COOL CLASSIC CAR SPOTTERS POST! (Vol 3)

[Doofus]

MarkwG said:

Stick Legs said:

Doofus said:

Western Musketeer said:

Zener said:

I do wonder about people who leave a car with its wheel cocked out like that its the difference between a minor side scuff collision wise to costing a bloody fortune or even a total loss some cool spots keep em coming

maybe the hand brake isn't very efficient?

In which case the wheels are pointing the wrong way.

No they aren't, the car is facing uphill parked off-side to the kerb, wheels are left hand down, so if the car rolls the front end swings 'right' and therefore closer to the kerb, stopping the roll.

Exactly - good practice in any car.

Unless the front wheel mounts the kerb, in which case the rear swings into the road. If the front wheels are facing the other way, then when it rolls, even if it mounts the kerb, it rolls onto the pavement.

[RATATTAK]

Doofus said:

Unless the front wheel mounts the kerb, in which case the rear swings into the road. If the front wheels are facing the other way, then when it rolls, even if it mounts the kerb, it rolls onto the pavement.

[MarkwG]

Doofus said:

MarkwG said:

Stick Legs said:

Doofus said:

Western Musketeer said:

Zener said:

I do wonder about people who leave a car with its wheel cocked out like that its the difference between a minor side scuff collision wise to costing a bloody fortune or even a total loss some cool spots keep em coming

maybe the hand brake isn't very efficient?

In which case the wheels are pointing the wrong way.

No they aren't, the car is facing uphill parked off-side to the kerb, wheels are left hand down, so if the car rolls the front end swings 'right' and therefore closer to the kerb, stopping the roll.

Exactly - good practice in any car.

Unless the front wheel mounts the kerb, in which case the rear swings into the road. If the front wheels are facing the other way, then when it rolls, even if it mounts the kerb, it rolls onto the pavement.

You don't have to take our word for it:
Rule 252
Parking on hills. If you park on a hill you should:

park close to the kerb and apply the handbrake firmly
select a forward gear and turn your steering wheel away from the kerb when facing uphill
select reverse gear and turn your steering wheel towards the kerb when facing downhill
use ‘park’ if your car has an automatic gearbox.

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/the-highway-code/waiti...

[Error_404_Username_not_found]

^^^ In the city of San Francisco, which has some notable hills, there are street signs advising much the same thing.

[Isimmo]

MarkwG said:

You don't have to take our word for it:
Rule 252
Parking on hills. If you park on a hill you should:

park close to the kerb and apply the handbrake firmly
select a forward gear and turn your steering wheel away from the kerb when facing uphill
select reverse gear and turn your steering wheel towards the kerb when facing downhill
use ‘park’ if your car has an automatic gearbox.

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/the-highway-code/waiti...

Why the “forward gear uphill, reverse gear down hill’ bit?

Isn’t it the compression of the engine (with clutch engaged and gearbox in gear) that stops it rolling regardless of direction?

[MarkwG]

Isimmo said:

MarkwG said:

You don't have to take our word for it:
Rule 252
Parking on hills. If you park on a hill you should:

park close to the kerb and apply the handbrake firmly
select a forward gear and turn your steering wheel away from the kerb when facing uphill
select reverse gear and turn your steering wheel towards the kerb when facing downhill
use ‘park’ if your car has an automatic gearbox.

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/the-highway-code/waiti...

Why the “forward gear uphill, reverse gear down hill’ bit?

Isn’t it the compression of the engine (with clutch engaged and gearbox in gear) that stops it rolling regardless of direction?

No idea, I didn't write the Highway Code - there's an "is this page useful? Yes/No " box at the bottom, click no & see what they say

[Driveline Shunt]

Spotted these while exercising the hounds this afternoon:





The Range Rover is listed as having a 2.4 litre diesel lump & dating from 1985, the Golf a 1.6 GTI from 1982. Both taxed well in date. There was another Mk1 Golf rolling shell outside garages nearby, possible connection there. Also spotted a gold Mk1 Metro driving out of the local supermarket car park, loved the transmission noise!

[Lily the Pink]

Looks like the Golf has a cage in it.

[finlo]

Driveline Shunt said:

Spotted these while exercising the hounds this afternoon:





The Range Rover is listed as having a 2.4 litre diesel lump & dating from 1985, the Golf a 1.6 GTI from 1982. Both taxed well in date. There was another Mk1 Golf rolling shell outside garages nearby, possible connection there. Also spotted a gold Mk1 Metro driving out of the local supermarket car park, loved the transmission noise!

Is that Queens valley?

[Dapster]

Driveline Shunt said:

Spotted these while exercising the hounds this afternoon:



... the Golf a 1.6 GTI from 1982....

Big tail light '82 would have been one of the last 1.6 engined cars before they got the 1.8 later that year. Worth decent money now.

[Driveline Shunt]

Yeah, Queens Valley in sunny Ramsey. I always say you can stand anywhere & not look suspicious if you have a dog (or 2) with you.. I was actually trying to find Ballure Chapel, just opposite.

[4rephill]

Error_404_Username_not_found said:

^^^ In the city of San Francisco, which has some notable hills, there are street signs advising much the same thing.

It's not just advice for hills in San Francisco with a gradient of 3% or more - It's the local Law: https://www.sfmta.com/blog/san-francisco-parking-t...

[Dapster]

BX "TZI" - not a trim level I'd ever heard of!



Lovely barge - a V8!

[Muddle238]

That Rover 75 Tourer V8 is extremely rare, I think they only ever made something like 10 or 12 in Rover estate form.

The V8 programme across both the 75 and ZT only saw about 880 cars produced, of which only about 100 were estates, and about a tenth of those were 75 Tourers.. the rest were MG ZT-T 260’s, still rare mind!

[Dapster]

Muddle238 said:

That Rover 75 Tourer V8 is extremely rare, I think they only ever made something like 10 or 12 in Rover estate form.

The V8 programme across both the 75 and ZT only saw about 880 cars produced, of which only about 100 were estates, and about a tenth of those were 75 Tourers.. the rest were MG ZT-T 260’s, still rare mind!

I knew that they were rare, but I didn't realise that they were Bugatti Royale rare!

[Doofus]

Dapster said:

BX "TZI" - not a trim level I'd ever heard of!

Me neither. Top of the range, apparently. Four electric windows and remote central locking.

[P5BNij]

Spotted in Leamington this morning, a maroon BMW 2002 two door half hidden in a workshop car park near the railway station.

[anonymous-user]

A few from the weekend








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4rephill said:

Error_404_Username_not_found said:

^^^ In the city of San Francisco, which has some notable hills, there are street signs advising much the same thing.

It's not just advice for hills in San Francisco with a gradient of 3% or more - It's the local Law: https://www.sfmta.com/blog/san-francisco-parking-t...

Obliged to you for the correction. Thanks.

[Dapster]

cpl593h said:

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That Saab lives opposite this: