rs2man Posted June 30, 2019 Share Posted June 30, 2019 A couple of interesting spots over the weekend , all seen round Crewe and Nantwich - while I was out in the RS2 on Saturday afternoon I saw a 1920s Rolls Royce tourer, one of those new Morgan 3-wheelers and , most surprising of all , a mint mk4 Escort convertible . Today I was behind a BMW 850 - nice looking car , which almost makes up for it being a BMW. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bentwaters81tfw Posted July 3, 2019 Author Share Posted July 3, 2019 2 SAAB 900 turbos in the last week, 1 red, 1 black Yesterday a 57 Cadillac El Dorado sedan. Sort of a beige. Just been imported. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rs2man Posted July 3, 2019 Share Posted July 3, 2019 On the way home from the model club last night I saw a really smart late 70s/early 80s Ducati 900 in black & gold . Can't remember the last time I saw one . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefr22 Posted July 3, 2019 Share Posted July 3, 2019 Sun has brought out the convertibles today - very shiny black Alfa GTV Spider and a red front wheel drive (sacrilege!) Lotus Elan K 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Windy37 Posted July 3, 2019 Share Posted July 3, 2019 On 6/30/2019 at 1:16 PM, Windy37 said: I m in Braga , Portugal this weekend with the daughters dance school at a big dancing competition. Anyway , me and my fellow dance dad's are loving spotting immaculate cars that have long since rusted away back home . I.e. mk3 Escorts , mk3 and 4 Fiestas , 2cv , Renault 4 etc. But the most unexpected was a Lancia Integale owners club run . Must have been at least 20 , all immaculate. I 'll put on pics when I'm back next week . Gary . Hi , back home now . Here’s some pictures of the Lancia Integrales we happened across . They were from the Portuguese Owners Club and were on a trip up to classic Portuguese Rally stages , including Fafe which was near by . Enjoy , I certainly did !! Gary . 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefr22 Posted July 3, 2019 Share Posted July 3, 2019 Beautiful - all of them! Nearly bought one back when they were affordable, really wish I had but was put off by left hand drive! Thanks for sharing the pics! Keith 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Knight Posted July 4, 2019 Share Posted July 4, 2019 I thought I'd share these with you. Sort of 'Spotted' when I went to the car park to see them A bunch of eejits to drive from the island of Ireland's most Easterly point to its most Westerly point. To be done inside about 15 hours, 375 miles. They were to set off at 04:00 but they didn't, it was 04:30. The thing in the background is the marker to say its the most Easterly point. The driver of this once drove a Model T down thru GB, Europe, Africa, across India, part of Indonesia, across Australia and down thru New Zealand. Buck eejit 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in Lincs Posted July 4, 2019 Share Posted July 4, 2019 Yesterday in Newark. A seemingly mint Triumph Acclaim. (rebadged Honda) The colour, of course, hearing aid beige! 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Windy37 Posted July 4, 2019 Share Posted July 4, 2019 5 hours ago, Pete in Lincs said: Yesterday in Newark. A seemingly mint Triumph Acclaim. (rebadged Honda) The colour, of course, hearing aid beige! My grandad bought a brand new Acclaim , a HL model . It seemed luxurious at the time what with tinted glass , 5 gears and a tilting steering column ! 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in Lincs Posted July 4, 2019 Share Posted July 4, 2019 Today on Grantham High Street, A Corvette from around 1970 ish. In red and a bit tatty, it nevertheless stood out from the boring stuff. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Headroom Posted July 5, 2019 Share Posted July 5, 2019 An immaculate 1965 ( C reg) cream VW Beetle in Eastham yesterday shortly after a light metallic blue Lotus Elan. Trevor 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ocatlub Posted July 5, 2019 Share Posted July 5, 2019 Red Aston Martin Superleggera on the B1040 yesterday, don't see them everyday of the week around here. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Windy37 Posted July 6, 2019 Share Posted July 6, 2019 (edited) On 7/4/2019 at 4:32 AM, Pete in Lincs said: Yesterday in Newark. A seemingly mint Triumph Acclaim. (rebadged Honda) The colour, of course, hearing aid beige! This Triumph Acclaim HLS was on display at East Yorkshire Thoroughbred Car Clubs ( mouthfull ! ) meeting last night at the Humber Bridge. I spoke to the owner , it was originally bought new by an old lady ( predictively ) from Kennings at Sheffield . It has done just 28,000 miles . It was fully Ziebarted from new and therefore has no rust . Immaculately presented it brought back all kinds of memories of the one my grandad owned . Also so on display , this immaculate Jenson Interceptor FF , the one with 4 wheel drive . Pictures a bit in the shade , sorry . Thanks for looking , Gary . Edited July 6, 2019 by Windy37 Missing text . 