The South West spotted thread!

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wilfandrowlf

603 posts

211 months

Monday 20th June 2016
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splodge s4 said:
Admittedly I didnt see a PH sticker but still a good spot, nice Sherman on Temple Way earlier.


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I saw the same setup at the "Dig for Victory" show at the North Somerset Showground last weekend.
It was a really interesting show and I got chatting to the owner of the tank.

He was telling me he did a huge amount of restoration work on it, as it was originally used for target practice!
It has a nine cylinder supercharged radial engine and uses 2 gallons for 1 mile yikes

Apparently Shermans are getting very collectable too. His was valued at around £200K, an immaculate example with history (battle, not service!) is up around £400K.

The whole outfit can only do 20mph so ideal for threading through the streets of Bristol!
Mr Ferguson (captain Red Trousers) would have been proud!!! laughlaughlaugh

Womble6

123 posts

206 months

Monday 20th June 2016
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Spotted K50 DEL just before J17 on the M4 tonight in his stickered up Rav. wavey

K50 DEL

9,227 posts

227 months

Monday 20th June 2016
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Womble6 said:
Spotted K50 DEL just before J17 on the M4 tonight in his stickered up Rav. wavey
wavey Indeed, twas I... making the daily return home.

What were you driving?

splodge s4

1,519 posts

236 months

Monday 20th June 2016
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wilfandrowlf said:
splodge s4 said:
Admittedly I didnt see a PH sticker but still a good spot, nice Sherman on Temple Way earlier.


biggrin
I saw the same setup at the "Dig for Victory" show at the North Somerset Showground last weekend.
It was a really interesting show and I got chatting to the owner of the tank.

He was telling me he did a huge amount of restoration work on it, as it was originally used for target practice!
It has a nine cylinder supercharged radial engine and uses 2 gallons for 1 mile yikes

Apparently Shermans are getting very collectable too. His was valued at around £200K, an immaculate example with history (battle, not service!) is up around £400K.

The whole outfit can only do 20mph so ideal for threading through the streets of Bristol!
Mr Ferguson (captain Red Trousers) would have been proud!!! laughlaughlaugh
Nice! I have total respect for people that restore tanks, having served over 5 years in the Tank regiment my self i know how unreliable Chieftain & Challenger 1 tanks can be so an old WW2 wagon like this, my god you got to have deep pockets & lots of contacts!

Womble6

123 posts

206 months

Monday 20th June 2016
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K50 DEL said:
Womble6 said:
Spotted K50 DEL just before J17 on the M4 tonight in his stickered up Rav. wavey
wavey Indeed, twas I... making the daily return home.

What were you driving?
A dirty grey/blue mk5 Golf Gti. I'll keep an eye for you tomorrow.

V8S

8,582 posts

236 months

Tuesday 21st June 2016
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TVR V8S on the A303 near Willoughby Hedge yesterday evening. thumbup

fivepointnine

708 posts

113 months

Tuesday 21st June 2016
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Saw a nice blue TVR Tuscan today on the M5 northbound around the WSM area.

K50 DEL

9,227 posts

227 months

Tuesday 21st June 2016
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Sadly no pics but I saw a McLaren P1 trundling through Bedminster this afternoon... Seen him a few times before so I'm guessing it's a local car

McAndy

12,338 posts

176 months

Wednesday 22nd June 2016
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K50 DEL said:
Sadly no pics but I saw a McLaren P1 trundling through Bedminster this afternoon... Seen him a few times before so I'm guessing it's a local car
Good to know there's one not too far away. What colour? A friend saw one on the M4 a few months back not far from Bristol, so quite possibly related.

K50 DEL

9,227 posts

227 months

Wednesday 22nd June 2016
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McAndy said:
K50 DEL said:
Sadly no pics but I saw a McLaren P1 trundling through Bedminster this afternoon... Seen him a few times before so I'm guessing it's a local car
Good to know there's one not too far away. What colour? A friend saw one on the M4 a few months back not far from Bristol, so quite possibly related.
It's sort of like a duck-egg baby blue... not really my taste TBH but it's a P1 so I can forgive it just about anything!

McAndy

12,338 posts

176 months

Wednesday 22nd June 2016
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K50 DEL said:
It's sort of like a duck-egg baby blue... not really my taste TBH but it's a P1 so I can forgive it just about anything!
hehe

I have just discovered that there is McLaren Bristol at Cribbs Causeway! http://www.bristol.mclaren.com/contact/location-an...

eggchaser1987

1,608 posts

148 months

Wednesday 22nd June 2016
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Didn't take a picture, but I walked out from work to see right in front of me a silver audi a6 with a gb sticker on the rear.

I work on Somerton business Park so if that was you wavey

jkh112

21,889 posts

157 months

Wednesday 22nd June 2016
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splodge s4 said:
...an old WW2 wagon like this, my god you got to have deep pockets & lots of contacts!
Why don't you knock it off with them negative waves?

Gibbyo

353 posts

171 months

Wednesday 22nd June 2016
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Yellow Honda S2000 with Black Smiley on the rear in Plymouth at around 5pm today. I cycled passed and said I post it here!

williredale

2,866 posts

151 months

Friday 24th June 2016
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I spotted a silver TVR Chimaera by the Star in Tickenham about five this evening. I was using that most PH of transport, a push bike...

F1 ASBO

426 posts

118 months

Friday 24th June 2016
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Nice to see some pics on here lately and even better some actually with PH stickers! I have mine on my rollover bar, see if you can spot me at Combe tomorrow!!! biggrin

vtecyo

2,122 posts

128 months

Monday 27th June 2016
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Saw a pearl yellow Aventador on the M32 coming out of Bristol at about half 11 Friday night, came off at UWE junction and went down towards the ring road. Had a personalised plate, think it was 2 numbers & 2 letters. Looked and sounded absolutely phenomenal. Think it's only the second one I've ever seen. Nearly had a trouser accident. Even the mrs was excited about it.

DeanoM12

498 posts

220 months

Monday 27th June 2016
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Today at 4:30ish, I Followed a rather striking yellow Megane Sport from Calne to Chippenham. It had a black PH sticker on the back. thumbup

F1 ASBO

426 posts

118 months

Monday 27th June 2016
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DeanoM12 said:
Today at 4:30ish, I Followed a rather striking yellow Megane Sport from Calne to Chippenham. It had a black PH sticker on the back. thumbup
Sounds likely to be the same one that was at the track day today at Castle Combe, very nice.

CB2152

1,555 posts

132 months

Wednesday 29th June 2016
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LordGrover yesterday (Tuesday) at about 20:50, driving towards Yate/Chipping Sodbury on Yate Road, near the garden centre. smile
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