Crispian_J_Hotson Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 Well, today I got the train during daylight hours. With the leaves off the trees there is so much more to be seen other than just 'dark'. Absorbing the passing scenery suddenly... there it was!Hidden not far from the railway was a medium sized shed and I could see an old green Mini Cooper reissue thing hanging out of the entrance and what was on the other side of the shed? That's right, the contents within was revealing a moss covered Cortina. Now I reckon as the mini and the cortina don't fit all the way in the shed, it must be rammed full of chod! These places still do exist! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jumpingjehovahs Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 This spot is my highlight of the year so far, can’t remember the last time I saw either van independently, let alone next to each other on the road. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk michael t, NorfolkNWeigh, KWhite and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bramz7 Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 Was that van spot on the M25? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jumpingjehovahs Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 Was that van spot on the M25?Yep, on the slip from the M3 near Woking/Chertsey Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bramz7 Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 I've seen them both individually but never together. That Escort plastered in oxide is brilliant. jumpingjehovahs 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorfolkNWeigh Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 This little gem supposedly once belonged to Sammy Davies Junior. jumpingjehovahs, RobT and danthecapriman 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jumpingjehovahs Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 I've seen them both individually but never together. That Escort plastered in oxide is brilliant.It’s fab! It’s a little ropey, but it was keeping up with the M25 no problem. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorfolkNWeigh Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 HillmanImp, catsinthewelder, danthecapriman and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorfolkNWeigh Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 Worryingly this was in the short term parking at Gatwick. mercrocker, chodweaver, HillmanImp and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve79 Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 Local to me and I know the old bloke. Real hoarder in the house type of guy and never bins a car but just fills them up with crap. Current hoard is as follows: 1983 Mk1 vauxhall astra 1.6 estate 1987 mk2 ford fiesta 'festival 1.1 (behind the pallet) still wearing all of its original white wheel trims1990 B11 Nissan Sunny 1.3 estate1997 Mk3 Vauxhall Astra 1.6 estate1997 Mk4 Ford Fiesta 1.3lx1998 Vauxhall Corsda 1.4LS He ran round in the fiesta (behind the pallet) for years and is soo tight with money he used to reline the brake shoes instead of buying new. The corsa and mk4 fiesta are new within the last year or two but the fiesta now seems to be his daily. And no, I've got no idea what's lurking under the green tarp but whatever it is, it'll be fooked as it's been like that for years! Interesting fact that the building in the background is a former engine winding and pump house for the old colliery that was on the site around 1820. michael t and chodweaver 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floatylight Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 Few spots from today Sent from my Moto G (5) using Tapatalk danthecapriman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobT Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 This spot is my highlight of the year so far, can’t remember the last time I saw either van independently, let alone next to each other on the road. Sent from my iPhone using TapatalkThe (almost) monochrome nature of the photo also appeals. Shame about the Sports Direct truck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HillmanImp Posted February 6, 2019 Author Share Posted February 6, 2019 image.jpegimage.jpegI spent far too long thinking that those photos were 2 different ends of the same car. I was trying to figure out WTF was going on. I am still half asleep but wasn't drinking last night, so don't have that excuse. catsinthewelder 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
500tops Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 Pretty excited to find a M11 Prairie today out in the wild. They are actually really nice looking old boots michael t 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angle Posted February 7, 2019 Share Posted February 7, 2019 I wouldn't normally bother with the Mercedeseses, but I liked the fact they bookended two ends of the same road. vulgalour, danthecapriman, Zelandeth and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorfolkNWeigh Posted February 7, 2019 Share Posted February 7, 2019 Has anyone ever seen a Hydrogen filling station?There must be at least one in London because there's a few of these Toyota Mirai's around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsuncog Posted February 7, 2019 Share Posted February 7, 2019 Spotted from the train