COOL CLASSIC CAR SPOTTERS POST!!! Vol 2

[aeropilot]

Pericoloso said:

Quite early TR7

Not early enough for those black n silver plates though

[Cliftonite]

aeropilot said:

Pericoloso said:

Quite early TR7

Not early enough for those black n silver plates though

Although it soon will be under one interpretation of the 'Historic Vehicle' legislation.

[TR4man]

Cliftonite said:

aeropilot said:

Pericoloso said:

Quite early TR7

Not early enough for those black n silver plates though

Although it soon will be under one interpretation of the 'Historic Vehicle' legislation.

It already qualifies doesn't?

Is it not 40 years?

Edited by TR4man on Monday 1st January 19:32

[droopsnoot]

Pothole said:

Luton reg. on that 'snoot...possible factory car?

More than that, it's the brochure car.



A couple from the local VSCC meeting earlier today:

[TR4man]

droopsnoot said:

A couple from the local VSCC meeting earlier today:

That looks like Wrenbury - I wish I'd known that meeting was on as it is very local to me.

[aeropilot]

Cliftonite said:

aeropilot said:

Pericoloso said:

Quite early TR7

Not early enough for those black n silver plates though

Although it soon will be under one interpretation of the 'Historic Vehicle' legislation.

Hmmmnnnn.............OK, I hadn't even realised that they had changed the regs back in 2015, from the previous defined date of registered prior to end of Dec 1972 as being the cut-off date for black silver plates.
Why on earth have they changed that

Also, after April next year, it would appear that you can only display black n silver plates if you are VHI, so if you have a modded classic and go for MOT, you will need to run current white/yellow plates?

You really couldn't make this crazy st up......

[tog]

4rephill said:

tog said:

Marlborough high street today

"Taxi to the curb please!"

Clarkson, Hammond and May managed to park their cheap Italian supercars better than that whilst pratting around for the cameras!

He was still within the width of the bay though. They made them wider along each side of the High Street a few years ago when it was resurfaced and repainted. The trouble now is when you're squeezing into a short gap left between two much wider cars it is harder to get the car close to the kerb.

[Johnspex]

aeropilot said:

Cliftonite said:

aeropilot said:

Pericoloso said:

Quite early TR7

Not early enough for those black n silver plates though

Although it soon will be under one interpretation of the 'Historic Vehicle' legislation.

Hmmmnnnn.............OK, I hadn't even realised that they had changed the regs back in 2015, from the previous defined date of registered prior to end of Dec 1972 as being the cut-off date for black silver plates.
Why on earth have they changed that

Also, after April next year, it would appear that you can only display black n silver plates if you are VHI, so if you have a modded classic and go for MOT, you will need to run current white/yellow plates?

You really couldn't make this crazy st up......

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Brilliant ! 'Run' white/yellow plates! How do you run plates?

[Cliftonite]

A plea from Facebook:



ENM 827D

[Yertis]

aeropilot said:

Also, after April next year, it would appear that you can only display black n silver plates if you are VHI, so if you have a modded classic and go for MOT, you will need to run current white/yellow plates?

You really couldn't make this crazy st up......

That sounds sensible really – the newer plates are more visible and I put white/yello plates on mine even though it (currently) qualifies for the black ones for just this reason.

I would guess that modified classics get used quite a bit more than the completely original spec cars, so it makes sense. Also the need to test them, come to that.

[jeremyc]

I'd struggle to fit a white background.

[droopsnoot]

aeropilot said:

Hmmmnnnn.............OK, I hadn't even realised that they had changed the regs back in 2015, from the previous defined date of registered prior to end of Dec 1972 as being the cut-off date for black silver plates.
Why on earth have they changed that

I got the impression that it was unintended. Some wording during the period that both the VED exemption and silver/black plates cut-off dates were the same was retained, so when the VED exemption date changed, the plates date came with it.

[aeropilot]

droopsnoot said:

aeropilot said:

Hmmmnnnn.............OK, I hadn't even realised that they had changed the regs back in 2015, from the previous defined date of registered prior to end of Dec 1972 as being the cut-off date for black silver plates.
Why on earth have they changed that

I got the impression that it was unintended. Some wording during the period that both the VED exemption and silver/black plates cut-off dates were the same was retained, so when the VED exemption date changed, the plates date came with it.

Now, why doesn't that surprise me............

[droopsnoot]

TR4man said:

That looks like Wrenbury - I wish I'd known that meeting was on as it is very local to me.

It is indeed. I don't think they make a big thing of it outside the club people bringing cars because there isn't much room in the car park.

[Horsetan]

droopsnoot said:

TR4man said:

That looks like Wrenbury - I wish I'd known that meeting was on as it is very local to me.

It is indeed. I don't think they make a big thing of it outside the club people bringing cars because there isn't much room in the car park.

They were probably looking at Stony Stratford which was packed solid yesterday, and thinking they didn't want any of that trouble!

Very difficult to find a parking space by 10am, due to sheer number of old cars.

[yellowjack]

tog said:

4rephill said:

tog said:

Marlborough high street today

"Taxi to the curb please!"

Clarkson, Hammond and May managed to park their cheap Italian supercars better than that whilst pratting around for the cameras!

He was still within the width of the bay though. They made them wider along each side of the High Street a few years ago when it was resurfaced and repainted. The trouble now is when you're squeezing into a short gap left between two much wider cars it is harder to get the car close to the kerb.

There's a long, wide parking bay on a street near me where I go for the chippie run. The marked bay is so wide that it's actually silly to try to get near the kerb. Far better to try to line up on the outer white line, so that you have an advantage in getting out of the space again. Far easier to use the door mirror if it isn't filled with another parked car...

https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@51.2749714,-0.74447...

[gforceg]

Seeing the dropped kerb, what's the arrangement for people wanting to park off the road in front of the shops? Ever cause any problems?

The wide parking must be handy for squaddies doing the chip run in a 4 tonner.

[Trevatanus]

One of the highlights of New Years Day at Brooklands was this Mustang
Absolutely stunning.

IMG_2186 by Jim Pritchard, on Flickr

Edited by Trevatanus on Wednesday 3rd January 10:09

[CR6ZZ]

I know old cars are relatively more common on NZ roads, but every so often one encounters something a bit more eye-catching.

[uk66fastback]

Trevatanus said:

One of the highlights of New Years Day at Brooklands was this Mustang
Absolutely stunning.

IMG_2186 by Jim Pritchard, on Flickr

Edited by Trevatanus on Wednesday 3rd January 10:09

Not sure whether this '68 is still owned by the same guy (Damian) who built it a few years back - London somewhere he was from, can't remember where. We had it on the front of the club mag just after it was finished. He wasn't on the forum for quite a bit not long after so he might have sold it. It was originally blue and had been in a small fire.

This particular paint finish is House of Kolor Brandy Wine ... and in the photo it looks superb - not seen this car in the flesh but at the NEC show back in November I saw a Cobra replica in the same colour combined with a matt grey - it was lush!

The paint on the '68 was over two coats of silver base which itself was over two coats of transparent black ...

The red/black interior I'm not a great fan of - I'd have gone with all black but other than that - incredible ...











A lot of the spec above was pretty similar to my own rebuild (a '66) and I went for a similar colour - but not the exact same one!

Edited by uk66fastback on Wednesday 3rd January 11:41