COOL CLASSIC CAR SPOTTERS POST!!! Vol 2

[Horsetan]

Strela said:

What's this then?

All fibreglass body too. Actually the overall shape is quite credible, compared to later Anadols. The A8-16 in particular seems to have looked like the Turkish take on the Morris Marina.

[CanAm]

lucido grigio said:

I saw one of these, about a week ago ,in gold colour and in nicer condition than this one being driven locally to me.

It was the coupe/hatch shape.

The hatch was the Chevette and the coupe was the Kadet. I always fancied the idea of the Kadet coupe with the Chevette front end.

[stevie_a]

CanAm said:

The hatch was the Chevette and the coupe was the Kadet. I always fancied the idea of the Kadet coupe with the Chevette front end.

The Kadett was saloon



Hatchback



Coupe



And Estate



As for the Chevette

saloon




Hatchback



Estate



and Yes Coupe



and yes EVEN a convertible

[P5BNij]

Gorgeous spot 'in captivity' at Brooklands earlier this year, the prototype Lola GT, Jay Leno has featured it recently on his channel...

[CanAm]

stevie_a said:

As for the Chevette.....
and Yes Coupe



and yes EVEN a convertible

You've cheated a bit there as these were prototypes that never made production!

[DickyC]

Met my youngest lad last night up that London and opted to waddle back from Mayfair to Paddington through W2. It's a bit posh. In the residential areas were endless ranks of Porsches and Bentleys. Then I came to the shops and restaurants and found this, a Bristol Blenheim.



You might not like it but you have to admit that having the only one on show in the neighbourhood is stylish.

Oh, and honourable mention for this, a Dubai registered... dunno. 599? Not very good with Ferraris.

[eccles]

DickyC said:

Met my youngest lad last night up that London and opted to waddle back from Mayfair to Paddington through W2. It's a bit posh. In the residential areas were endless ranks of Porsches and Bentleys. Then I came to the shops and restaurants and found this, a Bristol Blenheim.



You might not like it but you have to admit that having the only one on show in the neighbourhood is stylish.

I think I prefer the Scimitar behind it!

[DickyC]

eccles said:

I think I prefer the Scimitar behind it!

Even if I had the money I wouldn't have a Blenheim. The only Bristols I've ever really hankered after are the 408 and 409. Quietly confident with an air of 'speak softly and carry a big stick.'

I saw a 408 in Guildford in the early Seventies parked up with its cooling fans still spinning. It made quite an impression on an impressionable lad.

[Horsetan]

DickyC said:

Met my youngest lad last night up that London and opted to waddle back from Mayfair to Paddington through W2. It's a bit posh. In the residential areas were endless ranks of Porsches and Bentleys. ....

W2 (Bayswater / Westbourne Grove) wasn't always so posh. I worked there between 1996 and 2000, at which time there were a fair number of dodgy B&Bs catering for those on council housing waiting lists or asylum seekers. Also the ex-council flats on the local Hallfield Estate hadn't yet gone up in value - you could get a decent one for about £80,000.

[Plinth]

DickyC said:

The only Bristols I've ever really hankered after are the 408 and 409. Quietly confident with an air of 'speak softly and carry a big stick.'

You are LJK Setright, AICMFP

[Cold]

Looks like a daily - just being used for the shopping trip as intended.

[DickyC]

Plinth said:

DickyC said:

The only Bristols I've ever really hankered after are the 408 and 409. Quietly confident with an air of 'speak softly and carry a big stick.'

You are LJK Setright, AICMFP

I am unmasked. Five guineas await you.

[stevie_a]

CanAm said:

You've cheated a bit there as these were prototypes that never made production!

OK

I'll go and sit on the naughty step .

[Nik da Greek]

P5BNij said:

Gorgeous spot 'in captivity' at Brooklands earlier this year, the prototype Lola GT, Jay Leno has featured it recently on his channel...

Stunning thing. Also seen this year out in the wild at Goodwood FoS


Lola Mk6 GT by Nick Liassides, on Flickr

[droopsnoot]

CanAm said:

stevie_a said:

As for the Chevette.....
and Yes Coupe

You've cheated a bit there as these were prototypes that never made production!

An interesting "prototype" that has a coupe nearside, and a four-door saloon offside. I wonder what shape the rear screen is?

I can't tell if that's a recent 'shop, or a Vauxhall-derived lay-up. I've seen the latter with a Firenza prototype photo.

[CanAm]

droopsnoot said:

CanAm said:

stevie_a said:

As for the Chevette.....
and Yes Coupe

You've cheated a bit there as these were prototypes that never made production!

An interesting "prototype" that has a coupe nearside, and a four-door saloon offside. I wonder what shape the rear screen is?

I can't tell if that's a recent 'shop, or a Vauxhall-derived lay-up. I've seen the latter with a Firenza prototype photo.

Those seem to be Opel wheels. And why is the number plate blurred out?

[Dapster]

CanAm said:

Those seem to be Opel wheels. And why is the number plate blurred out?

And only a passenger side mirror despite it being a right hand drive car, no headrest on the drivers side, but one on the passenger side.... Looks like a bad 'shop to me.

Edit: It is a 'shop. See here, half way down.

http://vauxpedianet.uk2sitebuilder.com/vauxhall-t-...

Edited by Dapster on Friday 22 December 00:24

[Dapster]

Switch the alloys back to the originals and this 560SEC would look superb.



Found this nearby - it was IMMACULATE.

[dandarez]

Dapster said:

Found this nearby - it was IMMACULATE.

When I was a kid I used to look at those Merc SLs and think:
'When I grow up I'm going to have one of those Mercedes with the dented roof.'

I never did. Lovely. But the hankering and passion for one disappeared.

There really are some superb old cars out there, eh?

[Horsetan]

dandarez said:

When I was a kid I used to look at those Merc SLs and think:
'When I grow up I'm going to have one of those Mercedes with the dented roof.'

I never did. Lovely. But the hankering and passion for one disappeared.

I had a diecast toy "pagoda" SL with opening doors - it was produced by Siku. Can someone remind me why it was called a "pagoda" roof, when it looks nothing like the (Chinese) pagodas I've seen?

dandarez said:

There really are some superb old cars out there, eh?

Certainly are. In those days, cars looked like cars.