Who remembers 'Genevieve'?

[Papyrus]

If you do, this will make you feel your age...



My dad took me to see this, aged 5. 

Cheers,

Chris

[Southerngooner]

My dad took me see this too, but it must have been at least ten years after it came out as I wasn't born until 1957.....

He also took me to see 633 Squadron and The Longest Day, and that was that. I've loved war movies ever since!

Dave

[Dorsetmike]

I remember it, saw it at an RAF camp cinema

[Train Waiting]

Splendid film starring Mother from The Railway Children - the lovely Dinah Sheridan.

I can't imagine a remake with a Ford Fiesta would be quite the same, but it is a good point - the relative elasticity of time.

When did the modern era commence? Probably longer ago than we'd like to think. End of BR steam (std gauge), motorway over Shap, devaluation, North Sea oil and gas, decimalisation, moon landings, colour telly, Velocette stopped making motor bicycles for gentlemen - all about 55 years ago.

Then go back 55 years from our nominal 1970 - a very different era. Elastic time!

With all best wishes.

John

[Belly]

This bought back memories, for the car spent some time 'down under' when it was owned by the late Peter Briggs and displayed in his York Motor Museum.

Additionally, in 1992 a four-day vintage car rally was organised featuring it in the, appropriately, named "Genevieve Rally" from Perth to Albany.  The first of those rallies also featured the Spyker which make a trip out from the Netherlands.

In the later part of that decade, it was sold to the current owners the Louwman Museum.

I like my cars too.  (I miss my '72 MGB Roadster)

Cheers,

Geoff

[Platy767]

I like my cars too.  (I miss my '72 MGB Roadster)
Cheers,
Geoff

Me too, but I don't miss my early 70s minivan or our 1000cc Mini with no brakes. (edit: No that's not right, is it? They were 998cc)
 
Mark

[chrism]

I like my cars too.  (I miss my '72 MGB Roadster)
Cheers,
Geoff

Me too, but I don't miss my early 70s minivan or our 1000cc Mini with no brakes. (edit: No that's not right, is it? They were 998cc)
 

Yes, they rounded most of the engine sizes - my A60 Austin Cambridges were called 1600s but were actually 1622cc, while the earlier A55 Cambridges were called 1500s but were actually 1489cc.

The only BMC engine that I can recall was named as its actual displacement was the 1275cc in some Minis and MGs - although the same engine was also called a 1300 in some of their
 other cars, e,g, Austin 1300.

[Papyrus]

Yes, they rounded most of the engine sizes - my A60 Austin Cambridges were called 1600s but were actually 1622cc, while the earlier A55 Cambridges were called 1500s but were actually 1489cc.

The only BMC engine that I can recall was named as its actual displacement was the 1275cc in some Minis and MGs - although the same engine was also called a 1300 in some of their
 other cars, e,g, Austin 1300.

That's worthy of its own entry in the Dull Men's Club!!

Cheers,

Chris