Vince1159 Posted April 7, 2018 Share Posted April 7, 2018 2 hours ago, bentwaters81tfw said: Cost you 10 grand for a major service. A friend has one, and it was done for him before he bought it. I've managed to find 5.88 up to now,so it'll be a car boot tomorrow and see if i can find one in 1/43 for a fiver lol... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Headroom Posted April 7, 2018 Share Posted April 7, 2018 There are a couple of Morris Traveller vans that I see regularly in Wirral. Trevor 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Headroom Posted April 7, 2018 Share Posted April 7, 2018 And just now a Vauxhall (ie Holden) VXR6 in its ‘ute’ guise. Very odd to my UK eyes! Trevor 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefr22 Posted April 7, 2018 Share Posted April 7, 2018 11 hours ago, bentwaters81tfw said: Cost you 10 grand for a major service. A friend has one, and it was done for him before he bought it. Don't they have to take the engine out for a full service? Mad....!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rs2man Posted April 7, 2018 Share Posted April 7, 2018 6 minutes ago, keefr22 said: Don't they have to take the engine out for a full service? Mad....!! As I've said before , it must be something to with the cam chains , since they're on the back of the engine rather than the front so can only be accessed if the engine is removed . If I remember correctly, this applies to both the W12 and V8 variants . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thud4444 Posted April 7, 2018 Share Posted April 7, 2018 Reminds me of a family friend who bought a used Ferrari at a low price. Took it to the local importer to have its oil changed and got handed a bill for around $2800 (this was in the 90's). Turns out to reach the oil plug, you had to remove almost the entire cooling system. Today I caught a 65 GTO convertible in Capri gold, a 56 Chevy in turquoise, a 41 Ford Deluxe in Florentine blue and lastly a 66 Oldsmobile 88 in pewter. The weather was awful, but everybody seemed to be bringing out their best rides today. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Headroom Posted April 8, 2018 Share Posted April 8, 2018 A load of open top cars out for the first time this year! Choice pick was a primrose coloured E Type. Trevor 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pigsty Posted April 8, 2018 Share Posted April 8, 2018 On 29/03/2018 at 8:04 PM, Pete in Lincs said: And what on earth did someone do to that poor SD!? That is just an abomination. I spotted my first one in Fulham a few months after I'd sold it and was horrified to find it covered in go-faster stripes and what seemed to be Wehrmacht width indicators. But that ... This morning, middle of Reigate: a Ferrari Daytona Spider in dark green, out in the rain. Whether it was an original I couldn't say, but oooh. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bordfunker Posted April 11, 2018 Share Posted April 11, 2018 A couple of German classics today: BMW 2002 convertible Porsche 356 Speedster Both on the M25. Karl 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bordfunker Posted April 12, 2018 Share Posted April 12, 2018 Loads of classics out and about today despite the gloom: BMW 3.0 CSL in full racing get up. Jaguar E-type convertible Dodge WC54 WWII ambulance Bull Nose Morris on a trailer Lamborghini Huracan Lamborghini Espada Ferrari 275 Me thinks there may have been a track day at Silverstone up the road to me. Karl 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince1159 Posted April 15, 2018 Share Posted April 15, 2018 On 07/04/2018 at 6:06 PM, Max Headroom said: And just now a Vauxhall (ie Holden) VXR6 in its ‘ute’ guise. Very odd to my UK eyes! Trevor There's one of those over here in gold,what a sound and a couple of Monaros as well... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bentwaters81tfw Posted April 15, 2018 Author Share Posted April 15, 2018 Light metallic blue Mk II Jaguar, with Minilites..... 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tankerman Posted April 16, 2018 Share Posted April 16, 2018 A green MG TC cruising down Chard High Street with the hood down this morning. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in Lincs Posted April 16, 2018 Share Posted April 16, 2018 Somewhere near the Thetford (Norfolk) area this morning. A Russian looking truck with a HIAB being used to crane something in a front garden. Definitely not British or American. It had a long nose, curved grill and military type suspension & wheels. And it looked pretty grungy too. I just caught a quick look as I drove past. