Trigger's Stonking Spots - Loads of bits

[Justin Case]

 

 

2001 Maestro!.

 

Top spot Trig That is a rare-as-rocking-horse-droppings Apple Maestro (screwed together by a garage in Bury St Edmunds from Bulgarian CKD kits re-imported after the attempt to build them there failed) and should also have lhd wipers for bonus shite points.

 

[confession mode] I'm not as smart as I look I thought it was a Ledbury Maestro (there are still a few running around in Herefordshire) but that info turned up while I was checking, as it didn't have a Herefrord reg [/ confession mode]

[Mash]

That story about the Minor is really pleasing; I felt the same when I spotted my grandad's old Daimler. If ever there was a case for cars not being plate-raped then this is it.

[trigger]

Yes it was a nice story Mash, it was quite a shock when dicky messaged me about it and even more so to get a message back from the 1st owners son!

 

Alf your right about that being an Apple made one as it had Apple and some numbers (2001 i think) on a sticker on the back window, the two old boys in it pulled into the local holiday caravan park.

[Minimad5]

Here is a little Maestro finding ..

http://maestro-special.tripod.com/rhistory.html

 

Kind of a good read (Too tired to read it all atm)

 

Great pictures

[Lord Sterling]

 

This 1955 Minor was his weekend toy and used 'for best'.

Well after a surprise PM from hawkeyed Angrydicky, He's found someone that's been looking for this Minor since 1959 as it belonged to their grandfather! .

 

http://www.oldclassiccar.co.uk/morris_minor.htm

 

 

I've fired off a email to the website owner after the email address of the chap trying to find it, It's quite exciting!

What a great story. Something like this sometimes gives me hope my Dads old Sterling might be lurking around somewhere, though I doubt it very much.

 

Great spots aswell Trig.

[Captain Mainwaring]

Amazing what you see out and about, isn't it?

 

 

I have a slight feeling this it's on it's way to becoming barried up, or scene'd.

 

The P-plate VW camper...foreign built under license I'd imagine? Perhaps that Brazilian outfit churning out the 60s remakes has something to do with it.

[Spottedlaurel]

One or two Framlingham area spots I recognise there! For some reason I didn’t stop for the Beetle plant pot, glad you rectified this.

 

Accord 3dr looks nice. I really liked the red 1.8EX I had like that, sadly it’s pretty much the only one of my recent cars that’s gone missing.

[VWPowered]

great story on the minor

[trigger]

Just a small update again nothing great and some fuzzy so sorry.

 

 

 

Pink Sierra Estate

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Toyota Peseo amongst others being exported at work.

 

 

This next few all belong to the same house in town, I need to get back for better photos though I'm not sure how to go about it yet.

 

 

 

 

There is what looks like a 105E Estate up the back of the drive as well as an Ital Estate and the Allegro.

[trigger]

This next bunch are all from yesterday.

 

 

 

 

I know someone that will like these!, This was parked behind a garage near Clacton, It was quite tidy with 84000 miles on it, Local car as well.

 

Also in the same yard was this Matiz that had been converted into a van.

 

 

and this Galant.

 

 

Now these next ones are all from a 45 min drive in the town yesterday.

 

 

This has been sat on axle stands for ages now.

 

 

better photo of the Skoda from my last update.

 

 

 

 

I got chatting to the lady who lives here as she was watering her plants, They are her husband's old cars that he's planning on restoring but he's to ill now to fix them, I can see them getting scrapped.

 

There's also a Thames 107E at the back that he's owned for years travelling all over europe in, that's pretty rough now though.

 

 

Another one of the many Bluebirds still knocking around the town.

 

 

Quite a striking colour!

 

 

 

 

I took a photo of this last year, It still hasn't moved, Nore has the Corsa under the leantoo, Makes me wonder what's in the garage.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This belongs to a young lad, I'm always seeing it about somewhere different.

 

 

Not a very good picture but a 2 door Cortina, Looks as if it's been sat here for years.

 

 

 

Audi 200 Quattro!

 

 

What's that comming out of Tesco's, Is it a Lanica, is it a Lanica...?

 

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4117/4762447890_c6b9dda822_z.jpg

 

Fook me it's a Thema!!

