Spotting a TVR from space.

[Bobfrance]

Dunno if this has been done before, but I've just checked out my house on google earth and spotted my old orange TVR280i and my old (red)Jag XJ6.

Given that I no longer own either car I estimate this shot must be from about four years ago. And given other details in the picture that I won't go into, I'd guess it was taken on a Sunday morning.

Has anyone else taken a trip dowm memory lane and found their old cars on Google Earth?

Even cooler would be to find cars you sold in the past or cars that you were yet to buy. ;O)

I would post the coordinates for all to see, but I suspect some one would tell me I'm daft for letting people know where I live and nigerian scammers would come around and steal my house.

Bob.

[moleamol]

Resolution is too crap to tell for my house.

[David A]

Not at either of my houses but my old TT parked on the road when i was visiting a client in Windsor and possibly in the office car park - both cira 4 / 5 years ago.

[adi]

Yep - my old Ferrari is outside my house in Barnes, Ashleigh Road SW14. Estimate it's 3.5 yrs old because of this ( I blew it up shortly after)

[touchingcloth]

Bobfrance said:

And given other details in the picture that I won't go into, I'd guess it was taken on a Sunday morning.

Naked lawnmowing again.....

Big brother is watching.

[johnjr]

Just found were i currently live now in Swansea Marina...

As like the pic of your house it was taken before i moved here (so 3-4 yrs ago) now the city is 3/4 the way through a development scheme, which makes the city and areas around it very different and nicer!!!

hope they upgrade the pics sooon

I can see where i live

john

[Bobfrance]

touchingcloth said:

Naked lawnmowing again..... Big brother is watching.

Don't be ridiculous...



















...that's Saturday!

[likesbikes]

moleamol said:

Resolution is too crap to tell for my house.

Same as that

[Little Nicky]

GB Aerial photos supplied to Google Earth by the Geoinformation Group were taken in June 2001 (Sunday morning)

[eccles]

i was looking at work, and my car is parked where it normally is, and there's only a couple of other cars, so i figured it was a sunday morning as well (in on overtime!). i know its my car as its the only red one that parks anywhere near there.

[eccles]

johnjr said:

Just found were i currently live now in Swansea Marina... As like the pic of your house it was taken before i moved here (so 3-4 yrs ago) now the city is 3/4 the way through a development scheme, which makes the city and areas around it very different and nicer!!! hope they upgrade the pics sooon I can see where i live john

i was down the marina over christmas, saw a massive seal there, eating about a three foot salmon!

[Frik]

Little Nicky said:

GB Aerial photos supplied to Google Earth by the Geoinformation Group were taken in June 2001 (Sunday morning)

What, all of them?

Could have sworn the ones round here were a couple of years older than that.

[Little Nicky]

Frik said:

Little Nicky said: GB Aerial photos supplied to Google Earth by the Geoinformation Group were taken in June 2001 (Sunday morning) What, all of them? Could have sworn the ones round here were a couple of years older than that.

Their plan was to fly the whole of the UK and sell the photos to each Local Authority.

I guess there could have been a few who didn't opt in - although, to do a part survey doesn't really make sense.

I also presume that they got a few quid from Google - so it would have been worth their while after all.

It's generally a 10yr survey (1981, 1991, 2001, etc...) but I hear they're considering an inbetweeny this year (2006 - 5yrs).

Could be talking pants though...........

>> Edited by Little Nicky on Tuesday 31st January 20:47

[johnjr]

Just tried to find where i live in Reading but its all fields???

Maybe its cos i like next to a militarty base!!!

No scammers for me then

john

Edited to say just found Silverstone (bet you lot already have)

>> Edited by johnjr on Tuesday 31st January 21:20

[JoolzB]

My Griff appears on the photo of my house, well at least I think it's the Griff if not it was the S so still a TVR spotted from space.

[mybrainhurts]

Little Nicky said:

GB Aerial photos supplied to Google Earth by the Geoinformation Group were taken in June 2001 (Sunday morning)

By 'eck...

That's some feat of synchronised flying, that is........

[dugless]

I can see a mclaren in a drive,with an abandoned tvr in the land adjacent,would this have been around 4 years ago ?

One for the more experienced ph'rs there.

[benyeats]

Can see my old Porsche 944 and the Mrs A3 in the shot of our house, makes it about 3 years ago

Ben

[Whitechimp500]

Bob,
I started to suspect that you spent- maybe, a touch too much - time on the net when you found that website advertising shawls and bonnets etc for Geese and other live Wildfowl........

This latest post confirms it .

Btw , come the summer ,we'll have to arrange a North West run out with the XJR , my Chim and a few other old skool PH ers (Brian , Larco ) well , anyone really .... .

[s2gonzo]

dugless said:

I can see a mclaren in a drive,with an abandoned tvr in the land adjacent,would this have been around 4 years ago ? One for the more experienced ph'rs there.

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