keef Posted June 23, 2007 Share Posted June 23, 2007 Just right near my parents' house - I recognise the 2500S but the other car is a bit old for me - someone enlighten please?Top spot Mk2 - a Mk2 as well. May we use this one on http://www.a40farinaclub.org/a40home.html please? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mk2_craig Posted June 23, 2007 Author Share Posted June 23, 2007 May we use this one on http://www.a40farinaclub.org/a40home.html please?I don't see why not - I'm happy for you to use my photo, I wonder if the owner is a club member? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keef Posted June 23, 2007 Share Posted June 23, 2007 I don't see why not - I'm happy for you to use my photo, I wonder if the owner is a club member?Thanks.He is, or at least was; I don't get updated on the Membership that often. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChinaTom Posted June 25, 2007 Share Posted June 25, 2007 I think that is a GT6 with the roof chopped. Why not just buy a spitfire? The bonnet bulge is hiding a 2.0 straight 6 lump from the 2000. Particulary liking the Jag - reminds me of home... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrRegieRitmo Posted June 25, 2007 Share Posted June 25, 2007 Just what were Skoda thinking when they came up with theseDoes this bear a resemblance to the Proton Jumbuck? These all hark back to the Talbot 100 "Wind" pickup which was Simca 1100 based & therefore very cool & trendy! Maybe not!!!! Hope this doesn't cost any more than 75p a day to rentI take it holiday rental cars are distinguished by the red H on their plates? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michiel Posted June 25, 2007 Share Posted June 25, 2007 Brilliant pics, I love the house in the last one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mk2_craig Posted September 3, 2007 Author Share Posted September 3, 2007 Let's play Top Trumps Jerseyshite. You're only allowed to use the "Shite Factor" which is a function of the car's (un)desireability, rarity and condition. Something rather non-UK spec about this Mitsi double cab dating from the days before pickups became all vulgar looking. Shite factor 50? Toyota "Carib" - aka Corolla 4WD estate. Two tone paint and automatic transmission boost this one here. Shite factor 60 Former blood-box, chassis presumably Bedford CF. Ugly and uncommon. Shite factor 35 (45 if klaxons still operational) Escort 3-door estate. Not as widespread as the 5-door. Practically worthless now but watch those prices rise as they disappear. Shite factor 20, plus 5 points for those nice limited edition white wheeltrims Alfa 33 Cloverleaf. Evidently static for yonks, check out how green that tarmac is. Faded paint, zero resale value, probably won't ever drive again. Shite factor 40 Older Alfa. Don't know what it is. Looks to be race-prepped. Shite factor 25 and reducing Original Sierra Cosworth. Looks careworn (often parked next to the seafront and hence frequently covered in salty water). Shite factor 10, halved if the owner cleans it and replaces that missing centre cap on the front rim Forward Control L-R. Not painted in camo therefore Shite factor 40 BX Mk1 14E with original wheeltrims. In tidy daily driver condition. Shite factor 75 BX Mk1 16RS estate. Can't have been many of these built. Shite factor 78 505 GTD turbo estate. Earns points for ridiculous roofbox that the owner clearly couldn't be arsed to remove after the car's last trip abroad (probably 10 years ago). Shite factor 50 Red oxide Urvan, surfer dude owner clearly ran out of gloss black (or weed) after doing only one panel. Refreshing change from the jillions of Folksvagen boxes knocking around these shores. Shite factor 45 Not a Dolomite, apparently. Loses points for non-period registration mark (J64xxx wasn't reached till the early 1980s) and faux-retro plates. Claws back some crud-cred for having that shade of paint and those wheeltrims. Shite factor 55 Old Toymotor parked on the approach to the scrapyard. Unclear whether car was being repaired, or stripped before being dumped. Enormous tailpipe suggests (hopefully) the former. Non-trad plates mark it down. Shite factor 92 Subaru SVX. Too modern but utter scarcity a boost. Shite factor 80 Subaru pick-up. Crap colour, practically abandoned. Shite factor 65 Dead Sierra Ghia, not moved in five years. Paris Blue paint a bonus. Shite factor 30 Early Marbella. Naff colour. One original wheeltrim left. Isn't a Panda. Excellent. Shite factor 45 Renner 19 droptop painted, apparently, the same colour as those recent Fords earlier in the thread. Employee half-inching some leftover paint? These cars surprisingly thin on the ground, even in cabriolet-soaked Jersey. Shite factor 38 Late model Renner 4. Speaks for itself. Shite factor 72 Mini Moke. Mayfair wheeltrims and general wankyness bump this to Shite factor 54 Mk1 