COOL CLASSIC CAR SPOTTERS POST! (Vol 3)

[dinkel]

havoc said:

dinkel said:

GTV perfection: photographer Jeroen Vink keeps his Alfa tidy

Didn't know Jeroen had a GTV. Last I saw him (and his beard! ) he was riding shotgun with Dimer v-S in either an S2000 or an NSX.

Check his Insta. Very nice car and properly sorted. Suspension mods are from the Dutch BC Racing and I'm interested.

[DickyC]

I think it might be a fake but why you would fake a Harlequin is hard to guess. It's the quality of the paint job made me question the originality.

[illmonkey]

They were only officially on the mk3. Which means it’s been an actual thought process to make it like that, not a mistake on an order form…

[Damp Logs]

illmonkey said:

They were only officially on the mk3. Which means it’s been an actual thought process to make it like that, not a mistake on an order form…

Think there was a mk2 Polo as well as Golf

[Still Mulling]

The Polo was a Mk3 as a marketing exercise that grew some legs once shown. That Mk2 is a retrospective tribute.

[DickyC]

I've seen it around town for a while but been unable to take a photo. So I was a bit disappointed to find a questionable paint job when I found it parked. Is it? Isn't it? It would seem it isn't.

Cars. They can disappoint.

[Turbobanana]

Definitely a fake, as the real ones were all the 6N shape.

Probably started as a nod to The Inbetweeners' Cinquecento, then the owner realised how cheap / available the easily changed body panels were (think front wings, doors, tailgate) and it snowballed from there.

As has been said, the paintwork on the originals was flawless, but the touch-up kits were very expensive...

[NGK210]

GTRene said:

Rumdoodle said:

I thought that was some sort of Bristol

[tog]

dinkel said:

First series Espace by Matra. I travelled in one when they where new.

The Phase 1 Espace is excellent. I really want one.

[dbdb]

dinkel said:

Dutch Octane Magazine Cars & Coffee 06



First series Espace by Matra. I travelled in one when they where new.

That's a 1986 or 1987 Jaguar Sovereign next to it, a very rare car now. These launch spec cars had taller door mirrors, no scuttle infill which allowed the wiper to disappear under the lip of the bonnet and (on the Sovereign and Daimler) a black insert on the boot lid between the rear lights.

They seem unappreciated now but despite their rather conservative looks they were a sophisticated machine by the standards of the mid 1980s - more so in many ways than the BMW E32 7 Series, despite that car's more modern appearance and manufacture. The Jaguar's engine, suspension and electrical system were all more sophisticated than the BMW and the Jaguar was much safer in an accident. It is a shame they never shook the initial poor reputation for unreliability which was untrue for later cars and they have long suffered from the bane of Jaguar - that the enthusiasts of the older cars are very prescriptive as to their looks. They sold well new though.

It is good to see such an early car about, though it would look better if the headlights were re-silvered. It seems to be a fairly common problem on the cars with the 'fishtank' headlights.

[Error_404_Username_not_found]

tog said:

The Phase 1 Espace is excellent. I really want one.

So do I.

Not as weird as I thought then...

[GTRene]

I don't have to ask you were Albert (Dinkel) was that Sunday



came across it when I was looking what I missed that day, also a crazy AMC AMX 3 red car, I first thought hm, strange de Tomaso? but forgot about those rare AMC cars.

here those pictures>

https://myalbum.com/album/2ADcuFaefzwq/

[tog]

Error_404_Username_not_found said:

So do I.

Not as weird as I thought then...

Wanting one is not the same as expecting to ever own one though! We had a facelift phase 1 Espace as a work hack in an office I worked at 20-odd years ago, a former company car of one of the directors that they'd kept on for emergencies. The visibility was fantastic and it went surprisingly well. The first ones, with the Talbot-style front end and reverse rake grille, are fantastic.

[Turbobanana]

tog said:

Error_404_Username_not_found said:

So do I.

Not as weird as I thought then...

Wanting one is not the same as expecting to ever own one though! We had a facelift phase 1 Espace as a work hack in an office I worked at 20-odd years ago, a former company car of one of the directors that they'd kept on for emergencies. The visibility was fantastic and it went surprisingly well. The first ones, with the Talbot-style front end and reverse rake grille, are fantastic.

I bought one to move house with. It was a good, reliable thing that was comfortable and roomy with all the seats out.

Kept it for a few weeks then got my money back on it. Years later I bought a 3rd series, 2002 diesel, one of the first cars with a fully concealed stereo and only a remote controller.

[dinkel]

dbdb said:

That's a 1986 or 1987 Jaguar Sovereign next to it, a very rare car now. (…)
It is good to see such an early car about.

Error_404_Username_not_found said:

tog said:

The Phase 1 Espace is excellent. I really want one.

So do I.
Not as weird as I thought then...

GTRene said:

I don't have to ask you were Albert (Dinkel) was that Sunday

Gallery: https://myalbum.com/album/2ADcuFaefzwq/

That Jag has a well known owner, at least over here in the Dutch classic scene.

Espace Phase 1: I travelled in one coming from the South of France to cross the Spanish border and was gobsmacked.

RE: Rene, about 520 cars gathered in the sun. This Dutch Octane meet must've been the best yet.
I've seen three over there now and it's time to find some proper spring evening meetings.

[y2blade]

Any love for this? Spotted at the weekend.

[SpudLink]

y2blade said:

Any love for this? Spotted at the weekend.

Last summer I visited Cars & Coffee, and a family of 4 turned up in a 500. It was always a tiny car, but these days it's like a matchbox toy.

That Abarth looks in good nick.

[GTRene]

SpudLink said:

y2blade said:

Any love for this? Spotted at the weekend.

Last summer I visited Cars & Coffee, and a family of 4 turned up in a 500. It was always a tiny car, but these days it's like a matchbox toy.

That Abarth looks in good nick.

when we were kids long long time ago, my parents, well my dad, had on 1 point 5 or 6 cars, all small and most needed some attention, he had at least 3 from those little Fiats but then the 600? variant, which looks the same, so yes, we also sat often in such little Fiat with 4 or 5, but then those in the rear were just small kids and at those days normal in such car, see the old Italy pictures.

My dad used those cars to make a little profit by fixing those, meaning, mechanically brakes and so on, and ow, often lots of polyester to fix rot... and sometimes painting the cars all in our 1 car garage, which was reasonable in wide and length and had a grease pit.

net to those at least Fiat 600 he also had a NSU 1000 prinz and a Peugeot 404? and? anyways 'that were the most he had at 1 point in time , those days lots of free parking place were we lived, not on our own ground but of the municipality? at those days no problem

[Turbobanana]

y2blade said:

Any love for this? Spotted at the weekend.

Much love. And it looks like it could turn around and exit the parking space without even touching the lines

[jeremyc]

y2blade said:

Any love for this? Spotted at the weekend.

Also seen at the weekend. Only one parking space required.