COOL CLASSIC CAR SPOTTERS POST! (Vol 3)

[uk66fastback]

My friend's dad had one in a kind of Harvest Gold colour (except that's a BL colour) - not sure what the Rootes equivalent was. A Californian I'm sure ...

As usual with these things, I'm straight on to ebay for a browse, and here's one with EIGHTY TWO miles from new - and unregistered.

Either complete bks or incredible - one of the two ...

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Hillman-imp-californian...

Edited by uk66fastback on Thursday 3rd October 13:13

[sparkythecat]

Saw this old girl in Kirkby Lonsdale today.
Nice to see her being used.

[TR4man]

sparkythecat said:

Saw this old girl in Kirkby Lonsdale today.
Nice to see her being used.

Even after all these years, a DS still looks futuristic

[P5BNij]

Future classic perhaps...? My mate nipped round with his newly acquired seventeen year old Rover 75 this afternoon, he part ex'd an 02 plate BMW estate and £500 for it, apparently it was a dealer demo when new hence the unusual black & black ext / int combo... 117k miles, barely a mark on it anywhere, everything works, it's a 2.0 diesel auto and goes really well...

[DickyC]

TR4man said:

Even after all these years, a DS still looks futuristic

IIRC they used them in one of the Back to the Future films in a sequence set in the future.

Let me know if that didn't make sense.

[EarlofDrift]

P5BNij said:

Future classic perhaps...? My mate nipped round with his newly acquired seventeen year old Rover 75 this afternoon, he part ex'd an 02 plate BMW estate and £500 for it, apparently it was a dealer demo when new hence the unusual black & black ext / int combo... 117k miles, barely a mark on it anywhere, everything works, it's a 2.0 diesel auto and goes really well...

Still a great looking car, I have one in possibly the worst colour to show off it's curves, Silver

[TCEvo]

DickyC said:

TR4man said:

Even after all these years, a DS still looks futuristic

IIRC they used them in one of the Back to the Future films in a sequence set in the future.

Let me know if that didn't make sense.

BTTF II - used them as (flying) taxis.

[Dapster]

This is likely to be a 914/6 with a GT kit. The factory produced 59 race spec GT cars in 1970 with an upgraded 220ps engine, plexiglass windows and flared arches - the body kit was available as a period dealer fit extra. Sadly I didn't get the reg - anyone know anything about it?

[Martin350]

RATATTAK said:

Martin350 said:

A couple in Devizes this afternoon.

Immaculate looking Hilman Imp Chamois Coupe:

If it's a Chamois it'll be a Singer rather than a Hillman. The Hillman was called a Californian.

ETA There was also a Sunbeam Stiletto which looked very similar.

Edited by RATATTAK on Wednesday 2nd October 17:55

Ah, ok, I'm not well educated in these particular cars.
The badge on the rear said Chamois Coupe, so a Singer it is then.

[Deefor62]

sparkythecat said:

Saw this old girl in Kirkby Lonsdale today.
Nice to see her being used.

The perfect getaway car for a bank job.

[4rephill]

Deefor62 said:

sparkythecat said:

Saw this old girl in Kirkby Lonsdale today.
Nice to see her being used.

The perfect getaway car for a bank job.

Really? - Kinda stands out a bit in modern traffic!

Now a modern Toyota Corolla, that's the ideal car for a bank job:

Police Officer: "Can you describe the getaway car?"
Witness: "Not really, it was, well, just a car really. It looked Japanese if that helps"

[anonymous-user]

For sale at the local garage

[Dapster]

js68 said:

For sale at the local garage

Ahhhhhhhhh!!!! What's that silver thing with the vinyl roof?? I'm stumped.

[yanyan]

Dapster said:

Ahhhhhhhhh!!!! What's that silver thing with the vinyl roof?? I'm stumped.

Mk2 Cortina

[Doofus]

Dapster said:

js68 said:

For sale at the local garage

Ahhhhhhhhh!!!! What's that silver thing with the vinyl roof?? I'm stumped.

You don't mean the Porsche Boxster, do you? Tell me you don't mean the Porsche Boxster.

He means the Ford Corsair, doesn't he?

[Dapster]

Doofus said:

He means the Ford Corsair, doesn't he?

That's it! Great work as usual Doofus.

[Rumblestripe]

Dapster said:

Doofus said:

He means the Ford Corsair, doesn't he?

That's it! Great work as usual Doofus.

You sure? The Mk2 Tina looks very similar...

[CanAm]

Definitely a Corsair

[4rephill]

CanAm said:

Definitely a Corsair

+1

The chrome trim running along the rear wing is a dead give away.

[Dapster]

Spotted in Camden on Friday