The Kent & Essex Spotted Thread!

[Tubbytommy]

Spotted Jason Ross just now in Chelmsford. Trailer was empty which could have been a double spot.

[Conscript]

Anyone here drive a red 458 in the Strood/Wainscott area?
Keep seeing one go up and down my road, and the other day it was parked on the driveway of a local house next to a white 911 which is always there (and which I oggle over when walking the dog).

Anyone here? Lovely car, but I can't understand why you just drive it up and down the road all day, unless you're giving passenger rides...in which case, can I have one please

[fozzy280472]

Spotted this in Upminster town centre on Saturday , yes it's real , couldn't believe my eyes......

[ozzyt17]

fozzy280472 said:

Spotted this in Upminster town centre on Saturday , yes it's real , couldn't believe my eyes......

Awesome car - although it would be good of the owner to actually MOT the vehicle!
He may have an awesome and amazing car, but he still needs to MOT it!

[TCEvo]

Great spot.

Is it not MOT exempt at that age though?

[jammy_basturd]

Is any car MOT exempt?! I thought even very, very old cars have an MOT, even if it is the equivalent of checking that it still has a steering wheel and an engine.

[TCEvo]

Rules changed a little while back AIUI, although it's nothing something that I know much about. Below is from the DVLA's site:

8. Vehicles that don't need an MOT
You don’t need to get an MOT for a vehicle that hasn’t reached the age its first MOT is needed.

Exempt vehicles
Other vehicles that don’t need an MOT include:

cars and motorcycles made before 1960
goods vehicles powered by electricity
tractors

[rubystone]

I'm not sure it's real...

[Hol]

On his way to the MOT station? (Hopefully).


He might find it creepy that/how we know, but if anyone knows the guy, they should put a discreet note through his letterbox, as I doubt the lack of MOT is deliberate.

[Rochester TVR]

TurboTerrific9 said:

rubystone said:

I'm not sure it's real...

Out of interest what makes you think that?

Definitely the real deal.

TurboTerrific, assume it is yours?

Beautiful car.

[Cockernee]

TurboTerrific9 said:

rubystone said:

I'm not sure it's real...

Out of interest what makes you think that?

Because he doesn't know you

Stunning thing TT, glad to see it out on the road.

[TCEvo]

Top work TT; beautiful car.

Couple more for me this am. New shape black R8 in Wickham Bishop's near Witham in Essex and a white Gallardo spyder coming into Witham little later on. Also a mean looking & sounding black '60's black Chevy pick-up on the A12, Colchester bound.

[fozzy280472]

TT not trying to come across as a weirdo or stalker but are you reasonably local to the area as I'm struggling to get my head around the fact that someone with a SWB lives local to me, it's my all time favourite car and that's the only one I've ever spotted actually on the road and not at a show.
Absolutely superb garage by the way.

[ozzyt17]

In Brewster motors in Billericay today to get a quote for a new door mirror on our VW Up (£260!! but even more at VW! So expensive for a small car) but in the back I saw a beautiful Ford GT being worked on!

[kiethton]

Maclaren MP4 12C parked on a drive in biggin hill (on the hill heading up for the roundabout)

Red Ferrari 458 on Hayes lane and a black Lamborghini vert on Widmore road heading toward Bromley - all this eve between 7 and 8:15

Oh and a red mid-90's mustang on skid hill lane

[rubystone]

Cockernee said:

Because he doesn't know you

Stunning thing TT, glad to see it out on the road.

Oh it's Gavin's. Reason I said that was that rear lights looked like those on a replica Terry Hoyle built 18 years ago. That car was based on a GTE and I last saw it driving down London Wall last summer.

[Hol]

TurboTerrific9 said:

But thanks to the power of PH a certain car now has an MOT!

A positive outcome.

[ozzyt17]

Great turnout at the Maldon Motor Show today! Some very nice cars including a 1969 Ferrari 365GT 2+2, a Ferrari F40 and a ton of E Type Jags, Ford Mustangs (all ages) and lots of VW Splitties. Anyone else there from the forums?

[mgtony]

ozzyt17 said:

Great turnout at the Maldon Motor Show today! Some very nice cars including a 1969 Ferrari 365GT 2+2, a Ferrari F40 and a ton of E Type Jags, Ford Mustangs (all ages) and lots of VW Splitties. Anyone else there from the forums?

After a fiasco and huge traffic problems getting in, it was a great show. Never been before and can't believe how big it was. The weather was also great, I think pretty much every Essex classic was there!

[ozzyt17]

mgtony said:

After a fiasco and huge traffic problems getting in, it was a great show. Never been before and can't believe how big it was. The weather was also great, I think pretty much every Essex classic was there!

It was also my first time there! It was huge and had a great variety of cars! I got there about 10:15 and the traffic coming in wasn't bad at all then and found a space with ease! When my friend and I went to get lunch walking up the high street there was a huge amount of traffic and there were no parking stewards then! The field was very chaotic and bumpy, I did end up scraping the bottom of the bumper of my car but it was luckily dirt so no scratches and its plastic so no dents!