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in Lincs Posted July 6, 2019 Share Posted July 6, 2019 Ah, Ziebart, I had my Mk1 Escort done. Stinky stuff but it worked. And it's obviously worked on that Acclaim too. Today in South Lincoln, an E reg ('67) Morris 1000 pickup in old English white. Lovely condition too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in Lincs Posted July 8, 2019 Share Posted July 8, 2019 From Lincoln down to Stow Maries in Essex and back again today. Spots were, Near Chelmsford, a Blue late model Lotus Elan. A14 near Cambridge, Black drop top XK120 with a black hood. Then later, another late Elan (These are the one with the Isuzu engine) and near Lincoln, a red Moggy 1000 convertible in red. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefr22 Posted July 8, 2019 Share Posted July 8, 2019 Swansea to Birmingham airport to Bristol airport to Swansea today - 330 miles because my son booked his return flight from a weekend away in Spain with his missus for the wrong day so had to book a different flight to a different airport (what a plonker!!) Anyway - lovely grey Porsche 944, lovely grey E34 BMW M5, lovely aqua blue and cream VW bus and a 1980's ish Bentley with a towbar and pulling an empty motorcycle trailer! There were others but I'm so cream crackered I can't remember them!! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whofan Posted July 9, 2019 Share Posted July 9, 2019 Today in Kidderminster's Tesco Petrol station, this lovely 1963 Hillman Minx. The colour was a lot lighter and slightly lighter blue/greenr than the picture shows, It was in very good condition too, just a little spotting on the wheels. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeroenS Posted July 9, 2019 Share Posted July 9, 2019 5 minutes ago, Whofan said: Today in Kidderminster's Tesco Petrol station, this lovely 1963 Hillman Minx. The colour was a lot lighter and slightly lighter blue/greenr than the picture shows, It was in very good condition too, just a little spotting on the wheels. Comes with historically correct figures 🙂 A nice example of a '60's car. Not a brand I've ever heard of! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefr22 Posted July 9, 2019 Share Posted July 9, 2019 My dad had a light blue one, later followed by an upgrade to a two tone grey/red Super Minx! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince1159 Posted July 9, 2019 Share Posted July 9, 2019 1 hour ago, JeroenS said: Not a brand I've ever heard of! They weren't bad cars,my dad had an Avenger and my mum had a couple of Imps,back in the 80's i bought a undrivable Hunter to restore but got offered a good price so sold it to someone else to restore.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cherry268 Posted July 9, 2019 Share Posted July 9, 2019 2 hours ago, keefr22 said: My dad had a light blue one, later followed by an upgrade to a two tone grey/red Super Minx! My dad had a red and white or cream Super Minx. BBW 47B. ( Huh, can't remember my name half the time, how can I remember that) Damn thing kept cutting out for no reason every few weeks. I worked as an agricultural engineer and went to a farm in the late seventies and there in a barn looking very forlorn was the very same car What a coincidence 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whofan Posted July 9, 2019 Share Posted July 9, 2019 1 hour ago, cherry268 said: My dad had a red and white or cream Super Minx. BBW 47B. ( Huh, can't remember my name half the time, how can I remember that) Damn thing kept cutting out for no reason every few weeks. I worked as an agricultural engineer and went to a farm in the late seventies and there in a barn looking very forlorn was the very same car What a coincidence I can remember the number of our first car, a mini 850, NUS 268M. I’ve forgotten most of the car registration numbers we’ve had since, but I can usually remember who I am! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in Lincs Posted July 9, 2019 Share Posted July 9, 2019 By the early seventies most of the Minx's and it's derivatives were more filler than metal. I remember two of us nicked the gearbox out of a scrap one on an old airfield one weekend. IIRC the engine had a main bearing weakness. Very comfy car though. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bentwaters81tfw Posted July 9, 2019 Author Share Posted July 9, 2019 A Mk 3 Minx, one of the last. I was offered a dark green Mk 4, then he changed his mind. I have a book on 50s and 60s cars, and the author maintains there was never a Mk4! I did have a Hunter GT. That was quick. It went after too much sheet metal work went into the underside. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeroenS Posted July 18, 2019 Share Posted July 18, 2019 A Pontiac Firebird, and definitely a late '60s model too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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