COOL CLASSIC CAR SPOTTERS POST! (Vol 3)

[TR4man]

2172cc said:

Not sure about the wind deflector though.....other than that, I wouldn't say no.

That wind deflector, the fact that it had the odd stone chip along with the dirty exhaust tips made me think that this car, despite being worth God knows what, was something that was used and enjoyed by the owner. I daresay many others rarely see the light of day.

[A993LAD]

[yellowjack]

Not my photo, but...



...this beautiful machine passed me while I was cycling down Matchams Lane into Hurn this afternoon. a 1934 MG PA

[Pericoloso]

A993LAD said:

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Loving this ,great colour and shame on Top Gear for trashing a rare RHD car on their road trip.

[visitinglondon]

Doofus said:

The XKSS belongs to the bloke who posted the picture is a fake

[vixen1700]

911stu said:

Just travelled down to the south of France and took the route Napoleon.
Passing through one of the villages I spotted what I initially thought ( due to its surroundings) was a scrap Citroen SM!! I had to go and have a closer look. Within a few minutes two guys appeared from the garage who owned the SM. They were very keen to show it to me and within 20 minutes I was hurtling around the foothills of the alps in it at warp speed..., the guy drove like a loon , but what a gent for offering me the chance for a spin in one of my dream cars. It was his daily driver which had had engine, brakes, suspension etc restored/replaced and was waiting for funds/time to finish interior and bodywork..

Wow!

[ToneyCaroney]

visitinglondon said:

Doofus said:

The XKSS belongs to the bloke who posted the picture is a fake

Yes, it's a Lynx. Don't think the owner has ever suggested otherwise.

[bolidemichael]

TR4man said:

Not something you expect to see parked at your local steak house just outside Newcastle under Lyme.

I was amazed how many other customers just parked up their cars and walked straight past it. Not even casually glancing in its direction.

I felt like grabbing them and shouting "don't you know what this car is you Philistines?"

I suppose as it wasn't a bloated white SUV with blackened windows and 22 inch alloys, it was of little interest.

I'm flying without the backup of a google search here guys... isn't this the model from Ferris Beuller's Day Orf?

[visitinglondon]

ToneyCaroney said:

Yes, it's a Lynx. Don't think the owner has ever suggested otherwise.

Not sure about that, he bangs on about his “XKSS” all the time.

Does he still have the (not real) C type?

[Dapster]

bolidemichael said:

TR4man said:

Not something you expect to see parked at your local steak house just outside Newcastle under Lyme.

I was amazed how many other customers just parked up their cars and walked straight past it. Not even casually glancing in its direction.

I felt like grabbing them and shouting "don't you know what this car is you Philistines?"

I suppose as it wasn't a bloated white SUV with blackened windows and 22 inch alloys, it was of little interest.

I'm flying without the backup of a google search here guys... isn't this the model from Ferris Beuller's Day Orf?

I think that's the 1965 London Motor Show display 275 GTS if I can read the reg correctly. Cameron's dad's car in Ferris Beuller was the 250 GT California Spyder SWB, prices for which were closing in on £20m last year.

[TR4man]

Dapster said:

I think that's the 1965 London Motor Show display 275 GTS if I can read the reg correctly. Cameron's dad's car in Ferris Beuller was the 250 GT California Spyder SWB, prices for which were closing in on £20m last year.

The car in the Beuller film was a replica.

[generationx]

Pericoloso said:

A993LAD said:

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Loving this ,great colour and shame on Top Gear for trashing a rare RHD car on their road trip.

That's a Matra Bagheera (three seat coolness) - I don't recall Top Gear trashing one of those? Maybe you're thinking of the Maserati (Bora?) that Clarkson tortured in to submission?

[ToneyCaroney]

visitinglondon said:

ToneyCaroney said:

Yes, it's a Lynx. Don't think the owner has ever suggested otherwise.

Not sure about that, he bangs on about his “XKSS” all the time.

Does he still have the (not real) C type?

I know Lowdrag has his moments but clearly stated in his profile should anyone feel the need to check

[CanAm]

visitinglondon said:

ToneyCaroney said:

Yes, it's a Lynx. Don't think the owner has ever suggested otherwise.

Not sure about that, he bangs on about his “XKSS” all the time.

Does he still have the (not real) C type?

Lowdrag has posted his cars' builds/rebuilds on here in great detail and has always been totally open about their provenance.

[Rumblestripe]

CanAm said:

visitinglondon said:

ToneyCaroney said:

Yes, it's a Lynx. Don't think the owner has ever suggested otherwise.

Not sure about that, he bangs on about his “XKSS” all the time.

Does he still have the (not real) C type?

Lowdrag has posted his cars' builds/rebuilds on here in great detail and has always been totally open about their provenance.

Actually as it is a Lynx rather than a "completion" model I like it rather more.

[Dapster]

TR4man said:

Dapster said:

I think that's the 1965 London Motor Show display 275 GTS if I can read the reg correctly. Cameron's dad's car in Ferris Beuller was the 250 GT California Spyder SWB, prices for which were closing in on £20m last year.

The car in the Beuller film was a replica.

The actual car(s) were replicas but I think bolidemichael was asking whether your pics were of the same car as what the Beuller car was supposed to be. Or am I due some kind of parrot?

[Pericoloso]

generationx said:

That's a Matra Bagheera (three seat coolness) - I don't recall Top Gear trashing one of those? Maybe you're thinking of the Maserati (Bora?) that Clarkson tortured in to submission?

The last of the series just finished Paddy M drove one through a jungle in I don't know where and really wasn't suitable.

[Blown2CV]

generationx said:

Pericoloso said:

A993LAD said:

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Loving this ,great colour and shame on Top Gear for trashing a rare RHD car on their road trip.

That's a Matra Bagheera (three seat coolness) - I don't recall Top Gear trashing one of those? Maybe you're thinking of the Maserati (Bora?) that Clarkson tortured in to submission?

no the bagheera episode was like 2 weeks ago.

[OLDBENZ]

vixen1700 said:

911stu said:

Just travelled down to the south of France and took the route Napoleon.
Passing through one of the villages I spotted what I initially thought ( due to its surroundings) was a scrap Citroen SM!! I had to go and have a closer look. Within a few minutes two guys appeared from the garage who owned the SM. They were very keen to show it to me and within 20 minutes I was hurtling around the foothills of the alps in it at warp speed..., the guy drove like a loon , but what a gent for offering me the chance for a spin in one of my dream cars. It was his daily driver which had had engine, brakes, suspension etc restored/replaced and was waiting for funds/time to finish interior and bodywork..

If you are on the Route Napoleon and like your Citroens you should call in at the Citromuseum at Castellane which is quite an extraordinary place. I think they have 4 SMs on display.

[OLDBENZ]

...some pics from Citromuseum from September last year. They have other hangers not shown containing huge numbers of 2CVs. I was most interested in the SMs as I had one at the time.