Lazy spotters thread

[StescoG66]

On 7/23/2023 at 3:44 PM, DavieW said:

What else do you take to an 80s music festival? Spotted in the car park at Rewind Scotland at Scone Palace. 

 

1.6 Premium but with a pre facelift grille 

[Stinkwheel]

25 minutes ago, StescoG66 said:

1.6 Premium but with a pre facelift grille 

Id be worried about OMG HGF with an MGF numberplate 🤣

[DavieW]

Didn't want to take a picture as it was on private property but I saw an old early 80s Mercedes, very rusty and an import with round lights. Apparently a previous owner was a little known actor by the name of Sean Connery.

[500tops]

[The Vicar]

Complete coincidence today at Lidl in Colwyn Bay. The E30 was there when I arrived and the E34 was one spot over when I had come out:

[Datsuncog]

Absolutely did not expect to encounter a Suzuki Mighty Boy while out for an evening constitutional yesterday...

MrsDC was quicker with her phone than I was.

Unfortunately it's at too great a distance to make out much detail, but I assure you, it was!

Deffo not a cut-down Metro, despite appearances.

Rear 'sail' trims shown here were optional/ removable.

Only sold new in Japan, Australia and Cyprus, and even then only in fairly small numbers - so what one was doing in Carrick on a Tuesday evening is anyone's guess.

[Weird Car]

[Andrew353w]

3 hours ago, Datsuncog said:

Absolutely did not expect to encounter a Suzuki Mighty Boy while out for an evening constitutional yesterday...

MrsDC was quicker with her phone than I was.

Unfortunately it's at too great a distance to make out much detail, but I assure you, it was!

Deffo not a cut-down Metro, despite appearances.

Rear 'sail' trims shown here were optional/ removable.

Only sold new in Japan, Australia and Cyprus, and even then only in fairly small numbers - so what one was doing in Carrick on a Tuesday evening is anyone's guess.

I'm lovin' this little thing! "Mighty Boy"-a great name for a tiny pick-up! If memory serves, Reliant produced a Robin pick-up a few years ago, named the "giant", which was perfectly designed to slide a pallet onto its rear space. I suspect its weight limit may be easily exceeded, though.......

[Dirk Diggler]

These were so common in Ireland at one point; a real rarity to see now; that bonnet rust is misleading, it seemed fairly solid

[Andrew353w]

Continuing our holiday in north Devon I came across this in Appledore.

 

Although the plates weren't original, I think the dealer sticker (Associated Finance Group [A.F.G.]) in Bradford is. The car is in excellent condition, too! 

[EyesWeldedShut]

2 hours ago, Andrew353w said:

Continuing our holiday in north Devon I came across this in Appledore.

 

Although the plates weren't original, I think the dealer sticker (Associated Finance Group [A.F.G.]) in Bradford is. The car is in excellent condition, too! 

You could share that onto the Bad Parking thread?
Looks nice tho' - and the weather - we're growing gills around here at the moment

[DavieW]

At this rate I'll need to start my own thread!  This morning at the M80/M73 junction I saw a Ford RS200. Not sure if it was genuine or a kit though. 

[rob88h]

Looked worse (better) in the flesh 🤤

[The Vicar]

First time seeing one of these in the flesh. Not ashamed to say that I like it:

[quicksilver]

This minty-looking Tercel was a surprise. Clean MOT history but it seems to have been off the road from 2012 to 2021.

[500tops]

[HMC]

[EyesWeldedShut]

1 hour ago, The Vicar said:

First time seeing one of these in the flesh. Not ashamed to say that I like it:

Passed one parked up on the roadside last night - funny Kermit green colour but, other than that, I was quite taken.
My wife, who has very little taste in cars (e.g. likes a PT Cruiser) spotted it too and declaimed it to be 'gorgeous'.
So, we nearly agreed on something automotive.

[puddlethumper]

I was round my friendly Mot place, see grin thread, and he always has some shite hanging about. A bit of a variety even a milk float that will, eventually, get a V6 stuck in it, turbo'ed of course. I really like his Chevy flat bed. Very cool. The paint on the Prefect is cracked all over but looks kinda ok in a funny sort of way.

[Datsuncog]

Been meaning to stop and photograph this for a long while, but only got round to it the other day.

This left-hooker Volkswagen microbus wearing an age-related B-suffix plate could well have come over from the US, or possibly Europe, but it's starting to look a little crispy in these northern climes.

But I'm kinda impressed that someone's lavished so much on it, such as the EMPI rims and engine bits - given that it's probably worth more than the house it's parked outside. Maybe more spacious too.

But the bright orange paintwork makes me smile whenever I see it - and I hope the owner gets enough joy from it to balance out the undoubted tribulations of trying to daily a near sixty-year-old vehicle...

[The Vicar]

Tower Hill this morning. V8 badge; never knew these were available with an ‘8 as anything other than an MGC

[500tops]

[nev_jr]

My dad had one of those...

[Yoss]

7 hours ago, The Vicar said:

Tower Hill this morning. V8 badge; never knew these were available with an ‘8 as anything other than an MGC

That is indeed an MGB V8. Those wheels give it away even without seeing the badges. The MGC was quite a different thing altogether with a very heavy 3 Litre straight six that changed the dynamics completely and removed any ideas of being a sports car that the MGB might just about have had. 

[eifion]

An unexpected spot in Betws-y-Coed this afternoon.

[sutty2006]

Out for a walk with the dog and this was up the road 

 

[500tops]

Caravan Club Tow Car of the Year...

 

[High Jetter]

3 hours ago, 500tops said:

Caravan Club Slow Tow Car of the Year...

FTFY

[Yoss]

Popped into a local side road to turn round. I drive past the end of this road all the time but never been in. Amazing what is almost under your nose that you never see 

Under the tarp was another big Merc and there were two more in front of the BMW! I'm no expert on W numbers but they were of a similar vintage to the one we can see.

[500tops]