davocano Posted May 10, 2019 Author Share Posted May 10, 2019 Oh, full size. Cool. LightBulbFun 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davocano Posted May 11, 2019 Author Share Posted May 11, 2019 OK, let us enjoy the last few spots from April. Mazda 626 starting to get a bit bangernomical. JDMs interest me; this one is a Nissan Tiida. "Who Killed Bambi?" sang matey out of Tenpole Tudor. A few similarly monikered camper vans do live on tho. Quite an early W202. A very early S-Type. Quite a bangernomical Corsa B. Is there a "Preview" button amongst all these new-fangled changes? Can't see one so here goes..... jumpingjehovahs 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davocano Posted May 11, 2019 Author Share Posted May 11, 2019 Hmmm.... looks OK to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davocano Posted June 7, 2019 Author Share Posted June 7, 2019 Hello, is there anybody out there? Just nod if you can hear me. It seems that I missed adding a few spots from the end of April; I blame forum turmoil meself. Hanging on or just hanging. Impressively filthy in places. Nice little Pug Don't see many Signums these days. Nor Phase 1 Megane Scenics. Daft stickers aside, this was a pleasing spot. vulgalour, jumpingjehovahs and Lacquer Peel 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davocano Posted June 7, 2019 Author Share Posted June 7, 2019 British Marques Day at Brooklands; a hot Japanese model You will get noticed if you drive a three-wheeler. Oooh, a Saab wagon. Highlight from within the venue: 2300 SD1 that was languishing in a shed for 18 years and has recently been brought back to life. puddlethumper, danthecapriman, Lacquer Peel and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davocano Posted June 7, 2019 Author Share Posted June 7, 2019 Hey, our glorious* leader officially left office today so let's get stuck into the darling spots of May. Auto Italia at Brooklands: there were Integrales galore obvs but this cooking Delta won my Best In Show award. First Runner Up: Kappa Coupe powered by the 5-pot Turbo (one of 499 built) Second Runner Up: registered in the UK from new. danthecapriman, jumpingjehovahs, Amishtat and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davocano Posted June 7, 2019 Author Share Posted June 7, 2019 Extraneous badging makes it hard to work out what we have here but I happen to know this is an Ital that's been fitted with a Marina front end and a Rover M-Series. That Marina front end: (LIBRARY PIC) More from the same* factory. Early Focus Quite liek the lack of wheel covers here; might be futureshite. Quite fancy a Suzuki Baleno estate because reasons. Some re-spots: 1990* Escort At last, an almost front view. Accessorized Previously not-seen in the "No Photo Spotted" thread. Austat, vulgalour, Skizzer and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davocano Posted June 7, 2019 Author Share Posted June 7, 2019 So there's this annual event held in Bushy Park called "Chestnut Sunday". All the chestnuts come out or summat, fucked if I know. Hydrogen-powered cars are one of our possible futures and I'm comfortable with that. In this instance, it's a Toyota Mirai. Back in the olden days, I presume one could get not-Whippy cones from a vehicle such as this. By golly, this was a treat. Probably should have stuck this in the Truck thread but couldn't find it right now, soz. That's an early one was my first thought and my second thought was Dave Numbers. Look at the arse on that. I heart late '90s Gixxers Similar colours but quite the different motoring experience. Still seems odd seeing the MG octagon on a thing like this Oooh, a Kia Magentis. Not managed to photo one before now. vulgalour, Lacquer Peel, Skizzer and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davocano Posted June 29, 2019 Author Share Posted June 29, 2019 A couple more from Bushy Park: why anyone would want a 1940s BMW outfit built in 21st century Russia is beyond me. Actually, I'd love to have a go on one; not in the sidecar tho. Unless there was a machine gun fitted to it. Oh yeah. DEFINITELY want. Quite the battered Xantia. The Triumph TT600 was a bit* of a disaster. Appalling fuel injection on the early ones and "is that a CBR600?" styling did for it. This is a later one and nowadays looks quite decent in an understated way IMO. Auction 'shite. "YOU KNOW YOU WANT TO WAFT IN IT" was