Spottings, an 80's dream a 70's nightmare.

[Youngsod]

While visiting the in-laws at the weekend I took the dog for a walk and in literally the space of 2 minutes came across several items of interest.

First is this wonderful driveway, clearly a couple going somewhere in the Eighties. Both the 190E and MR2 are utterly lovely and look exceedingly well cared for.

 

 

Further down the road, in the Seventies*, the picture is not quite so rosy. The SD1 was a 2600, I say was as it didn't look as if there was actually an engine in it. Neither looked like they have moved much in a while.

 

 

Meanwhile across the road from the 190E, a little bit of Japan was playing hide and seek.

 

I hope this interests someone, my wife had no idea why I returned so excited.

 

 

* although the SD1 was a Y-reg

 

[Lukas]

Wow, a Century in the last picture! Uhh... I would have been very excited too!

[trigger]

Oh Lovely!, I do like a Merc 190E, that ones got Suffolk plates too.

 

That Rover/Austin combo looks like it could have been taken in the 70's.

 

[Youngsod]

Wow, a Century in the last picture! Uhh... I would have been very excited too!

 

 

There's often interesting stuff in that driveway, in fact I had another photo of a Toyota Corolla GTi-16 on the street but the blooming iPhone ate it. Well either that or the dog deleted it as he's strictly an 8V canine, he says it's got more torque.

[Grundig]

 

The 190e is on my 'need to have one someday' list 

[Guest Breadvan72]

I used to live in a road in London that was 190E City Arizona - the place was wall to wall with them, all taxed, and all apparently owned by different people, and this was only last year, not in 1988.  One was even beige.

[CreepingJesus]

It's like a time-travelling vision of The Good Life or Abigail's Party! Fantastic.

[mercrocker]

That Century is awesome indeed.   How will he get it out when the Ran Over fails to proceed?   190Es enhance property values PHAKT.

[Bren]

The rover looks like a series 1 - looks more like a T plate. Quite rare now.

[Grundig]

The rover looks like a series 1 - looks more like a T plate. Quite rare now.

Late reg madness?? - My mates mum bought a series 1 new on an X reg

[Partridge]

Lots of minty, shiny shite...lovely

[EssDeeWon]

A very late plate madness series 1 SD1 there, where was this Youngsod?

[gordonbennet]

Only ever seen one Century on the road, one dropped a chap off at a rather nice country pup one evening near Chorelywood, lace side and rear curtains drawn, filled the road like a graceful privately owned battlecruiser, loved it instantly, definately got to have one before i kick the bucket.

[Youngsod]

A very late plate madness series 1 SD1 there, where was this Youngsod?

Chesham. The only bit of it I know which is the walk between the in-laws and the park. A bloody cold and windy walk at the weekend too.

 

I've seen other interesting stuff in that drive with the Century, a couple of years ago there was a nice E30 Alpina. I shall keep an eye on it next time I'm around.

 

And the 190E is indeed utterly lovely, I'd have one in a heartbeat.