid, even though they're reputedly huge buckets of elephant doo-doo to drive!

Boxer6 wrote:

BTJustice wrote:

Dream driveway by Dave Campbell, on Flickr

Dave

Is that a 'Frank Cannon' Lincoln Continental perchance Dave? Certainly looks like it; a car I lusted after as a kid, even though they're reputedly huge buckets of elephant doo-doo to drive!

Its a big Lincoln continental Coupe but slightly newer than Frank Cannons. I have never driven a lincoln but after driving other full size American cars I can bet the stunt men that drove them fast had super human skills or very strong constitutions.

BTJustice wrote:

Boxer6 wrote:

BTJustice wrote:

Dream driveway by Dave Campbell, on Flickr

Dave

Is that a 'Frank Cannon' Lincoln Continental perchance Dave? Certainly looks like it; a car I lusted after as a kid, even though they're reputedly huge buckets of elephant doo-doo to drive!

Its a big Lincoln continental Coupe but slightly newer than Frank Cannons. I have never driven a lincoln but after driving other full size American cars I can bet the stunt men that drove them fast had super human skills or very strong constitutions.

I remember well the sight of this huge tank-like thing bouncing all over the shop at the slightest provocation! My main thought was the driver must have had a stomach like a sailor to survive that without puking!

Mk1 MR2 spotted un the bottom of the pile at the scrappies today;

Scrap yard retros by Dave Campbell, on Flickr

Dave

Volunteer wrote:Volunteer here busdriver, quite funny.

Busdriver, Just saw your post thanks. I had two Morris Minors at one point Maisy and Horace. They made a lovely couple. Kept Horace the Four Door Split Screen and sold the Two Door Saloon.

Pretty rare to see these in any condition these days.





Location should be easy to work out.