Lazy spotters thread

[sutty2006]

10 hours ago, High Jetter said:

Bastard. Hope it rains. 🤣

No chance of that, suns out and it’s 20-22 already. FANTASTIC 🤣

[sutty2006]

That transit. 
 

 

has these parked behind it. 
 

 

then this popped out of the underground car park. 
 

 

id love to see what else is under there! 

[sutty2006]

Scrote. 
 

 

Notice the rusty roof. Yet near perfect sills and arches 

 

 

probably a base spec CL 1.6 16 valver 

[Remspoor]

3 hours ago, sutty2006 said:

probably a base spec CL 1.6 16 valver 

Knowing the Spanish it is heavy oil  powered.

[RoverFolkUs]

Very nice to see a MK1 Punto out and about in the wild, especially in that green colour. Can't think of the last time I saw one. 

Thought about stopping for a chat but I inferred it was just an insignificant daily driven vehicle rather than an enthusiast!

[jonny69]

34 minutes ago, RoverFolkUs said:

Thought about stopping for a chat but I inferred it was just an insignificant daily driven vehicle rather than an enthusiast!

It’s an old car though. Are 30+ year old cars used as insignificant dailies?

[RoverFolkUs]

29 minutes ago, jonny69 said:

It’s an old car though. Are 30+ year old cars used as insignificant dailies?

Good point, well made! Looking at the MOT history it had only just passed a test on the day I spotted it after a period of being expired. Only around 30k on the clock. Might have made someone's day if it got noticed on the first day of being used on the road again. I probably should have said hello!

[beko1987]

Walking to the park yesterday I spotted this lovely purple Escort

Couldn't see any rust as I walked by, although the front bumper is in primer grey, and both front tyres are bald... 

[sutty2006]

AVAS including this Astra saloon that we didn’t get in Blighty 

[The Vicar]

From my walk around Rome this morning. Those retro-looking Amis are everywhere. I think they’re great 

[IronStar]

🤩

[sutty2006]

daewoooooo matiz has been parked at the bottom of our complex since we got here. Top n bottom painted on deck paint by the feel of it!

 

 

and an anal probe in a yard somewhere off the motorway. Picture shite as was in taxi. 
 

 

seen lots of shite, but too slow to react. Might go for a walk tomorrow. 

[Datsuncog]

Unexpected sight in central Belfast this lunchtime....

1983 Nissan Skyline R30 Hardtop, in GTX trim and fitted with the 2.8 litre inline six.

DVLA checker on A361PNB indicates its first UK registration as August 2024, so a pretty recent arrival on these shores.

Not a massive fan of the rims personally, though since the owner's dumped it on double yellows, presumably they're not all that bothered by what people think...

[Captain Mainwaring]

Not one but two BL spots today, and in the same colour! Love the original plates on the B, pity about the rest of it!

EDIT: They're not the same colour at all are they? Silly colour blind twit!

EDIT 2: Actually I think they might be? I can't decide. The B might have been that same shade in better times before becoming decrepit. I don't know.

EDIT 3: Can someone just tell me if they're the same colour? TIA

Edited December 10, 2024 by Captain Mainwaring

[MiniMinorMk3]

20 hours ago, Captain Mainwaring said:

Not one but two BL spots today, and in the same colour! Love the original plates on the B, pity about the rest of it!

EDIT: They're not the same colour at all are they? Silly colour blind twit!

EDIT 2: Actually I think they might be? I can't decide. The B might have been that same shade in better times before becoming decrepit. I don't know.

EDIT 3: Can someone just tell me if they're the same colour? TIA

 

 

 

They both look like Pageant Blue to me. BL dipped most of their stuff in it during the late 1970s.

[Yoss]

Strangely but not surprisingly for BL, the small Triumphs - Spitfire and Dolomite - were available in Pageant Blue, but the 2000/2500 weren't. They had the very similar but slightly darker Tahiti Blue. 

I can't ever remember seeing the small cars in this colour. Typical Leyland, why have one colour when we can have two instead. Let's needlessly complicate matters. 

[High Jetter]

16 minutes ago, Yoss said:

Strangely but not surprisingly for BL, the small Triumphs - Spitfire and Dolomite - were available in Pageant Blue, but the 2000/2500 weren't. They had the very similar but slightly darker Tahiti Blue. 

I can't ever remember seeing the small cars in this colour. Typical Leyland, why have one colour when we can have two instead. Let's needlessly complicate matters. 

It's posher. 

[sutty2006]

Couple of yesterdays spots

 

old iveco and Mitsubishi are in hotel car park. our room is the last window you can see on the right. 😂

 

 

spotted this Italian TD5 one evening and found it yesterday in a car park nearby. 

 

Toyota celica 

 

epic old merc taxi, would love to see how many KMs are on that

 

local Porsche 967 

[IronStar]

 

Yes. Yes I would.

[sutty2006]

520i has been parked here for a long time just outside the hotel. It’s right hand drive but on Spanish plates. Probably ex-pat that’s left it here. Tyres are flat. apparently the 520i is rare? 
 

 

and one of them rugged scenics that never go off road. 

[Marina door handles]

Someone yeeted a Javelin into a car park in Nantwitch........

[Heidel_Kakao]

A Citroen SM is not normally something I would expect to see in Erdington High Street on a December evening.

[andyberg]

Went to Taunton today for lunch with a friend, saw these in a carpark at the back of county classics car museum. I’ll be back to have a look around I reckon. 

[Morris 63]

14 hours ago, andyberg said:

Went to Taunton today for lunch with a friend, saw these in a carpark at the back of county classics car museum. I’ll be back to have a look around I reckon. 

Blimey - that's a blast from the past! Back in the late 80s that was a tyre & exhaust shop that I used to use for my MG Metro's tyres when I worked down the road.

Didn't know the old County Stores was turned into a museum either - looks like I might have to visit my sister who still lives in the town  

Says they have upto 100 cars in "Britain's Newest Motor Museum" https://www.countyclassicsmotormuseum.co.uk/ - nice, thanks for posting.

[GrumpiusMaximus]

Saw an R-plate Vauxhall Monterey on the A2 this afternoon.  Driving down my road later on, I saw it parked up a few doors down from me.

What a winner.

[barrett]

On 14/12/2024 at 15:07, Marina door handles said:

Someone yeeted a Javelin into a car park in Nantwitch........

Lovely to see something of that age with a bit of muck on it after a proper drive

[EyesWeldedShut]

[500tops]

Happened across this Trooper earlier. Turned out it  was recovering the Daf using a straight bar. Good effort! 😂

[Stinkwheel]

3 minutes ago, 500tops said:

Happened across this Trooper earlier. Turned out it  was recovering the Daf using a straight bar. Good effort! 😂

Those Troopers are tough beasts indeed

[Imhotep]

Quite an old spot but suitable for here since I couldn’t even be arsed to walk to the back of the Astra to get a better photo