COOL CLASSIC CAR SPOTTERS POST!!!
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Pothole said:
ooks like a daily driver not a garage queen. I be he appreciates it just fine. Your attitude and that of those like you intrigues me, though.
I agree with you, but he might clean the crap off (unless it was fresh). We had the misfortune of a seagull s
tting on our Midget (had we been a bit later it would have gone on my lap) in Brighton the other day. As soon as we got home that st went straight off and next year (we were on the annual Regency Run) we are going to prepare for such an event happening again so that it can be removed straight away. Our Midget definitely is not a garage queen.ClassicMotorNut said:
Pothole said:
ooks like a daily driver not a garage queen. I be he appreciates it just fine. Your attitude and that of those like you intrigues me, though.
I agree with you, but he might clean the crap off (unless it was fresh). We had the misfortune of a seagull stting on our Midget (had we been a bit later it would have gone on my lap) in Brighton the other day. As soon as we got home that st went straight off and next year (we were on the annual Regency Run) we are going to prepare for such an event happening again so that it can be removed straight away. Our Midget definitely is not a garage queen.t on it he somehow did not appreciate what he had, seeing as the poster does not know the owner, his circumstances or his level of appreciation for his fairly mundane, ROTM Porsche.Edited by Pothole on Wednesday 15th May 23:39
My Frogeye is possibly the dirtiest rustiest road worthy example around. It is almost never cleaned and never polished. However, I did nearly 400 miles in it the weekend before last, very little overtakes me on the motorway and it returns about 35mpg at those speeds. It competes, quite successfully in Sprints and Autosolos where it often embarrasses quite exotic machinery. I drive it too and from events. It does track days as well as having taken me to Le Mans and back every year for the last ten years (and it will be there again this year).
It is known as "Gaps" due to poor panel fitting.
I could quite confidently get in it tomorrow and drive 500 miles only having to stop to refuel (the downside to having a 25 litre fuel tank). it may need a little top up of oil too.
It gets driven all year round and loves to be parked next to very shiny cars at shows. It also gets used to do the weekly shop at Sainsbury.
It is an enthusiasts car which is driven enthusiastically, but I readilly admit that it is a rather extreme example of its kind.
Would I like the bodywork to be in better condition?...yes
Would I like to sacrifice precious driving time by gettinmg it sorted?...No.
That doesn't make be a bad owner.
Each to their own.
It is known as "Gaps" due to poor panel fitting.
I could quite confidently get in it tomorrow and drive 500 miles only having to stop to refuel (the downside to having a 25 litre fuel tank). it may need a little top up of oil too.
It gets driven all year round and loves to be parked next to very shiny cars at shows. It also gets used to do the weekly shop at Sainsbury.
It is an enthusiasts car which is driven enthusiastically, but I readilly admit that it is a rather extreme example of its kind.
Would I like the bodywork to be in better condition?...yes
Would I like to sacrifice precious driving time by gettinmg it sorted?...No.
That doesn't make be a bad owner.
Each to their own.
Edited by garyfrogeye on Tuesday 14th May 23:27
Pothole said:
DickyC said:
uk66fastback said:
20-year-old Carrera with faded wings and covered in birdste ...
Do you know, I would clean that car just for the pleasure of seeing it emerge from beneath that layer of neglect on one condition. The condition being that the owner appreciated it once it was done.te ...
So, clearly, that won't be happening.
Your witness.
garyfrogeye said:
My Frogeye is possibly the dirtiest rustiest road worthy example around. It is almost never cleaned and never polished. However, I did nearly 400 miles in it the weekend before last, very little overtakes me on the motorway and it returns about 35mpg at those speeds. It competes, quite successfully in Sprints and Autosolos where it often embarrasses quite exotic machinery. I drive it too and from events. It does track days as well as having taken me to Le Mans and back every year for the last ten years (and it will be there again this year).
It is known as "Gaps" due to poor panel fitting.
I could quite confidently get in it tomorrow and drive 500 miles only having to stop to refuel (the downside to having a 25 litre fuel tank). it may need a little top up of oil too.
It gets driven all year round and loves to be parked next to very shiny cars at shows. It also gets used to do the weekly shop at Sainsbury.
It is an enthusiasts car which is driven enthusiastically, but I readilly admit that it is a rather extreme example of its kind.
Would I like the bodywork to be in better condition?...yes
Would I like to sacrifice precious driving time by gettinmg it sorted?...No.
That doesn't make be a bad owner.
Each to their own.
I wholly agree, good man! It is known as "Gaps" due to poor panel fitting.
I could quite confidently get in it tomorrow and drive 500 miles only having to stop to refuel (the downside to having a 25 litre fuel tank). it may need a little top up of oil too.
It gets driven all year round and loves to be parked next to very shiny cars at shows. It also gets used to do the weekly shop at Sainsbury.
It is an enthusiasts car which is driven enthusiastically, but I readilly admit that it is a rather extreme example of its kind.
Would I like the bodywork to be in better condition?...yes
Would I like to sacrifice precious driving time by gettinmg it sorted?...No.
That doesn't make be a bad owner.
Each to their own.
Edited by garyfrogeye on Tuesday 14th May 23:27
Sorry there's no pic on this but I don't really do mobile technology.
Yesterday, on a rural back road in SW France I was gobsmacked to see a French-registered Vanden Plas 1100/1300 coming the other way. I shouldn't think there's many left in the UK, let alone over here.
Oddly enough, there's another, down on its bump stops and with a blown gearbox, lying on a garage forecourt not far from where I live.
Yesterday, on a rural back road in SW France I was gobsmacked to see a French-registered Vanden Plas 1100/1300 coming the other way. I shouldn't think there's many left in the UK, let alone over here.
Oddly enough, there's another, down on its bump stops and with a blown gearbox, lying on a garage forecourt not far from where I live.
Pothole said:
Interesting read.Thanks for that.
daveenty said:
Pothole said:
Interesting read.Thanks for that.
loveoldclassics said:
I saw this Morris 1000 in Hastings to-day: Also am I right in thinking that this is a late model?
Indeed it is, saloon production ended November 1970, although Travellers and commercials continued longer. That one was first registered 28-01-1971 so a VERY late one.
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