paul_c Posted May 22, 2017 Share Posted May 22, 2017 6 hours ago, Admiral Puff said: Wouldn't have thought that there was enough room in Penzance for a barge like that! Lol, something of that size would normally be seen in the harbour! There's a surprising amount of yank metal around these parts though. I saw a '59 El Camino and a '50s Buick as well this weekend just cruising about. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Headroom Posted May 22, 2017 Share Posted May 22, 2017 A Lotus Elan and Austin Seven parked up on Parkgate seafront last ight. Trevor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thud4444 Posted May 22, 2017 Share Posted May 22, 2017 (edited) 10 hours ago, paul_c said: Spotted this Lincoln Continental in Penzance today. A glorious big boat of a car! One of my buddies had one of these in dark blue with a light blue interior. First car I ever rode in with a sunroof. Both doors had worn out hinges because each door was like 5 ft long and was well over 150 lb. So you had to pick them up when you shut them or they wouldn't close. Funny story, he hit a horse at over 65 mph and all it did was damage the grill, broke off the rearview mirror, crack the windshield and broke the drivers side pop up lights. It didn't even dent the sheet metal. They don't make'em like that anymore. How wrong is it that I really like that color? Edited May 22, 2017 by Thud4444 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul_c Posted May 22, 2017 Share Posted May 22, 2017 22 minutes ago, Thud4444 said: They don't make 'em like that anymore. How wrong is it that I really like that color? I love the colour. It doesn't get any more 70s than brown! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bordfunker Posted May 22, 2017 Share Posted May 22, 2017 The weather brought the classics out again on the way home with a good selection of older and more recent classics: Peugeot 205 Rallye Aston Martin DB5 in full Bond silver Peugeot J7 van Karl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in Lincs Posted May 22, 2017 Share Posted May 22, 2017 Lincoln to Cambridgeshire today. A Reliant Scimitar in a driveway. At least 6 MGB's in GT & soft top format. And on the A14 a mid fifties Bentley coupe similar to the one in this link. https://www.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.car-revs-daily.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2014%2F03%2FRM-Auctions-MONACO-2014-Preview-1958-Bentley-R-Type-Continental-Fastback-by-Franay-5.jpg&imgrefurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.car-revs-daily.com%2F2014%2F03%2F20%2Fmeet-real-bond-car-1954-bentley-continental-r-type-fastback-rm-auctions-monaco-preview%2F&docid=DFhekPO__OBclM&tbnid=5gl_ogPX5jB9TM%3A&vet=10ahUKEwitl9bUlITUAhVnD8AKHf7eB1MQMwgzKBIwEg..i&w=1024&h=456&bih=589&biw=1366&q=bentley coupe 1954&ved=0ahUKEwitl9bUlITUAhVnD8AKHf7eB1MQMwgzKBIwEg&iact=mrc&uact=8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Jones Posted May 22, 2017 Share Posted May 22, 2017 A Lotus Cortina Mk1 , parked in Hay on Wye 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PLC1966 Posted May 22, 2017 Share Posted May 22, 2017 Last Monday.... Warrior IFV on back of low loader heading north on the M40, and the same day 2 x Challenger II on low loaders heading down the A303 towards Salisbury Plain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnT Posted May 22, 2017 Share Posted May 22, 2017 For anyone local and interested Sunday June 4 at Thirlestane Castle, Lauder, there will be about 1000 classic cars etc at the Borders Vintage Automobile Show. Only 25 minutes easy drive from the Edinburgh bypass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bordfunker Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 The weather brought the classics out again on the way home with a good selection of older and more recent Citroen DS That TR3 again Triumph Herald convertible TR4 Karl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatW Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 Although no camera, again, A BMW i8 in red going into the car park of our local cottage hospital, here in Buckingham UK. Sleek , has engine sound, expensive, but how many miles to a charge? