Spotter's Log: Harpenden Classics On The Common

[r.welfare]

Ah the P21...wondrous device. Had one in my Granada. Marvellous spots. How much would the over-riders on the Scrote cost as an option new, I wonder?

[Guest]

Probably a whack less than they're making on the bay nowadays. I must dig the ones I had on my mk3 out and get them flogged...Incidentally, that Bermuda Blue seemed to differ in shade between the model years, or else it faded horribly on certain cars. Back in the day a mate had an '84 mk2 Fiesta 957 Popular, and it was nowhere near the colour of his friend's '86 1.1 Ghia. Sadly I cant see many old Fords being restored into that colour.

[Electric Leyland]

It is time for Mr. Seth to once again guess my route this weekend.

 

Off we go!

 

Lovely nick this Dolomite Sprint, racing through the lights..

 

Big old Pug workhorse, one of many driveway shots this weekend

 

Old 911

 

Another BL treat, in the form of a Mini Clubman

 

Exactly like the Dinky one I have. Really enjoy seeing cars that are identical to my old toy cars, also think the same if I ever see a very early white Rover 3500

 

Ewwww... how did it come to this? City Rover, one of the most modern"spots" available?

 

And its already had a shunt

 

Little Fiat 127

 

These are seriously growing on me. Citroen ZX estate

 

more to follow....

[trigger]

Lovely nick this Dolomite Sprint, racing through the lights..

That is one cool picture!

[Electric Leyland]

For some reason the earliest Mk II Golfs interest me more than late Mk 1s.

 

Has this guy been racing for pinks in Grease?

 

That concludes Friday evening. And now on to Saturday - Mega Spottageddon Death!!

 

Great start! As previously mentioned, I now fully get the Mk 1 Fiesta. And here's another nice early example.

 

 

Ditto to the more knackered examples of the Mk II R5

 

Holy crap its almost as good as seeing an Allegro! Early Austin Maestro

 

I'm even starting to like really knackered old Polos to boot

 

I tell you, the Insight IS a future tat spot! Just look at the oddity...

 

Phwooaarr! Citroen CX - first CX catch of the day.

 

Not Autoshite but should please one or two on here.

 

Didnt see any last weekend, but heres one now, an XM

 

And another early Fester

 

So much more to come ...

[Electric Leyland]

Citreon CX catch of the day number 2

 

And how about this beauty, a really early Honda Jazz, lovely motor, reminds me of the Tamiya model kits of the day

 

Nice old sAbba

 

And a Mitsubishi Colt, growing on me.

 

Who's forgotten they own an old Roller? Not that surprising round the area this was taken

 

Hadnt been towed, tax disc still had a month left on it

 

Twas a very Nissan Sunny day today

 

Also entering into the realms of Autoshite I'd say, early Volvo 760

 

Check out the wheels on this Lancia Intergrale

 

Another action shot, captured an older Volvo at the lights

 

Let's fire it up

 

More coming ...

[Electric Leyland]

How many times must he get a "should you wish to get rid of your car" phone numbers, as seen under wiper....

 

Driveway mania - crusty old Proton

 

Could a car get any crustier? BMW

 

Yes it could

 

Other end of the tidiness scale

 

Had to rech up over this hedge, for another lovely XM...

 

Standard spot, another old 911

 

Dont normally allow this kind of thing on here, but the A is quite nice, and the B is a chromed up spoke wire version. Mr H Sceptre is going to punch me in the baloons for this

 

These are massive, old Audi 100 Estate

 

Hope this makes up for it - super early Suzuki Alto

 

And there's more...

[Electric Leyland]

And now we come to the reason for my update title.

 

The third CX bagged today, and this time its a Safari...

 

Not far away, a stunning DS

 

And a bit further along - I almost fell off my bike into the gutter.

FTW!!

 

An S reg Ami 8!!!

 

With a Peugeopt 203 behind

 

Phew! After recovering from that episode, back down to earth with an old 911

 

Polo

 

R5

 

And then holy moly mother of chod, another FTW candidate.

 

More coming...

[michiel]

GR8 work!

[Electric Leyland]

Wasn't me. Promise.

 

Nice combination of colour and wheel trim on this Sierra

 

Complete with checkerboard trim, early 924

 

Another one for KG lovers

 

Fiat 124 spyder

 

Havent seen a Mazda RX7 for donkeys

 

Can you believe it, Cit CX number 4 of the day, and a shoddy one too

 

BMW 2002 close by

 

Lots of S reg cars around today, including this Ford Mustang

 

Its in good nick, Ford Transit camper

 

And then suddenly........

 

Its yet another Citroen FTW, an early, brown, knackered Visa. OOOOOH

 

Love this, so many spots so often in disabled bays (conversion meaning longevity of car, and thats a good thing)

 

The light starts to fade on the day, but still going strong with this massive Granada estate

 

Works Maestro van! Ex- BT?

 

Cant be 2 of these in London surely, yet a very long way from the one in Crouch End - Fiat Croma

 

And last but not least, as spotted under a tarp in a car park ....

 

Jensen Interceptor III !!

[Volksy]

Great selection of spots!The Cx's are great, expecially the last dented prestige LWB.The Visa looks so small in between the Prius and Lexus, and note that the rear discs on the Lexus are the same size as the Visa's wheels!

