The well-dressed guy on the zebra crossing will need to be patient because those cars are not going to stop. A procession of the mundane. But colourful it must be said. That Bougainvillea is eye-poppingly stunning. The sea azure. What … Continue reading In plain view
Today I received a nice fat envelope in the post containing a number of postcards ideally suited to this blog. What a great surprise. Many thanks Paul Blokland! So, here’s one of them. Printed on the back – “Stockholm – … Continue reading Not getting it right in Sweden.
A nice selection of cars parked at the harbour in Cannes. This postcard was posted in 1968 to Marseille. So let’s get to it, car spotting in Cannes… From the left… And I mean the far far left… Austin 1300 … Continue reading Car spotting in Cannes
Regular readers might remember the post Goings on in Eastbourne from 2014 in which we saw the powerful Jaguar and little Renault parked up close in Eastbourne and then meeting at a car show. Now evidence has emerged that they … Continue reading They’re at it again!
Did you try the quiz? Here are the correct asnwers: 1. King Edward VII. This photo was not taken at the Lygon Arms but what’s the car?a) Rolls Royceb) Daimler – For more info see Royal Rides: The monarchy and … Continue reading Quiz Results and Happy New Year!
The end of another year and I was looking over the stats of this blog… The first ever post was on 1 April 2013 and wasn’t about a postcard but a photograph I’d come across on the web. A Grey … Continue reading Postcards for Petrolheads – A Review
In the post Facel Vega Blow Up! we managed to put the French philosopher Albert Camus and the writer of steamy novels, Jackie Collins, together in the same sentence drawn together by their common connection to the fantastically exotic Facel … Continue reading Christmas Quiz
On my Postcards for Petrolheads YouTube channel I occasionally talk about some of the postcards that have featured o this website. Here’s a list. Quite a few E Type Jaguars caught in postcards. This video shows a number of British … Continue reading Videos
Here we have a wonderfully voluptuous Auston Atlantic at the end of the street in front of the Greyhound Hotel in Corfe Castle. Also in the photo is a Jaguar SS. Continue reading SS Atlantic
I’ve had this postcard for ages but it’s never made it onto the blog before because the printing quality is terrible. However, it has got two interesting vehicles in it and the Bedford CA links back to the last post … Continue reading CA + A40
I bought a bundle of ephemera at an auction a few months back and amongst the pieces of paper and family photos and maps were a few nice photos of interest to us petrolheads. Here’s the first one. Of course … Continue reading Coachbuilt Specials
There was quite a discussion on the Riley RM Club forum about the last post. One of the interesting things to come out of it was that someone dated the photo by the TWA flight bag one of the men … Continue reading London Airport