MR2Don Posted October 9, 2021 Share Posted October 9, 2021 4 hours ago, keefr22 said: Very cool! Doubt it's real on a J plate....unless it was another DVLA Local Office foul up....!! Huh, Mot History says it's an MX5! So it wasn't only MR2s that pretended to be Ferraris😀 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MR2Don Posted October 9, 2021 Share Posted October 9, 2021 On 10/8/2021 at 5:57 PM, Mr Mansfield said: That one looks like a beauty And so it should. I think I'm OK to tell you this, but it's first reg in 2016, lives in Highgate, has 4,800 odd on the clock and did 800 miles last year. It's photographed in Hyde Hall car park, so he brought it that far, at least.😉 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnlambert Posted October 11, 2021 Share Posted October 11, 2021 Apologies if we've had this car before, but I took the photo today. Aston Martin DB6. I've also seen a few classic (pre-impact bumper) Porsche 911s yesterday and today but I was either driving or it was too dark to photograph. But the 911 I saw today (about ten minutes ago) was a 911 L and seemed to have an electrical fault as neither the offside head lamp nor the corresponding side lamp were illuminated. 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malpaso Posted October 11, 2021 Share Posted October 11, 2021 A trip to Yeovil down the 303 saw a nice red Sunbeam Alpine wearing a hardtop, a rorty red TR6 also with hardtop and an MGB GT (green). And multiples of each generation of MX-5. I would complain about all these sports cars with the hood up in the sunshine but it was a bit parky so my RF was closed for the A303. 😎 Also nearing home a green low-light Minor and a white 68 (F-reg) 911 which looks very nice (I see it quite often around). I also keep seeing a slightly battered but original S1 Landie parked up in various places round Winchester so it must be in regular use. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefr22 Posted October 12, 2021 Author Share Posted October 12, 2021 On the way back from Tesco's click & collect just now, very shiny black Audi Coupe GT (the 'fire up the quattro' shape!). Think I've seen it around a few times, but never this clean - it looked lovely! Keith 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefr22 Posted October 12, 2021 Author Share Posted October 12, 2021 And this evening taking the grand-daughter home from gymnastics a very tidy little white Nova saloon, and the first one I've seen, also in white a GR Yaris. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince1159 Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 On 10/11/2021 at 7:08 PM, johnlambert said: Apologies if we've had this car before, but I took the photo today. Aston Martin DB6. Who cares,Astons are like Spit's and Hurri's you can never have to many... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnlambert Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 54 minutes ago, Vince1159 said: Who cares,Astons are like Spit's and Hurri's you can never have to many... That was pretty much my thought process. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toftdale Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 1 hour ago, Vince1159 said: Who cares,Astons are like Spit's and Hurri's you can never have to many... There's an exception to rule 😅🤣😂 https://www.wheelswithinwales.uk/aston-martin-mark-st-davids-day-and-new-welsh-plant/ 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnlambert Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 No Aston pics today, but it was the last Gaydon gathering of the year. I've taken a few photos but only a couple seem to want to upload. This is a Riley, apparently. And a very austere but somehow charming Mercedes-Benz 190 "Fintail". 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toftdale Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 29 minutes ago, johnlambert said: And a very austere but somehow charming Mercedes-Benz 190 "Fintail". Sorry John I'm failing to see the charm 😄, but I do like the Riley. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnlambert Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 Finally, got some more uploaded. One for @MR2Don Daimler Sovereign I saw this Triumph TR4 drive past my road on the way here. MGB GTs, both V8s (I checked the orange car's registration with the DVLA). Another MGB GT V8. And keeping with the Rover V8 theme, a 3500S. 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefr22 Posted October 13, 2021 Author Share Posted October 13, 2021 Nice pics John! I'll have the TR4 please! And I do like the wheels on the P6 - I'll have that one too!! Keith 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince1159 Posted October 13, 2021 Share Posted October 13, 2021 What's the one next to the Sovereign,she'd make a nice replica Staff Car... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnlambert Posted October 13, 2021 Share Posted October 13, 2021 1 hour ago, Vince1159 said: What's the one next to the Sovereign,she'd make a nice replica Staff Car... That would be a Standard Vanguard Phase 1 from the late 1940s or early '50s (I think). 