COOL CLASSIC CAR SPOTTERS POST!!! Vol 2

[aeropilot]

LiamB said:

Apologies for the terrible picture

Nice......very nice.

(shame about the white painted scaffolding in the back though)

[Hugh Jarse]

Couple of lesser spotted 4WD classic jap estates.
Quite a practical car to keep at your chalet in Meribel.
Reliable, appreciating.
Amazed they survived the rust carnage.

Edited by Hugh Jarse on Tuesday 21st August 12:30

[RESSE]

[Dapster]

52classic said:

gforceg said:

A friend sent me this link today. A real period piece and as he said, a car spotter's dream.

https://flashbak.com/splendid-postcards-of-british...

Plenty of PH anorak potential there!

My best spot is on the card from 'Sea Palling' I pitch the white car as being an Alfa Romeo 2600 Tipo 106).

But what about Oddicombe Beach Babbacombe? Looks like an early photoshop. What appears to be an Avenger Estate dropped into the pic has a front end that is 'Opelesque.'

I've spotted the interloper! All the others are well before my time but in "Cleethorpes" I can see a blue jellymould Astra Mk 2, a blue facelift Cavalier (both right of frame) and a Seat Ibiza (next to the white Fiesta driving along) so I'm guessing 1986.



Edit: The white "Fiesta" may well be a Toyota Starlet but let's not mention that....

Second Edit: And the blue Ibiza may well be a Lada Samara but the date is still roughly valid....!

Edited by Dapster on Tuesday 21st August 16:12

[Pothole]

Doofus said:

gothatway said:

Very interesting - any photos of the front anywhere ?

Yes. Google it.

[TR4man]

A journey on the M6 northbound this afternoon was made pleasurable by following this beauty for a few miles near Stafford.

Even my 17 year old daughter, who has zero interest in cars, remarked on how beautiful it was.

Edited by TR4man on Tuesday 21st August 16:46

[52classic]

anonymous said:

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And.... Fiat 131, Renault 18, 2 Allegros and Volvo 343. What about the metallic red car next to the Volvo? My guess is a Talbot Tagora.

[miniman]

This might be chod only worthy of Autoste but it was kind of nice to see in rural France.

[gforceg]

Dapster said:

I've spotted the interloper! All the others are well before my time but in "Cleethorpes" I can see a blue jellymould Astra Mk 2, a blue facelift Cavalier (both right of frame) and a Seat Ibiza (next to the white Fiesta driving along) so I'm guessing 1986.



Edit: The white "Fiesta" may well be a Toyota Starlet but let's not mention that....

Second Edit: And the blue Ibiza may well be a Lada Samara but the date is still roughly valid....!

Edited by Dapster on Tuesday 21st August 16:12

That one did stand out a bit. For me the hair and clothes on the lass at bottom left told me just as clearly it was the 80s.

Note the Flash Harrys parked on the pier.

[mattyn1]

gforceg said:

Dapster said:

I've spotted the interloper! All the others are well before my time but in "Cleethorpes" I can see a blue jellymould Astra Mk 2, a blue facelift Cavalier (both right of frame) and a Seat Ibiza (next to the white Fiesta driving along) so I'm guessing 1986.



Edit: The white "Fiesta" may well be a Toyota Starlet but let's not mention that....

Second Edit: And the blue Ibiza may well be a Lada Samara but the date is still roughly valid....!

Edited by Dapster on Tuesday 21st August 16:12

That one did stand out a bit. For me the hair and clothes on the lass at bottom left told me just as clearly it was the 80s.

Note the Flash Harrys parked on the pier.

My eyes are st but do I spot an Allegro Estate next to an Allegro Saloon?

[52classic]

52classic said:

And.... Fiat 131, Renault 18, 2 Allegros and Volvo 343. What about the metallic red car next to the Volvo? My guess is a Talbot Tagora.

Now I see a Montego and a Fiat 127. Still baffled by the red metallic one though. May be a Vauxhall Transcontinental?

[aeropilot]

52classic said:

May be a Vauxhall Transcontinental?

That's what I'm leaning towards........

[tali1]

[aeropilot]

tali1 said:

Gash modern bling rims with Bellflowers..........that's a conflict of era's styling wise

[gforceg]

mattyn1 said:

gforceg said:

Dapster said:

I've spotted the interloper! All the others are well before my time but in "Cleethorpes" I can see a blue jellymould Astra Mk 2, a blue facelift Cavalier (both right of frame) and a Seat Ibiza (next to the white Fiesta driving along) so I'm guessing 1986.



Edit: The white "Fiesta" may well be a Toyota Starlet but let's not mention that....

Second Edit: And the blue Ibiza may well be a Lada Samara but the date is still roughly valid....!

Edited by Dapster on Tuesday 21st August 16:12

That one did stand out a bit. For me the hair and clothes on the lass at bottom left told me just as clearly it was the 80s.

Note the Flash Harrys parked on the pier.

My eyes are st but do I spot an Allegro Estate next to an Allegro Saloon?

We need one of those tracing paper overlays with numbers a number for each car.

My tuppence worth from left to right;
Silver Volvo 240
Maroon Jag saloon ??
Not sure
White Cortina
Pale gold could be anything, I'll say Lancia Gamma (!)
Red Cavalier hatch
White not sure at all
Maroon Escort maybe
Blue SEAT as mentioned above
Little green thing..I wonder...
White FIAT 131 is a good shout by someone
Orange blue and red Allegro estate
Orange Allegro
Yellow MK3 Escort
White van as details above
Blue Jelly mold Astra as mentioned
Blur Mini van
Blue Cavalier hatch
Blue Renault 12
Maroon Talbot (??)
Yellow Vauxhall Chevette
Blue Zastava ??
Blue Escort

Young lass in dungaree shorts baggy top and big hair. Ahh, happy times.

How did I do?

[Dapster]

aeropilot said:

52classic said:

May be a Vauxhall Transcontinental?

That's what I'm leaning towards........

I thought it was a Chrysler 180 but the wrap around bit of the rear bumper isn't long enough (nor is it for the Vauxhall either I don't think).

[Pericoloso]

Yes ,that's deffo a Zastava /Yugo in blue.

The moving Fiesta looks like an XR2 ,round headlamps ?

[Dapster]

gforceg said:

We need one of those tracing paper overlays with numbers a number for each car.

My tuppence worth from left to right;
Silver Volvo 240 340
Maroon Jag saloon ?? Chrysler like I guessed above but not sure
Not sure Renault 12
White Cortina
Pale gold could be anything, I'll say Lancia Gamma (!)
Red Cavalier hatch
White not sure at all Pug 205???
Maroon Escort maybe
Blue SEAT as mentioned above
Little green thing..I wonder...
White FIAT 131 is a good shout by someone
Orange blue and red Allegro estate
Orange Allegro
Yellow MK3 Escort
White van as details above
Blue Jelly mold Astra as mentioned
Blur Mini van
Blue Cavalier hatch
Blue Renault 12 18
Maroon Talbot (??) Montego
Yellow Vauxhall Chevette
Blue Zastava ??
Blue Escort

Young lass in dungaree shorts baggy top and big hair. Ahh, happy times.

How did I do?

I'm with you on most of those. That Lancia Gamma is I think something far more prosaic. Ital maybe?

[Pericoloso]

Dapster said:

I'm with you on most of those. That Lancia Gamma is I think something far more prosaic. Ital maybe?

Peugeot 604 ?

[52classic]

Still convinced that the Volvo is a 340, not a 240.

If not a Transcontinental Vauxhall, how about a Viscount? I'll go for a Fiat 128 as the 'blue car.'