Showing posts with label Bedford. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Bedford. Show all posts

Monday, 16 March 2026

1977, Car Spotting: Oudenrijn, Utrecht, Netherlands

Left to right

First row, front to back
Unidentified truck, DAF AS DO-series, unidentified car, Bedford CF, Renault R4, DAF 44, Mercedes-Benz Truck, Volvo 200-series, unidentified estate, DAF F218, Mercedes-Benz W123, unidentified van probably Ford Transit MkI, Mercedes-Benz T2.

Second row, front to back
Renault R4, Volkswagen Passat (B1, Type 32), Volvo 66, Opel Kadett B, DAF FA2600, Renault R4, Peugeot 504, Simca 1100, unidentified truck, unidentified car, Peugeot 504,  unidentified truck.

Third row, front to back
Renault R16, Simca 1100 VF2, DAF F218, Opel Kadett C, Mercedes-Benz W123, Simca 1307, Volkswagen Passat Variant (B1, Type 33), Renault R16, Mercedes-Benz Truck, unidentified car, Volkswagen Transporter T2b (Type 2), Ford Taunus TC2, Renault R16, Peugeot 504, the rest is unidentifiable except the DAF F128.

Fourth row, front to back
Unidentified car, Volkswagen Passat (B1, Type 32), Volkswagen Polo Mk1, Ford Taunus Turnier TC1 (facelift), DAF 66 Marathon, Ford Taunus XL or GXL TC1, Mercedes-Benz W123, Opel Kadett B, unidentified car, Fiat 128, unidentified car, Ford Taunus TC2, unidentified car, Hanomag-Henschel F25, unidentified car, Morris Marina Van, the rest is unidentifiable.

Wednesday, 13 August 2025

1964, Car Spotting: Heilige Geestkerkhof, Delft, Netherlands

Left to right

First row, left to right
Vauxhall Victor Super (F series), Simca 1000, Renault 8, Opel Rekord P2, Volkswagen Type 1 (Beetle).

Second row, front to back
Ford Taunus 17M (P3, Bathtub Taunus), Ford Zodiac (Mark III, 214E), Fiat 1100.

Third row, left to right
Bedford CA panel van, unidentified car, Vauxhall Victor (FB series), Vauxhall Victor Estate (F series).

Tuesday, 9 April 2024

1969, Car Spotting: Utrecht, Vredenburg, Netherlands

Front to back

First row, left to right
Volkswagen 1200 (Type 1, Beetle), Fiat 850 Coupé, Simca 1100, Citroën 2CV, Fiat 850, Renault 8, Opel (Olympia) Rekord (P1).

Second row, left to right
Volvo Amazon, Renault 16, unidentified car probably Opel Rekord A, DKW Junior 1000, three unidentified cars.

Third row, left to right
Renault 4, Daf 600 / DAF 750 / DAF Daffodil, four unidentified cars.

Fourth row, left to right
Only two recognizable cars: a Bedford CA and a Volkswagen 1200 /1300 (Type 1, Beetle).

Thursday, 18 May 2023

1960, Car Spotting: Staines Bridge, Staines, Surrey, England, UK

Traffic coming from Thorpe Road (left), front to back

First row, left to right
Unidentified car probably Wolseley 4/44 or 15/50, Ford Prefect (E93A).

Second row, left to right
Vauxhall Victor F, Hillman Minx (Mk 4 or 5).

Third row, left to right
Unidentified car.

Traffic going up the A308, front to back
Unidentified van, unidentified car probably Austin, unidentified car probably Wolseley, Riley or MG, Ford Consul (204E) or Ford Zephyr / Zodiac (206E).

Traffic coming from the A308, left to right

First row, front to back
Austin Seven, Ford Consul (204E).

Second row, front to back
Morris Minor 1000, Ford Consul (204E), Ford Anglia (100E), Austin A30/A35, unidentified car probably Hillman Minx, Morris Oxford Series V or Austin A55 Cambridge Mark II, the rest is unidentifiable.

Third row, front to back
Bedford CA, Morris Minor Traveller, Ford Consul (EOTA), Ford Escort (100E), unidentified motorcycle with sidecar, Singer Gazelle, unidentified car probably Vauxhall Victor F, Ford Consul (204E), the rest is unidentifiable.

Friday, 4 November 2022

1975, Car Spotting: Waverly Bridge, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

Left to right

First row front to back
Hillman Avenger, Morris Minor 1000 Traveller, Fiat 500, Ford Cortina Mk III (TC), unidentified coach (bus).

