tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4942077973453785319.post4781852698637866379..comments2023-10-12T12:42:24.252+01:00Comments on J_on_tour: Glasgow Transport Museums (old and new)J_on_tourhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05469200077815953611noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4942077973453785319.post-20538791876769749452015-10-09T11:48:51.924+01:002015-10-09T11:48:51.924+01:00Didn't everyone want a Capri at one time? One...Didn't everyone want a Capri at one time? One of my older brothers had a 3 litre S - it was great!Mike@Bit About Britainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08741370413282813229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4942077973453785319.post-81079981858984093062015-10-05T21:51:26.105+01:002015-10-05T21:51:26.105+01:00Thanks Roy for sharing your comment and sharing yo...Thanks Roy for sharing your comment and sharing your interest in period cars. Very fascinating.J_on_tourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05469200077815953611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4942077973453785319.post-7391883959888701752015-10-01T21:33:26.606+01:002015-10-01T21:33:26.606+01:00That sounds like a great idea to rotate the cars i...That sounds like a great idea to rotate the cars into a position where they can be seen properly.<br />I'm trying to be a bit more ruthless in what I photograph or keep although that in itself is proving difficult at this stage.J_on_tourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05469200077815953611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4942077973453785319.post-59864145347678540632015-09-29T18:07:21.911+01:002015-09-29T18:07:21.911+01:00Great set of images J.
Showing my age a bit, my fi...Great set of images J.<br />Showing my age a bit, my first car was an A35 and I have had two different Ford Capri. (the first of which was a Blue 1600 GT XLR leather seats and all, lovely car it was.)Roy Norrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07054701497328213666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4942077973453785319.post-54598503647465816292015-09-27T00:34:23.743+01:002015-09-27T00:34:23.743+01:00The wall of cars reminds me of the museum of trans...The wall of cars reminds me of the museum of transport in Lucerne. They had a wall of cars and a mechanical picker that unloaded the cars off the walls for closer inspection. The chose of car was chosen by a voting system and the cars were ever recycling up and down from the wall throughout the day.<br /><br />I can relate to the effort to find time to edit photos...CherryPiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11788084724907992076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4942077973453785319.post-44273102406161478912015-09-26T22:32:25.782+01:002015-09-26T22:32:25.782+01:00Thanks Judy, considering the blandness of the prev...Thanks Judy, considering the blandness of the previous building with access from the side of another venue, this one is a bit radical. Unfortunately as my eyes appreciated the lines of the building for some strange reason, the reason why I was there mellowed a little and became less interesting than my original experience.<br />Not sure why it was a Ford Capri, maybe I thought it was a more affordable car as opposed to others in the sports and cruising bracket !! When I started work I was put off by the insurance and more importantly the petrol consumption,J_on_tourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05469200077815953611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4942077973453785319.post-6472491407550055392015-09-26T00:41:53.152+01:002015-09-26T00:41:53.152+01:00So glad to see you blogging again. :-) My usual s...So glad to see you blogging again. :-) My usual signature won't appear here because my laptop is out of commission for the time being, so I'm borrowing the computer of a good friend. ;-) That first photo with its reflections is amazing! I was surprised at how much I like the architecture of the building, considering the fact that I normally have an aversion to modern buildings. I laughed at your dream car having been a Ford Capri. You could have set your sites a bit higher, don't you think? Haha. Great photos, and I would enjoy a museum like that. I would think it would be interesting to almost everyone. - JudyCranberry Morninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05603857328471952444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4942077973453785319.post-41294478489246266162015-09-25T13:50:51.213+01:002015-09-25T13:50:51.213+01:00Thanks for your concern Mike, it's good to pos...Thanks for your concern Mike, it's good to post again. Time slips by with the effort to write and edit photos becoming increasingly greater.<br />I read somewhere that the floorspace of the old Museum of Transport and Riverside Museum were about the same size. I think they probably concentrated on newer features that are expected of modern museums. It seems a shame as the building is situated on a somewhat larger site than the previous one.J_on_tourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05469200077815953611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4942077973453785319.post-3929239951741182862015-09-25T09:06:07.132+01:002015-09-25T09:06:07.132+01:00Firstly, welcome back! We've been worried abo...Firstly, welcome back! We've been worried about you. A great post with some wonderful shots. I have heard about, but never saw, the original transport museum. But I have visited Riverside and featured it on ABAB and must say that your view of 'the love of transport being compromised for the love of art' says it all. Maybe they didn't have enough space to display those wonderful vehicles properly. But I do find museums becoming increasingly twee - generalisation, I know. TTFN.Mike@Bit About Britainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08741370413282813229noreply@blogger.com