The car on Liscard Rd looks to me like a Vauxhall Victor F or FA. Made between 1957 and 1961, the 'Super' had a top speed of 74.4 mph and 0-60 was 28.1 secs. the rust was pretty quick, too.
It might have been a big car for the time, being 167" long and 63" wide, but the current Astra is 7" longer and 8" wider.
Attached is a picture of an FA Victor. The black car behind it is a Humber Super Snipe.
I used to have A Hillman Minx, a Ford Consul and a Vauxhall Velox, I was only 16-17. Never had tax, insurance, mot or passed a test. We all got in a car and taught ourselves how to drive those days. No-one ever got hurt or even crashed and never got done by the coppers. Nowadays they get taught how to drive by "Blind Pugh" and some soft sod lets them pass their test.
Oxton road pic 1960's is it possible to find out where this pic comes from,Please, is it from a book. I lived in Warwick street 1958-1971 and would like a close up of this picture.Have tried page zoom but not clear enough.
Hi, all my pictures have been downloaded from the net either from sites or from people I know. They email me with pictures, so I have no idea where they originally came from, sorry.
