Dutch spots - UK spots actually this time...

[michiel]

Ha, great find! Love the old ones more though...

[55bloke]

What the infuriatingly Holier Than Thou Top Gear Carbage garbage fails to point out is, that the front, and I think also the back, of that Veedub is/was a comercially available kit, based on the 1940 Ford. And, I actually think it looks quite good! I get a bit hacked off with the superior sneering of the so-called cool people with taste, directed at the uncool with no taste. Says who? Surely, the whole point of taste is, it's personal?

[Mash]

This seems as good a place as any to add my Dutch spot taken on my daytrip for work this week. Unfortunately, though I did spot quite a few old cars, they were mostly as we were on the move so this is the only one that presented a photo opportunity

 

 

Just as an aside, did we get the saloon version of this model Mazda 323 in the UK? Can't ever remember seeing one

 

[Torsten2001]

Loving the Oxford and the Wolseley! Top Spots lads

[Dead_E23]

Never seen a 323 saloon, but I bet they're rather nice. I quite fancy one of the 323F estates - they have a very pleasant lightweight feel to them, a comfy ride and and a nice whizzy little engine.

[michiel]

Gorgeous original Dutch Wolseley Mash! Where in Holland did you spot that?First registered 22-07-1968, current owner since August 2007 by the way.

[Mash]

Gorgeous original Dutch Wolseley Mash! Where in Holland did you spot that?First registered 22-07-1968, current owner since August 2007 by the way.

Wolseley was in Barendrecht, I think it belongs to a guy who works at the bike dealer in the pic.

[michiel]

Cheers - would love to see it up close, but that's a bit too far.

[michiel]

1980 Chevy Van

1960 VW

Two original Dutch Beetles, '72 and '73

1982 2CV Charleston missing 2 doors and a Citroën badge and with the engine at the wrong end...

1984 2CV

1968 Ami

1961 HY Diesel

[Ross_K]

What's the deal with the cover on the Ami's front grille?I'm sure someone told me before but my memory's not what it used to be..

[Volksy]

its a 'muff' (snigger) to help warm up in cold temperatures

[michiel]

Took these pre-holiday (more in a minute):

 

[Split_Pin]

I hadn't realised till now how attractive those 404's are

[fiatdaft]

seeing as were posting dutch spots,here are some of mine !

 

had a wee trip to the nurburgring,a couple of spots on the way there.

 

borgward?

 

 

 

 

 

this one has done the daily school run for at least 10 years,so much nicer than a 4x4 or people carrier,dont ya think ?

 

 

 

 

this was for sale in a small classic car dealers,all minty mint,no prices and a large pile of mail collecting behind the letterbox.

 

 

same place

 

mazda ?

 

honda?

 

[Torsten2001]

The Borgward is in fact a Wartburg, and that with the Mirafiori have made my night!

[fiatdaft]

i did try!

[michiel]

Lovely Wart! The red dwarf's indeed a Honda (N600), was that in Holland too?

[r.welfare]

I think the red sports car in the dealer's window is a Glas 1600GT, might be wrong though.

[carlo]

Most certainly is a Glas, either a 1300GT or 1700GT, could even be the later BMW badged version. (BMW 1600GT). Gorgeous cars.

[fiatdaft]

pity about the wheels though,i thought it was a mazda as it was displayed in a mazda dealers showroom!oh ps,the honda was accross the road,the dutch spots were in nijmegen,i would have had much for if my digi cam was quicker in starting up,grrrcheers scott

[Karmann Ghiaman]

Looks like Sir Alan has had enough. £800m? Pah!

 

[michiel]

[pompei]

Oh, that Safari is just GorJus.And what are the rear lights on the first one from? Reg?

[Mr_Bo11ox]

Rover SD1 i think! Anyone know what the tail lights were off on the series 1 esprit?

[r.welfare]

Think that Trans-Am is a 10th Anniversary special edition (1979), lovely.

[michiel]

It was first registered (not here though) in 1979 indeed!

[j-j]

Rover SD1 i think! Anyone know what the tail lights were off on the series 1 esprit?

- wasn't it something unexpected like a Datsun os something? - the S1 for me any day!

[Barry Cade]

Early series 1 Esprits had Fiat X1/9 taillights,series 2 had SD1 lamps, facelifted cars after '88? had Toyota lamps!

[seth]

Love the colours of the DS!I saw one of those Lotuses a couple of months ago on the school walk (why do people say "run" when they invariably drive?) They look awesome mixing it with mode traffic.

[Mr_Bo11ox]

I thought the S1 esprits had Fiat 124 koop lights!