Shite of SW London and beyond

[Adrian_pt]

Taken over the last 12 months...

Chelsea

Notting Hell

Lovely Rati in Queens Park

No idea what this is but Renault based? Visible Fiesta infulence

Decent old Beemer in Fulham

This was my #2 shite spot of the year


And this, in Fulham, number one. I love the patina.



Volvo was a daily driver - and worker


Moving to SW1 now and this OAP-driven Yugo

Finally, two rural detours, one Oxford with a late registration madness (Polish built I think)

and a gloriously crumbling P6 in rural Wiltshire

Not sure what it is about the upmarket postcodes, but people sure tend to hang on to their tat!

One car I didn't manage to get a picture of is something really special - a Ford Taunus 26M RS, Dagenham-converted to RHD, old H reg, sat for 15 years but kept running and tested, in magnificently shabby Berlin-cab-beige. Completely shagged condition. On Carnwath Road SW6 if anybody's keen to take a look.

[HMC]

Superb work! London always seems to throw up giffer taped shite often in quite upmarket surroundings

[trigger]

Bloody hell!, There's some pretty impressive stuff there!, That R12 Estate is mighty shite!

[ProgRocker]

London is certainly a paradox: High rent houses with low rent cars parked outside.

[brammy777]

Wow, I have been exploring through tons of SW London andI only recognise a few of those, that first one is a Toyota right?! Never seen one before, what model is it? The Taunus you describe, I know what it looks like, saw it around a year ago...

1970 Ford Taunus 20M 2.6 Saloon. by bramm77, on Flickr

 

Also, that white Yugo is amazing! Seriously think London is the only place with Yugos still in daily use, I know of another two on the road and taxed...

[Volksy]

The vehicle details for DBY 111H are:

Date of Liability 01 06 2012

Date of First Registration 01 04 1970

Year of Manufacture 1970

Cylinder Capacity (cc) 2559cc

CO2 Emissions Not Available

Fuel Type PETROL

Export Marker N

Vehicle Status SORN Not Due

Vehicle Colour YELLOW

Vehicle Type Approval Not Available

[Ross_K]

No idea what this is but Renault based? Visible Fiesta infulence

 

That's a Sultan - a car so shite nothing about it exists on the internet.

 

I'm guessing somebody made it in their bedroom and that it's one of a kind.

 

Here it is again on Google Street View:

 

[Adrian_pt]

Yep - an A-reg Carina, in Worlds End just off the Kings Road. Yugo is always parked up by the high rise flat just behind Vincent Square. That is indeed the Taunus!

 

There's a few more I'll try and find on my computer - recall snapping two unbelievably shoddy Renault 4s at some point.

 

Glad you enjoyed the photos!

[HMC]

Love the Taunus! natty aftermarket accessories, primer all over the shop and the ultimate shite mod- underseal tidemark on the cill/ doors. Epic!

[RedSparrow]

Wow! I always assumed the rich capital was fairly shite-free.

What is the first picture? The Jap silver thing?

[Adrian_pt]

This was on my streeet a few months ago:

Brief foray south of the river

This was glorious

This was frankly miserable

More of the same

Jap crap in Fulham

The famed Taunus of SW6

This was genuinely dire (not London though)

Dreadful photo, but it was a genuine Y reg

This Merc is absolutely gorgeous

Very ropey estate in West Ken

Estate still working hard for its keep

Far worse than it appears in the photo

Finally, a glorious XJS

[Mash]

Wow, it must be at least 467 years since I saw a Mk1 Fiesta with a Mk2 bootlid, they used to be such a common sight "back in the day" (how I loathe that phrase).

[barrett]

TRIDENT!

 

I think I have to lie down for a bit now

[fotorabia]

i like i like..good job mate..

[Adrian_pt]

A few more:

 

This is always in Westminster:

 

Pimlico Honda with St Georges flag

 

Mayfair Ascona

 

Not shite - in fact rather great and a 3.6 manual to boot

 

This Saab though otherwise tidy has had a bit of a side shunt

 

Normally anything this age is too new for my tastes, but I couldn't resist the double action

 

Really like these old Saabs

 

Good patina on this giffer Morris. Always like to see white plates on something this old - used to be a common feature back in the day

 

1995 council estate chic

 

Newish Saab

 

I really despise these - but haven't seen one this old for a while

 

Sherpa versus Sherpa coupe's rival

 

Practical city centre transport

 

No idea what this Yank coupe is but it is hideous

 

Finally - my favourite spot. Earls Court

 

Though I did miss a white Mercedes 1000SEL convertible cruising down the Kings Road today. It was proof that oil sheikhs are actually natural born shiters.

[HillmanImp]

Great photos. Amazed there is all that down there still. Cant even find that much chod up here.

