Transport Through the Ages

[PaulaToo]

Weeeeell, an opportunity like this, I had to put in one of Joe on That bike, didn't I.

I have to smile...Mother has stamped it on the back with her J MATHIAS stamp. That was hers no one was having it off her...
BUT
There's no name of the boyfriend under the stamp...
In stead she has named it...
The New Imperial....

[PaulaToo]

Also from one of their trips onto foreign shores,
Cherbourg 1932

[fred1951]

Hi Jan

Do you think your brother would be able to tell if my Tram pic was taken in Llandudno?  I love the bike photos also, I have just be looking at BSA sites after seeing your pic  Never heared of a Arrol Johnston open tourer, must pop back on google again .

Hi Paula

Must have missed your thread on "that bike" great photo though, looks like he was having fun

[PaulaToo]

'That bike' freddiebean, was a rather brown and faded photo I put on Photo Restore...
The guys and gals on there had a field day with it.

http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,220474.0.html

[walkerpete]

Fascinating topic - I might even look for a picture to add to make my first RC photo attachment!

However I have a query about the way the posts on this topic are displayed . Posts 1-14 page 1 on my machine are much wider than the screen but 15+ on page 2 are all a page wide. Any simple reason?

Pete

[fred1951]

Oh Paula that was great thread, oh did make me laugh when seeing the first pic of him speeding

Here is another bike the rider was a friend of my grandad I've also copied the back for you to try a read all i make out is "teaing with a friend in birm' and "like kissing a girl.........?

[PaulaToo]

I reduced the size of my pictures so that they wouldn't be too big, Pete.

A bit more for you, freddiebean
My Dear Cecil,
Weather permissable I hope to be down next Saturday latish, as I am teaing with a friend in Birm.
I like the look of your (-) advertise my dear chap. Having a business without advertising is like kissing a girl in the (dark?) Eh

I don't know if that makes sense...I haven't got it all...but that's what it looks like to me.

[sallysmum]

What a lovely thread!  I had to add my picture.  It's of grandad, mum and grandma.  Judging by mum, i guess it would have been taken about 1923ish.  I know grandad had a Harley Davidson and an Ariel, but which one this is, I have no idea!  Grandma used to travel in hte side car with mum on her lap!

Sallysmum

[stockman fred]

What great photos,the country must have been bike mad in the 20s
Here's one of my Uncles tinkering with a bike at an early age- I love the look on his face
Fred