The Kent & Essex Spotted Thread!

[irocfan]

grey/blue/white/black 'camo' wrap Merc estate on the A12 by Chelmsford 10ish
green MGBGT in Maldon at lunch

can't remember where but... 3 Scoobies, creamy DB5

[TCEvo]

Andy 308GTB said:

Not on the road, in the air.
A single Spitfire over Billericay yesterday early afternoon and again today (2 passes) just after lunch.

I was walking through a field near Fyfield earlier today & a Spit came over - assume based @ Nth Weald. Looked & sounded great as usual.

[urquattroGus]

I saw that too, it buzzed over my house earlier today, fantastic!! There are quite a few old planes based at north weald

[TCEvo]

About an hour later it was pissing it down so pleased he was able to get out.

I was walking through a wood near Nth Weald last week & the Jet Provost that's based there came over - sounded immense.

Good change from lots of Cessna's, Pipers & the odd airliner.

[Red Devil]

TCEvo said:

Andy 308GTB said:

Not on the road, in the air.
A single Spitfire over Billericay yesterday early afternoon and again today (2 passes) just after lunch.

I was walking through a field near Fyfield earlier today & a Spit came over - assume based @ Nth Weald. Looked & sounded great as usual.

More than likely one of the Aero Legends flights - https://www.aerolegends.co.uk/experiences/fly-in-a...

I'm in Kent and often see those from Headcorn Areodrome.

[TCEvo]

Red Devil said:

TCEvo said:

Andy 308GTB said:

Not on the road, in the air.
A single Spitfire over Billericay yesterday early afternoon and again today (2 passes) just after lunch.

I was walking through a field near Fyfield earlier today & a Spit came over - assume based @ Nth Weald. Looked & sounded great as usual.

More than likely one of the Aero Legends flights - https://www.aerolegends.co.uk/experiences/fly-in-a...

I'm in Kent and often see those from Headcorn Areodrome.

It was a single seat, and going by the colour scheme it might've been this one: http://www.hangar11.co.uk/spitfire.html

[TCEvo]

Back to cars & two new models that I'd not seen before this morning in Braintree: black Honda e & a lime green Mustang which I assumed was a UK Mach 1 - but they don't appear to offer that colour so might've been an imported Shelby GT350.

[lukeharding]

TCEvo said:

Red Devil said:

TCEvo said:

Andy 308GTB said:

Not on the road, in the air.
A single Spitfire over Billericay yesterday early afternoon and again today (2 passes) just after lunch.

I was walking through a field near Fyfield earlier today & a Spit came over - assume based @ Nth Weald. Looked & sounded great as usual.

More than likely one of the Aero Legends flights - https://www.aerolegends.co.uk/experiences/fly-in-a...

I'm in Kent and often see those from Headcorn Areodrome.

It was a single seat, and going by the colour scheme it might've been this one: http://www.hangar11.co.uk/spitfire.html

It also came as far over Danbury, although I heard it more than saw it. There was also a big military transport plane later on.

Seen a couple of Urus in the past few days, a yellow one in Brentwood, and a blue one on the 127. Saw a Mustang Mach E on the A127 last week, an F-Type SVR on the A127 this morning, and some other stuff

[davidc1]

Last sat in rush green essex. A v early 325i 4 door. White with bmw m type stripe which looked period. D reg.
'Enough said' was the advert i recall!

[TCEvo]

Braintree again late morning today & a black 911 (964) heading onto the A120 at the large Notley junction.

Heading back into Chelmsford on Braintree Road & a green Aston DBS V12 (the Bond shape one) - not seen one of those for a while, forgot how good the look & sound; and a dark blue Ferrari GTC4Lusso at the Shell PFS on Essex Regiment Way.

Couple more later in the day: another Aston DBS - current shape cab in Chelmsford city centre and early eve a yellow (original) Fiat 500 outside The Cricketers pub in Fryerning.

Edited by TCEvo on Tuesday 18th May 20:27

[TCEvo]

Today (Wed) & first spot in a while of Chelmsford's Alfa 33 Sportwagon - please to see it's still with us as it appears to be one of 29 left and one of two currently road registered.

[Hrimfaxi]

TCEvo said:

Today (Wed) & first spot in a while of Chelmsford's Alfa 33 Sportwagon - please to see it's still with us as it appears to be one of 29 left and one of two currently road registered.

That is a cool spot!

[trails]

TCEvo said:

Today (Wed) & first spot in a while of Chelmsford's Alfa 33 Sportwagon - please to see it's still with us as it appears to be one of 29 left and one of two currently road registered.

Love the proportions of those things...can't believe how few there are

Saw a red 145 Green Clover Leaf with gold wheels on Sunday driving through Danbury, lovely thing

[TCEvo]

trails said:

TCEvo said:

Today (Wed) & first spot in a while of Chelmsford's Alfa 33 Sportwagon - please to see it's still with us as it appears to be one of 29 left and one of two currently road registered.

Love the proportions of those things...can't believe how few there are

Saw a red 145 Green Clover Leaf with gold wheels on Sunday driving through Danbury, lovely thing

It was a surprise, rarest car I'm likely to see on the road this year. If I ever find it parked up I'll get some photos.

I haven't seen a 145 for a while - all pre-159 Alfa's are getting very rare now.

[lukeharding]

This yesterday afternoon, and then a blue DB11 at the Halfway House an hour later.

Then a Peugeot 205 GTi at the Sainsbury's roundabout in SWF in the early evening. Then at the same roundabout this morning a really lovely Silver Shadow 1.

[TCEvo]

Red 911 (80's) Targa on Parkway in Chelmsford earlier today.

[TCEvo]

Few over the weekend so far: grey Jag XJ-S w/ twin headlight conversion at the Miami rounabout in Chelmsford yesterday morning.

Today & around Pleshey a red Volvo P1800S, two Morris Minor's, a cream Jag XK150 Cab and a beige (of course) Austin Allegro.

Little later an another (or the same one as last week) Spitfire overhead nr. Gt Waltham.

Edited to add: also saw a Dodge Challenger Hellcat this pm - nr. Howe St. Don't think I've seen one in the UK before.

Edited by TCEvo on Sunday 23 May 20:00

[lukeharding]

Saw a lot over the weekend too. An Alfa 4C on the A127 on Saturday, and a Series 1 E-Type on the A12. Plenty of other lovely classics including an S2 Bentley heading to the A12 from Danbury on Sunday morning, and a modified Datsun 240z/260z on Tallon Road industrial estate just before midday.

Saw this this morning, and an Anglia Estate which lives in my village.

[TCEvo]

I've seen that blue Sov a couple of times so far this year - great to see one out.

On the Jag theme & three XJS's for me today so far - two in Romford in the pissing rain (cab at a roof repair place along w/ a red 911 (930) cab & a late, red coupe on a drive) and the final one heading down the A12, under the M25 towards Romford.

Also saw a grey BMW 635 CSI in the A12 this morning nr. Brentwood.

[Animal]

Spotted a black McLaren 720S and a black Mercedes CL65 on Epping High St yesterday afternoon.