[wuvvum]

 

I took a photo of this last year, It still hasn't moved, Nore has the Corsa under the leantoo, Makes me wonder what's in the garage.

That's my old 'Sud! Whereabouts is it? Might be tempted to try and buy it back if the bloke isn't doing owt with it.

[VWPowered]

wow alfasud..

[Angrydicky]

Wasn't the Charmant on Ebay recently?

[Spottedlaurel]

That Volvo Amazon estate gets about. It rang a bell, and having checked my Flickr uploads I’ve seen it twice now (and have only just realised it’s the same car on my own photos).

 

Interesting shots of the stuff going for export. Do you know roughly where they’re off to?

[trigger]

Interesting shots of the stuff going for export. Do you know roughly where they’re off to?

I haven't the foggiest SL, There's always cars going out on the back of lorries like that, Mostly old Mercedes C-Classes and Transit Vans, I'm keeping my eyes open for Mr Bickles Datsun at the moment.

 

Dicky - Yes i think it might be, I'm sure i recognize the plate.

[ProgRocker]

That Carina II estate looks shite-tastic.

[Gompo]

The Charmant IS the one that was on Ebay recently, yes..

[trigger]

Quick update from some of my recent spots.

 

 

I can't decide if this Pride was dumped or not as it was unlocked with the window open and full of plaster outside B&Q.

 

 

Mega clean Carlton

 

 

 

 

This is a NG TC 3.5 V8 based on a Morris Marina!.

 

 

 

Tidy 1800 SXi near my house.

 

 

This GTi didn't look like it had moved for a while.

 

 

Wuvvum's old Alfa that I've posted before, It needs a lot of work, the body doesn't look very good and most of the interior is missing.

 

 

Mini Jem

 

 

 

 

[VWPowered]

that SXi looks well tidy, i had a 1.5TD SXi Nova (facelift type) sure it was a K reg, best vauxhall i ever had that, didnt half stonk along

[Gompo]

I've always liked the look of those NG kit-cars, no idea how good/bad they're meant to be though.

[CIH]

that carlton is lovely looking old bus. looks a bit povvo spec, like.

[oldford]

Here's a few more taken by Trigger on our way back from Nottingham:

 

Commer camper

 

 

 

 

 

An Austin

 

 

 

A Citroen

 

 

 

Another Citroen (extra points for not a UK registration and the colour scheme - I feel)

 

 

 

 

A Ford Escort

 

[trigger]

That Commer van was lovely! but the Swiss plated Citreon AK500 van was my favorite of the day, cheered me up a bit at least!

[trigger]

I nipped out for a bit this afternoon to see what cars are about for sale and saw this little lot.

 

 

 

Tasty looking 912 in a garage what's closing down very close to me.

 

 

Never seen this Maestro Turbo before, According to the DVLA it's not been taxed since 2003.

 

 

In the same yard as this 305 I've spotted before is this CF truck now.

 

This next lot were behind a garage I've never been to before.

 

 

Been here since 1999.

 

 

2008

 

 

2004

 

 

This 205 1.8D for the last year, There was also a Mk 2 B reg Cavailer SRi and a Peugeot 505 Estate in the same yard but the owner was lurking about so i left.

 

 

 

This Transit bus was great, The owner was doing some repairs behind it, I need to try and get some better photos of it.

 

 

[kevin 900]

That Maestro appeared there about 4 weeks or so ago, it's a couple of mins from where I live... You must've been to Portman cars then to snap that Transit bus coz it's usually round the corner from there?

[trigger]

Yes thats where i went, I've never seen it about before, The yard with the Marina is just the corner from there as well.

[kevin 900]

Hmmm, I think I know where you mean... Old fashioned looking (green painted) garage, no name on the front?

 

Never been there mind.

[trigger]

I think it's time that you did (don't forget the camera though!)

[VWPowered]

isnt that maestro one of the last turbo's

[trigger]

Not sure John, Didn't they also make them on a G plate?.

 

The vehicle details for F488 NWL are:

 

Date of Liability 01 11 2003

Date of First Registration 13 06 1989

Year of Manufacture 1989

Cylinder Capacity (cc) 1998CC

CO2 Emissions Not Available

Fuel Type Petrol

Export Marker Not Applicable

Vehicle Status Unlicensed

Vehicle Colour RED