Car identity required

[foxy52]

Thanks for all the replies, it looks like 'Ivor Badger II' wins the star prize! Here is a picture of a Mk5 Lola, so it looks like Dave must have got the year wrong.
This Forum always amazes me with the depth of knowledge available.

Trying to work out where the photo taken. Obviously abroad, but where? Remarkable number of minis in the photo. I thought of France, but the no. plates are wrong ,there is a Citroen DS across the street. The store across the road is called VEH - I - L? Actually looks a bit USA for period.

There is a remarkable number of BMC cars in the background including an 1950s A40.

...Fascinating pic and yes a number of BMC cars in the pic.. but it looks for sure like a left hand drive country ??! someones gotta know where it it . ??.. I thought Oz or South Africa but it isn't ??!!... foxy52

[1071bob]

No Prizes this time.....................Its Finland, I found and downloaded the photo on the internet last night along with a few others, but when I went back for name reference I couldn't find it again!

[Frogeye61]

http://www.lolaheritage.co.uk/scrapbook/205/205.html

[foxy52]

No Prizes this time.....................Its Finland, I found and downloaded the photo on the internet last night along with a few others, but when I went back for name reference I couldn't find it again!

...Must be Helsinki then ??!!..it is interesting to see BMC cars prominent but then I spose popularity was born out of rally success ??!! gotta hand it to those Finns ??!!.. foxy52

[ivor badger 2]

No Prizes this time.....................Its Finland, I found and downloaded the photo on the internet last night along with a few others, but when I went back for name reference I couldn't find it again!

...Must be Helsinki then ??!!..it is interesting to see BMC cars prominent but then I spose popularity was born out of rally success ??!! gotta hand it to those Finns ??!!.. foxy52

That will explain the DS then, probably Pauli Toivonen's

Also explains the spelling on the buildings.