What are the definitive smells of the 70s?

[Geoff_S]

The petrol fume laced exhaust smell of ‘70s sporty cars with their twin SU or Weber carbs.
You don’t notice it’s no there any more until a classic car comes past.

Yep, and 2 stroke motor bikes.

 

[naughtymoose]

The smell of the defunct chocolate factory in Clarendon Road, Wood Green, N22, when I used to go and visit my dad's aunt Lily in Mayes Road.

The smell of the pet food factory that used to be near the Blackwall tunnel somewhere!

 

[Geoff_S]

The smell of the Youngs brewery in Wandsworth.

 

[Pineapple]

I had a ferret called Harold. I never did tell my parents he was so named because he smelled like my grandfather's overcoat.

Did your Grandfather have his coat pockets filled with ferrets ?

 

[Phil Pascoe]

If he had had, his coat probably would have smelled better.

 

[Pineapple]

A smell that always reminds me of my dad. He always came home from work smelling the same

It gave me Dermatitis.

 

[Phil Pascoe]

The smell early in the morning of Furniss in Truro baking gingerbreads.

 

[Superduner]

If I'm remembering correctly, we added Castrol R to our 2 stroke fuel to make them smell like racers. We smelled of Brut aftershave.

 

[MF1000]

And to be really authentic its ‘Cassie R’

 

[Superduner]

I don't remember that, but we always did things a bit different in Norfolk.

 

[MF1000]

Still do

 

[Superduner]

True, even if I don't live there any more. Don't know if it's true but doctors are said to use "NFN" on patients' notes meaning normal for Norfolk

 

[Phil Pascoe]

Another two found on patients' notes years ago -

TTFO .............................. Told to f off.

E6 ........................... Barking.

And on a vet's notes -

PMITO ....................... Patient more intelligent than owner.

 

[Superduner]

 

[Qwercus]

Maggot farms, do they still exist?

 

[Hutzul]

I was chatting with the wife about what would be the definitive smells of the 70s.
I came up with Kensitas Club, Izal, whatever it was they used to clean hospital floors back then, turps, glossed radiators (I still feel ill thinking about that), balsa wood & Airfix kits.

The wife mentioned warm school milk & carbolic soap.

What would be your definitive smells of the 70s?

Aramis aftershave, was like marmite love/hate?

 

[Tris]

Swill bins during warm weather, and the combination of stale beer and fag smoke on a Sunday morning whilst cleaning the bar

 

[Spectric]

Maggot farms, do they still exist?

Was baby oil not made from maggots, just don't tell the girlfreimd !

 

[MF1000]

Maggot farms, do they still exist?

There used to be one in The Gransdens near Sandy Bedfordshire in the early 2000’s

 

[MF1000]

Aramis aftershave, was like marmite love/hate?

my wife still likes Aramis !