adw1977 Posted February 19, 2018 Share Posted February 19, 2018 Definitely MOT exempt, being pre 1960.That exemption started in 2012 but the owner could have voluntarily submitted it for a test in 2014. GrumpiusMaximus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsuncog Posted February 19, 2018 Share Posted February 19, 2018 Not all that common these days - an original UK spec Previa in central Belfast this afternoon, a bare few miles from where it was first registered 22 years ago. Looks like it's in use by a painter/decorator chappie, so doubt its immediate future is looking all that rosy... davocano 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadhg Tiogar Posted February 19, 2018 Share Posted February 19, 2018 Not all that common these days - an original UK spec Previa in central Belfast this afternoon, a bare few miles from where it was first registered. 20180219_133441.jpg Looks like it's in use by a painter/decorator chappie, so doubt its immediate future is looking all that rosy... One of my neighbours runs a 1996 Previa for his garden landscaping business. That thing really does work for its living. Datsuncog 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lesapandre Posted February 19, 2018 Share Posted February 19, 2018 S. London today Uncle Jimmy, danthecapriman, Joey spud and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lesapandre Posted February 19, 2018 Share Posted February 19, 2018 Definitely MOT exempt, being pre 1960.That exemption started in 2012 but the owner could have voluntarily submitted it for a test in 2014.Or it could be a bitsa with a modern build date? It looks like a Bentley MK6 base - viz the short bonnet. Of course I may be completely wrong. GrumpiusMaximus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lesapandre Posted February 19, 2018 Share Posted February 19, 2018 S. London Datsuncog 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pillock Posted February 19, 2018 Share Posted February 19, 2018 Helped this chap move his stricken Zodiac off the road. Crap in the fuel tank or something.... Walk back past half an hour later and the AA were just pulling up. Fired straight up! Rover V8, Carlton GSI running gear. NorfolkNWeigh, danthecapriman, Laseraligningfoofooflanges and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lesapandre Posted February 19, 2018 Share Posted February 19, 2018 Mug of tea - vital tool in any tool kit along with gaffer-tape cable-ties and a pair of decent molegrips. About all you need sometimes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lesapandre Posted February 19, 2018 Share Posted February 19, 2018 Good strong tea of course Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lesapandre Posted February 19, 2018 Share Posted February 19, 2018 More Ford today.. Laseraligningfoofooflanges 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lesapandre Posted February 19, 2018 Share Posted February 19, 2018 2000 Mazda Demio...can't say I've seen one before. Neat little 5-door. Seen Sunday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey spud Posted February 19, 2018 Share Posted February 19, 2018 Spied yesterday in a secret location near Gravesend (got to be worth a few grand).May of posted before but in that Gravesend again. Broken clutch cable SE London. danthecapriman, mercrocker, egg and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pillock Posted February 19, 2018 Share Posted February 19, 2018 Mug of tea - vital tool in any tool kit along with gaffer-tape cable-ties and a pair of decent molegrips. About all you need sometimesA bloke in one of the houses came out with a mug of tea for the poor chap and to chat cars. Obviously the rule of not being able to walk past a car with the bonnet up was in full effect. He recently traded his 350Z in for a Dodge Charger, parked round the corner, so a slightly different league to a home built Zodiac but he was a lovely bloke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lesapandre Posted February 19, 2018 Share Posted February 19, 2018 I've found recently that having the bonnet up attracts less interested people than in the past - years ago I always got an audience of one or more, helpful or not. Less giffers about who want to stop and chat cars. Laseraligningfoofooflanges 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lesapandre Posted February 19, 2018 Share Posted February 19, 2018 I tend to be the giffer these days tho. Having a professional jump starter pack makes me the equivalent of the tooth fairy from time to time. One of the most useful get me out of trouble bits of kit I ever bought. Laseraligningfoofooflanges 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morrisoxide Posted February 19, 2018 Share Posted February 19, 2018 Spotted yesterday. That 1100 was a lovely sight. I can't remember the last time I saw a Corolla estate that old in the wild. adw1977, danthecapriman and Datsuncog 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lesapandre Posted February 20, 2018 Share Posted February 20, 2018 Lee -S. London this morning...saw this...then not often you see one of these casually parked on the street.