mk2_craig Posted June 3, 2007 Author Share Posted June 3, 2007 Humber Hawk/ Super Snipe/ Imperial circa 1966/67.My money is on the Super Snipe.Twin headlamp 3 litre six pot.I had an Imperial some years ago. Glass partition etc.Thrupp and Maberley stretch between the doors.Nice pimpmobile....VERY strong.Takes time to find the fuel filler on these motors.Behind the reflector!The n/s/f door still carries an IMPERIAL badge. It's in such a state that the A-pillars have rusted completely away from the bulkhead... Spare parts only I'm afraid! Glad to see the Japanese stuff was of interest, here's something else that was found on my travels:Couldn't say exactly what it is; would the "GT R" badge on the grille be a red herring? Another Domino - complete with keys in the boot! - aaand a superb Transit mkII lwb (the ropey mkI Tranny on the first page of this thread photographed at Xmas is still there by the way) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 3, 2007 Share Posted June 3, 2007 It's a Toyota Soarer, so why it has a Nissan Skyline GT-R badge is beyond me!Should have swiped the Domino keys, they're lovely cars! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bones96 Posted June 6, 2007 Share Posted June 6, 2007 that iveco looks like one thats sitting in a nursery down this way Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest greenvanman Posted June 6, 2007 Share Posted June 6, 2007 Full marks for imaginative use of a pop-up sunroof on the yellow Tranny! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michiel Posted June 7, 2007 Share Posted June 7, 2007 I want to go on holiday again! Jersey just soared to number 1 on the "I want to go there on my next holiday"-list, great stuff! That old blue thing's a post-war Hurg innit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnthonyG Posted June 7, 2007 Share Posted June 7, 2007 I'd echo that comment of Michiels, what a great place for shite hunting.For some unfathomable reason I am starting to really like late Austin Metros in those funky primary colours. Good to see some original 80's Minis as well.Why do cars last longer there? - you commented that there's no MOT but most of your spots looked in good condition anyway.Are new cars comparatively expensive? or is there a high proportion of retirees perhaps, happy to trundle around in the bright yellow Metro they bought 20 years ago? I suppose low annual mileages must have something to do with it!P.S big black yank is a circa 1950 Buick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mk2_craig Posted June 7, 2007 Author Share Posted June 7, 2007 The low mileages/high coffin-dodger count theories explanations go some way towards explaining the amount of older tin knocking about. Other factors are the restricted speeds (40mph max) and the lack of salt on roads in winter, though the sea air goes some way towards offsetting that. New stuff's always been a tad less expensive than in the UK mainly due to VAT not being charged, but nowadays there's a one-off "Vehicle Registration Duty" payable on importation and levied according to engine size. I believe there may be an exemption for vehicles over 20 years old though. - there's little in the way of TRUE shite (late 1970s/early 1980s Renners and Jap tat) left but there's plenty more stuff to be bagged the next time I'm over, I only really stuck to the south coast on this visit. My last day allowed for little more than the walk to the airport, but a few more motors of interest follow: The Daihatsu dealer on Jersey did well. Even managed to flog a few Sportraks in this colour LOADS of Charades this shape, but then again they must have built them until well into the 1990s so that's hardly surprising. This one a little more unusual however in that it's an unmolested GTti Tatty but original Sierra. Cars of this size few and far between; plenty of smaller stuff and a fair number of big BMs/Mercs/4x4s etc but traditional repmobiles never popular here. At last! a mk1 Fiesta, in very nice condition too. EDIT: link to the Charade pic updated, that's what you get for trying to do everything "blind" on dial-up! Thanks Mr RegieRomeo, what on earth were you doing up at that time in the morning??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrRegieRitmo Posted June 8, 2007 Share Posted June 8, 2007 The Daihatsu dealer on Jersey did well. Even managed to flog a few Sportraks in this colour LOADS of Charades this shape, but then again they must have built them until well into the 1990s so that's hardly surprising. This one a little more unusual however in that it's an unmolested GTtiI'll trade you one of the Sportracks for a pic of the Charade! