Lazy spotters thread

[500tops]

[500tops]

This was proper 'old money' - complete with a corded car phone.  Beautiful 

[barrett]

  On 14/07/2022 at 21:35, morrisoxide said:

I have seen this at many local small car meets. But it was wonderful to see it out in the wild.

Giggles at the Google it sticker.

It got overtaken by a Model T center door, by some strange coincidence.

The Matrix must have spawned the wrong cars that day.

Note Passenger took the pictures.

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I didn't know there were any of those in the UK. Great spot!

[J W Pepper]

  On 15/07/2022 at 15:47, 500tops said:

The Impreza's number plate seems fishy

 

 

 

 

 

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[mitsisigma01]

  On 14/07/2022 at 21:35, morrisoxide said:

I have seen this at many local small car meets. But it was wonderful to see it out in the wild.

Giggles at the Google it sticker.

It got overtaken by a Model T center door, by some strange coincidence.

The Matrix must have spawned the wrong cars that day.

Note Passenger took the pictures.

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And to save most going to .gov site it's a 1954 Kaiser Darrin ....whatever the fk one of those is 🤷🏿‍♂️

[High Jetter]

  On 15/07/2022 at 16:41, mitsisigma01 said:

And to save most going to .gov site it's a 1954 Kaiser Darrin ....whatever the fk one of those is 🤷🏿‍♂️

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Not bad looking, IMHO - reminds me of a MGA

[500tops]

[morrisoxide]

  On 15/07/2022 at 16:04, barrett said:

I didn't know there were any of those in the UK. Great spot!

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He got if from a museum in the States, I can't remember which State he said. He's got it road worthy and is now driving it like it should be.

Some more pictures of it from local shows. It is a thing of beauty, love the little details like the indicators matching the grille.

Edit I found a link to the very car.

https://drives.today/articles/461/retro/1954-kaiser-darrin/mike-renaut.html

[High Jetter]

  On 15/07/2022 at 19:44, morrisoxide said:

He got if from a museum in the States, I can't remember which State he said. He's got it road worthy and is now driving it like it should be.

Some more pictures of it from local shows. It is a thing of beauty, love the little details like the indicators matching the grille.

Edit I found a link to the very car.

https://drives.today/articles/461/retro/1954-kaiser-darrin/mike-renaut.html

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Front grille looks very tight-lipped. Was cooling an issue?

[morrisoxide]

Most of the air flow comes from under the front bumper with some kind of air scoop iirc.

[mitsisigma01]

He's either a very small man or the car is bigger than you'd think .

It's got some funky doors !

They slide forward inside the front wings !

[High Jetter]

  On 15/07/2022 at 22:00, mitsisigma01 said:

He's either a very small man or the car is bigger than you'd think .

It's got some funky doors !

They slide forward inside the front wings !

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Not very far, or the handle will jam?

[Schaefft]

Croatia just keeps giving. similar to Mallorca there are still many Renault 4 around.

[Schaefft]

[Schaefft]

Not many 205s around though.

[Schaefft]

The C4 100 was a highlight for me so far and deserved pulling over for.

[Schaefft]

Plenty of W201 and W124 Mercedes around, with the former battling it out with the Golf Mk2 as the most commonly seen classic. This is the first W123 I am spotting here though, and it's a well preserved one!

Looking at the photos, this might even be a US-spec car!

[SteersWithThrottle]

  On 15/07/2022 at 16:31, J W Pepper said:

 

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tsk, it's not an Imputza, it's a Legarsey

[J W Pepper]

  On 17/07/2022 at 11:01, SteersWithThrottle said:

tsk, it's not an Imputza, it's a Legarsey

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I meant that 😂 

Easy mistake to make at a quick glance 

[straightSix]

Only just managed to capture this bad boy

 

[Bradders59]

As I was leaving work this morning I had to wait before pulling out as there was what looked like a Daf variomatic estate, on foreign plates, coming up the road.

No pics to determine whether it was or wasnt unfortunately. 

[D.E]

[500tops]

[500tops]

[Andrew353w]

  On 17/07/2022 at 12:57, Bradders59 said:

As I was leaving work this morning I had to wait before pulling out as there was what looked like a Daf variomatic estate, on foreign plates, coming up the road.

No pics to determine whether it was or wasnt unfortunately. 

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Essex Dafs strike again! 

[NorfolkNWeigh]

Not sure what to make of this , looks a bit Singer/ Magnus Walker.

But when you check it online it comes back as :

Make : 911 Targa Sports.

Model :  -

Colour: Red

Year: 1979

First reg: April 1980

Capacity : 2994cc

Never been MOT’d.

No mention of Porsche at all ,  maybe on some dodgy kit car logbook.  Whatever, it would seem to be a ringer.

[Bradders59]

Looks like an old 911 Targa to me. Im not seeing anything there that suggests it wouldnt be. 

Definitely not red though. 

[500tops]

A few from today from a local show near Looe.

[Rustybullethole]

Maxxus box van parked too long in the ends 

These things really do have tin foil body panels. A decent fart would cave the wing in, this one had been parked by touch like an old Parisian Rena and the rust was only been kept at bay by the graff paint. 

[NorfolkNWeigh]

  On 17/07/2022 at 16:42, Bradders59 said:

Looks like an old 911 Targa to me. Im not seeing anything there that suggests it wouldnt be. 

Definitely not red though. 

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Exactly.  It looks like an early 70’s Targa.

it would be registered as

Make: Porsche 

Model: 911 Targa ( not Sports)

instead of this ;

Although it belongs to some Hooray that owns a watchmaking company so you’d have thought he’d have the money to make a more convincing job of other dodgy logbook.  On social media he reckons he’s “ aged” a white 3.0Targa to do this…