COOL CLASSIC CAR SPOTTERS POST!!! Vol 2

[v15ben]

Yes, both the Rover and 205 were in great condition as well.

[daveenty]

52classic said:

Loved those Vietnam pics. Is that a 105e next to the Toyota?

I recall seeing Anglias in the street scenes of 'Good Morning Vietnam' perhaps they were built under licence there or something.

Definitely an Anglia, though never seen one with chrome trim round the wheel arches and seem to remember that the usual waistline strip was double chrome, though could be mistaken there.

Perhaps for the specific market?

[52classic]

Dave, the double chrome was the 1200 Super and the one in the pic has the narrower (van) grille which would have made it a base model over here.

Never seen arch mouldings on them though. Not sure if there's a bonnet motif as well.

[daveenty]

52classic said:

Dave, the double chrome was the 1200 Super and the one in the pic has the narrower (van) grille which would have made it a base model over here.

Appreciate that, never had a 1200 one but prepared one for paint once when I was a young person.

52classic said:

Never seen arch mouldings on them though. Not sure if there's a bonnet motif as well.

I also thought it had a mascot on it, and it looks a bit like the Austin "flying A", which was why I didn't mention it. Thought my eyes were deceiving me.

[Big Raff]

Just a few spots local to me while walking el poocho...

Some good - Merc 560 SEC






A RHD Mustabg Eleanor






Not a fan of these two but I presume they have their fans






And this thing

[Trevatanus]

A few from a meet at Walton on Thames yesterday morning.

Edited by Trevatanus on Monday 7th December 10:41

[TR4man]

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Trevatanus said:

A few from a meet at Walton on Thames yesterday morning.

Edited by Trevatanus on Monday 7th December 10:41

A Vincent Hurricane?

[viscountdallara]

TR4man said:

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Trevatanus said:

A few from a meet at Walton on Thames yesterday morning.

Edited by Trevatanus on Monday 7th December 10:41

A Vincent Hurricane?

Nope !!
It's a Tribute kit. A body conversion for the BMW Z3.

http://www.tributeautomotive.com/z300s.html

[velocefica]

viscountdallara said:

TR4man said:

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Trevatanus said:

A few from a meet at Walton on Thames yesterday morning.

Edited by Trevatanus on Monday 7th December 10:41

A Vincent Hurricane?

Nope !!
It's a Tribute kit. A body conversion for the BMW Z3.

http://www.tributeautomotive.com/z300s.html

I think i'd have bothered to get it painted and polished before taking it to a meet.

[Iva Barchetta]

I was going to ask what that primered car was.

Thanks for the info......

[Octoposse]

Prettiest car ever that isn't Italian? (Although I suppose it sort of is!).

[TR4man]

Octoposse said:

Prettiest car ever that isn't Italian? (Although I suppose it sort of is!).

Pretty????

[dinkel]

TR4man said:

Iva Barchetta said:

Trevatanus said:

This rare?
Pic taken at Brooklands this New Years Day.

Yes ,quite rare ,a Lancia Fulvia Zagato.

Better late than never with the pic,it's almost time for another New Years day,in less than 4 weeks.

That exhaust looks like a peashooter - but it's still a beaut.

Check photoblog: my day with a Zagato 1.3 Sport
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?t=406...

[Iva Barchetta]

Phew.

I've been trying to post this for 2 days.

It's a bit scruffy but the truck it's on is a bodyshops.

[Blown2CV]

Iva Barchetta said:

Phew.

I've been trying to post this for 2 days.

It's a bit scruffy but the truck it's on is a bodyshops.

Is that a traction avant?

[Iva Barchetta]

Yes,I think it is.

I also think "scruffy" may be optimistic.

[Blown2CV]

Iva Barchetta said:

Yes,I think it is.

I also think "scruffy" may be optimistic.

Looks like someone has had a potentially half-arsed go at solving some of the rot...

[daveenty]

Blown2CV said:

Looks like someone has had a potentially half-arsed go at solving some of the rot...

To be fair, the sill and rear wing look to be the only none original parts, and whoever has done them looks to have done a fair job.

I've seen those in a lot worse state than that one. In fact, I've taxed worse than that.

Edited by daveenty on Thursday 10th December 07:42

[72twink]

Iva Barchetta said:

Phew.

I've been trying to post this for 2 days.

It's a bit scruffy but the truck it's on is a bodyshops.

Chrome grille surround means it's a Slough built example doesn't it?

[4rephill]

Octoposse said:

Prettiest car ever that isn't Italian? (Although I suppose it sort of is!).

In a word: No!

When it comes to the prettiest car ever that's not Italian, nice looking as the Scirocco is, sorry but it wouldn't even be in the running.