COOL CLASSIC CAR SPOTTERS POST! (Vol 3)

[Castrol for a knave]

Dapster said:

Castrol for a knave said:

A brace of Gilberns, in Wales, naturally

Love that 928 in the background - incredible looking car

Still turns heads

I hear the owner is a bit of a knob

[Castrol for a knave]

DickyC said:

Escort3500 said:

DickyC said:

Castrol for a knave said:

A brace of Gilberns, in Wales, naturally

Lovely.

I ve always liked these. Sat in one at a classic car show a few years ago, and it was surprisingly small almost cramped inside. They always seemed to be in the shadow of the Scimitar back in the day; presumably down to the difference in production numbers.

I worked with an old guy who had one - he was nearly as old then as I am now, well past normal retiring age. It never seemed to be on the road, he certainly never brought it to work. I asked, "What's it like?" He said, "Clunky." It didn't put me off, I just added it to my I'd Like One But I'll Probably Never Have One List, along with late 60s Marcos, Piper and TVR Tuscan.

I love them. I have a soft spot for homespun British classics, with lots of Smiths clocks and toggles.

Peerless Warwick is a top favourite as well.

[Mabbs9]

TCEvo said:

I spotted this Cortina a few years ago street parked in Southwark. Pleased to have seen it again yesterday:



Those little Japanesse vans are great.

My Dad had one. A 2.0 GL, very much like that one. BKD 844X I think.

[Doofus]

Castrol for a knave said:

Peerless Warwick is a top favourite as well.

Arguably two different cars.

[Castrol for a knave]

Doofus said:

Castrol for a knave said:

Peerless Warwick is a top favourite as well.

Arguably two different cars.

Doh. Meant to put in a /

[Rob 131 Sport]

Mabbs9 said:

TCEvo said:

I spotted this Cortina a few years ago street parked in Southwark. Pleased to have seen it again yesterday:



Those little Japanesse vans are great.

My Dad had one. A 2.0 GL, very much like that one. BKD 844X I think.

Being a Y Reg, it will be one of the last Cortina’s made. Shame it’s not a Ghia that was really what you needed as the minimum spec.

[RDMcG]

Was having lunch on a patio in Scotsdale AZ today; lots of interesting cars rolling by but I was not really trying to to do pics when I was eating.

However, here are a few classics: (and maybe a future classic)

[Penny Whistle]

That 100/6 is rather nice. Looks like the rarer BN6 2-seater.

[yellowjack]

Rob 131 Sport said:

Mabbs9 said:

TCEvo said:

I spotted this Cortina a few years ago street parked in Southwark. Pleased to have seen it again yesterday:



Those little Japanesse vans are great.

My Dad had one. A 2.0 GL, very much like that one. BKD 844X I think.

Being a Y Reg, it will be one of the last Cortina s made. Shame it s not a Ghia that was really what you needed as the minimum spec.

My dad worked for Ford at the Jersey Marine factory, Swansea. His clipboard had 'Cortina Hub Line' written in black marker pen on it. When I bought my first car, a 1982 Cortina 1.6L estate (Cardinal Red), I wondered if my dad might have been working a shift when its hubs came off the line. Sadly, my Cortina never made it to the days when it would be considered a classic. The scuttle rotted right through, along with the bulkhead above the driver's footwell. If I drove it in the rain, I got wet feet! I drilled a couple of holes in the floorpan to let the water out. Then, after I'd owned it for a year, I traded it in for a guaranteed £100 part exchange value (if it had even one day left on the MOT and it got to the garage under its own steam) and drove home in a nice 1988 Escort 1.6LX.

[lukeharding]

TCEvo said:

Few from Saturday.

Spitalfields well photo'd Bentley (pics blurred as I removed a 207):

That Bentley is the EV converted one. Glad it is used, though.

[Sardonicus]

Rob 131 Sport said:

Mabbs9 said:

TCEvo said:

I spotted this Cortina a few years ago street parked in Southwark. Pleased to have seen it again yesterday:



Those little Japanesse vans are great.

My Dad had one. A 2.0 GL, very much like that one. BKD 844X I think.

Being a Y Reg, it will be one of the last Cortina s made. Shame it s not a Ghia that was really what you needed as the minimum spec.

Remember the Crusader?

[5 In a Row]

No photo but I saw a very nice red Mk2 XR2 parked up at the beach in St Andrews yesterday.

[Turbobanana]

Sardonicus said:

emember the Crusader?

Ah yes, the run-out model in association with the Daily Express (?): stripes and fancy paint, no?

[TCEvo]

lukeharding said:

TCEvo said:

Few from Saturday.

Spitalfields well photo'd Bentley (pics blurred as I removed a 207):

That Bentley is the EV converted one. Glad it is used, though.

I didn't know that.

The Minor cab that's parked a couple of spaces away was looking very rough.

[TCEvo]

Sardonicus said:

Rob 131 Sport said:

Mabbs9 said:

TCEvo said:

I spotted this Cortina a few years ago street parked in Southwark. Pleased to have seen it again yesterday:



Those little Japanesse vans are great.

My Dad had one. A 2.0 GL, very much like that one. BKD 844X I think.

Being a Y Reg, it will be one of the last Cortina s made. Shame it s not a Ghia that was really what you needed as the minimum spec.

Remember the Crusader?

I vaguely remember my dad briefly having a Crusader as a courtesy car, the badges were cool.

Dad had Mk2, Mk3 & Mk4 Cortina's as company cars - the last one was a red w/ black vinyl roof Mk4 that was written off outside our house in Billericay when a pissed bloke in an Escort crashed into it. My parents have some pics of it being towed away by a Land Rover recovery truck. That was probably 1980.

[gt40steve]

The last Dagenham built Cortina was retained for the Ford Heritage fleet.
A silver Crusader which was driven off the production line by the Chairman of Ford of Britain, Sam Toy.



Chrome bumpers on the single colour cars & black bumpers on the two tone ones.

[trails]

gt40steve said:

The last Dagenham built Cortina was retained for the Ford Heritage fleet.
A silver Crusader which was driven off the production line by the Chairman of Ford of Britain, Sam Toy.


Chrome bumpers on the single colour cars & black bumpers on the two tone ones.

Photo not working for me Steve.

[gt40steve]

There you go. I didn't know why it didn't post as usual.

[trails]

gt40steve said:

There you go. I didn't know why it didn't post as usual.

Thanks

What a cool photo!

[gt40steve]

trails said:

gt40steve said:

There you go. I didn't know why it didn't post as usual.

Thanks

What a cool photo!

I thought it was poor quality, only chose it because the ones taken in the factory were black and white !