not stated in the catalogue. WCPGW? From what I've read, these were a right old lash-up. Interesting to see one tho. Guy Salmon of Guildford produced a run of limited edition "Jubilee" XJ-S. Looks good in its 1980s stylee but why they slapped a miniature Rover R8 facelift grille on the front of it is unclear. Especially when the R8 facelift wasn't even a glint in the collective eye of Rover's styling department. A 1970s Italian car powered by electricity WCPGW. Amishtat, angle, Austat and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davocano Posted June 29, 2019 Author Share Posted June 29, 2019 A brief intermission: just for a minute, let's pretend it's 1977. I only recently became aware of the Avensis Verso; HML suggests there are more than a thousand still out there. R8 with that Guy Salmonesque grille. Impressive patina. Re-spot in a better photo (1) Re-spot in a better photo (2). The wheel cover on the front is mega-rare I'm told. Dunno what the Vauxhall equivalent of OSF is called (OSV?) but this looks like it might be. And it's none the worse for it. Had I seen this on the street and not in the Brooklands Museum car park, it would be on the shortest of shortlists for Spot Of The Year. danthecapriman and Skizzer 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davocano Posted June 29, 2019 Author Share Posted June 29, 2019 Can't see this being beaten TBH; may I present my Spot Of The Year. Didn't have my camera with me! Fortunately, my eight year old Samsung mobile phone has a fairly decent potato-cam. danthecapriman, RobT, mk2_craig and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davocano Posted July 29, 2019 Author Share Posted July 29, 2019 Time flies when you're having fun* June seems an awful long time ago; better get cracking then. First off, a slabside that doesn't look like it's been through a hedge any time recently. A re-spot from 2017; it's decayed a bit since then. Conventionally sized number plate all wrong here. I thought these were Korean but from what I can gather, they're all-American. Had to delete an hilarious* gag that used the made-up word "Amerikorea". Oooh but this was nice. Road tax ran out in 1987 and I'd love to know why it's been hiding for thirty two years. What it doesn't need is a conventionally sized number plate. LightBulbFun, Lacquer Peel, Amishtat and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davocano Posted July 29, 2019 Author Share Posted July 29, 2019 There's a 2.9i under that bonnet. An old Saab trailering a very old Austin isn't an everyday occurrence. What a charming little truck this is. Another old Swede. Lovely bit of bumper repair. I do like a 323F with the pop-ups. Started life in 1950 as a Humber Pullman. Now missing a roof and gaining a Jaguar V12 under that bonnet. RobT and danthecapriman 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davocano Posted August 4, 2019 Author Share Posted August 4, 2019 In current news, I may have been a little premature in declaring my Spot Of The Year up there. Meanwhile, back in the June it's Bushy Park again; this time it's the Hanworth Classic show. Imagine my "first one I've ever seen" excitement; a Gordon-Keeble. Escort Ghia 2-door with mild OSF-ing. Beige and early Mk1 Fiesta with mild OSF-ing. Oooh, a 1.3 Montego. And early. Previously not-seen in the No Photo Spotted thread. Oooh. Looking brand new. Not looking brand new. Looking quite brand new. 47,000 miles or so on the clock. Amishtat, LightBulbFun and danthecapriman 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davocano Posted August 4, 2019 Author Share Posted August 4, 2019 Ian Ogilvy not pictured, obviously. Haven't seen an XJ-S as early as this one for a while tho. Nice old 414. Demio Capri 304 sexy French ragtop. Oooh. La la. danthecapriman and mk2_craig 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davocano Posted August 9, 2019 Author Share Posted August 9, 2019 The monthly of July commences with some Historics at Brooklands auctionshite. This thing wasn't in the auction but was lurking in their tent on the Sunday prior to it for some reason. Can you tell what it was without looking it up? Cars I've never heard of before; a 1949 Healey Sportsmobile. Floppytop Renault 5 looking rather nice. A genuine Savage. Barn find #1 Barn find #2 (oooh, a single headlamps DO NOT PAINT Cresta) Hammer price was £2,000. vulgalour and danthecapriman 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davocano Posted August 9, 2019 Author Share Posted August 9, 2019 Meanwhile, outside in the car park there was... ...400 ccs of two-stroke joy ...1500 ccs of Cortina Super ...2700 ccs of Sterling ... and a Volvo wagon. 