COOL CLASSIC CAR SPOTTERS POST! (Vol 3)

[some bloke]

A C-reg (I think) Morris Minor spotted on Lossiemouth last week.

[Dapster]

[Rumblestripe]

A few weeks ago, this very clean Mk1 MR2 in Hawes, North Yorkshire

[Google [bot]]

Great last couple of posts.

[Its Just Adz]

A coupe of nice bits in Lytham today.

[some bloke]

Bit of a rare beast this one - anybody know it?

[RATATTAK]

some bloke said:

Bit of a rare beast this one - anybody know it?

Is it a Turner ?

[52classic]

Swallow Doretti TR4 in a party frock AIRC

[classicaholic]

some bloke said:

Bit of a rare beast this one - anybody know it?

Looks a bit like an Allard Palm Beach

[52classic]

Seems I exaggerated the TR connection.... Mechanicals are TR2, not 4. Swallow Coachworks made a bespoke chassis for it.

The Doretti bit was a tribute to Dorothy Deen who was the US distributor for them. As well as the desire to give it an Italian sounding name.

In the 60's there was a red one buzzing around South Wales with the Reg 123BOB..It was claimed to be the prototype. and turned out to be owned by my wife-to-be's Brother in Law. BOB Holmes R.I.P.

Edited by 52classic on Sunday 27th June 20:55

[nicanary]

I think the Swallow was built by a subsidiary of Tube Investments and pressure was put on them by Standard-Triumph to cease production or else they would stop doing business. The car was pricey but still a competitor of the TR.

[TR4man]

Dare I say it, but the Swallow Doretti was prettier than the TR2 in my eyes.

[Driveline Shunt]

V12 XJS parked near North Quay, Douglas:




Also a very clean Citroen Xantia a few spaces along but not sure it qualifies for this thread! Call me odd but do think they're a good looking car, the estate even more so.

[some bloke]

some bloke said:

Bit of a rare beast this one - anybody know it?

Yep, Swallow Doretti, one of around 276 made, not sure how many are left.

[Yertis]

TR4man said:

Dare I say it, but the Swallow Doretti was prettier than the TR2 in my eyes.

The TR2 is an ugly thing IMO.

[gifdy]

some bloke said:

A C-reg (I think) Morris Minor spotted on Lossiemouth last week.

Have they not fixed that bridge yet !

[lukeharding]

[some bloke]

Gifdy - no, but someone up there was saying a new one was being built from just in front of the restaurants there sometime.

[Blown2CV]

Driveline Shunt said:

V12 XJS parked near North Quay, Douglas:




Also a very clean Citroen Xantia a few spaces along but not sure it qualifies for this thread! Call me odd but do think they're a good looking car, the estate even more so.

XJS looks lovely. Xantia certainly rare these days. My family had Citroen dealerships mid-90s to mid-00s and about a 7 year lifetime for those cars was very much normal.

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Blown2CV said:

XJS looks lovely. Xantia certainly rare these days. My family had Citroen dealerships mid-90s to mid-00s and about a 7 year lifetime for those cars was very much normal.

I’d still love an Activa, though maybe not the bills.