Spotter's Log: Harpenden Classics On The Common

[Electric Leyland]

 

Love this American thing, reminds me of 60’s Batman TV series for some reason:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Electric Leyland]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Finally got round to finding this one at last!!

 

[Electric Leyland]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WOAH! ...................

 

[55bloke]

WOW!! AGAIN! Never seen a convertable Volvo 1800. And another great number plate on that Jag!

[sporty-shite]

 

This shot looks like it belongs in the opening credits to Minder. ACE. 12,096/10

[michiel]

Hnng, lots of great stuff. I don't think the Volvertible is a factory car, or did they make them?

 

Love that creamy Talbot 90, although the door bottoms look a bit odd - are they meant to stick out like that?

[Electric Leyland]

More beauties from down under……………..

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Electric Leyland]

Utes old and new………….

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Mash]

Wow, that green wagon is awesome! Wot iz it????!!!

 

Prisma FTW though.

[eddyramrod]

That'll be an Australian Chrysler Valiant, loosely based on the US parent's late-60s version.

 

This thing...

might be familiar because van versions of this (Ford Econoline) and the Dodge A-100 were often used when the supervillain of the week needed a plain van.

 

Oh, and did I mention? Top spotting!

[55bloke]

For God's sake, stop!! I can't take any more!!

[Electric Leyland]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And my personal FTW so far, this!!!!!!!!! ………………

 

[eddyramrod]

Didn't Billy Corkhill in Brookside have one like this? ISTR him driving it across several of the lawns once...

 

And my personal FTW so far, this!!!!!!!!! ………………

 

Calendar shot, right there. It's a whole Autoshite street!

[warren t claim]

 

Were these ever badged as Plymouths as well as Datsuns?

[barrett]

An excellent update as expected. Impossible to pick a favourite out of that lot but naturally everything with a Datsun badge is getting me a little hot under the collar.

 

Volvo 1800 DHC is a homebrew, Harold Radford converted ONE in period, but that ain't it, and US dealer 'Volvoville' converted a handful but they are all LHD so it ain't one of those either. Looks like a pretty neat job though.

[morris_ital_lover]

Wowzers.... that's the best page of spots EVA.

[CreepingJesus]

Top spots - quality and quantity! The shot of the Valiant against the sunset's nice.

Looking at a few of the Oz pics, the cars have what we'd call private plates (e.g the 'BNK JOB' Camaro, the 356 and the E-Type). Anyone know how that system works over there? It seems at face value, to be more like the US system.

[Electric Leyland]

Yeah I remember asking someone, it pretty much is the same. If you want a private plate and no one else in the State has taken it then you pay some sort of nominal amount to have it, probably sub £100.

[vulgalour]

Well this thread did the opposite to help out with my insomnia tonight, I'm now far too excited about old cars to want to go to sleep and it's all your fault. I think you win, that is if there's some sort of Spotted Thread game, because the quality, quantity and diversity of the spots in this thread is phenominal, probably helped by you travelling to some pretty disparate places. Absolutely cracking work, and a worthy number of browsing hours to be had just now and in the future.

[Spottedlaurel]

Great stuff EL. No way of picking a favourite, but obviously particularly pleasing to see the OJC content. Some of the ones photographed, like the 200B, are Australian-built.

 

Interesting comment about the value of cars there, which must be a considerable factor in people keeping perfectly useable older stuff running. Good on them!

[Electric Leyland]

Thanks so far to everyone enjoying the show. I'm less than half way through the update, am out tonight so the rest will come in the next day or two.

 

One huge set of pics is from that gigantic classic lorry scrapyard in Hertfordshire between Hitchin and Welwyn. Got into a lot of trouble for this but well worth it, you'll see from the results. Has there been much on here about this since I first mentioned it a long time ago? it's one of the most amazing time warp places I've ever been to and it's incredible such a place still exists.

[mk2_craig]

Ace spots! V-reg Carlton for me I think.

 

^ Lorry scrapyard, I guess you would be talking about Rush Green Motors? I went there some years ago with a small group mainly to scavenge Ergomatic cab parts, it's an epic place but I only got a very small handful of photos. Apparently the surface was laid using a job lot of surplus materials from the M1 construction, and some of the stock in there will be vehicles that came off the road around that time!

[Electric Leyland]

Yes that's the place, Rush Green Motors. I wonder how they get around green regulations? Well long may they reign anyway, epic yard. I'll come on to those photos later, but here's more of the update.

 

 

From the second Amsterdam trip of last summer, this bunch……

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And only a flipping LIGIER!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

 

 

 

[Electric Leyland]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Electric cars section:

 

 

 

[catsinthewelder]

Top drawer spotting

 

I wonder if all those chains are to stop people pushing the Ligier into the canal......and wether this is the behaviour of somebody who won't be caught out again

 

 

edit; and now more you are spoiling us shitters with this fabulous chod

[Electric Leyland]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Electric Leyland]

 

 

Van now with company…

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Electric Leyland]

 

 

 

 

I had a Siku model like this!

 

 

Lankiest ever house?

 

[Electric Leyland]

And now for more home turf stuff……

 

Oh hello what are you doing out here all by yourself, come here I’ll keep you company.....

 

 

 

 

And you

 

 

 

 

 

 

WOW! In Nottingham, for Trig….

 

 

 

[Electric Leyland]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And a few more gratuitous shots of the Autoshite Staff Fleet to round this section off.

 

LOADS more to come in this update, stay tuned.