Justy. Evidently completely uncared for. Other side looked a lot better with both hubcaps intact. Nevertheless, Shite factor 48 Tatty Golf. Non-scene. Derv power. Looks like a zimmer frame in the back. Shite factor 57 Rotting 60s British paperclips-in-the-making. Bits falling off it by the hour. Close to a lot of restored stuff hence likely to be rejuvenated. Shite factor 88 Daihatsu thing. Probably seats about 20 farmworkers. These things rusted to bits in 3 years flat so this one's done bloody well to last so long. Shite factor 83 http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r254/mk2_craig/jersey03-09-07/clubmanestatebrown.jpgClubby. Second one I saw this week in that colour. Let down by the Minilites. Shite factor 33 http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r254/mk2_craig/jersey03-09-07/bmw02.jpgVenerable Bimmer. Bit over-restored and the paint hurt my eyes. Crap front plate. Shite factor 37 http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r254/mk2_craig/jersey03-09-07/acclaim.jpgRust blisters, Triomatic badge and original dealer plates on this Acclaim. Shite factor 49 http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r254/mk2_craig/jersey03-09-07/accord.jpgAccord 3 door now few and far between. This one earlier model I think? Shite factor 41 http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r254/mk2_craig/jersey03-09-07/fez00-1.jpgThe pick of the ten mk2 Fiestas I've photographed in the last month - this incredibly crappy van. Mismatching seats for good measure. Shite factor 58 http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r254/mk2_craig/jersey03-09-07/cavaliermk1cabrio-1.jpghttp://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r254/mk2_craig/jersey03-09-07/cavaliermk1cabrio-2.jpgCavalier automatic "Centaur" convertible. Words fail me. Shite factor 300 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 3, 2007 Share Posted September 3, 2007 Is that a sodding padlock?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrRegieRitmo Posted September 3, 2007 Share Posted September 3, 2007 Older Alfa. Don't know what it is. Looks to be race-prepped. Shite factor 25 and reducingI first thought 1300 GTA Junior, but the double headlights threw me. Probably still got GTA & Junior in the title though! Might be 1500? Old Toymotor parked on the approach to the scrapyard. Unclear whether car was being repaired, or stripped before being dumped. Enormous tailpipe suggests (hopefully) the former. Non-trad plates mark it down. Shite factor 92Toyota 1000 I think. Mk1 Justy. Evidently completely uncared for. Other side looked a lot better with both hubcaps intact. Nevertheless, Shite factor 48 WTF's with the padlock! Daihatsu thing. Probably seats about 20 farmworkers. These things rusted to bits in 3 years flat so this one's done bloody well to last so long. Shite factor 83Daihatsu HiJet? [Accord 3 door now few and far between. This one earlier model I think? Shite factor 41Yes, pre-facelift MkII Accord if that's what you meant..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michiel Posted September 3, 2007 Share Posted September 3, 2007 Lovely 'Hatsu, 'Baru and 'Yota!That Alfa will never be a 1500, don't think they ever made that. Probably a GT Junior 1300 or 1600 with some 'upgrades'? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mat.T Posted September 3, 2007 Share Posted September 3, 2007 fantastic selection Let's play Top Trumps Jerseyshite. You're only allowed to use the "Shite Factor" which is a function of the car's (un)desireability, rarity and condition. Not a Dolomite, apparently. Loses points for non-period registration mark (J64xxx wasn't reached till the early 1980s) and faux-retro plates. Claws back some crud-cred for having that shade of paint and those wheeltrims. Shite factor 55] extra shite point cos is an earlier fwd? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r.welfare Posted September 4, 2007 Share Posted September 4, 2007 My God - a Centaur! Rare city. More or less shitepoints for the tasteless (later Manta) bumpers though? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seth Posted September 4, 2007 Share Posted September 4, 2007 Have to say I like the Cosworth. It looks totally original down to a standard size exhaust and that has got to be rare!The paper clips in making is an extremely rare Series 5 Oxford estate. I hope it gets saved! But if its as rotten underneath as all teh external panels are its gonna be a big job Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bones96 Posted September 4, 2007 Share Posted September 4, 2007 i no it may sound dumb of me but if cars dont need mot how does it work for tax ?? and insurance ??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milford Cubicle Posted September 5, 2007 Share Posted September 5, 2007 Excellent spots as ever, I'd visit Jersey just for the car tat - and for all the wartime underground shizz.The Justy probably has a comedy padlock because the door locks are incredibly weak. