S A Barrett's Sussex shite spots

[timolloyd 1407]

I love the Honda (Beat?). Those 90s Kei cars are often overlooked, apart from the Cappucino and Figaro.

 

I live on the Surrey/Sussex/Kent border and papped this sad Bentley while accidentally straying into Tier 3 (Eridge) at the weekend.

Taxed but no MOT.

[Christine 8958]

Fumbler says an old guy opens the doors and dusts the inside..sometimes it even moves  /\  Its been there for years .. I live  a mile from there..

[timolloyd 1407]

That makes me feel better. I’ve seen it a few times over the past few years and wondered if it had been local for a while.

[barrett 11639]

The final slim pickings of 2020...

A nicely shabby Consul Classic on xmas eve

and some assorted Farm Tat from my Boxing Day walk

Here's hoping 2021 is chock full of tat spots!

[barrett 11639]

So the first month of 2021 has been relatively unremarkable, but I did at least get a chance to visit a couple of places I'd not been before to scoop up the obvious spots.

Actually, I've realised this lot was all seen in one day, which isn't too bad I suppose. this scruffy Viva drove past a few times whilst I was queueing for a shop, and then parked up and the bloke joined the queue. Cool story eh? I don't really like HA Vivas, but it was great to see something of this age just being used as 'an car' on a Winter morning

Next up, a rather sad looking Mini in an excellent 70s BL colour and an unusually high amount of wheel balance weights

These two were parked a few streets apart, and are clearly owned by the same person. There was a '60s American truck nearby too, but I didn't bother to photograph that for some reason

And finally (this is a small update), this Mk1 Sierra hatch, one of only a handful I've ever photographed. A bit modified but still looking good.

More soon, I hope, when it gets a bit warmer

[wuvvum 36403]

Wow, that HA is the spit of the one I used as a daily for a while back in about 2005.  EEN137D if memory serves.

[barrett 11639]

Here are some vehicles I have seen and taken photographs of recently. Ford and Volvo-heavy.

I had a dream recently that somebody on here had 'spotted' this Jag, and I was really pissed off that they'd beat me to the punch by uploading it first

To get a photo of the above, I had to climb on to a wall to get a good vantage point. Behind the wall was this lot

I love these little Peugeot vans. Every childhood holiday to France was littered with these things, although they seem to have mostly disappeared these days

A scruffy, street-parked Mk2 Escort is a rare thing these days

I've known about this for ages, but it moves about a lot and I only just managed to snap it. Properly shonky

Much tidier and weirdly desirable in that colour

The first Xant I've seen in use in ages. I parked right opposite this but couldn't get both cars in the same photo

Some serious 'old money' vibes here. Massive, massive house in posh part of SE with a slightly ropey old Polo outside (excuse the Xtreme Zoom)

Finally for now, my spot of the year so far. I had seen this on Street View a while back but it was mostly obscured by other things and I could not work out wtf it actually was, which was incredibly frustrating. Wasn't expecting one of these! It's on SORN so no idea how long its been sitting here, but quite a while by the look of it

 

[Spottedlaurel 7759]

The Polo and Escort Mk1 settings are great.

[timolloyd 1407]

The V5 for that mk1 Escort must be worth more than the house.

[barrett 11639]

A rare singular spot update, but this is far and away the best thing I've seen for a very long time. A scruffy, flithy AC Greyhound tearing into central Brighton. Looked and sounded incredible. These are probably my favourite British GT cars of the era. I remember when they were basically worthless not that long ago but they're Proper Money now, sadly. I love how taking off the racing numbers has peeled off a load of paint, too. And the filthy windscreen. Just perfect.

[Skizzer 27809]

That’s just perfect.

You do realise what will happen now you’ve mentioned AC though, right?

[barrett 11639]

I did consider that before posting, but it's worth it I reckon @Skizzer

[vulgalour 44709]

If you hadn't said what it was I'd've had no idea on that Greyhound.  What a fantastic looking thing, well worth the singular post.  The Consul Classic from a few posts back is equally delightful.

[RoadworkUK 6567]

Good lord, that's the spot of the millennium.

Right now I can think of nothing more splendidly anti-establishment and non-partisan to the all-consuming whirlpool of destruction wrought by society's throwaway tendencies than to rock about in a sixty-year old AC.

I am in awe.

[dozeydustman 8902]

This is an excellent threat Mr @barrett. I'm annoyed as I'm stuck in an office most of the time I don't get a chance to see what's squirrelled away on people's driveways much these days.

[Dick Longbridge 11063]

10 hours ago, barrett said:

A rare singular spot update, but this is far and away the best thing I've seen for a very long time. A scruffy, flithy AC Greyhound tearing into central Brighton. Looked and sounded incredible. These are probably my favourite British GT cars of the era. I remember when they were basically worthless not that long ago but they're Proper Money now, sadly. I love how taking off the racing numbers has peeled off a load of paint, too. And the filthy windscreen. Just perfect.

It transpires it really is a rather special car...

https://www.classicandsportscar.com/news/general-classic-car-news/amazing-ac-trio-unearthed-near-birmingham

[barrett 11639]

So, what's been happening in the world of Sussex shite spotting? Not much, I'm afraid.

This faded, bird shit-plastered ZX really warmed my cockles, however. This is a great example of something that's virtually disappeared from the streets, and this particular spec just looks so alien. Three-doors are rare enough, but a mid-spec petrol three-door is a very odd thing indeed these days. Also may or may not belong to Cardi B and/or Megan Thee Stallion

This Triumph was parked on my road recently. A good example of how a bad colour choice can totally ruin a car. Who thought powder blue and contrasting white roof would look good on this oh-so-70s design? Don't get me started on the wheels and number plates... SHE NASTY

More number plate crime. This belongs to a friend and in all other respects it's lovely, so I'll forgive this one indiscretion

A modified Mk2 Golf. Looked nice to me, so I photographed it

A great pair of rotting 2CVs. It's difficult to see, but the one behind has been turned into a sort of lawn-art/greenhouse thing with loads of potted plants strung up all over it. I'm a big advocate of this sort of thing in 2021 when everyone else is obsessed with giving their shitty bungalows a coat of white render, fitting dark grey garage doors etc and generally pretending they live in a much nicer area than they actually do

Small French family hatchbacks: a lesson in diminishing returns

Here's a good one. If you'd told 25-year old me I'd be photographing Lagunas one day I'd have laughed in your face, but I guess that's progress

This looks amazing blezzing along the road. I thought it might be an old giffer at the wheel but actually it appeared to be a typical Ford-owning MEATHEAD (apologies if you're on this site)

A pair of Mercedeseses within spitting distance. Never seen either of them before. This one was amazing - beige cloth interior which looked like the most comfortable place to sit ever

Whilst this one just looked totally wank. It had AMG badges and a body kit and shiz and was just in such poor taste I audibly laughed when I saw it

Right, that's yer lot for now. I have located a couple of driveways of excellence recently which need documenting but, honestly, there is just less and less stuff I want to photograph these days