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12 hours ago, johnlambert said:
Fiat 124 Spider
Back in the day (1970's) Fiat had a rally version of this, with much wider wheel arches and wheels, covered in lights, and with a hardtop. Went incredibly fast and made a stupendous noise. If you youtube Fiat Abarth 124 Rallye, there's some really good footage.
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White Triumph TR7, didn't get too good a look at it as was driving. I think it was "W" reg.
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20 hours ago, Six97s said:
One for @MR2Don yesterday - a black MkI MR2. I'll see if I can get a photo next time I'm passing.
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This Fulvia pulled in while I was airing up my tyres this evening. Apologies for the blurry pic, I'm a bit self conscious taking photos of people...Â
Never mind seeing an MR2, that Fulvia would suit me down to the ground
. Only 75k miles!!
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Leaving aside the excellence of your build, I'm intrigued by the photo f the three Fords - well, actually No 62 running beside them. Anybody got an idea of what that was/is?
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1 hour ago, Max Headroom said:
Blakeney car park today
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Tide coming in, or going out? Judging by the damp looking patch behind it, it's going out.
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2 hours ago, johnlambert said:
There was a MR2 in the supermarket car park this morning.
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Very nice, not that common to see a mk1 nowadays. Can't read the numberplate, so can't check its MoT history, see how many times "corrosion" got mentioned!!
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John Lambert's photos re very good, but there is never an MR2 there, of any of the three marks. however...Mk3 round the corner this morning,, silver, hard top, non standard wheels, but looked very nice.
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On 8/9/2021 at 9:05 PM, Spiny said:
very bright yellow first generation Honda NSX.
Yes, VERY bright yellow. I could fancy one of those, though.
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Two today, a Porsche 930 and a 56 reg Moggie. Both looked to be in excellent nick.
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Quite a good day, really. Went to Heybridge basin for a walk and saw...
'D' reg Porsche 924, looked really neat and tidy.
The Volvo Amazon estate that is parked up there.
On the way back, heading towards Goldhanger, a new Alpine A110 in Alpine Blue. With the sun shining on it, it looked absolutely gorgeous!
Oh, and BTW, "Spot of the Year" - The Carrera 4S that lives under its cover at the end of our street and comes out once a year for its MoT. It's only done 257 miles in a year since its last one!
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2 hours ago, mbdesignart said:
I wonder how many "sighting's" would be posted if photographic proof was a prerequisite?
Interesting! I'm too embarrassed to say that last Saturday week we had Renault doing a marketing display in the middle of town with a new A110 and, under an awning, an Alpine F1!!! No camera with me, so didn't.
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9 hours ago, rs2man said:
Cyclist, on the pavement and with his mobile phone to his ear collided with a road sign...
Sorry, not "Cyclist" - idiot riding a bike is the correct identifier. It's people like that that give good cyclists like me (I don't go on the pavement and I don't go on my mobile,; neither BTW, do I ride across red lights) a bad name.
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Sadly, because it was going 'tother way and it's a bit narrow round there, not much detail, but...
21 reg Ferrari; looking at their current model list, either a 296 or an SF90, in black.
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'X' reg ('81?) Triumph TR7 in yellow driving along Parkway.
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In the driveway of a house round the corner. 'W' reg Ferrari 360 - not a typical find round this way!
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55 minutes ago, keefr22 said:
I had a 1300 GT and it didn't! To be sure, I've just checked the 'bible' ('Factory Original Sporting Mk1 Escorts') and the author states "The GT's front wings were standard Escort parts, never having flared arches''. But back then parts were cheap and plentiful and the cars rusted while you watched, so there no doubt were GT's fitted with replacement type 49 wings....
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Not of any great consequence, but: Heading down the road into town yesterday, a 'J' prefix ('91?) BMW 2litre touring, looked very nice. Personally, I think that the styling of that year was better than the lumpy, bumpy bulbous ones of today.
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1 hour ago, keefr22 said:
but I'm sure it's been significantly lowered from standard hence the minimal gap between wing and tyre
I'd agree, plus the sill line dips towards the front, should be level and the green one is clearly on 13". Another look makes me think it's lowered at the front but not the back, or at least not as much. Standard Mk1s had 12" wheels, but I put 13" on my 1968 1300GT and had no interference issues.
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13 minutes ago, Andy J said:
Just seen a yellow Triumph Dolomite complete with black vanilla roof.Â
Sprint, perchance?
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What I'm pretty sure was a yellow Dyane and not a 2CV this morning; in a traffic queue two cars ahead so didn't get a great view of it. "V" suffix reg.
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24 minutes ago, Toftdale said:
Fairly confident that it's based on a Z3 (its the doors that give it away)
I'm tempted to agree. As far as I know, MX5s have four stud wheels, certainly early ones.
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'H' suffix Spitfire (1970, I think). Red, with top down, heading away from me, but it sounded nice.
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3 hours ago, Six97s said:
On foot for a change, so I managed to get a photo.  I looked it up and it's the base V6 model, so not a proper one.Â
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Somehow, that doesn't strike me as menacing looking as the SRT that lives round the corner from me. Must get a photo and post it so you can see what I mean.
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2 hours ago, stevehnz said:
Pretty terrible and frightening, but I'm intrigued by the dashboard message "Can't continue journey, contact dealership immediately" - sounds a bit like the dog might do if it was tired on a walk, but not a very explanatory message!
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Spot of the day, Part 4
in Vehicle Discussion
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Just looking at that photo again, is that the new "Fiat 124" next to it, you know it, it's the one that looks exactly like an MX5!!!
