lesapandre Posted August 26, 2019 Share Posted August 26, 2019 Hmmmm...DVLA has the Jaaag down as a 1978 XJ6. It's not a cheap kit...is it an expensive recreation? The covered headlamps + black rocker-switch dash don't go together. Is it a Lynx type recreation? Or some such. Very convincing...or is it just a whole lot of old Jags put together? The stance and wheelbase looks right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skizzer Posted August 26, 2019 Share Posted August 26, 2019 30 minutes ago, lesapandre said: Being an anorak - I think it may be a bisa...it looked like an amalgamation but I may be wrong...I am sure someone will know whether it is a MKI etc. It smelt of hot metal and oil... Good skills sir. Looks like a Series 1 to me except the windscreen surround should be chrome... but the DVLA MOT checker says it’s a 1978 XJ6. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puddlethumper Posted August 26, 2019 Share Posted August 26, 2019 DVee8, BL Bloke, worldofceri and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg Posted August 26, 2019 Share Posted August 26, 2019 This K reg is outside my house now, and no, not the Mondeo. BL Bloke, Yoss, DVee8 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
500tops Posted August 26, 2019 Share Posted August 26, 2019 . BL Bloke, worldofceri, danthecapriman and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DVee8 Posted August 26, 2019 Share Posted August 26, 2019 A few from Saturdays wedding venue. The M3 in the first photo being LHD MrsV8 said look it's even been driven by a young lad. The Ka had lots of green. Then a naughty naughty spitfire behind bars worldofceri, HillmanImp and Datsuncog 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DVee8 Posted August 26, 2019 Share Posted August 26, 2019 sutty2006, HillmanImp, Skizzer and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puddlethumper Posted August 26, 2019 Share Posted August 26, 2019 A few more. worldofceri, DVee8 and danthecapriman 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HillmanImp Posted August 27, 2019 Author Share Posted August 27, 2019 Renault Fuego in a field just south of Gatwick Airport. Apologies for poor quality photo, I was on a moving train. Datsuncog, egg, danthecapriman and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitsisigma01 Posted August 27, 2019 Share Posted August 27, 2019 Is that a Scubaru estate as well. How far south of Gatwick were you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HillmanImp Posted August 27, 2019 Author Share Posted August 27, 2019 Not far. Its on your right hand side as you travel south. I couldn't make out the others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anonymous user Posted August 27, 2019 Share Posted August 27, 2019 Somebody on this industrial estate likes these, there are often another two parked nearby puddlethumper, Amishtat, Datsuncog and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lacquer Peel Posted August 27, 2019 Share Posted August 27, 2019 Not my spot. Off the road since 1990. danthecapriman, worldofceri, egg and 6 others 8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve79 Posted August 27, 2019 Share Posted August 27, 2019 Citroën of many pipes. 2.5d as well. Saw it earlier today but forgot to take a pic. Quite nice condition. Roof seemed rot free. Datsuncog, Retr0naut, Skizzer and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadhg Tiogar Posted August 27, 2019 Share Posted August 27, 2019 1 hour ago, Steve79 said: Citroën of many pipes. 2.5d as well. Saw it earlier today but forgot to take a pic. Quite nice condition. Roof seemed rot free. That's a Series 1 body hiding the mechanicals of a Series 2 DTR2 turbo-diesel..... Think it may be for sale.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Braddon81 Posted August 27, 2019 Share Posted August 27, 2019 23 hours ago, Skizzer said: Good skills sir. Looks like a Series 1 to me except the windscreen surround should be chrome... but the DVLA MOT checker says it’s a 1978 XJ6. Its a Challenger. A very close E type replica kit launched in 1986 on a spaceframe backbone chassis. The first cars used a complete XJ6 including its standard wider rear axle and therefore had flared rear wheel arches - which kind of spoilt the illusion. On later cars like this one they supplied narrow rear axles on exchange, to make them near as damn a doppelganger for the real thing. They weren't made for that long - I think the early to mid nineties were when the last cars were produced. Due to the rise of prices of the real things, a well built Challenger will today set you back around 30k. egg, spartacus and Skizzer 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadhg Tiogar Posted August 27, 2019 Share Posted August 27, 2019 12 minutes ago, Braddon81 said: Its a Challenger. A very close E type replica kit launched in 1986 on a spaceframe backbone chassis. The first cars used a complete XJ6 including its standard wider rear axle and therefore had flared rear wheel arches - which kind of spoilt the illusion. On later cars like this one they supplied narrow rear axles on exchange, to make them near as damn a doppelganger for the real thing. They weren't made for that long - I think the early to mid nineties were when the last cars were produced. Due to the rise of prices of the real things, a well built Challenger will today set you back around 30k. ....and there's an Owners' Club.... Braddon81 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Braddon81 Posted August 27, 2019 Share Posted August 27, 2019 17 minutes ago, Tadhg Tiogar said: ....and there's an Owners' Club.... Intresting read that. I'd totally forgotten the early cars were Ford/Rover based. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadhg Tiogar Posted August 27, 2019 Share Posted August 27, 2019 17 minutes ago, Braddon81 said: Intresting read that. I'd totally forgotten the early cars were Ford/Rover based. You're not wrong about them being worth some serious coin nowadays....! Jaguar were quite clever to endorse them. Braddon81 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Braddon81 Posted August 27, 2019 Share Posted August 27, 2019 Some spots from the local Lidl car park. Datsuncog, egg, Skizzer and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puddlethumper Posted August 27, 2019 Share Posted August 27, 2019 Some more from Ronnie Corbetts brother Chaddersley. worldofceri, Amishtat, BL Bloke and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdkrc Posted August 27, 2019 Share Posted August 27, 2019 Stingray, Stingray du na na na, na-na worldofceri, Datsuncog, egg and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puddlethumper Posted August 27, 2019 Share Posted August 27, 2019 An interesting Mini van. K series engine. Aren't they shite ? or am I thinking of summat else. I have seen a mini van with a 3.5 v8 in the back at Santa Pod, built by a bricky, that, as you can imagine, was faster than a scalded rat. This probably does alright with 150 horse. Still registered as 848cc. Blimey ! 150bhp from 848cc. Amishtat and spartacus 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floatylight Posted August 28, 2019 Share Posted August 28, 2019 Went to weigh in some scrap and saw this this...Can you tell what it is yet (I do know, but a guessing game is always good fun)Sent from my Moto G (5) using Tapatalk worldofceri and Amishtat 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted August 28, 2019 Share Posted August 28, 2019 Manta A Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floatylight Posted August 28, 2019 Share Posted August 28, 2019 Manta ADammit! Correct, first time I've seen one..Sent from my Moto G (5) using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sutty2006 Posted August 28, 2019 Share Posted August 28, 2019 Yes manta A. I’ve seen that one photographed by a few club members over the years. It’s a shame really. Worth a Bob or two now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
500tops Posted August 28, 2019 Share Posted August 28, 2019 sutty2006, worldofceri and HillmanImp 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg Posted August 29, 2019 Share Posted August 29, 2019 Local spot. worldofceri 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobT Posted August 29, 2019 Share Posted August 29, 2019 On 8/27/2019 at 12:17 PM, HillmanImp said: Renault Fuego in a field just south of Gatwick Airport. Apologies for poor quality photo, I was on a moving train. That's a keen spotters eye. Never off duty. Retr0naut, egg, jumpingjehovahs and 2 others 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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