#Earls Court Motor Show

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Marcos Mantis 2+2, 1970. Codenamed the M70, this was  Marcos Engineering's attempt to enter the "grand tourer" market. Designed by Dennis Adams with input from Jem Marsh and ex-Lotus engineer Brian Cunnington the Mantis was powered by Triumph's 2.5 litre fuel injected straight 6 with their 4 speed plus overdrive gearbox. Presented at the Earl's Court motor show, the car's styling received mixed reviews. Just 32 were made before Marcos encountered financial problems and closed down in 1971. The Marcos marque has been resurrected several times since.

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1964 Mistral Spyder

Diana Dors bought the brand new Mistral Spyder in 1964 when she saw it at Earls Court Motorshow while in the throes of bankruptcy.

In 1964, the Maserati range was at its most diverse, with the Mistral and Quattroporte joining the Sebring, 3500 GT, and 3500 GT Spyder. Maserati was building upon the success of the 3500 GT and Sebring when it commissioned Pietro Frua to design a new body to be placed upon an updated Tipo 109 chassis. The new two-seat coupé was named “Mistral”, after the strong winds blowing from the Mediterranean coast in the south of France, at the suggestion of Colonel John Simone, the French Maserati importer. The Mistral was sold directly from the Motor Show stand to its first owner, Diana Dors, the English screen icon frequently known as the “English Marilyn Monroe”. She is said to have fallen in love with the car after seeing it first-hand at the motor show. Dors, one of the earliest English stars to court the press, and gain notoriety in the process, was famously the youngest person to own a Rolls-Royce, despite the fact that she was not even old enough to drive at the time

With a 3.7-litre engine developing 255bhp, the Italian sports car was capable of 0-60mph in just 6.2 seconds with a top speed of 160mph.

[newplaces2drown]

i was tagged by @defjux to post some of my favorite music artists and a favorite song from each of them.

The Gories - Feral

Yusef Lateef - Eastern Market

Sade - Kiss of Life

Slum Village - Get Dis Money

Joy Division/New Order - Ceremony

Negative Approach - Nothing

Moodymann - Mahogani 9000

Boldy James - Giant Slide

The Clash - Death or Glory

Protomartyr - I Forgive You

The Stooges - Gimme Danger

John Coltrane - Naima

Black Sabbath - Wicked World

Earl Sweatshirt - Quest/Power

The Stools - End Up There

Shadow Show - Vertigo

Cybotron AKA Juan Atkins - Cosmic Cars

Frank Ocean - Solo

The Velvet Underground - I'll Be Your Mirror

Blondie - Detroit 442

Parquet Courts - Pretty Machines

Sonic Youth - Pacific Coast Highway

James Chance - Contort Yourself (remix)

Title Fight - Make You Cry

Marvin Gaye - Inner City Blues

John Lee Hooker - Motor City is Burning

MC5 - Starship

The Supremes - Keep Me Hangin' On

The Cramps - Human Fly

Kraftwerk - It's More Fun to Compute

King Krule - Neptune Estate

Roy Ayers - Searching

Erykah Badu - Didn't Cha Know

Bob Dylan - Desolation Row

billy woods - Spiderhole

Talking Heads - This Must Be the Place

Black Flag - Nervous Breakdown

Fugazi - Great Cop

Ceremony - Terminal Addiction

Sun Ra - When there is No Sun

Miles Davis - Generique

Inner City (Kevin Saunderson + Paris Gray) - Good Life

J Dilla - Time

This was more difficult than I thought and a lengthier list than I planned. If I tagged you, I'd love to see what you got, but don't feel obligated.

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[master-john-uk]

The Earl's Court Motor Show in London, 1954.

It showcased the Lanchester Sprite (the first British mainstream car with an automatic gearbox), the Morris Oxford Traveller priced at £822, and the Rolls-Royce Silver Wraith available for a mere £7,034!

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Fiat 500 by Gary Hamilton Via Flickr: One of the new cars unveiled at the 1957 Earls Court Motor Show. Fantastic cut away illustration by Brian Hatton. Growing up, the head green keeper at our local golf course bought these and drove them until they died, they were when parked to rust away behind the tractor sheds, it didn't take long.

