My spottings, old and new - tarmac yer drive

[bunglebus]

One of those old Mercs with too-big windows, a low thing, something under a sheet, a Saab and a van with big wheels

[bunglebus]

Think I've seen this MK4 Ghia before, good STP reg too

And a lesser-spotted Logo

[bunglebus]

Another really nice resto at the classic car dealer. Thought it might be as black as your hat underneath but it's as shiny as the top. Surely they can't be the original plastic covers on the seats, even at the very low recorded mileage? 

[puddlethumper]

36 minutes ago, bunglebus said:

Another really nice resto at the classic car dealer. Thought it might be as black as your hat underneath but it's as shiny as the top. Surely they can't be the original plastic covers on the seats, even at the very low recorded mileage? 

My first car was one of these. Paid £40 because I couldn't afford 60 for a Pa Cresta. Would 've been 1971/2 and was already a bit un solid. Blew the engine up on the way to Glasgow. Bench seats for fun times with girls.

[High Jetter]

IIRC the plastic of that era was really quite thick, maybe 2-3mm, so if protected from UV it might even be original. Probably not, though.

[bunglebus]

Slightly out of frame 205 Mardi Gras has replaced the Arosa and Ibiza that got squashed by a tree earlier this year

[bunglebus]

A couple of cars just being cars 

[bunglebus]

Another British Beetle doing daily duties

And a Ford Ltd lurking with intent

[High Jetter]

Minor came from my region, wrong plates tho

[MiniMinorMk3]

18 hours ago, High Jetter said:

Minor came from my region, wrong plates tho

They look like original Hills plates. White and yellows first started appearing in 1968, 4 years before they became a legal requirement.

[bunglebus]

[bunglebus]

[High Jetter]

21 hours ago, MiniMinorMk3 said:

They look like original Hills plates. White and yellows first started appearing in 1968, 4 years before they became a legal requirement.

Fair point, I'd forgotten they were around that early. Still looks wrong to me though.

[bunglebus]

[bunglebus]

Do you remember when Patrick McGoohan wakes up in the village and everyone's either on a bicycle or driving a Mini Moke? I feel like that today except the Mokes are milkfloats. There are some electric Piaggio Apes and other oddities but mostly just dozens of milkfloats, and identical bicycles

[bunglebus]

They're everywhere! 

[MiniMinorMk3]

£400 to stay in a wooden shed for one night, GTF

[bunglebus]

[High Jetter]

7 hours ago, MiniMinorMk3 said:

£400 to stay in a wooden shed for one night, GTF

Only £50 in mine. Paypal accepted

[bunglebus]

It's been yellow car day today - couldn't get a snap of the yellow Calibra but I did get these

And this turbo nutter

[bunglebus]

This has just landed locally - excuse slightly smeary windscreen shot

Merc in Calais

I couldn't get a better pic of this French man, but he got out of his brown Renault wearing brown shoes, trousers, coat and scarf - all different browns too! Made me laugh anyway

[bunglebus]

Tidy little mog just sat on the street

Don't think I'll ever be a Merc person, but I have respect for anything that lasts

[bunglebus]

Defiantly Merc week

[bunglebus]

This guy is a serial Shiter, has an older Range Rover as well as various others that he seems to use in rotation. Well jel of the two post lift in his garage too

[MantaGTE85]

On 30/11/2022 at 16:14, bunglebus said:

It's been yellow car day today - couldn't get a snap of the yellow Calibra but I did get these

And this turbo nutter

That 11 Turbo is a great find! Probably the smallest, yet also the quickest, car in the street.

[bunglebus]

Retail park business 

[bunglebus]

Strange combo of giffer bonnet mascot and badge, with tinted windows and black stripe

 

[High Jetter]

Very smoll mascot. Just sayin...

[bunglebus]

Local registered Starlet with a touch of the pogweasels

And yet another yellow Lupo

[bunglebus]