COOL CLASSIC CAR SPOTTERS POST! (Vol 3)

[Shy Torque]

Nice old 123 in Savannah GA

[Sardonicus]

Escort3500 said:

TR4man said:

A couple from Healesville near Melbourne.

Needs to be a fastback to look like a real Hertz Shelby, but still a nice little pony car.

Agreed like this one, Josh Brolin's from the film American Gangster

[generationx]

Game old W123 sitting near me, a 200D that’s probably still going strong after a billion miles…

[Escort3500]

generationx said:

Game old W123 sitting near me, a 200D that’s probably still going strong after a billion miles…

And the design still looks incredibly fresh

[TCEvo]

More Benz - C123 in Shoreditch this evening (quality pic taken from Boxpark):

[Stick Legs]

Silver Cloud III on a suffix B at Reading services.

Lotus Elan +2 on the M4.

Didn’t take pictures because I was driving when I saw the Elan & the couple in the RR were eating their lunch & taking a picture of them would be plain weird.

[GTRene]

Escort3500 said:

generationx said:

Game old W123 sitting near me, a 200D that’s probably still going strong after a billion miles…

And the design still looks incredibly fresh

yes, shame about that door, resprayed (does look not the right shade) and missing the under stripe thing.

[Escort3500]

Sardonicus said:

Escort3500 said:

TR4man said:

A couple from Healesville near Melbourne.

Needs to be a fastback to look like a real Hertz Shelby, but still a nice little pony car.

Agreed like this one, Josh Brolin's from the film American Gangster

Fortunately it’s a clone too (I don’t think even a film company would be daft enough to fire a genuine one!).

[CKY]

Yertis said:

I'm with you up to a point. But I think the need to use modern narrow fonts on cars that would have originally used the older more attractive wider font, just so they can show a BS mark is... BS, really. IMO provided it's in one of the approved fonts and on one of approved backgrounds, either current or historic, then that's fine. Eg I have the original plates for my Quattro which are wide-font, devoid of any BS thingy, and completely legal. If I get new ones made which are exact replicas, they are illegal. Nonsense.

Well said, it is nonsense. Irish plates while not my thing are available for those that wish to have them, but ruling out numberplates on the grounds of a BS mark is a bit odd... Currently running a 'motorbike' size numberplate sticker on my front bumper with the appropriate font/colours for a 1960s car, have been running this for 2 years currently and not had any 'tugs' from upstanding members of the law or any letters through the post.

[uk66fastback]

I’ve uploaded the rear of this Granada estate before but here’s the front … it looks in good nick.



Shame about the modern number plate font!

[trails]

uk66fastback said:

I’ve uploaded the rear of this Granada estate before but here’s the front … it looks in good nick.



Shame about the modern number plate font!

Clear indicators look wrong, for me at least...needs tango.

[BananaFama]

trails said:

Clear indicators look wrong, for me at least...needs tango.

Agree with that , I have a hatred for clear indicators on anything to be honest .
I went to the local Italian car spares shop on the way home from buying my latest car to buy orange indicators for it .
I also find that orange are much easier to see in use on a very sunny day .

[Composer62]

Shy Torque said:

Nice old 123 in Savannah GA

Matching house and car ?

[Rob 131 Sport]

uk66fastback said:

I’ve uploaded the rear of this Granada estate before but here’s the front … it looks in good nick.



Shame about the modern number plate font!

I always liked the Granada MK2 until I drive a mates 2.8 Ghia X. Admittedly it was 10 years old and my daily driver was an E30 320i, but the drive was just ponderous with poor performance. I’m sure however this Granada could easily tow what looks like a Trailer Tent that is parked next to it.

[Shy Torque]

Composer62 said:

Shy Torque said:

Nice old 123 in Savannah GA

Matching house and car ?

Yes, driver was Chinese too.

[Yertis]

BananaFama said:

Agree with that , I have a hatred for clear indicators on anything to be honest .
I went to the local Italian car spares shop on the way home from buying my latest car to buy orange indicators for it .
I also find that orange are much easier to see in use on a very sunny day .

But surely OK if original?

[Riley Blue]

BananaFama said:

trails said:

Clear indicators look wrong, for me at least...needs tango.

Agree with that , I have a hatred for clear indicators on anything to be honest .
I went to the local Italian car spares shop on the way home from buying my latest car to buy orange indicators for it .
I also find that orange are much easier to see in use on a very sunny day .

Orange bulbs behind clear lenses? If you don't like the 'fried egg' look fit chromed bulbs that flash orange.

[trails]

Riley Blue said:

BananaFama said:

trails said:

Clear indicators look wrong, for me at least...needs tango.

Agree with that , I have a hatred for clear indicators on anything to be honest .
I went to the local Italian car spares shop on the way home from buying my latest car to buy orange indicators for it .
I also find that orange are much easier to see in use on a very sunny day .

Orange bulbs behind clear lenses? If you don't like the 'fried egg' look fit chromed bulbs that flash orange.

Fitted to all my cars; love a Silvertec bulb

The Granada looks wrong without the orange corners though.

[dinkel]

Dutch Octane magazine, Scramble 04 (last October):

This Volvo 244 was one of the absolute highlights.


A #DauwtrappeRS hack: the Justin Alfa Romeo Nuova Giulia 1600.

[mattman]

1st night of our holiday and this rather lovely looking thing was in the hotel car park