[stevebattle]

T4 AKA "Thezeus 4" (1982) by Alan Dibley, Cheddar, UK. The first photo above shows Alan Dibley demonstrating his ZX81 based Thezeus on Johnny Ball's 'Think of a number' programme in 1983. The previous year, the University of Tampere, Finland, hosted the 1982 Euromouse finals, and snatched victory from Thezeus 4, with Minitaurus. "Thezeus 4 showed the contest to be no foregone conclusion with a time of 46s, and the promise of a faster strategy and boosted motor volts for the final the following day. Two of Alan Dibley's four Thezeii suffered gravely when the box was stacked upside down in the cargo hold of the plane, and Son of Thezeus may never run again. … All traces of unconcern (sic) had disappeared when Dibley ran Thezeus 4. Supercharged to the limit, it snapped around corners with no break in speed but five times rushed headlong into trouble. At last it made a clean run of 45 seconds." – Mighty mice battle in Europe, by John Billingsley, Practical Computing, December 1982.

T4 returned to claim victory in the 1983 British Euromouse finals at Earls Court. "Alan Dibley’s T4 ... buzzes about the maze like an angry bluebottle. Unless completely cornered it keeps going no matter what. Then with an impatient shrug it performs a three-point turn and bustles on its way. It entered its first contest last year in Finland, where it missed the European Championship by a mere two seconds. ... T4 was clearly not up to its best, but after several restarts reached the centre in 1 minute 2 seconds. On a later run it proved that the maze really was not so difficult and could be solved in 47 seconds. ... Alan Dibley’s T4 was awarded the £1,000 first prize while Nick Smith and Stirling Mouse won the third prize of £25-worth of books from John Wiley Ltd. Alan Dibley has generously undertaken to spend his £1,000 on a combined trip for both Dibley and Woodfield families to travel to the Euromicro Conference in Spain so that Britain can be represented in force at the European Final." – Maze Mastery, Practical Computing, September 1983.

[britsyankswheels24]

🇬🇧 Step into British automotive history with the iconic Morris Minor! Produced by Morris Motors from 1948 to 1971, this beloved economy car captured hearts worldwide.

💷 Established in 1919, the Morris Motors Limited quickly dominated British car production, thanks to innovative assembly methods and strategic financing. Self-financed and later incorporating public ownership, Morris Motors expanded rapidly through smart acquisitions.

🌟 Designed by Alec Issigonis, the Morris Minor debuted at the Earls Court Motor Show in London in October 1948, showcasing its charm and practicality. Over its impressive 23-year production span, the Morris Minor evolved through three series: the Series MM, Series II, and 1000 series, with more than 1.6 million units manufactured.

🚘 Initially available as a two-door saloon and tourer, the range expanded to include a four-door saloon, estate car, and versatile panel van and pick-up truck variants. Celebrated as the first British car to surpass one million units sold, the Morris Minor embodies quintessential "Englishness" and is revered as a classic example of automotive design.

🪙 Despite the introduction of the Morris Mini in 1959, the Minor continued production, playing a vital role in Britain's post-war recovery. Its enduring legacy lives on, earning it a place among the longest-lived single generation cars in history.

[uniquejellyfishqueen]

If you fail to plan, you plan to fail:

Vienna.

8/8

8/9

8/10

The left side of numbers = 24

The right side of numbers can be seen as August 91:

1991 Soviet coup attempt, (August 19–21, 1991), attempt by Communist hard-liners to seize control of the Soviet Union by holding Pres. Mikhail Gorbachev captive. The plotters had little support among the broader political and military establishment, however, and the coup collapsed in a matter of days. The coup attempt fatally undermined Gorbachev’s political standing and accelerated the collapse of the Soviet Union.

*there is a movie based on these events it is called August 1991 in Estonia. It was released on 2/24/2005. And it has a run time of 1hr and 30 minutes.

8/8

8/9

8/10

All numbers added together by the left and then the right.

8 x 3 = 24

8+9+1=18 = 9

9/24

**13 days after 9/11

**It’s the 267th day of the year

1789 – The United States Congress passes the Judiciary Act, creating the office of the Attorney General and federal judiciary system and ordering the composition of the Supreme Court

1869 – Black Friday (1869): Gold prices plummet after United States President Ulysses Grant orders the Treasury to sell large quantities of gold after Jay Gould and James Fisk plot to control the market

* 1890 - The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints officially renounces polygamy

* 1906 – Racial tensions exacerbated by rumors lead to the Atlanta Race Riot, further increasing racial segregation.

