COOL CLASSIC CAR SPOTTERS POST!!! Vol 2

[Yertis]

T-195 said:

DickyC said:

In Newbury's Independant Aston Specialist.



Or just in for an MoT.

You're such a snob.

I know. But it did give me an opportunity to realise that the original Virage has grown on me over time. The Vauxhall Calibra jibes at the time coloured my thinking and I believed the contemporary Vantage was the only option. Nice looking car.

(Nice looking car now all the Calibras are dead.)

Would have been a better looking car if it had looked like a Calibra. The front view is by far the worse.

Have to agree, the Calibra was a very, very nice looking car. Rubbish to drive (at least the bog ones I drove) but lovely looking.

[Mr Tidy]

Yes, I'd agree with that too.

For some reason my sister bought a J-plate Metallic Blue Calibra 8V as her family car back in the 90s.

It looked stunning, but didn't drive any better than the J plate Cavalier SRi I had!

[T-195]

Hows about that then.

For sale in London for 35 Grand.

[CRA1G]

T-195 said:

Hows about that then.

For sale in London for 35 Grand.

Beautiful.... I had a white 4.2 coupe in the day but a 5.3 V12 must be very rare....

[Mr Tidy]

Beautiful - the XJ-C is just so stunning!

[aeropilot]

T-195 said:

Hows about that then.

For sale in London for 35 Grand.

A 5.3C in Squadron Blue - lovely.

[CanAm]

T-195 said:

Hows about that then.

For sale in London for 35 Grand.

I remember when the XJ6 was announced; those low (70!) profile tyres looked amazing!

[Escort3500]

Mr Tidy said:

Beautiful - the XJ-C is just so stunning!

Indeed. A classic design that’s endured so well over the decades.

[Nik da Greek]

CanAm said:

I remember when the XJ6 was announced; those low (70!) profile tyres looked amazing!

Funny, I was just looking at that photo thinking "for 35 grand I'd want them to at least put some new tyres on it"

[T-195]

We should all buy V12s to help the environment.

The sooner we run out of petrol the better, shirley.

[P5BNij]

CRA1G said:

T-195 said:

Hows about that then.

For sale in London for 35 Grand.

Beautiful.... I had a white 4.2 coupe in the day but a 5.3 V12 must be very rare....

According to Nigel Thorley's 'Original Jaguar XJ' book 1,855 Jaguar badged V12 Coupes built (plus 2,608 Daimler Double Sixes built). Lovely!

Edited by P5BNij on Thursday 18th April 10:58

[swisstoni]

Having been badly bitten (but still smitten) by the XJ I'm afraid I would have to see evidence of a body resto or a very impressive history to go near one again.
They rust for fun but can quite easily be tarted up to look very presentable unfortunately.

[85Carrera]

Not seen one of these for years ...

[85Carrera]

[A993LAD]

I took time out from a recent business trip in Berlin to call in and see the Classic Remisse showroom and Museum. It was nice to spot my two dream classic cars in the right colours and parked right next to each other.

Sadly I had left my cheque book at home.

This place has free entry and you can just wander around so it's well worth a visit as they have some great cars on show all of the time.

Edited by A993LAD on Thursday 18th April 12:32

[A993LAD]

The Stratos reg number gives strange details on the gov.uk reg check...........

Vehicle details
Vehicle make: LANCIA
Date of first registration: October 2013
Year of manufacture: 1975
Cylinder capacity (cc): 1438 cc
CO₂Emissions: Not available
Fuel type: PETROL
Euro Status: Not available
Export marker: No
Vehicle status: SORN in place
Vehicle colour: RED
Vehicle type approval: Not available
Wheelplan: 2-AXLE-RIGID BODY
Revenue weight: Not available
Tax rates:

[Pericoloso]

1.4 engine must be a mis print ,it's certainly not red.

Maybe a kit car ?

[Jonny TVR]

A993LAD said:

The Stratos reg number gives strange details on the gov.uk reg check...........

Vehicle details
Vehicle make: LANCIA
Date of first registration: October 2013
Year of manufacture: 1975
Cylinder capacity (cc): 1438 cc
CO?Emissions: Not available
Fuel type: PETROL
Euro Status: Not available
Export marker: No
Vehicle status: SORN in place
Vehicle colour: RED
Vehicle type approval: Not available
Wheelplan: 2-AXLE-RIGID BODY
Revenue weight: Not available
Tax rates:

Looks like an import

[lukeharding]

If you look very closely you can see the back end of an RS200.

[dinkel]

EvoDelta said:

I just looked up this location on Streetview, and they have this parked across the road:

Every now and then yes.

But walk a few steps further to find this:







...and I could go on.