Lazy spotters thread

[bramz7]

On that Royal Mail theme, I actually came across some new ones being delivered a few years ago, never did see them locally after so presumably they quickly went elsewhere. 

And have a phone dump of recent enough spots. I tend to take photos on my actual camera (as I'm sure you well know) but I don't take it to work. 

Maybe I should create a new spotting thread one day. 

[500tops]

[DavidB]

This has been parked here since at least 2004:

It was just interesting back then, but now these BMW E30 325i's are worth several thousands (not in this condition though). I wonder whose it is and why it was left here so long?

[DavidB]

Back in 2014:

[DavidB]

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[J R Hartley]

[Nathan]

This Focus looked early on a 60 plate - it was registered February 2011 and the MK3 wasn’t launched until March.

On the same street I saw this lovely Porsche, and this very clean K11 Micra.

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[Yoss]

3 hours ago, J R Hartley said:

I wonder what an 1800GT is. It's obviously a badge off something else but I don't know what. 

[EyesWeldedShut]

10 minutes ago, Yoss said:

I wonder what an 1800GT is. It's obviously a badge off something else but I don't know what. 

One of these most likely. Twin carbed, ADO16 - GT? Not sure but I did have one to punt around now and then in 1979/80 and I did think it nippy.
(Comparing it to a Triumph Herald, Toledo, 2000 or the Escort van/Datsun 100 estate I drove as odd job boy.

[Yoss]

22 minutes ago, EyesWeldedShut said:

One of these most likely. Twin carbed, ADO16 - GT? Not sure but I did have one to punt around now and then in 1979/80 and I did think it nippy.
(Comparing it to a Triumph Herald, Toledo, 2000 or the Escort van/Datsun 100 estate I drove as odd job boy.

Yes it does look like one of those doesn't it. It might even still say 1300, the resolution isn't great, or it could be subtly altered to read 1800. The twin carb 1800 was badged as a S and had stainless side strips in the same style as the 1300GT.

[EyesWeldedShut]

4 minutes ago, Yoss said:

stainless side strips

Oooooh. Them were the days, an extra carb and some stainless and we lapped it all up  
One guy I worked for had a Wolseley Six - that could shift (comparatively) and he went to trade it in against a new 'wedgie' but came back with a Pug 504 estate (?) No idea how he managed that but he was a wily farmer and new a deal when he saw one.

[High Jetter]

3 hours ago, Yoss said:

I wonder what an 1800GT is. It's obviously a badge off something else but I don't know what. 

I don't think there were any 1800 GT's, just 1300's. My Triumph 1500TC left them for dust, back then.

[Yoss]

2 hours ago, High Jetter said:

I don't think there were any 1800 GT's, just 1300's. My Triumph 1500TC left them for dust, back then.

No, I realise that, it was why I was questioning the badge. 

[iainrcz]

Accord coupe 

[St.Jude]

Definitely driven by a Reform voter.

 

[83C]

7 minutes ago, St.Jude said:

Definitely driven by a Reform voter.

 

Is this what happens when teleportation of two objects to the same place goes wrong?

[St.Jude]

12 minutes ago, 83C said:

Is this what happens when teleportation of two objects to the same place goes wrong?

I drive past it all the time, but this was the first time I could take a pic as it was outside the polling station.

I still can’t work out why.

[goosey]

26 minutes ago, St.Jude said:

Definitely driven by a Reform voter.

 

Stourbridge Park?

[St.Jude]

8 minutes ago, goosey said:

Stourbridge Park?

Yep. I see it more round Romany Way though.

[HillmanImp]

This has appeared in a common spotting spot. Someone round there buys interesting cars fairly regularly. 

[goosey]

On holiday near Torre-Pacheco Spain this week and next while out for a walk tonight spotted this base Diesel Omega

[IronStar]

Supposedly a GTI

[smoggy]

Still living its best life. Le numere sacre.

[smoggy]

17 minutes ago, IronStar said:

Supposedly a GTI

Is that a Gentry? If so, sacre bleu, le ultimate! One of the greatest special editions of all time. 

[IronStar]

5 minutes ago, smoggy said:

Is that a Gentry? If so, sacre bleu, le ultimate! One of the greatest special editions of all time. 

It’s a manual I think. Says Peugeot GTI on the side trims, but I thought it’s supposed to say 1.6 or 1.9 there?

[smoggy]

Just now, IronStar said:

It’s a manual I think. Says Peugeot GTI on the side trims, but I thought it’s supposed to say 1.6 or 1.9 there?

25 minutes ago, IronStar said:

If it's a manual it's not an original Gentry. A bit odd as its Genuine Harvest Gold and has all the Gentry stuff on it including the.blank side badges. Maybe it was an a 1.4XS made to look like a Gentry back in the day, and it just survived. Either way it's a cool little 205 and a great spot.

[IronStar]

2 minutes ago, smoggy said:

 

It’s local to me, so I’ll keep in mind to check if it has an autobox next time I see it around. Hopefully not at midnight so I can take a bit better photos.

[smoggy]

If it's got wood trim inside and nice leather it might just be the.holy grail of 205s! If not, it's still a very nice ride 👌