Fake spotter thread

12,947 · July 15

In Zurich today and on the main roads it was immediately apparent what a rich city it is. I lost count of the number of new G Wagons, Range Rovers, RS6 Avants with black windows and even a RR Cullinan. Walking along we passed a posh classic car dealership, not really my thing, but interesting

DB2

2002 Turbo

246GT Dino in strange livery

Along the back streets some more shite.
Bluebird seen better days

Looks like it’s not moved for a while

Golf. Cabriolet Mk3.5

Nice 900

which I assume as there’s no badge is not a Turbo

A few stickers though

Old BMW, is it an E3? I can never remember the designation

Lancia Ypsilon

I like to see cars we didn’t get, when did they stop importing Lancias to the UK? I guess soon after the Beta rust scandal.

Is this Genesis one we don’t get in the UK, I don’t recognise it?

I always liked the Laguna II

Getting thing on the ground in the UK

PT Cruiser

I like these for looking silly while being practical

Almost back to my friend’s house and spotted an S40, I own a C30 so always look at these. I was surprised to see it’s AWD, these are sought after by Mk2 Focus ST owners to rob the transmission from. I actually saw a C30 T5 like mine that had been converted recently at a Volvo event

12,947 · July 16

Today’s Swiss instalment

Mk1 Citroen C5

Jeep and Peugeot 106

Pic taken through the window of a Clio, so not the best, but the Alfa GTV looked great!

Old Sprinter camper van

Another Mk4 Golf Cabriolet

this was really nice with lovely leather interior

Carina

Some more terrible pics taken through a Clio window

Ovlov 940 with silly wheels, Mk1 Citroen C4 Hatch (I’ve owned 3 VTS C4s) and BMW E46 Touring

Ovlov 460 which looks like it hasn’t moved in years

12,947 · July 17

Last day in Switzerland

VW LT beaver tail

MkIII Spitfire in a showroom

An Italian car collection starting with a Fiat 130, I honestly don’t remember when I last saw one

A bit of a mess

I wonder what will happen with it

Fiat Tempra

nice looking from the back

Alfa Spider

Hood mouldy, but looks ok

Alfa 156 Sportwagon V6

Another LT, this time a Westfalia camper

Lastly a Citroen C4 VTS, I love these and have owned three of them . Shame about the scrape down the side

I believe on the continent VTS is just a trim level, but the spoiler and trapezoidal exhaust make me think it’s the full fat petrol 180 bhp one like mine were

12,947 · August 3

I've just found some old ones on my phone...

In Brighton ( @eddyramrod )

Madeira Drive Brighton some Escrotes and Jags

E Type 2+2

Mk IX I haven't seen one of these since I was a kid

Electric Orange ST in Ebo

Racing Blue Megane, shame it's a diseasel

You are No.6

Clubman in Polegate

Also Polegate T25

Tidy

B roadster in Steyning. You don't often see this year with the correct grill as people seem to replace it with a chrome one, I think it looks great!

Also Steyning

And this as well

and this 9-5

ZR down the road from me

Civic in Ebo

Rod thing on the way to a Hastings car show

RS2000 with crap plate on the A27

T2 in Ebo

Nice colour Lupo in Arundel

Accord just along from Lupo

Cadillac in Brighton

CF Ice Cream van Portsmouth

I'll stop here for now and see what's left to post later.

12,947 · August 3

I've decided to bring this up to date now while I'm at least half in the mood...

I often pass this Audi

80 near Hankham while out cycling so decided to stop and snap it

Traveller in Kemptown

I like them in Almond Green

Bay Window also Kemptown

XR3i Cab in Saltdean

No idea what this is hiding in Hythe

How often do you see a custom CF these days @eddyramrod?

This is always parked very close to where I live so decided to get off my bike and take a few pics

I'm glad I did

A couple of Smart Brabus' in Worthing

And just around from them was this Mk1 Cortina

Swiss registered

I don't remember seeing over riders on the rear bumper before

I passed my driving test in a Mk1 Cortina, but a four door, dark blue with a gold flash!

Still Worthing

And this BMW thing with silly wheels

Scimitar down a side street

Two Mk3 Golf Cabs in the same road

Accord

900

Pug van not old enough for black plates

Mini on A27

And leaving Worthing

Nice Alfa at Cooden

and bringing us up to date a V70R just around the corner from my house

I don't think it has the orange interior, but still very nice

View through the bus shelter

Crappy BMW getting in the way

29,743 · August 3

Nice CF Even when they were new, you rarely saw the LWB with single rear wheels; much like the Transit that Dinky erroneously modelled.

