bigstraight6 Posted April 21, 2008 Share Posted April 21, 2008 Welcome to the latest thrilling installment of of spottings from way out West! first off a MK1 Transit camper still giving good service in the Exeter area....Just a few miles from Lands End, hope its not end of the Road for this Sunbeam Rapier....Alongside the salubrious Bodmin Industrial Estate premises of the rather inbred used car dealer I acquired my Brothers Mondano from a few weeks ago was this motheaten old Anglia.... Delightful A60 in 'Hillbilly' Torrington Closeby was a fetching collection of FX4 remains....And a new feature, in a slight variation on the 'cat piss tarp challenge', is the 'collapsing outbuilding challenge' any ideas what it is?.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrRegieRitmo Posted April 21, 2008 Share Posted April 21, 2008 That Angula don't look like the Harry Potter car which is the only type of Angula I is familiar with!..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seth Posted April 21, 2008 Share Posted April 21, 2008 "Anglia" is a Prefect surely?! That Rapier is a Series 2 I think going on the side trim. Mega rare. Looks too good (ie not rusty enough) to be on a final journey surely. Lets hope not!A60 will probably be not much longer for this world I reckon And in the falling down barn, Morris perhaps? It sure looks familiar as in maybe it was featured in a mag not that long ago? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted April 21, 2008 Share Posted April 21, 2008 Alongside the salubrious Bodmin Industrial Estate premises of the rather inbred used car dealer I acquired my Brothers Mondano from a few weeks ago was this motheaten old Anglia.... I much prefer this shape of Anglia/Prefect Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 21, 2008 Share Posted April 21, 2008 The Transit is brilliant - nicely battered, much more "real" than some mint condition restored thing! I approve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrRegieRitmo Posted April 21, 2008 Share Posted April 21, 2008 For some reason I'm thinking Ford V8 Pilot, probably something to do with the long bonnet. No doubt I'm way off the mark but everything before the 70s isn't my forté! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STUNO Posted April 22, 2008 Share Posted April 22, 2008 plastic sheet challenge is Hillman Minx prob. late 40'sAnd I can almost remember my dad's first new car, a 1952 FORD PREFECT just like the black one above. I think he didn't like it much as it was underpowered for our hills and was replaced by a 1953 Vauxhall Velox (which I can remember) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michiel Posted April 22, 2008 Share Posted April 22, 2008 10 out of 10 for these spots. Quality! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigstraight6 Posted May 9, 2008 Author Share Posted May 9, 2008 Some noteable stuff from the last week or so, love the colour scheme of this A40 seen at Weymouth Harbour....Old giffers in their old device with the old top down (nice Harold & Hilda matching headgear!) COR! 1800S blandcrab Honda Civic in a Torquay driveway....Scene alert!....Tesco carpark Rotary Maz.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michiel Posted May 9, 2008 Share Posted May 9, 2008 Great stuff! What's the old device, something by Alvis or Lagonda? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 9, 2008 Share Posted May 9, 2008 Great stuff! What's the old device, something by Alvis or Lagonda?Lagonda v12 1938.The vehicle details for EYY 2 are: Date of Liability 01 07 2008 Date of First Registration 01 10 1938 Year of Manufacture Not Available Cylinder Capacity (cc) 4480CC CO2 Emissions Not Available Fuel Type Petrol Export Marker Not Applicable Vehicle Status Licence Not Due Vehicle Colour MAROON Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michiel Posted May 10, 2008 Share Posted May 10, 2008 Cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STUNO Posted May 11, 2008 Share Posted May 11, 2008 saw that blue 1800 and me old heart missed a beat. 1800s same colour and interior as mine, even the same wing mirrors and '71 j plate.I know my one is dead. but............great spots ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigstraight6 Posted July 8, 2008 Author Share Posted July 8, 2008 The spottage has been a bit thin on the ground down here lately, still here's a few from the last week or so, bad beemer....You just can't polish a turd! shite car, shit modz Oldskool Ford in matt rattlecan black Tidy Opel....Strada auto.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 8, 2008 Share Posted July 8, 2008 Rare car-Still look good to me Come on regieritmo get yours back on the road Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Reverend Bluejeans Posted July 8, 2008 Share Posted July 8, 2008 That Strada is stunning! How mint is it??The 528i has come a long way - it was registered in Scot Land which explains the rust.Do you frequent Torrington often? An old XJ6 of mine was sent there for a head gasket job and the c**t sold it. BOF***T, a white 3.4 Series 3 with a black vinyl roof and red leathers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrRegieRitmo Posted July 8, 2008 Share Posted July 8, 2008 That's actually the spit of mine, bar the colour. If it was orangey red, V reg...oh & 65CL rather than 75CL as that one appears to be. But details, details, it's near enough!Think that was on the eBay thread last year, it's the right year & colour - can't be many!BS6, was it you who had another Mk1 Strada on one of your spotted threads within the last 2 or 3 months? A good ratio if it was! