COOL CLASSIC CAR SPOTTERS POST!!! Vol 2

[aeropilot]

generationx said:

aeropilot said:

I don't think any of the works 4-door Sierra Cosworths were RHD though.....?

I think a couple of the national championship cars were (e.g. Russell Brookes?), but for sure all the works team cars were LHD. Is there a registration number for this one?

Yeah, Brookes always preferred to drive RHD cars, all his Escorts, Sunbeam-Lotus and Shoveits were RHD (not sure about his Manta 400's though?)
But I think Russell's Cossie's were Mike Little cars not Boreham cars...??

[generationx]

aeropilot said:

generationx said:

aeropilot said:

I don't think any of the works 4-door Sierra Cosworths were RHD though.....?

I think a couple of the national championship cars were (e.g. Russell Brookes?), but for sure all the works team cars were LHD. Is there a registration number for this one?

Yeah, Brookes always preferred to drive RHD cars, all his Escorts, Sunbeam-Lotus and Shoveits were RHD (not sure about his Manta 400's though?)
But I think Russell's Cossie's were Mike Little cars not Boreham cars...??

Yes for sure, of course built with proper "909" parts.

[RESSE]

generationx said:

aeropilot said:

I don't think any of the works 4-door Sierra Cosworths were RHD though.....?

I think a couple of the national championship cars were (e.g. Russell Brookes?), but for sure all the works team cars were LHD. Is there a registration number for this one?

E14 FMC

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[aeropilot]

Well its an Essex reg number..........but, seems too early for an ex-works 4x4 being an E-reg.......the 4x4 road car wasn't even out then, was only the 2wd Sapphire for E-reg and the RS500's.........??

[generationx]

All the dark blue Q8 Sapphires had fairly generic Essex registrations, then the white/blue Carglass cars had A**FMC. I think the car shown is something else.

[aeropilot]

generationx said:

All the dark blue Q8 Sapphires had fairly generic Essex registrations, then the white/blue Carglass cars had A**FMC. I think the car shown is something else.

All the Q8 cars were G-prefix IIRC.

Can't remember what the last 91/92 cars were......but should do as I spent quite a bit of time with the Boreham crews on their last ever event on the '92 RAC.

[gothatway]

A Bunch of Borgwards in Cheddar Gorge this morning ...



There were a couple more which I passed later.

[Dapster]

RESSE said:

I think this is an ex-works car?

The cockpit seems a bit too "production" - shouldn't it look more like this?

[gforceg]

Wasn't FMC meant for Ford Motor Company?

Also, the passenger in the Sierra should keep his fingers to himself!

[RESSE]

gforceg said:

Wasn't FMC meant for Ford Motor Company?

Also, the passenger in the Sierra should keep his fingers to himself!

The passenger (friend) is a very rude man

The owner of E14 FMC also owns an ex Prodrive WRC Impreza which was converted from LHD to RHD - am I correct that the likes of Bertie Fisher/Austin McHale had conversions carried out, and that may be something to do with the RHD set up of the Sierra?

[Pericoloso]

PH user "AAGR" could probably shed light on the Sierra conundrum.

He knows stuff.

[Nik da Greek]

Germany's most underrated bosses' barge Borgwards are so cool. I don't think I've ever seen one of these in the flesh.

gothatway said:

There were a couple more which I passed later.

Is it a Caravano? It's bloody awesome

[RESSE]

[RESSE]

Pericoloso said:

PH user "AAGR" could probably shed light on the Sierra conundrum.

He knows stuff.

I have found some more information on the Sierra - it is a Group N version and not an ex-works car.

[South tdf]

aeropilot said:

All the Q8 cars were G-prefix IIRC.

Can't remember what the last 91/92 cars were......but should do as I spent quite a bit of time with the Boreham crews on their last ever event on the '92 RAC.

Sub 20 prefix E numbers were not released until after 2000 so it is not the original plate

[gothatway]

Strela said:

Nik da Greek said:

Germany's most underrated bosses' barge Borgwards are so cool.

I concur. The Isabellas are absolutely lovely.

Agreed - the others that I passed later were absolutely beautiful - one silver, one blue IIRC. I've not seen an estate before, let alone the camper - Google tells me it's a B611.

[Brum_Brum]

A few cars were gathering for a classic rally/tour outside my hotel in Barcelona, this lovely C Type and Speedster being two of them. I went out later to watch them set off but i’d missed it - one too many Estrella

[aeropilot]

Pericoloso said:

PH user "AAGR" could probably shed light on the Sierra conundrum.

He knows stuff.

He does indeed

[gforceg]

I spotted about a dozen Swiss registered Stags in convoy towards Newton Abbot and Torquay about an hour ago.
No pix coz drivin' innit. Or something.

[Doofus]

Brum_Brum said:

A few cars were gathering for a classic rally/tour outside my hotel in Barcelona, this lovely C Type and Speedster being two of them.

That's not a Speedster