Nice Cortina I'm sure I've told the story of ours: the first car I ever drove, on Southport beach, was the family 2d mk1 that had been used to train Red Rum.

I'm with you all the way on the black plates!

12,947 · August 3

28 minutes ago, eddyramrod said:

Nice CF Even when they were new, you rarely saw the LWB with single rear wheels; much like the Transit that Dinky erroneously modelled.

Nice Cortina I'm sure I've told the story of ours: the first car I ever drove, on Southport beach, was the family 2d mk1 that had been used to train Red Rum.

I'm with you all the way on the black plates!

I know it's off topic, but what a shame the Dinky CF is not a patch on the Dinky Transit despite the aforementioned specification anomaly.

12,947 · August 22

Frontera in Pett Level (no idea why it's come out upside down).

Also Pett Level a crusty, but shiny R4

Stag in Rye, shame about the plates

Shame about the wheels as well

Still in Rye Volvo with huge roofrack

Another in the same road

Yet another in a car park!

I know I said a post or two back that you never see the original grill on a 71 MGB, well here's another one!

This V70 T5 (nice plate) parked next to my C30 T5 in Bexhill

SP250 on the A27 at Beddingham

Hard to take a pic as we went past in the Modus, but it looked lovely! The driver gave me a nod when he saw me snapping it..

10,441 · August 22

1 hour ago, FakeConcern said:

Frontera in Pett Level (no idea why it's come out upside down).

Also Pett Level a crusty, but shiny R4

Stag in Rye, shame about the plates

Shame about the wheels as well

Still in Rye Volvo with huge roofrack

Another in the same road

Yet another in a car park!

I know I said a post or two back that you never see the original grill on a 71 MGB, well here's another one!

This V70 T5 (nice plate) parked next to my C30 T5 in Bexhill

SP250 on the A27 at Beddingham

Hard to take a pic as we went past in the Modus, but it looked lovely! The driver gave me a nod when he saw me snapping it..

Loving the plate on your C30 😎

12,947 · August 31

Arundel

Ovlov

Mk2 Laguna

Some sort of old BMW

Brighton

Lancia

Bus

Shoreham

Ovlov

Cavalia

Lovely!

Really lovely

Another Laguna

Yet another Ovlov

Onda

I thought about putting these in the Dumped cars thread

Reliant Robin built into a houseboat

Coach and Reliant Scimitar

Suzuki

Some old Mercedes

12,947 · August 31

Mustang with the rather awkward notchback roof in Norwich

Correct hub caps...

Tram in Kent

Crapi same place

Tram in Hastings

I never got a good shot

Amazing Safari in Brighton

I don't remember seeing one that was nicer than this and I've been to a lot of Citroen shows

Black plates borderline acceptable I think

Love the blinds in rear windows

Verso

Monaro in Woodingdean

Be seeing you...

A27

Some old Mercedes in Ebo

Lovely Silver Cloud also in Ebo

Merc camper

16,431 · August 31

1 hour ago, FakeConcern said:

Mustang with the rather awkward notchback roof in Norwich

Correct hub caps...

Tram in Kent

Crapi same place

Tram in Hastings

I never got a good shot

Amazing Safari in Brighton

I don't remember seeing one that was nicer than this and I've been to a lot of Citroen shows

Black plates borderline acceptable I think

Love the blinds in rear windows

Verso

Monaro in Woodingdean

Be seeing you...

A27

Some old Mercedes in Ebo

Lovely Silver Cloud also in Ebo

Merc camper

Thank you for highlighting our cycle lanes! Usual fodder, round here.

12,947 · September 1

8 hours ago, High Jetter said:

Thank you for highlighting our cycle lanes! Usual fodder, round here.

Soz for being thick, but I don't get it...

16,431 · September 1

2 hours ago, FakeConcern said:

Soz for being thick, but I don't get it...

IIRC, the cross hatches were to allow cyclists to ride on the outer 12-18" of the pavement, though the white line marking their 'lane' seems to have disappeared. Crazy idea, and they had to dodge the lamp posts.

12,947 · September 1

5 hours ago, High Jetter said:

IIRC, the cross hatches were to allow cyclists to ride on the outer 12-18" of the pavement, though the white line marking their 'lane' seems to have disappeared. Crazy idea, and they had to dodge the lamp posts.