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorby Posted May 25, 2017 Share Posted May 25, 2017 Something I've not seen before which I later learnt (from my friend Google) is a BMW I8 – a silver one with blue bits. It was also a bit of a shock, from someone who has never spent more than £8,000 on a car, to discovered the price of said flashmobile - £105,000!!!!! Just noticed PatW's post - they must be as common as muck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rs2man Posted May 25, 2017 Share Posted May 25, 2017 I saw a real rarity in Leighton Hospital car park last night - an original 1983 Austin Metro City . Can't remember the last time I saw one of those - I thought they'd all collapsed in rotting heaps by now . Brought back memories though , since I learnt to drive in one or , strictly speaking , two since my driving instructor had one & my mum did as well . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonhoff Posted May 25, 2017 Share Posted May 25, 2017 Trabant 601 on the B6047 on my commute home. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Headroom Posted May 26, 2017 Share Posted May 26, 2017 A maroon Morgan 3 wheeler (I think). It had a pre 1963 number plate, a sloping back radiator. It had noJapanese2 cylinder engine up front though which makes me doubt that it was actually a Morgan. Trevor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bentwaters81tfw Posted May 26, 2017 Author Share Posted May 26, 2017 In Bury St Edmunds yesterday, a very smart white Mini pickup, on a 'J' suffix plate, and an equally tidy pre 1963 Mini Countryman in pale blue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Knight Posted May 26, 2017 Share Posted May 26, 2017 4 hours ago, Max Headroom said: A maroon Morgan 3 wheeler (I think). It had a pre 1963 number plate, a sloping back radiator. It had noJapanese2 cylinder engine up front though which makes me doubt that it was actually a Morgan. Trevor Mid-1930s 3 wheel Morgans used a 1000cc J. A, P. V-twin engine at the very front 3 minutes ago, bentwaters81tfw said: In Bury St Edmunds yesterday, a very smart white Mini pickup, on a 'J' suffix plate, and an equally tidy pre 1963 Mini Countryman in pale blue. The Countryman is rare enough. There was a spate of converting Countryman and vans into pick-ups during the 1990s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Headroom Posted May 26, 2017 Share Posted May 26, 2017 BN! I typed inJapanesebut predictive Texas ambushed me! i was certain of the exposed engine on pre war Morgans but can't google-fu a picture that looks anything like it! Trevor EDIT something like this https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/39/05/a2/3905a262b6056674e43e07d5db33b4ab.jpg but I'm sure the radiator sloped forward more? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Knight Posted May 26, 2017 Share Posted May 26, 2017 Until you know for shure; it might also have been a Lomax kit car. A Morgan look-a-like based on the Citroen 2CV with one rear wheel taken away. Usually uses the 2cv engine, or a BMW boxer engine or even a Japanese V-twin motorcycle engine, with or without water cooling ie a rad at the front Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonhoff Posted May 26, 2017 Share Posted May 26, 2017 Could potentially be a BSA three wheeler then.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bentwaters81tfw Posted May 26, 2017 Author Share Posted May 26, 2017 In town this week an Enfield Bullet diesel. Made in India I believe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince1159 Posted May 26, 2017 Share Posted May 26, 2017 5 hours ago, bentwaters81tfw said: In town this week an Enfield Bullet diesel. Made in India I believe. A diesel motorbike! (i wont use the name Enfield/Royal Enfield)... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panzer Vor!!! Posted May 26, 2017 Share Posted May 26, 2017 A Scorpion light tank on low loader going into London on the M4 while going the other way a BA massive Aircraft tug on low loader plus escort vehicles going towards Wales , taking two lanes up on a Friday nite during rush hour and a Bank Holiday weekend Don,t transport bosses look at the calender !!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thud4444 Posted May 26, 2017 Share Posted May 26, 2017 57 Ford Fairlane in salmon (very pink) and dark gray. Sounds ugly but it looks fantastic. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bordfunker Posted May 26, 2017 Share Posted May 26, 2017 A VW type 2 split screen drop side pickup parked in George St in Banbury this evening. Karl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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