I am working on a non commercial web site (links below) parts of which discuss the history of (British) roads and road transport. I have tried to find out about fashions in car design, colouring and ornamentation to show how these have evolved.
Anyone care to suggest a list of cars that defined any given decade? That is if you saw one on a photo it would probably give a fair idea of when the photo was taken.
Suggestions for the most likely car to be seen on the roads in any given decade would also be a big help.
Any comments of fashions in colours and ornamentation would be welcome.
Bits of the site relating to this topic include . . .
Road Traffic - Introduction, Licensing, Wheels, Suspension, Brakes and Transmission
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Roads and Road Works
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Road Markings and Street Furniture
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Private motor vehicles
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British motor manufacturers (still very much under construction)
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Road Vehicles - Horse Drawn Vehicles and Bicycles
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Road Vehicles - Commercial Vehicles
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Appendix One - Outside the Fence - Main index for this section
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This started as a site intended to help kids (specifically my god son) build toy train sets, however if they are going to do this I would prefer they gained some knowledge in the process. Any comments, reminiscences etc welcome - If anyone has a photo of a favourite car they could scan and send it would help to illustrate the various sections. As I say its a non commercial site, I am currently a carer and hence broke (I get 87 quid a week from a grateful nation to live on) so all I can offer in return is a credit with a link to any website(s) you wish to promote.
TIA
Mike