COOL CLASSIC CAR SPOTTERS POST!!! Vol 2

[80's Classic]

Saw a Porsche 912 soft window targa in Sydenham yesterday afternoon. Not something I've seen before.

Sorry no picture. Didn't have time to get my phone out.

[CAPP0]

RS404 said:

Snetterton Vintage Festival was on yesterday, some of my photos here if anyone's interested http://imgur.com/a/lmhDC#0

That fits for the Healey but there were a lot of 60s/70s cars heading north in the afternoon. Something at Chelmsford perhaps?

[seeby]

RS404 said:

CAPP0 said:

Actually saw a lot of classics on the A12 yesterday, I guess there may have been an event somewhere?

Snetterton Vintage Festival was on yesterday, some of my photos here if anyone's interested http://imgur.com/a/lmhDC#0

Great pics RS404 .There were some beautys there. I bet it was a great day and good weather too

[iva cosworth]

80's Classic said:

Saw a Porsche 912 soft window targa in Sydenham yesterday afternoon. Not something I've seen before

I don't know how rare soft window targas are but I had no idea they even existed till I saw one in the

Stuttgart Museum.

[Butter Face]

Spotted this lovely Interceptor SP parked up a side road near me. Very special car!!

[Blown2CV]

iva cosworth said:

80's Classic said:

Saw a Porsche 912 soft window targa in Sydenham yesterday afternoon. Not something I've seen before

I don't know how rare soft window targas are but I had no idea they even existed till I saw one in the

Stuttgart Museum.

Conjures up images of tent windows

[MGJohn]

Good to see this gem of an old classic out and about locally. Had a brief chat to the owner.

[MGJohn]

Butter Face said:

Spotted this lovely Interceptor SP parked up a side road near me. Very special car!!

Snap! Always good to see one of those.

Had a family get together meal at the Watersmeet nr. Hartpury Glos last evening. In the car park was a very nice example of the JI. Spoke to folks there and apparently it's the Landlord's who also has a second JI. Obviously an enthusiast. Got the camera out to get an image or two of this nice Interceptor and "no memory card" :doh: Left in the laptop.

[tom_loughlin]

On Sunday September 29th I saw a group of 10-12 mk1 and mk2 Escorts passing my house just outside Oswestry.

Lovely to see, hear and smell. Great start to my day!

[tali1]

[RB CV8]

Metallic Blue Jensen-Healey at a Cambridgeshire railway station at 7am today. Looked a good one, though the owner is braver than I to leave it where it was parked.

[yellowjack]

No pictures, sorry, but the last few mornings I've seen a Ford Anglia 105E, reg no 280 CLR, being used as a daily commuter. Nice looking car, too. A slightly more 'modern' look about it, alloy wheels and sitting a little lower, but no garish or intrusive mods.

Also a nice looking red Mini 1000 Clubman which appeared to be a daily driver too.

[Schmeeky]

Parked up at work last week. In lovely nick, but when started it didn't sound too healthy..

[mikey77]

Doesn't matter too much - the engine/transmission are the easiest and cheapest things to fix!

[LotusOmega375D]

I remember working as a labourer for a local builder back in the early 1990s. He was sort of into cars, but not as much as me. Anyway, I somehow managed to convince him that he needed to buy an S reg (1978) Series 2 XJ12 which was for sale nearby. It would make an ideal replacement for his Escort van I told him. Nice big boot for his tools too.

It was only a grand or so and he took the plunge. I think he was already regretting it even before he got it home. It was a true shed: rusty, thirsty and complete with a rattly V12 engine that was probably churning out 100bhp or so in return for single digit MPG.

After a couple of breakdowns he weighed it in within a few months and bought a brand new Toyota Hi-Lux pick-up. That didn't end well either.

[gforceg]

MGJohn said:

Good to see this gem of an old classic out and about locally. Had a brief chat to the owner.

Could be a case of "Classics dwarfing moderns".

I know, I know...

[Cliftonite]

[Cliftonite]

[YorkshirePudding]

Just outside Halifax this afternoon, didn't sound like a genuine HS when it pulled away though.

[tali1]

YorkshirePudding said:

Just outside Halifax this afternoon, didn't sound like a genuine HS when it pulled away though.

Registration XHD200V
Make VAUXHALL
Model CHEVETTE
Description 2300 HS