Darby Posted February 3, 2017 Share Posted February 3, 2017 Two in Bushey on Wednesday; the first being some Mustang thing belching and farting and nobody taking much notice of it but the real winner was a Reliant Kitten which actually turned heads, mainly from those of us who remember them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince1159 Posted February 3, 2017 Share Posted February 3, 2017 14 minutes ago, Spookytooth said: Yep, with a mechanical opening door, a lever by the driver. Simon. Did you notice the DS taxi,the days when you could travel in comfort.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bentwaters81tfw Posted February 3, 2017 Author Share Posted February 3, 2017 On 01/02/2017 at 7:55 PM, Pete in Lincs said: In Newark this morning on the back of a flatbed recovery truck, an old Morris Oxford, the one that looks like an overscale Morris thousand, in black. This one looks like it had been sitting in a back garden since 1962. Large bits of it were green with algae. That's a Series M.O. I saw a pair of Rover P6s the other day in a front garden in Ipswich. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Headroom Posted February 5, 2017 Share Posted February 5, 2017 A white Triumph Herald convertible. Trevor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince1159 Posted February 5, 2017 Share Posted February 5, 2017 (edited) On 08/01/2017 at 10:48 PM, Black Knight said: The big blue un is a 1959 Cadillac Coupe DeVille or Eldorado Whoever put those wheels on that Caddy should be ashamed of themselves... Edited February 5, 2017 by Vince1159 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whofan Posted February 7, 2017 Share Posted February 7, 2017 Extraordinary 3 minutes driving from Droitwich up the A38 towards the Bromsgrove turn - a Bentley 4 1/2 litre Blower in racing green, followed just a minute later by what I think might have been a Bentley 4 1/2 with a Weymann style body, in black and cream. I know it's possible the green Bentley was a replica, but my goodness it looked GOOD! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince1159 Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 (edited) On 03/02/2017 at 9:05 PM, Spookytooth said: Yep, with a mechanical opening door, a lever by the driver. Simon. Do you remember these... Edited February 12, 2017 by Vince1159 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spookytooth Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 12 minutes ago, Vince1159 said: Do you remember these... Yep, I do Vince. We went from Guernsey to Jersey and back on one. I also flew on the immortal Aurigny Tri-Lander and Islander between the two Islands. Simon. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince1159 Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 They were a legend like the Clipper,the Trislanders are gone now except one which they need to cover for the Dorniers when they go tech!... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spookytooth Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 5 minutes ago, Vince1159 said: They were a legend like the Clipper,the Trislanders are gone now except one which they need to cover for the Dorniers when they go tech!... Yeah mate, they were the taxi`s of the islands. We used to fly to the Channel Isles from Southampton in a Vickers Viscount. Once we flew from Portsmouth in a JFA (Johnny F.A.) Fokker I think. The car ferry you take for ever. Simon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince1159 Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 (edited) I've got a thread in the diecast section with Viscounts,some of them used to fly over here,i can also remember (just) the Bristol 170 Freighters that used to bring cars over here... Edited February 12, 2017 by Vince1159 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spookytooth Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 30 minutes ago, Vince1159 said: I've got a thread in the diecast section with Viscounts,some of them used to fly over here,i can also remember (just) the Bristol 170 Freighters that used to bring cars over here... This Fokker was that old it had outside toilets. Simon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince1159 Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 (edited) 12 minutes ago, Spookytooth said: This Fokker was that old it had outside toilets. Simon. I always thought that was Aurignys Shorts 360 lol...Was the Fokker 70/100 with British Midland.. Edit: My apologies bw,your thread's gone off topic somewhat... Edited February 12, 2017 by Vince1159 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spookytooth Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 No , an airline call Jersey Ferry Airline and it was a Twin Pioneer. I have just checked it up, I knew it was a tail sitter... Simon. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darby Posted February 13, 2017 Share Posted February 13, 2017 (edited) A big American pale blue '50's or '60's thing being piggy backed by the AA on the M4 a couple of hours ago. Don't know what it was though but the reg. no. ended in T. EDIT:forgot to insert country of origin. Edited February 13, 2017 by Darby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Knight Posted February 13, 2017 Share Posted February 13, 2017 Earlier today; a dhc Triump Herald, all over white and rust, in desperate need of TLC. The roof looked so bad that if hadn't been for the holes in it the strong winds filling it would have made the car take off like a balloon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in Lincs Posted February 14, 2017 Share Posted February 14, 2017 Yesterday in North Lincoln. A Morris Minor Police Panda car! (Two door saloon, blue with white doors) Are you allowed to drive around with police signs on your car? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spookytooth Posted February 14, 2017 Share Posted February 14, 2017 25 minutes ago, Pete in Lincs said: Yesterday in North Lincoln. A Morris Minor Police Panda car! (Two door saloon, blue with white doors) Are you allowed to drive around with police signs on your car? As far as I know yes, providing the blue flashing light and siren are disabled. Simon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Knight Posted February 15, 2017 Share Posted February 15, 2017 6 hours ago, Pete in Lincs said: Yesterday in North Lincoln. A Morris Minor Police Panda car! (Two door saloon, blue with white doors) Are you allowed to drive around with police signs on your car? Stictly; No Its classed as 'impersonation' of a Police vehicle, an offence. But prosecution really depends on the discretion of the local plods A friend of mine had a genuine NY state sheriffs car, which he took to a show in Scotland. Scots police had him tape over the words Sheriff and also prosecuted him for having and driving a vehicle 'impersonating' a sheriff vehicle - they have sheriffs in Scotland but afaik no vehicles. Whereas he drove the car to the show he had to use a car transporter to take it home, forbidden to drive it on Scottish roads again. I had a Chicago Police Oldsmobile, so marked, RUC, as the PSNI was then, called out to me and suggested I didn't use it on the road or change the scheme or face prosecution. I changed the 'Cook County Police Department' to 'Cook County Sheriff Department'. Local plods were happy with that as we no longer have sheriffs. Cars marked with 'Police' can't really be used on open roads. In TV series the filming of the cars is done on closed roads usually. I doubt mainland plods would really chase after a Morris Minor for breaking the law. They're most likely to smile and laugh at it as it drives past - 'We actually used those?' 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in Lincs Posted February 15, 2017 Share Posted February 15, 2017 Chase? You could probably run after a Morris Minor. Thanks for the comments. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spookytooth Posted February 15, 2017 Share Posted February 15, 2017 Sorry about that Pete in Lincs. Back to cars. Spotted in a pub car park. Simon. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bentwaters81tfw Posted February 15, 2017 Author Share Posted February 15, 2017 One of these: 1947 Hillman Minx. Not this one, the one I saw was in grey primer, and broken down. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in Lincs Posted February 15, 2017 Share Posted February 15, 2017 I clocked two more today, A TVR. Tuscan I think. From about 1970. And a Jaguar XJS which I think turned into Rimmer Bros the parts specialists near Waddington. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bentwaters81tfw Posted February 15, 2017 Author Share Posted February 15, 2017 Also a Lotus Esprit S1 James Bond style. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richellis Posted February 16, 2017 Share Posted February 16, 2017 Don't see these much now, especially in this condition 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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