Grand Job

10 thoughts on “Grand Job”

1. Jim July 25, 2019 at 1:22 pm

   Beautiful building. What a travesty that facade wasn’t saved.
   1. Chuckenstein July 25, 2019 at 1:29 pm

      Indeed a pity. Any idea what make of car is parked next to the phone boxes?
      1. Stephen F July 25, 2019 at 1:30 pm

         Mercedes
         1. Paulus July 25, 2019 at 1:37 pm

            Hah, yes but the old one’s a Triumph Herald.
            It was popular in the evenings!
      2. Cappo July 25, 2019 at 1:41 pm

         Triumph Herald, great little car!
         1. The Old Boy July 25, 2019 at 1:48 pm

            Did the Herald not have a split grille? I’m happy to be corrected, of course.

            Edit: I see two votes for the Herald, so my memory is clearly faulty.
            1. Paulus July 25, 2019 at 2:20 pm

               There were variants: there was a version with a split grille, also a Vitesse and a convertible which was popular.
               I presume engine access was very good because the entire bonnet and wings tipped forwards. But then I’ve never had my head under one!
            2. martco July 25, 2019 at 2:49 pm

               nevermind the Herald
               there’s a VW Transporter panel van on the rhs there (IF you can find one) worth many many multiples of that oul Herald

               TOB, I think you could be thinking of a Wolseley? (as a child I always liked their very cool trademark lit up grille badge for some reason)
            3. Paulus July 25, 2019 at 3:12 pm

               The minibus version of that vintage VW van was effortlessly gorgeous :
               Then its successor was the most charmless bland box on wheels.
            4. The Old Boy July 25, 2019 at 4:11 pm

               Martco – Before I had a close look I thought it was from the BMC Oxford-Cambridge-15/60 family, though not a Wolseley! They had very distinctive front ends with tall, squarish grilles.

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