Lazy spotters thread

[GrumpiusMaximus]

I passed a house on the way from home to Hastings today (via Cranbrook and Hawkhurst from Pluckley way) that had several early 2000s MGs on the driveway in fair shape.  Anyone know anything?

[Ghosty]

Three from me:

 

first, where I park up when I'm visiting my friends with the mental neighbours, there was a 900 Carlsson:

 

IMG_20180413_215941874_LL by max_burton, on Flickr

 

then at Tesco on Sunday morning was this mintola giffer Cavalier - original dealer plates etc. I think my mum knows someone who's friends with the owner.

 

IMG_20180415_104536407 by max_burton, on Flickr

 

Then finally, here's a slightly better picture of the megashite Campagnola:

 

IMG_20180406_174553731 by max_burton, on Flickr

[Yoss]

With added parking tickets.

 

And on the bus home.

[Datsuncog]

Some well-used V8 goodness, in a Blue Badge bay.

 

 

The headlights and sidelights appeared to be switched on, for some reason...

[barrett]

And here we have a rare opportunity to see Sherpas in the wild, gathering at a waterhole.

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That's the best thing that's been on this website for ages!! Love a rusty Sherps, that's what it's all about man

[Joey spud]

Tiny car in Swanley.

[GrumpiusMaximus]

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Tiny car in Swanley.

 

Absolutely loved Swanley park as a kid.  Is the miniature railway still there?

 

Love to have a go in a 126, too.  Although I doubt I'd fit...

[Joey spud]

I think so it was there a couple of years back.

 

Three large peeps got out of it.

[GrumpiusMaximus]

I think so it was there a couple of years back.

 

Three large peeps got out of it.

Amazing.

 

I used to work in Swanley.  Two days a week.  What a place...!

[Joey spud]

LT luton also in Swanley.

[Joey spud]

Swanley is a bit grim.

 

I went out to a nearly new Sprinter at a house there once with a loss of power and noisey exhaust only to find someone had carefully cut its DPF off in broad day light.

[egg]

The park is the best thing about Swanley IMHO.

 

Anyway, two extremes from me.

 

 

[GrumpiusMaximus]

It is the best thing about Swanley, you're quite right.

[catsinthewelder]

I've posted the HiJet before but couldn't resist another pic

 

[HillmanImp]

Visited my old house that I used to live at in 2004 today. Still living the shite dream I see.

 

[brandersnatch]

 

Notting Hill.

 

 

One’s too many, ten’s not enough!

[GrumpiusMaximus]

Tesco car park, Folkestone.  Caught the driver's eye, who waved at me and then got out as I was putting the shopping in my car.

 

 

Was a lovely young lady, painter/decorator (I think) who gave me a full run-down on the car.  Turns out her partner has a Mk1 Cabriolet.  She bought it for £450 last May from a retired chap, who was the second owner.  44,000ish on the clock and absolutely bone stock.  She's worked on the sills and a few bits and put in a 90s Mk3 1.3 engine but other than that it's factory.  A particularly attractive shade of Autoshite Beige.  In fact, it's a very close match on my screen...

 

Particularly amusingly, she told me that she'd driven it to Wales at one point with all her mates in newer (PCP-style) moderns, 4x4s, BMW 1 Series, etc. and her car was one of only a couple that hadn't had any faults the whole way.

 

Really nice spot, lovely owner.  Made a shit afternoon really quite pleasant in the end.

[AlabamaShrimp]

But it's got a new engine, so technically it is a modern...

[GrumpiusMaximus]

But it's got a new engine, so technically it is a modern...

 

90s engine.  Not a modern in my view!  She's still got the 1L somewhere I think but was doing motorway miles in it...

[AlabamaShrimp]

90s engine. Not a modern in my view! She's still got the 1L somewhere I think but was doing motorway miles in it...

90s is definitely modern but each to their own and all that.

[GrumpiusMaximus]

90s is definitely modern but each to their own and all that.

 

It's the 'cars that I remember growing up thing', methinks.

 

In another twist of fate, I'd never heard of WiLL before this week (see my post a few days ago) and here I go, in Whitstable, parking up next to a different model this evening.  Huzzah!

 

 

[MorrisItalSLX]

I stumbled upon this totally mint Holden VK Commodore today:

 

 

The picture doesn't do it justice, it was immaculate. Calling it showroom fresh would be an insult.

[Tadhg Tiogar]

I stumbled upon this totally mint Holden VK Commodore today:

The picture doesn't do it justice, it was immaculate. Calling it showroom fresh would be an insult.

Ooh, there's a Series 1b RX-7 hiding in the background.....

[MorrisItalSLX]

Ooh, there's a Series 1b RX-7 hiding in the background.....

 

That has been sitting there for years, I beleive it has featured in this thread before (or maybe the abandoned car thread?)

[The Moog]

Beautiful SD1 on motorway

[ChinaTom]

 

Not much chod around here but this is a close as it gets. Quite a trek from New Jersey down here to the Florida Keys! Felt like a lifetime at 55 just from Miami. Back to Canada next week where I plan to snap the Volvo 780 for sale on Barton street.

 

 

 

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[ChinaTom]

Neighbors car in Hamilton, Ontario. I quite like the purity of this actually

 

 

Belongs to the guy supplying my steelwork for this project. Rich as fuck, but smokes around in this anyway. That may have influenced me giving him the order.

 

 

This reside outside Methadone Towers in North End. I am not slowing down on this street for anything. Zombie apocalypse. Decent cars though

 

 

Even modern cars go for the shite look here

 

 

My ride for the previous few weeks. All vauxhalls are etc etc. be thankful we don’t get the Equinox in UK folks

 

Volvo 780 on its way, promise

 

 

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[Asimo]

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Notting Hill.

 

 

One’s too many, ten’s not enough!

 

Papped that Caravelle in Hyde Park last year(#2591), I see it still has the baby seat fitted!

[Asimo]

Back to Canada next week where I plan to snap   purchase the Volvo 780 for sale on Barton street.

 

 

FTFY

[cros]

There an exhaust pipe poking out of the front of this CA so presumably its 'fridge isn't driven from the main engine anymore.

In my 99-buying days this would have most likely been a small Perkins and the van would have been surrounded by a dieselly haze. Modern Ice-cream just doesn't taste right without it.