COOL CLASSIC CAR SPOTTERS POST!!! Vol 2

[Dapster]

droopsnoot said:

A selection from the last few days, I'm sure many won't like one of them.

The Ital! My friend's dad one in that 70's BL bright yellow - poverty spec with steel wheels and hub caps, and cloth upholstery that would generate enough static to power a particle accelerator. And the styling! Surely Giugiaro's finest hour....

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Schmeeky said:

Spotted a couple of days ago in the car park of Cragside House













Don't know anything about the Alvis - apart from it's an Alvis..

There was also an off white/cream Morgan there, but didn't get a picture..



E.T.A. BTW, the Capri and the 911 were both immaculate, almost better than new condition.

Great spots! Liking that Capri on 15" Minilites.

[dartissimus]

Stacked headlights and registration mean it's a TE21

[LotusOmega375D]

01/07/15: Earls Barton. Northants monthly meet. This is the second 328 I've seen there in the last couple of years.



This was the other one:

[v15ben]

This pair were a nice surprise outside my local chip shop last night.

[Jukebag]

A few odd classics spotted around the Runcorn and North Wales area last week:

Black Standard Ensign around the Runcorn area last Monday

Not a classic but mistaken for one (only just lol), a silver Mitsouka Viewt MK2 Jag "lookalike" heading through Abergele last Tues (23rd)

Briefly spotted a light blue Morris Minor convertible parked up by the seafront at Rhos on Sea.

A Rolls Royce of some type (possibly early 70s model), heading through Llandudno town centre in busy traffic. Also spotted a dark blue Morris Minor Traveller in the same area.

Yellow TVR Tasmin heading along Towyn rd towards Rhyl.

Black classic Rover (possibly P100) in Abergele.

Strangest spot: a campervan towing a classic Mini Cooper of all things on the M56 around Frodsham last Fri morning; an odd and comical sight to see

Edited by Jukebag on Friday 3rd July 17:25

[velocefica]

Big Fat Fatty said:

I spotted this lovely, genuine Neville Trickett Mini Sprint at the weekend

Edited by Big Fat Fatty on Tuesday 30th June 09:23

That is special.

Don't you just get a Mini shell and pay £3k for it to be transformed.

Edited by velocefica on Saturday 4th July 18:16

[Blown2CV]

velocefica said:

Big Fat Fatty said:

I spotted this lovely, genuine Neville Trickett Mini Sprint at the weekend

Edited by Big Fat Fatty on Tuesday 30th June 09:23

That is special.

Don't you just get a Mini shell and pay £3k for it to be transformed.

Edited by velocefica on Saturday 4th July 18:16

any details?

[velocefica]

Blown2CV said:

velocefica said:

Big Fat Fatty said:

I spotted this lovely, genuine Neville Trickett Mini Sprint at the weekend

Edited by Big Fat Fatty on Tuesday 30th June 09:23

That is special.

Don't you just get a Mini shell and pay £3k for it to be transformed.

Edited by velocefica on Saturday 4th July 18:16

any details?

http://www.minisprint.eu

[Blown2CV]

velocefica said:

Blown2CV said:

velocefica said:

Big Fat Fatty said:

I spotted this lovely, genuine Neville Trickett Mini Sprint at the weekend

Edited by Big Fat Fatty on Tuesday 30th June 09:23

That is special.

Don't you just get a Mini shell and pay £3k for it to be transformed.

Edited by velocefica on Saturday 4th July 18:16

any details?

http://www.minisprint.eu

ok i guess i should qualify, i found that site all by myself (well done me!) but it contains not very much detail.

[Martin350]

Wasn't quick enough to get a photo, as usual, but I saw a silver Lamborghini Urraco at Linton Crossroads just outside of Maidstone this afternoon.

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[Big Fat Fatty]

Blown2CV said:

velocefica said:

Blown2CV said:

velocefica said:

Big Fat Fatty said:

I spotted this lovely, genuine Neville Trickett Mini Sprint at the weekend

Edited by Big Fat Fatty on Tuesday 30th June 09:23

That is special.

Don't you just get a Mini shell and pay £3k for it to be transformed.

Edited by velocefica on Saturday 4th July 18:16

any details?

http://www.minisprint.eu

ok i guess i should qualify, i found that site all by myself (well done me!) but it contains not very much detail.

I took the owners word that it was a genuine Trickett Sprint, it's an all steel shell and not a GRP copy and it has a cut down screen as per the original cars built in the 60s, most copies had full size screens raked back to fit the lower roof line. Whether or not it's one of the originals I'm not sure as I stupidly forgot to ask. What year would an E plate be?
But yeah, if you contact him you can apparently deliver Neville a decent shell and he'll 'sprint' it for around £3k and given 6-8 weeks to do it.

Best looking version of the classic mini IMO.

Edited by Big Fat Fatty on Sunday 5th July 19:25

[DickyC]

E was '66. That's a MkI and the MkII came out in '67. Looking okay so far.

[Cliftonite]

DickyC said:

E was '66. That's a MkI and the MkII came out in '67. Looking okay so far.

E suffix was issued from 1 January 1967 to 31 July 1967.

[theadman]

Slightly off topic...

The E registration period was a response by the government to lobbying from the motor trade who struggled to get all the new cars out on 1st January after the Christmas / New Year break when they were already busy dealing with breakdowns and accidents associated with winter.

So they opted for 1st August when the number of workshop bookings was at its lowest...but never factored in that most people like a summer holiday whilst their kids are on summer break, so staff levels were low as well! The 1st August plate change stayed in force for over 20 years, causing a massive spike in demand at a time dealers were least able to cope with it. The first August plate change was in 1967 when E moved to F after seven months.

This was a driving factor in setting up the registration plate system we have today which splits the pressure points for new cars between March and September.

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[Chrisoldskool]

JZZ30 said:

On a Greek island, remarkable in that it still appeared to be in daily use as a builders van!(Sorry, not terribly cool though)

I saw this when I was on holiday In Tsilivi (Zante) last month also!!