Comments on: Portobello Road in the 90s

By: will jones

will jones — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 01:11:10 +0000

The red car debate: its a DeTomaso Pantera GTS. Quite possibly belonged to the marque’s main distributor co which was at the Westbourne Grove ‘Five Ways’ junction, and also sold Maserati etc..

By: jojo adu

jojo adu — Sat, 10 Nov 2012 01:06:31 +0000

and the warwick castle – built on lay lines yeah?- not impossible to believe as however many times it changed hands and got refitted its true piss puddling character would soon shine through..

By: jojo adu

jojo adu — Sat, 10 Nov 2012 01:01:50 +0000

hi Dave, fascinating for me. i was born in 65 at no 93 portobello road. you can see it just next door to the pub at 95. when i was little a little stout lairy bloke ran it, he had a vicious alsation called jason. me and my dog fred came a bit of a cropper on occasion courtesy of that dog. My dad owned the shop that sold period mechanical musical boxes. if you look at the front you can just make out the murals. one was of 3 little birds in a cage, representing my sisters and i. We also had horses in the stables a little further down in a mews named after us, Portobello rachel and ruth and jojo respectively. The rag and bone man often came past when i was little. I always thought he was calling my sister ;Rachel, Rachel” The next image shows the roof of 95, next door at 93 we had a sandpit on the roofs glass bricks. My mum would have her feet up. nursing a gin as the church struck the hour. Thanks so much for the information about the Poor Clares which is how i got here. Im rereading condition of muzak at the moment and wanted to check the truth of jerrys convent. Now i not only know where, but have seen inside.
We moved in 75 to brighton. However in 85 I returned to london and through westminster short life housing lived cheaply in Talbot rd, off Powis square Turner, Hormead rd, five years in Lad broke grove directly opposite the elgin pub, Ledbury rd for a year and then also did my time in westbourne park.

By: Dec

Dec — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 10:11:06 +0000

On seeing the larger pic I can say that it’s not Malcolm’s Z28 but it did remind me of it. I knew Malcolm in the late eighties/early nineties, his second name is Woods with an ‘s’. He was a character.

By: Malcolm Edwards

Malcolm Edwards — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 09:26:46 +0000

Not that I know of, but it’s a big world out there LOL

By: Dave Walker

Dave Walker — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 09:09:11 +0000

Malcolm
I think you’ve proved your case. I take it there’s a customised version of the Camaro which makes it look like a De Tomaso?
Dave

By: Malcolm Edwards

Malcolm Edwards — Sun, 14 Oct 2012 11:41:08 +0000

Malcolm Woods, and his car, were featured in the terrible Channel 4 series “7 Days” a couple of years ago.

http://www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/notting-hell-why-seven-days-is-not-the-w11-i-know-6516994.html

By: Malcolm Edwards

Malcolm Edwards — Sun, 14 Oct 2012 11:24:29 +0000

The car in question is definitely a De Tomaso Pantera! The customised Z28 is, I think, still around.

By: Dave Walker

Dave Walker — Sun, 14 Oct 2012 01:01:11 +0000

Dec
I have added a bigger version of the car picture. If you knew the owner your identification sounds definite. I’m putting my transport correspondent on the case. More later
Dave

Later: I think it looks like a De Tomaso, but I’d like to hear more about Mr Wood.

By: Dec

Dec — Sat, 13 Oct 2012 23:45:32 +0000

Hi, I believe that car is a Camaro Z28 and belonged to a local named Malcolm Wood