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrRegieRitmo Posted June 9, 2007 Share Posted June 9, 2007 EDIT: link to the Charade pic updated, that's what you get for trying to do everything "blind" on dial-up! Thanks Mr RegieRomeo, what on earth were you doing up at that time in the morning???No trouble, happy to point out others' mistakes as usual! Err...well....sleep seems such a waste of time! 2 or 3 nights last week I didn't get to bed till 5am. Won't be long before I can no longer get away with that physically! By then not even Rocket Fuel coffee will rescue me! I think people didn't pick up on these because you simply hit us with more pictures of shite then we could take in in such a short space of time! I'm about to hit you all with a deluge of pictures taken in Belgium a week or so ago - nothing really spectacular, there didn't seem to be anything older than late 80s in everyday use. Feel free to point out my mistakes, I have to be able to take it if I'm gonna dish it out! Any ideas...?!Has a front end profile like an old Iveco Daily? Wish I'd photographed this at Christmas - the bumpers were visible back then R16! Do I win? PS:Thanks Mr RegieRomeo,Eh-Eh, ya startin? I say, ya startin? Huh, huh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mk2_craig Posted June 14, 2007 Author Share Posted June 14, 2007 More shite sirs? Okaaaaay Let's get the mk2 Fiesta nonsense out of the way first Tidy mk3 Escy 3-dr est Capri looks to have sat for a fair while We discussed 4WD Sumos earlier - here's one Another case of number plate worth more (although not necessarily more desirable) than the car; impeccable taste in estates all the same I made mention of Space Cruiser twins before - someone must like 'em This tired looking 2 door Cav nevertheless appears to be in daily use Futureshite Corolla estate? Super good 'tatsu pick-up Dusty Harold (or is it a Vitesse?) Alongside, Polo Koop BX GiT Next to this UK-reg Bristol (ROB33L although the car is probably newer?) There's a good story behind this photo, I'll tell it after I've been down t'pub should anybody be interested enough Off for drinkies now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michiel Posted June 14, 2007 Share Posted June 14, 2007 Cheers!St Peter's Irony works... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mk2_craig Posted June 15, 2007 Author Share Posted June 15, 2007 That old blue thing's a post-war Hurg innit?It is a HRG, effectively a rival to the contemporary MG during the 1920s, although this example built I believe in 1950. Had no idea so few were built - probably got the highest survival rate of any 20th century car model (Except for the MGB, natch, of which 500,000 were built and 600,000 survive) The stack of ice cream van bodies? (I've already typed this tale once then lost it after pressing the wrong key) Essentially - sequence of events is: Authorities tipped off that fleet of prehistoric CFs is in cataclysmic conditionVehicles inspected and condemned amid allegations of VIN fraud(same number plates spotted on two different vans working simultaneously at opposite ends of island, hehe)Bedford bits ripped out prior to owner seeking more "modern" chassis to transplant the remainder onto (in this case mk3 Transhits)You can still buy a 99 Flake from an elderly CF though! Just as you can in many parts of Britain I s'pose. I'll aim to obtain photographic evidence this weekend, if the weather holds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrRegieRitmo Posted June 16, 2007 Share Posted June 16, 2007 The stack of ice cream van bodies? (I've already typed this tale once then lost it after pressing the wrong key) Essentially - sequence of events is:Authorities tipped off that fleet of prehistoric CFs is in cataclysmic conditionVehicles inspected and condemned amid allegations of VIN fraud(same number plates spotted on two different vans working simultaneously at opposite ends of island, hehe)Bedford bits ripped out prior to owner seeking more "modern" chassis to transplant the remainder onto (in this case mk3 Transhits)You can still buy a 99 Flake from an elderly CF though! Just as you can in many parts of Britain I s'pose. I'll aim to obtain photographic evidence this weekend, if the weather holds How did you find that out? Is there a Jersey shite grapevine? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milford Cubicle Posted June 16, 2007 Share Posted June 16, 2007 Luv that Sumo 4wd! Why are there so many Sumos on Jersey? I think I've only seen one 'in the wild' before on the UK mainland. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mk2_craig Posted June 17, 2007 Author Share Posted June 17, 2007 Okay, so I went out to three parties Saturday night and got HAMMERED. Didn't have much luck with the girl hosting the last one so without a convenient bed to crash into, I decided to stay up and work off the booze by riding around to see what shite was parked up. Starting about 4.40am (!) when it was getting nicely light, nobody around at that time so uninhibitied tat-spotting. Gave up around 9am - saw so much that I'm having to split it into two sections (the next one to come later this week). Going to have to do this in some sort of order, Photobucket's just been hit with 89 files this time round Let's kick off with some pre facelift AXsChicago special ed Scruffy GT 14TZX, not many of these imported. Belonged to my music teacher 15 years ago and nice to see it still about. This one had the bonnet chevron badges turned upside down from new! Clean Astra 16v GTE, original spec except for...Pov spec indicators! Nice. 75 quid 560SEC Resting Alto Suppose these must be shite nowadays, age indeterminate of course but must be an early oneSalmon coloured Accent sneaking in for added interest 323 wagon. When did they stop doing these?3 door example with "Hella" style grille, in common with a surprising number of other Jersey motors The hulk spotted last month turned out to be a...CF chassis cab by the looks of it Here's a marginally smarter example Smart Cit C25 van Snuck into the scrapyard for some cheeky Sunday photos (yard closed but no fence to rear). More to come, for now these two Volvo trucks await their fate adw1977 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mk2_craig Posted June 17, 2007 Author Share Posted June 17, 2007 Yank van Yank pickup and 4x4 Tranny These maybe of interest to some? Loooooads of these Colts around, this faded example in company with a previously spotted Onion and...this well kept Bimmer And heres another Now-rare Corollas Lovely Cortina Ghia autoSpot the clear indi lenses Courier "Chairman" conversion I think its called, although my mate used the word "spaz-chariot" - I don't think you can get away with that sort of talk anymore Lots of these around. This shitty one was a great advert for its company owner who use it in the course of fitting blinds Like the Sumos they are tall but narrow therefore ideal for the island's many narrow lanes This probably my spot of the YEAR so far. Big old Dat estate.Stickers on side window betray previous use as a taxi. I believe it saw occasional use in public service till very recently (or I may be confusing it with a white Toyota Crown estate of similar vintage if there were the two of them at one stage) it appears to be still in use and yes that is red insulation tape over most of the rear clusters Another one I was afterWith a bonus spot later on, top top colour Dusty but insured Escort, this is either a genuine RS turbo minus the stripes or a very very good replica.The multi-storeys are fertile shite hunting grounds although I couldn't be arsed to do more than two or three floors of each this time round Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mk2_craig Posted June 17, 2007 Author Share Posted June 17, 2007 Not what it seemsFord Festiva, does this pre-date the Mazda 121? International tractor, someone here will likeJersey absolutely crawling with old tractors, especially for boat-twoing duties in the bays, but I wasn't going after them this time - not my specialist subject Sad looking JustySpoke to the owner, he still uses it and won't sell! Badly tarted up MR2, bears all the hallmarks of modifying by the island's Portuguese communityHow's that for stereotyping True though Tarp challengeI know not what it is but do have the J-number Just look at the state of this 800 mk1 fastback This Honda version lasting better Till I found the big Dat wagon, this was top spotY10 Fila special edition The yellow Metro seen in May, still for sale, down from 1250 to 995 of your finest Channel Island pound notes With stylish but tatty Advantage and later model L version for good measure, as stated before I'm not going after Metros willy-nilly like I am with the mk2 Festers (see later) More standard MinisThe latter an automatic still bearing the window sticker and number plates of a long, long defunct secondary A-R dealer Mid 1980s Mitsi pick-up truck, now dormant Another pic of last month's Sapporo find to show just how horrendously bad it really is Pretty ugly Mk3 Grandad Early RangeyBeen off the road so long that it still displays a Jersey TAX DISC, which were phased