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thud4444 Posted April 16, 2018 Share Posted April 16, 2018 (edited) Gold 78 Trans Am Y88 cruising down the highway. Got a little dust in my eyes seeing that. My favorite uncle on my step mom's side had exactly that same car. Spent many an afternoon heading into town to get milkshakes in that car in my preteen years. Edited April 16, 2018 by Thud4444 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in Lincs Posted April 17, 2018 Share Posted April 17, 2018 Early this morning, a Rover 2000 in Humbrol 'Leather' brown heading East & complete with spare wheel on the bootlid. Later, somewhere South of Scarborough, an early 70's Mercedes two door coupe in green (W124?) And, there's a garage just North of Scampton village where I saw a nice early Elan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thud4444 Posted April 17, 2018 Share Posted April 17, 2018 Saw an Ecto-one replica on the road today. It wasn't a Cadillac, it was a Buick. But other than that it looked spot on. There was another green Bel Air and a dark blue Ford Maverick out today. I also found out that the Magnolia Festival and Car Show is this weekend. Explains all the nice cars I've been seeing lately. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spaddad Posted April 18, 2018 Share Posted April 18, 2018 2-6-4 LMS tank engine in British Rail livery on a low loader east bound on the M6. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeroenS Posted April 18, 2018 Share Posted April 18, 2018 (edited) Last weekend, this beauty in the parking lot at the gym (photos used with owner's permission) Edited April 18, 2018 by JeroenS 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nikkita katana Posted April 18, 2018 Share Posted April 18, 2018 Just now as I was walking back from town, a rather sweet sounding McLaren heading towards one of many of Bristols traffic jams. Not entirely certain but I think it might have been a 540c. Way too busy swooning to snap it with phone. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in Lincs Posted April 18, 2018 Share Posted April 18, 2018 In Lincoln this afternoon, A rather nice blue TR6 on chrome wires. And a red MGA heading North through the city. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Headroom Posted April 18, 2018 Share Posted April 18, 2018 Just remembered. A couple of weeks ago I saw a Bristol Lodekka. Blimey I feel old! I’m old enough to remember them as numerous as Vickers Viscounts...... Trevor 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mini man Posted April 19, 2018 Share Posted April 19, 2018 On 16/04/2018 at 19:46, Pete in Lincs said: Somewhere near the Thetford (Norfolk) area this morning. A Russian looking truck with a HIAB being used to crane something in a front garden. Definitely not British or American. It had a long nose, curved grill and military type suspension & wheels. And it looked pretty grungy too. I just caught a quick look as I drove past. Anything like this one? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in Lincs Posted April 19, 2018 Share Posted April 19, 2018 Probably not far off. I only caught a glimpse though. Today as I was leaving Nottingham, A green customised '30 coupe, very nice. About 1645 South of Lincoln, a 30's British sports car. In a sort of eau de nil green and a bit tatty, but nice to see. I couldn't see the badge but, a similar car to the old MG. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in Lincs Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 And today's oddities included... On a trailer, South Lincoln, a Dutton Reef amphibious kitcar! Later in Lincoln, a Yellow Triumph Stag with Hardtop which looked nice until I pulled up alongside at the lights. The passenger door rear shutline was about 2mm at the bottom and about 6mm at the top. Not too impressive. Later still at a Lincoln country pub, a young lady driving a Vanden Plas Allegro. In need of a little TLC and a carb tune up by the sound of the tickover. (The car not her). There were a couple of patches treated with phosphoric acid but essentially she had a good runner, road tax free and from next year MOT free. Not your usual Fiat 500 et al. And, it only cost her 175 pounds. Now stick with me here, It's part of Britains' motoring history, it's quirky, it has picnic tables in the back! and it looks odd. But, As I say, it's not your boring new Mini/Fiat500/Uno etc. So I happen to think it's nearly cool. And if I'd known about it for that price I'd have bought it as a weekend toy. Oh, AND, Darby will approve as it's Blue! Even later out in the lanes, an old Wolesley looking like an overgrown Moggy Minor and simply glowing with black paint & chrome in the sunshine. Quite lovely. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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