COOL CLASSIC CAR SPOTTERS POST!!!

[Roy C]

DickyC said:

Forthright MC said:

Saw this little beauty out late last week, vintage Aston/Lagonda of some kind?...

F4/454/S
1934 11/2 Litre Mark II 2/4 seater Aston Martin
Known as a "Bertelli" Aston, after Augustus Cesare "Bert" Bertelli who owned and ran AM at the time.

William Renwick and Bert Bertelli bought Aston Martin after Bamford & Martin went out of business in 1925 as a way of marketing their own one and a half litre car. Their car had no relationship with the B&M car other than the engine size but the name Aston Martin was already established.

Bertelli Astons secured AM's racing pedigree with Class wins at major motor races including the Double Twelve at Brooklands and at Le Mans in the thirties.

Ecurie Bertelli have a rather nice MkII for sale (a rare two-seater, bodied by Bert's brother "Harry"), if you have a spare £275k: http://www.ecuriebertelli.com/sales/eb1080.asp

[RESSE]

Spotted on our local supermarket car park yesterday afternoon:

[DickyC]

Roy C said:

Ecurie Bertelli have a rather nice MkII for sale (a rare two-seater, bodied by Bert's brother "Harry"), if you have a spare £275k: http://www.ecuriebertelli.com/sales/eb1080.asp

Can you imagine how much a team car is now?

[LordBretSinclair]

Stunning Bentley spotted in St Peter Port yesterday.

[Roy C]

LordBretSinclair said:

Stunning Bentley spotted in St Peter Port yesterday.

Unusually tiny windscreen and very low roof line. The driver seems to be crouching behind the glass.

Apparently it's a 1936 Vanden Plas 2-door Sports Tourer built in for Sir Malcolm Campbell - that accounts for the colour.

Edited by Roy C on Tuesday 11th June 17:33

[droopsnoot]

ToneyCaroney said:

Uexpecteed sighting of an immaculate vauxhall firenza 'droop snoot' at an art fair yesterday:

That's nice - it's the one from Vauxhall's own collection.

[nta16]

F reg (1967/8) Hillman Minx going along Lumbertubs Way, Northampton

driven by a little old chap that I've seen driving it for a few years now, nipping about as well not doddering

cool car as it's used regularly and no hint of ever being a 'show car'

[storminnorman]

Top spotting recently, chaps.

Legacywr said:

Any more photos of the Escort and the Alpina?

A few, I'll put them up tomorrow

[M3John]

Roy C said:

LordBretSinclair said:

Stunning Bentley spotted in St Peter Port yesterday.

Unusually tiny windscreen and very low roof line. The driver seems to be crouching behind the glass.

Apparently it's a 1936 Vanden Plas 2-door Sports Tourer built in for Sir Malcolm Campbell - that accounts for the colour.

Edited by Roy C on Tuesday 11th June 17:33

Not sure if the car is still with the same owner but this used to belong to a friend of my ex-girlfriends dad.

[cjb1]

Stevie Mojo said:

ToneyCaroney said:

Uexpecteed sighting of an immaculate vauxhall firenza 'droop snoot' at an art fair yesterday:

Nice.

I saw something incredibly similar to this at PVS (Performance Vauxhall Show) at Santa Pod on 9th June.

[Morningside]

cjb1 said:

Stevie Mojo said:

ToneyCaroney said:

Uexpecteed sighting of an immaculate vauxhall firenza 'droop snoot' at an art fair yesterday:

Nice.

I saw something incredibly similar to this at PVS (Performance Vauxhall Show) at Santa Pod on 9th June.

Nice. A silver Firenza was my first car.

[DickyC]

Continuing the Vauxhall theme, I pass this Viva on one of my routes in and out of work in Kingston. Because they are almost always parked together, I'm convinced the Victor belongs to the same family.



Owning both is cool even if the Victor itself isn't. The colour scheme is too loud to be cool.



The hat over the nearside mirror detracts too.

[LordBretSinclair]

DickyC said:

The hat over the nearside mirror detracts too.

I disagree - that's about the only thing about that car that is cool

[Yertis]

DickyC said:

The colour scheme is too loud to be cool.

Really? I think it's the epitome of cool...

[simplygod]

Saw this in Buckden recently.

[Rower]

DickyC said:

Continuing the Vauxhall theme, I pass this Viva on one of my routes in and out of work in Kingston. Because they are almost always parked together, I'm convinced the Victor belongs to the same family.



Owning both is cool even if the Victor itself isn't. The colour scheme is too loud to be cool.



The hat over the nearside mirror detracts too.

Ah Sandy Lane Teddington ! I pass them everyday as well but always running too late to stop and take a picture !

[LordBretSinclair]

simplygod said:

Saw this in Buckden recently.

MG WA ???

[Roy C]

LordBretSinclair said:

simplygod said:

Saw this in Buckden recently.

MG WA ???

Abingdon's answer to the SS Jaguar 2½-Litre Sports Saloon.

The Jaguar survived the war to be re-introduced as the Mark IV. Sadly the MG WA did not.

[LotusOmega375D]

Yertis said:

DickyC said:

The colour scheme is too loud to be cool.

Really? I think it's the epitome of cool...

I always had a problem with British cars being jacked-up and customised to resemble a wannabe American. It just looks so lame. Like a Hillman Avenger in Starsky & Hutch colours or an "A Team" Bedford van replica. If you like Americana, buy American!

[Prawnboy]

Yertis said:

DickyC said:

The colour scheme is too loud to be cool.

Really? I think it's the epitome of cool...

it really is cool to these eyes.