[Electric Leyland]

And quickly to finish, some Sunday sightings

 

Austin Metropolitain

 

Fiat 500

 

Knackered old Merc

 

Another massive old Audi 100 estate

 

 

This must be the one as seen a few months ago in Shoreditch

 

Great old farina

 

 

Jaguar 420

 

Citroen Dyane

 

Vauxhall Viva

 

And Sunday's FTW - A reg Peugeot 504 camper!

 

Over and out.

[Mash]

Phew! I need a lie down now Scrappage not doing so well in the city then eh?

[55bloke]

Absolutely unbe-f*****g-lievable!!

[dollywobbler]

Wowand then wow some more for the 504 camper!

[trigger]

This is a pretty outstanding thread! Don't think I've ever seen so many fantastic cars on one page before!.Never knew there was so many old cars still knocking around London nether, Are tax exempt cars also congestion charge exempt as well?.

[Spottedlaurel]

Crikey! Marvellous to see that 626 saloon clinging on.For my ‘significant’ birthday next year I was thinking about some kind of driving event, but maybe a day’s cycling round London in the company of EL and Mr_HS might be rather more fun?...

[M'coli]

Crikey! Marvellous to see that 626 saloon clinging on.For my ‘significant’ birthday next year I was thinking about some kind of driving event, but maybe a day’s cycling round London in the company of EL and Mr_HS might be rather more fun?...

That sounds like a great idea! Perhaps they could start a tour company together with Torsten to do guided tours for shite-seeing! It's an increadible page of top spots.

[seth]

I've got no idea where any of that is! Truly fantastic spots. I think I shan't bother carrying a camera with me any more...

[Split_Pin]

Epic spottage thread, thats made my week seeing all those GR8 old motors still in use, or at least still surviving!I WANT to live in London

[Guest]

I WANT to live in London

You would soon move back

 

 

Vehicle Registration Mark WUS1

Make ROLLS-ROYCE

Model OTHER CARS

Transmission AUTO 3 GEARS

Body Type4 DOOR SALOON

Date of Liability 01 07 2009

Date of First Registration 08 01 1980

Year of Manufacture 1980

Cylinder Capacity (cc) 6750CC

CO2 Emissions Not Available

Fuel Type Petrol

Export Marker Not Applicable

Vehicle Status Licence Not Due

Vehicle Colour GREEN

WUS1 is on the Motor Insurance Database today

 

Maybe he's in prison or its being used to hold the WUS1 number plate

[Gompo]

Great pics, I've still not seen an early Honda Jazz/City in real life, they look ace.

[Electric Leyland]

Glad you're enjoying the London Metropolitan Spotting so far this year. But for now, a quick interlude from down under, getting some spotting in prior to the impending birth of my firstborn in the next few days right here in Melbourne.

 

So day 1 I step outside my other half's house and this is the sight I see across the road all sellotaped tpgether, these Mitsubishis are everywhere

 

And a few cars down, I just couldn’t believe it, jackpot on the 2nd spot of the trip. Renault 17 with private plate

 

 

 

A tatty Holden Commodore

 

This is one of a few native Ozmobiles that our friends on here from down under will have to assist in identifying

 

Great nick for its advanced years this Subaru pick up

 

I thought Executive Hirstcabs when I saw this Nissan Skyline

 

 

Yes keef of course you can

 

Gorgeous little Toyota Corolla

 

Giving way in traffic to this Toyota

 

As this beauty snuck into a gap. What is it?

 

Majorly impressed at the sophistication of graffitti in the Fitzroy neck of the woods…

[Electric Leyland]

Don't mind if I do...

 

How did they know? This was literally round the corner

 

It was badged a Hillman Hunter Royale

 

Bonus, 2 consecutive weekends on the trot! Honda Jazz

 

 

 

Big old Mk X Jag

 

VW Type 3 TE Fastback

 

And after a pint of Coopers and a kangaroo and chips meal (one of the best quality meats I've tasted) the day ended as well as it had started with this Renault 20

 

 

Not sure of I'll get too many more chances like this but you never know…

 

Over and out for now from down under, jetlagged.

[2Thumbs]

Giving way in traffic to this Toyota

That's no AE86 DRIFT etc. First thing that came to mind.

 

Great spots, I love foreign found yad.

[keef]

Yes keef of course you can

LOL; thanks! :-http://www.flickr.com/photos/38858810@N ... pool-ad016

[pogweasel]

Regarding the mystery cars I shall guess that the red one is a Ford Falcon, and the white one is a hot Holden Torana. I'll take the Hunter Royale (with cheese) please.

[Mash]

Oz pics are glorious, that green Hunter is a beaut but I don't recognise the rear lights

 

Going back to London momentarily. it struck me how tiny the Visa look s sandwiched here, especially in terms of comparitive wheel sizes:

 

[michiel]

That silver/grey Toyota wagon in How do you live in London and get a woman in Melbourne preggo??

[Volksy]

Great selection of spots!The Cx's are great, expecially the last dented prestige LWB.The Visa looks so small in between the Prius and Lexus, and note that the rear discs on the Lexus are the same size as the Visa's wheels!