COOL CLASSIC CAR SPOTTERS POST! (Vol 3)

[Doofus]

Lily the Pink said:

TR4man said:

At the Horseshoe Pass this morning

That sunroof looks so wrong. So very very wrong.

But so does the steering wheel and the headrests.

[Rumblestripe]

Doofus said:

Lily the Pink said:

TR4man said:

At the Horseshoe Pass this morning

That sunroof looks so wrong. So very very wrong.

But so does the steering wheel and the headrests.

There was a (rarely specced) factory metal sunroof on the Mk2, it might be one, the aftermarket ones tend to be a lot bigger. The steering wheel, I can't tell could be a period accessory, the seats might be out of an XJ6?

[john2443]

Turbobanana said:

1962 Alvis TD21 Series 2. Lovely. Not sure about the colour, though.

It's not that colour in daylight! Here it is a Goodwood, it belongs to a friend of a friend.

[TR4man]

Rumblestripe said:

Doofus said:

Lily the Pink said:

TR4man said:

At the Horseshoe Pass this morning

That sunroof looks so wrong. So very very wrong.

But so does the steering wheel and the headrests.

There was a (rarely specced) factory metal sunroof on the Mk2, it might be one, the aftermarket ones tend to be a lot bigger. The steering wheel, I can't tell could be a period accessory, the seats might be out of an XJ6?

I did wonder if the sunroof was OEM, that’s why I took the photo as I knew someone on here would know. But certainly it did look small in comparison to the larger sunroofs that we are now used to.

[Doofus]

I have a feeling the oem steel sunroof was sliding only.

[Sticks.]

TR4man said:

I did wonder if the sunroof was OEM, that’s why I took the photo as I knew someone on here would know. But certainly it did look small in comparison to the larger sunroofs that we are now used to.

A bit O/T. I was surprised when a friend had a Webasto fitted to his Wolseley 6/110 but it was an option at the time apparently.

[Lily the Pink]

Sticks. said:

A bit O/T. I was surprised when a friend had a Webasto fitted to his Wolseley 6/110 but it was an option at the time apparently.

I had one fitted to a Jaguar 420. Bad mistake.

[A993LAD]

2 nice cars spotted in a sussex car park today. Matching colours too. Nice to see them out and about on a showery day.

[Rumblestripe]

A993LAD said:

2 nice cars spotted in a sussex car park today. Matching colours too. Nice to see them out and about on a showery day.

Lovely to see.

Can I just suggest that you try turning your phone through 90 degrees and take the shot in landscape to better frame the car. It's just an annoyance of mine, phones have brilliant cameras on them nowadays and those shots should capture the whole of the cars. Not just you it seems to be endemic when you see someone filming anything on their phones. Grrrr. Carry on.

[Dapster]

A993LAD said:

2 nice cars spotted in a sussex car park today.

By "2 nice cars..." I thought you meant the lovely looking E28 BMW next to it!!

[Yertis]

Rumblestripe said:

Lovely to see.

Can I just suggest that you try turning your phone through 90 degrees and take the shot in landscape to better frame the car. It's just an annoyance of mine, phones have brilliant cameras on them nowadays and those shots should capture the whole of the cars. Not just you it seems to be endemic when you see someone filming anything on their phones. Grrrr. Carry on.

I agree but also admit to be guilty of it myself. I think because phones are designed to be mainly used portrait, and also the bloody things are so slippery that when I do remember to turn mine through 90 degrees I tend to nearly drop it, and get all sweary.

[A993LAD]

Rumblestripe said:

Lovely to see.

Can I just suggest that you try turning your phone through 90 degrees and take the shot in landscape to better frame the car. It's just an annoyance of mine, phones have brilliant cameras on them nowadays and those shots should capture the whole of the cars. Not just you it seems to be endemic when you see someone filming anything on their phones. Grrrr. Carry on.

Indeed me too. And normally I would have done just that. But both cars were in tight parking slots with less exciting motors right alongside so portrait seemed the best way to frame the spotted classics.

Is this better...

[Rumblestripe]

A993LAD said:

Rumblestripe said:

Lovely to see.

Can I just suggest that you try turning your phone through 90 degrees and take the shot in landscape to better frame the car. It's just an annoyance of mine, phones have brilliant cameras on them nowadays and those shots should capture the whole of the cars. Not just you it seems to be endemic when you see someone filming anything on their phones. Grrrr. Carry on.

Indeed me too. And normally I would have done just that. But both cars were in tight parking slots with less exciting motors right alongside so portrait seemed the best way to frame the spotted classics.

Is this better...

Much, thank you! A fine odd couple there

[Turbobanana]

john2443 said:

Turbobanana said:

1962 Alvis TD21 Series 2. Lovely. Not sure about the colour, though.

It's not that colour in daylight! Here it is a Goodwood, it belongs to a friend of a friend.

Ooh, that's better. Always loved these: such an elegant, understated looking car.

[tricky360]

ladbroke grove west london

black with red interior

[P5BNij]

Spotted several times in recent weeks in the industrial estate beside the railway just south of Bedford station - a silver G plate 1989 / 90 Audi 100, looking very lithe and handsome.

[Super Sonic]

CharlesdeGaulle said:

Super Sonic said:

CharlesdeGaulle said:

Not rare here today they ain't!

According to wiki, 33 built in1962/3. Rare by my standards.

It wasn't massively a funny or clever quip, but your post followed another post about a 250, giving us virtually consecutive posts about (different) rare cars. Hence the 'not rare here...' Ah well...

Oh ok, your comment makes sense now. Thanks for clarifying 😊

[CharlesdeGaulle]

P5BNij said:

Spotted several times in recent weeks in the industrial estate beside the railway just south of Bedford station - a silver G plate 1989 / 90 Audi 100, looking very lithe and handsome.

They are handsome cars. I had a 100 saloon and then a touring of that vintage, both high-milers and both entirely problem-free. They followed a billy-basic 80 which was brilliant. I haven't had an Audi since now I come to think about it.

[Jader1973]

First weekend of freedom for Melbourne residents for a few weeks and some of them were taking advantage of the reasonable weather.

AMOC must have been out for lunch. There were a load of modern ones plus this lot

A Virage



2 DBS





And just one DB5




Commer van (currently for sale for $20k)


I'm not a huge fan of Mustangs, but this looked just right to me.

[Harry Flashman]

God, the Virage is still an ugly sow of a car, decades later.