Dutch spots - UK spots actually this time...

June 15, 2008

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

Morris Marina doorhandles

4.1k · June 28, 2008

Time for a small update:

1971 280 SEL 3.5:

1972 3500

1980 264 GL

1984 Vanden Plas

1980 Scimitar Auto on LPG

I wanted to crawl under the nearest car when I saw this '73 Continental, which is as big as a small continent:

4.8k · June 28, 2008

I can't see any of these Mich, I presume it's because my work internet filter takes a dislike to Flickr. Any chance we can persuade you to the merits of Photobucket?

Well that's no good with mine either! Who else is there? Image Shack?, Photo Box?

4.5k · June 28, 2008

That wire spoked P6 is a right hooker!!!! Lovely colour. Tobacco leaf??

4.8k · June 28, 2008

1984 Vanden Plas

With the Lotus rear lights!

What do we reckon guys?

I'll go with the X1/9

2,351 · June 28, 2008

Lincoln is simply top quality, tyre squeel in multi storey car park shite. Nice!

3.7k · June 28, 2008

I usually have an intense hatred of wire wheels, but that P6 looks alright on them!

4,281 · June 29, 2008

LOVE this SD1. Left-hand drive?

4.8k · June 29, 2008

Left-hand drive?

Strangely it doesn't actually look that way!

4.1k · June 30, 2008

It is LHD, first registered in 1984. Did they still make them then?

8.5k · June 30, 2008

SD1's lasted until '86, though there are a few '87 (e-plate) Vitesse ones around, presumably because there was little else that could touch them for use as high-speed pursuit cars by the 5-0.

4.1k · June 30, 2008

Thanks!

2.4k · June 30, 2008

SD1's lasted until '86, though there are a few '87 (e-plate) Vitesse ones around, presumably because there was little else that could touch them for use as high-speed pursuit cars by the 5-0.

I believe the Met bought a batch of them when they were told it was going out of production and put them away to register later.There was a firm I used to go past on my way to school where one of the company cars was an E-reg 2300S. It stuck in my mind as unusual even then.

1,371 · June 30, 2008

Yup, MetPlod stockpiled at least 50 twin-plenum Vitesses, so the rumours go. Thames Valley Plod did the same with the Omega as well, there's MV6s still in service on 05 plates so at least a year after they were removed from public sale.That E-plate 2300S sounds like it may have been stored in a compound for a while before registration, Mash. I was under the impression from one of those "1986 Motorfair" catalogues that only the 2.6 and Vitesse were left in production when the 800 was released in early '86.

4.1k · July 3, 2008

Thanks for the SD1nfo!

This is giving me ideas for my own Starlet...

4.1k · July 20, 2008

There are more DSs than coffeeshops in Amsterdam...

I went out to buy some painkillers, came back to see this parked around the corner. Owner (in the green shirt) was very nice, bought it recently and came to show it to his parents.