Thanks for clearing that up, I'd never have guessed that was meant to be a cycle lane though I'd often wondered what it was for. I certainly would never cycle along that!

18,125 · September 1

19 hours ago, FakeConcern said:

Some old Mercedes

Ah, but what's that in the lockup? Stag or Spitfire, Mk1 Escort or something more interesting? Chevette?

I somehow haven't seen this thread before, good to see some mroe local stuff. Funny that you saw the lovely DS break too (I guess that was saturday morning)

12,947 · September 1

1 hour ago, barrett said:

Ah, but what's that in the lockup? Stag or Spitfire, Mk1 Escort or something more interesting? Chevette?

I somehow haven't seen this thread before, good to see some mroe local stuff. Funny that you saw the lovely DS break too (I guess that was saturday morning)

I hadn't noticed the lockup!

By looking at the original pic and comparing to internet search images, I'm pretty sure it's a Spitfire Mk Iv/1500.

We saw the DS on Sunday morning.

16,431 · September 1

1 hour ago, FakeConcern said:

Thanks for clearing that up, I'd never have guessed that was meant to be a cycle lane though I'd often wondered what it was for. I certainly would never cycle along that!

It struck me as a crazy waste of money when it was first done. This image shows the faded remains of the other line marking out the other edge of the cycle lane:

The idea originally being that the wider part of the pavement was for pedestrians, the lane with the 2 adjustment arrows is for parking, and cyclists should use the narrow strip either side of the kerb to ride on. WCPGW?

12,947 · September 1

19 minutes ago, High Jetter said:

It struck me as a crazy waste of money when it was first done. This image shows the faded remains of the other line marking out the other edge of the cycle lane:

The idea originally being that the wider part of the pavement was for pedestrians, the lane with the 2 adjustment arrows is for parking, and cyclists should use the narrow strip either side of the kerb to ride on. WCPGW?

Crazy!

12,947 · September 28

Bel Air at Brighton Marina Market

Being an car at the boot sale...

Lupo GTI in the car park

How rare are these?

Bus

Nothing to see here...

Mk1 C4 in Hastings

C4 VTS HDI in Bexhill

Lacquer peel, but also pan roof

Army ambulances

Old Mercedes x3

Ovlov

Trevor Chimaera, not sure why the number plate is miss spaced

16,431 · September 28

1 hour ago, FakeConcern said:

Being an car at the boot sale...

Greenhouse reminds me of Eddy's Cresta

16,431 · September 28

1 hour ago, FakeConcern said:

Bus

Nothing to see here...

I've been on that when in service!

12,947 · October 13

Old Austins at the James Herriot museum Thirsk

Near Damflask Reservoir

As was this C2

Arundel on Staurday

Home made pick up in the car park at Ford Market

Tidy 106 in Folkstone

I've seen this Consul before at toy fairs, it looks so rusty I keep meaning to see if it has an MOT or not.

Also at a toy fair

16,544 · October 13

On 31/08/2025 at 21:53, FakeConcern said:

Arundel

Ovlov

Mk2 Laguna

Some sort of old BMW

Brighton

Lancia

Bus

Shoreham

Ovlov

Cavalia

Lovely!

Really lovely

Another Laguna

Yet another Ovlov

Onda

I thought about putting these in the Dumped cars thread

Reliant Robin built into a houseboat

Coach and Reliant Scimitar

Suzuki

Some old Mercedes

The boat is quite clever but still looks a bit shite.

12,947 · October 29

Polo in Brighton

Hearse also Brighton

Went roaring past making it hard to snap

Trevor in Brighton

Nice patina

Along the same road Mk2 GTI

Bay window converted into food van and trailer in Sheffield Park

I suppose this Honda wasn't imported officially to the UK? Spotted in Hastings

Lupo in St Leonards

Mk 3 Cortina being driven enthusiastically in Polegate

Astra in Seaford

16,544 · October 29

1 hour ago, FakeConcern said:

Polo in Brighton

Hearse also Brighton

Went roaring past making it hard to snap

Trevor in Brighton

Nice patina

Along the same road Mk2 GTI

Bay window converted into food van and trailer in Sheffield Park

I suppose this Honda wasn't imported officially to the UK? Spotted in Hastings

Lupo in St Leonards

Mk 3 Cortina being driven enthusiastically in Polegate

Astra in Seaford