Lazy spotters thread

[steve_earwig]

I saw a couple of them at a dealer's in Milton Keynes once, must have been about 30 years back. I can't remember how much they were but well within my pocket. I did know a fair bit about them so I ummed and arred for a while and decided I'd never be able to afford to run one. Ok, I chickened out

 

Meanwhile, waiting for a mate in a carpark here I spotted some old crap shite you lot might like:

 

 

 

The first two were actually quite tidy, the Yugo just looked well worn but looked after.

 

[HillmanImp]

Is that a 600?

 

Also has there been some sort of SM thing going off recently? There have been loads of spots of them on Facebook?

[steve_earwig]

That's a Zastava "Fićo" (i.e. Yugoslavian copy of a Fiat 600). I was watching some old Italian film a year or so back with the wife when she suddenly exclained "I didn't know they had Fićos in Italy"

 

Maybe there's just one or two but they get around a lot...

[AlabamaShrimp]

Can't remember when I saw this

 

[HMC]

Locally registered and quite possibly with original owner

 

 

Went and had a look at this jag last year when the owner was thinking of selling, he's still smoking around in it.

[Ghosty]

Is X reg early for a W123? Spotted a tidy gold one in Buxton today.

[Skizzer]

Is X reg early for a W123? Spotted a tidy gold one in Buxton today.

Not really, they started on an R plate (or possibly even a P, just). But everyone loves a W123 anyway.

[fordperv]

a few from the past week or so

 

my mate at the bodyshop's garage find jag with my saph

 

 

a wanabango

 

 

a few from fordfair

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

tranny on tranny action

 

 

 

we all live in a yellow escort estate

 

 

 

 

 

i made trouser yoghurt over this

 

 

90s council estate spec

 

 

shameless self promotion

 

 

i have found the catering for shitefest 2015

 

[Ghosty]

A few from Utrecht. Not great as I was more focused on getting to the Rietveld Schröder House on time:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weird water truck at the airport - this really confused me at first:

 

Amsterdam Tesla showroom. They seem to have taken to them pretty well over there:

 

Saving the best for last? Estafette ice cream van:

[Luckythirteen]

The W123s are indeed handsome and automatically cool things. What's the model code of the bigger one? (The one reg'd 13-SR-JT)

[Jim Bergerac]

W116.

[HMC]

 

 

 

Neglected bond equipe as dragged out of a midlands lock up by my serial triumph buying neighbour

[AlabamaShrimp]

Mmmm pogweasel

 

Bonus gaffer driver

 

Both in tesco Pontefract the hight of excitement

[hairnet]

talking of 116s

[HillmanImp]

Went into Bradford today as there was a car show thingy. I last went about 8 yrs ago and it was quite different. 

 

Dolop if Shite:

ZOE_0033 by Afalseicon, on Flickr

 

There were a couple of Mantas there:

ZOE_0034 by Afalseicon, on Flickr

 

Posh Citroen shite:

ZOE_0035 by Afalseicon, on Flickr

 

This was much more in keeping with Bradford.

ZOE_0036 by Afalseicon, on Flickr

 

ZOE_0037 by Afalseicon, on Flickr

 

ZOE_0039 by Afalseicon, on Flickr

 

Sure this is the one that was parked behind my DAF at a show a few years back. Will need to dig out some photos

ZOE_0038 by Afalseicon, on Flickr

 

ZOE_0040 by Afalseicon, on Flickr

 

Poor photo here. This was the only type of car at the whole show that I had actually owned in the past (I did once have a Dolomite for half an hour but I am not counting that). Bodykit on this was wank. 

ZOE_0041 by Afalseicon, on Flickr

 

Tasty

ZOE_0042 by Afalseicon, on Flickr

IMAG0923 by Afalseicon, on Flickr

 

IMAG0924 by Afalseicon, on Flickr

 

IMAG0926 by Afalseicon, on Flickr

 

IMAG0925 by Afalseicon, on Flickr

 

IMAG0928 by Afalseicon, on Flickr

 

IMAG0929 by Afalseicon, on Flickr

 

IMAG0930 by Afalseicon, on Flickr

 

IMAG0931 by Afalseicon, on Flickr

 

IMAG0932 by Afalseicon, on Flickr

 

IMAG0933 by Afalseicon, on Flickr

 

IMAG0934 by Afalseicon, on Flickr

 

Now were BEV number plates proper rally cars from back in 'Nam? 

IMAG0935 by Afalseicon, on Flickr

 

I waited about 10 mins for this guy to get out of the way. He kept wandering off then back again. Reckon he was fuckin with me so I decided to just have him in the photo too.