window. Worth trekking back across town to photograph? I reckon so. Woof. Left hooker, too. catsinthewelder, danthecapriman, jumpingjehovahs and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chodweaver Posted February 7, 2019 Share Posted February 7, 2019 I have to ask: is the house no. 60? Or is the house unnumbered and the road name commemorates a nearby stud farm for chickens? ETA Don't worry - I've just spotted the house in the pic is no. 56 Sent from my BV6000 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amishtat Posted February 7, 2019 Share Posted February 7, 2019 Must be one of the oldest left, and I've never seen one rust like that. Two crap ones of this because I couldn't really get nearer.And another nice early example HillmanImp, Datsuncog, catsinthewelder and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crispian_J_Hotson Posted February 8, 2019 Share Posted February 8, 2019 Left these two to talk about the good old days of such things like tailgating, Audi wars and the fast lane... Hope he has a nice day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brandersnatch Posted February 8, 2019 Share Posted February 8, 2019 Clerkenwell. Asimo, NorfolkNWeigh, spartacus and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treehugger Posted February 8, 2019 Share Posted February 8, 2019 Spotted from the train window. Worth trekking back across town to photograph? 20190207_100412.jpg 20190207_100438.jpg 20190207_100504.jpg 20190207_100354.jpg 20190207_100524.jpg 20190207_092146(0).jpg I reckon so. Woof. Left hooker, too.Is that a celica? Nice shape. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsuncog Posted February 8, 2019 Share Posted February 8, 2019 Is that a celica? Nice shape.Yup, looks like a North American spec RA24 Celica from 1977 running the 2.2 litre 20R engine, but with the big chunky federal bumpers swapped for European/JDM ones. UK registered since November 2018. Quite possibly someone's track day weapon... definitely not what I was expecting to find parked in Belfast on a wet Thursday morning! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Three Speed Posted February 8, 2019 Share Posted February 8, 2019 Has anyone ever seen a Hydrogen filling station?There must be at least one in London because there's a few of these Toyota Mirai's around. There are currently 7 operating in and around London - Hendon, Hatton Cross, Teddington, Leyton and Rainham inside the M25 and Cobham Services on the M25 and Beaconsfield. The only one i have actually seen is the Cobham one. Another is planned for Gatwick soon - near me. There are others further afield - mainly in the south - more info here: https://www.netinform.net/h2/h2stations/h2stations.aspxSo far Toyota and Hyundai will only lease you their cars if your driving pattern qualifies, and only then as part of the HyFive project which is currently fully subscribed - but later this year Hyundai will sell cars outright to anyone who shows up with 60k pounds. Seems a lot for anything with a Hyundai badge. NorfolkNWeigh 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meter rat Posted February 9, 2019 Share Posted February 9, 2019 Back streets of StokeMini hiding behind a bin.Back Streets of Derby. michael t and Datsuncog 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skoda_fan Posted February 9, 2019 Share Posted February 9, 2019 Local to me and I know the old bloke. Real hoarder in the house type of guy and never bins a car but just fills them up with crap. Current hoard is as follows: 1983 Mk1 vauxhall astra 1.6 estate1987 mk2 ford fiesta 'festival 1.1 (behind the pallet) still wearing all of its original white wheel trims1990 B11 Nissan Sunny 1.3 estate1997 Mk3 Vauxhall Astra 1.6 estate1997 Mk4 Ford Fiesta 1.3lx1998 Vauxhall Corsda 1.4LS He ran round in the fiesta (behind the pallet) for years and is soo tight with money he used to reline the brake shoes instead of buying new. The corsa and mk4 fiesta are new within the last year or two but the fiesta now seems to be his daily. And no, I've got no idea what's lurking under the green tarp but whatever it is, it'll be fooked as it's been like that for years! Interesting fact that the building in the background is a former engine winding and pump house for the old colliery that was on the site around 1820.I'll prob end up somewhere like that when I'm too old to give a shit. Come to think of it I'm halfway there already! NorfolkNWeigh and mercrocker 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadhg Tiogar Posted February 9, 2019 Share Posted February 9, 2019 Has anyone ever seen a Hydrogen filling station?There must be at least one in London because there's a few of these Toyota Mirai's around.Colindale Sainsbury's NorfolkNWeigh 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoss Posted February 10, 2019 Share Posted February 10, 2019 Chiswick, of course. treehugger 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davocano Posted February 10, 2019 Share Posted February 10, 2019 With regards to the late plate Escort discussion, I submit Exhibit Y No longer on DVLA so officially a late Escort. Yoss and Ohdearme 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holbeck Posted February 13, 2019 Share Posted February 13, 2019 michael t and Datsuncog 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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