Lazy spotters thread

[The Vicar]

A few more from north Wales:

and best til last 🙂

[N19]

Seen at Baldock Services yesterday. This car lived within the ULEZ as expanded in 2021, so I am relieved to see it is still around. Apologies for the appalling photo.

[Andrew353w]

Spotted in Bideford this morning. I had a long chat with the owner, who said it’s his daily car! Top guy!

 

[PicantoJon]

Drive by (from the passenger seat) phot

[Aston Martin]

The Autoshite party bus is here.

[nev_jr]

My daily roads are currently Spanish so I hope it still counts, spotted with @outlaw118some point last week. He was keen on it but fuck knows if I can remember what it was. All I remember is how sci-fi the badge was.

 

And behold a very blurry picture of a very spoony and clean classic moooooooooose.

[GC97]

216 Cab I tried to capture few days back

[nev_jr]

Passed this earlier on, surprised this is the first one I’ve seen in all the time I’ve lived here. 

[StescoG66]

On 7/23/2023 at 3:44 PM, DavieW said:

What else do you take to an 80s music festival? Spotted in the car park at Rewind Scotland at Scone Palace. 

 

1.6 Premium but with a pre facelift grille 

[Stinkwheel]

25 minutes ago, StescoG66 said:

1.6 Premium but with a pre facelift grille 

Id be worried about OMG HGF with an MGF numberplate 🤣

[DavieW]

Didn't want to take a picture as it was on private property but I saw an old early 80s Mercedes, very rusty and an import with round lights. Apparently a previous owner was a little known actor by the name of Sean Connery.

[500tops]

[The Vicar]

Complete coincidence today at Lidl in Colwyn Bay. The E30 was there when I arrived and the E34 was one spot over when I had come out:

[Datsuncog]

Absolutely did not expect to encounter a Suzuki Mighty Boy while out for an evening constitutional yesterday...

MrsDC was quicker with her phone than I was.

Unfortunately it's at too great a distance to make out much detail, but I assure you, it was!

Deffo not a cut-down Metro, despite appearances.

Rear 'sail' trims shown here were optional/ removable.

Only sold new in Japan, Australia and Cyprus, and even then only in fairly small numbers - so what one was doing in Carrick on a Tuesday evening is anyone's guess.

[Weird Car]

[Andrew353w]

3 hours ago, Datsuncog said:

Absolutely did not expect to encounter a Suzuki Mighty Boy while out for an evening constitutional yesterday...

MrsDC was quicker with her phone than I was.

Unfortunately it's at too great a distance to make out much detail, but I assure you, it was!

Deffo not a cut-down Metro, despite appearances.

Rear 'sail' trims shown here were optional/ removable.

Only sold new in Japan, Australia and Cyprus, and even then only in fairly small numbers - so what one was doing in Carrick on a Tuesday evening is anyone's guess.

I'm lovin' this little thing! "Mighty Boy"-a great name for a tiny pick-up! If memory serves, Reliant produced a Robin pick-up a few years ago, named the "giant", which was perfectly designed to slide a pallet onto its rear space. I suspect its weight limit may be easily exceeded, though.......

[Dirk Diggler]

These were so common in Ireland at one point; a real rarity to see now; that bonnet rust is misleading, it seemed fairly solid

[Andrew353w]

Continuing our holiday in north Devon I came across this in Appledore.

 

Although the plates weren't original, I think the dealer sticker (Associated Finance Group [A.F.G.]) in Bradford is. The car is in excellent condition, too! 

[EyesWeldedShut]

2 hours ago, Andrew353w said:

Continuing our holiday in north Devon I came across this in Appledore.

 

Although the plates weren't original, I think the dealer sticker (Associated Finance Group [A.F.G.]) in Bradford is. The car is in excellent condition, too! 

You could share that onto the Bad Parking thread?
Looks nice tho' - and the weather - we're growing gills around here at the moment

[DavieW]

At this rate I'll need to start my own thread!  This morning at the M80/M73 junction I saw a Ford RS200. Not sure if it was genuine or a kit though. 

[rob88h]

Looked worse (better) in the flesh 🤤

[The Vicar]

First time seeing one of these in the flesh. Not ashamed to say that I like it:

[quicksilver]

This minty-looking Tercel was a surprise. Clean MOT history but it seems to have been off the road from 2012 to 2021.

[500tops]

[HMC]

[EyesWeldedShut]

1 hour ago, The Vicar said:

First time seeing one of these in the flesh. Not ashamed to say that I like it:

Passed one parked up on the roadside last night - funny Kermit green colour but, other than that, I was quite taken.
My wife, who has very little taste in cars (e.g. likes a PT Cruiser) spotted it too and declaimed it to be 'gorgeous'.
So, we nearly agreed on something automotive.

[puddlethumper]

I was round my friendly Mot place, see grin thread, and he always has some shite hanging about. A bit of a variety even a milk float that will, eventually, get a V6 stuck in it, turbo'ed of course. I really like his Chevy flat bed. Very cool. The paint on the Prefect is cracked all over but looks kinda ok in a funny sort of way.

[Datsuncog]

Been meaning to stop and photograph this for a long while, but only got round to it the other day.

This left-hooker Volkswagen microbus wearing an age-related B-suffix plate could well have come over from the US, or possibly Europe, but it's starting to look a little crispy in these northern climes.

But I'm kinda impressed that someone's lavished so much on it, such as the EMPI rims and engine bits - given that it's probably worth more than the house it's parked outside. Maybe more spacious too.

But the bright orange paintwork makes me smile whenever I see it - and I hope the owner gets enough joy from it to balance out the undoubted tribulations of trying to daily a near sixty-year-old vehicle...

[The Vicar]

Tower Hill this morning. V8 badge; never knew these were available with an ‘8 as anything other than an MGC

[500tops]