COOL CLASSIC CAR SPOTTERS POST! (Vol 3)

[RicksAlfas]

Hugo a Gogo said:

Surely a rare spot? Alfa Giulia 105 estate conversion, done at a couple of independent carrozzeria at the time, exotically called the 'Promiscua' - which I believe just means kinda 'mixed' in Italian. Either this one was some sort of service wagon, or the owner couldn't get a replacement side glass at some point

Very rare spot. Some interesting blurb here:
https://www.bwgarage.com/giulia-105-series/1967-al...

[nismo48]

Martin350 said:

A mate of mine, who lives just round the corner from me, sent me these today.
If I'd been outside and looked over the road I would have seen it myself.

It's actually a 1987 car but I think it looks fabulous!

Beautiful

[RESSE]

[RESSE]

[Dapster]

RESSE said:

Early 205 with the amber indicators and that 928 GTS (or any 928 for that matter) - oooh lovely!

[Dan Singh]

At my local this lunchtime.

[GTRene]

RESSE said:

nice, not to shouty color.

[uk66fastback]

Didn t look restored to me, this Saab. Just looked in superb condition.

[Dapster]

uk66fastback said:

Didn t look restored to me, this Saab. Just looked in superb condition.

Fantastic looking car ! Only car to make 3 spoke alloys look cool (oh, and maybe a 5 dr classic Range Rover)

[bigothunter]

Dapster said:

Fantastic looking car ! Only car to make 3 spoke alloys look cool (oh, and maybe a 5 dr classic Range Rover)

For a few years, I had peripheral involvement with the styling of performance cars. Road wheels should always have an odd number of spokes.

[TR4man]

Near Nantwich today.





Bespoke interior:

[Turbobanana]

Dapster said:

uk66fastback said:

Didn t look restored to me, this Saab. Just looked in superb condition.

Fantastic looking car ! Only car to make 3 spoke alloys look cool (oh, and maybe a 5 dr classic Range Rover)

Agree to all the above

Mrs Banana, being the keeper she is, sent me this from London on Tuesday.



RHD, post facelift, slope-fronted 1989 / 90 SAAB 900 3 door in black with beige trim. Dark-centred, asymmetric 3-spoke alloys. Rear spoiler typical of higher-spec models. No rear wiper. All fairly standard stuff.

What piqued my interest was the "EMS" badge on the tailgate.

EMS and its sister GLE were SAAB's first fuel injected 900s, fitted with a Bosch Jetronic system for 116bhp. EMS was also the first 900 with a 5-speed box (GLE was auto-only) and the EMS was a 3-door (as here) while the GLE was 5-door. What's weird is that the EMS and GLE were available only from 1980-81. Why does this one have that badge? The badge under the "EMS" appears to be the "16 valve" badge that first appeared in 1984, which would fit with this age of 900. Messing with light settings on my phone, I can see that the tailpipe is round, suggesting this is a 900 16v non-turbo (turbos had an oval tailpipe, although this may of course have been replaced).

Some of its MoT history shows mileage in kilometers and a date of first registration 31 December 1990 (which would have made it an H reg), so I suspect this may have been imported from bought new by, for example, service personnel abroad.

Either way, lovely car, and I still miss my 900 T16S that I gave away in 2006 with only 246K on it

[Still Mulling]

Slightly tired 911 SC convertible complete with child seat.

[Penny Whistle]

Dan Singh said:

At my local this lunchtime.

Still Mulling said:

Slightly tired 911 SC convertible complete with child seat.

The older car looks SOOOO much better.

[coppice]

But the 911 SC looks so much better than its cartoon sized modern counterpart. Somehow the 911 went from its svelte, Audrey Hepburh chic in the Sixties to a Kardashian lardarse .

[TCEvo]

GTRene said:

RESSE said:

nice, not to shouty color.

Years ago when I was looking to buy an Integrale I tested one in Dorest in the same colour.

Sadly, it was one of the roughest condition cars I've ever driven.

[TCEvo]

Turbobanana said:

Dapster said:

uk66fastback said:

Didn t look restored to me, this Saab. Just looked in superb condition.

Fantastic looking car ! Only car to make 3 spoke alloys look cool (oh, and maybe a 5 dr classic Range Rover)

Agree to all the above

Mrs Banana, being the keeper she is, sent me this from London on Tuesday.

There's a similar 900 that lives in Shoreditch.

Took this pic of it in Dec 24:

[RicksAlfas]

bigothunter said:

For a few years, I had peripheral involvement with the styling of performance cars. Road wheels should always have an odd number of spokes.

Except for RS or Revolution four spokes and Minilites.

[droopsnoot]

A couple in the sun yesterday

[J__Wood]

Sunny day, out on the bike and a walk around Laycock. This 1955 LR deserved a snap (possibly for the badly parked thread) it's always there somewhere near the pavement.