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrRegieRitmo Posted July 8, 2008 Share Posted July 8, 2008 You just can't polish a turd! shite car, shit modz Question is, is it or is it not a BRM....hard to say due to the 'barryness!' If it is though then that's actually quite a tasty little car they've ruined! Although, changing the colour & the exterior looks like a bit too much trouble to go to for these boys, so I would say they've just found an orange BRM spoiler somewhere & tacked on some silver wing mirrors - job done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fordpoplier Posted July 9, 2008 Share Posted July 9, 2008 That Strada is indeed a thing of beauty. Can't be many left like that.Noticed a US one a while back on jalopnik/dots for the other end of the spectrum..http://jalopnik.com/371002/1981-fiat-strada Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milford Cubicle Posted July 9, 2008 Share Posted July 9, 2008 Question is, is it or is it not a BRM....hard to say due to the 'barryness!' If it is though then that's actually quite a tasty little car they've ruined! Although, changing the colour & the exterior looks like a bit too much trouble to go to for these boys, so I would say they've just found an orange BRM spoiler somewhere & tacked on some silver wing mirrors - job done! All BRMs are 3-door, and in a British Racing Green-ish shade, it's called 'Brooklands' IIRC.So no. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigstraight6 Posted July 9, 2008 Author Share Posted July 9, 2008 BS6, was it you who had another Mk1 Strada on one of your spotted threads within the last 2 or 3 months? A good ratio if it was! Yes Reg, I did spot another MK1 Strada a few months back, in exactly the same place as this one!.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigstraight6 Posted July 15, 2008 Author Share Posted July 15, 2008 Seen in Bournemouth, a 105E with a an ultra rare 'Kings continental kit' period accessory, consisting of the external spare wheel carrier and wheel spats only ever seen these on mk1/2 Consuls, Zephyrs/Zodiacs. Rank Renner 21....Bedford removals van still giving stirling service to a Weymouth firm....The most inappropriately named special edition car ever? an Escort 'Bonus'....Yet another old Plymouth Pub closes its doors for the last time as a new existance as 'affordable accomodation' beckons, the old Toyamota was perfectly placed for a pic!....Nearby was this Alfa just about clinging to life....And this! the most undesirable Crapi ever, yes its a 1300 Some hot caged Allegroidal action in Southeast Cornwall.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keef Posted July 16, 2008 Share Posted July 16, 2008 Seen in Bournemouth, a 105E with a an ultra rare 'Kings continental kit' period accessory, consisting of the external spare wheel carrier and wheel spats only ever seen these on mk1/2 Consuls, Zephyrs/Zodiacs.Pity they had to sell the number plate in order to buy the spats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Bo11ox Posted July 16, 2008 Share Posted July 16, 2008 Why is that bedford truck calling itself a Marsden? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Volksy Posted July 16, 2008 Share Posted July 16, 2008 According to a quick google search, Marsden specialised in "pantechnicon bodies for removal companies. They usually use the Bedford chassis." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigstraight6 Posted August 17, 2008 Author Share Posted August 17, 2008 A random update consisting of a few 'Street' spots and a couple of shows attended over the last month or so, here's a collection of old Fords including my Zodiac, all the other cars belong to like minded friends in the Plymouth area as we set off from the Tamar bridge to attend the 'Boconnoc steam fair' near Lostwithiel in Cornwall....At said show, British lorries don't get much better than this stunning Atkinson Borderer with Gardner power!....COR! lovely 'on the stick' Westminster sounded awesome This Princess 3 litre didn't sound so good, being powered by a Mazda 4 cylinder oil burner donk!....Bedford TJ tipper....Shite sportscar, strangely appealing Turner....A rare surviving example of the 'Rowe hillmaster' which was built in Cornwall between approx 1954 to 1962, this one is powered by a Meadows 4DC diesel....Much better than a 'G-whizz'!Downtown Bournemouth 'good 'ol boy's motor....Scene alert!....Bedford J type....A few pics from the Mount Edgcombe classic car show, the VW scenesters spend loadsamoney to get this look!Standard Atlas van, based on Triumph Herald running gear....This '56 Chevy had something evil under the bonnet, a legend on the bottom of the rear number plate read simply 'bye bye' Early tin snail....Very nice indeed MK1 2000 manual O/D....Why can't 'modern' cars look as beautiful as these?.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garycox Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 Nice Farinas, although they both have hideous wheels... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r.welfare Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 Great El Camino, and nicely captured Lancia HPE behind the Bedford J Type!Have you got your Viceroy yet, BS6? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigstraight6 Posted September 13, 2008 Author Share Posted September 13, 2008 A few from the last couple of weeks, shed of a chevette....VERY rusty Fiat....Hairy arsed builders special....Great D series up for grabs at £1500, GR8 4 tat collecting duties! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mk2_craig Posted September 13, 2008 Share Posted September 13, 2008 Great to see there's still so much garbage in your part of the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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