Second row front to back
Hillman Avenger, Austin FX4 (taxicab), three unidentified cars the last one is probably a Fiat 850.

Third row front to back
Unidentified coach (bus) probably Leyland, unidentified white car behind the bus.

Fourth row front tot back
Simca 1100, Ford Escort Mk I van, Bedford TK, unidentified white car.

Fifth row front to back
Austin Maxi, Ford Cortina Mk III (TC), Mazda 818 Wagon/Estate, Triumph Herald Convertible, unidentified orange car, unidentified blue car, unidentified black car, unidentified white van, Austin FX4 (taxicab), Austin FX4 (taxicab), unidentified coach (bus).

Sunday, 1 August 2021

1972, Car Spotting: Bridge Street, Caversham, Reading, England, UK

Left to right

First row bottom to top
Vauxhall Viva HC, Morris Minor Convertible, Volkswagen Transporter (T1), unidentified white van, two unidentified cars, Volkswagen 1300 (Beetle, Type 1), unidentified car, unidentified car probably Datsun (Nissan) Sunny (B110), Volkswagen Transporter (T2), Double-decker bus, Hillman Avenger, unidentified car probably Triumph, Ford Cortina Mk III (TC).

Second row bottom to top
Unidentified car probably Vauxhall Victor FC, unidentified car, unidentified van probably Bedford CF, unidentified car probably Austin/Morris/BL Mini, Ford Cortina Lotus MkI, Austin A40 Farina, Volkswagen Transporter (T2).

Third row bottom to top
Austin 1100 (BMC ADO16), Renault 6, Ford Transit, Renault 4 van,  Austin/Morris/BL Mini, Citroën GS, Vauxhall Viva HC, Austin Maxi MkI, unidentified car.

Fourth row bottom to top
MGB.

Bridge Street, Caversham, Reading, England, UK

Tuesday, 23 March 2021

1976, Car Spotting: Market Hill, Sudbury, Suffolk, UK

Left to right

First row, bottom to top
Ford Corsair 2000E, Austin A35, Austin/Morris 1100/1300 (ADO16), Ford Anglia (105E), Citroën GS, Volkswagen 1303 (Beetle, Type 1), three unidentified cars.

Second row, bottom to top
Ford Escort MkI, Ford D series Truck, unidentified yellow car.

Third row, bottom to top
Rover P6 MkI, Datsun 100A Cherry (E10), Ford Cortina MkII Estate, NSU Ro80, Simca 1307, Austin Maxi, Simca 1301/1501 Estate, MG MGB, Simca 1301/1501 Estate, Ford Cortina MkIII (TC), unidentified white car, Austin/Morris 1100/1300 (ADO16), Ford Cortina MkII Estate, Austin/Morris Mini MkI, five unidentified cars.

Fourth row, bottom to top
Austin Maxi, Austin/Morris Mini Van, Vauxhall Viva (HC), Morris Mini Traveller / Austin Mini Countryman, Vauxhall VX4/90 (FC), Morris Minor 1000 Traveller, Triumph 2000/2500, unidentified car probably Vauxhall, Volvo 244, unidentified car, Morris Minor 1000, nine unidentified cars.

Fifth row, bottom to top
Ford Consul/Granada MkI, Mazda 1000 (Familia MkII), Renault 4, Renault 4, two unidentified cars.

Sixth row, bottom to top
Unidentified white car probably Datsun or Toyota, Bedford CF, unidentified white car, Ford Escort MkI, unidentified car probably Ford Cortina MkIII (TC), Ford Transit MkI, unidentified car, unidentified Van probably Ford Transit MkI.


Wednesday, 22 July 2020

1964, Car Spotting: Bergh Border Netherlands West-Germany


Left to right

First Row, front to back
Unidentified mini bus, Volkswagen Type 1 (Beetle), Glas Goggomobil TS Coupé, Volkswagen Type 1 (Beetle), Mercedes-Benz 170 (W191), Hanomag Kurier, Mercedes-Benz 190 (W121), unidentified car.

Second Row, front to back
Auto Union 1000, Opel Rekord A, NSU Prinz 4, Opel Rekord P1, Opel Rekord P1, Bedford CA, Volkswagen Type 1 (Beetle), Volkswagen Type 1 (Beetle), Mercedes-Benz W111/W112, Volkswagen Type 1 (Beetle), DAF Truck (type?).

