COOL CLASSIC CAR SPOTTERS POST! (Vol 3)

[P5BNij]

Rumblestripe said:

A trip to Barnard Castle (insert eye test joke here) and a few classics to be seen. A pair of Bond Bugs, an '88 Nissan Bluebird, a Morris 1000 and a few others all escaped the lens, this little fellow did not...



Some details that I think are wrong, including the headlight visor (such fripperies surely would not appear on a workhorse?) but lovely and clean and real kudos points for resisting the temptation of fitting alloys.

Aftermarket bling rarely seen on vans, pickups or estates, and the stainless steel trim below the sliding windows is normally only seen on a very early 850 'Super', a Cooper or a Cooper S

[droopsnoot]

TR4man said:

250 GT is coming up as being on a Mercedes Sprinter??

25 OGT comes up as a Mercedes Sprinter, 250 GT comes up as unknown on the two sites I tried.

[yellowjack]

Trevatanus said:

Not sure if this is the genuine article, but the plate makes me think it is.

Rob Walker racing blue? Number 7? Sir Stirling Moss raced in a Ferrari 250 GT SWB in the Goodwood Tourist Trophy in August 1961, and won...



I think it's a popular finish for replicas. Ross Brawn owned the original back in 2015, wearing the number plate '7 SPA'... https://www.goodwood.com/grr/event-coverage/goodwo...

ETA:
More history on the original car here... https://sportscardigest.com/ferrari-250-gt-swb-com...

Edited by yellowjack on Sunday 25th April 20:47

[LotusOmega375D]

Look at the rear window, compared to the original.

[boxy but good]

Trevatanus said:

Not sure if this is the genuine article, but the plate makes me think it is.

It's quite a well known replica, based on a BMW Z3.
What you can't see is the X hidden above the other numberplate text.

Here you go...

https://www.rcnmag.com/garage/a-rolling-stone

[yanyan]

Doesn't come much cooler than this... father and young daughter out for a sunny Sunday drive. Marvellous.

[tog]

gforceg said:

in the distance of 60 odd miles I've seen dozens of eye catching or noteworthy older cars.

Drive It Day today.

[yanyan]

Here's 7 SPA at my hotel in Scotland in May 2009...

[Escort3500]

yanyan said:

Doesn't come much cooler than this... father and young daughter out for a sunny Sunday drive. Marvellous.

As you say, that’s really cool! Fabric bodied by the look of it too. I’m guessing an Austin of some sort. Anyone enlighten me?

[yellowjack]

Escort3500 said:

yanyan said:

Doesn't come much cooler than this... father and young daughter out for a sunny Sunday drive. Marvellous.

As you say, that’s really cool! Fabric bodied by the look of it too. I’m guessing an Austin of some sort. Anyone enlighten me?

Gordon England bodied Austin 7? Not the one in the picture, but this one sold just this month... https://www.classic.com/veh/1932-austin-7-gordon-e...

Lots of photos in the Gordon England Register archive... https://gordonenglandregister.wordpress.com/page/3...

VO 2232 was registered in August 1929.

Edited by yellowjack on Monday 26th April 09:17

[Escort3500]

Could well be one of these I guess. Thanks.

[Bobberoo]

Spotted on Friday in our local Tesco's car park.

[Rumblestripe]

Bobberoo said:

Spotted on Friday in our local Tesco's car park.

Does anyone other than a Mafia hitman working on piecework need a boot/trunk that big?

[Bobberoo]

Rumblestripe said:

Bobberoo said:

Spotted on Friday in our local Tesco's car park.

Does anyone other than a Mafia hitman working on piecework need a boot/trunk that big?

I couldn't hear any knocking..............

[austin]

yellowjack said:

Escort3500 said:

yanyan said:

Doesn't come much cooler than this... father and young daughter out for a sunny Sunday drive. Marvellous.

As you say, that’s really cool! Fabric bodied by the look of it too. I’m guessing an Austin of some sort. Anyone enlighten me?

Gordon England bodied Austin 7? Not the one in the picture, but this one sold just this month... https://www.classic.com/veh/1932-austin-7-gordon-e...

Lots of photos in the Gordon England Register archive... https://gordonenglandregister.wordpress.com/page/3...

VO 2232 was registered in August 1929.

Edited by yellowjack on Monday 26th April 09:17

it's an Austin 7 Gordon England "Cup" model.

Recently built up from parts with a very nicely made new body, plenty of info about the car on the Austin 7 "Friends" forum.

[Deefor62]

Unfortunately no photos, but the highlights today spotted rumbling past my dining room window whilst working from home have been a lovely pale green XK120 coupe, and what I think was a Gordon Keeble. It sounded very purposeful, which is what made me look up.

The good weather does make some nice cars come out.

[DickyC]

Well, that doesn't happen very often.



A GTD 4942cc registered 1998 that really looked the part to my GT40 inexpert eye.

[Johnspex]

The best looking racing car ever built and amongst the best looking cars overall in my opinion.

[DickyC]

Johnspex said:

The best looking racing car ever built and amongst the best looking cars overall in my opinion.

The Muira owes a lot to the GT40, I reckon.

Blimey. Did I say that out loud?

[P5BNij]

DickyC said:

Johnspex said:

The best looking racing car ever built and amongst the best looking cars overall in my opinion.

The Muira owes a lot to the GT40, I reckon.

Blimey. Did I say that out loud?

Ing.Dallara said at the time that he, Ing.Stanzani and Bob Wallace took their inspiration for the first Miura chassis directly from the GT40, with another idea nicked from Issigonis in putting the V12 in the chassis transversely. Dicky C scores again

ETA : I bet it sounded nice.....