Max Headroom Posted August 16, 2016 Share Posted August 16, 2016 No photos unfortunately but at a garden centre ten days ago, a herd of TR4's, TR6's and a TR7. No Stag tho Trevor 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in Lincs Posted August 16, 2016 Share Posted August 16, 2016 That reminds me, I also saw a sad looking yellow TR7 with a large rear wing sitting in a locked industrial yard in Chesterfield today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chimpion Posted August 16, 2016 Share Posted August 16, 2016 Yesterday I came across a Morgan Aero 8. I don't know how many have been sold in the UK, but it's the first one I've ever seen here in Austria. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in Lincs Posted August 17, 2016 Share Posted August 17, 2016 Today your roving reporter was in and around Newark. I saw a nice yellow VW rabbit (Pick up Golf) and a silver TR3, not a factory colour, but it did look good on the bypass roundabout. I've also seen various Ferrari's and Lambo's but they all look the same and so are not as interesting as some of the classics around. Tomorrow, Grantham and the Vale of Belvoir. (pronounced beaver, BTW) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arni Posted August 17, 2016 Share Posted August 17, 2016 I grew up in Belvoir! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
injidup Posted August 18, 2016 Share Posted August 18, 2016 (edited) I saw a nice series 1 Lotus Elise today. Green with yellow and silver stripes. Number plate "ELISE". Apparently only around 200 of them in Australia. Edited August 18, 2016 by injidup Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vontrips Posted August 18, 2016 Share Posted August 18, 2016 (edited) I saw a nice series 1 Lotus Elise today. Green with yellow and silver stripes. Number plate "ELISE". Apparently only around 200 of them in Australia. Nice! I wrote my S1 off a few years ago and looking for another to replace it. Can't find anything else that's such fun for the money and ease of maintainence. Getting hard to find a good one though and I don't like the S2 - I think it's already dated more than the original shape! My babies before I hit the wall! Edited August 18, 2016 by vontrips 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in Lincs Posted August 18, 2016 Share Posted August 18, 2016 Forgot to say yesterday spots included a late 80's Mercedes 230 CE in Newark. That is the two door version of the C123 four door saloon. Lovely lines, but this one needed a bit of a tidy up in places. Today was a pale yellow Healey 3000 on the A15 this afternoon near Scampton. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
injidup Posted August 19, 2016 Share Posted August 19, 2016 (edited) Nice! I wrote my S1 off a few years ago and looking for another to replace it. Can't find anything else that's such fun for the money and ease of maintainence. Getting hard to find a good one though and I don't like the S2 - I think it's already dated more than the original shape! My babies before I hit the wall! Nice! Is that a real 550? Agree about finding another car that's as much fun as an S1 Elise and so easy to own. And I also think the S2 hasn't aged as well. Have you seen Julian Thompson's ideas for a modern S1? Here I am on track in our state sprint championship. I now have the same wheels as yours, got a new set cheap from Bell & Colvill a few years ago. Also fitted some Nitrons, which made a big difference on track - nowhere near as much roll as I have here! Edited August 19, 2016 by injidup Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bentwaters81tfw Posted August 19, 2016 Author Share Posted August 19, 2016 Wednesday night. Beautifully restored Jaguar SS at local restaurant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorwegianWood Posted August 19, 2016 Share Posted August 19, 2016 De Tomaso Pantera with an awesome exhaust system and a impressive Matt black Rubberspray paint job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wkennerley Posted August 19, 2016 Share Posted August 19, 2016 Yesterday's spot of the day was a VW XL1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vontrips Posted August 19, 2016 Share Posted August 19, 2016 Nice! Is that a real 550? Agree about finding another car that's as much fun as an S1 Elise and so easy to own. And I also think the S2 hasn't aged as well. Have you seen Julian Thompson's ideas for a modern S1? Here I am on track in our state sprint championship. I now have the same wheels as yours, got a new set cheap from Bell & Colvill a few years ago. Also fitted some Nitrons, which made a big difference on track - nowhere near as much roll as I have