More Rootes Arrows spots 18.11.2010 update

[VWPowered]

defo feelin' the herald estate

[Guest]

Tickford Calibra - number 17 of 25 made.

[keef]

Morris 1100 looks very tidy!

[michael t]

that prinny is lovely shame its just sitting there gathering rust

[greengartside]

Blimey, a Tickford Calibra!

 

After a bit of investigation, I stumbled upon the eBay ad for that car...

 

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/TICKFORD-CALIBRA- ... 1e5cd60ee8

 

A shame as it's very rare.

[Lord Sterling]

Didnt realise Tickford did the Calibra. Nice though. Whats the story with the Mercs?

[Guest]

Whats the story with the Mercs?

 

Putting T plated Mercedes - and the Calibra on Ebay for him later in the week. M plated Mercedes I believe is a scrapper to be weighed in.

[VWPowered]

blimey surprised calibras not sold, shame be a nice collectors piece

[Guest]

[keef]

The hearse and limos look to have been there a long time!

 

A retired funeral director perhaps?

[Gompo]

I'm beginning a bit of a liking for old lorrys.. I was at Newark Showground this week while they were setting up for the Vintage Tractor weekend and saw quite a lot of old wagons with tractors on the back.

 

Good spots.

[Louise2cv]

The orange Ford Wagon... has it been there long?

 

There was an identical P reg one around the Hartlebury/Kidderminster area a few years ago. I loved that it still appeared to be working. The one I saw was always clean, but not in a show piece kind of way, just in a cared for old workhorse way.

[Justin Case]

 

Are those Princesses almost under Spaghetti Junction? I worked in Erdington about 8-10 years ago and the front garden looks familiar. At least one (the hearse?) was on the road, but if they are the same ones it's remarkable how they've deteriorated over just a few years

 

I don't think they were from an undertaker, but Startin's were just down the road, and I'm sure a local firm had a Rover 800 based hearse built by them, perhaps Lord S might know more about that one.

[keef]

Startin's were just down the road, and I'm sure a local firm had a Rover 800 based hearse built by them,

 

A quick Google gave :-

 

http://www.aronline.co.uk/index.htm?tsmn800f.htm

[Mash]

LOLZ!

 

If Autoshite did funerals...

[Lord Sterling]

 

Are those Princesses almost under Spaghetti Junction? I worked in Erdington about 8-10 years ago and the front garden looks familiar. At least one (the hearse?) was on the road, but if they are the same ones it's remarkable how they've deteriorated over just a few years

 

I don't think they were from an undertaker, but Startin's were just down the road, and I'm sure a local firm had a Rover 800 based hearse built by them, perhaps Lord S might know more about that one.

 

These are indeed the ones next to the Spaghetti Junction, passed there a few days ago and they are still there (I too worked in Erdington last year) I remember seeing quite a few years ago whilst passing on the bus. Always meant to snap a pic but never got around to it, always get caught up in the Spaghetti Junction.

 

Startins Coachbuilders did indeed build the Rover 800 hearse and 4-door stretch Limo based on the Rover 827Si (Low spec 827)

[mattblack]

The hearse and limos look to have been there a long time!

 

A retired banger racer perhaps?

 

EFA

[Guest]

[Pete-M]

That Mk2 Granny a 2.8i by any chance? TRXs on it, not many carb ones with those on. Only tends to be the people who know their Mk2s keep the TRX rims, and anyone who knows 'em will go for the injection model.

[Guest]

That Mk2 Granny a 2.8i by any chance?

 

Yes its a 2.8 Injection last taxed 1994.

[pogweasel]

The Managements Audi, parked outside a pub!? Well, I never....

 

I'll take the commer pls.

(£100 colect 2 nite)

[barrett]

For some reason I'm drawn to the utter rubbishness of that booted Sunny....

 

GR12 spots as usual!

[The Reverend Bluejeans]

The Almond green 1965 Mini and the Morris 1100 are stunnas.

 

I expect the Mini will make a lot of dollar, hope it gets saved. Bet the poor 1100 doesn't though.

[Heep]

Ho, love that Camry!

 

There's probably 2 or 3 people over here who would pay big money for those Euro/JDM lamps and grille for their own Camry...

[Guest]

The Almond green 1965 Mini and the Morris 1100 are stunnas.

 

I expect the Mini will make a lot of dollar, hope it gets saved. Bet the poor 1100 doesn't though.

 

Mini sold for strong money to a restoration company near cornwall - its in good hands The 1100 is better than it looks and will be done up or sold off depending on time

 

Ho, love that Camry!

 

There's probably 2 or 3 people over here who would pay big money for those Euro/JDM lamps and grille for their own Camry...

 

I await a large cheque then

[The Reverend Bluejeans]

In 1974, my folks bought a 1962/3 Austin Mini in Smoke grey (the colour of that 1100). It was solid but with a rusty A panel and the top drivers hinge pulled out and an almost new Peco exhaust which went on my Mum's 1275GT. They paid 20 pounds, the going rate for one of the hordes of tired old Mark 1 Minis. It was relieved of useful bits after 2-3 months of me playing in it and towed to the scrapyard about the same time as that green one's tax expired.

What a marvellous place Roly Smiths scrapyard was then - loads of 1100's, Mark 2 Jaguars, early Cortinas (three in a row) and the kind of old shit that is now seriously sought after (ish). Mainly Ford/BMC stuff.

 

Odd to think about it in those terms - 1974 was a long time ago when you're 40 odd.

 

I saved a 1966 Morris 1100 a few yars back. I love 'em.