COOL CLASSIC CAR SPOTTERS POST!!! Vol 2
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lotus72 said:
spotted this this afternoon, too (see 'Classics left to rot' thread).
Nice, original nick, a little rust here & there, nothing that isn't repairable.
I left a note on it to see if they're thinking of selling
(sorry, forgot to mention click on the pic for a bigger version)Nice, original nick, a little rust here & there, nothing that isn't repairable.
I left a note on it to see if they're thinking of selling
Delighted to see the HK500 on these pages, driven by a Facel Vega Car Club member who uses his car lots. Brave to take it out on such a hot day; he's obviously got the cooling sorted.
It was originally supplied to a Glaswegian scrap dealer in 1960 who had four in quick succession which were all the same colour with wire wheels and on the same plate and looked the same car so that no one knew how well he was doing. In 2008, this car was voted C&SC's car of the meeting at that year's Goodwood Revival.
Ringo had a Facel 11 which he bought off the Facel stand at the Motor Show in 1964 and which sold for £330k last year. It is believed to have left this country.
In mitigation, I took my Facellia to Haslemere yesterday and my Facel 11 to the pub today - but wasn't spotted! However, I was joined by a friend whose daily driver is a white Lotus Elite (old style). But then he's clever enough to make sure it's going to work properly.
It was originally supplied to a Glaswegian scrap dealer in 1960 who had four in quick succession which were all the same colour with wire wheels and on the same plate and looked the same car so that no one knew how well he was doing. In 2008, this car was voted C&SC's car of the meeting at that year's Goodwood Revival.
Ringo had a Facel 11 which he bought off the Facel stand at the Motor Show in 1964 and which sold for £330k last year. It is believed to have left this country.
In mitigation, I took my Facellia to Haslemere yesterday and my Facel 11 to the pub today - but wasn't spotted! However, I was joined by a friend whose daily driver is a white Lotus Elite (old style). But then he's clever enough to make sure it's going to work properly.
Near Teddington (near Teddington Cemetery and the bus station):
Recently appeared. Faded, straight, pretty much all there, bit rusty. Cool. Hope the intention is to restore it.
Same alloys as the Triumph 2000 the other night; the early 2000s having steels with hub caps and the later ones (with Michelotti Stag-like styling) having Rostyle trims - IIRC
Recently appeared. Faded, straight, pretty much all there, bit rusty. Cool. Hope the intention is to restore it.
Same alloys as the Triumph 2000 the other night; the early 2000s having steels with hub caps and the later ones (with Michelotti Stag-like styling) having Rostyle trims - IIRC
DickyC said:
Near Teddington (near Teddington Cemetery and the bus station):
Recently appeared. Faded, straight, pretty much all there, bit rusty. Cool. Hope the intention is to restore it.
Same alloys as the Triumph 2000 the other night; the early 2000s having steels with hub caps and the later ones (with Michelotti Stag-like styling) having Rostyle trims - IIRC
2.5PI had the rostyle trims 2500S had the Stag alloys lesser models had a variety of stainless trims.Recently appeared. Faded, straight, pretty much all there, bit rusty. Cool. Hope the intention is to restore it.
Same alloys as the Triumph 2000 the other night; the early 2000s having steels with hub caps and the later ones (with Michelotti Stag-like styling) having Rostyle trims - IIRC
Two Rover P6s travelling together in Bromley
'70s Beetle, painted salmon-over-white, in Ashtead
Split-screen VW Type 2 somewhere in Surrey
Bay window VW Type 2 somewhere else in Surrey
Morgan in Epsom
The best spot was on a trailer on the M25 in Surrey. I couldn't be sure exactly what it was, but I'd guess a brass-era (as they say in Yankeeland) Cadillac, like this:
1904 Cadillac by Zack S. Classic Cars, on Flickr
We ended up in Thorpe Park, which has '42 and '51 Ford trucks. The '42 may be more appropriate for the 'rotting away' thread.
'70s Beetle, painted salmon-over-white, in Ashtead
Split-screen VW Type 2 somewhere in Surrey
Bay window VW Type 2 somewhere else in Surrey
Morgan in Epsom
The best spot was on a trailer on the M25 in Surrey. I couldn't be sure exactly what it was, but I'd guess a brass-era (as they say in Yankeeland) Cadillac, like this:
1904 Cadillac by Zack S. Classic Cars, on Flickr
We ended up in Thorpe Park, which has '42 and '51 Ford trucks. The '42 may be more appropriate for the 'rotting away' thread.
finlo said:
2.5PI had the rostyle trims 2500S had the Stag alloys lesser models had a variety of stainless trims.
You're right, the later 2000 had a sort of fluted outer rim. It's coming back to me. Back in a min, I'll look for an example or two.
Early 2000
Early 2.5PI
Later 2000
Later 2.5PI
An early one for me, please.
(Some geeky off-topicness here. Apologies.)
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