Watanabe's spots of EVAH - Suddenly It's 2012!

February 6, 2009

Here's some stuff I Zero 7'd. Reposted in its own hole because I was jacking EL's spot thread.

Finally caught this magnificent beast at rest in the centre of Heald Green.

It's in regular use, along with a minty 164 Volvo that an old couple potter around in.

Have some more BL shite, this time at Leeds & Bradford International Airport:

Shite S3 E type (Conway):

HI M8, IS PRE 68 COMIN

NOT AE86 DRIFT LOL:

Van of death at old Ecclesgate unit:

6.5 Litre turdodieseasal Suburban:

Supremely shite GT6 that belongs to a barmaid in Ripponden:

405 Mi 16x4 that the simpering twat of an owner wrecked:

Shite Skyline 240K:

RA40:

Garaged shite:

Shite for sale:

Scabby 911S:

Sumo shite:

Stereo shite:

More of the abandoned P4 to round off the BL \ BMC social history:

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Yeah................shite.

4.1k · February 6, 2009

Nice pics, that GT6 looks spectacular(ly shite)!

February 6, 2009

Nice pics, that GT6 looks spectacular(ly shite)!

You should see the lass that drives it, she's fit as fuck.It proves my first law of lady \ car interfacing.'The fitness of the lady is inversely proportional to the mechanical or bodily condition of the car she drives' (Burgess: 2001: banger race)Hence at Uni - lots of bloody lovely womens driving knackered shite.I never managed to pull with my bottle green non turbo 306. Never understood why.

4.8k · February 7, 2009

NOT AE86 DRIFT LOL:

Approve! A lot nicer than mum's E reg white one ended up, but not quite as dashing as mum's K reg metallic grey turbo.

RA40:

What's an RA40, a Celica?

February 7, 2009

What's an RA40, a Celica?

Indeed it is! Not sure of the generation though.

5k · February 7, 2009

strangely drawn to this..

found this near me but want Ã¢â€šÂ¬500 for it having a bubble..

has been stored and saht on for 10 years,

4.8k · February 7, 2009

What's an RA40, a Celica?
Indeed it is! Not sure of the generation though.

2nd I think (late 70s)

March 28, 2009

More tat!

This early 944 wins the prize for the closest shite spot ever - less than 20 yards from my house. Apologies for the shots, it was overcast and my phone camera hates red.

Scrote for sale at Alan Reece Motors:

MEGA CHOD! Fiat 127 near the Green Dragon:

I finally found the shots of the first year Volvo 164:

March 28, 2009

Hey up Watanabe, that marina used to have a red one and a biege estate as companions as I recall. Also if you head back up the road to Styal Rd lights and do a left there used to be a Consul Classic parked up in an apparently unused farm yard. Where did you spot that Riley? it looks familiar. Damn fine spotting you must be fairly local to me.

March 29, 2009

Hey up Watanabe, that marina used to have a red one and a biege estate as companions as I recall. Also if you head back up the road to Styal Rd lights and do a left there used to be a Consul Classic parked up in an apparently unused farm yard. Where did you spot that Riley? it looks familiar. Damn fine spotting you must be fairly local to me.

I seem to remember the other BL bilge with the blue one when I started working in Heald Green.The 4 \ 72 I'm not sure about. When I took that picture I was heading to Sudbury to buy the Piazza. I've also seen the same car on the M6 and the M42 (when I went to get my Amazon back), and once in the opposite lane of the M1.It really is mint as, but seems to get used as well.If you're in Stockport you're pretty local aye - I work very near Heald Green and only live in Alti.

May 17, 2009

Have a mega pic dump on the house. Lots of LOCAL chod here there and everywhere.

Firstly this late 246 Dino that pulled in at the filling station near Dunham:

Stunning down to the flared wheels arches and Cromadora alloys.

Had a haircut in Altrincham and parked next to a stunning Mk 2 Jaguar, virtually concours :

Bet he was THRILLED I parked up next to him.

Fred the weatherman lives near me, think this Messerschmitt KR200 was his:

An SP250 spotted in a yard on the A49 when I went to deliver a job application:

It shares space with a Nissan S Cargo, a 280 Brooklands Capri, a very nice P4 Rover and a mint Lhasa Green Mk 1 Golf GTI. Eclectic if nowt else.

This was in the parking bay of a Ford garage with appropriate retro signage just in front of said yard.

As well as this Minder spec Jag:

Next we come to road very close to where I work where almost every house has an interesting find full of chod.

First this bloke:

I think he likes Land Rovers. Witness:

FC 101,

And a rather nice Lightweight.

Next door, we have a bloke who likes fast tat. A MG Maestro Turbo (dead) and an Evo 5 or 6 (crashed)

Next door to that is a garage with what looked like an original Mk 1 Escort Mexico covered in dust. Only ever seen the door open once and I didn't have my phone on me. Nest egg?

Finally spotted this (Q plated) SD 1 as I pulled on to junction 7 off the Lymm roundabout. Any reason why it was Q plated?

44,611 · May 17, 2009

Not an FC101 - that's a Series II (or IIA, I'm no expert) Forward Control. Where's Mr Scruff when we need him?!

May 17, 2009

Not an FC101 - that's a Series II (or IIA, I'm no expert) Forward Control. Where's Mr Scruff when we need him?!

Arsebiscuits. I know nothing about Land Rovers other than they cost a sodding fortune to run.

44,611 · May 17, 2009

To be honest, I know not a lot more. Oh, they're quite heavy. There you go!Nice selection of spots though. Some tasty motors (well, to us lot!).

