#OnThisDay in 1971, British Leyland announced the end of production of the legendary Morris Minor.

Here’s one of our favourites …

#MorrisMinor #OpenAllHours

A big Happy 60th Birthday to Mark 'Bez' Berry of the Happy Mondays and Black Grape, born #OnThisDay in 1964.

📷 Bez with his V8 taxi, the subject of ‘Pimp My Ride’, complete with 20 speakers, eight amps, two DVD players and fifteen TV screens (MTV).

#Indie PunkAndNewWave

Remembering the genius of Pete Shelley, on what would have been his 69th Birthday.

📷 Ebet Roberts, New York, 1983.

#Buzzcocks #Punk PunkAndNewWave

Happy Birthday to Jan Hammer, no idea what he drives. But does make me wonder, which do we prefer these days Crockets Daytona or the Testarossa? Pls RP

Remembering Billy Fury, singer, songwriter, musician, actor and life-long petrolhead, born #OnThisDay in 1940, and gone too soon.

📷 Outside Eden Studios, Chiswick, April 1982 (Mirrorpix).

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#MercedesMittwoch

Remembering Sir Frank Williams, legendary F1 pioneer, born #OnThisDay in 1942.

#F1 #Legend

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Remembering British soul icon Dusty Springfield, born #OnThisDay in 1939.

“And when I throw my arms out wide …”

📷 Michael Ochs, London, 1964.

#DustySpringfield #Triumph #Triumph Herald #Triumph Tuesday

Remembering Joey Ramone, ‘ The Voice of Punk Rock America’, who we sadly lost #OnThisDay in 2001.

📷 With Debbie Harry for Punk Magazine’s ‘Mutant Monster Beach Party’ (Tom Hearn, 1977).

#TheRamones #JoeyRamone #DebbieHarry #Punk #NewWave
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A big Happy 80th Birthday to Dave Edmunds, singer, songwriter, guitarist and record producer, born #OnThisDay in 1944.

📷 Arista promo.

#PubRock #NewWave PunkAndNewWave

A very happy 85th birthday to Marty Wilde, Born today 15th April 1939

'I keep saying I’m going to retire and then I don’t.'

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Amazing first day at Goodwood 81MM so many things to see and only 4 photos to show them in.. inc Marc Bolans Daytona! looking forward to today’s action! pls RP

A big Happy Birthday to guitar legend Ritchie Blackmore, born #OnThisDay in 1945.

📷 Ritchie at home in Camberley, 1973 (Babs Blackmore).

#DeepPurple #Rainbow #Rock
#Jaguar #XJ6

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Released this week in 1987, ‘Withnail & I’, Bruce Robinson’s brilliant black comedy starring Richard E Grant and Paul McGann.

📷 Paul McGann with the famous Jaguar Mark 2 on set (Murray Close/Handmade Films).

#Caturday #Jaguar #Jaguar MK2

Remembering Sir Stirling Moss OBE, the greatest driver never to win the Formula One World Championship, who left us four years ago today.

#FairladyFriday

A big Happy Birthday to jazz legend Herbie Hancock, born #OnThisDay in 1940, and still making music.

📷 In 1963, Herbie used his first royalties to buy his first car, a new Shelby Cobra - CSX 2006 - which he still owns over 60 years later. Respect.

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Happy 50th birthday to NHK 295M, the Consul GT from The Sweeney, first registered on this day - April 11, 1974

See this now-legendary car at the Classic Ford Show as part of the Top 50 on Sunday, May 12 at the South Of England Showground. Tickets 👉 classicfordshow.co.uk