COOL CLASSIC CAR SPOTTERS POST! (Vol 3)

[yellowjack]

1980 (?) TR7 which looked a bit shabby and more of a daily drive than a garage queen. It was quite rusty on the wings, arches, and front valance, and the rear bumper looked like it had been used as a parking sensor.




Bard offspring of a Suzuki X90 and a Morris Minor van. Registered with DVLA as the Suzuki so maybe more "butchered classic" than bona fide classic car.



1972 Triumph Dolomite 1500. Nice looking early Dolly.




A properly rotten Austin Healey Sprite. According to DVLA it has a 1275cc engine instead of it's original 948cc A-series unit. It's also a 1958 build, but first registered with DVLA in 1967 so possibly a re-imported car from abroad? I've seen images of it on the web looking in far better condition and being "used as intended".



Tenuous "classic" and there's probably a better thread to post it in but hey? I ran past this today - a VW Type 2 (T3) van/camper that saw it's better days a long time ago.

Edited by yellowjack on Thursday 11th March 21:16

[Azzurrinick]

Unusual sight to see whilst walking the dog yesterday, 1967 Giulia Super 1300 ti in stunning condition. Looked so small compared to the modern cars.

[Lily the Pink]

yellowjack said:

A properly rotten Austin Healey Sprite. According to DVLA it has a 1275cc engine instead of it's original 948cc A-series unit. It's also a 1958 build, but first registered with DVLA in 1967 so possibly a re-imported car from abroad? I've seen images of it on the web looking in far better condition and being "used as intended".

Many imports received Scottish registrations (like this one) when they were registered with the DVLA.

[Legacywr]

yellowjack said:

Legacywr said:

Saw this beauty yesterday.

Snap! Spotted in the same place when I cycled past on the 8th of March.

The sun really brought the colour out. I guess it belongs to the homeowner, not one of the tradesmen?

[sthodgson]

[Dapster]

A few German "youngtimers" spotted whilst on my run this morning





Looked like this is in daily use. Original "Bates BMW" dealer sticker in the rear window

[Google [bot]]

How is that Merc ‘W’ prefix?

[MarkwG]

Google [bot] said:

How is that Merc ‘W’ prefix?

It's a '78 registered in 2000, so I imagine that's when it was imported. As to why it didn't get a Q or an age related, no idea.

[uk66fastback]

Dapster said:

Idly browsing scabby 944's and this pops up - not the 944 but what's in the background. A UK registered Talbot Matra Bagheera! When was the last time you saw one of these? They had a diabolical reputation for rusting through the chassis so the fact that this one isn't a pile of dust is a surprise





https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Porsche-944/19343887905...

Edited by Dapster on Monday 8th March 01:10

I remember seeing that Porsche on eBay a few months back, maybe 4-5. Seem to think he wanted £5k for it. They’re all scabby to a degree! (Mine more than most).

[P5BNij]

A silver blue J reg’ facelift Jag XJS in Crick this morning, looking exceptionally sea key compared to everything else.

[Doofus]

P5BNij said:

exceptionally sea key

Come again?

[P5BNij]

Doofus said:

P5BNij said:

exceptionally sea key

Come again?

Apologies, typing on my work iPad often results in daft typos, I actually wrote ‘swankey’!

[JeremyH5]

Doofus said:

P5BNij said:

exceptionally sea key

Come again?

Haha. Using auto complete on smart phones results in some wonderful wording. My best guess is “sexy” but miss typed as “seaky” (letters a and s next to each other) that was auto completed as “sea key”.

[Doofus]

P5BNij said:

Doofus said:

P5BNij said:

exceptionally sea key

Come again?

Apologies, typing on my work iPad often results in daft typos, I actually wrote ‘swankey’!

I was pretty sure it was a typo, but could not, for the life of me, work out what you had intended to say.

[TR4man]

P5BNij said:

Doofus said:

P5BNij said:

exceptionally sea key

Come again?

Apologies, typing on my work iPad often results in daft typos, I actually wrote ‘swankey’!

I’m amazed it didn’t suggest another word if what you intended was “swankey”!!!

[Doofus]

TR4man said:

P5BNij said:

Doofus said:

P5BNij said:

exceptionally sea key

Come again?

Apologies, typing on my work iPad often results in daft typos, I actually wrote ‘swankey’!

I’m amazed it didn’t suggest another word if what you intended was “swankey”!!!

It was probably confused becaue it knows that's not how you spell 'swanky'

[P5BNij]

TR4man said:

P5BNij said:

Doofus said:

P5BNij said:

exceptionally sea key

Come again?

Apologies, typing on my work iPad often results in daft typos, I actually wrote ‘swankey’!

I’m amazed it didn’t suggest another word if what you intended was “swankey”!!!

Well as Patti Smith sang back in 1975, “an endless sea of possibilities....!”. On the way out past Crick I later spotted three old Landrovers in someone’s front garden, all SWB ‘60s models by the look of them.

[rolando]

Doofus said:

Come again?

…as the actress said to the bishop.

[Escort3500]

Chanced upon this gorgeous Bentley S3 today (a Continental Flying Spur I believe)

[Voxy]

Escort3500 said:

Chanced upon this gorgeous Bentley S3 today (a Continental Flying Spur I believe)

Fabulous!