here! Nice looking car! I prefer those early wheels, but had the last of the line with the braided clutch hose, so had no choice! Was saving for the Nitrons when I killed mine, but had already swapped to S2 dampers - best thing about them. Afraid the Spyder is not original, otherwise I'd be a very well off chap. It's actually an RSK replica which followed the 550. Built it myself over 5 years and all Beetle based. Goes well...puts out 120bhp and lighter than the S1. I ran neck and neck at Santa Pod all afternoon with a tweaked S1...managing a best 1/4 @ 13.4 first time out. Cornering is a different story as the engine still hangs out the back. Drifts very nicely and very forgiving when it goes (unlike the Elise). Rides nicer too, due to the 70 series tall tyres! ;-) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
injidup Posted August 20, 2016 Share Posted August 20, 2016 Mines an early MMC braked car, 730kg when weighed at the local track. I also fitted S2 Billies and now S2 Nitrons. Also fitted a brand new DVA head a couple of years ago, it gets to the red line really quickly now! Next stop: throttle bodies and an Emerald. Snyder sounds nice. I thought it might be a kit (it looks gorgeous) but didn't like to ask, just in case it was an original! I built a Westfield before I bought the Elise. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince1159 Posted August 20, 2016 Share Posted August 20, 2016 Better get on with my Spot of the Day, there's a 1981 Fiesta on our drive that won't weld itself. Sounds tasty,XR2?.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Headroom Posted August 20, 2016 Share Posted August 20, 2016 I saw what I can only describe as a VW Beetle van. It looked like an 'old' new style as far as the rear of the door and a blended in box rear of it. Been trawling the net for a pic but no luck! Trevor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonhoff Posted August 20, 2016 Share Posted August 20, 2016 Sounds tasty,XR2?.... Hardly. 950 Popular Plus. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince1159 Posted August 20, 2016 Share Posted August 20, 2016 Hardly. 950 Popular Plus. Blimey they are rare (any chance of photo's)... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Codger Posted August 20, 2016 Share Posted August 20, 2016 We have a 'Batmobile' clone in the neighborhood. Built on a Ford chassis with a 429 inside. Very good body shape with twin blister windshield but in primer with what looks like 20" chrome spoked-wheels. Kills the classic look. Owners take it to charity events and local cruises and shows. Gives a thrill to the kiddies. Haven't seen the husband and wife in costumes tho.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonhoff Posted August 22, 2016 Share Posted August 22, 2016 Spotted a Talbot Samba on the A47 nr Uppingham today. The last one I saw prior to that was on a road rally on a "white* " near Cranwell back in 2000, it was broken down and the crew were looking under the bonnet wondering why it had stopped. We helpfully diagnosed the problem by telling them that we'd driven (Competing in a Skoda Favorit) past a petrol tank in the middle of the road about 200 yards back. The Samba's tank had dropped off and the engine stopped when the carburetter float chamber ran out of petrol.... * for the benefit of the uninitiated, a "White" is a term used in rally circles to describe an untarmacced road that is still open to vehicles. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonhoff Posted August 22, 2016 Share Posted August 22, 2016 Blimey they are rare (any chance of photo's)... 23 on the road at the last count for that year.... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince1159 Posted August 22, 2016 Share Posted August 22, 2016 Thanks Bonhoff,she's still in pretty good nick apart from the usual front end rust...Have you done any work to the rear it looks in really good condition... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richellis Posted August 22, 2016 Share Posted August 22, 2016 Saw a tesla today, no pics as I was driving. Not seen one on the road before. Electric isn't it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorwegianWood Posted August 22, 2016 Share Posted August 22, 2016 Saw a tesla today, no pics as I was driving. Not seen one on the road before. Electric isn't it? Electric yes. If you wanna take a closer look at one, go to Norway. They are everywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spaddad Posted August 22, 2016 Share Posted August 22, 2016 A police car, with a police person in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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