IMAG0936 by Afalseicon, on Flickr

 

I like this:

IMAG0937 by Afalseicon, on Flickr

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IMAG0938 by Afalseicon, on Flickr

 

RATLUK WNKR ALRT

IMAG0940 by Afalseicon, on Flickr

 

 

 

[dangerousdave]

to be fair that dolomite looks more a work in progress rolling resto than deliberate ratlook

[HMC]

At a local "old timer" show near Dortmund...

1988 wants its Opel GT back

[fordperv]

mrs fordpervs grandads trusty volvo

 

 

his peugeot 103sp

 

 

a lovely staffs registered sierra hatch, a bonus of taking the picture of this i held an audi driver up

 

 

 

this looked a lovely little motor

 

[NorfolkNWeigh]

I dint even know you could get a Diplomat coupe,suddenly Commodores,Tauneses and Granadas look a bit effete.

[HillmanImp]

to be fair that dolomite looks more a work in progress rolling resto than deliberate ratlook

Sadly i think not. There was filler splattered on it and not sanded back and i dont think the paint of various colours was covering repairs. Think he was maybe trying to make it look like he was restoring it when he wasn't? More pratt look than rat look possibly.

[dangerousdave]

in that case ill agree with you prat look just such a shame on a nice car

[panhard65]

A few from the mark moor international vehicle festival !!! Sounds impressive eh but in reality was a load of tat in a field. Mainly mgf's and mx5's that they all think are classics. Any way here are the highlights

I can't remember what this daimler was just that it was hooper bodied and one of only 2 built

This manky moggie recieved quite a lot of attention. The owner was apparently a practical classics restorer of the year. Most comments seemed to be along the lines of when are you going to paint it. The spirit of exctasy on the bonnet was worth more than the car in my opinion.

I was surprised to see this still there in the afternoon after the heavy showers in the morning. Most Lancia's would of dissolved by the afternoon.

2CV powered thing

Yank shite

Ratty looking Morgan with a difference.

Yeap thats right a peugeot 1.9 td lump in there,

Pure 70's pimp mobile

 

[vulgalour]

That little yellow car is a Berkeley Sports, I think, quite a rare little thing as most microcars tend to be.

[mercrocker]

The Daimler coupe is actually one of two Lanchester Dauphin coupes built but this one has been converted with a Daimler radiator grille at some point in its history.    Its pretty well documented as one might expect....

[Jim Bergerac]

A few recent spots from me.

 

Another Austin 7, parked on the opposite side of the street from the other one I posted a few pages back!

 

Obviously this VW Campers probably worth a bit, so you'd think they'd put a less anachronistic plate on it:

 

Two elderly Land Rovers parked one car apart:

 

Talbot Express:

 

Bonny Midget:

 

For some reason, took a detour whilst walking the dog and stumbled across this:

[Ratdat]

Here's a few heaps I've seen recently...

 

Not sure what I posted last so no idea if I've done this one...

 

 

 

Chunky Kitten spotted at Tescos in Cleethorpes. The little Suzuki logo on the grill suggests it may no longer be 850 powered...

 

 

 

 

Plastic chod in Louth...

 

 

 

Saw this on the way down to Pandamoniums gaff to fetch his Prairie. I stopped at this place for some lunch and can recommend their grub...

 

 

 

This was also sat outside the cafe...

 

 

 

And whilst there, this turned up on the back of a much larger, modern Volvo flatbed. Remarkably solid....

 

 

 

Fez in action...

 

 

 

We went down to RAF Conningsby to watch the Lancasters take of and whilst there observed this absolutely grade-A autoshite camping equipment. This is so right in every way...

 

 

 

Also in the car park ...some Minis...

 

 

This appears to have been built a very long time ago from a pair of vans. It had engines and functioning steering at both ends!

 

Check out this terrifying looking setup....

 

 

 

Wingnut for locking the steering...

 

 

 

 

[Luckythirteen]

That Mini is mental!

[Mr_Bo11ox]

Is that Opel Diplomat coupe actually a commodore coupe with a diplomat front end?

[panhard65]

A trip to Bournmouth last weekend and spotted this little beauty.

[HMC]

The leaves show this is a very lazy spotter- was taken autumn 2012 then someone was picking up triumph spares from my neighbour.

 

Terminally rotten, sagging old parts donor. The back end fell off as it came off the trailer!

 

On its way to malta to be restored.

 

This has now been put back on the road by a local enthusiast

 

And some German spots...

 

Some fiat or other

 

Thought it was just a japaniese thing

 

 

This old alfa was lovely. 0/10 camera skillz whilst waiting at customs