Travelling with a camera: my photo scans from the early 90's

32,451 · November 14, 2009

What a great update!, I was planning on going tomorrow but can't really afford it at them moment, Which is a shame, So it's great they you have snap some of it for us!

That's a sorry looking Alpine, Looks too tidy to have been brought in like that, Bet it's happened on the way to the show, And is that a Tagora in the back ground!

5,233 · November 14, 2009

Is it that Tagora that appear in the summer at Harpenden?

Loving the proto CXitroens - very cool

17,922 · November 14, 2009

I think these cars may have appeared elsewhere on someones spotted thread - they're all in a fairly well known area of Brighton.

OI! GET OFF MY MANOR YA SLAG! (and stop stealing my skoda thunder)

November 14, 2009

OI! GET OFF MY MANOR YA SLAG! (and stop stealing my skoda thunder)

Haha. Car spotter rage. Yeah, I'm gonna hoe your bitches. I spent the night near preston park for some crappy halloween thing hence my stealing your original spots...

And is that a Tagora in the back ground!

It was indeed, I saw it for the first time in June at the Bletchley show.

32,451 · November 14, 2009

47,366 · November 14, 2009

Christ, its all too much! Its like an FHM cover but with cars, and therefore better, in the sense that they can be purchased and used at will.That early Delta is a total honey, I could look at it for hours! As for the crunched Alpine, you can keep your World Wildlife fund, Oxfam, help the aged etc, THAT is a charity worth donating to.

2,352 · November 14, 2009

Since I'm going to the NEC tomorrow I shall refuse to look at the previous page of this thread tonight in order not to spoil the surprise. I will then, tomorrow evening, have a look through the photos here and go "Where the hell was that!" cursing at the various cool cars I will have no doubt totally missed.

3.6k · November 14, 2009

GR9 pics as always I love that little Civic - reminds me of one I had (Plod stopped me in it on a country road for allegedly speeding - he followed me for about a mile, and I was only doing about 55! He said it took him a mile to catch me, and I said, "look at it - it won't do more than 60!" He harrumphed and drove off ... ) I'd like to put a CRX donkey in one, think they slot in

November 14, 2009

The NEC is a disgrace for the lighting. Too busy robbing for the parking...

4.1k · November 14, 2009

Fab shots once again!

14,102 · November 14, 2009

Great shots, and what a selection.What stand was the 180B on? I wonder if it belongs to a Scottish chap called Gary?Sunny in the rain pic has a lot of atmosphere.

November 14, 2009

What stand was the 180B on? I wonder if it belongs to a Scottish chap called Gary?

Thats the exact guy, co-incidently I was on toy stall buying a model of Datsun Auster when he happened to hear my banter with the stall holder. What are the chances? He drove up in his B310 Datsun Sunny, which unfortunately I never got to see. The car was actually placed on the main entrance to hall 3 and not part of any club. He mentioned that he will get chatting to the Datsun Owners club and try and organise something for next year.

Setting the camera to the appropriate white balance would sort that out.

Absolutely, with a DSLR camera its perfectly possible not to use a tripod if you practice holding the camera as close and stable to your body as possible (e.g not holding the bloody thing up in the air) and take multiple shots - one is bound to come out half decent. I used the lowest F number possible with a high ISO number - but anything higher than 800 is too grainy. I set the white balance to Tungsten light - which produces a slight blue hue if used with a flash but again its one of those things you mess around with until your get the best results. The type of lense and hood is important too - I'm using a crappy standard 18-55mm lens that came with the camera, it produces adequate results but is ok for all round use. I'll put the remainder of the shots up tomorrow, so it won't ruin Seths day

I missed a few stalls myself - I unintentially didn't explore the corner where the MG/healey clubs were and missed out on some Maxi action.....maybe.

4.8k · November 15, 2009

Nice photos, those Austin Victorias are lovely looking things aren't they. Did we not get them as they would have been too similar to a Dolomite?I had my Supersport on display at the NEC a few years ago..99 I think.

4,444 · November 15, 2009

That's a sorry looking Alpine, Looks too tidy to have been brought in like that, Bet it's happened on the way to the show, And is that a Tagora in the back ground!

Don't think so somehow - if you looks at the other cars on the stand - Solara etc there are a couple of 'Police - Accident' type signs in the background so I'm guessing they've set the stand to look like some big Chrysler / Talbot road carnage thing. Probably because the guy with the Alpine bumped it a few weeks before the show but decided to go ahead with it anyway.

