COOL CLASSIC CAR SPOTTERS POST! (Vol 3)

COOL CLASSIC CAR SPOTTERS POST! (Vol 3)

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Doofus

25,732 posts

172 months

Wednesday 18th May 2022
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sumlin said:
Random dump of photos on my phone - not sure what the American 50s thing is in number 3?
1957/58 Oldsmobile 88

yellowjack

17,065 posts

165 months

Wednesday 18th May 2022
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sumlin said:
Random dump of photos on my phone -


I saw that very Transit van in Christchurch, Dorset, on Sunday afternoon. 1983/84 van on an 'A' prefix plate. Sounds a lot less "agricultural" than I remember Transits of the period sounding...

sumlin

303 posts

181 months

Wednesday 18th May 2022
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yellowjack said:
I saw that very Transit van in Christchurch, Dorset, on Sunday afternoon. 1983/84 van on an 'A' prefix plate. Sounds a lot less "agricultural" than I remember Transits of the period sounding...
It's local to me and I think I've probably posted it before - seems to belong to the people who have the awesome red Cortina pictured too. I think there was some sort of Ford run across the country at the weekend as I saw loads of Model Ts and Mustangs on the M54 on Sunday

sumlin

303 posts

181 months

Wednesday 18th May 2022
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Doofus said:
1957/58 Oldsmobile 88
Ta! The stickers in the windows said it was a 1958 but I couldn't see a badge

P5BNij

15,773 posts

105 months

Wednesday 18th May 2022
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LotusOmega375D said:
P5BNij said:
DarrenO'D' said:

I can remember seeing a lot of these in various utility liveries many years ago, but not seen one in years

There are a couple of these rotting away in someone's garden next to the Midland Mainline at East Langton, between Market Harborough and Desborough.

East Langton is the other side of Market Harborough (North towards Kibworth). Braybrooke is the only village South between MH and Desborough, so maybe you mean that? smile

Silly me - I meant north of M/Harborough, it's definitely East Langton. He also has a few Landrovers and Jag XJs strewn about the property wink

Spotted in Rugby this morning - a 1969 Mustang notchback coupe in dark green, it looked very much like a work in progress but sounded very nice.

uk66fastback

16,457 posts

270 months

Wednesday 18th May 2022
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LotusOmega375D said:
P5BNij said:
DarrenO'D' said:

I can remember seeing a lot of these in various utility liveries many years ago, but not seen one in years

There are a couple of these rotting away in someone's garden next to the Midland Mainline at East Langton, between Market Harborough and Desborough.

East Langton is the other side of Market Harborough (North towards Kibworth). Braybrooke is the only village South between MH and Desborough, so maybe you mean that? smile

I saw a load of these together a month or so ago … the pics went in the rotting thread …





Edited by uk66fastback on Wednesday 18th May 14:57

uk66fastback

16,457 posts

270 months

Wednesday 18th May 2022
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An unlikely pair seen together ..

uk66fastback

16,457 posts

270 months

Wednesday 18th May 2022
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As are these two … but less so. Parked next to each other outside a cottage in a village …






Damp Logs

725 posts

133 months

Wednesday 18th May 2022
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No photo as it was driving the other way on dual carriageway

AC Cobra - dark blue with white stripes and fastback hardtop


Super Cool

Might post in north wales thread just to seek if anyone’s awake in there…….

Google [bot]

6,682 posts

180 months

Thursday 19th May 2022
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I regularly see this around. Menacing.




DickyC

49,551 posts

197 months

Thursday 19th May 2022
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uk66fastback said:
As are these two … but less so. Parked next to each other outside a cottage in a village …

Black bumpered minus the black bumpers. Much better.

My MGB GT had black bumpers. It always looked a bit goofy to me. And most chrome bumper MGBs would exclude you from the Waving at Fellow MGs Club. One evening though, I saw a black bumpered one and gave a wave. He looked at me as if I was mad. I was confused. We both had black, black bumpered MGB GTs. Both R reg as I recall. Why didn't he wave back? Ah, yes, I was in my Mini. Yes, that would do it.

DarrenO'D'

86 posts

164 months

Thursday 19th May 2022
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Not a car I know, but spotted outside morrisons in reading. These were the envy of all 16 year old boys back in 1985

PomBstard

6,729 posts

241 months

Thursday 19th May 2022
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Google [bot] said:
I regularly see this around. Menacing.



Is that up your way?

Saw a black Camaro SS in Brookvale earlier - no chance to stop and get a pic which was a shame as I think they look great

Rumblestripe

2,916 posts

161 months

Thursday 19th May 2022
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DickyC said:

Black bumpered minus the black bumpers. Much better.

My MGB GT had black bumpers. It always looked a bit goofy to me. And most chrome bumper MGBs would exclude you from the Waving at Fellow MGs Club. One evening though, I saw a black bumpered one and gave a wave. He looked at me as if I was mad. I was confused. We both had black, black bumpered MGB GTs. Both R reg as I recall. Why didn't he wave back? Ah, yes, I was in my Mini. Yes, that would do it.
rofl

RESSE

5,692 posts

220 months

Thursday 19th May 2022
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2172cc

1,084 posts

96 months

Thursday 19th May 2022
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Apparently one of 200 made and pretty rare....Masterati Kyalami, seen at Shenley last weekend

LotusOmega375D

7,582 posts

152 months

Thursday 19th May 2022
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Kyalamis are great Q cars. A family friend took me and my brother out in his metallic burgundy RHD 4.9 manual ca. 1990. He gunned it through the local town and everyone turned to look expecting to see some low slung supercar.

Doofus

25,732 posts

172 months

Thursday 19th May 2022
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See also: DeTomaso Longchamps

LotusOmega375D

7,582 posts

152 months

Thursday 19th May 2022
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But without the race-derived all alloy quad cam V8, which is the beating heart of the Kyalami.

uk66fastback

16,457 posts

270 months

Thursday 19th May 2022
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An Amazon Volvo with the flattest paint known to man.

The lovely West End Classics garage in Somersham, Cambs complete with a 54-year-old Rover 100 looking rather splendid.