COOL CLASSIC CAR SPOTTERS POST!!! Vol 2

[aeropilot]

rene7 said:

aeropilot
STRANGE???
How does it get the DVLA Jan 1966 Registration date if it was made later??

Well.....there were ways once upon a time......

As said, it maybe a kit......but it doesn't look like it to me, most Cobra kits stand out like a sore thumb, and that one looks too like a Cobra to be a kit, I still reckon its a MKIV.

rene7 said:

Could it be a 1966 AC289 cobra with a 427 body style? The 289s were I believe 5 litres

Not without a 427 tube chassis under it, which is what the 20-odd AC289 Sport's were that were built in the mid 60's at Thames Ditton.

And the 289 is a few cc's over 4.7 litres.

A 302 is 5 litres which is what all bar a few MkIV's were fitted with.....again, something that points to a MkIV.

[xtreme ant]

spotted in Wolstanton Newcastle u Lyme

[aeropilot]

One of the most famous Escorts ever.........great spot

[Blown2CV]

xtreme ant said:

spotted in Wolstanton Newcastle u Lyme

that looks like a really nice new boxster, shame that PoS old banger got in the way of the photo.....

[aeropilot]

[generationx]

xtreme ant said:

spotted in Wolstanton Newcastle u Lyme

Very much the real thing too - the first ever Boreham-built "Works" Escort. Awesome spot. Who cares about the bloody Porsche?

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[texaxile]

generationx said:

Very much the real thing too - the first ever Boreham-built "Works" Escort. Awesome spot. Who cares about the bloody Porsche?

Wow, just wow. I've got that car's pic in a few books along with the info. I'd say spot of the year so far. lucky bugger.

[Blown2CV]

generationx said:

xtreme ant said:

spotted in Wolstanton Newcastle u Lyme

Very much the real thing too - the first ever Boreham-built "Works" Escort. Awesome spot. Who cares about the bloody Porsche?

Chris on a bike was i not very clearly joking? I thought it was about as obvious as can be.

[generationx]

Blown2CV said:

Chris on a bike was i not very clearly joking? I thought it was about as obvious as can be.

No st

[gforceg]

Seen today within about 10 minutes between Dunkeswell and Exeter;

a white Citroen GS estate
a pale yellow Anglia
a white 80s era 911 cabriolet with a whale tail and blue soft top
a fk Off Orange (I believe that's the right name for it) Viper GTS
a "Strela Yella" Triumph Stag (yes, I know but I'm using it anyway because I can)

The nice weather really brings them out.

[Evangelion]

generationx said:

Very much the real thing too - the first ever Boreham-built "Works" Escort. Awesome spot. Who cares about the bloody Porsche?

Even I don't care about the Porsche!

(Too new to be interesting.)

[CanAm]

rene7 said:

aeropilot
STRANGE???
How does it get the DVLA Jan 1966 Registration date if it was made later??
Could it be a 1966 AC289 cobra with a 427 body style? The 289s were I believe 5 litres

You do realise that 289 refers to the engine capacity in cubic inches? (ie 4.7 litres)

[mark beavan]

generationx said:

Very much the real thing too - the first ever Boreham-built "Works" Escort. Awesome spot. Who cares about the bloody Porsche?

Earliest registered "Boreham built" Escort certainly. As it was only used once as a works car, in the 1969 Acropolis rally, (finished 2nd with Roger Clark driving) the honour of being the first works Escort normally goes to XOO 355 F which competed on the 1968 San Remo Rally.

[TR4man]

At Market Drayton this morning where the nicest people shop at Morrisons.

[P5BNij]

Henley-in-Arden this morning...

[TR4man]

A few classics from Loton Park today









This beast had a 5 litre engine

[Astacus]

Ha! Push-Me-Pull-You Triumphs!

[TR4man]

Some of the competitors at Loton

[TR4man]

A few more competitors at Loton