PaykanHunter

Friday, July 13, 2012

Under A Northern Sky

A derelict Humber Sceptre on an abandoned farm near Wick, Scotland. Photo appeared in a 2011 book Under A Northern Sky by Dan Mackay. Special Thanks to my dear friend David (dsl) for the above info.

Monday, July 9, 2012

Grey Brick

Not many of these Paykan wagons have survived, good to see this one alive and kicking! ;)

What a surprise! MetropolisC5, whom I just posted about his Singer Vogue, spotted this Hillman Hunter about a week ago in New Zealand. His Vogue was also the same Med-Green color. Thanks for the photos!

Saturday, July 7, 2012

Paykan Lowrider#63

The car in the front is a Peugeot 206 sedan from Iran Khodro, which was developed for the Iranian market.

Wednesday, June 27, 2012

Palmerston North Revisited

Found some more photos of that Palmerston North Singer Vogue post back in April. I absolutely love these photos and want send a Special Thank to MetropolisC5 for uploading them along with other photos of his many cars he used to own!

Update:

MetropolisC5 has kindly provided answers to my questions, so here are more details about the car:

Running In Sticker: "The sticker on the back was common-place in NZ at the time to warn other drivers that, as the car was new it shouldn't be driven at the limit until several thousand miles had been covered. Sometimes those words were followed by "Please Pass".

Blacked-Out Grille: "I was impressed by mid-sixties Chrysler products blackened grilles and as I saw some design cues with this car I found it fitting to do this. I didn't want to paint it as it would have made it too permanent and may have damaged the anodizing on removal. Electricians black insulation tape completed the shoddy job. This lasted just a few months, before I decided that it was very naff after all."

Door-Trims Lower Area: "The bottoms of the doors were finished in the same carpet as the flooring."

White-Wall Tires: "These white-walls were a 'clip-on' type which fitted between the tyre and wheel rim. The tyres of course were cross-plies, all that was ever fitted on NZ assembled cars at the time."

Also, "The back-up lights fitted, were not connected, and a payment had to be made for this."

Count The Paykans#57 & 58

Couple of more shots taken in Tehran by: inkro

Tuesday, June 26, 2012

Ray Powell Ltd Garage

Ray Powell Ltd garage, situated on Ferry Lane in Tottenham Hale, London. This fold-out poster was one of a set produced for children's schools in the early 1970s, this one was simply titled "The Garage" and dates to October 1973. The red car outside the garage is a Singer Vogue, I can see another blue Arrow (assuming it could be a Hillman Hunter), and I can spot a Humber Sceptre in the back also. Found the images over at oldclassiccar.co.uk