Torsten's Toss! Is Back!

[MrRegieRitmo]

  torsten said:

Spotted in Ealing today

Verrrry early Golf

Never seen one with the early non reverse light cluster combined with the later cluster that had a reversing light. Normally both or neither!

[MrRegieRitmo]

  torsten said:

Pontiac Trans-shite

The front of these always remind me of the front of the original E1 Vauxhall Carlton.

[MrRegieRitmo]

  Spottedlaurel said:

Swallowtail = dip below the rear number plate and small rear lights, think it was only done on the first year or two, and they command a premium. I guess it makes them go faster or something due to some subtle aerodynamic improvement?......

I think someone would have to park a swallow tail & a non swallow tail side by side for me to notice any difference. Is it obvious?

 

If they were more advanced why did they stop them very soon afterwards? How can it be an improvement when it's the earlier ones that have it & the later ones don't? They decided to un-improve it!

[MrRegieRitmo]

  torsten said:

prolapsed spit

Looks like it's 'Spitting' it's guts out!

[MrRegieRitmo]

  torsten said:

and I have my eye on this, a Nissan Sunny 1.5SGL Maxima, any thoughts?

Yes, my favourite old Nissan. Note Nissan, NOT Datsun - I have plenty of favourite old Datsuns. This sort seems to have become alot rarer than equivalent saloons. Get it - plus interesting reg no.

 

We need some daytime shots though!

[MrRegieRitmo]

  torsten said:

a honda acty

My favourite eastern 'mini' van! I'm guessing now the rarest too!

[MrRegieRitmo]

  torsten said:

a laurel spotted

This is what I saw on the bypass the other day, a mint metallic green V reg 240L. Nice

[MrRegieRitmo]

  torsten said:

Perodua Nippa

 

Domino 1

Hard to believe there's around 15 yrs between these two!

[Guest]

Hard to believe they're different generations too! The Nippa is a MK3 Mira and the Domino is a MK2. The MK3 is essentially just a slightly stretched out MK2, Japan got new Kei-car regulations so they were allowed to make it a tiny bit bigger.Despite the initial cheap cost, that generation of Nippa has incredible depreciation. Year 2000ish ex-pensioner cars with tiny mileages (sub 30, or even 20K) can regularly go for under £500 privately!

[Spottedlaurel]

  MrRegieRitmo said:

If they were more advanced why did they stop them very soon afterwards? How can it be an improvement when it's the earlier ones that have it & the later ones don't? They decided to un-improve it!

Sorry, dry humour

[Torsten2001]

On the way to seeing my Civic temptation (see seperate thread) I spotted these loverlies starting with a gorgeous Volga on Latvian plates that is for sale, obviously I called!

Then this brush painted Ital van

A mildly customised All Agro with a strikingly appropriate reg number!

Scrote van

early Hi Ace camper with unwieldy bodywork

in the same garden a Cadillac?

A really nice Colt Mirage

nice grandad

smart Austin

and finally, a million pound Escort

[mk2_craig]

TOP SPOTS! Colt Mirage pick of the bunch for me

[Torsten2001]

I was taken with that but the Volga gets it for me!

[pogweasel]

The Volga also recently appeared in a Retro-Rides 'spotting' thread. I scribbled down the phone number on the 'for sale' notice furiously.However, when I broached the subject of it's aquisition, I was fimly told 'don't you bloody dare'. Ho-hum.

[MrRegieRitmo]

  torsten said:

Then this brush painted Ital van

 

Scrote van

 

Interesting to see a MkIII Escort van the same vintage as the Ital van! The Ital a final incarnation of the Marina meaning that that one particular van type has stood toe to toe with the MkI, MkII and MkIII Escort vans! .....and I wouldn't describe any of the Escort vans (even MkIII) as exactly plentiful compared to the BL vans either!

[pogweasel]

.... although the Mk1 & Mk2 vans (and estates) are essentially the same thing. Mk2 Vans & Wagons are just MK1's with a facelift and are different to all the 'normal' Mk2's. Even the front wings are different to the saloons. Have a close look next time you are lucky enough to spot one!

[Spottedlaurel]

  pogweasel said:

.... although the Mk1 & Mk2 vans (and estates) are essentially the same thing. Mk2 Vans & Wagons are just MK1's with a facelift and are different to all the 'normal' Mk2's. Even the front wings are different to the saloons. Have a close look next time you are lucky enough to spot one!

In fairness it was a pretty convincing effort they did – maybe it’s familiarity with having seen so many in years gone by, but neither MkII estate nor van look wrong despite being a hybrid of curvier MkI and its more angular replacement.I’m not sure it would have worked quite so well if they’d tried to graft a Sierra nose onto a Cortina estate…

[Torsten2001]

right Mr pogweasel, can you send me a link to the Volga on retro rides? I passed there this morning and it ws gone, the phone number since Saturday went to Orange voicemail but the line now goes dead, I'm devastated, I really want that car or alternatively know it's gone to a good home, bit of a worry!

[pogweasel]

Here's the thread:http://retrorides.proboards86.com/index ... 948&page=1Don't know if it will help or hinder.

[Torsten2001]

Cheers, bit of a hinder as the phone number is a nice girl from Redhill thinking of selling her Renault 19, obviously I'll have a look!

[r.welfare]

  torsten said:

Cheers, bit of a hinder as the phone number is a nice girl from Redhill thinking of selling her Renault 19, obviously I'll have a look!

Speed dating/shite acquisition interface?

[Torsten2001]

well you can imagine my thoughts when she told me she had an N reg Renno 14!

[MrRegieRitmo]

  torsten said:

well you can imagine my thoughts when she told me she had an N reg Renno 14!

You'd of said "Nah, surely you're mistaken, I haven't seen one older than 1977 P reg, and that was on the front of a period preview magazine!"

[Torsten2001]

spot on! almost!

[Torsten2001]

From the last two days:

nice Mini thou

early Hiace camper which was free on Retro Rides and now in the scrappy, £200, I saw the post too late, gutted

nice LHD FSO

old Pug

Mk 1 Supra, not moved in ages

smart Viva

B9 Alpina

unused W115

Carlton workhorse

Festa

nice Alfaspud

stunning VDP

blmc mud flaps and a Capital Radio 194 sticker, class!

no tarp!

I was thinking how you don't see these any more...

when 2 minutes later...

mystery van, black pug ( I think) and GTV

Triumph TR7

and 2500 estate

Mk 1 XR2 (NOT i)

1 owner deceased estate 300d

Renault 25 turbo! How many now?

and my Italian temptation and a Viva E!

[Torsten2001]

now here's the LHD FSO!

[mk2_craig]

^^^^^ AWESOME :D

[25v6turbo]

Nice find the 25 TURBO,this car is on my suvivors list that i have,its a VERY nice car and is owned by paul sage who runs a GTA tuning/restoration company,good spot....

[MrRegieRitmo]

  torsten said:

early Hiace camper which was free on Retro Rides and now in the scrappy, £200, I saw the post too late, gutted

Will this soon be crushed?

 

 

  torsten said:

1 owner deceased estate 300d

Living on an estate or has the estate bit of the car fallen off?

[Torsten2001]

I reckon there's a few weeks before the camper is crushed, they do keep things for a while. the Merc's being sold by the first owners son