I was quite tempted to go to the NEC but tbh couldn't be arsed in the end. If both me and Mrs L go then it's a Ã‚Â£60 day out, plus fuel, food and then the quantity of tat I'd end up buying. Plus I'd have to get up early and didn't really want to do that.

2.4k · November 21, 2009

That brown 810 Bluebird is absolutely stunning. Interesting about the DOC stand possibility next year as I was thinking there ought to be mor Japanese presence. Would be nice to see the B10 there if everything could come together OK.

This B11 is identical to mine (save for being a Maxima). The reg number is particulary apt for mine at present...

December 31, 2009

Rounding the year up with my last spots of the year - its been a surprising year, with the odd gem popping up unexpectedly. This batch are from the last month, with a few that I didn't post in Oct/Nov.

Just hanging on to dear life. I bet it starts perfectly every morning.

E24 (I think) Nissan Caravan - a comparative import rarity as most import vans seem to be Toyotas or Mazdas.

Ginaf are a Dutch company who convert DAF trucks into heavy duty muthas.

Seen this hobbling around Southampton, the driver looks aggressive. Neat plate though.

This used to belong to a mates brother, glad to see it still in use.

Started life as a Fiat, became an Iveco in 1983/84 I think. The replacement model was essentially a tranny in a frock.

This was spotted behind the local Ford garage, probabily waiting for the distributor to dry out....

....and these two were also behind the new car lot. The plateless 2CV worries me slightly. I'm hoping that they're not part of any scrappage scheme.

Oh yeah! Chuffed to have seen one in use.

All of the cars below were seen on a private bit of land, in which the owner quite happily allowed me to explore.

June 1978 model - not quite as late as the '79 I spotted at beaulieu but still interesting. In solid condition too.

1 of 3 minis

1 of 2 Sciroccos. This was a '85 model with small headlamps, the other was a later 1989 model.

There were also 8 Citroen 2CV6's in various states of decay.

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3.7k · December 31, 2009

Stellar spots as usual. The Patrol looks tidy, my neighbours had one of the same age, maybe a little earlier, 10+ years ago and it was practically see-through.Also, Oxfordshire Cockmuncher.

5k · December 31, 2009

cough cough

defo not an alfa more say toyota maybe

great pics as always spa

47,366 · December 31, 2009

This was spotted behind the local Ford garage, probabily waiting for the distributor to dry out....

Hey look, its got lengthened front wings, and the wheels are seriously oversized - I bet its got a K-series. In which case its probably waiting for a new head gasket.

December 31, 2009

Crikey those Ginafs look well hard....check out the super singles on the front, brilliant...!

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2.3k · December 31, 2009

Is that A Riley 1.5 or a Wolseley 1500 behind there?

Early Mini as well and what's the orange one? ADO16?

Great snap anyway.

3,146 · January 1, 2010

E24 (I think) Nissan Caravan - a comparative import rarity as most import vans seem to be Toyotas or Mazdas.

That there be a Nissan Largo. It's a C22 so based on a later Vanette and also sold as a Nissan Nomad I believe.

4.8k · January 1, 2010

The Integra was on ebay recently....looks quite tidy.

January 1, 2010

Thanks for the Nissan van correction, I didn't really get a chance to sniiff around it. Quite a handsome machine in a Toyota space cruiser/model F kind of fashion. Those cars with the Jag, are identified correctly by you keef - I would have like to have got closer and investigate but it was on a very busy road. Cheers for correcting my sloppy edit too VWpowered!

5k · January 1, 2010

my whole site full of sloppy mistakes, so no prbs

4.1k · January 1, 2010

Great spots!

Nice slammed 2CV, I'd drive it.

January 1, 2010

This was spotted behind the local Ford garage, probabily waiting for the distributor to dry out....

Hey look, its got lengthened front wings, and the wheels are seriously oversized - I bet its got a K-series. In which case its probably waiting for a new head gasket.

My money is on a Honda V-tec unit.

Great spots, I really appreciate the quality of your pics and the the shite within.

2.5k · January 1, 2010

excellent spots as per, I like to think Im okay at spotting, but you, youre just brilliant at it!

January 3, 2010

Stunning !! makes for a very enjoyable New Year's entertainment,cheers Mr.DC, from a warmer W.I.

March 16, 2010

Hello. Not really spots or shite but more of series of snaps at a staged event. These were taken over the weekend at Race Retro, a perfect opportunity for me to practice my 'action' shots. Great fun and lots to see. This lot are batch of Rally slags giving it some around the Rally stage.