autofantasia's photos with the keyword: 1955

A reworking of one from the archives taken at Ripon, North Yorkshire. Please take time to view it large if possible.

This tidy Rover caught my eye too, although if I was buying one it would probably be the P5 I'd go for.

A different view of those two lovely Minors from earlier. In the foreground is NLM 259E, a Traveller from 1967 and behind that, TNN 855, a saloon from 1955.

So the Corvette had it's close up, now it's time for the Moggie ... make up please!

Just a year before that gorgeous Corvette ran off the production line, back in the UK this Morris Minor was hitting the road for the first time too.

The Magnette ZA, seen in the background, cost £915 when launched in 1952 and unleashed an outcry among M.G. enthusiasts. The re-use of the glorious Magnette name on a family saloon with Wolseley bodywork, an Austin engine and a dummy radiator was not the sort of thing they had come to expect from M.G. Nonetheless, the M.G. is no Wolseley copy. In order to emphasise the sporty character of the M.G. in contrast to the sedate but luxurious Wolseley the bodwork was made two inches lower, which not only looks more sporty but assures better handling. The TC Midget on the other hand, seen in the foreground was the first postwar MG and launched in 1945. It was exported to the United States, even though only ever built in right-hand drive. The export version had slightly smaller US specification sealed-beam headlights and larger twin rear lights, as well as turn signals and chrome-plated front and rear bumpers. It only cost £527 on the home market in 1947 ... try getting one for that today!

Land Rover is reputedly the second oldest four-wheel-drive car brand in the world (after Jeep). The very first ones were produced back in 1948, so TYD 645, which can be seen in the background would have been one of the earliest ones produced. Whereas, L90 MOD (love that registration) is a much more modern vehicle having been manufactured in 1997.

Just what everyone needs in their life, a 5-litre Ford Pop!

Now that's what I call a shiny car!

Another old-school styled Pop.