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lesapandre Posted February 20, 2018 Share Posted February 20, 2018 Second Saab in 2 days. Blackheath London Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitsisigma01 Posted February 20, 2018 Share Posted February 20, 2018 2000 Mazda Demio...can't say I've seen one before. Neat little 5-door. Seen SundaySNAP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorfolkNWeigh Posted February 20, 2018 Share Posted February 20, 2018 Or it could be a bitsa with a modern build date? It looks like a Bentley MK6 base - viz the short bonnet. Of course I may be completely wrong.http://www.vintagebentleys.org/carpages/yx210.php No, it's a 4 1/2 litre alright. But it's had a hard life including losing its engine and a dodgy restoration and rebodied.The last time it was rebuilt was 2015 which could explain the one-off ticket. GrumpiusMaximus and mercrocker 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercrocker Posted February 20, 2018 Share Posted February 20, 2018 I reckon most Bentleys of that vintage have a pretty chequered history, particularly in their earlier days. YU plate series is a good indication of provenance - well, at least as far as the documents go! GrumpiusMaximus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barrett Posted February 20, 2018 Share Posted February 20, 2018 I think as a general rule, if a Bentley looks like a VDP Le Mans tourer then it has almost certainly been chopped down from a nice old saloon by a total philistine (Stanley Mann or similar), and it will nine times out of 10 be owned by a total cunt. It probably looked something like this when it was new Coprolalia, Laseraligningfoofooflanges, Uncle Jimmy and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lesapandre Posted February 20, 2018 Share Posted February 20, 2018 I'm spoiling you Ambassadors. First someone's electric dream.... GoGently, vulgalour and davocano 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lesapandre Posted February 20, 2018 Share Posted February 20, 2018 ADO snob... davocano and danthecapriman 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lesapandre Posted February 20, 2018 Share Posted February 20, 2018 And this very neat kit...all London SE8 today GrumpiusMaximus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lesapandre Posted February 20, 2018 Share Posted February 20, 2018 I think as a general rule, if a Bentley looks like a VDP Le Mans tourer then it has almost certainly been chopped down from a nice old saloon by a total philistine (Stanley Mann or similar), and it will nine times out of 10 be owned by a total cunt. It probably looked something like this when it was new9475_bentley-4.5-litre-saloon_large.jpgThis all still goes on today - I saw a 1951 Singer SM 1500 steel bofy 4-door saloon sold to then have its engine removed to probably go in a sports or Le Mans replica worth x10 the value. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrumpiusMaximus Posted February 20, 2018 Share Posted February 20, 2018 Proton Savvy spotted in Folkestone this afternoon. I see it most days but managed to get a picture today. There's also an A-Reg Triumph Acclaim just a bit up the road, although I haven't seen it for a while... egg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coprolalia Posted February 20, 2018 Share Posted February 20, 2018 Mean streets of Cardiff: Hospital car park - patients edition: Hospital car park - staff: Out and about: danthecapriman, Laseraligningfoofooflanges, davocano and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quicksilver Posted February 20, 2018 Share Posted February 20, 2018 Crappy curtainsider still earning a crust this morning. Must get a pic of the LDV Cub that lives nearby.1993 Mercedes-Benz 310D by Adam Floyd, on Flickr catsinthewelder 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SierraMikeHotel Posted February 20, 2018 Share Posted February 20, 2018 I'm not a dedicated photographer of tat but I did enjoy some of the frog chod I came across on honeymoon in the south of France last September. This seems like the best place to share it. Not pictured: Awesome stuff that was still clearly in daily use, like 405s, 309s and Savannahs. In some territories it would be considered weird to photograph a car while it's being used to take the kids to school. Mehari apparently being used as a shed. Can you just imagine doing this in our climate? The contents would have dissolved by now and the car would have done too. Ludicrous hire car that was nearly as big as the hire house. Plus wife.Honestly, I hated this thing. It confirmed all the irrational prejudices that I hold about soft-roaders, crossovers, whatever the hell they're called.It's as big as a Range Rover on the outside, smaller than a hybrid Audi A3 on the inside, not very economical, and 2WD. Horribly roly-poly handling over the narrow hairpin mountain roads in the area. Plus the satnav was from the '90s. I'd asked for a DS3 and got "upgraded." Out of all the shite I've owned I reckon I will always hold the Fiat 500X as being one of the worst cars I've ever driven. A picture confirming how terrible the Fiat is. The ZX has the same amount of interior space, costs less to run and handles better. A clearly abandoned sporting Visa. Again, imagine this scene in our climate. You'd be looking at a brown stain on the road and not much more. This was clearly in everyday use. 2CVs should look like they work for a living. I approve. A BX with absolutely nothing wrong with the suspension, parked outside a hypermarket and clearly in everyday use. I miss my BX and I'd still be happy to run one as an everyday car.Also pictured: British tourist. A recently married man reading a porn magazine. The most French motorbike that's ever existed, with baguettes in the panniers. Missing: string of onions dangling over the handlebars. Very, very exciting Citroen XM. I was very excited.I remember these being big cars. Lovingly restored Pug 104. This was show winnah standard, but living up a French mountain. Lots of enthusiasm here. Coprolalia, Asimo and egg 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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