COOL CLASSIC CAR SPOTTERS POST!!! Vol 2

[P5BNij]

The white 911T on Fuchs is utter perfection...

[Pericoloso]

dinkel said:

...and I could go on.

Please do ,pics are good....

[Bob CD]

Very rarely does one get to follow a Bugatti, but I think I did today, between Petworth and West Chiltington in Sussex. It was pale blue (no surprise there) with a type 35 or type 37 body and its number, printed on the rear bodywork, ended with 429. A little homework/research suggests it was type 44 which has been rebodied with type 37 bodywork. It was hustling along at a fair pace and not afraid to overtake. Quite twitchy on those narrow tyres, but great fun to follow. And seconds after it turned off, there was a red TR3A coming the other way. Pretty good few minutes, all in all.

[Schmeeky]

dinkel said:

But walk a few steps further to find this:

No idea what this is... Except obviously it's an Alfa Romeo; the Z badges all over suggest Zagato. But I'm still at a loss.

[Doofus]

Schmeeky said:

No idea what this is... Except obviously it's an Alfa Romeo; the Z badges all over suggest Zagato. But I'm still at a loss.

It's a GT Junior Zagato, so a 105 series.

[Schmeeky]

Thank you Doofus, I shall google it and edumacate myself!

[AstonZagato]

Saw a rather lovely Suffolk SS100 today in Cambridgeshire. White. 925VPL.

I was driving so no chance of a picture

Edited by AstonZagato on Thursday 18th April 20:51

[CanAm]

Pericoloso said:

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

Maybe a kit car ?

1438cc was the capacity of a 1975 Lancia Beta, which matches the registration number. A genuine Stratos had the 2.4litre Dino engine, so my guess is that it was a replica built in 2013 using the ID of an old Beta.

[T-195]

P5BNij said:

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

Supposedly one of just over 600 RHD V12s according to the advert.

[Pericoloso]

CanAm said:

Pericoloso said:

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

Maybe a kit car ?

1438cc was the capacity of a 1975 Lancia Beta, which matches the registration number. A genuine Stratos had the 2.4litre Dino engine, so my guess is that it was a replica built in 2013 using the ID of an old Beta.

Yes,I thought that might be the reality.
Not exactly by the book though.

[4rephill]

A993LAD said:

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 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:

CanAm said:

Pericoloso said:

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

Maybe a kit car ?

1438cc was the capacity of a 1975 Lancia Beta, which matches the registration number. A genuine Stratos had the 2.4litre Dino engine, so my guess is that it was a replica built in 2013 using the ID of an old Beta.

The fit of the headlight pods and the front lid vent panel are dreadful - No genuine Lancia Stratos was ever built that badly!

There's something a bit shameful in a motoring museum displaying a kit-car, giving members of the public the impression that it's a genuine car

[Dapster]

All this Stratos talk has had me googling.....

Came across this lovely story - Alex Wurz on the bonnet of his father's Rallycross Stratos which was and still is, the world's only 3.0 Stratos.



30 years later, Wurz jnr buys the car off of a collector and undertakes a 2 year restoration on it



Back to the green one. It seems a bit over colour coded - the mirrors, rear spoiler and roof spoiler should be black and did the road cars ever have that front spoiler?

Edited by Dapster on Friday 19th April 03:06

Edited by Dapster on Friday 19th April 03:06

[TR4man]

My memory isn't as good as it used to be, but I am sure that I had read somewhere many years ago about a German owner who used to deliver pizzas in his Stratos when they weren't so valuable and were "just an old car".

I can't remember anything else about the article other than that little snippet.

[A993LAD]

[quote=TR4man]My memory isn't as good as it used to be, but I am sure that I had read somewhere many years ago about a German owner who used to deliver pizzas in his Stratos when they weren't so valuable and were "just an old car".


https://www.classicandsportscar.com/news/csc-featu...

This links to article I hope

Interestingly the article describes a Kermit Green Stratos with colour-coded spoilers and poor panel fit along with a picture. The car is stored at classic remise and they take it for a test drive so I guess it's possibly the same one as in my photo.

Edited by A993LAD on Friday 19th April 08:22

Edited by A993LAD on Friday 19th April 09:25

[epoch911]

4rephill said:

There's something a bit shameful in a motoring museum displaying a kit-car, giving members of the public the impression that it's a genuine car

In fairness, they’re not really being disingenuous ...Classic Remise isn’t a museum. It’s a dealer showroom, restoration business co-operative and car storage facility that’s been turned into a social and retail destination. Housed in an amazing historic tram works. So the Stratos is likely either a customer car, stored in a visible way for the public to enjoy, or a car for sale from the various dealers that are on site.

Either way, it’s a brilliant place to go and well worth a visit. A 30 minute walk from the central Hauptbahnhof.

It’s a bit like Classic Motor Hub in Bibury but on a much bigger scale

[nicanary]

If you want a dodgy museum exhibit, this is on display at the Malaysian Narional Motor Museum, complete with images of Mike Hawthorn at Le Mans. They claim it's one of 71 built. I doubt if the bodywork would attract a magnet.

[DickyC]

Years ago I spoke to the driver of a D-type at the garage on the A34 just shy of the M40 Silverstone bound. After pleasantries he owned up to it being a replica and I had to compliment him on the standard of the build. It fooled me.
"I leave the real one at home these days," he said.

Brilliant throw away line and he had the real one for reference for the replica.

Or he was fibbing.

Off Topic: I mentioned to him I knew former Jaguar Works driver, Jack Fairman. "Don't lend him any money!" Too late! Poor old Jack.

[Doofus]

DickyC said:

Years ago I spoke to the driver of a D-type at the garage on the A34 just shy of the M40 Silverstone bound. After pleasantries he owned up to it being a replica and I had to compliment him on the standard of the build. It fooled me.
"I leave the real one at home these days," he said.

Brilliant throw away line and he had the real one for reference for the replica.

My late business partner had a very ropey Subaru Impreza Estate. He used to tell people "I'm using my wife's car, because the Bentley's in the workshop."

Not a throw away line, he was just brim full of bullst

[TR4man]

A993LAD said:

TR4man said:

My memory isn't as good as it used to be, but I am sure that I had read somewhere many years ago about a German owner who used to deliver pizzas in his Stratos when they weren't so valuable and were "just an old car".


https://www.classicandsportscar.com/news/csc-featu...

This links to article I hope

Interestingly the article describes a Kermit Green Stratos with colour-coded spoilers and poor panel fit along with a picture. The car is stored at classic remise and they take it for a test drive so I guess it's possibly the same one as in my photo.

Edited by A993LAD on Friday 19th April 08:22

Edited by A993LAD on Friday 19th April 09:25

Yes! That's the article - many thanks!

[RESSE]