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mk2_craig Posted September 30, 2007 Author Share Posted September 30, 2007 Time for another update. Excuse the quality on some of these, the cameraphone is definitely on its way out now and sacked me off while trying to get an impromptu snap of a BEIGE Y-REG AMBASSADOR that against all odds had somehow found its way to the island. Leics registration too. J-toss Any guesses on this one? Registration plate on the rear looks like DVG286G, which comes up on mycarcheck.com as a Leyland but that's all I know! Volvo forward control Land Rover type thingy. Nice wheels, looks to be a late model. The old biddy driver likes her window stickers. Not really within my definition of shite, but left hand drive which I thought noteworthy. Although both currently insured neither of these looks to have moved for YONKS. In good condition When did they drop the Opel badging on these? L-toss Plenty of pre-LDV era Sherpas still around, this will be one of the oldest left. http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r254/mk2_craig/jersey03-09-07/tobeused/museumfords.jpgPart of a private collection, these are in a museum that opens to the general public in season. http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r254/mk2_craig/jersey03-09-07/tobeused/tkchassis02.jpghttp://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r254/mk2_craig/jersey03-09-07/tobeused/tkfrontend.jpgMy guess is that these are Bedford TK chassis, the first one must be a boat dolly nowadays but no idea what the second (retaining engine) is utilised for. http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r254/mk2_craig/jersey03-09-07/tobeused/waverleysb.jpgProbably the last remaining Bedford coach of this type in original condition on the island. http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r254/mk2_craig/jersey03-09-07/tobeused/bluecoachswift.jpgThe mainstay of the coach fleets is still the Leyland Swift dating from between 1987 and 1992. http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r254/mk2_craig/jersey03-09-07/tobeused/rt-01.jpgRandomly this ship was leaving Jersey with nothing but this ex London double decker for deck cargo, in the colours of a Guernsey radio station and presumably on its way to either France or the UK. http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r254/mk2_craig/jersey03-09-07/tobeused/fiorino.jpg http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r254/mk2_craig/jersey03-09-07/tobeused/gwagen.jpg http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r254/mk2_craig/jersey03-09-07/tobeused/triumph.jpgLook closely and you can see the silver-on-red H, meaning that you can actually come to Jersey and hire this car! Much nicer than a Ka http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r254/mk2_craig/jersey03-09-07/tobeused/fiesta1300s02.jpgVery nice 1300S in beige http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r254/mk2_craig/jersey03-09-07/tobeused/fiestalblue.jpgThis month's mk2 Fiesta pick, principally due to the rear arch rot which is unusual on a Jersey car Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pogweasel Posted September 30, 2007 Share Posted September 30, 2007 PHWOAR!I'll take the sherpa please. Delighful commercial shite. And probably the blandcrab too. HUMMA! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigstraight6 Posted September 30, 2007 Share Posted September 30, 2007 Nice selection The 'mystery' commercial is a Ford D series, and is a later model with the facelift style cab, which would date from about 1978-1982, the D series was replaced by the Cargo range in 1982 Love the Wolseley Land lobster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pogweasel Posted September 30, 2007 Share Posted September 30, 2007 I assumed the 'mystery' actually regarded the rather apocalyptic-looking airport fire tender (?) next to the D-series.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigstraight6 Posted September 30, 2007 Share Posted September 30, 2007 OOF! I went for the device central in the pic, the machine next to the D series looks to be an Alvis Stalwart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mk2_craig Posted September 30, 2007 Author Share Posted September 30, 2007 I assumed the 'mystery' actually regarded the rather apocalyptic-looking airport fire tenderLOLz, on re-reading the original post it does rather look like I wasn't aware what a D-series is Here's a rear view for good measure; Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dead_E23 Posted September 30, 2007 Share Posted September 30, 2007 the rather apocalyptic-looking airport fire tender (?) next to the D-series....That's an Alvis Stalwart. Amphibious and very cool looking, but I hear they're not the easiest of things to own; when you're driving them on the road you have to run the nearside wheels up and down the kerb to let the transmission unwind - else things go bang. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigstraight6 Posted September 30, 2007 Share Posted September 30, 2007 the rather apocalyptic-looking airport fire tender (?) next to the D-series....That's an Alvis Stalwart. Amphibious and very cool looking, but I hear they're not the easiest of things to own; when you're driving them on the road you have to run the nearside wheels up and down the kerb to let the transmission unwind - else things go bang.Blimey! someone else recognised it Did you by any chance have the Matchbox model of one in 'BP' livery Mr Dead_E23 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dead_E23 Posted September 30, 2007 Share Posted September 30, 2007 Did you by any chance have the Matchbox model of one in 'BP' livery Mr Dead_E23 No, but a friend came close to buying a full sized one - as close as viewing it with cash in his pocket. Unfortunately he suddenly came to his senses after working out how much the trip home was going to cost at 6mpg. Shame, 'cos I would have liked a go in that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spottedlaurel Posted September 30, 2007 Share Posted September 30, 2007 MkI Prelude! Lots of other goodies too.Landcrab one of those odd cars that doesn't quite seem to fit into the grand scheme of things, bit like Ford Corsair. Therefore, always guaranteed shite! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michiel Posted October 1, 2007 Share Posted October 1, 2007 Ace selection! Love this, except for the wheels: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retrogeezer Posted October 1, 2007 Share Posted October 1, 2007 That Mk 1 1300S is a beauty - I'd love to own that for sure.Nice wheels, looks to be a late model Think those wheels were fitted to the 127 Palio... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrRegieRitmo Posted October 1, 2007 Share Posted October 1, 2007 My picks are the Ford D series (I assumed that confusing pic was actually in the wrong place as the caption didn't fit!) & the Bedford coach!Also, the early Uno fronted Fiorino & the Hiace camper!Oh & Bones96, I'm guessing from Craig's comments that cars must still be insured & there seems to be a way of telling by looking at the vehicles! Or so it would seem?Would Mk2_Craig care to enlighten us? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mk2_craig Posted October 1, 2007 Author Share Posted October 1, 2007 No not really! But I did find out more about the Alfa pictured earlier in the thread, it carries a UK registration plate on the back. DVLA sez: The vehicle details for CTU 774N are: Date of Liability 01 01 2008 Date of First Registration 05 09 1974 Year of Manufacture 1974 Cylinder Capacity (cc) 1962CC CO2 Emissions Not Available Fuel Type Petrol Export Marker Export Vehicle Status Licence Not Due Vehicle Colour RED Vehicle Type Approval null So there you go kids, and when it's a rainy day maybe I'll tell y'all a bit more about vehicle legislation over here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shite_meister Posted October 1, 2007 Share Posted October 1, 2007 Wow a fellow shite enthusiast from the same fair isle, many of the crappers you've taken pics of are either cars that I've seen many times before or have actually driven, the old mk1 white Renault 5-my mate owns it and offered to swap it or sell it for next to nothing-6 years ago it looked mint but now its a bit...shite. the bronze Merc G-wagen we did some work on at the garage (smelt of shite I remember) and the green Renault 4 is just brilliantly shite to drive what with a weird column gearshift. The Citroen Visa is owned by a local mechanic who is well known locally for hillclimbing his mad 7 litre jag e-type but everytime I bump into him he's sat in his Visa-he really loves that thing-literally. My own shite consists of a 4.5 Rover SD1 (still classed as shite as every panel is either rotten or dented) a near minty SD1 2600 (shite because its not a vee eight) and a clean BMW e28 525i (the last two need to go!) I shall post up some pics of some more of Jersey's Jewels in honour of your fine work-and to any of the chaps on the mainland reading-I doubt you will ever see so much shite per square mile (vergee?) as you will in the shite capital of Jersey and the mileage is usually low too, I know of 4 abandoned BMW 6 series here amongst its many other hidden gems but the main problem is Jersey people never want to let go of any old shite the answer is always the same-"No its not for sale I'm going to restore it" type of thing but they never do. I weep I really do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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