MR2Don Posted May 8, 2022 Share Posted May 8, 2022 Very nice and tidy in our local B&Q car park. don't suppose he was in there buying sheets of plasterboard. Saw it a bit more when leaving and it's wire wheels were beautifully polished. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fnick Posted May 8, 2022 Share Posted May 8, 2022 Whilst waiting for a WWII flightpast down by Southampton docks A very nice car I had never heard of! 😁 A Buick Skylark 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stef N. Posted May 8, 2022 Share Posted May 8, 2022 On the way to Milton Keynes I was behind a transporter with three, brand new yellow American cabs and one, green and white liveried American police cruiser. They all looked very nice but not like old, restored models. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six97s Posted May 8, 2022 Share Posted May 8, 2022 1 hour ago, Fnick said: Whilst waiting for a WWII flightpast down by Southampton docks A very nice car I had never heard of! 😁 A Buick Skylark Those silly wheels aren't doing a lot for it, are they? Why do people always think bigger is better? Anything over 15" just looks out of proportion. 🙄 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six97s Posted May 8, 2022 Share Posted May 8, 2022 Out for a Sunday drive this afternoon, saw a Cobra replica,, an '87/'88 Mercedes S class and two MkI MR2s - a silver C-reg and a red E-reg. The black MkI that's local has also reappeared, but now wearing rear window slats, a snorkel scoop and white wheelarch flares. 😶 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefr22 Posted May 9, 2022 Author Share Posted May 9, 2022 15 hours ago, Six97s said: Those silly wheels aren't doing a lot for it, are they? No accounting for taste is there - I like them...!! Keith 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six97s Posted May 9, 2022 Share Posted May 9, 2022 1 hour ago, keefr22 said: No accounting for taste is there - I like them...!! Keith I'd like them if they were 15s with 60 profile tyres. 🙂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neddy Posted May 9, 2022 Share Posted May 9, 2022 I have to confess to having quite strong opinions concerning fitting huge modern wheels with skinny low-profile tyres onto 60s and 70s American classics. It is only a personal opinion but to me they look horribly out of place on a car of that era. I'm all for restomods and fitting stylish custom wheels but keeping the wheel/tyre proportions to something resembling those of the era can enhance the look of the car whereas huge wheels and low profile tyres just end up looking a little silly on them IMHO. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klubman01 Posted May 9, 2022 Share Posted May 9, 2022 Spotted today heading south at the top end of the M11 a red Daimler Dart on the back of a flat bed Transit (or similar), and later on, heading north on the M11 (just south of Stansted), a dark blue Wolseley 1800 keeping up with the traffic with apparent ease. Trevor 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MR2Don Posted May 9, 2022 Share Posted May 9, 2022 20 hours ago, Six97s said: Those silly wheels aren't doing a lot for it, are they? Why do people always think bigger is better? Anything over 15" just looks out of proportion. Unless, of course, you have a Mk2 MR2. This requires 225/50R15 tyres of which the range is extremely small. so...most people go to 16" or 17" wheels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MR2Don Posted May 9, 2022 Share Posted May 9, 2022 On 5/7/2022 at 4:56 PM, MR2Don said: Interesting pair at Chelmsford Museum car park. Now, which of these do you think is the more elegant? Don't complain about the MR2 parking, it's murder trying to see out the back of one of those and I was determined not to clip the Porsche as the driver was still in it. Diesel as well, it was. A diesel Porsche! Whatever next! So, a big thank you to all who said mine is the better looker. I can only agree!!!🤗 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six97s Posted May 9, 2022 Share Posted May 9, 2022 3 hours ago, MR2Don said: Unless, of course, you have a Mk2 MR2. This requires 225/50R15 tyres of which the range is extremely small. so...most people go to 16" or 17" wheels. Sure, on a more modern car where they suit the design. It just looks out of proportion on old cars. Same with Cobra and GT40 replicas - they look more muscular with 15" wheels. Big wheels and rubber band tyres look daft on them... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince1159 Posted May 10, 2022 Share Posted May 10, 2022 23 hours ago, keefr22 said: No accounting for taste is there - I like them...!! Keith Crager wheels look good on just about anything... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six97s Posted May 10, 2022 Share Posted May 10, 2022 A red Rover SD1 this morning, B-reg. I think I've mentioned it on here before, must have come out of hibernation again. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MR2Don Posted May 10, 2022 Share Posted May 10, 2022 OK, I know it's cheating, but... tonight 7pm, they're repeating "Rick Stein Secret France" along with his lovely (photogenic) Porsche 911. Oh, how I would love to drive through France in that!!!😍 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MR2Don Posted May 11, 2022 Share Posted May 11, 2022 Interesting one, An Aston DB11, but look where it's parked. Outside my dentist in an area marked out with yellow lines, the only parking spot with a lamp and TC are the practice Leader's initials, also on the front of the space as AFC. Need I Say more!! 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bentwaters81tfw Posted May 11, 2022 Share Posted May 11, 2022 A grey and white Triumph Herald ragtop. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted May 11, 2022 Share Posted May 11, 2022 Sunday was gorgeous weather and a trip to Headcorn Aerodrome saw some crackers Gorgeous Square back Another favourite, a cute 356 A beastie, looks awesome and sounds just as good A cracking unmolested GTI Cab A nifty Beach buggy A ratty Dodge Coronet A couple for @keefr22 This Model A was a beast and very loud A cracking Jurgen conversion And finally a Henry J, looks awesome It was a great day, no Spitfires flying though which was a shame. 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnlambert Posted May 11, 2022 Share Posted May 11, 2022 I love that 356, the Coronet will be nice when it's restored 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiny Posted May 11, 2022 Share Posted May 11, 2022 On 11/05/2022 at 19:55, bigbadbadge said: A cracking Jurgen conversion And to think people say the 2CV looks like a snail...😆 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klubman01 Posted May 12, 2022 Share Posted May 12, 2022 Great selection of interesting vehicles. I particularly like the Cooper S. Trevor 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyas Posted May 12, 2022 Share Posted May 12, 2022 Kinda cheating (again) but I finally met my first Ferrari F8 Spider in real life. Looks fantastic but sounds like a base Civic 1.5. Guess we have OPF to thank for that. Owner said he's gonna replace the exhaust soon. Hopefully it'll sound way, way better with new exhaust. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Windy37 Posted May 12, 2022 Share Posted May 12, 2022 1 hour ago, Tyas said: Kinda cheating (again) but I finally met my first Ferrari F8 Spider in real life. Looks fantastic but sounds like a base Civic 1.5. Guess we have OPF to thank for that. Owner said he's gonna replace the exhaust soon. Hopefully it'll sound way, way better with new exhaust. There was a Pagani ZZZonda at Bicester the other weekend and the owner/demonstrator kept reving it every so often . Sounded as flat as the proverbial. Modern exhausts for you !!! Gary 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
von Race Posted May 12, 2022 Share Posted May 12, 2022 Rusting in peace, or pieces, not far from my house. Sad sight as it's almost 100% complete. The interior is a mess, but it's all there. 3 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimJ Posted May 12, 2022 Share Posted May 12, 2022 1 hour ago, von Race said: Rusting in peace, or pieces, not far from my house. Sad sight as it's almost 100% complete. The interior is a mess, but it's all there. It is a shame to see it in that condition. Is that a Lancia Flaminia coupe next to it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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