Spotter's Log: Harpenden Classics On The Common

25,572 · August 31, 2008

Electric Leyland said:
Took me a while to get what this origianlly was!

Is this still around?!?

If it's the one I think it is, it was originally done by a bloke called John Baldaccino, and I first saw it at the Bristol Custom Car Show in 1980!

October 4, 2008

A long overdue update.

Old Cav

Check it out!

Lovely Toymota Cressida

Sherpa

Nuts H Van

Avantime

Didnt quite catch this one properly, was it a Renner or a Cit?

Aldbury, nr Tring. Location of Shillingbuy Tales.

CPTC1

CPTC2

Fast becoming staple Autoshite diet. Proton.

Cit CX in Hackney

October 4, 2008

rertro building and ice cream van

Portobello Road shop frontage

Tri Hez

I absolutely bloody loved seeing this. Audi 80

Vulva P1800

???????????????????????????

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Stevenage Tescos often turns up something. Late Rover.

VW 1600TE Fastback. Lovely.

No Rio

Well rare, a Phantom V with dodgy 2-tone paintwork, still love em tho

October 4, 2008

Old dubber

Poke 356b - original one? Prob not

Bedford ice cream van

Loved this. Ex ice cream van

Also seen a heavily customised one too, pice to follow next week.

A van time VWs..

GeneralLee interesting scene

Big Zodiac

3,564 · October 4, 2008

Gompo said:

Pete-M said:
When I worked for a large VAG dealership they had the reg numbers "GT1" and "AUD1".
Those plates must be worth a bit, - how long ago was this?

Just spotted this reply....The dealership had the plates from at least 1980 until 1998. I worked there in '98 and they were there then. Twas the dastardly Ian Skelly's that had 'em. That was, without doubt, the lowest low point of my automotive career and never to be repeated. Even working as a salesman for a Nissan dealership in 2000 wasn't anywhere near as mind-numbingly tedious as working for Skelly's.

10,105 · October 4, 2008

Nice pics ,the 10th one down looks like a Citroen Mehari to me.Loving the ex-ice cream van,it reminds me of an FI test car

October 4, 2008

And finally for now. I mentioned a while back about another location from TV/film comedy history. Will be majorly impressed if anyone can ge this one!!!! My all time favourie funny tv/film thing. It's quite obscure but has been mentioned on the forum before...

Come on Hirst!

EL

1,259 · October 4, 2008

That big Zodiac is gorgeous. Is the P1800 on a 'U' plate though? I didn't think they issued 'U'

10,105 · October 4, 2008

Mike D said:
That big Zodiac is gorgeous. Is the P1800 on a 'U' plate though? I didn't think they issued 'U'

I think that may be an Isle of Man plate

October 4, 2008

Electric Leyland said:
Come on Hirst!

Goodnight Sweetheart.

October 4, 2008

Hirst said:

Electric Leyland said:
Come on Hirst!
Goodnight Sweetheart.

Wrong. Try again.

4.5k · October 4, 2008

Notting Hill....as seen in the spilt drink scene.

October 4, 2008

Albert Ross said:
Notting Hill....as seen in the spilt drink scene.

Naaa. Snot tha. Earlier anda bit more obscure.

2.5k · October 4, 2008

chaseracer said:

Electric Leyland said:
Took me a while to get what this origianlly was!
Is this still around?!?

If it's the one I think it is, it was originally done by a bloke called John Baldaccino, and I first saw it at the Bristol Custom Car Show in 1980!

yes Fungus is alive and well, Mark nightmares restored her a few years back and she is still up for sale every so often... I may eventually have to buy her just to satisfy my youthfull dreams..........

October 4, 2008

Electric Leyland said:

Hirst said:

Electric Leyland said:
Come on Hirst!
Goodnight Sweetheart.
Wrong. Try again.

It was though! Check it out.

October 4, 2008

Hirst said:

Electric Leyland said:

Hirst said:

Electric Leyland said:
Come on Hirst!
Goodnight Sweetheart.
Wrong. Try again.
It was though! Check it out.

Without watching every episode, how can one check, got a pic? Location btw is well known Columbia Road flower market in Hackney (when market wasn't on).

October 4, 2008

No pics, but.....http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0106014/locations

Quote
Filming locations for"Goodnight Sweetheart" (1993)Royal Oak Hotel - 73 Columbia Road, Bethnal Green, London, England, UK

12,190 · October 4, 2008

Did it involve Nicholas Parsons?

October 4, 2008

Hirst said:
No pics, but.....

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0106014/locations

Quote
Filming locations for
"Goodnight Sweetheart" (1993)

Royal Oak Hotel - 73 Columbia Road, Bethnal Green, London, England, UK

Crikey, also The Krays and Lock Stock!

They're good but they're not the ones

12,190 · October 4, 2008

Mr Jolly Lives Next Door?

October 4, 2008

Richard said:
Did it involve Nicholas Parsons?

Very well done yes.

It was indeed The Comic Strip presents: Mr Jolly Lives next Door.

Funniest film ever. And loads of kit in it, most notably the "safest car in the world" Heinkel Trojan bubble car. And the "Dreamytime Escorts" Honda van ...

12,190 · October 4, 2008

You must not be able to move in that pub for camera crews.

4.8k · October 5, 2008

Hmmm....neither the IMDB nor IMCDb sites can find anything on The Comic Strip presents: Mr Jolly Lives next Door.

12,190 · October 5, 2008

It's under the entry for The Comic Strip Presents.http://uk.imdb.com/title/tt0095664/

December 31, 2008

A festive update. Some old, some new, some Autoshite, some aren't but still rare shite, but all to me are to a greater or lesser extent conversation pieces. Tranche 1:

It's back to back Protons in Stevenage, they're everywhere.

Daily driver ADO16, nice to see ambling along

Ditto this Rover P6 in the same street...

And what's this funny electrical contraption?

Could be a converted milkfloat

Lovely little 500, standard stock

How about this daily smoker, a fine Humber Hawk, maybe Seth has seen this one before...

Fancy Fiat from afar..

Then, what's this ahead?

Not a bad example of a Karmann Ghia

Even better, a tidy Renner 4..

December 31, 2008

It's another Renault 4 within moments and a few hundred yards away..

And a couple more oldies worth a quick glance...

Futureshite gold dust, a Honda Insight..

Nice, boat tail Spyder...

Period shot of a Traveller (apologies for MM pic etc etc but hey)

Another repeat from eons ago, tidy K plate 911

SD1. Never knew they had an optional factory fitted snowplough..

And then, OMG OMG ZOINKS!!!!1!!

Taxed til June 09, so that's not been sitting there all that long.

December 31, 2008

Renault 4 Hat trick!!

Good to see this DS is still lurking around after all this time

Double header classics, not a big fan of either but nice to see them together...

Love to see an early red 924, purely due to having a Corgi model of the same back in the day, this one had B&W chessboard trim and very faded panels...

This A35 has been here for years, and long may it stay. Shame its neighbourly Mk 1 Interceptor has been carted off though....

Alfa 75 that's a bit not that good really..

X plate Saab 99

What is it?

The ultimate in vulgar, a Maybach..

That's more like it, a lovely old Bentley.

December 31, 2008

It's an early Passatt, firmly in the realms of Autoshite these days..

Gorgeous. Battered and bruised BX estate..

Well shabby Capri..

An early Subaru SVX, well rare, anyone ever had one, wonder what they are like?

Americanshite, can't remember what now..

Buildingshite interlude in Borehamwood nr Elstree, location of all the Confessions films, and some On The Buses too. After watching these films so many times, felt weird wandering around the town where they were all filmed. Never been there before but it all felt so familiar....