Lazy spotters thread

[High Jetter]

Wrong place. Decent car accessories chain, early Les Smith. Worked there from1978, IIRC. BW st West.

[HillmanImp]

42 minutes ago, High Jetter said:

Wrong place. Decent car accessories chain, early Les Smith. Worked there from1978, IIRC. BW st West.

Not sure. I probably did if they were still there in the mid 90s. Used to go to Northbrook college round that way so if they did car spares round there id have likely gone there. 

[High Jetter]

I think they went bust in the late 80s or early 90s. Weird thing is, there's hardly any info about the chain online.

[Joey spud]

In Maidstone today.

This looked just right and suprised me with how smooth and quiet the engine was.

[2110]

On 9/5/2022 at 8:51 PM, HillmanImp said:

 

Now that's cool! I've been looking for one of these in the UK for over half of my life! Great to finally see one on UK plates (albeit past it's prime)

[HillmanImp]

12 minutes ago, 2110 said:

Now that's cool! I've been looking for one of these in the UK for over half of my life! Great to finally see one on UK plates (albeit past it's prime)

Well the banger track is closing soon. Might be worth ringing them to see what the owner is doing with it as they're about to lose their storage. 

Last MOT expired in 2016 so its not been off the road that long. Might not be as bad as it looks. 

[Cookiesouwest]

Old boy rocked up at the pub, this lunchtime, in this.

Crap pic, but gorgeous in the metal.

Has one many moons ago. One of the best cars I have ever had.

 

[2110]

7 hours ago, HillmanImp said:

Well the banger track is closing soon. Might be worth ringing them to see what the owner is doing with it as they're about to lose their storage. 

Last MOT expired in 2016 so its not been off the road that long. Might not be as bad as it looks. 

How did I not know this place existed so close to us 😫 My boy (10 in 6 days, not that he is counting down or anything 😂) would love it too! Think I need a visit of my own - do you know if you can enter the site at any time or just on event days? 

As for the Gaz, the front looks a little high to me (but might just be the angle of the photo vs uneven ground) so might not be much up front these days... And given my failure with the Lada which at least looks good from the outside I think this is probably a bit beyond my skills to save sadly!

[HillmanImp]

I think you can probably just wander up there. Theres no gates or anything that I remember. I think its maybe a public right of way. 

However they've got racing on this Sunday, the week after and the first Sunday in October if you fancy popping down when a race is on. You have full access to the pits and can just wander around. 

[fairkens]

This is in nice nick apart from a poor paint on offside wing and bumper. Dodgy respray I think.

Interior was spotless pale blue/grey leather.

 

ETA - 31500 miles at last MOT. Looks genuine too from the history. A 623 no less

[Andrew353w]

3 hours ago, Cookiesouwest said:

Old boy rocked up at the pub, this lunchtime, in this.

Crap pic, but gorgeous in the metal.

Has one many moons ago. One of the best cars I have ever had.

 

I had one and I agree; a  fan-body-tastic car! I wished I kept mine, too! 

[Barry Cade]

Looks like this place has shut down.. 🙁

[fairkens]

Woof

[Joey spud]

A Pholanskh trike (so says the DVLA) upon a pallet on the Isle of Shite yesterday. 

[howe]

Love small pickups.

[Cookiesouwest]

Today at Dyrham Park nr Bath.

In Camerton village on way home. Primrose yellow R75 on serpents.

 

 

[groovyboovy]

1 hour ago, howe said:

Love small pickups.

That is a normal size pickup, at least it was in the 1980, when i had a Ford P100

[500tops]

[MikeR]

Watching the 

Lathe of heaven 

Did this car exist ? 

[High Jetter]

Looks like it did, then. Familiar side/indicator lamps from the BL family?

[LightBulbFun]

3 hours ago, MikeR said:

Watching the 

Lathe of heaven 

Did this car exist ? 

thats a Comuta-Van  

which itself is a a version Sebring Citi car (shown here a later one with hilariously over sized federal bumpers  )

there was quite a range of very autoshite electric vehicles produced in the US during the 1970's

 

[Rustybullethole]

 

[fairkens]

Local car show today, think this NSU Prinz was the star for me. Looked well used and well loved

[fairkens]

Nice yellow Maxi too

[Schaefft]

Not something you encounter on the road too often...

[High Jetter]

Handy for moving sheets of 8' x 4' though!

[Rustybullethole]

Here ya go. Said I’d go back for some better pics here’s a walk by rather than drive by 

[Metal Guru]

On 11/09/2022 at 16:35, Schaefft said:

Not something you encounter on the road too often...

Makes an Impreza spoiler look subtle.

[Rustybullethole]

Hey look a vintage landrover

just around the corner there’s a

modern one too

 

[Rustybullethole]

Nice bit of metallic brown