4.8k · May 17, 2009

Any idea how much the Mk3 Escort is/was??

4.5k · May 17, 2009

I reckon it's a 2b 110"......all down to the headlamp and sidelamp positioning.

May 17, 2009

Any idea how much the Mk3 Escort is/was??

Ã‚Â£250.According to the gaffer (Neil) 'It works'.

4.1k · May 17, 2009

I'll have the Dino&Schmitt please... (when I win the lottery)

June 7, 2009

Some more toss updates from myself.

Went to France for a family holiday but got struck down with a bowel infection and spent two nights in a hospital in Bruges. My grasp of Flemish is now pretty good.

Sadly because of my chronic need to pebbledash a bog with green poo meant my my driving ambitions went out of the window. I let fatha wat do most of the transportation duties, going along in his 525 d estate which is literally the hardest riding car EVER especially when you can't put much pressure on your gut.

We were staying at my aunt's place in Mienval, but we took in lots of places in the three days we had left - Rouen, Honfleur and finally Arromanche where a lot of the D Day landings took place.

Lovely Isetta being trailered onto the boat at Hull. Fatha wat took this picture because I was curled over my car feeling shite.

Got really sick of the miserable old git I was sharing my room with who complained of being cold when I was running a high fever. As soon as I had the strength to walk about (late day 2), after getting through 9 big IV salt drips, I went for a wander.....with an IV pole that had knackered castors and nearly tore the drip out of my arm when it dug into the carpet......fucking ow.

In Honfleur now.....Mehari that was for sale.

Honfleur again..... nice cabrio 2CV. Thought Ian might like this.

Minty Traveller.....again in Honfleur.

601 Trabbie being used to advertise a Honfleur grille.....

Nice condition 9 on a Honfleur roundabout.

Traction Avant on its way to Arromanche. We were there a few days before the official commemoration.

The irony of it is that the landing beach in the blazing sunshine is absolutely beautiful. It's so far removed from the hell of the landings you read about I can't even begin to imagine it.

The museum is also well worth a visit.

Jeeps were all over the place, and hammering up and down the beach.

We also drank to my grandad who passed way on June 4 last year. At least he got sent to Malta rather than Gold beach.

6,851 · June 7, 2009

nice pics! how much was the Mehari? they seem to fetch strong money. The Renault 9 is actually a 11!

4,380 · June 7, 2009

Those shots of the Jeep are great.!Marginally interesting D-Day vehicle fact: most of the amphibious tanks were lost in the channel so the Americans used bulldozers to clear a path and form mobile shields

6,792 · June 7, 2009

Honfleur again..... nice cabrio 2CV. Thought Ian might like this.

This looks great, very DS-ish from the back. The only downside is the paint colour which I can only describe as metallic piss yellow.

June 7, 2009

Honfleur again..... nice cabrio 2CV. Thought Ian might like this.

This looks great, very DS-ish from the back. The only downside is the paint colour which I can only describe as metallic piss yellow.

I reckon it's that Peugeot 'Blaze Yellow' they had on the 106 and 306 a few years back. It's a top conversion but I think the doors are sagging a bit - check the fit at the top.

June 9, 2009

More toss spots.

Early spitfire:

Then, conveniently, to illustrate to how massive cars have become, an Aygo pulled up alongside.....

And dwarfed it.

Next.....

ANOTHER BLEEDING PIAZZA LESS THAN TEN MILES FROM WHERE I LIVE!

Shitting Nora, I didn't know this was still in the area. Blokey tried to sell it a while ago. It was this car that pulled up outside my nursery when I was three. I remember the reg. It would have been new or nearly new then.........

From what I remember, it's almost mint. And mine.............isn't.

9,145 · June 10, 2009

Always liked the Piazza, looked at one in '89 when I was young and foolish, and debt free.....sat in it played the introduction casette and the battery went flat....

June 10, 2009

Always liked the Piazza, looked at one in '89 when I was young and foolish, and debt free.....sat in it played the introduction cassette and the battery went flat....

Ah, the dealer will have done the 'crap battery' trick on you. Mine has an 063 instead of an 088, and that'll be why you have no pOwerz. People can't be arsed finding an 088.....cos there aren't any in Halfords, and just bosh whatever crap they can find off the shelf.Previous owner did smoke his body weight in green on an almost daily basis though. Weirdly, he had a kit of OEM parts including 5 factory spec oil filters......which he gave to me in a box which hummed a bit.They were still being imported then, there's a few running around on G and H plates. Was it a HBL?

nice pics! how much was the Mehari? they seem to fetch strong money. The Renault 9 is actually a 11!

I think the Mehari 'a vendre' was 2000 Euro. And I always get mixed up between the 9 and 11. This was the model in 'A View To A Kill' wasn't it?

44,611 · June 10, 2009

Oops. Not paying attention. Gut problems sound like a real pain in the arse (groan...). Glad you're better!Not taken much by the 2CV but that Mehari is lovely. Other spots are top too.

June 10, 2009

Oops. Not paying attention. Gut problems sound like a real pain in the arse (groan...). Glad you're better!Not taken much by the 2CV but that Mehari is lovely. Other spots are top too.

Not quite right yet mate...still a bit on the rough side but way better than I was previously.

August 25, 2009

I went on holiday at the start of August to Normandy again, with Uni friends.

I saw some excellent rammle, including a Ford Comete \ Simca Vedette that I didn't get a shot of. If you're interested, it's somewhere on the D297 near Etauvy.

Anyway.......