malpaso Posted March 1 Posted March 1 Last week on the M3 I caught up with a Lancia (Beta?) HPE. Probably haven’t seen one for 30+ years and it still looks a good design. 8
keefr22 Posted March 1 Posted March 1 1 hour ago, Farmer matt said: The licence plate says Ford,with an added ?, and Mills Special. Is that thing actually legal?! Uncovered wheels, dodgy looking licence plate....etc... !! 🤣 2
Farmer matt Posted March 1 Author Posted March 1 31 minutes ago, keefr22 said: Is that thing actually legal?! Uncovered wheels, dodgy looking licence plate....etc... !! 🤣 From what I can gather, fenders are not an mot requirement, but plod can pull you if it rains. They seem to have given up on plates, pretty much all US stuff around here has iffy ones. Matt 1
GiampieroSilvestri Posted March 1 Posted March 1 (edited) 1 hour ago, Farmer matt said: From what I can gather, fenders are not an mot requirement, but plod can pull you if it rains. They seem to have given up on plates, pretty much all US stuff around here has iffy ones. Matt Because of the not covered wheels and the improvised fuel tank the Police here in Germany would stop that Ford immediately and retire the operating permit.According to German law the wheels of a car cannot be wider than the body or have at least to be covered and of course every modification has to be approved by the TÜV and registered in the documents. Saluti Giampiero Edited March 1 by GiampieroSilvestri 3
SnøMotion Posted March 1 Posted March 1 2 hours ago, GiampieroSilvestri said: Because of the not covered wheels and the improvised fuel tank the Police here in Germany would stop that Ford immediately and retire the operating permit.According to German law the wheels of a car cannot be wider than the body or have at least to be covered and of course every modification has to be approved by the TÜV and registered in the documents. Saluti Giampiero I must admit, I've always thought the rules in the UK were that wheels had to be covered. 3
ajwebb Posted March 1 Posted March 1 Interestingly, my state does not have a law regarding tire covers for small vehicles, the law only mentions heavy duty work vehicles. I've seen a few hot rods around here without fenders, so... 2
Farmer matt Posted March 1 Author Posted March 1 Another dodgy reg plate, left hook 1959 VW. And as for the wheels.....? Matt 7 2
SnøMotion Posted March 1 Posted March 1 Went to Oulton Park this morning for a bit of spectating. Photos from that later, but here are some shots from the car park. Martin 21 1
Six97s Posted March 1 Posted March 1 6 hours ago, keefr22 said: Is that thing actually legal?! Uncovered wheels, dodgy looking licence plate....etc... !! 🤣 Cycle fenders look crappy though... kit car vibes. I'm more aggravated by all the chavmobiles with the front number plate on the dash. 1 2
keefr22 Posted March 1 Posted March 1 6 hours ago, Farmer matt said: fenders are not an mot requirement, Think they used to be, even if tyres were oitside the limits of the wheel arch I've known people have their car's fail. 1 3
keefr22 Posted March 1 Posted March 1 2 hours ago, Farmer matt said: And as for the wheels.....? Has it got front ones....??!! 🤣 K 6
GiampieroSilvestri Posted March 1 Posted March 1 2 hours ago, Farmer matt said: Another dodgy reg plate, left hook 1959 VW. And as for the wheels.....? Matt That poor VW is from Sweden. Saluti Giampiero 2
keefr22 Posted March 1 Posted March 1 2 hours ago, SnøMotion said: but here are some shots from the car park. Like the colour of the Clubbie, but that Alfasud is drop dead gorgeous...!! Keith 1 5
SnøMotion Posted March 1 Posted March 1 1 minute ago, keefr22 said: Like the colour of the Clubbie, but that Alfasud is drop dead gorgeous...!! Keith From a distance, we just assumed the colour of the Alfasud was rust and we were trying to work out what was holding the rust together Seriously, though, it’s a perfect colour for it and the styling was way ahead of its time. My friend looked inside the Clubman and he said it had either 28000 or 8000 miles on it! It was absolutely mint and, I agree, great colour! 5
bigbadbadge Posted March 1 Posted March 1 3 hours ago, Farmer matt said: Another dodgy reg plate, left hook 1959 VW. And as for the wheels.....? Matt Narrowed front suspension beam, they are quite popular. Not really my thing but each to their own. Nice bug though. Chris 1 1
Spiny Posted March 1 Posted March 1 More dashcam quality shots I'm afraid, especially the first one. I missed a mid-90s Mustang coming the other way (or at least didn't get a good view on the camera), but did get this nice looking C3 'Vette parked at the side of the road. And this made me realise how all of a sudden they (and the Imprezas of a similar vintage) seem to have just disappeared off the roads - it's a few months since I last saw an Evo on the road 9
Windy37 Posted March 1 Posted March 1 2 hours ago, Spiny said: More dashcam quality shots I'm afraid, especially the first one. I missed a mid-90s Mustang coming the other way (or at least didn't get a good view on the camera), but did get this nice looking C3 'Vette parked at the side of the road. And this made me realise how all of a sudden they (and the Imprezas of a similar vintage) seem to have just disappeared off the roads - it's a few months since I last saw an Evo on the road And isn't it good to see the Evo in a world of identikit SUV's . Like the Honda next to it .... Gary 3 1
Chimpion Posted March 2 Posted March 2 5 hours ago, SnøMotion said: My friend looked inside the Clubman and he said it had either 28000 or 8000 miles on it! It was absolutely mint and, I agree, great colour! Indeed, even the colour is quite literally mint. 1 3
Farmer matt Posted March 2 Author Posted March 2 Another day, another LHD Bug with wonky wheels. This one from 1969 and presumably the driver is well wrapped up. Sunny it may be but it is barely above freezing here now. Matt 6 2
Toftdale Posted March 2 Posted March 2 18 hours ago, keefr22 said: Think they used to be Definitely was, hence when someone started making road legal Vanwall replicas/continuation models they came up with this solution. I'm genuinely not sue if its genius or stupidity 🤔 - Andy 2 1 1 1
kiseca Posted March 2 Posted March 2 (edited) 4 hours ago, Toftdale said: Definitely was, hence when someone started making road legal Vanwall replicas/continuation models they came up with this solution. I'm genuinely not sue if its genius or stupidity 🤔 - Andy I remember seeing a road test of one of those. What struck me was the size of it, like reverse scale modelling. It looked like it was 2:1 scale. It looked huge! EDIT: If I recall correctly, under the skin it's an MX-5 or something like that, and gets its dimensions from that donor car Edited March 2 by kiseca 3
ajwebb Posted March 2 Posted March 2 5 hours ago, Toftdale said: Those wheel covers with tread design on it looks tacky. I prefer carbon fiber or just standard gloss/flat black paint. 3
ajwebb Posted March 2 Posted March 2 (edited) New facelifted Tesla followed by old Tesla with matching colors. I have to say I like the facelifted headlights much more than the previous version. And two RHD (probably JDM) vans sitting in a dealership lot, right one is a Hiace of some sort, unsure of what the left one is, except it is a diesel. Edit: I hope the future owners of those vans don't have registration problems... Edited March 2 by ajwebb 1 1
keefr22 Posted March 2 Posted March 2 I think if I was unfortunate enough to have to own a facelifted Tesla I would paint a sharksmouth on that pig ugly front end....!! 🤣 Keith 7 1
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