Rolo Posted December 9, 2008 Share #1 Posted December 9, 2008 Advertisement (gone after registration) From Sunday's Puddin' meet. (Note the wide variety of shots produced at this annual event). Made in Manchester by two brothers. "The brothers were committed Christians and strictly teetotal refusing to supply their products to companies such as breweries that they did not approve of. They adopted the early Christian symbol of the Coptic Cross as the emblem to use on their road vehicles." Probably why you'll never see Pete in one. Rolo Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted December 9, 2008 Posted December 9, 2008 Hi Rolo, Take a look here There's a Crossley near you. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
elansprint72 Posted December 9, 2008 Share #2 Posted December 9, 2008 Damn right; no drinks cabinet. I think that Crossley engines (big ones for ships and stuff) are still being made. Beautiful work from the maestro, as usual. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cocker Posted December 9, 2008 Share #3 Posted December 9, 2008 Very nice Rolo - I thought they made carpets. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rf382 Posted December 9, 2008 Share #4 Posted December 9, 2008 After Crossley Motors ceased the manufacture of cars, they turned to the manufacture of buses, from the early 1930s to the mid 1950s. An associated company Crossley Brothers made industrial and marine diesel engines, and may well still do so. The enclosed photo of an Oldham Corporation Crossley bus was taken by me with a box camera some 50 years ago – most definitely not a Leica! Like the cars, it had the Maltese Cross emblem at the top of the radiator. David. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted December 9, 2008 Share #5 Posted December 9, 2008 Rolo - Beautiful subject, crop, detail, contrast and tonal quality. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
elansprint72 Posted December 9, 2008 Share #6 Posted December 9, 2008 After Crossley Motors ceased the manufacture of cars, they turned to the manufacture of buses, from the early 1930s to the mid 1950s.An associated company Crossley Brothers made industrial and marine diesel engines, and may well still do so. The enclosed photo of an Oldham Corporation Crossley bus was taken by me with a box camera some 50 years ago – most definitely not a Leica! Like the cars, it had the Maltese Cross emblem at the top of the radiator. David. That has to be taken in Stevenson Square- I worked just around the corner in the old garment district for a few years. iirc, apart from the stuff you mentioned, Crossley also made the electric trolley busses which went from Piccadilly off towards Ashton (?) and.... not many people know this..... they also made Bugattis from kits of parts and improved them in the process. I think, memory fades........... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rf382 Posted December 10, 2008 Share #7 Posted December 10, 2008 Advertisement (gone after registration) That has to be taken in Stevenson Square- I worked just around the corner in the old garment district for a few years. iirc, apart from the stuff you mentioned, Crossley also made the electric trolleybuses which went from Piccadilly off towards Ashton (?) and.... not many people know this..... they also made Bugattis from kits of parts and improved them in the process. I think, memory fades........... Actually, Pete, it wasn't Stevenson Square, it was Rochdale where the Crossley is on the No 9 Rochdale - Oldham - Ashton route. Routes 215/216 operated from Stevenson Square to Audenshaw, and 218/219 from Piccadilly to Ashton with red/white Manchester trolleybuses and blue/cream Ashton trolleybuses. As you said, most post-war Manchester trolleybuses were manufactured at Crossley's Errwood Park works. I did not know about the Bugattis. Memories certainly do fade. I can remember detailed bus information of 50 years ago, but can't remember what I did last Friday. How I wished that I had been able to take the bus photo with the M3 that I now own. Regards, David. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
roguewave Posted December 11, 2008 Share #8 Posted December 11, 2008 Rolo, fine work & interesting toning. Is this in a Museum or "car store"? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolo Posted December 11, 2008 Author Share #9 Posted December 11, 2008 Ben, it's in a museum of industry. We met in the cafe alongside for our Puddin' Meet walk around town and all entered the museum for the start. Just toned by eye in PhotoShop, no recipe. Converted using Gradient Map, which is a big change for me. 75mm Lux, M8. Rolo Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thompsonkirk Posted December 12, 2008 Share #10 Posted December 12, 2008 Well, we had Crosleys too, on this side of the pond, but we just didn't know how to spell it. They were a pre-WWII compact car - quite a bit too far ahead of their time, & were among the goofiest-looking little cars I can recall. None of the elegance of a SmartCar; and put to shame by the form/function unity of the 2CV. Since the cars were so small, so are these files: Kirk PS - Photos no doubt taken with Minox. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jp4712 Posted January 4, 2009 Share #11 Posted January 4, 2009 How I wished that I had been able to take the bus photo with the M3 that I now own. Regards, David. There's one still around, if you feel like going to the museum in Manchester where it lives... Oldham Corporation Passenger Transport 368 - Greater Manchester's Museum of Transport Paul Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rf382 Posted January 16, 2009 Share #12 Posted January 16, 2009 There's one still around, if you feel like going to the museum in Manchester where it lives... Paul Many moons ago, I took an Isle of Man Transport bus (formerly Manchester Transport Leyland Atlantean) to a cavalcade in Manchester, and garaged it at the museum. The Oldham Crossley 368 was not on display at the time, but I spent time with a chap who had made a superb restoration of a Stockport Crossley. David. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
azzo Posted January 16, 2009 Share #13 Posted January 16, 2009 WoW ! Came across this whilst looking for some train which I still haven't found btw! Rolo, Very nicely framed, PP and presented. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolo Posted January 16, 2009 Author Share #14 Posted January 16, 2009 Thank you Ivan. Rolo Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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