* 1906 - Devils Tower in Wyoming is proclaimed as the nations first National Monument by U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt

* 1932 – Gandhi and Dr. Ambedkar agree to the Poona Pact, which reserved seats in the Indian provincial legislatures for the "Depressed Classes" (Untouchables)

* 1934 - 2,500 fans show up for Babe Ruth's farewell Yankee appearance at Yankee Stadium

* 1935 - The first rodeo ever held outdoors under electric lights is produced by Earl and Weldon Bascom

* 1946 - Cathay Pacific Airways is founded in Hong Kong

* 1948 - The Honda Motor Company is founded

* 1954 – AEC Routemaster, the iconic London bus was introduced

* 1957 - The 101st Airborne Division is sent to Little Rock, Arkansas by U.S. President Eisenhower to enforce desegregation

* 1959 – TAI Flight 307 crashes during takeoff from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport in Bordeaux, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France, killing 55 people

* 1960 - The world's first nuclear powered aircraft carrier, the USS Enterprise is launched

* 1964 - The Supremes perform Where Did Our Love Go on The Steve Allen Show which is their first national TV appearance

* 1973 - Guinea-Bissau declares its independence from Portugal

* 1975 - Southwest Face expedition members become the first to reach the summit of Mount Everest by any of its faces, instead of using a ridge route

* 1983 - Tell Her About It by Billy Joel hits #1 in America

* 1988 - American heptathlete Jackie Joyner-Kersee sets a new world record 7,291 points to win the gold medal at the Seoul Olympics

* 1991 - Nirvana's breakthrough album Nevermind is released

* 1996 - The Comprehensive Nuclear-Test Ban Treaty is signed by 71 nations at the United Nations

* 1996 - Pinkerton is the second album released by Weezer

* 1999 - Brand New Day is released by Sting

** “loves me like I’m brand new” Call It What You Want

* 2005 - Hurricane Rita devastates southwestern Louisiana and southeastern Texas

***The same year Hurricane Katrina hit. 26 days later. **The two storms caused nearly 2,000 deaths and an estimated $91 billion in damages. Katrina was responsible for about $81 billion of the losses. The storms also damaged the fragile marshes and wetlands of coastal Louisiana. 

* 2007 - The Barenaked Ladies write and record the theme song of The Big Bang Theory that premiers on CBS

* 2009 - The G20 summit begins in Pittsburgh with 30 global leaders attending

** “Karma takes my friends to the Summit”

** The highest point in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is 1,370 feet above sea level at the top of Observatory Hill in Perry North. The hill is surrounded by trees and sometimes offers views of the U.S. Steel Tower and Highmark building.

* 2013 - At least 327 people are killed when a 7.7 magnitude earthquake hits southern Pakistan

* 2015 - A stamped during the Hajj in Saudi Arabia kills 1,100 people and injures another 934 people

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Earls Court Motor Show Poster 1957 Motor Exhibition Print

Earls Court Motor Show Poster 1957 Motor Exhibition Print. Vintage British poster advert for the Earls Court Motor Show from 1957 for the 42 nd international motor exhibition. This vintage, retro British Earls Court ad poster encapsulates the glamour and charm of times gone by and features a vibrant car on a dark blue and bright yellow background. The image has been carefully digitally restored by an artist to refresh the colours and to remove any obvious signs of wear and tear, but to retain the vintage character of the print. COPYRIGHT: For personal use only. You should not physically resell or digitally redistribute the artworks as originals nor as modified. WHAT YOU WILL GET You will receive a link to enable you to download a file with different ratio JPEG files. Each ratio file has high resolution JPEG images of at least 400 dpi which are ready for instant download and printing. Your link will expire in 14 days and you will be able to download the files 3 times. A 4×5 ratio file for printing 4″x5″, 8″x10″, 16″x20″, 40x50cm. A 3×4 ratio file for printing 6″x8″, 9″x12″, 12″x16″, 18″x24″. A 2×3 ratio file for printing 4″x6″, 6″x9″, 8″x12″, 10″x15″, 12″x18″, 16″x24″, 20″x30″, 24″x36″. An international paper size file for printing 5″x7″, A5, A4, A3, A2, A1, 50x70cm. A file for printing 11″x14″. Read the full article

[tigermike]

Here we see John Moore-Brabazon, First Baron Brabazon of Tara, sitting on the new 1962 Triumph 650cc TR6 Trophy motorcycle with Triumph boss Edward Turner looking on.

"Opening the International Cycle and Motor Cycle Show at Earl's Court in London, 10th November 1962"

The Earls Court show that took place in November 1962 was a particularly exciting occasion for the Triumph contingent, as it was the first public exposure of their brand new Trophy model which, for the first time, would be available with a unit-construction engine and gearbox.

Lord Brabazon (1884 - 1964) of Tara, as he was known at the time, remains a vitally important part of Britain’s aeronautical heritage.In the 1900s the Royal Aero Club issued him with the British F A I Pilot’s Certificate Number One, which marks him as the first British person to be licensed as an aeroplane pilot.