500tops, danthecapriman, vulgalour and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davocano Posted August 25, 2019 Author Share Posted August 25, 2019 Lazy spotter is lazy, despite having his own thread. Much updating to do. It would appear that a 'shiter is working at the Philippine embassy. A few JDMs; Odyssey looking like the station wagon crossed with an MPV that it is. FJ Cruiser. Hmmm, what do they DO exactly? Do like tho. bB Open Deck. Hmmm, the Barry bodykit isn't giving any clues to its purpose. Fairly like tho. Was there a waiting list for the K11 when it was current? I can't see why anyone would go to the trouble of importing a March or indeed, Marches. Very much like tho. I think of these as a more substantial 900, which is what they are I suppose. It's all in that extra zero. An American school bus converted into a motor home? You can flip out that STOP sign (not pictured) and stop no-one. I quite liek that wing mirror doing an impression of The Saint playing a guitar. Xantias are getting hard to spot 'round my way, moreso the earlier ones. The photo doesn't show how fucked this French-registered RR is. In the metal, it appears to have been standing in the open for 20 years. Skizzer, Lacquer Peel and danthecapriman 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davocano Posted August 25, 2019 Author Share Posted August 25, 2019 The annual holiday in that there Wales turned out to be quite the spotting trip. I think the family had a good time or summat, fucked if I know. I'm told that the Austin Paralanian was quite the desirable camper at the time. I'm trying to get into the habit of recording the paraphernalia and detritus of the motoring world, hence an abandoned car showroom. Hang on a minute... <squints> Why yes, it's an RS2000. Who woulda thunk it. A rusty and battered Almera that looks much worse in the metal. I'm drawn to purple for some reason. The first two bowling balls I bought were purple, maybe that's why. Oooh, it's a Justy and not a Swift as I first thought. An interesting pickup conversion. Only Fools And Sauces LOLMAX!!!!11* Well, at least it hasn't been scrapped or ovalled. JeeExEll, Austat and danthecapriman 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davocano Posted August 25, 2019 Author Share Posted August 25, 2019 Some more paraphernalia and detritus; what dust-encrusted gems might be lurking behind those flaking doors I wonder? Outside the same establishment, an old petrol pump. Check out the detailling, still beautiful in spite of the ruin. Outside the same establishment, a Mercedes ruin with some Barry mods. Elsewhere, a priceyplate Corolla in a similar state of abandonment. Blocked in by a 306 Sedan. Nearby was a very roadworthy Toledo. danthecapriman, Lacquer Peel and JeeExEll 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Snipes Posted August 25, 2019 Share Posted August 25, 2019 That McQueen rep must be a Mitsubishi FTO. Windscreen, roof line and door mirrors give it away. I like the blue MK2 Escort up the page. That's how I remember them in the late 90s when they £500 sheds. Like the Marina-Ital estate too. davocano 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davocano Posted August 25, 2019 Author Share Posted August 25, 2019 It's a bit SCENEYO but do you remember a day before today, a day when you were young? I do and I loved jacked-up Cortinas so much I bought one. The worst and best car I ever owned. <sigh> If the Mazda Bongo Friendee wasn't a daft enough name, they also called it the Ford Freda. If there's anyone in Marketing or Advertising reading this and who hasn't already killed themselves (obvs), I'm sure there's a market for the Ford Mavis, the Ford Elsie, the Ford Dorothy and the Ford Agnes. Please put my name on the waiting list for the Ford Fanny. In other Ford related things, a re-spotted Escort. A re-spotted Sherpa, decaying gracefully* Yeah, it's just some old fire engine parked in a yard. LOVE IT Morris 6cwt van converted into a pickup for some reason. QUITE LIKE IT I don't normally do grab shots but Triumph Acclaim, yeah? Lacquer Peel, JeeExEll, danthecapriman