COOL CLASSIC CAR SPOTTERS POST! (Vol 3)

[Mr Tidy]

CanAm said:

Definitely a Corsair

Definitely - made out of old Ford Pubics.

[Gone a bit AMG]

Looked a little neglected. Lovely colour though

[anonymous-user]

Dapster said:

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

Yes as pointed out it’s a Corsair 2000E, and next to that is a BMW 840. Both identical to cars I’ve owned in the past.

Funnily enough the red SLC is a 1981 280 - I used to have one in China blue.

It’s like walking past my own personal retrospective...

[EarlofDrift]

Few recent spots

DKW F8 (pre WW2 Auto Union)




1925 Vauxhall

Edited by EarlofDrift on Tuesday 8th October 03:49

[Composer62]

Keep seeing this parked in the street in Edinburgh. Not bad for something made in 1953.

[T-195]

[Lily the Pink]

T-195 said:

Gosh - is that now a classic ? One of those was my first company car.

[CanAm]

T-195 said:

For god's sake don't post that on the Photos Make My Teeth Itch page - they'll go bananas!

[Lily the Pink]

CanAm said:

For god's sake don't post that on the Photos Make My Teeth Itch page - they'll go bananas!

I agree - that Mercedes' star certainly doesn't look straight.

[TCEvo]

Gone a bit AMG said:

Looked a little neglected. Lovely colour though

Anyone know if that's a factory colour?

Never seen one that blue, looks good though.

[lukeharding]

TCEvo said:

Anyone know if that's a factory colour?

Never seen one that blue, looks good though.

I've not seen it before either and was wondering the same thing. Can't see anything like it online that would have been available in 1989, although there are a couple of blues with no images attributed, such as Biscayne Blue (which I don't think is likely) and Jaguar Dark Blue 255

[Doofus]

In general, Jaguar colours tended toward the conservative, and they usually suited the car. That blue isn't conservative nor is it pleasant, and it definitely doesn't suit the car.

[Rollin]

https://www.amazon.com/1975-Jaguar-XJS-18-Blue/dp/...

[aeropilot]

lukeharding said:

TCEvo said:

Anyone know if that's a factory colour?

Never seen one that blue, looks good though.

I've not seen it before either and was wondering the same thing. Can't see anything like it online that would have been available in 1989, although there are a couple of blues with no images attributed, such as Biscayne Blue (which I don't think is likely) and Jaguar Dark Blue 255

Looks like Triumph Tahiti Blue from the late 70's that you used to see Stags, TR7's and 2500's etc in.

[lukeharding]

Doofus said:

In general, Jaguar colours tended toward the conservative, and they usually suited the car. That blue isn't conservative nor is it pleasant, and it definitely doesn't suit the car.

Not always. There were bright red and yellow options offered on the XJ-S, as well as other blues.

[Doofus]

lukeharding said:

Not always. There were bright red and yellow options offered on the XJ-S, as well as other blues.

I did say 'in general'.

[tog]

Doofus said:

lukeharding said:

Not always. There were bright red and yellow options offered on the XJ-S, as well as other blues.

I did say 'in general'.

A friend has a V12 manual XJ-S in original banana yellow. It's quite a thing.

https://www.instagram.com/xjs1977/

[lukeharding]

Doofus said:

I did say 'in general'.

Yeah I know, but its still entirely possible to find them in brighter colours so not entirely impossible that its original (although I agree a bit unlikely, I've not seen it before and I've seen/looked at 'too many' XJS)

[lukeharding]

tog said:

A friend has a V12 manual XJ-S in original banana yellow. It's quite a thing.

https://www.instagram.com/xjs1977/

Thats gorgeous, there is one for sale at the moment and it is an utter dream car for me. Got to sell something first though.

[DickyC]

lukeharding said:

Not always. There were bright red and yellow options offered on the XJ-S, as well as other blues.

Mine was brown.