The motorcycle that Lord Brabazon of Tara is on – the 650cc TR6 Trophy – was essentially a bigger version of the 500cc TR5 model. Its primary target demographic was American off-road riders, and it became very popular with them because of its sturdiness and ready supply of power.

This new Trophy had a freshly designed frame with a single front downtube and a strengthened swinging arm pivot, which was lug bolted to the rear engine plates and rear subframe.

Lord Brabazon of Tara passed away two years after this photograph was taken, and was succeeded by his eldest son Derek, who held the title for a only decade before he too died. The title is currently held by Derek’s son, Ivon.

[carsthatnevermadeitetc]

Strada JB 4/88, 1974. Designed by Harris Mann, who worked for Ford UK before moving to BMC and who died earlier this year in August. The Strada was mid-engined using a Formula Ford 1.6 litre racing engine and fibreglass bodywork made is Suffolk. Three prototypes were made including one for crash testing. It was presented at the Earls Court Motor Show and over 100 orders were taken. However disaster struck with one of the founders taking gravely ill, Britain was in the grip of the 3 day working week the 70s energy crisis. The costs involved in moving to full production proved prohibitive and the company was voluntarily liquidated

[lanes-classic-jaguars]

It's amazing who you meet at the pub!

Enjoyed a drink with my wife at The Trewern Arms, Nevern yesterday, where a private Porsche Club were stopping over on their driving weekend, when we met Wendy and Denise who were enjoying a month's driving tour of West Wales themselves.

As always the conversation turned to cars and obviously Jaguar was mentioned, Wendy originally from Coventry then enthused about Jaguar Cars, her grandfather Leo March purchased the only SS100 Fix Head Coupe ever made by Jaguar at the 1938 Earls Court Motor Show stand for the princely sum of £595 for his son's 17th birthday present and remembers fondly her parent's ownership of the Grey Lady from her childhood.

You can find more Information about this very fascinating historical Jaguar just Google the Grey Lady Jaguar that now resides in Holland.

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DAIMLER DK 400 'GOLDEN ZEBRA' COUPÉ, 1955 by MOTO RS

Exorbitant version of a Daimler on the Londense Earls Court Motor Show of 1955. Created by Lady Docker, wife of the chairman of BSA (owner of Daimler), Sir Bernard Docker. The coach work was done by Hooper.

Louwman automuseum, Den Haag

[diabolus1exmachina]

Jensen Interceptor III Convertible 

Jensen's striking replacement for the slant-eyed C-V8 first saw the light of day in 1966. It broke some of the firm's established traditions in that the design was outsourced - to Carrozzeria Touring - and the bodies were made of steel rather than glass-reinforced plastic. Power was initially supplied by a 6276cc Chrysler V8, driving through either a four-speed manual or three-speed TorqueFlite automatic transmission to an LSD-equipped Salisbury rear axle. The MKII model of 1969 brought revised frontal styling and ventilated disc brakes. Introduced at the October 1971 Earl's Court Motor Show, the Interceptor III was visually distinguished by cast headlight surrounds, GKN cast alloy wheels and a comprehensively revamped interior and was produced in four Series - G, H, J and S4. By May 1972 the engines on RHD cars had been increased in capacity to a whopping 7212cc. A total of some 6,408 Interceptors were produced between 1966 and 1976, however, just 505 of those were Convertibles.

One of 262 examples manufactured in 1975, chassis number 23111713 was supplied new to the United States of America in left-hand-drive configuration. Fitted with the aforementioned 6276cc Chrysler V8 engine allied to the three-speed TorqueFlite automatic transmission. 

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Mandy Rice-Davies arrives at court to give evidence in the Profumo Affair. For two years in the early sixties Mandy Rice-Davies, the girl with the bit-part in the profumo affair, lived at 1 Bryanston Mews West in Marylebone not far from the Edgware Road. It was owned by the infamous slum landlord Peter Rachman and featured a two-way mirror and a tape-recorder under the bed. Davies initially came down to London from her family home in Sollihull in 1960. Although just sixteen she was Miss Austin for the launch of the new mini at the Earl’s Court Motor show. She was impressed with the glamourous receptions and parties that went with the week of modelling and soon decided to move to London permanently. She found herself a job as a showgirl at Murray’s Cabaret Club in Soho, an intimate club for 110 guests with deep-red carpets and gilt furniture. It was a place where topless showgirls mingled with gangsters, celebrities and royals – it was said that Princess Margaret was a member.