Lazy spotters thread

[louiepj]

I believe this is a kit car body with mgb running gear? Papped in Redhill as it was being prepped for mot on Wednesday and I had a quick chat the owners wife.

He built it after finishing University before starting work full time, built in his mum and dads single garage.

 

 

[MikeR]

Spotted this oil dripper holding onto its comfort brick whilst out and about today ...

[MiniMinorMk3]

21 hours ago, louiepj said:

I believe this is a kit car body with mgb running gear?

 

 

 

It's an NG TF, and yes, based on MGB oily bits.

[GR8 PL8 M8]

@egg 

[egg]

@GR8 PL8 M8nice one thanks, that one had been out of MOT for a while, so nice to see it on the go.

[Andy F]

This just parked at the end of our road, an early Saxo. Turns out it's also a 1.6i VSX and now I need a cold shower. 

Heres is the photo

 

Edited October 27, 2022 by Andy F
Photo added

[500tops]

[Aston Martin]

Why is this rav4 weird?

[Dyslexic Viking]

29 minutes ago, Aston Martin said:

Why is this rav4 weird?

In Norway, it was common to raise the roof of cars to register them as 2 or 3 seater vans. The authorities had a minimum height, length and width requirement for the car to be approved as a van, and this meant that many had to raise the roof, which was most often done in Norway by cutting holes in the roof and gluing on a higher fiberglass roof. So I guess this one is something like that.

And the reason this was done was taxes. It is not unusual for a van version to be half the price of a passenger car here.

[Aston Martin]

11 minutes ago, Dyslexic Viking said:

In Norway, it was common to raise the roof of cars to register them as 2 or 3 seater vans. The authorities had a minimum height, length and width requirement for the car to be approved as a van, and this meant that many had to raise the roof, which was most often done in Norway by cutting holes in the roof and gluing on a higher fiberglass roof. So I guess this one is something like that.

And the reason this was done was taxes. It is not unusual for a van version to be half the price of a passenger car here.

 

What an odd thing.

[Dyslexic Viking]

5 minutes ago, Aston Martin said:

 

What an odd thing.

Did this one have 2 seats? Because I don't know the regulations in the Netherlands, but maybe they are similar to Norway. But since these 2 are old, they may have been converted to 5 seats again. If at least it was like here in Norway after 10 years, the back seats could be put back in for free.

[Aston Martin]

1 minute ago, Dyslexic Viking said:

Did this one have 2 seats? Because I don't know the regulations in the Netherlands, but maybe they are similar to Norway. But since these 2 are old, they may have been converted to 5 seats again. If at least it was like here in Norway after 10 years, the back seats could be put back in for free.

 

Hard to say, the boot was full of suitcases etc, as it was going on the ferry.

[leakingstrut]

I’ve just been to Crete on holiday and their roads are chocked with good spots. Unfortunately I only got a few photos.
 

Very mildly battered Rover and a bonus unpainted bumper Matiz. 

lovely old Toyota pickup, and a Mazda showing the curse of Cretan pickups, wheels that stick out past the body. Given how tight the roads are I don’t see how this style is so popular. Loads of trucks with wider, but often smaller diameter wheels. I’m sure that does wonders for suspension geometry and off road performance. 

I’d love to know that roof got like that. I wanted to adopt this abused Micra almost as much news I wanted to adopt all the street cats. 

What’s it with a lovably knackered Nissans?

Surprisingly tidy Hyundai.

More shit than shite - our hire car. Looks good, can’t get out of it’s own way, not base enough to be charming but not enough tech to be fancy. I hired it because my wife has a early 3 door 1.6hdi 208 which is excellent and we wanted to see what the new one is like.  This one might be good in a decent spec, but is disappointing with in the NA 1.2 3 pot low spec trim. Should have hired a Picanto or instead - wouldn’t have been quicker but would have been more fun. 

[High Jetter]

1 hour ago, Aston Martin said:

Why is this rav4 weird?

Rear door hinged on wrong* side

[Andrew353w]

A few spots from the M1 last weekend. There was an Eastern European car get-together, to which, I suspect, these beauties were attending.... That Skoda Rapid might just be one of the very rare 135 catalyst ones. Skoda were, for once, ahead of the game, and fitted the 135 Rapid with a catalytic converter and associated injection systems well before it was became a legal requirement. I think the system was designed by Ducellier, but I may be wrong. 

[Andrew353w]

While out and about in Potters Bar earlier today I spotted this delightful old Rover being loaded and taken to a film shoot. The delivery driver had no idea what the film was about, though! Apparently there are a fair number of classics stored in the garage.

