Dutch spots - UK spots actually this time...

[Split_Pin]

 

I used to have a shite Majorette model of a blue car simply called 'Oldsmobile' underneath it. I always wondered what the fook it was and why it looked a bit like a Cortina or something. Now I know

[michiel]

[mk2_craig]

1991 Malaga looking pretty fine:

 

 

Truly something I have not seen for many years, just like the Regata it's based on which was built until 1990 I think?? Scary to think how short most examples' lives must have been.

[155V6]

 

I used to have a shite Majorette model of a blue car simply called 'Oldsmobile' underneath it. I always wondered what the fook it was and why it looked a bit like a Cortina or something. Now I know

Here you go

It also comes as a rally version,but I haven't got one of those

[STUNO]

love the Oldsmobile michiel. its truely ugly front end probably marks the start of the end for GM. and that red thing must be a true non-drivers car.

[Split_Pin]

 

Lol thats the exact one!

 

By the way, bloody hell , is that a Matchbox Granada MK2 you have there? I thought I was mistaken when I recalled seeing one of these in a shop somewhere, in the povved-up 'super gt' spec Matchbox flogged in the late 80's using redundant moulds.

[155V6]

The Granada's made by Maisto,they were pretty common & can still be found at car boots,although they're a bit harder to find now as a lot of people want them for Banger Racing models(probably where this one will end up)

[michiel]

Few more, some I've posted before but in different weather...

 

 

 

 

 

[michiel]

I was so excited when I saw this one (current owner since november 25, so very fresh spotted) that I couldn't stop shaking for a while... hence the bad first pic.

 

 

[STUNO]

Aah now I know why Its getting warmer here michiel ,we can buy cans of that white stuff here. but its just not the same! the Maserati would have me getting the shakes too, its delicious.

[VWPowered]

that massa's well sweet

[michiel]

I recently went through some boxes of holiday photos (analogue stylee), not many cars in them, but here's what I found:

 

Crete, accidental GS Break spot when I took a pic of our hire car:

 

 

Barcelona, ca. 1992:

 

 

Saint Malo, early 1990s:

 

 

Paris, late 1980s probably:

 

 

Sables d'Or-Les Pins (near Plurien, France), same holiday as the Saint Malo shot:

 

[michiel]

And some from Malta/Gozo, 1995ish:

 

 

 

 

[VWPowered]

quality plate

 

[michiel]

Yep! The Lord & Satan know that sharing a car is good for the environment...

 

Just a few, 85 Alfetta:

 

 

81 Baur 316:

 

 

72 242:

 

 

72 600E

 

 

73 Mini 1000 with nice wheels and a cage:

 

 

 

And a 74 Daf 33... in Ikea of all places.

 

 

[Albert Ross]

Are those Innocenti wheels on the Mini?

[Split_Pin]

Why is the Daf in Ikea? Isnt that a Swedish company?

[michiel]

1)I should have taken a closer look at the wheels, sorry!2)I think it's there just to show how you can put storage racks in your garage, or how you can use Ikea to store your car if you work there - or maybe someone mixed up the Daf/Volvo connection?

[Spottedlaurel]

Lovely Alfetta, though those late ones perhaps a touch awkward looking compared to earlier models?

[pogweasel]

Your Ikea looks alot different to ours. UK Ikea is basically just a massive scrum, everywhere you look people poking & prodding and getting in each others way, and the display stuff is usually battered to shit. At least there you might have a good chance of encountering other shoppers and Ikea staff who speak english though. Liking the Alfa, them wheels look like Borbet 'B' design, worth a few quid (as I found out after I'd basically given some away)

[seth]

At least there you might have a good chance of encountering other shoppers and Ikea staff who speak english though.

Would you want IKEA staff in Holland speaking English though?I'll have the 600

[Guest]

The only reason I ever go to IKEA is to buy hot dogs and take advantage of the unlimited refills policy on pop. Apparently they also do sofas and suchlike.

[pogweasel]

The only reason I ever go to IKEA is to buy hot dogs and take advantage of the unlimited refills policy on pop. Apparently they also do sofas and suchlike.

I only go there under extreme duress, and only then if I am GUARANTEED Hot Dog & pop as a treat when we are one.

[M'coli]

The only reason I ever go to IKEA is to buy hot dogs and take advantage of the unlimited refills policy on pop. Apparently they also do sofas and suchlike.

I only go there under extreme duress, and only then if I am GUARANTEED Hot Dog & pop as a treat when we are one.

I have been there, well I drive a Volvo estate so it's compulsory at some point, but found it was full of rip-offs of 1960s/1970s design and my original stuff is still ok. Still the free coffee was ok (I'm sure it was free, well no-one asked me to pay for it)

If I have to go I make it bearable by taking the chance to spy some yummy mummies!

[michiel]

In 10 years time our Ikea will be as much a no fun zone as the ones in the UK, it gets worse every time I go there (usually I have to go several times because at least two or three items on the list are out of stock) - the 'garage' was an exceptionally quiet corner of this Ikea though.

[seth]

I once went in looking for car parts

 

 

They've made the local one much more user friendly of late by actually giving you, the shopper, the responsibilty that comes with actually taking your trolley right up to your car! Also fine for popping in for the odd thing when I used to come past on the way home from work at around 4pm. No one there at school-out time.

[Split_Pin]

I think it's there just to show how you can put storage racks in your garage, or how you can use Ikea to store your car if you work there - or maybe someone mixed up the Daf/Volvo connection?

I recommed going to Ikea in a battered-to-shit Sprinter van and absolutely denying the existence of every other car/pedestrian. I found it an effortless shopping experience. Also proof that your mum can lift heavier things than anyone

[VWPowered]

our local ikea is over 2 hours away, and dont sell car parts

[michiel]

No Ikea this time... I've spotted this 1972 P6 before, but it looks like it hasn't been used in a long time, it's now parked on a commercial estate.

 

 

 

I don't know if it has seen any serious war action since 1983, but it's certainly crusty:

 

 

 

Also from 1983:

 

 

MegaTarp, last used to cover the Titanic. Late 70s Continental probably?

 

 

 

If you look closely you'll see a Peugeot 404 with a beige front, yellow roof and blue doors & rear wings...

 

[VWPowered]

nice spots, love the P6 those wires are gonna be a bitch to clean