The 2014 Yorkshire Spotted Thread

[whoami]

chriscoates said:

Saw Sytner Sheffield's i8 demonstrator on Derek Dooley Way this morning, looked incredible among all the dull traffic and sounded surprisingly good when he booted it up the Parkway

What colour is it?

I'm tempted.

[carlove]

Two Ferraris in York yesterday. First was a 458 in white(I think) on the A1237 at Poppleton, second a red 360 Spider at KFC in Clifton Moor.

[gretsch drummer]

A PH smiley stickered white M3 merged infront of me on the m621 this evening. Reg 'R99 ***'

Sounded awesome. (I was in the RM van if you're reading)

[sonicbloo]

a19 near shipton (York) early 60's ferrari GTO on the back of a flatbed. If it is the genuine article it will be worth mi££ions - £20 million 2 years ago, it also had No.22 decals on the doors.

http://www.inautonews.com/1963-ferrari-250-gto-sol...

[GTRJacko]

Yesterday, i saw a Grey R8 driving down Front Street in Acomb. Today i saw a new Macan S driving through Dringhouses, and a lot of media trucks and reporters outside the Acomb Pub today.

[bobbins]

Not posting on here so much these days - but when I see an H-reg Supra turbo I get my arse in gear! Was in Howden yesterday, dark blue, looked good.

Apart from an old Panhard and an immaculate Mini Countryman, nothing other than scene VWs caught my eye lately.

[chriscoates]

whoami said:

chriscoates said:

Saw Sytner Sheffield's i8 demonstrator on Derek Dooley Way this morning, looked incredible among all the dull traffic and sounded surprisingly good when he booted it up the Parkway

What colour is it?

I'm tempted.

It was a stunning blue, bit lighter than Estoril and really eye-catching next to all the boring silver/black/grey cars and I include myself in that

Edited by chriscoates on Wednesday 23 July 22:38

[whoami]

chriscoates said:

It was a stunning blue, bit lighter than Estoril and really eye-catching next to all the boring silver/black/grey cars and I include myself in that

Edited by chriscoates on Wednesday 23 July 22:38

Thanks.

I'm interested to hear that you thought it sounded good too.

Was it loud/different/distinctive/etc?

[chriscoates]

whoami said:

chriscoates said:

It was a stunning blue, bit lighter than Estoril and really eye-catching next to all the boring silver/black/grey cars and I include myself in that

Edited by chriscoates on Wednesday 23 July 22:38

Thanks.

I'm interested to hear that you thought it sounded good too.

Was it loud/different/distinctive/etc?

Well I'm basing that on the fact it's a hybrid, the 3-cylinder resembled a more muted flat-6 to my ears. It would never beat a normal 6-cylinder petrol engine but if I was considering one the sound (or worries about the lack of it) definitely wouldn't put me off. I would probably place the noise between a standard 4-pot and a 911 in terms of quality.

[N7GTX]

GTRJacko said:

and a lot of media trucks and reporters outside the Acomb Pub today.

Claudia Lawrence case.

[Bemmer]

chriscoates said:

whoami said:

chriscoates said:

Saw Sytner Sheffield's i8 demonstrator on Derek Dooley Way this morning, looked incredible among all the dull traffic and sounded surprisingly good when he booted it up the Parkway

What colour is it?

I'm tempted.

It was a stunning blue, bit lighter than Estoril and really eye-catching next to all the boring silver/black/grey cars and I include myself in that

Edited by chriscoates on Wednesday 23 July 22:38

I don't know how true it is,but I was told the hole of 2015 build allocation is now Sold Out.....!

[Stiggolas]

Spotted what looked to me like a new GT3 RS in Doncaster yesterday evening.
It was black, had the same nose and rear wing, private plate, RHD but i think it had 4 tailpipes. Was being filled up with petrol by a guy in a forces uniform. Sounded like the devil when it pulled off and also sounded like a manual.
No idea what it was exactly but it looked ace!
Wish i'd got a pic

[TheBALDpuma]

M5 estate, bright orange with racing stripes in hyde park. Not sure if it was real as I'm not sure why you'd do that to a real one, but if it wasn't they put a lot of effort into making it look like one.

[GTRJacko]

N7GTX said:

GTRJacko said:

and a lot of media trucks and reporters outside the Acomb Pub today.

Claudia Lawrence case.

Yep...Didn't think that there would be a connection between the disappearance and a pub so near to where i live...

Saw a lovely old E-Type V12 Convertible on the A1237, Skyline R33 parked in Poppleton and a silver R8 in Woodthorpe.

Edited by GTRJacko on Thursday 24th July 16:27

[Shep911]

Stiggolas said:

Spotted what looked to me like a new GT3 RS in Doncaster yesterday evening.
It was black, had the same nose and rear wing, private plate, RHD but i think it had 4 tailpipes. Was being filled up with petrol by a guy in a forces uniform. Sounded like the devil when it pulled off and also sounded like a manual.
No idea what it was exactly but it looked ace!
Wish i'd got a pic

4 tailpipes = not a GT3

Some form of carrera in an Aerokit most likely

[King Fisher]

Saw a red TVR S2 at the Fairfax Arms in Gilling tonight

[DannyScene]

I saw a new GT3 RS in black yesterday near harewood house

[_Leg_]

gretsch drummer said:

A PH smiley stickered white M3 merged infront of me on the m621 this evening. Reg 'R99 ***'

Sounded awesome. (I was in the RM van if you're reading)

Twas I. She isn't quite standard. :-)

[benjj]

Saw a/the light blue BMW i8 on the A59 near Blubberhouses this afternoon.

It looked absolutely superb, I'm very very tempted with one.

[frogfoot]

Anyone else see the royal navy merlin messing around over hull yesterday afternoon ?
passed low over where we work made a rite noise