klubman01 Posted November 20, 2022 Share Posted November 20, 2022 Not my cup of tea, but nice photos, nonetheless. Those wings and things - complex little b*ggers, aren't they? Trevor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitkent Posted November 20, 2022 Share Posted November 20, 2022 Yes I didn’t quite realise how so complex they are! Shame that I can’t see many kits of theses cars ever being made. I have some similar pictures,but not as good from a visit to Mercedes at Brooklands museum. Nice pictures! Chris. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desert falcon Posted November 20, 2022 Share Posted November 20, 2022 Not every day you see one of these around, at least not where I live. 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vesa Jussila Posted November 21, 2022 Share Posted November 21, 2022 I stopped in marketing office today. This was there. And this. 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Windy37 Posted November 21, 2022 Share Posted November 21, 2022 Stig Blomqvist 1983 RAC rally winning car , don't recognise the number plate though 🤔 Gary . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vesa Jussila Posted November 21, 2022 Share Posted November 21, 2022 (edited) @Windy37 maybe built in UK, by Sutton. Last H means History registering. I look tomorrow dashboard. Sutton cars had normal dashboard. Answer is here. But car is not made by Sutton. https://www.motorsportimages.com/photo/1983-world-rally-championship-1012912397/1012912397/ Edited November 21, 2022 by Vesa Jussila 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klubman01 Posted November 21, 2022 Share Posted November 21, 2022 Love the Audi! Trevor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitkent Posted November 22, 2022 Share Posted November 22, 2022 Further to my large American car that lives round the corner from me,it’s had its cover taken off today and I got two more pictures.See below- It says Mercury Lincoln. Chris. 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiny Posted November 22, 2022 Share Posted November 22, 2022 1 hour ago, Kitkent said: It says Mercury Lincoln. Chris. Given they're two different brands (albeit Ford-owned ones), I suspect the Schneider Mercury Lincoln badge is a dealer badge. Whatever the case though, got to love headlamp covers - I know they're almost needless complexity, but isn't it a shame cars today don't come with moveable headlamp covers or retractable headlamps? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admiral Puff Posted November 22, 2022 Share Posted November 22, 2022 27 minutes ago, Spiny said: Whatever the case though, got to love headlamp covers - I know they're almost needless complexity, but isn't it a shame cars today don't come with moveable headlamp covers or retractable headlamps? Until the mechanism goes awry, and you end up with one open and one closed, or both jammed half-open, or some other equally useless combination! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob G Posted November 23, 2022 Share Posted November 23, 2022 On 11/15/2022 at 10:57 PM, Tyas said: ... as a proof of concept that you can do a 250-mile round trip in a Taycan without having to worry about topping it up again. LOL, that wouldn't get me to work and back home. Glad I can't afford one. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted November 23, 2022 Share Posted November 23, 2022 Its been an interesting couple of days for spots, Sunday was a 1971 Fiat 124 Coupe, a really pretty car to my eye, superb styling. Yesterday was a 1970 something (?) VW beetle, big rear window & wide rear number plate light cover, didn't get the rego to get the year. Bulgy front bonnet & medium big tail lights. Looks original but in good nick. Also a 1971 Mustang Mach 1 looking very yummy in mid metallic blue & today a 1975 Datsun 120Y, very tidy with some wider alloys on it which did good things for its looks. Sorry, no photos. Steve. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiny Posted November 23, 2022 Share Posted November 23, 2022 14 hours ago, stevehnz said: Its been an interesting couple of days for spots, Sunday was a 1971 Fiat 124 Coupe, a really pretty car to my eye, superb styling. Yesterday was a 1970 something (?) VW beetle, big rear window & wide rear number plate light cover, didn't get the rego to get the year. Bulgy front bonnet & medium big tail lights. Looks original but in good nick. Also a 1971 Mustang Mach 1 looking very yummy in mid metallic blue & today a 1975 Datsun 120Y, very tidy with some wider alloys on it which did good things for its looks. Sorry, no photos. Steve. One of the (many!) things I loved about New Zealand is that you don't seem to put salt on the roads in winter, and as a result there were a sizeable number of 1970s and 80's Japanese cars around which would have just rotted away in the UK. So today's picture isn't a "Spot of the Day" from today, but instead is a Spot of the Day from 10 years* (and a couple of days) ago - a Datsun 180B parked in front of the cafe where I had lunch. Stupidly, i waited until after I'd got my food as I was in need of a good cup of tea having just got off the ferry and collected the hire car - if I'd taken the photo beforehand rather than getting down I would have had the Mk1 Escort which was in the space in front. *Yes, I know this is pretty much the ultimate cheat for this thread! 