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Trabant P 70 1954 – 59

Images found on oldcarmanulprojectFiled under: Advertising, Automobiles, Campaigns, The fifties, Transportation, Traveling Tagged: 1954 - 59, Eastern German cars, Trabant P 70

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There Was A Time…..

….. when Formula 1 racing was just men and cars. Filed under: Photography, Racing Tagged: F1, Formula 1 racing

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Jayne Mansfield……

…… flaunting her assets at the Empire Cinema in Leicester Square, London, September 1959Filed under: Actresses, Photography Tagged: 1959, Empire Cinema, Jayne Mansfield, Leicester Square, London

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How Right You Are

Filed under: British, Postcards, Tackieness Tagged: Naughty postcards, Seaside postcards

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Not A Minute Too Late

Test Pilot George Aird, flying an English Electric Lightning F1 ejected  from his plane at only about 100 feet in the air in 1962.Filed under: Aviation, People, Photography, The sixties Tagged:...

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Jawa CZ 1958

Filed under: Advertising, Posters, The fifties Tagged: 1958, Czechoslovakian motorcycles, Jawa, Jawa CZ

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Brigitte Bardot – 1960s

Filed under: Actresses, Models & starlets, Nudes, The sixties Tagged: 1960s, 60s, Brigitte Bardot

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Messerschmitt KR2 – 1/24 Scale High-Tech Model

Filed under: Automobiles Tagged: High-tech model, Messerschmitt KR2, Micro cars, mini cars

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Could Make A Hell Of A Camper……

…… with a couple of hundred hours work :-)Filed under: Holidays, The sixties, Traveling Tagged: 60s, Bedford

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On This Day In 1961: ‘Ukulele King’ George Formby Dies

One of Britain’s most popular entertainers, George Formby, has died after suffering a heart attack. Lancashire-born Formby, 56, was one of the UK’s best-paid stars during his heyday in the 1930s and...

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Nu Dricker Man POMMAC

Now we’re drinking POMMACK In 1919, after his best efforts to keep his brewery running Anders Lindahl moved to Stockholm, Sweden as a failed businessman, and founded Fructus Fabriker and began to make...

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Imperial Airways – 1924 – 1939

Imperial Airways was the early British commercial long range air transport company, operating from 1924 to 1939 and serving parts of Europe but principally the British Empire routes to South Africa,...

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The QSMV Dominion Monarch

QSMV Dominion Monarch was a British refrigerated cargo liner. Her name was a reference to the Dominion of New Zealand. The unusual prefix "QSMV" stood for quadruple-screw motor vessel. The ship was...

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Norway – Land of the Midnight Sun – 1933

I’,m afraid you’re going to have to wait a while for the midnight sun. I didn’t realise that this was a created playlist. Make yourself a cup of coffee, loosen your tie and prepare for a round trip of...

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A Boring Picnic 1941

Picture found on shorpy.comFiled under: People, Photography, The forties Tagged: 1941, Picknics

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Showing That Much Cleavage ……..

…… should be considered cheating. Image found on shorpy.comFiled under: People, Photography Tagged: Cheating, Cleavage, Dice games

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On This Day In 1965 – Goldie The Eagle Evades Capture Again

A golden eagle which escaped from Regent’s Park Zoo is still on the loose after outsmarting his keepers’ latest attempts to recapture him. Goldie the Eagle escaped from the central London zoo eight...

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The life & Times Of Aunt Mabel – Part 36

One Saturday when aunt Mable held a neighbourhood garden party a lady turned up with an accordion. A bummer in itself, but said lady used the horrible instrument to accompany her own drab and dreary...

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Fran Ormand in “Frills, Freckles & Flesh”

A digital recreation of an article published in Cocktail magazine vol 4 No 4 1965 Frills, Freckles & Flesh When Fran Ormand first aspired to a career as a professional model, some friends gloomily...

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The Sunday Comic – Ahead Of His Time

Filed under: Comix, Humour, Movies Tagged: Moxie's, New things, Razors, Vibrating razors

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