Spottings from the rootes_arrow1725 18.09.2011

2.3k · September 2, 2008

Lovely shot!

4,502 · September 2, 2008

What's the green pile of pickuptruck shite in the background?

4.1k · September 2, 2008

Daihatsu Midget!

September 2, 2008

What's the green pile of pickuptruck shite in the background?

Michiel is correct Craig-the tool hire company nearby has it. Heres 1 I caught before.

Its about big enough for fridays beer collection

I would expect this to be better

September 10, 2008

Allis-chalmers

Patina a vw owner would kill for

Random field spot

Is it a Volvo 240?

Leaning untaxed Morris 1300

Whats in the back window?

Saphire

Dolomite sprint-The bast*rd

MG Based kitcar

4.5k · September 10, 2008

I WANT THAT SAPPHIRE! Will complement my white 1.8L Beautifully.Where? How much? Why?

33,930 · September 10, 2008

I've never been one for a good bit of Equipment Shite, but I love this bacause of the unbeatable patina and the it reminds me of a Matchbox toy I still have

3.6k · September 10, 2008

I love that Midget (does that sound like a line from a dodgy porn site?) but can't really understand why it exists.

2,899 · September 10, 2008

Allis-chalmers

Any relation to Judith? Similar build and colour...

2.3k · September 10, 2008

This one was F sale Ebay 12 Nov 2006 140052225457

I love the rear screen sticker and it's even got a towbar on it!

2.3k · September 10, 2008

From DVLA site :-

"Cylinder Capacity (cc) 659CC "

Wow!

8.5k · September 10, 2008

Dolomite sprint-The bast*rd

Bast*rd indeed. Always fancied a sprint (have had a couple of the lowlier ones, feeble!), exactly my 'bag'.

4,502 · September 11, 2008

Allis-chalmers

Where in the world was this seen Rootes? If any place other than Aberdeen or the vicinity then I feel sorry for whoever had to shift it

GR8 FOR HOLDING UP CARAVAN OWNERS.

4.1k · September 11, 2008

From DVLA site :- "Cylinder Capacity (cc) 659CC "Wow!

Yep, Kei-car rules rule! (under 660cc nowadays). Back in the 60s/70s it was 360cc max, in Holland here they sold the Honda N360 and Suzuki Fronte 360, but when they were critized for their tiny engines they gave us the N400 and Fronte 500. Huuuuge improvement!

14,264 · September 11, 2008

I think that 1300 estate is the one Wuvvum and I saw in Kimbolton when we collected the Galant last year. I'll check back on my thread...

September 11, 2008

Allis-chalmers

Where in the world was this seen Rootes? If any place other than Aberdeen or the vicinity then I feel sorry for whoever had to shift it GR8 FOR HOLDING UP CARAVAN OWNERS.

That is in a hedge near market bosworth

September 18, 2008

And like the above-another hedge spot/middle of nowhere

Dont know what it is myself-other than a kitcar

Those rear lights are a bugger

16v twincam-ratlook not ae86 etc etc

GLS No less

And bus shite-for the bus experts

Fitted with a 1500 bmc ju deisel engine

8.5k · September 18, 2008

Diesel Marina Pick Up... lush!!!Were the tyres up on that trailer.... GR8 4 piking.

33,930 · September 18, 2008

Great to see the old Paramount getting some love on here - this one like many survivours has lost its enormous original rear light clusters.I have fond memories of travelling to work on one of these atop a Tiger Chassis and the gloriously growly Gardner engine

4,502 · September 18, 2008

How they looked when new....

Lovely!!

2,066 · September 18, 2008

Isn't the car on the trailer a Ginetta?Looks like it's been there a while...

4.8k · September 19, 2008

Great to see the old Paramount getting some love on here - this one like many survivours has lost its enormous original rear light clusters.

Yeah the originals were as high / long as the bootlid! (yes I have a rear light fetish for all moving objects!

) I wonder why they changed them?

September 23, 2008

Old consul

Sceptre

Victor

4,502 · September 23, 2008

Great to see the old Paramount getting some love on here - this one like many survivours has lost its enormous original rear light clusters.
Yeah the originals were as high / long as the bootlid! (yes I have a rear light fetish for all moving objects! ) I wonder why they changed them?

Two reasons I'm guessing:

1. They have a habit of going black really quickly, and

2. A single lens probably costs as much new, if you can find a supplier, as one of those entire replacement BMAC clusters. (But they do pop up on Ebay from time to time)