Third Row, front to back
Mercedes-Benz W110/W111/W112, Opel Kadett A, Renault Dauphine, Volkswagen Type 1 (Beetle), Volkswagen 1500 (Type 3, Notchback), Volkswagen Karmann Ghia (Type 14), Lloyd / Borgward Arabella, Opel Rekord P2, Opel Rekord CarAvan P1, unidentified car, unidentified car, unidentified car, Ford Taunus 17M (P5), Opel Rekord A.

Fourth Row, front to back
Citroën ID/DS, Volkswagen Type 1 (Beetle), Volkswagen Transporter T1 (Type 2),
Ford Taunus Kombi (P1), Volkswagen Type 1 (Beetle), Ford Taunus 12M (P4), Volkswagen Type 1 (Beetle), Volkswagen Type 1 (Beetle), Auto Union 1000, Ford Taunus 17M (P2), Volkswagen 1500 (Type 3, Notchback), unidentified car, Volkswagen Type 1 (Beetle), Volkswagen Type 1 (Beetle).

Fifth Row, front to back
Citroën ID/DS, Volkswagen Type 1 (Beetle), Opel Rekord CarAvan P2, unidentified car, Volkswagen 1500 (Type 3, Squareback), Volkswagen 1500 (Type 3, Notchback), DKW Junior, Opel Rekord Coupé P2, Opel Rekord P1, Mercedes-Benz W110, Volkswagen Type 1 (Beetle), unidentified car, Ford Taunus 17M (P5), Volkswagen Type 1 (Beetle), unidentified car, unidentified car probably Volkswagen 1500 (Type 3, Notchback).

Sixth Row, front to back
Volkswagen Type 1 (Beetle), Volkswagen 1500 (Type 3, Notchback), unidentified sports car, BMW 1500, Porsche 356, DKW Junior, Volkswagen Type 1 (Beetle), Volkswagen Type 1 (Beetle), Volkswagen Type 1 (Beetle), unidentified car, Mercedes-Benz W110, Volkswagen Type 1 (Beetle), unidentified car, unidentified car.

Seventh Row, front to back
DKW Junior, Mercedes-Benz W110, Volkswagen Type 1 (Beetle), unidentified car probably Opel, Opel Rekord P2, Volkswagen Type 1 (Beetle), unidentified car, Citroën Ami 6, unidentified car, Mercedes-Benz W110, Volkswagen Type 1 (Beetle), Volkswagen Type 1 (Beetle).

Eight Row, front to back
Unidentified car, unidentified car probably Fiat 600.

Ninth Row, front to back
Citroën H Van, Ford Taunus 17M (P3), Morris Commercial J2, unidentified car, Citroën 2CV, Fiat 600.

Wednesday, 4 December 2019

1971, Car Spotting: Radboud, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Left to right, bottom to top

First row
Renault 8, Volkswagen 1200 (Beetle, Type 1), Ford 17M (P7b), Fiat 124 Special, Citroën 2CV, unidentified car, unidentified car, Ford Transit (Mark I).

Second row
Ford Escort Mk I, Opel Kadett B, Ford Cortina Mk I, Ford (Taunus) 15M (P6), Ford Cortina Mk I, Ford Taunus 17M (P3, "Badewannetaunus ", “Bath-tub Taunus”), DAF 55 Combi, Renault 10, Ford Taunus 12M (“Ford Cardinal”, P4), Citroën Dyane, Renault 12, Fiat 850, Renault 4, Fiat 850 Coupé, Volkswagen 1300 (Beetle, Type 1), unidentified car, Opel Kadett B, Volkswagen 1200/1300 (Beetle, Type 1).

Third row
Ford Transit (Mark I), Wartburg 353, Volvo Amazon, Ford Taunus 17M (P5, 4 door), unidentified car, Citroën 2CV, Citroën Dyane, Renault 4, unidentified car, Citroën 2CV, the rest is unidentifiable with probably one Volkswagen 1600 Type 3 Fastback.

Fourth row
Unidentified car probably Ford (Taunus) 15M (P6), Ford Taunus L TC 1 Turnier, Bedford TK, Volkswagen 1200/1300 (Beetle, Type 1), Volkswagen Transporter T2 (Type 2), Fiat 600, Volkswagen 1200/1300 (Beetle, Type 1), Renault 16, Renault 4, DAF 33 Van.

Fifth row
Mercedes-Benz W108/W109.