out at the end of '93 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mk2_craig Posted June 17, 2007 Author Share Posted June 17, 2007 Very very well cared for, early 2-door Novaand later 5-door, like the Metros/Fiestas these were on the 1980s hire fleets so plenty still kicking about Pink Panda(another probable former summer hire motor) The only sort of roofrack that's acceptable on a Dub (to my mind) Prairie with chair-lift conversion Straight Renner 11 One of two similar R25s I saw Beating the Y10 into third place for fave spot, this povo spec mk1 R5, 5-doorkeeping another Sumo company How much rot!!!Original wheeltrims, though, respect Me likeyThese more common on Jersey than elsewhere Fairly elderly Sherpa ShiteAce Simmy Soobah estate XM looks inactive A few Twingos have made it across the 20 miles or so of sea from France Worryingly expensively-customised Tranner ambylance, the person who imported it from England says it has a 3 litre V6 running on LPG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mk2_craig Posted June 17, 2007 Author Share Posted June 17, 2007 I've got luv for yoo [if y'were born in the Eighties, the 80s] 2nd one down is a dealer edition of which there were millions on the island by 1989. 3rd one sadly a t-bone victim in the breakers yard. 4th from bottom the twin of the one spotted earlier in the week. Grey-blue modified one is apparently a 2 litre Zetec from Mundaneo Tis all for today but there IS more ready to come!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milford Cubicle Posted June 17, 2007 Share Posted June 17, 2007 Subaru Justy Mk1, Rover 800 Vitesse Mk1, Transhit County. Quality spots! Is the Justy road-legal? It looks a bit 'flaky'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pogweasel Posted June 17, 2007 Share Posted June 17, 2007 I reckon the CPTC in yellow is a Fiat 131TC or similar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reallyloud Posted June 17, 2007 Share Posted June 17, 2007 Very absorbing stuff. The Festiva thing is a left hooker so god only knows which country that came from, I had always thought they ended up in Europe as Mazdas and nothing else. The Sapparo has an interesting grill too, I cannot recall whether I seen cars in the UK with those. The Datsun 280C Cedric is a find and a half. Odd thing about that is lack of rear wipers. Care to figure this one out Nigel? I saw that Dodge van at Stoneleigh classic and sports car show a few years ago..... with this... Which as sir nick sez, is a Fiat 131. Liking that white renner 5 too. Top work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pogweasel Posted June 17, 2007 Share Posted June 17, 2007 QED. DO I win? (look at the st1ckerZ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milford Cubicle Posted June 17, 2007 Share Posted June 17, 2007 The Festiva is the US-market version of the Kia Pride/Mazda 121, fook knows why it ended up on Jersey. More perplexing than that US-spec Escort found in another spottings topic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrRegieRitmo Posted June 18, 2007 Share Posted June 18, 2007 Spot the clear indi lenses Could they not decide which type they preferred? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrRegieRitmo Posted June 18, 2007 Share Posted June 18, 2007 How much rot!!!Original wheeltrims, though, respectWow, I always thought the old style Rover 200 had oversized bumpers.....this just proves it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnthonyG Posted June 18, 2007 Share Posted June 18, 2007 Is this... The hulk spotted last month turned out to be a...CF chassis cab by the looks of it related to the ice cream van saga? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty Posted June 18, 2007 Share Posted June 18, 2007 A bag of sand for an old metro.... I need to move to Jersey with mine then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spottedlaurel Posted June 18, 2007 Share Posted June 18, 2007 Difficult to know where to look!The Cedric estate is a 260C (330), my UK brochure shows they didn't get rear wipers, or any form of adornment on the massive chrome bumpers. Saloons and the later 280C estate (also 330, different grille) variously got overriders and/or bits of rubber on the corners. