Captain Mainwaring

Some low quality Fuengirola spots. I was quite drunk when I took these which might be readily apparent. What's the Bini ripoff thing?

I'd somehow forgotten about your Cavs, so naturally I had to read both threads all the way through again! Lovely to see them both still looking great and being cherished. Hats off to you sir, they're a credit to you the pair of them.

I've heard of working Volvos but fitting a crane to the roof is just ridiculous.

All the very best for the op. 
Looks a decent amount of rammle floating around Turkey... I'm off to Kefalonia in June so hope to do a good amount of spotting there... although the moderns are slowly making inroads now.

All the very best for the op. 
Looks a decent amount of rammle floating around Turkey... I'm off to Kefalonia in June so hope to do a good amount of spotting there... although the moderns are slowly making inroads now.

Eastern Bloc licker.

I've heard of working Volvos but fitting a crane to the roof is just ridiculous.

ZTs just look so 'right'. I really wish I had space for one, no real use for it but it's just one of those cars I'd like for the sake of owning one. I do toy with selling the Skoda and finding a CDTi ZT to run around in instead, but the Skoda is tiny and great for what I use it for.

Another quality vehicle incoming!
 

Glorious!

Eastern Bloc licker.

Still such a good looking car in ZT form, these. A 260 is very much on my 'want' list... 

Eastern Bloc licker.

Eastern Bloc licker.

1 for me!

Some spottings "in the wild..."

Today was very fruitful day for spotting, 
First was a pair of Holdens, a 1980 WB One Tonner Ute and a 1985 RB Gemini. The WB Ute is fairly common sight as a popular classic, but the RB Gemini was rare when new and very uncommon and unloved these days.

Next was this 1978 Holden UC Torana Coupe, the last of the line for the Torana. Very rare to see a Torana in such original condition, just careworn and well maintained.


But the best was yet to come, just in the next row of the car park was a holy grail spot for me.


It’s only a Rover 416i Vitesse!!!
An Australia only rebadged Honda Integra saloon, that replaced the also Australia only Rover Quintet, a rebadged Honda Quint.
An incredibly rare car that I have been looking to spot for years. This particular one is the top spec Vitesse as indicated by its alloy wheels and colour coded bumpers. It has come a long was as it is Victorian registered, which is very surprising given it is looking very shagged out.

Eastern Bloc licker.

And before anyone asks, no it’s not Back to the Fuchsia 

Eastern Bloc licker.

Eastern Bloc licker.

Today marks 12 years of owning this car.  We've been through a lot together.  Other cars have come and gone, relationships the same, house moves, all the patchwork of life.  The Princess has endured.  Mechanically and electrically in far better shape than it was when I got it, structurally more sound too.  Cosmetically... we're getting there.  There's considerably less filler and rust in it now at least.

Eastern Bloc licker.

Eastern Bloc licker.

Typically rockabillied up Consul and a wonderful early DS. There are few cars more beautiful.