Alan R Posted April 17, 2017 Share Posted April 17, 2017 On 10/04/2017 at 5:50 PM, bentwaters81tfw said: A brown Alfasud! I actually owned an Alfasud way back in 1979. It was silver, mind you. I bought it brand new from Ian Swift cars here in Bristol. My first new car! Absolutely loved it. Only kept it two years and rust was appearing on the boot-lid and wheel-arches! Still, it was a cracking little thing. Cheers, Alan. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whofan Posted April 17, 2017 Share Posted April 17, 2017 On 14/04/2017 at 9:46 PM, Pete in Lincs said: I forgot that on Thursday, somewhere in Leicestershire, being trailered in the other direction to me I saw the remains of a 'Sweeney' Granada! And it was metallic brown too! It looked like it had been dragged out of a 30 year sleep in a shed. On the M1 past Leeds going north on Saturday saw a very good condition silver grey Granada towing a caravan. Further along on the A1 M was overtaken by a cream and black RR Wraith! It looked in beautiful Nick and seemed to just glide along at 70ish. Had to slowly overtake just to have as good a look at it as I could. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bentwaters81tfw Posted April 17, 2017 Author Share Posted April 17, 2017 A new one for me. Citroen Traction 7C Cabriolet in black. Also a DB9 and a Morgan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonhoff Posted April 17, 2017 Share Posted April 17, 2017 Bond Bug in Loughborough.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elderly Posted April 17, 2017 Share Posted April 17, 2017 9 hours ago, Alan R said: I actually owned an Alfasud way back in 1979. It was silver, mind you. I bought it brand new from Ian Swift cars here in Bristol. My first new car! Absolutely loved it. Only kept it two years and rust was appearing on the boot-lid and wheel-arches! Still, it was a cracking little thing. Cheers, Alan. VERY similar to my experience; I had a dark blue Sud Ti in 1974 or 1975, also my first brand new car. Absolutely loved it, handling beyond belief, but rust was appearing within the 6 month warranty period which was dealt with under the warranty and so I then sold it whilst it still looked pristine. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince1159 Posted April 17, 2017 Share Posted April 17, 2017 4 hours ago, bentwaters81tfw said: A new one for me. Citroen Traction 7C Cabriolet in black. Also a DB9 and a Morgan What a beauty (forget the DB9 and Morgan.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatW Posted April 17, 2017 Share Posted April 17, 2017 White Bentley Continental GT with a private plate, at speed through traffic lights on the A422 from Buckingham, across the A5D roundabout onto the A508 onto Northampton. Must have being doing 80 plus, not wanting to stop at the lights, across my nose as my lights went green on the A5 from Towcester. Real Growl from exhaust! Various high performance sportscars, Bentley/Porsche/McLaren/Pagani etc. near Silverstone Circuit, 1st round of 2017 World Sportscar Chamionships (WEC)and also 1st round of European championships there Saturday& Sunday, very heavy traffic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Headroom Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 A yellow Nissan Juke covered in large black stars. Urgh! Trevor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grey Beema Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 Ferrari 488 on the way into work this morning - nice car but orange!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Veltro Posted April 20, 2017 Share Posted April 20, 2017 Facel Vega in Wimborne. Now that is a rare beast. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bentwaters81tfw Posted April 20, 2017 Author Share Posted April 20, 2017 3 hours ago, Veltro said: Facel Vega in Wimborne. Now that is a rare beast. Many a year since I have seen one of those. Used to be a gold one in these parts over 40 years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
injidup Posted April 20, 2017 Share Posted April 20, 2017 11 hours ago, bentwaters81tfw said: Many a year since I have seen one of those. Used to be a gold one in these parts over 40 years ago. Saw a Facel Vega here in Perth with a roof rack and ladder on top! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thud4444 Posted April 21, 2017 Share Posted April 21, 2017 (edited) Every day this week there has been a gold and black Oldsmobile 442 sitting in local grocery store's parking lot. Today I had my phone ready to snap some pics. So of course, it wasn't there. But someone was selling a sweet old Impala. (Sorry I was driving, trying to eat a biscuit and take a picture at the same time ) Edited April 21, 2017 by Thud4444 Fixed grammar, then I realized I made it worse 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in Lincs Posted April 21, 2017 Share Posted April 21, 2017 This afternoon, South Birmingham around Dudley, I think. A big square K reg Ford Zodiac in pale metallic blue that looked like it was only a couple of years old. And in Traffic around half five in Newark was a little red Cox? GTM which looked rather tasty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bentwaters81tfw Posted April 21, 2017 Author Share Posted April 21, 2017 That Impala owner must drive a BMW - he's parked across 3 bays. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan R Posted April 21, 2017 Share Posted April 21, 2017 Easter Monday, four or five VW transporter camper vans varied vintage from 1950's to 1960's Tuesday on the M4 heading east, A yellow C5 Corvette Today on the M4, heading west, A Jensen Interceptor. Cheers, Alan. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Headroom Posted April 22, 2017 Share Posted April 22, 2017 An X Type Jaguar in Bond Bug orange with a thick black stripe down the side and black wheels. Another urgh! Trevor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in Lincs Posted April 22, 2017 Share Posted April 22, 2017 In Kirton Lindsey this morning.... At the garage, H reg E type FHC in old English white. A WW2 deuce and a half in olive green and apparently full of ammo boxes! If the redball express is still going then he's well lost. He was heading for the A15, which is not the road to Berlin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bordfunker Posted April 22, 2017 Share Posted April 22, 2017 A neglected Alfetta GTV under a tarpaulin spotted in central Penang, and two proper minis just parked in side streets, as well as an immaculate Volvo Amazon. Looks like the classic scene is alive and well in Malaysia! Karl 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malpaso Posted April 22, 2017 Share Posted April 22, 2017 There's often interesting vehicles outside our favourite New Forest pub. Tonight there were some classic motorcycles. A beautiful copper/gold L-reg Honda CB750 Four (like the old 1/8 Airfix i built as a kid), a Triumph twin and these two scrambler or trials machines (they had reg plates but no lights whatsoever). The nearer is an Enfield Bullet, the other a Triumph. Cheers Will 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Headroom Posted April 23, 2017 Share Posted April 23, 2017 A rather nice MGB GT in orange in an M plate on the Chester High Road. Wire wheels and chrome bumpers. It was immaculate. Trevor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ocatlub Posted April 23, 2017 Share Posted April 23, 2017 A "C" reg immaculate green Morris 1000 saloon on the B1040 in Huntingdonshire Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmatthewbacon Posted April 23, 2017 Share Posted April 23, 2017 Must be something on around here: overtaken by about 10 MGBs from a beautiful GT to a rorty RV8, an Allegro, two Dolomites (or 1300s or whatever they were called back then), a Capri, Maxi, two Marinas and a Cortina Mk III estate... all in ten minutes walking along the Bolton Abbey road and up through Addingham village... bestest, M. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Headroom Posted April 23, 2017 Share Posted April 23, 2017 People still drive Allegros? In daylight?? Trevor 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonhoff Posted April 23, 2017 Share Posted April 23, 2017 It was the National "Drive It Day" today which usually heralds (pun unintended) the start of the classic car season. My day today comprised marshalling a halfway halt at Skellingthorpe for our club's contribution for the event. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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