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted November 23, 2022 Share Posted November 23, 2022 25 minutes ago, Spiny said: *Yes, I know this is pretty much the ultimate cheat for this thread! Its all in a good cause & I'm always happy to see photos from this sort of adventure, a snapshot of bygone days. I can't recall having seen a 180B for ages, likewise a 120Y till yesterday so I'm sure they're still out there. The Picton foreshore hasn't changed a great deal in the interim as I recall from the last time I was there, but that might be 4-5 years ago now. Steve. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admiral Puff Posted November 23, 2022 Share Posted November 23, 2022 32 minutes ago, Spiny said: One of the (many!) things I loved about New Zealand is that you don't seem to put salt on the roads in winter, and as a result there were a sizeable number of 1970s and 80's Japanese cars around which would have just rotted away in the UK. It's not just the salt - be assured that Datos and other Japanese vehicles of that vintage were seriously prone to terminal tin-worm, salt or no salt, in this part of the world anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MR2Don Posted November 24, 2022 Share Posted November 24, 2022 One Real one, as below at M&S Roundhouse car park in Chelmsford And this one, which is a bit of a cheat, but I had no idea this car existed. It's on the wall in David's cafe in Sudbury, which does excellent food and has a range of car photos, which seem to indicate that, at an earlier time, David was a Formula Ford driver hopefully, you can zoom up the photo to read the text., which is pretty interesting. Sorry about the room lighting on it, isn't it always afterwards that one sees that.🥴 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vesa Jussila Posted November 24, 2022 Share Posted November 24, 2022 I think it was not that shiny when left factory first time. 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six97s Posted November 24, 2022 Share Posted November 24, 2022 On 22/11/2022 at 19:11, Kitkent said: It says Mercury Lincoln. Chris. It's definitely a Lincoln. It was usual to have combined Lincoln-Mercury dealerships, but separate from Ford dealers as Lincoln and Mercury were marketed as their upmarket brands. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zephyr Posted November 26, 2022 Share Posted November 26, 2022 Identified back on page 1 of this thread- it's a '71 Lincoln Continental. The 1971 models are a bit hard to sort out as some of the 2-doors had different front quarter panels and headlights IIRC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Windy37 Posted November 27, 2022 Share Posted November 27, 2022 Been to Sheffield today and in the space of the 40 minute journey via the M18 and tram I spotted these modern classics yellow Mini white Audi Coupe ( Quattro shape ) white Porsche 944 red Peugeot 405 saloon black Saab 900 Turbo Not all together , but more than you see on the roads in the summer ! Gary . 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farmer matt Posted November 28, 2022 Share Posted November 28, 2022 Ducked along the backroad to miss the Reigate level crossing and found these citroenvan by Matt Farmer, on Flickr No doubt selling you trendy urban street food soon. sadmini. by Matt Farmer, on Flickr sadmini by Matt Farmer, on Flickr No doubt meeting the scrapman soon. Matt 9 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonhoff Posted November 28, 2022 Share Posted November 28, 2022 In one of those "I haven't seen one in ages" moments this morning.... A Volvo 340/360 hatchback between Nottingham and Melton. IanJ 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malpaso Posted November 28, 2022 Share Posted November 28, 2022 3 hours ago, Farmer matt said: sadmini. by Matt Farmer, on Flickr sadmini by Matt Farmer, on Flickr No doubt meeting the scrapman soon. Matt I can’t help feeling it won’t? Or the number plate at least as that’s potentially tax / MOT / ULEZ free…as long as it “seems” to be on a 1971 green Mini! Apart from the flat tyre, probably in no worse condition than my (literally) one careful lady owner 1975 one was when I got it in 1981… 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince1159 Posted November 28, 2022 Share Posted November 28, 2022 The Citroen and the Mini are bordering on sacrilege,what a waste.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonhoff Posted November 28, 2022 Share Posted November 28, 2022 4 minutes ago, Vince1159 said: The Citroen and the Mini are bordering on sacrilege,what a waste.... TBH - The Citroen seems to be on a new set of wheels and tyres, an episode of "Wheeler Dealers" revealed that you can get a conversion kit to install a Ford Pinto lump so perhaps it's a "Sleeper"? I like it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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