COOL CLASSIC CAR SPOTTERS POST! (Vol 3)

[RESSE]

[Zener]

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[aeropilot]

Zener said:

Oooofff....

Can't quite see whether its a 350 or a 500.

Early build car though, as its got the twin inboard driving lights.

[P5BNij]

aeropilot said:

generationx said:

P5BNij said:

The colour looks very similar to BMC's Sandy Beige as used on Mk2 Mini saloons and Coopers (1967-69) or Antelope as used on Mk3 Cooper Ss (1970-71)

Or Ford's Sahara Beige which I was priviledged enough to have on a Mk1 Fiesta of '82(?) vintage.

My 1975 Mk3 Cortina 2.0GT was Sahara Beige (in between the rust patches ) and it had a brown vinyl roof......

You can't beat a bit of beige! My first proper Cooper, a '69 Mk2 998 was El Paso Beige with a Snowberry White roof, one of the less popular shades but I loved it, this is it in '99 just after I bought it...

[Rumblestripe]

Zener said:

Non standard wheels and colour but that is a lovely Mk1 Capri!

Did you get the van/camper in front of it? Looks interesting too. Bedford CA? (Guess)

[Cliftonite]

Rumblestripe said:

Non standard wheels and colour but that is a lovely Mk1 Capri!

Did you get the van/camper in front of it? Looks interesting too. Bedford CA? (Guess)

Not a Bedford CA. Austin/Morris J4, I reckon.

[DickyC]

Cliftonite said:

Not a Bedford CA. Austin/Morris J4, I reckon.

+1 for J4

[Rumblestripe]

DickyC said:

Cliftonite said:

Not a Bedford CA. Austin/Morris J4, I reckon.

+1 for J4

Yup, definitely, should have spotted the light cluster.

[Mikebentley]

Regularly parked on the Tything in Worcester. Not crazy old but you don’t see many.

[Zener]

Rumblestripe said:

Non standard wheels and colour but that is a lovely Mk1 Capri!

Did you get the van/camper in front of it? Looks interesting too. Bedford CA? (Guess)

Fiat colour and wheels are Fiesta Super Sport 6x13 I know because same car lot earlier however about 18 years gap

Edited by Zener on Thursday 16th January 00:08

[Deefor62]

Zener said:

Fiat colour and wheels are Fiesta Super Sport 6x13 I know because same car lot earlier however about 18 years gap

Edited by Zener on Thursday 16th January 00:08

I seem to recall Fiat calling that Kent Green. My dad had a Supermirafiori in the same colour. You never had any problems finding it in a car park.

[HealeyV8]

[quote=Zener]Fiat colour and wheels are Fiesta Super Sport 6x13 I know because same car lot earlier however about 18 years gap


At first I thought they were scruffy AVO wheels which would be appropriate for Ford of that period.

[v15ben]

Couple in Leeds today.
The Triumph is a daily driver, year round.

[stuartmmcfc]

Dapster said:

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I used to have a girlfriend around 35 years ago with a virtually identical one.
I couldn’t get in the back these days let alone do what we used to do in the back together

[lukeharding]

Spotted this at South Mimms yesterday, and what appeared to be a 1930s Bentley (blower Bentley style) in lane three of the M25 round near Heathrow earlier on.

[Podie]

stuartmmcfc said:

Dapster said:

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I used to have a girlfriend around 35 years ago with a virtually identical one.
I couldn’t get in the back these days let alone do what we used to do in the back together

Seat hinge broken, right?

[Woody.GTJ]

lukeharding said:

Spotted this at South Mimms yesterday, and what appeared to be a 1930s Bentley (blower Bentley style) in lane three of the M25 round near Heathrow earlier on.

Perfect, full webasto and nicely used look.

[Yertis]

Mikebentley said:

Regularly parked on the Tything in Worcester. Not crazy old but you don’t see many.

I reckon three little things put more of these off the road than anything else. The electric window relay – which is difficult to diagnose if you don't know the cars, but easy to fix; the cabin heater matrix, these split and are impossible to replace without dismantling the entire dashboard (bugger of a job); and the roof lining, which gradually descends onto your head, and is another awkward job. Apart from that they're indestructible.

[Zener]

Yertis said:

I reckon three little things put more of these off the road than anything else. The electric window relay – which is difficult to diagnose if you don't know the cars, but easy to fix; the cabin heater matrix, these split and are impossible to replace without dismantling the entire dashboard (bugger of a job); and the roof lining, which gradually descends onto your head, and is another awkward job. Apart from that they're indestructible.

And weak PAS pump seals spewing oil all over the V6 models cambelt use to have nightmares about heater matrix replacement on these (was a spoilt ex Honda tech) did two of the buggers supply pipes had de-laminated and collapsed/broken but compared to what I see nowadays no big deal , agree tough car and rot resisting , electric woes creep in with old age like most german stuff sadly

[Blown2CV]

Woody.GTJ said:

lukeharding said:

Spotted this at South Mimms yesterday, and what appeared to be a 1930s Bentley (blower Bentley style) in lane three of the M25 round near Heathrow earlier on.

Perfect, full webasto and nicely used look.

at the starbucks drive thru but can't drive thru as no cupholders!!