Last Saturday I walked briefly around in the sweltering heat (and humidity).
I tried to tell the Sepia Saturday people last month that I was going to have old car photos after the 29th of July. But they've already gone on to school days for the August theme. Well, a day late, and perhaps a dollar short, has always been close to my life.
Sharing with Sepia Saturday. There are some more antique cars which will have to wait for a future post. Now on to find some school days photos in my collections for next Saturday!
Today's quote:
"Darwinism is not a testable scientific theory, but a metaphysical research program. And yet, the theory is invaluable. I do not see how, without it, our knowledge could have grown as it has done since Darwin."
Karl Popper is generally regarded as one of the greatest philosophers of science of the twentieth century. He was also a social and political philosopher of considerable stature, a self-professed critical-rationalist, a dedicated opponent of all forms of scepticism and relativism in science and in human affairs generally and a committed advocate and staunch defender of the “Open Society”.
...the Anglia is sweet.
ReplyDeleteIt even has roll bars in the back area. Now who would race this pretty little truck!
DeleteThe car does look short.
ReplyDeleteI didn't catch the year it was made. Just someone's fun to tinker with hobby.
DeleteA pretty snazzy lookin' vehicle there! The front end reminds me of Ford's Edsel. :)
ReplyDeleteHas that old radiator look to it!
DeleteA very cheerful red - beautifully restored.
ReplyDeleteI think with the roll-bar it might be considered a hot-rod, though I don't know what terminology goes with any of these Hot Cars!
DeleteThe older they are, the more interesting they are.
ReplyDeleteTrue enough. I didn't bat an eye at all the "muscle cars" though I know my sister had a T-bird (none at this show) and a Pontiac GTO.
DeletePretty cool, and like Anvilcloud, the older the more I am interested in seeing them.
ReplyDeleteI asked if the car that had been in the ad was coming, a nicely restored yellow coupe...don't know the make, but I do know where it lives, right next to our church! The folks I asked (who weren't putting the show on but had their on cars on display) said maybe it just wasn't there yet.
DeleteI recognized that car immediately! For a few years before high school and music I had a hobby of assembling/modifying model cars, mostly as hot rods, though of course I couldn't drive then. The Ford Anglia was one of my favorites. I don't think I saw a real one though until I first went to England in the '80s. But over there they aren't painted in blazing fire red!
ReplyDeleteWhat do you think about the left hand drive on this one? Is that something that can be switched like the new engine and adding roll bars?
DeleteThat's an amazing truck. Love the fire-engine red. Hard to believe it rode so low, but what an excellent restoration job.
ReplyDeleteThey may have been low in England, but since this little beauty has had so many face lifts, I'm sure there's a few inches off her axles too.
DeleteA beautiful car.
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