Black Knight Posted May 8, 2017 Share Posted May 8, 2017 'Spotted' on Saturday*, these with a number of others; And the owner of this [a neighbour/friend] stopped off; * I should have 'spotted' these more often than I did on Saturday; most of the teams got lost on the rally and missed numerous time control checkpoints 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PLC1966 Posted May 8, 2017 Share Posted May 8, 2017 On 07/05/2017 at 8:17 PM, bentwaters81tfw said: Well we had our vintage vehicle run today. Far too much stuff to mention but these are some highlights. Armstrong Siddley Star Sapphire Cortinas Mks 1 to 5 4 Regular Mustangs plus a Mach 1 (Not the fastback) Triumph Renown, 2000, about a dozen Stags, Dolomite Sprint, TR4A, TR6, TR8 Mk 1 2 and 3 Capris Escort Mk1 Mexico, Mk2 1600 and 2000 sport Black Sierra Cossie. Peugeot 304 Cabriolet (a la Columbo) Sunbeam Alpine sports Talbot London 2 Stanley Steamers 2 Clynos Rolls Phantom V Rolls Sedanca (just for Codger) 2 x Hillman Super Minx ragtops in blue 2 Reliant Scimitar GTC Ford Pilot Coupe....never knew they made them. 1958 Peerless 2 x Alfasud Several Minis Desert Sand Austin Maxi Morris Major Morris Marina 3 Morris Oxford Series MO Assorted Farina bodied BMC saloons White truck Mk 1 Lotus Cortina Special Equipment. Studebaker And this Superb Cadillac La Salle. Where is the seaside ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bentwaters81tfw Posted May 8, 2017 Author Share Posted May 8, 2017 Sunny Felixstowe. You can even see the water in some pics. They park the cars along the promeande for about 2 miles. The buses and trucks are on the service roads or the car parks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bordfunker Posted May 10, 2017 Share Posted May 10, 2017 A bumper haul on the M40 tonight on the way home: Citoen Traction Avant, immaculate in black. An equally clean TR3 in red. A Mercedes L319 van 2 McLaren MP4s, both in metallic orange. Fiat 1200 convertible in red. Lancia Fulvia Obviously the sunshine brings the classics out. Karl 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorby Posted May 12, 2017 Share Posted May 12, 2017 On the A46 heading towards Cov I saw a purple VW Beetle which looked like it had been converted into a pickup. The photo is a screen grab from a dash cam, so not the best quality. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonhoff Posted May 12, 2017 Share Posted May 12, 2017 I can ditto the Morris Marina spot too, Except mine was while waiting for a bus in Mellieha in Malta - Mrs Bonhoff was less enthusiastic about this spot, as she was about the Mk2 Transit that we saw later, replete with a very poor brush painted finish on it. That could go into the "Prototype for everything," section, should one exist..... IanJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thud4444 Posted May 12, 2017 Share Posted May 12, 2017 3 hours ago, Gorbygould said: On the A46 heading towards Cov I saw a purple VW Beetle which looked like it had been converted into a pickup. The photo is a screen grab from a dash cam, so not the best quality. WTF? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Headroom Posted May 12, 2017 Share Posted May 12, 2017 A dark blue Morris Traveller pre '63. Trevor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in Lincs Posted May 12, 2017 Share Posted May 12, 2017 This morning and again this evening in and about Lincoln, Lotus Europa, H reg in a pale metallic blue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Knight Posted May 12, 2017 Share Posted May 12, 2017 On 03/03/2017 at 3:56 PM, Black Knight said: Also an odd looking old VW van. Very much smaller than the old combi van. It looked like someone had grafted a VW front on to a Bedford Rascal [npciwd] Saw another of these today. I don't think it was the same one. Had a big VW badge on t'front, bright yellow and bright orange paint job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bentwaters81tfw Posted May 12, 2017 Author Share Posted May 12, 2017 40 minutes ago, Pete in Lincs said: This morning and again this evening in and about Lincoln, Lotus Europa, H reg in a pale metallic blue. There was a bright yellow one on the seafront the other day and 2 Elan+2s. