COOL CLASSIC CAR SPOTTERS POST!!! Vol 2
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I just love that 1800 Ute. Presumably they were produced for the Australian market rather than a one-off?
I was passing through a village here in SW France the other day - in a hurry so couldn't stop and take a pic - when I saw two cars left in a garden by the road. Nothing unusual in that, except one was a Mk 3 Morris 1800 just like I had 30-odd years ago. Haven't seen one in decades, let alone over here.
I was passing through a village here in SW France the other day - in a hurry so couldn't stop and take a pic - when I saw two cars left in a garden by the road. Nothing unusual in that, except one was a Mk 3 Morris 1800 just like I had 30-odd years ago. Haven't seen one in decades, let alone over here.
Jader1973 said:
Bentley S3 out in the rain (also a bad parking candidate)
Looking at the old parking space lines that used sit a 90° to the road (most likely changed due to there being too many collisions with people reversing out of the parking spaces and colliding with people turning the junction), I'd say the Bentley isn't causing an obstruction being parked the way it is, and the owner has parked it slightly away from the roadside "just in case".It's not perfectly parked but it's hardly the worst parking offender on the planet.
Blown2CV said:
Gompo said:
1980 Mercury Monarch, apparently an original UK car.
why is it original UK?The Mercury Monarch was never built for the UK market or sold in the UK, so it's not "an original UK car".
It was imported from new in October 1980 (possibly the property of someone in the US military stationed here at the time - Let's be honest here, it's hardly the type of American car that American car enthusiats were desperate to have back in 1980, unlike Corvettes, Mustangs, Camaro's, Trans Ams etc., etc.), but that doesn't make it "an original UK car".
mikey77 said:
I just love that 1800 Ute. Presumably they were produced for the Australian market rather than a one-off?
I was passing through a village here in SW France the other day - in a hurry so couldn't stop and take a pic - when I saw two cars left in a garden by the road. Nothing unusual in that, except one was a Mk 3 Morris 1800 just like I had 30-odd years ago. Haven't seen one in decades, let alone over here.
Yes, 1800 Utes were made here, along with other wierd Aus unique things.I was passing through a village here in SW France the other day - in a hurry so couldn't stop and take a pic - when I saw two cars left in a garden by the road. Nothing unusual in that, except one was a Mk 3 Morris 1800 just like I had 30-odd years ago. Haven't seen one in decades, let alone over here.
Most manufacturers assembled here including Mercedes, Citroen, and VW due to the import taxes. BL in particular had a load of unique stuff.
4rephill said:
+1
The Mercury Monarch was never built for the UK market or sold in the UK, so it's not "an original UK car".
It was imported from new in October 1980 (possibly the property of someone in the US military stationed here at the time - Let's be honest here, it's hardly the type of American car that American car enthusiats were desperate to have back in 1980, unlike Corvettes, Mustangs, Camaro's, Trans Ams etc., etc.), but that doesn't make it "an original UK car".
OK. I said 'apparently', I knew they were available in RHD (although I think this one is LHD), and that this had been in the UK from new. I'd got the 'original UK car' from somebody else who is usually quite informed, but I probably shouldn't have worded it quite that way. The Mercury Monarch was never built for the UK market or sold in the UK, so it's not "an original UK car".
It was imported from new in October 1980 (possibly the property of someone in the US military stationed here at the time - Let's be honest here, it's hardly the type of American car that American car enthusiats were desperate to have back in 1980, unlike Corvettes, Mustangs, Camaro's, Trans Ams etc., etc.), but that doesn't make it "an original UK car".
4rephill said:
Blown2CV said:
Gompo said:
1980 Mercury Monarch, apparently an original UK car.
why is it original UK?The Mercury Monarch was never built for the UK market or sold in the UK, so it's not "an original UK car".
It was imported from new in October 1980 (possibly the property of someone in the US military stationed here at the time - Let's be honest here, it's hardly the type of American car that American car enthusiats were desperate to have back in 1980, unlike Corvettes, Mustangs, Camaro's, Trans Ams etc., etc.), but that doesn't make it "an original UK car".
That's how I understood it anyway ... and were people really after 1980 Mustangs? Not sure they were THAT popular!
Jukebag said:
Also spotted this Humber (no idea what model) around Llandrillo (I think) just outside Llandudno. Looks like it's been there for some time, and if memory serves me right I do recall seeing the same car stood in the exact same spot last year or maybe in 2013 when I visited the area.
Super Snipe I thinkEdited by Jukebag on Saturday 11th June 20:55
My Dad had a Humber Hawk when I was very young. I loved the way the fuel filler cap was the rest reflector which unscrewed.
Edited by blueg33 on Sunday 12th June 11:43
Had a pleasant chat last week with a elderly German lady who was touring Scotland with her brother, in some style. Totally original, looked like it was cleaned about once a year. Perfect down to the wonky wheel trim on the rear wheel, and the 12 pairs of assorted sunglasses thrown casually onto the dash.
Spotted this D type on a trailer going down the A3 near Liphhook.
I thought it might be a real one but just googled the registration number and got this information....
DFZ 6218 is a Realm Engineering D-Type Jaguar replica
It looked nice though and spookily I then spotted it later in the day being driven out of somebody's drive near Chichester.
I thought it might be a real one but just googled the registration number and got this information....
DFZ 6218 is a Realm Engineering D-Type Jaguar replica
It looked nice though and spookily I then spotted it later in the day being driven out of somebody's drive near Chichester.
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