johnlambert Posted April 17, 2021 Share Posted April 17, 2021 There were so many good sightings today, I just wish I could have got photos of some of them: Porsche 928 Austin Healey 3000 in red Two TVR Cerberas And an Aerial Atom 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bentwaters81tfw Posted April 18, 2021 Share Posted April 18, 2021 This weekend has brought a Merc 230 Pagoda ragtop A gold Rolls Royce T series A blue Rolls Royce T series A silver Rolls Royce Cullinan 🤢 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six97s Posted April 21, 2021 Share Posted April 21, 2021 Sunday, a dark blue Stag, this morning an apparently well looked after (could have been a 50 footer though) MkIII Humber Sceptre. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six97s Posted April 21, 2021 Share Posted April 21, 2021 On 18/04/2021 at 20:43, bentwaters81tfw said: This weekend has brought a Merc 230 Pagoda ragtop A gold Rolls Royce T series A blue Rolls Royce T series A silver Rolls Royce Cullinan 🤢 I like those Mercs. Wouldn't know the RRs if I fell over one, I think the most recent I'd recognise is a Silver Shadow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malpaso Posted April 21, 2021 Share Posted April 21, 2021 Saw a convoy of classic Ford's on Saturday, custom Anglia to Cosworth Sierras and most of what you'd like to see in between! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rs2man Posted April 21, 2021 Share Posted April 21, 2021 On 18/04/2021 at 20:43, bentwaters81tfw said: This weekend has brought a Merc 230 Pagoda ragtop A gold Rolls Royce T series A blue Rolls Royce T series A silver Rolls Royce Cullinan 🤢 What's a Rolls Royce T series ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rs2man Posted April 21, 2021 Share Posted April 21, 2021 Coming home from the garage thìs lunchtime I spotted a very tidy silver NSU Ro80 . Only glimpsed the driver, but I think it was a guy called Jock Channon , who used to work on the engine line at Bentley and is now something of an Ro80 specialist . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bentwaters81tfw Posted April 21, 2021 Share Posted April 21, 2021 17 minutes ago, rs2man said: What's a Rolls Royce T series ? https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rolls_Royce_Silver_Shadow_1_at_Legendy_2018_in_Prague.jpg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rs2man Posted April 21, 2021 Share Posted April 21, 2021 5 minutes ago, bentwaters81tfw said: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rolls_Royce_Silver_Shadow_1_at_Legendy_2018_in_Prague.jpg Ah , I see . It's only the Bentley variants which were called the T series . The Rolls Royce was the Silver Shadow or , in lwb Shadow II form , the Silver Wraith . Round the factory the Rolls Royce was known as the SY and the Bentley as the BY . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bentwaters81tfw Posted April 21, 2021 Share Posted April 21, 2021 Always the T series to me, The previous Wraith was the SI,II and III, and prior to that the R series. When you consider the difference amounted to the grille and badges. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiny Posted April 21, 2021 Share Posted April 21, 2021 Was following into work this morning by a nice red Triumph Vitesse - good to tell that it's a nice day today. And behind that was what I thought at first was a Mk2 Jag, but I got a better look in the mirro at some traffic lights and realised it was a Mitsuoka (sp?) View T in British Racing Green (for those who don't know about these, it's basically a retro-styled Nissan Micra). [EDIT: Unfortunately that has just sent me down the Mitsuoka website wormhole now I've thought about that and came across this 'beauty'] https://www.mitsuoka-motor.com/global/lineup/images/50series_ph01.jpg Other than that, nothing to write home about unless a Lamborhini Urus floats your boat 🤮 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rs2man Posted April 21, 2021 Share Posted April 21, 2021 6 hours ago, bentwaters81tfw said: Always the T series to me, The previous Wraith was the SI,II and III, and prior to that the R series. When you consider the difference amounted to the grille and badges. The predecessor to the Shadow was the Silver Cloud , not the Wraith . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnlambert Posted April 21, 2021 Share Posted April 21, 2021 Today's most interesting spot was a Triumph Spitfire series 2 on Herald steel wheels complete with hub caps. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bentwaters81tfw Posted April 21, 2021 Share Posted April 21, 2021 Yes getting ahead of myself there, the Cloud was the SI, II and III, the Wraith pre-dated it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnlambert Posted April 22, 2021 Share Posted April 22, 2021 I actually managed to get a photo of one of my "spots" today. A Sunbeam Tiger. There was also a mix of ordinary cars that you never see anymore and a few more fancy things that I passed as I was driving around. Ordinary stuff: Ford Cortina Mk.IV in yellow Renault 25 in dark metallic blue Rover 200 R8 (scruffy early one in red) Fancy stuff: Mercedes-Benz Pagoda SL in light metallic blue Morgan in dark metallic blue Porsche 356 B or C in red 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MR2Don Posted April 22, 2021 Share Posted April 22, 2021 Tiger: Gorgeous car in gorgeous nick. Had a Series 3 Alpine once, but this is different!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six97s Posted April 22, 2021 Share Posted April 22, 2021 47 minutes ago, johnlambert said: I actually managed to get a photo of one of my "spots" today. A Sunbeam Tiger. Nice. Sainsbury's in Leamington? Is there a prize?🙃 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnlambert Posted April 22, 2021 Share Posted April 22, 2021 Just now, Six97s said: Nice. Sainsbury's in Leamington? Is there a prize?🙃 Correct, but sadly there is no prize. It's quite a good car spotting venue, I can't remember all the interesting stuff I've seen there but it included a nice Bentley S3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonhoff Posted April 23, 2021 Share Posted April 23, 2021 Quite a good day, Mk1 and Mk2 Golf GTI's and an original shape Nissan Micra! IanJ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noel Smith Posted April 24, 2021 Share Posted April 24, 2021 Supermarket car parks in affluent areas are always good to see something special occassionally. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malpaso Posted April 24, 2021 Share Posted April 24, 2021 Years ago, I used to work next door to the Post Office in Chiswick (W. London). All sorts of unusual cars used to turn up to pick up their tax discs - best spot was a nicely patinated black 3-litre Bentley! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnlambert Posted April 24, 2021 Share Posted April 24, 2021 Today's spotting got off to a good start. First was a car that I couldn't identify (which I like to think is unusual). It was left-hand drive, probably 1920s, looked like a slightly larger Ford Model T and had a badge that I think was a dark blue rectangle with a white diagonal running top right to bottom left. It was a four seat, phaeton-style tourer and looked like it had just aged gracefully from the day it was new (flat paint, surface rust) but evidently still capable of venturing onto the road. Second was a 1950s Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint Veloce in white, again looking well used. I've got a long journey to make later so I expect I'll see some more interesting stuff. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted April 24, 2021 Share Posted April 24, 2021 1973 Dark green Triumph 2000 S2, likely assembled here in Nelson & occupying as it did a disabled car park, it might even be a one owner vehicle. Steve. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyas Posted April 24, 2021 Share Posted April 24, 2021 Not that recent, but this was basically peak carspotting for me this year. McLaren Senna no. 448, first Senna to land in Indonesia and the first to be fully registered. There should be more Sennas here but most owners are very reluctant to bring them home and stored them in Hongkong or Singapore instead. You can blame the 125% VAT for that. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vesa Jussila Posted April 24, 2021 Share Posted April 24, 2021 Not my favourite, but not something you see everyday. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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