What's better than a leopardskin print?

[Happy Jack]

[Steve Browning]

I look at the guy in the middle and think 'anything'. 🙂

[Downunderwonder]

1 hour ago, Steve Browning said:

I look at the guy in the middle and think 'anything'. 🙂

I concurr. Wrap the tie around the hat.

[Stub Mandrel]

The best leopardskin look since Bet Lynch...

 

 

[Dom in Dorset]

Tiger skin print.

 

[Steve Browning]

Is there a possible thread on when do you stop dressing like a teenager?

[Bolo]

29 minutes ago, Steve Browning said:

Is there a possible thread on when do you stop dressing like a teenager?

When you're in a box being lowered into the ground.

 

This is the most boring thing I've heard this year so far!

[KingBollock]

I remember my mum sewing me a fluffy, leopard skin print sleeve for the strap of my very first bass.

[tegs07]

42 minutes ago, Bolo said:

When you're in a box being lowered into the ground.

 

This is the most boring thing I've heard this year so far!

I don’t know. It’s a valid question. I don’t think we need to reach for elasticated trousers and cagoules, but as we get older our body shape changes and a couple of minor tweaks can work wonders.

[Dom in Dorset]

Once a tiger, always a tiger.

 

[ezbass]

The things that caught my eye after the ‘tie’, are the leopard print DM’s being worn by the chap on the right (I’m guessing guitarist, drummers are more about practicality when it comes to footwear), I’m liking those.

[Paul S]

There's obviously a 50s rock n roll theme that two of the band are adhering to.  I guess, from your charity shop trolley-dash outfit, you didn't get the memo?  

[chris_b]

Like it.

[dclaassen]

Look rock n roll to me!

[Silvia Bluejay]

Well, it's either that photo (apologies for the quality, crappy cheap mobile photo) or The Zodiac Shot below, in which drummer Dave manages to rock both the leopard print and the classic car vibe. 

 

[BassTractor]

Exactly what part of "NO PARKING" was hard for you to edit out in MS Paint, @Silvia Bluejay?  😉
Oh, and great pic.
Love the Zodiac estate  - -  a model I didn't even remember.

Edited 3 hours ago by BassTractor

[uk_lefty]

58 minutes ago, Silvia Bluejay said:

Well, it's either that photo (apologies for the quality, crappy cheap mobile photo) or The Zodiac Shot below, in which drummer Dave manages to rock both the leopard print and the classic car vibe. 

 

This is a great photo 👍👍👍

[Silvia Bluejay]

13 minutes ago, BassTractor said:

Exactly what part of "NO PARKING" was hard for you to edit out in MS Paint, @Silvia Bluejay?  😉
Oh, and great pic.
Love the Zodiac estate  - -  a model I didn't even remember.

 

Oh but the inclusion of the No Parking sign in the shot, while a car is clearly parked there, aims to signify the rebellious attitude of The Real 1950s Rock 'n' Roll as embodied by the young artists of the time and ... [cont'd on p.97] 

[ezbass]

1 hour ago, Silvia Bluejay said:

Oh but the inclusion of the No Parking sign in the shot, while a car is clearly parked there, aims to signify the rebellious attitude of The Real 1950s Rock 'n' Roll

Quite so.

 

1 hour ago, BassTractor said:

Love the Zodiac estate  - -  a model I didn't even remember.

My dad had a Zodiac, albeit a saloon. I don’t remember ever seeing an estate version before though.

[BassTractor]

30 minutes ago, ezbass said:

I don’t remember ever seeing an estate version before though.

Same here. We had enough regular Consuls, Zephyrs and Zodiacs though.
If I understand the WP article correctly, the estates of the Mk II were conversions.
 

[Happy Jack]

That's a 'Farnham conversion' by Abbott's of Farnham, a famous coach-builders who spotted a gap in the market when Ford failed to offer an estate version of the Zephyr & Zodiac.

AI Overview:
Zodiac Farnham conversions were estate car, or station wagon, variants of the Ford Zephyr and Zodiac (MkII, MkIII, and MkIV) saloons, coachbuilt by E.D. Abbott Ltd in Farnham, Surrey, between the mid-1950s and early 1970s. These rare, high-quality conversions featured extended roofs, unique rear tailgates, and sometimes bespoke GRP (glass-reinforced plastic) components.

 

Abbotts sourced brand-new cars direct from Dagenham, then did the conversion to Ford standard, re-using as many components as they could. That tailgate looks odd because it's actually built around the original rear windscreen. The completed vehicles were then sold through official Ford dealers.

 

I had to buy a Farnham simply because it was the only classic car that would accept a 7/8 DB.

 

[ezbass]

22 minutes ago, BassTractor said:

We had enough regular Consuls, Zephyrs and Zodiacs though.

Likewise. I have a soft spot for Consuls, we drove to NE Spain in a Consul - 4 adults & 3 children (those were the days, no seatbelts or max occupancy )!