COOL CLASSIC CAR SPOTTERS POST!!! Vol 2
Discussion
One of the more useless facts in my brain is that Janis drove from Texas to Los Angeles in 1961 in a Morris Minor Convertible and lived near Speedway Alley. She was nearly killed soon after when an Oldsmobile four door she was travelling in crashed with seven drunkards in it The driver was upset that the car was meant to do 140mph whereas it was only doing 100mph - he was striking matches to examine the speedometer at three in the morning. I'll have to read the whole of Ellis Amburn's biography to find out more about the Porsche.
OK, found stuff on Janis's Porsche on page 211 of the aforementioned book. It was originally pale grey but she commissioned former roady Dave Richards to paint it. Even with a landscape on one side and mushrooms and butterflies on the other, and with a portrait of Janis on the front bumper, she said 'now that's a paint job' followed up by 'can't you get more stuff on it? what about the dash?' She kept wanting more and more - the story of her life, really.
I was strolling along the South Bank today, so I saw the usual selection of old snack vans.
This is a converted 1958 Citroën HY van which has sadly lost a chevron. There's some background here: http://www.wahaca.co.uk/2011/07/the-mexican-street...
A normal 1950s Citroën H Van, by now quite stereotypical as a snack van
This made me sad. A nice old Routemaster has been painted pink and covered in crap for the sake of selling tourists and other people with more money than sense frozen yoghurt, of all things.
Much better, a nice old Morris Commercial ice cream van!
VW Type 2 on nice EMPIs with some decent totty
One of my best spots this year overtook me as I was walking home from the station and I thought it was a goner, but I found it parked down a side road.
I give you a 1934 Rolls-Royce 20/25.
Without doubt my best spot for a long time was seen having just crossed London Bridge, towing a Land Rover Defender...
This 1922 Burrell had been attending the 2014 cart-making ceremony.
This is a converted 1958 Citroën HY van which has sadly lost a chevron. There's some background here: http://www.wahaca.co.uk/2011/07/the-mexican-street...
A normal 1950s Citroën H Van, by now quite stereotypical as a snack van
This made me sad. A nice old Routemaster has been painted pink and covered in crap for the sake of selling tourists and other people with more money than sense frozen yoghurt, of all things.
Much better, a nice old Morris Commercial ice cream van!
VW Type 2 on nice EMPIs with some decent totty
One of my best spots this year overtook me as I was walking home from the station and I thought it was a goner, but I found it parked down a side road.
I give you a 1934 Rolls-Royce 20/25.
Without doubt my best spot for a long time was seen having just crossed London Bridge, towing a Land Rover Defender...
This 1922 Burrell had been attending the 2014 cart-making ceremony.
ClassicMotorNut said:
Without doubt my best spot for a long time was seen having just crossed London Bridge, towing a Land Rover Defender...
This 1922 Burrell had been attending the 2014 cart-making ceremony.
Lives in the village next to me (Hadlow Down), I see it going past quite often along with a lot of other ones.This 1922 Burrell had been attending the 2014 cart-making ceremony.
Must have been quite a drive home from there!
ClassicMotorNut said:
This made me sad. A nice old Routemaster has been painted pink and covered in crap for the sake of selling tourists and other people with more money than sense frozen yoghurt, of all things.
I don't dislike it. It was built to be a workhorse and it still is. Plus, the engineering isn't too shabby
austin said:
Lives in the village next to me (Hadlow Down), I see it going past quite often along with a lot of other ones.
Must have been quite a drive home from there!
It must be one of the Tinkers Park collection, then. I must pay that place a visit some time.Must have been quite a drive home from there!
ToneyCaroney said:
Uhm, that'll be me then
I don't dislike it. It was built to be a workhorse and it still is. Plus, the engineering isn't too shabby
Granted, it has been converted to a high standard, but as far as I'm concerned the principle of it is the same as painting a Concorde pearlescent and fitting a denim interior, then flying it and saying its okay because it was built to be flown and is being flown.I don't dislike it. It was built to be a workhorse and it still is. Plus, the engineering isn't too shabby
That's all in my humble opinion, of course.
ClassicMotorNut said:
Granted, it has been converted to a high standard, but as far as I'm concerned the principle of it is the same as painting a Concorde pearlescent and fitting a denim interior, then flying it and saying its okay because it was built to be flown and is being flown.
Now, that I'd like to see ClassicMotorNut said:
austin said:
Lives in the village next to me (Hadlow Down), I see it going past quite often along with a lot of other ones.
Must have been quite a drive home from there!
It must be one of the Tinkers Park collection, then. I must pay that place a visit some time.Must have been quite a drive home from there!
Maybe, maybe not. There are a lot of steam people around Hadlow Down area.
There is a great meeting in Waldron towards the end of the year for steam, old cars and old bikes.
Gassing Station | Classic Cars and Yesterday's Heroes | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff