COOL CLASSIC CAR SPOTTERS POST! (Vol 3)

[lukeharding]

[DickyC]

In one of the car parks in Basingstoke Hospital. Two stop watches, a period fire extinguisher and no seat belts.

[Turbobanana]

DickyC said:

In one of the car parks in Basingstoke Hospital. Two stop watches, a period fire extinguisher and no seat belts.

And a gearbox (or at least a gear lever) from a TR7?

[Chunkychucky]

Rumblestripe said:

stuartmmcfc said:

Dapster said:

500 12,000

My Dad had 3 of them and, as I never got tired of telling him, they’re rich American womens cars

Turns out your dad was right and you weren't.

Never mind. Here's your coat

Kudos speaking up for the male hairdressers of the world.

[sparta6]

more shoe shopping distractions

[Dapster]

uk66fastback said:

That’s an ‘87 that 944 - never seen that late a car with that rear valance … they’re mostly seen on the earlier cars - were they a factory option?

I think that slotted valence was an option on the earlier Lux cars. If you look closely it's a pretty poor fit, and it has the wrong wheels as well.

Staying on the subject, saw this absolutely immaculate could-eat-your-dinner-off-of-it GT3 just up the road. It had done 20k miles in 20 years. Half cage and buckets.

[DickyC]

Turbobanana said:

And a gearbox (or at least a gear lever) from a TR7?

I didn't notice that. Too busy writing the description in my head to see anomalies.

[Dapster]

RicksAlfas said:

Harry Flashman said:

As a man who owns a classic with an equally hideous rear spoiler thing, I can't say I get on with that modification on the Alfa. Love the rest of it, though.

It's called the IMSA spoiler after a US race series.
This is what it should look like.


Hold on to your underpants:

2 seats and auxiliary lights - is that a tarmac rally car? Cool as hell though. Was that one part of that huge collection that was unearthed recently and sold off?

[RicksAlfas]

Dapster said:

2 seats and auxiliary lights - is that a tarmac rally car? Cool as hell though. Was that one part of that huge collection that was unearthed recently and sold off?

It was built for the Tour of Italy which was a road rally visiting race circuits.

Official bumpf here:
https://www.fcaheritage.com/en-uk/heritage/stories...

[RATATTAK]

928 with an Amazon behind:

[Dapster]

RATATTAK said:

928 with an Amazon behind:

I love a 928 but those wheels are all kinds of wrong....

[Escort3500]

Another from last Sunday’s classic show at Castle Howard. I’ve never heard of the Kaiser Darrin, but think it’s worthy of the thread title. Particularly like the door mechanism

[Its Just Adz]

This big thing was near my house as I arrived home last night.

[keo]

Dapster said:

Staying on the subject, saw this absolutely immaculate could-eat-your-dinner-off-of-it GT3 just up the road. It had done 20k miles in 20 years. Half cage and buckets.

Stunning but arguably I think it would be cooler to see a well used one. Horses for courses though I suppose as long as people enjoy their cars that’s all that matters.

[sparta6]

Dapster said:

RATATTAK said:

928 with an Amazon behind:

I love a 928 but those wheels are all kinds of wrong....

wheels probably have incorrect offset.

is that an S2 ?

[TR4man]

Rye harbour this morning.

[some bloke]

Spotted in central Edinburgh last Friday night.

[Mastiff]

Escort3500 said:

Another from last Sunday’s classic show at Castle Howard. I’ve never heard of the Kaiser Darrin, but think it’s worthy of the thread title. Particularly like the door mechanism

I REALLY like this thing - off to find more info.

[Dapster]

sparta6 said:

Dapster said:

RATATTAK said:

928 with an Amazon behind:

I love a 928 but those wheels are all kinds of wrong....

wheels probably have incorrect offset.

is that an S2 ?

I don't think you can tell the S from the S2 from the outside - the S2 got fancier fuel injection and ABS but I don't think there were any external clues - this car is definitely either an S or an S2 as it has the raised body moulding.

It should have 16" flat faced rims like this whereas the silver car above has, I think 16" rims from a Boxster

[Maxdecel]

Lovely Abarth at a show last night.

Acknowledgement Paul Woodford for the pic, he must've arrived early.
I'd best post a pic of his Clan.