Lazy spotters thread

[Metal Guru]

On 03/07/2022 at 18:41, 500tops said:

A few from today's 'Plymouth Motor Show'

What is wrong with the Avenger owner? Have they never seen Starsky and Hutch?

[Quintus]

Spotted these two in Devon (Postbridge to be precise). I Googled how to decipher German numberplates and wonder if they might be examples of German vanity plates, which are apparently available for a small fee.

Seems a coincidence that the 350SL has the same number on the plate and the silver one has 560. However, if the silver car is a 560SL then it's an import as the 560 was apparently only sold in the USA, Canada, Japan and Australia.

 

 

[Back_For_More]

The 1st 2 letters are the  regional definition - so Wu iirc is Wurzburg....... NF is North Friesland.......

More craptatic from Addington area.....

Brick Handbrake a favourite around here - Passat sat for a long time

and the van owner has a LWB version - perhaps keeping this for spares?

and the VW recently ended up in the air

with the Shogun on the drive blocked in by it - I left a note on the Pajero/Shogun - see if they bite

The tarp'd thing I thought was a Merc has RR as in Royce - hubcaps - but photo messed up - will pap later - although mostly tarp so not much to see.

T4 not come out too - both yesterday afternoon - so it was me I suppose.

More later.......

[LabRat]

 

the very definition of a lazy spot- belongs to a Punch and  Judy professor doing a performance for the kids at work. Brush painted magnolia for bonus shite points!

[myglaren]

Just seen in Lidl car park.  Phone camera, couldn't see the screen so this took up about 1/100th of the image, zoomed and cropped with The Gimp.

[straightSix]

Went to look at a house today and quite a lot of tat about. Not pictured were an original mini and a Citroen BX as well 

 

[iainrcz]

In the carpark at work.

 

Sapphire Cosworth.

[Schaefft]

4 hours ago, straightSix said:

Went to look at a house today and quite a lot of tat about. Not pictured were an original mini and a Citroen BX as well 

 

These guys would be my best new friends.

[Back_For_More]

Addington keeps on providing..... 

In daily use.... couple of small holes but overall quite tidy. 

And this is also rolling around on general duties.... 

[Back_For_More]

Yard sale bod had a couple of interesting old luggers..... I'll probably drop by again and ask if I can snap his ancient travellers unit he lives in and the covered cars I didn't get today. 

Just these 2 for now..... 

And mullered flatbed transit I couldn't get closer to due to the piles of crap. 

[Back_For_More]

Around the corner.... Combo van still in daily use... I like this 

and the RS6 I saw damaged is repaired and back in use apparently 

 

[Schaefft]

Arrived at our Airbnb in the middle of nowhere, Croatia and were greeted by this Escort. Even here it couldn't escape the rot.

[D.E]

bASe BX

I wouldn't dare leaving this in a car park like that. No plates, no locks, the door isn't even closed...

 

[Isopon]

[High Jetter]

Think this will be my spot of the month:

Not often you see one in the wild - and it sounded very poorly when pulling up (illegally, as that's a MoD place) and departing.

[D.E]

[Shite Ron]

There was a classic car show in the Town on Saturday, it was great to see proper cars parked in the streets. With the very hot weather it reminded me of when I was a child.

Some very nice Fords

The farmers parked opposite Weatherspoons to enjoy a few Ciders.

Old bill turned up to ensure there was no trouble

 

 

[catsinthewelder]

All this lot were at the soapbox derby last month that I forgot to do a write up for, think we came in 7th fastest a out of 38 and won a prize for innovation

[500tops]

Some pics from the Annual Classic Car Rally at Powderham Castle near Exeter this past weekend. 

[500tops]

A few more

[500tops]

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[J W Pepper]

1 hour ago, 500tops said:

Some pics from the Annual Classic Car Rally at Powderham Castle near Exeter this past weekend. 

Want

Massive want

 

 

[Zelandeth]

Got a film back from a MK Classic Car Club meet back on May 6th.

Irked I didn't drop myself down a bit lower to hide the car in the background for this one.

Likewise...fouled up the focus on this one.

Got pretty much exactly the same shot on my phone - this was done using an actual wide aperture!

[CreepingJesus]

On 7/9/2022 at 7:28 PM, Back_For_More said:

Yard sale bod had a couple of interesting old luggers..... I'll probably drop by again and ask if I can snap his ancient travellers unit he lives in and the covered cars I didn't get today. 

Just these 2 for now..... 

And mullered flatbed transit I couldn't get closer to due to the piles of crap. 

Pretty sure that's an A series, going by the wide black grille. Profiles were the same, but the Transit's big brother was a broad lad. Didn't hang around all that long, so it's somewhat rarer.

[Schaefft]

Šibenik turned out to be a bit of a gold mine for obscure econo boxes of the past.

First of all, a freaking 1981 Chevy Chevette in remarkable condition. Immediately spotted from the other side of the marina.

[Schaefft]

Plenty of ex Yugoslavia chod as well. I didn't even know a Yugo Tempo existed, I thought it was a Metro at first! Also Zastavas.

[Schaefft]

I can't remember ever seeing a Daewoo Tico either. The Kia Pride is a very common sight in this area of Croatia it seems. Also Uno.

 

 

[Schaefft]

Last but not least, an Audi 100 in peak late 70s/early 80s mustard yellow next to a Yugo and the mandatory W201 Merc.

[grogee]

A concours classic next to some absolute scrap.

[Soundwave]

My MX-5 made a friend in the car park. (Mine's nearest the camera).