and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davocano Posted August 26, 2019 Author Share Posted August 26, 2019 22 hours ago, Snipes said: That McQueen rep must be a Mitsubishi FTO. Windscreen, roof line and door mirrors give it away. Correctamundo. No prizes I'm afraid but my very best wishes have been sent in your general direction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davocano Posted August 26, 2019 Author Share Posted August 26, 2019 A well-preserved example of early-'90s colour schemes on this '93 CBR6. Seeing an MGB roadster in a shop window could be described as mildly interesting at best but this particular one is built around a Heritage shell and is powered by an electric motor. It's the future, today. And like all technology that's ahead of it's time, it's prohibitively expensive. £105,000 to you, sir. Before I die, I hope one day to find myself behind the wheel of an electric Mk1 Cortina that's been 5D printed or summat. THE ice cream van for people of a certain generation ie: mine Don't recall seeing a series 1 facelift Sirion before now. I may have been a bit premature back there in May when boldly proclaiming that the '85 Corolla was my Spot Of The Year: can you tell what it is yet? Lacquer Peel and danthecapriman 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fabergé Greggs Posted August 26, 2019 Share Posted August 26, 2019 Great spots! Keep them coming davocano 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davocano Posted August 26, 2019 Author Share Posted August 26, 2019 Deceptive dealer sticker is deceptive. Ooooff. Then the next day or thereabouts, I found this. Note to self: Pick your SOTY at the end of December, yeah? danthecapriman, JeeExEll and mk2_craig 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danthecapriman Posted August 26, 2019 Share Posted August 26, 2019 Just gave the like button a pounding! Great spots there sir, as usual. I used to look after a red Honda Ballade when I was in the garage, nice car. I always remember the owner too, a Mrs Mchopperdink... a hell of a name! My Grandad had a Talbot Horizon too, his was a 78 T reg (I think) in a pea green colour with beige interior. I remember going out in it with him, usually with my cousin too. No seat belts in the back and he had two very old sofa cushions in there for us! I remember fondly bouncing around in the back of it as he drove us around. His driving was terrible by then too and my mum hated him taking us out in it! Fond memories, I’d have one! mk2_craig and davocano 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davocano Posted August 27, 2019 Author Share Posted August 27, 2019 If anyone was wondering, here's that 308D in all it's glory* There's a selection of old wrecks on the way now; let's start with a trio of Minors and a Traveller. Unusual to find a Cappuccino in a state such as this but then again, it's unusual to find a Cappuccino full stop. It never ceases to amaze me when I see what is still out there (P5s were inaccessible for decent photos unfortunately). 1.3 L 4-speed sounds very much like bASe to me. danthecapriman and JeeExEll 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davocano Posted August 27, 2019 Author Share Posted August 27, 2019 A few "Max Power" Barry customs ought to be preserved really. Probably not this GTI tho as the mods are quite restrained. I'm guessing this 1100 is a parts donor.... .... for this which was in a nearby yard. In the same yard, a 110 awaiting attention I hope. If anyone was wondering, here's that P6. If anyone might be wondering, here's that MGB. R107 waiting for prices to hit E-Type heights perhaps. This is why I enjoy car spotting so much. danthecapriman, barrett and JeeExEll 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davocano Posted September 15, 2019 Author Share Posted September 15, 2019 The previous generation looked quite sensible and then someone in the Hyundai design studio dropped the brown acid. No longer an everyday sight. I had a go in one when they were new and I liked it. Race cars and their drivers get all the attention but I''m always much more interested in seeing the support vehicles. A couple of old chilled-treat dispensers... ... and a camper van named after a space-dog. LightBulbFun, JeeExEll and danthecapriman 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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