Maria Assin
/Bonnet Beautiful
Maria Assin adorning the bonnet of a Hillman Minx. Not sure any car manufacturer would get away with calling a car a Minx nowadays. Our saucy minx though just looks fabulous in her fishnet tights and mini skirt.
Maria Assin adorning the bonnet of a Hillman Minx. Not sure any car manufacturer would get away with calling a car a Minx nowadays. Our saucy minx though just looks fabulous in her fishnet tights and mini skirt.
Fancy a dive with Annette French? Of course you do. Petticoats, stocking tops, getting out of a car— what better way to start your day?
These are popular ToCo pictures for a good reason. Annette looks stunning, full of life, and a lot of fun to be around. So, enjoy these classic pictures of Annette showing off her stockings and frilly petticoat.
I’m particularly fond of pictures where a car is used as a prop, especially those that give us a glimpse of a girl’s stocking tops as they exit the car. Many years ago, I worked in a new car showroom, and a brief glimpse of a girl’s stocking tops would always brighten up my day. The young boys of today have no idea what they’re missing out on.
Valerie Peters was one of those models who only appeared a few times, which I think is a travesty. I would have loved to have seen more of her. She only appeared five times, with one of those being just a back cover picture. It seems like she only ever did two picture sessions. Oddly, she appeared as Jean Worth in Spick No. 247 when ToCo started to use pictures from old sets. Was that her real name? I’m sure we’ll never know.
The prints I have are all from the outside session, where she looks incredibly sexy. I’ll post a few more in the coming weeks and months. I’d love to hear your opinions on Valerie.
See more of Jo and her friends (All Colour) in the new range of eBooks from the Spick and Span 2000 series.
Scots secretary JANE PAUL is also a model mechanic. Not that she knows very much about internal combustion as far as cars are concerned, but she does model in her spare time, and they often use her to advertise the mechanical perfection of the latest thing on four wheels.
They put her in ducky overalls next to the open bonnet.
We didn't think you'd go much on any overalls, however ducky, so here she is in a rather feminine skirt and a nice pair of stocking tops.
Beautiful Britons No 234 - May 1975
I love pictures like this: cars, girls, fully fashioned stockings, and just check out those silver mules. I have this as an original late '50s/early '60s print. Can anyone identify the model?
Making the Yorkshire countryside look even better than it is, SHARON GALE is quite a vista all by herself.
Sharon has recently left college to enter the world of modelling and is finding lots of opportunities in the big cities of the north. It doesn't all happen in London and New York, you know. We're glad about that. It makes the whole world lively.
Sharon is a pop fan, of course, and also likes a good book as long as the story has a modern background.
Beautiful Britons No 242 - January 1976
Fixing the Mini with Melanie Cooper—another one of these pictures I have lurking on the computer. Again, I am not sure where it came from or if it was used in a ToCo book. It's certainly a nice picture that's well worth sharing.
Fancy a day out in the countryside with Paula? I know I would. Three nice, natural, candid pictures of Paula, with her adjusting her stockings as she gets out of the car. Were they posed? Who knows, but does it really matter?
A captivating candid shot captures Joan Russell stepping out of a car, her gaze fixed on something intriguing in the distance. Big thanks once again to Tocofan for this fantastic contribution!
Who wouldn't want Molly McBride sitting on the bonnet of their Morris Minor? This is the back cover picture for Span No 245. Molly was definitely a ToCo 60s model, a picture that ToCo regurgitated in their dying days of the 1970s. It may not be of the best quality, but it is definitely worth showing. I like It.
Span No 245 - January 1975
Oh, before we go, we also found that Surrey girl BRIDGET COLE of Gatwick just didn't know where her mini got to when she alighted from her car.
Scanned from an original print.
To not give all the limelight to Maureen, here's a rather cheeky shot of Angela sprawled out on the bonnet of a rather beaten-up Cortina estate.