bentwaters81tfw Posted April 23, 2017 Author Share Posted April 23, 2017 A goodly haul today between Felixstowe and Milton Keynes show and back. Bedford KM tractor unit (A428) Aston Martin DB4 in silver (M1) 2 x Austin Healey Frogeye Sprites, one green, one blue (M1) 1 x Austin Healey 3000 (M1) Morris 1000 Traveller in green A428) Split screen VW Transporter bus in red and white. (A428) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richellis Posted April 23, 2017 Share Posted April 23, 2017 A few old cars and motorcycles turned up at the transport museum today, dunno what they are if anyone can fill me in.... DSC_0027 by richellis1978, on Flickr DSC_0026 by richellis1978, on Flickr DSC_0025 by richellis1978, on Flickr DSC_0024 by richellis1978, on Flickr Full album, lots of bus stuff here 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in Lincs Posted April 23, 2017 Share Posted April 23, 2017 First one is an Austin, I think. Second, Lotus Elan. Third, Standard Ensign. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bentwaters81tfw Posted April 23, 2017 Author Share Posted April 23, 2017 First one is a Standard 9, third one a Standard 10. The Ensign was a Phase III Vanguard body with a 4 cylinder engine. That's a very late registration for that D model Ford cab. Thought they were OOP by 73. I forgot, saw an Austin Ruby as well on the 428. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonhoff Posted April 24, 2017 Share Posted April 24, 2017 1985 Vauxhall Cavalier SRi in Loughborough. Honestly can't remember the last time I saw one. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
At Sea Posted April 24, 2017 Share Posted April 24, 2017 Love another Mk.2 Cav SRi.Probably very rose tinted glasses! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rs2man Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 Saw a real rarity in Nantwich the other day - a Mk1 Cavalier coupe . Essentially just a hatchback Manta with Vauxhall badges , but a rare car even when they were new . Don't think I've ever seen one in the flesh before . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bordfunker Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 Saw an immaculate black 1302 Beetle in Kuala Lumpur this evening going around a round about. Karl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thud4444 Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 (edited) I'm so angry I could curse. Every morning for the last few days I've been ready with my phone to catch any classic car that crossed my path. So of course I saw absolutely nothing. This morning I was running late so I didn't bring my equipment, so of course I run into one of the absolutely rarest muscle car ever made (one of my absolute dream cars) a presidental blue 69 Ford Talladega. Ford's entry into the infamous aero wars in NASCAR that have us the much more famous Dodge Daytona. Dang it! Here is a little bit of NASCAR trivia, a Daytona never won at Daytona the Talladega did. A Talladega never won at Talladega the Daytona did. The 442 was back as well as a 70 Chevrolet Chevelle SS in dark blue. A utterly fantastic morning. Edited April 25, 2017 by Thud4444 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in Lincs Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 At the Ferrari dealership in Nottingham yesterday, A lovely little Lotus Elan in yellow and white. I'd take that over anything else they had in there! Today, a red Cavalier coupe on the A1 North of Newark. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnT Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 14 minutes ago, Pete in Lincs said: At the Ferrari dealership in Nottingham yesterday, A lovely little Lotus Elan in yellow and white. I'd take that over anything else they had in there! Pete, only if it was in white and Mrs Peel driving. Then you are talking 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whofan Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 I saw a Brown Austin maxi on Tuesday in Kidderminster, didn't catch the registration number, but I also saw a light blue rover 2000 today on an H plate (69/70) which looked in cracking condition. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan R Posted April 27, 2017 Share Posted April 27, 2017 Spotted yesterday in Chippenham. A green (ish) Triumph Spitfire (W reg - 1981 ish) A green Triumph TR7 - Amazing that any of them still run... A blue Vauxhall Monaro Coupé (Holden imported into the UK, I believe) Cheers, Alan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeepboy Posted April 27, 2017 Share Posted April 27, 2017 Came off the M4 at Junction 15 to go to Chiseldon and found myself behind a real life Delorean. I've previously followed that car through Chippenham. Very low, very dull steel body and this time it wasn't happy as there was a smell of petrol seeping in to my car.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LotusArenco Posted April 30, 2017 Share Posted April 30, 2017 A Talbot Solara stuck a couple of cars ahead of me in the traffic near RAF Northolt. Didn’t clock the reg, but it looked in fairly good nick. Not exactly exotic, but certainly rare! Mart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in Lincs Posted April 30, 2017 Share Posted April 30, 2017 About 1720 today on the ring road North of Leicester. A Porsche 356 (Large rear window, so a late one?) in convoy with a LHD Porsche 912 on a D reg. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malpaso Posted May 1, 2017 Share Posted May 1, 2017 A rather lovely dark blue Gordon-Keeble went the other way on my morning cycle ride today. http://www.gordonkeeble.org.uk/index.html And on Saturday outside a (different) pub in the New Forest, possibly the same Triumph twin and a K-reg BSA Rocket 3. Cheers Will Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bentwaters81tfw Posted May 1, 2017 Author Share Posted May 1, 2017 Nothing exotic. 63 FB Victor and 65 Herald, both in green. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Windy37 Posted May 1, 2017 Share Posted May 1, 2017 On the A18 near Scunthorpe , a red Lancia Y10 . Remember them anyone ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bentwaters81tfw Posted May 1, 2017 Author Share Posted May 1, 2017 This coming Sunday 7th is the annual Ipswich Transport Museum vintage car rally to Felixstowe seafront. I know it's fully subscribed this year, so there will be 2 1/2 miles of vintage hardware along the promenade. It could be almost anything. Cars, bikes, buses, trucks and military. Weather permitting, I will see what gems are on display. I can always sit on the wall of my local pub and watch them all drive by. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bordfunker Posted May 3, 2017 Share Posted May 3, 2017 Vauxhall Omega! When was the last time you saw one of those, that's if you can remember what they look like? Karl 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schwarz-Brot Posted May 4, 2017 Share Posted May 4, 2017 (edited) 19 hours ago, Bordfunker said: Vauxhall Omega! When was the last time you saw one of those, that's if you can remember what they look like? Karl I owned a 2001 Opel Omega Station Wagon... Was my first car. Damn, I miss it. May very well happen I'll get me another one some time in the future. The Omega B is still a pretty usual sight, the A not so much. Edited May 4, 2017 by Schwarz-Brot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan R Posted May 4, 2017 Share Posted May 4, 2017 21 hours ago, Bordfunker said: Vauxhall Omega! There are two around the corner from me. A Saloon and an Estate! Cheers, Alan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bordfunker Posted May 4, 2017 Share Posted May 4, 2017 Thomas the Tank Engine on a low loader on the M25! And no I haven't been taking drugs. Karl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vinnie Posted May 4, 2017 Share Posted May 4, 2017 On 4/23/2017 at 9:10 PM, bentwaters81tfw said: That's a very late registration for that D model Ford cab. Thought they were OOP by 73. . The Ford D series was in production until 80/81 at the Langley plant, when it was replaced by the Ford Cargo. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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