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bordfunker Posted May 12, 2017 Share Posted May 12, 2017 I didn't get to post yesterday, but saw a Citroen DS and that red TR3 again on the way into work on the M40. On the way home a mustard yellow Austin 1300 and a very nice Alvis convertible. Karl 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whofan Posted May 13, 2017 Share Posted May 13, 2017 On 03/05/2017 at 9:31 PM, 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 Actually, it was today, an Omega estate on a 53 plate in Kidderminster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan R Posted May 13, 2017 Share Posted May 13, 2017 Not so much a spot of the day, but a round-up of the week! A funny little open top, I think it was a post GTE scimitar, long after Reliant went belly up... Any number of Aston DB7's & DB9's (almost as common as Porsches these days...) A funny little kit car with a deux-chevaux engine and single rear wheel, in the office car park. It was so small, the driver looked as if he was sitting on it, not in it... And finally, just outside Castle-Coombe race track, a Jaguar C-type replica! Drop-dead gorgeous 'twas... Cheers, Alan. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chimpion Posted May 13, 2017 Share Posted May 13, 2017 Just returned from a checkpoint on the classic rally event on locally this weekend. Highlight was a car almost as rare as its Airfix kit - a Maserti Indy. Also making an appearance were, among others, numerous Mercedes, Porsches, MGs, Alfa and Lancias. The area is also awash with GTIs which have arrived early for a major event in two weeks time. Spotting heaven! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bordfunker Posted May 13, 2017 Share Posted May 13, 2017 Just drove from Banbury to Bicester and saw not one, but four Lamborghini Aventadors in convoy on the A43, presumably after a visit to Silverstone. On the way back was behind what I think might have been an Aston Martin DBR2 racer. And I saw another Omega estate on Thursday on the way home from work, a silver estate on a V plate in Sunbury. Karl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spaddad Posted May 13, 2017 Share Posted May 13, 2017 Waitrose car park, Market Harborough 2 Maseratis 1 Ferrari 1 Aston Martin 1 Audi R8 1 Sierra LX 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whofan Posted May 13, 2017 Share Posted May 13, 2017 15 minutes ago, spaddad said: Waitrose car park, Market Harborough 2 Maseratis 1 Ferrari 1 Aston Martin 1 Audi R8 1 Sierra LX My goodness, that Sierra just fits in like a dream, doesn't it! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in Lincs Posted May 13, 2017 Share Posted May 13, 2017 Lincoln this morning, D reg E type FHC. In white. Those tyres look ridiculously skinny. B reg Volvo P1800 in not quite white. Being driven in a Saintly fashion (ahem). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonhoff Posted May 13, 2017 Share Posted May 13, 2017 Valletta, Malta today, all in the course of 200m. A 1960's Opel Rekord (I think), Opel Kadette (Mk1 Astra to us Brits), Sunbeam Alpine and Rover P4. Couple of tidy Mk1 Escorts, parked at the side of the road on bus journey back to hotel. And keeping up the tradition of rubbish cars, a Hyundai Stellar... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Headroom Posted May 14, 2017 Share Posted May 14, 2017 Today on the Chester High Road and all within 10 minutes, a silver Mk.II Jaguar, a yellow TR.6, a VW 'splitty' campervan and a slightly later T.2 campervan. And then slightly later a Tesla Trevor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bentwaters81tfw Posted May 14, 2017 Author Share Posted May 14, 2017 Morgan 3 wheeler An Aston ragtop 59 Chevy El Camino Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Headroom Posted May 15, 2017 Share Posted May 15, 2017 A white Riley Elf Trevor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John.R Posted May 15, 2017 Share Posted May 15, 2017 Today on the run into work: Lotus Carlton H Reg Dutton Phaeton Darrian T90 (road test) Gilera CX125 Suzuki RG125 Gamma Ducati 748. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bordfunker Posted May 15, 2017 Share Posted May 15, 2017 Very nice pagoda roof Mercedes SL on the M40 this afternoon. Karl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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