Lazy spotters thread

[500tops]

[Andrew353w]

3 hours ago, bobdisk said:

Is that an Austin 10 or 12? We had a 12 some years ago. would love to see it again. DXB221, I think.

I had a chat with the owner, who informed me it was an Austin 10. 

[Ohdearme]

Work jolly to Rome…few snaps

It was 32 degrees…everything was boiling, even some of the Pandas were Sisley*
 

[D.E]

7.3 litre dizzel:

[Heikin Matsuda]

[mitsisigma01]

Haven't seen one for ages then 2 within about 200 yards

 

[mitsisigma01]

Don't know if this one has made it off the driveway or waiting to get on  !!

 

[mitsisigma01]

[GR8 PL8 M8]

Austin Sheerline, Sunninghill. I looked up the plate and it used to live in Bristol until quite recently.

[500tops]

15 minutes ago, GR8 PL8 M8 said:

Austin Sheerline, Sunninghill. I looked up the plate and it used to live in Bristol until quite recently.

Intriguing. How do you manage to find such information?

 

[GR8 PL8 M8]

7 minutes ago, 500tops said:

Intriguing. How do you manage to find such information?

Not as exciting as you may be thinking I'm afraid... I searched Google Images for "OAC 917" and a whole bunch of spotted photos came up from Flickr and the like.

Off the top of my head there were photos in Bristol from '17, '18, '19, and '20, and then a photo on a Facebook page that was possibly not taken but posted in December 2021 that looks to be in the same layby as I spotted the car in.

I also put the plate into the Vehicle Smart app, which showed a V5C last being issued on 15th November 2021. This implies either a change of owner or address.

I've just come across a comment from 7 months ago on one of the Flickr posts that all but confirms the above:

"I remember this car in and around Clifton from the 1970's driven by a guy in a tweed jacket. Have not seen her in Bristol for a couple of years, and spotted her sold on eBay Nov 2021 by a dealer in Sussex for £4,000"

[GR8 PL8 M8]

56 minutes ago, GR8 PL8 M8 said:

Austin Sheerline, Sunninghill. I looked up the plate and it used to live in Bristol until quite recently.

I'm not quite sure how I managed to miss this - it's on eBay, listed on the 12th of May.

ebay.co.uk/itm/265689200146

[Aston Martin]

Because i live in Hull I get to see a smorgasbord of weird shit coming to and from the docks.

 

This morning, 6 Porsche 914's in convoy.

One had the numberplate DOPE. 🤔

[catsinthewelder]

I was wondering if there's an event on for Porsche 914s as I saw 3 between Tenby and Knighton (the other one was about halfway) driving back from holiday on Saturday.

 

 

[500tops]

[goosey]

The way that bulbar attaches to the bulkhead 😂

[Aston Martin]

A Project 8.

[500tops]

[The Vicar]

Fitzwilliam square in dublin:

[Crackers]

AA grille badge for maximum WINNAGE. 

[LightBulbFun]

On 13/04/2022 at 13:51, LightBulbFun said:

spotted this at East Grinstead train station  (twas there for a visit to the chiropractor) 

it had been about 10 years since I was last here, and I remember cars like this where quite prevalent back then and before (when I was young we used to visit the area quite frequently for various reasons)

so it was quite nice to see one still about as I stepped out of the train station!

(since when has no spare wheel been an advisory? LOL)

had a return appointment today, and spotted it again with a friend this time! (ill be honest I litreally did not notice the mustang until I went to grab the photograph LOL)

and also spotted a few others on an industrial estate while I was hunting for the elusive T12 fluorescent tube (could not find any but I did get a 70W CDM Metal halide lamp from the wholesaler so all was not lost)

I did make sure to get permission from the people looking after these cars to photograph them! 

the Dodge caught my eye as it fittingly shares the same age related plate series as @eddyramrod's Huggy does  

I dread to think how much these Escorts are worth! nice colours, but its shame about the the big arches, so many of these have been barry'ed in someway or another

apparently this an MG Midget according to the DVLA...

a lotus and cortina 

and top it all off an early 80's Landy  

[L fallax]

lovely immaculate Triumph TR5 from last month, in royal blue with ‘shadow’ blue trim! 

[500tops]

[mitsisigma01]

Not an AA badge this time

[mitsisigma01]

[High Jetter]

2 hours ago, mitsisigma01 said:

Not an AA badge this time

Is that a GAMmy one?

[sutty2006]

Forgot I spotted this insight stuck in traffic the other day. M6 was doing the usual car park impression. Old boy driving it, well impressed! 

[500tops]

[DVee8]

[High Jetter]

16 hours ago, 500tops said:

That'll be popular