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mk2_craig Posted June 23, 2007 Author Share Posted June 23, 2007 Top detective skills on that fiat rallycar, it was indeed j51131, if you look in the background you will see a silver car that also appears behind the dodge van. Jersey used to have some "Anglo American" auctions late 80s-early 90s, which accounts for some of the more bizarre stuff on the roads, used to be a lot of cast-off vehicles used for type approval purposes apparently. Something to do with the Jersey SVA test being easier to pass than the UK equivalent. Don't remember any CF2 ice cream vans on Jersey, they were all very early mark 1 examples far as I can tell! Here's another big batch from last week - less "shite" in many ways but still shitey... made reference before to the Portuguese community's idea of "styling"... this sad 190D emphasises the point Nice 924. Just right near my parents' house - I recognise the 2500S but the other car is a bit old for me - someone enlighten please? GTA! Smert. Sunny saloon creeping into the picture too More from the scrapyard Side view of the same pile, what a waste of reusable parts. Nissan van surely too new to be "end-of-life" already. If Jersey people throw stuff like this away it makes you wonder how there's so much older stuff still on the road. Lots of hours of sunshine over here, which has flattened the paint of this tiddly 'Zuki considerably and indeed this newish Charade - that's not just sunlight reflecting off the bonnet - it really has become practically white Borderline classic? Wonder if this will appear on J plates shortly. Just what were Skoda thinking when they came up with these This coach may be nearly new, but trust me they are shite - apparently they are pretty much a clone of the Leyland Swift which itself was heavily based on the mid 1980s Roadrunner truck. Bodywork built in Leicester!! Mini based tat Escort mk4 corner - still bloody loads everywhere I look. Pair of Ghias, first one in that colour, second an automatic next to the uniquely Jersey parking sign, then two special edition cabrios which are nice because if they were UK cars they'd no doubt have been modified to pieces by now. Badges say GT6, can anybody tell me more? Sporty looking Ibiza; sadly missed a nice mk1 System Porsche example More tape needed on this dog eared Jug XJ40 Merc Cooooooop (engine size unknown) http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r254/mk2_craig/jersey05-06-07/23-06-07/opelcarlton.jpgOpel version of the Carlton - high J number suggests recently imported http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r254/mk2_craig/jersey05-06-07/23-06-07/protonaeroback-2.jpghttp://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r254/mk2_craig/jersey05-06-07/23-06-07/protonaeroback-1.jpgEarly, garishly-kitted Aeroback looks to be laid up. http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r254/mk2_craig/jersey05-06-07/23-06-07/r5rally.jpgMore rallycar nonsense with added fibreglass wings http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r254/mk2_craig/jersey05-06-07/23-06-07/rover200iamgrillebadge.jpgInstitute of Advanced Motorists badge looks odd on French reg R200 - was only later I realised it's actually RHD http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r254/mk2_craig/jersey05-06-07/23-06-07/skodahirefleet.jpgQuite possibly the world's shittiest fleet of Hire cars?? http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r254/mk2_craig/jersey05-06-07/23-06-07/pridehirecar.jpgMaybe not!!!! Hope this doesn't cost any more than 75p a day to rent http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r254/mk2_craig/jersey05-06-07/23-06-07/spacewagontwins.jpgEchoing the matching Space Cruiser collection earlier http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r254/mk2_craig/jersey05-06-07/23-06-07/urvanmk2.jpgLater model Urvan http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r254/mk2_craig/jersey05-06-07/23-06-07/volvo300.jpgThese starting to get a bit thin on the ground http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r254/mk2_craig/jersey05-06-07/23-06-07/vwtrashed-1.jpghttp://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r254/mk2_craig/jersey05-06-07/23-06-07/vwtrashed-2.jpgThis won't be here much longer - housing due to be built in this area soon http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r254/mk2_craig/jersey05-06-07/23-06-07/vwpickup.jpgOne of many Dub things on the island - this one with four exhaust pipes suggesting it's no longer fitted with whatever piss poor engine it would have had when new http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r254/mk2_craig/jersey05-06-07/23-06-07/house.jpgFinally; If Autoshite made houses. Mad. Definitely inspired me to self-build my own place with an enormous garage on the first level Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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