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan R Posted October 13, 2021 Share Posted October 13, 2021 1 hour ago, johnlambert said: That would be a Standard Vanguard Phase 1 from the late 1940s or early '50s (I think). I suspected that it was a Standard of some kind... Cheers, Alan. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MR2Don Posted October 13, 2021 Share Posted October 13, 2021 (edited) Very nice TR4, but what is that thing behind it, over it's left shoulder, which seems to be covered in numbers and looks to be quite sporty. 13 hours ago, johnlambert said: I saw this Triumph TR4 drive past my road on the way here. Edited October 13, 2021 by MR2Don 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thorfinn Posted October 13, 2021 Share Posted October 13, 2021 On 9/22/2021 at 9:57 AM, Escaflowne said: I wish to share with you some pics of the Normandy Beach Race at Ouistreham with some crazy cars. Many thanks to people of all country who came to this fun race, Belgium, Netherland, UK, USA... Love them all...but especially that super-tasty chopped and channeled '28 Ford! Great stuff! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnlambert Posted October 13, 2021 Share Posted October 13, 2021 15 minutes ago, MR2Don said: Very nice TR4, but what is that thing behind it, over it's left shoulder, which seems to be covered in numbers and looks to be quite sporty. Pretty sure it was a GTM or similar mid-engined Mini-based kit car. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klubman01 Posted October 13, 2021 Share Posted October 13, 2021 2 hours ago, MR2Don said: Very nice TR4, but what is that thing behind it, over it's left shoulder, which seems to be covered in numbers and looks to be quite sporty. It's the former CCC magazine Cox GTM. They sponsored it in the late sixties/early seventies, IIRC. At at about two thirty, turning into Tesco's in Sleaford, I caught a brief glimpse of a Renault Spyder. I remember watching their one make race series back in the day, but it's the first time I've seen one on the road. Trevor 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klubman01 Posted October 13, 2021 Share Posted October 13, 2021 Just found a picture of the CCC magazine Cox GTM. That's Richard Hudson-Evans (magazine editor, and race driver) on the right. Don't know the bloke on the left. Trevor 5 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MR2Don Posted October 13, 2021 Share Posted October 13, 2021 Not much of a spot, but I've always liked them and there's not that many left around now - Ford Focus Saloon. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted October 13, 2021 Share Posted October 13, 2021 20 hours ago, johnlambert said: Finally, got some more uploaded. One for @MR2Don Daimler Sovereign I saw this Triumph TR4 drive past my road on the way here. MGB GTs, both V8s (I checked the orange car's registration with the DVLA). Another MGB GT V8. And keeping with the Rover V8 theme, a 3500S. I was happy seeing the MG V8s but the P6 is lovely and a manual too my dad had a few of those and used to throw you back into your seat under hard acceleration, would love a decent one of these. There used to be a two seater convertible not to far from us too with the spare wheel on the boot, a Crayford conversion me thinks. Great photos Thanks John for the happy memories Chris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiny Posted October 13, 2021 Share Posted October 13, 2021 A day with some driving through the leafier parts of the Home Counties usually produces some spots of exotica, and today was no different with numerous Bentleys, Maseratis, Aston Martins etc. and today was no exception along with a Ferrari California and McLaren of some designation. Also a 1990 Porsche 911 (with whale tail spoiler ) plus a few older ones which did come out ok on the dashcam - so I made a small collage of the clearest. Also seen were a Bentley Arnage on the back of a recovery truck and the Amersham Mobile Museum: https://amershammuseum.org/the-mobile-museum/ Speaking of the little dashcam collage, I had presumed that the Ferrari 500 TRC was a replica, but having looked it up and given where I saw it I would say it is probably the real thing, in which case I doubt I will ever see another one on the public road again. The Rolls looked absolutely immaculate while the Volvo was in very good condition for something which is over 30 years old and looked to still be in regular use. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul H Posted October 13, 2021 Share Posted October 13, 2021 On 12/10/2021 at 20:33, johnlambert said: No Aston pics today, but it was the last Gaydon gathering of the year. I've taken a few photos but only a couple seem to want to upload. This is a Riley, apparently. The chassis is - from a 9hp. However, the radiator grille is most certainly not though, and the chassis has been shortened considerably too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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