My spottings, old and new - tarmac yer drive

[sierraman]

3 hours ago, bunglebus said:

Not a lot of interesting stuff about now the weather's changed - but this beast was outside a garage with a job sheet inside

Job Sheet: Put back to standard ride height. Fit correct period specific plates, reprimand owner. 

[cort1977]

Weren't they fitted with hydraulic suspension?  Licensed from Citroen?  In which case it might be knackered spheres rather than lowering as such.

Agree on plates though.  What is the last suffix that black and silver are acceptable on? F?

[Six-cylinder]

16 minutes ago, cort1977 said:

What is the last suffix that black and silver are acceptable on? F?

The cut off used to be before Jan 1972, but now I believe anything historic registered is entitled to ware then. After white/yellow plates were introduced about 1968 hardly anybody wanted their car to look dated with old black & white/silver plates. To my eyes black and white/silver looks out of place on 1970s cars including our 1976 XJ6 that has them.

[Stinkwheel]

11 minutes ago, Six-cylinder said:

The cut off used to be before Jan 1972, but now I believe anything historic registered is entitled to ware then. 

 

The DVLA bods got shirty again and now its anything up to end of 1979 that can, they realised their mistake and stopped the black and white plate entitlement rolling over each year

[Stinkwheel]

25 minutes ago, cort1977 said:

Weren't they fitted with hydraulic suspension?  Licensed from Citroen?  In which case it might be knackered spheres rather than lowering as such.

Agree on plates though.  What is the last suffix that black and silver are acceptable on? F?

was 1972 so K/L were the last things properly allowed to wear black and whites - but by then they were seen as old hat so new car buyers mostly opted for the modern yellow black/white black ones

[bunglebus]

Late registration madness(ish)

[bunglebus]

A few oldies around Olympia

Just got to my hotel...

Is that the Merc?

No, it's a hard top. Weird. 

[bunglebus]

A few more randoms from out and about

[bunglebus]

More bobs from Fairmont and one on the move

[bunglebus]

One good thing about getting stuck in London traffic is being able to picture interesting cars

This was in Coventry 

New in at Fairmont - still has the radio blanking plate

[bunglebus]

Trundling through Portsmouth today, spotted a Trabbie so stopped to pap it

But upon stopping I realised I was outside a garage that specialises in classics

Guy was telling me the 1600E was painted by Ford under warranty when two years old due to all the lacquer peeling off the silver?

Busses were just in supermarket car parks

[bunglebus]

Posted this elsewhere yesterday but today it was less raining.

Only just realised the heated rear window elements are vertical, don't think I've seen that on anything else 

[Dick Cheeseburger]

43 minutes ago, bunglebus said:

Posted this elsewhere yesterday but today it was less raining.

Only just realised the heated rear window elements are vertical, don't think I've seen that on anything else 

Those Zs are so pretty. I really struggle to comprehend the fact the car is 53 years old. 

[bunglebus]

[High Jetter]

2 hours ago, bunglebus said:

 

Unusual

[bunglebus]

Local pub had a classic meet this morning 

Oldest car there - only 110!

Canadian built Iltis

[MiniMinorMk3]

In no particular order my top three are...

1 hour ago, bunglebus said:

Canadian built Iltis

 

 

 

[bunglebus]

A few Yanks found today

[bunglebus]

Plus a MK2 Escort on a 1970 reg, guess a 70s reshell of a MK1

[bunglebus]

Basildon

Number plate porn

[bunglebus]

Maldon

[bunglebus]

190E chilling outside Home Bargains 

[bunglebus]

You won't park next to another one at Tesco

[MiniMinorMk3]

23 minutes ago, bunglebus said:

You won't park next to another one at Tesco

 

That is a rare thing.

There are no other Subaru Alcyones known, but that is the JDM name for the XT. 

According to How Many Left there are only 3 Subaru XTs one the road at present, so yes, you will not park next to another. There are around 20 on SORN.

[bunglebus]

Lovely MK2 at the boot sale

[bunglebus]

Most of a Cinquecento being used as an ice cream dispensary in the Chafford Centre

[bunglebus]

Lupo busy being an car

Mog had some interesting brackets holding the wood together under lots of brown paint

Trainspotter

Another Lupo near my work (a TDI too) - I'm sure there was a green one in the same place a few days before

And another Mog in the arse end of nowhere

[bunglebus]

Eagle SS body and a crusty Beetle wearing a coat of fake grass somewhere in Manchester

[ETCHY]

On 28/01/2024 at 16:30, bunglebus said:

Lovely MK2 at the boot sale

Lovely.

Transits were once so cool, imo.

[bunglebus]

How about this one then 

With this week's steed for comparison