Vintage cars

[bje07]

1954 MG TF 1500 roadster
A not so old English car.
According to my research, but I can be wrong, it's a 1954 MG TF 1500 roadster.
Pictures taken at a vintage car show.
C&C welcomed.

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[billtils]

Nice!

Yes, it's a TF but may have been the 1250cc XPAG engine model, the 1500cc XPEG version was released mid to late 1954. My first car was an MG TD2 (the immediate predecessor of the TF) and which I eventually replaced with an MGB Mk2. Those were the days!

Strictly speaking the TF is a Classic Car, not a Vintage - there are no specific definitions but "Vintage" is generally accepted as being pre-1931 and anything more recent than 1940 would certainly not be considered "Vintage".

[Cantab]

A great looking car -- and I like the photos!

[bje07]

Nice!

Yes, it's a TF but may have been the 1250cc XPAG engine model, the 1500cc XPEG version was released mid to late 1954. My first car was an MG TD2 (the immediate predecessor of the TF) and which I eventually replaced with an MGB Mk2. Those were the days!

Strictly speaking the TF is a Classic Car, not a Vintage - there are no specific definitions but "Vintage" is generally accepted as being pre-1931 and anything more recent than 1940 would certainly not be considered "Vintage".

English is not my mother tongue.
I used the term "vintage" because the gathering of old cars was called "vintage car show" as the French like to use English words to sound more "in".

[billtils]

English is not my mother tongue.
I used the term "vintage" because the gathering of old cars was called "vintage car show" as the French like to use English words to sound more "in".

Jean

There is nothing wrong with the way in which you used the term, as "vintage" is used in every-day conversational English to mean "old" (usually in the context of old and good quality). My comment was intended to expand on the background to your image, not as a correction or criticism.

It's been many years since we were able to take our summer holidays in France, where part of the enjoyment was trying always to speak only French in shops and restaurants, but I think this is correct: Votre anglais est bien meilleur que mon Français.

[MrB]

Jean, I always enjoy photos like yours which feature older technology (perhaps it's my age), and these present a wonderful example of the particular model of car - thank you. At shows, the photography of one exhibit is nearly always made more difficult by the proximity of others, as well as by the visitors and often also by unhelpful backgrounds.

Philip

[DanK]

Very nice captures. I particularly like #2.

Your use of English is excellent. Re "vintage": as Bill said, this is perfectly correct in conversational English. It's also correct in formal English. The distinction he made between "classic" and "vintage" appears to be a convention used by collectors of old cars. It's not used widely otherwise, and in fact, I had forgotten that there is a distinction of this sort. I teach an English class for immigrants, and I would congratulate a student for knowing a word this sophisticated. I studied two other languages, and I don't think I ever got farther than "old" and "ancient".

[Cantab]

Very nice captures. I particularly like #2.

Your use of English is excellent. Re "vintage": as Bill said, this is perfectly correct in conversational English. It's also correct in formal English. The distinction he made between "classic" and "vintage" appears to be a convention used by collectors of old cars. It's not used widely otherwise, and in fact, I had forgotten that there is a distinction of this sort. I teach an English class for immigrants, and I would congratulate a student for knowing a word this sophisticated. I studied two other languages, and I don't think I ever got farther than "old" and "ancient".

I agree with Dan.

[Wavelength]

Nice images Jean

[bje07]

Thank you for your comments, so I will continue in English
Now an unusual car that you don't often get to see: an Excalibur.

Bill, just kidding, this time I'm in the "Vintage" category?

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I'll think I'll have some comments, isn't it?

[Wavelength]

I really like this new set of images; if possible, i would have removed that hanging coat in that third image

[bje07]

I really like this new set of images; if possible, i would have removed that hanging coat in that third image

Nandakumar, it's not a coat, but a folded parasol..... and not easy to erase.

[xpatUSA]

What a splendid vehicle!

Built in an age when Americans had more money than sense!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Excalibur_(automobile)
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[bje07]

What a splendid vehicle!

Built in an age when Americans had more money than sense!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Excalibur_(automobile)
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I have no idea of the purchase price, its current rating or the cost price (consumption, maintenance)?

[billtils]

Very nice set Jean. I like the 1st and 5th best.

[Chataignier]

Very nice captures. I particularly like #2.

Your use of English is excellent. Re "vintage": as Bill said, this is perfectly correct in conversational English. It's also correct in formal English. The distinction he made between "classic" and "vintage" appears to be a convention used by collectors of old cars. It's not used widely otherwise, and in fact, I had forgotten that there is a distinction of this sort. I teach an English class for immigrants, and I would congratulate a student for knowing a word this sophisticated. I studied two other languages, and I don't think I ever got farther than "old" and "ancient".

As one English teacher to another, I think that should be "further", farther being reserved for actual physical distance.

[bje07]

A French car: ALPINE

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[billtils]

A French car: ALPINE

A name resurrected this year by the Renault factory for their F1 cars., which have a blue paint job close to that which we see in this nice set.

While here, I can't resist an addtion to the "Vintage" discussion - namely its correct and every day usage in regard to wines (a specific harvest year and, yet again, 'old').

[bje07]

You are right Bill in everything

[Wavelength]

Wow... i really enjoyed the new set