COOL CLASSIC CAR SPOTTERS POST!!! Vol 2

[Cold]

Seems we were transported back to an episode of The Sweeney over the weekend when this appeared in the mirror.

[RATATTAK]

Cold said:

Seems we were transported back to an episode of The Sweeney over the weekend when this appeared in the mirror.

Why is the photo horizontally flipped ? The number plate says it should be like this ...

[LotusOmega375D]

Didn't your parents explain to you about mirrors?

[Doofus]

RATATTAK said:

Why is the photo horizontally flipped ? The number plate says it should be like this ...

Now it's on the wrong side of the road! What's going on?

[Cold]

RATATTAK said:

Why is the photo horizontally flipped ? The number plate says it should be like this

At the risk of summoning a flock of parrots, the photo is a shot of the wing mirror taken from the passenger seat of my car by my daughter. The Jaguar is a reflected image.

[tog]

gothatway said:

Strela said:

Is that a genuine Mitsuoka Viewt?

One can only assume that's a poor joke.

I thought it was quite a good joke : )

[vixen1700]

Waterloo Road this lunchtime.

[TR4man]

At a country pub in between Newcastle under Lyme and Market Drayton this lunch time.

[V8s ONLY]

The Swan with two necks ?

[TR4man]

V8s ONLY said:

The Swan with two necks ?

Yes!

Well spotted!

[DickyC]

Pericoloso said:

Most interesting car outside Romans today.

What have they ever done for us?

[Blown2CV]

Strela said:

Blown2CV said:

Strela said:

mehere said:

Is that a genuine Mitsuoka Viewt?

no the panel gaps are too big

Careful, now. You don't want want gothatway coming after you with his assumptions.

I see your point about the panel gaps, but it's not true of all old Jags. This one's a beaut.



And, it can be noted, this one is correctly parked, rather than being dumped half on the pavement in Somerset by some boater wearing superannuated paedophile (just an assumption about classic Jag enthusiasts!)

Haha!!

[Dapster]

Strela said:

Is that a Singaporean number plate?

[Rostfritt]

Dapster said:

Strela said:

Is that a Singaporean number plate?

I would imagine so. How a country with so few cars has such a cumbersomely long number plate format I can't understand.

[85Carrera]

Spotted in Birmingham’s Jewellry Quarter this evening

[85Carrera]

Another spot in Birmingham his evening

[P5BNij]

A spot from a couple of days ago - a RR Phantom V which had 'failed to proceed' parked up at a bus stop in Rugby with the RAC in attendance, even stricken by the road side it looked magnificent in silver over mason's black. Lovely.

[Dapster]

85Carrera said:

Another spot in Birmingham his evening

Back in the day I wouldn't be able to see past an Ur Quattro or 944 if I was in the market for one of these, yet now, 30 years later, I'm quite drawn to a V6 Turbo GTA. Fabulous looking things. Were they all mouth and no trousers though? I assume it wouldn't see which way a 944 went.

[Cold]

Dapster said:

Back in the day I wouldn't be able to see past an Ur Quattro or 944 if I was in the market for one of these, yet now, 30 years later, I'm quite drawn to a V6 Turbo GTA. Fabulous looking things. Were they all mouth and no trousers though? I assume it wouldn't see which way a 944 went.

With the six cylinder engine dangling just in front of the rear bumper, it was more of a 911 alternative than the 944.

It's a very capable sports car. I ran one in conjunction with an Esprit Turbo SE back in the day. The Esprit was quicker off the line, but they both had a wonderfully communicative chassis and impressive grip. The GTA was much easier to live with though and was most definitely the everyday car of the two. Light steering, easy clutch and cabin space were all plus points.

Edited by Cold on Friday 29th June 03:24

[DickyC]

Quietly minding its own business in a multi-storey car park in Newbury today.