 

I think that's a 3rd gen Ford Mustang but am ready to be corrected.

[eddyramrod]

Mr Imp is correct. The Mustang is the 1979-on "Fox" platform, which was used with only detail changes for many years and then in a new skin for several more. I nearly bought a grey one very much like the white one shown, a few years ago: RHD, 3.3 straight-six auto. Can't think why I didn't really, but I believe it went to Ireland in the end.

[Adrian_pt]

A few more....

 

On the Fulham Road - crusty but excellent

 

I wonder whether these are going OMG SCENE these days. Suspicious amounts of them driven by trendy types. I've had to stop snapping 2CVs for this reason - that is, unless they're total and utter sheds.

 

Great patina, and one of the earliest I think? Haven't seen another C reg Supercinq in donkey's. This was apparently registered on 1 December 1985.

 

Glorious arse shot

 

Scabby Alfa in Fulham - a few doors down from the D-reg XJ-S soft top

 

Hateful, hateful, hateful

 

Effortless rat look

 

Saving the best till last. I particularly enjoyed the Sainsbury's bag artistically draped over the mirror.

[DSdriver]

Magnificent stuff, keep it up - I love the diversity of off-the-wall motors you get in London side streets. Just as an aside, why do they consider it necessary to put sleeping policemen in parking bays (like under under the ragtop Saab)? Is it to stop you from parking too quickly or just to piss off sinking Citroen owners?

[Lord Sterling]

I se you've been nosing around the SW1 area near Victoria. Did some shite spotting around there sometime time last year.

 

Saving the best till last. I particularly enjoyed the Sainsbury's bag artistically draped over the mirror.

 

I also spotted this sans Sainsbury's bag:

 

[Adrian_pt]

Yep it's quite a fruitful area. About 2 years ago there was a delightfully non-scene giffer-owned 1976 Audi 80 on the same street. Now sadly gone.

[Adrian_pt]

More shite, spotted out and about this autumn.

 

That giffer owned Ballade again, in Westminster

 

Nice XJS

 

Very pinq Cinq

 

Clubman in Chelsea

 

Not too sure about the scened B, but the Mini is a proper knackered daily driver

 

As was this Saab jut behind Sloane Square

 

Haven't seen this 2-door before.

 

This XJ-S was in great condition

 

An old favourite, this Volvo is looking much the worse for wear. Fulham

 

Best till last - an unbelievably crusty Anglia keeping the Volvo company. Particular fan of the rear wing.

[Lord Sterling]

Thanks for putting these up, I myself did some spotting around London recently. I need to find the time to put them up, hopefully after next week should provide me some ample time.

[warren t claim]

Have you ever seen the Elan +2 parked in Brixton?

[Junkman]

That Angie wing is pure art.

[jonny69]

Speaking from experience, it's almost impossible to reverse an Anglia into something because a) you can turn round and see straight out the back and those pointy fins tell you exactly where the back of the car is.

 

Elan +2 in Brixton? Is it yellow covered with a bit of tree detritus? If it is, I'd lay my money on it being one of the two that are usually parked up on Croxted Road.

[Dick Cheeseburger]

I don't know why, but I really like this. Obviously there are plenty of rare knackers on this thread, but this Cav (ok, I know it's a 'Scona ) just works for me. They were everywhere back in the day, and you just don't see them any more. Possibly one of the least valued or cared for cars on this thread, but a real pleasure to drive. I shared the driving of my mate's old 1981 1.6 Cav in hearing aid beige all the way from Cornwall to MK to see REM in 1995. It flew and was a cracking car. I was particularly disappointed to hear about a week after returning with no issues, the old barge had been dragged to the knackers yard due to the fact the rear beam had decided to separate itself from the floorpan due to what transpired to be epic rot. Shame.

[michael t]

Quality pictures, wish there was that much chod here in Ireland, shitetastic

[warren t claim]

Speaking from experience, it's almost impossible to reverse an Anglia into something because a) you can turn round and see straight out the back and those pointy fins tell you exactly where the back of the car is.

 

Elan +2 in Brixton? Is it yellow covered with a bit of tree detritus? If it is, I'd lay my money on it being one of the two that are usually parked up on Croxted Road.

 

I knew I snapped it when I was down there.

 

[jonny69]

That's the one - it's been there for at least 10 years to my memory. There's a often second one parked nose-to-nose with it and they both cycle between looking barely roadworthy and dumped. Occasionally one of them will be sitting on four flat tyres. There's a white Amazon parked down that road too. It always used to look a bit shagged until one day a bus or a truck had driven over the back, crushed all the boot down and smashed all the side in. I was amazed to see it back there a few months later, but fully repaired and looking a lot better for it.