Lazy spotters thread

[The Old Bloke Next Door]

Early Bora and very tidy looking MG.

[808 Estate]

At the farm shop this morning.

 

[Anglevan]

Chuffing eck, regards the space wagon.. Haven't seen one in years.. Used to work on em when new.. Nice to see.. 

[Austat]

Some spots from last week;

Nissan Skyline R31:

Dishevelled Holden HR estate:

High-end spec Holden (Isuzu) Gemini SL/E:

Chrsyler Valiant CL:

[mitsisigma01]

14 hours ago, The Old Bloke Next Door said:

Early Bora and very tidy looking MG.

Sod the Bora and MG, much liking for the Fiorino ??

[Zelandeth]

Took me a while to track down where this was so sorry for the poor photo.  Heard something rattling away that had to be an 80s or 90s Ford.

I wasn't expecting this.

Can't remember when I last saw a black bumpered Escort of that generation.

Black bumpers, Valencia engine, no remote mirror adjustment, no rubbing strips, steel wheels...Base model maybe?  Rear wiper though?  Could have still been optioned I guess...

[Volksy]

On 6/13/2020 at 5:28 PM, The Vicar said:

Spotted today:

That's my old MK1 Hiace. 

[The Vicar]

15 minutes ago, Volksy said:

That's my old MK1 Hiace. 

It resides in Ireland now, I'm considering making an offer on it but suspect it will be out of budget for me.

[Volksy]

30 minutes ago, The Vicar said:

It resides in Ireland now, I'm considering making an offer on it but suspect it will be out of budget for me.

It was a pretty good van, originally a coachbuilt 'Newlander' campervan. Some friends toured Europe in it back in the day, then it was lain up for years. The camper body had the structural composition of wet weetabix, So was taken off. I then sold it/gave it to another friend who scored a pick up bed from a newish Toyota Dyna. Which is what it wears now.

It was on arounf 27,000 miles when I sold it.

[somewhatfoolish]

On 6/4/2020 at 9:33 PM, quicksilver said:

Had a bit of an OLLI-day yesterday. The SI is a Belgian Minerva I've seen at several local shows but can any Landie expert tell me if the other one is a SII or SIIA? 1961 was the changeover year but I don't know how to tell the difference - all I've found is a mention of 'some cosmetic differences' with nothing to explain what they are.

AFE 962A - 1961 Land Rover Series II 88" by Adam Floyd, on Flickr

Fully floating rear axle suggests IIA but the bitsa nature of LRs means you'd need the chassis number to be definitive.

[Tadhg Tiogar]

[Aston Martin]

I'm not gonna say where I was, I couldn't take a photo. So I tried street view and unfortunately it's old. On the plus side, bonus Panpan.

 

The silver mgtf has gone. 

 

He has the yellow mgtf chromaflair. The purple chromaflair mgzt-t and he has a matching purple chromaflair mgtf. 

 

Talk about living the dream.

[rantingYoof]

I put this Junior D in another thread a while ago. Deserves a repost here I think.



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[Tadhg Tiogar]

[Zelandeth]

I think I just accidentally fell back into the mid 1990s...

That decor panel is something I've not seen in a long while.

[quicksilver]

I've been all over town on the bike and I think I've papped all the interesting stuff now, so have a dump of random things of interest.

N775 NGC - 1996 Nissan Micra 1.0 Shape by Adam Floyd, on Flickr

Volvo and Mini by Adam Floyd, on Flickr

H285 JLF - 1990 Peugeot J5 Hymermobil by Adam Floyd, on Flickr

UDP 526H - 1970 Land Rover Series IIA 88" by Adam Floyd, on Flickr

N819 GNO - 1996 Ford Escort 1.8i Ghia X by Adam Floyd, on Flickr

Volkswagen Corrado VR6 by Adam Floyd, on Flickr

W845 BKN - 2000 Nissan Serena Rider by Adam Floyd, on Flickr

L271 NUD - 1994 Ford Mustang 3.8 V6 by Adam Floyd, on Flickr

263 YUK - 1961 Volkswagen Transporter by Adam Floyd, on Flickr

Saab 900 by Adam Floyd, on Flickr

Clio trio by Adam Floyd, on Flickr

L199 NNM - 1994 Nissan Skyline GT-S by Adam Floyd, on Flickr

T891 BKV - 1999 Peugeot 406 Coupe V6 SE by Adam Floyd, on Flickr

I never used to like these but now I think they look great, especially in that colour. It's a 5-cylinder version too for extra win.

M16 NKM - 1998 Fiat Coupe 20v by Adam Floyd, on Flickr

M16 NKM - 1998 Fiat Coupe 20v by Adam Floyd, on Flickr

L461 UDS - 1993 Iveco Daily 40.10 4x4 by Adam Floyd, on Flickr

N482 UOX - 1996 Peugeot 205 1.9D by Adam Floyd, on Flickr

I put this in the state mandated exercise thread a couple of months ago. Since then it's disappeared into the undergrowth.

J533 WHJ - 1991 Ford Escort 1.4 Ghia by Adam Floyd, on Flickr

[Zelandeth]

Sadly never saw it yet again as there was an embankment and a bunch of trees in the way...but that's the third or fourth time in the relatively recent past when I've heard something two stroke diesel powered howling along the road just outside our neighborhood.  I'd say straight six Detroit purely based on the noise.

In would really like to know what it is now!

[bramz7]

Don't get too excited, I kept hearing a really tasty V6 going past my house and it was a barried up MK3 Mondeo. 

[mitsisigma01]

29 minutes ago, bramz7 said:

Don't get too excited, I kept hearing a really tasty V6 going past my house and it was a barried up MK3 Mondeo. 

Or Stuboy ?

[Amishtat]

Nice to see these two earlier while shopping. The Lexus was L registered and the oldest I've seen round here for a while but they're quite sought after for bangers. The 325 was with what could have been its original owner and sounded glorious. I will have another E30 one day.. 

[Jamie]

[mitsisigma01]

Both smothered in parking tickets!!! 

Anyway of saving them from getting lifted and possibly crushed?? 

 

[Six-cylinder]

This man was explaining why there are road works in Buckingham in a video clip posted on "What Matters Buckingham". It took me a moment to realise why an H van without wheels was driving along!

[worldofceri]

I know you can buy fibreglass VW splitscreen bus ‘shells’. Is someone doing plastic H vans as well?

[Mr Pastry]

1 minute ago, worldofceri said:

I know you can buy fibreglass VW splitscreen bus ‘shells’. Is someone doing plastic H vans as well?

I'm afraid so.  Sad......

[Tadhg Tiogar]

On 5/22/2020 at 4:31 PM, Tadhg Tiogar said:

Meanwhile, an abandoned Mk.2 Golf has recently been dragged out of the front driveway of a house where it had been sitting for many years.

Left by the side of the road on the way to Brent Cross, looks like it's waiting for Barnet Council to come and remove it. Still,  hasn't stopped one hopeful would-be shiter from leaving a note....

Update: looks like Barnet Council have removed the Golf.

[Austat]

5 hours ago, Mr Pastry said:

I'm afraid so.  Sad......

Well, there will be less genuine H vans being converted now as this is a much cheaper option.

[Three Speed]

Seen at West Wittering beach last year. With (wrong) wheels.

[Yoss]

Waitrose Romsey now. Classiest car here. 

With a towbar too. 

[mitsisigma01]

8 hours ago, Three Speed said:

Seen at West Wittering beach last year. With (wrong) wheels.

Just seen another up at Ranmore Common, Dorking surrounded by people not self distancing ?