Spot of the day V8

[Farmer matt]

As part 7 has gone over 40 pages, time to start a new one.

Keep spotting those interesting motors here.

 

And to kick off, 1991 ERF on the tober.

 

 

Matt

 

[Farmer matt]

Bit of a random car show in Reigate Priory park this morning, luckily the rain held off.

 

 

Thanks to Postman Matt for the heads up about the event.

Have a good weekend,

 

Matt

 

[Pete in Lincs]

A very nice collection and all in lovely condition. I saw a red Mk ll Jag yesterday mornings near Hemswell . Lots of chrome badges on the front. And a hot rod . Maybe the same 'Munster' car I saw a couple of weeks ago. I gave him a thumbs up as we passed. 

[Toftdale]

One for @MR2Don, currently for sale about 10 miles north of Norwich, no Idea if £10,995 is reasonable or not.

 

And yes I did notice the Rover and Capri, but I've posted those before - Andy

[Sabrejet]

Nice-looking Ginetta G31 down in darkest Wiltshire yesterday. These older cars really grow on you!

 

 

[Pete in Lincs]

Not a live spot, but Gone in 60 seconds popped upon the tube. Not watched it for years.

Spotted a Mk1 Cortina and a Mk1 Capri! Lots of other goodies too.

[keefr22]

18 hours ago, Toftdale said:

currently for sale about 10 miles north of Norwich,

 

Car looks nice, wheels look horrible...!!

 

Keith

[Vesa Jussila]

This was today in Finland.

 

 

 

[Pete in Lincs]

Nice Merc'. I'm not sure what year it is, but II bet when they built it they never dreamt that one day it would be orange!

[klubman01]

Yesterday, LVVS held their annual classic car event in the grounds of Lincoln Castle.  Unfortunately, the iffy weather forecast meant that quite a few entries didn't turn up.  However, of those that did, here are some of my favourites.

 

Beautifully presented Audi Quattro;

 

At the other end of the scale, a Morris 1100;

 

This gorgeous Jowett Jupiter;

 

And a couple of fabulous Alfa-Romeo's, the green Zagato being my favourite car at the show (apart from mine, of course!);

 

During the afternoon, I wandered off into the top end of Lincoln to get an ice cream, and spotted this little Austin outside The White Hart Hotel;

 

Trevor

[malpaso]

On Saturday, there were a few pre-war cars out, not that I could identify immediately though.

 

And a beautiful red Lotus Eclat!

[Farmer matt]

1992 Sierra 2.0 Ghia estate in the rain this morning. With the correct number of doors.

 

 

Matt

 

[Spiny]

On 27/05/2024 at 19:25, klubman01 said:

 

 

Has Lucy the dragon had children? There was only one of her when I visited Lincoln Castle a couple of years ago.

 

Nice collection of cars there in a great location.

[keefr22]

On the way home from Hampshire today, in Membury services a red with beige roof Pontiac GTO convertible, looked a bit tatty but sound - & quite large!

 

Earlier in Alton, very nice looking  MGB GT in red, braving the pouring rain, and a bright yellow Lotus Evora. First one I've seen and it was bigger than I thought it looks in pictures - I guess I'm used to Lotuses being small sportscars! I did like it though!

 

Keith

 

 

[Vince1159]

On 5/26/2024 at 9:46 PM, Pete in Lincs said:

Not a live spot, but Gone in 60 seconds popped upon the tube.

Was that the original,always wanted to meet a bird called Eleanor so i could tell her where her name came from (probably walk away with a black eye but that's the risk)...

[malpaso]

In five minutes this afternoon on the way back from my mums on the far side of Winchester:

2 prewar Bentleys; I think both 3-litre types

A lorry carrying a Bedford MW and QL, heading towards Portsmouth probably for D-Day commemoration.

And…

a…

silver…

Ferrari

 

250

 

GTO

 

[Farmer matt]

Derby day on Epsom Downs, first a few cabs on the tober.

 

As always the buses were impossible to photograph,but a couple of Routemasters

 

 

And a 1976 ECW bodied Daimler Fleetline

 

And in the parking area a 1957 Dodge pickup

 

And then these

which I think is a Lancia Thema, and then this Escort randomly drove past

 

 

1989 Merc 500SEL parked in Tadworth, and a 1970 Mach1 to finish.

 

Matt

 

[Windy37]

Scunthorpe town centre this morning 

 

Gary .

[Camwader]

Spotted at an AC Owners' Club event last Sunday. The green Cobra Le Mans Coupe was famous for being clocked at 185 mph on the M1 in 1964 before the 70mph limit was introduced.

 

[Neddy]

Gorgeous brace of ACs, probably the best looking of all of them with the exception of the Frua-bodied 428.

[Sabrejet]

That Cobra Coupe! Gorgeous, and better-looking IMHO than the Daytona Cobra.

[Sabrejet]

There was a LOT of classic '40s American around Wiltshire and Dorset yesterday, plus these cool dudes at the traffic lights in Wareham:

 

 

[kiseca]

On 5/27/2024 at 7:25 PM, klubman01 said:

...

And a couple of fabulous Alfa-Romeo's, the green Zagato being my favourite car at the show (apart from mine, of course!);

 

Trevor

 

I think Gordon Murray has a Junior Zagato that's been updated by Alfaholics with all their Giulia mechanicals. It's in that colour, too.

 

I remember a time when the Zagatos were affordable. Actually, at that time Sprint Speciales were affordable too... 200km/h from 1.3 litres.

[Camwader]

On 26/05/2024 at 19:21, Sabrejet said:

Nice-looking Ginetta G31 down in darkest Wiltshire yesterday. These older cars really grow on you!

 

 

Sorry to be pedantic, but that's a G32. The G31 is front engined, rear wheel drive with Cortina mechanicals, the G32 is mid-engined rear wheel drive with XR3 bits. They both use Fiesta doors and do look very similar. As an AC 3000ME owner I have a particular interest in British mid-engined sports cars - not that there are many.

Edited June 2 by Camwader

[Sabrejet]

1 hour ago, Camwader said:

As an AC 3000ME owner I have a particular interest in British mid-engined sports cars - not that there are many.

 

Nice one! I'd take an AC 3000ME over a Ginetta G32 (or 31) any day.