Was Lord Denning right?

[lookout]

Morning lookout  how are you today.  I have been in a Rolls many times a friend of ours had one think it was a Silver Cloud not into cars really.  Also been in a Reliant Robin many times pushed in a heap in the back.  Those were the days or should I say dates

Morning Susan. The chap next door had an old Rolls in his garage.He used to be Lord Mayor,so he may have bought it back in the 70's.
Sister-in-law had a Humber Super Snipe,another lovely car with a fabulous walnut dashboard and leather interior. Todays cars are not a patch on the older models which were built like tanks. My old dad had a Lanchester. Yes,happy days. No wonder I now won't accept second-best,hahahaha. I tend to live in the past a lot and wish things were as they were. Stuck in a time-warp I think.

[campion]

Lookout,  Was the Lanchester to which you refer, the motor with a fluid flywheel?
 One of our cars was a 1920's bull-nosed Morris Cowley, bought by Grandfather. One had to climb over the sides to access the rear seat, i.e. no doors.
  Did not have it long as too juicy. It was exchanged for a small Austin van.

[lookout]

Lookout,  Was the Lanchester to which you refer, the motor with a fluid flywheel?
 One of our cars was a 1920's bull-nosed Morris Cowley, bought by Grandfather. One had to climb over the sides to access the rear seat, i.e. no doors.
  Did not have it long as too juicy. It was exchanged for a small Austin van.

Oh gosh,campion,I don't know about a fluid flywheel,but it was a " posh'un ". I remember it in the mid 40's,also a Standard Vanguard.

[campion]

Lookout, T he Standard Vanguard was also a juicey motor. Hovis was 6d a loaf. Although petrol was about 3/6  per gall, the blackmarket fuel coupons were exhorbitant.
  The ubiquitous Spivs were in their element.

[Roch]

Lookout, T he Standard Vanguard was also a juicey motor. Hovis was 6d a loaf. Although petrol was about 3/6  per gall, the blackmarket fuel coupons were exhorbitant.
  The ubiquitous Spivs were in their element.

Campion - surely the classic 'spiv'? ...

[susan]

Hi Roch  love the shoes better than clogs never see a spiv in clogs Ha Ha Ha

[lookout]

Lookout, T he Standard Vanguard was also a juicey motor. Hovis was 6d a loaf. Although petrol was about 3/6  per gall, the blackmarket fuel coupons were exhorbitant.
  The ubiquitous Spivs were in their element.

Campion,,I feel so privileged to have experienced that part of my life, whereby though times were tough,we as a family lived pretty well thanks to my father whose deeds during the war were well rewarded. Without the blackmarket of course,and not a spiv in sight.