[N19]

1 hour ago, Andrew353w said:

While out and about in Potters Bar earlier today I spotted this delightful old Rover being loaded and taken to a film shoot. The delivery driver had no idea what the film was about, though! Apparently there are a fair number of classics stored in the garage.

Is that the one down Mutton Lane? It's owned by Mr Dudrich as his personal collection.

[Yoss]

6 hours ago, Andrew353w said:

A few spots from the M1 last weekend. There was an Eastern European car get-together, to which, I suspect, these beauties were attending.... That Skoda Rapid might just be one of the very rare 135 catalyst ones. Skoda were, for once, ahead of the game, and fitted the 135 Rapid with a catalytic converter and associated injection systems well before it was became a legal requirement. I think the system was designed by Ducellier, but I may be wrong. 

Indeed they were briefly ahead of the curve but then went back to carburettors on mk1 Favorits before returning to cats and fuel injection on mk2s, though by then I think it was mandatory. 

[Zelandeth]

Yep, that's a 135.  Catalyst badge on the nearside is the easiest clue.

I was told these cars were originally intended for the Canadian market, hence cat and injection - however the rules were tightened at some point so Skoda suddenly found themselves with a bunch of cars/engines they couldn't use - so chucked them at the UK.

The system was a bloody nightmare even back in 2005/6 as parts for it were utterly and completely unobtainable.  I had mine for about two years but at no point in that time did it ever run right as I couldn't track down the correct oxygen sensor for it - the original ones being a different type to those used on basically everything else (far wider signal swing).  I had got halfway through designing an adaptor circuit to allow me to use a generic sensor, but the car had enough other issues I binned the idea and just sold it.

[D.E]

[Datsuncog]

Ran up to the builders yard just now to get some more framing timber, and was surprised to encounter this apparent Nissan Pulsar GTI-R being brought into a small breaker's yard alongside.

Dunno if it's a genuine JDM GTI-R as the grille suggests, but it looked pretty down at heel.

Still, I'd like to think it's being saved rather than broken up.

Here, have some more far-Eastern tat spotted earlier in the week (but which couldn't be uploaded cos of the site issues):

Mildly barried E100 Corolla. Nowhere near as common as they once were.

Bit of a rarity - Hyundai Sonata EF-B, in 2.0 litre flavour, just chilling on the double-yellows in central Belfast.

Northern Ireland registrations for these big lumps of Korean tin must have been absolutely miniscule - and survivors today even more so.

[500tops]

[Six-cylinder]

At the garage that has our Volvo V70 today.

[High Jetter]

22 minutes ago, Six-cylinder said:

At the garage that has our Volvo V70 today.

You don't see one of those every day! There used to be one round here, but not seen it for years. Have you bought it yet? 🤣

[Andrew353w]

5 hours ago, N19 said:

Is that the one down Mutton Lane? It's owned by Mr Dudrich as his personal collection.

Yes, it is!

[HillmanImp]

Just saw this at a local garage. 

Full on porn star paint job too that doesn't show up properly on the photos. 

Potentially up for sale too for the unassuming man about town. 

[NorthernMonkey]

Been into Blackpool for the team parade and fireworks tonight.

Saw a beautifully crafted and illuminated piece of engineering…

 

…and some old trams!

[Spiny Norman]

Went to the garage to sort out getting the Saab MOTd in a couple of weeks and this was waiting outside. I've seen it kicking about a few times, it's quite clean apart from the odd wheeltrims and a couple of scuffs on the bumpers.

[Aston Martin]

Not to a guac. 😢

[skoda_fan]

23 hours ago, Zelandeth said:

Yep, that's a 135.  Catalyst badge on the nearside is the easiest clue.

I was told these cars were originally intended for the Canadian market, hence cat and injection - however the rules were tightened at some point so Skoda suddenly found themselves with a bunch of cars/engines they couldn't use - so chucked them at the UK.

The system was a bloody nightmare even back in 2005/6 as parts for it were utterly and completely unobtainable.  I had mine for about two years but at no point in that time did it ever run right as I couldn't track down the correct oxygen sensor for it - the original ones being a different type to those used on basically everything else (far wider signal swing).  I had got halfway through designing an adaptor circuit to allow me to use a generic sensor, but the car had enough other issues I binned the idea and just sold it.

I don't think the black one is a 135. I think the badge on the left may be an Owners' Club badge. The right hand badge I think says 136. I've never seen a 135 in black, which was offered as an extra cost option on the 136 (not sure about the 135). I owned a Regal Red 135 like the one pictured for many years from almost new. It was the best driving of all the many rear engined Skodas I've owned and never gave any trouble, despite the horror stories about the lashed-up (Bendix) injection system. I guess I was just lucky.