Alfisti's Superior Spottings - Updated 23 Aug

[Justin Case]

These went on the emergency forum just before this one came back; so in case anyone missed them, and new forum, new thread

 

Firstly the view from our holiday cottage last week (can anyone guess what's hiding in the barn )

Footnote Krujoe got this in one, so congratulations and a bottle of virtual bubbly is on its way

 

Spotted parked up on holiday, Leyland Leopard?. I had so much explaining why I was taking a photo of an old bus instaed of one of the most beautiful coasts in South Wales, I didn't even bother with the immaculate Kia Pride on the other side of the car park

 

 

A couple of pick-ups at the local fete at the Worcester end a few weeks ago. is the Fiorino a factory job? It looked it but I've never seen one before:

 

 

 

Finally, who wouldn't want an outfit like this

 

[cms206]

The bus is one of Silcox Coaches' ex MOD Plaxton Derwent 2 bodied Leyland Tigers; I'd really rather like a shot of one, in the MOD anyway I believe they were 12 metre Tiger 260-spec, 6 speed ZF manual 'boxes.

 

I think the Fiorino pickup is factory, theres two or three kicking about up here.

[Formula Autos]

I think the Fiorino pickup is factory, theres two or three kicking about up here.

 

Even if they weren't officially listed by FIAT they must have been available somehow. Sellafield (located not far from me) had at least of couple of Fiorino pick-ups for a few years in the mid to late '90s.

 

The luminous green one in the pics wasn't theirs BTW, before anyone jumps in with the obvious joke.

[Tayne]

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[Guest Leonard Hatred]

A local gardener had a black Fiorino pick-up for years, it always looked really tidy. He has a ghastly Nissan Navara now sadly.

 

Can you buy a small pick-up new in the UK? Now that the Proton Jumbuck is no longer imported I don't think so.

[Formula Autos]

A local gardener had a black Fiorino pick-up for years, it always looked really tidy. He has a ghastly Nissan Navara now sadly.

 

Can you buy a small pick-up new in the UK? Now that the Proton Jumbuck is no longer imported I don't think so.

 

There's these:

The Piaggio Porter.

 

A different type of beast though to the car based Fiorinos and their ilk.

[Justin Case]

It was the Open Weekend at the Bonded Warehouse in Stourbridge today and yesterday, so here is a small selection of the stuff there, for your enjoyment

 

Locally built (about 85 years ago) Bean:

 

I was wondering whether to put this one with the Sexy Rears :

 

Pair of Morris J type vans:

 

Perhaps someone told him he should get out more :

 

One for Fred :

 

I see this one quite a lot at steam fairs, I like the collection of chain-saws mounted on the body :

 

This place looks a barrel of laughs :

[Justin Case]

Just a brief update this time, although it's the first for a while. Quality has suffered from trying to manage a dog and a camera at the same time, but here goes:

 

The Circus has come to town, in the local park, so I was hoping to score at least a giraffe transporter Sadly they had mostly modern DAFs (it was allegedly the Netherlands National Circus) ; this mid-90s renault was the only transport of any interest:

 

 

 

However, there were compenastions. This was parked outside the Post Office and looked like someone's daily:

 

Parked up by the cricket pitch ready for the new season:

 

Makers plate. I don't know how old it is , but it dates from the days when Bath produced something more than the Jane Austen Heritage Experience:

 

Then I made a slight diversion on the way home so I could capture these:

[Split_Pin]

That Renault reminds me of the beer lorries of that type you used to see.

 

They are mostly Volvo FL6's or MAN's now.

[Guest]

The Variant belongs to the bloke I bought my KN Geminis off. He fired it up for us. A nice bloke.

[Lord Sterling]

Where is that Escort? I remember it being spotted sometime back, I'm surprised it hasnt been lifted.

[Justin Case]

Where is that Escort? I remember it being spotted sometime back, I'm surprised it hasnt been lifted.

 

Obviously I don't want to give the precise location, especially if it is what it says on the tin, but it has been in a front garden on a main road in one of the leafier areas of the Black Country for some time

[Justin Case]

Hyundai Lantra. Haven't seen one of these for ages:

 

1930s garage, just redecorated but still very original and still very much in business:

 

Tidy little Standard 8:

 

It made my day seeing this this morning, :

 

Lastly, just saw this coming by while I was loading the dog into the car, so no time to get a decent shot, but still worth snapping :

[Justin Case]

Horsey Horsebox

Ford Cargo Horsebox by geoffp5, on Flickr

 

A few Autoshite favourites from Wolverhampton Steam Fair today

Hillman Minx and Super Minx by geoffp5, on Flickr

 

 

Triumph Acclaim by geoffp5, on Flickr

 

Commer Motor Caravan by geoffp5, on Flickr

 

Triumph Mayflower by geoffp5, on Flickr

 

One for Dicky, very nice A30

Austin A30 by geoffp5, on Flickr

 

If Autoshite did traction engines

Steam Buggy by geoffp5, on Flickr

 

Prewar Buick, RHD as it's an Australian import (recent), with impressive array of lights

Pre-war Buick by geoffp5, on Flickr

[Justin Case]

There seems to be a want for spotting threads not fall off the radar; I've been a bit more selective with my spotting lately, but as this thread has fallen back about 200 pages here are a couple of minibuses just to keep it ticking over and make sure it doesn't completely disappear without trace:

 

1994 Renault Trafic Minibus by geoffp5, on Flickr

 

1994 Ford Transit Minibus by geoffp5, on Flickr

[vulgalour]

Rather good quality stuff in here. That last black Transit is the strangest looking Transit I've ever seen, it's like someone has grafted a Transit front end onto a completely different bus.

[gricer]

Ford and other van makers supply chassis to bodybuilders, usually with the bonnet/front wings and windscreen attached. This probably started out as a welfare bus or a deregulation era minibus. Not sure who the maker was on this one - Reeve Burgess did a lot of these though.

[Cavcraft]

Transit looks like an ex-gown van or mobile library. It's possibly a former mini-bus but those windows look like a more recent (than 1991-ish) addition to me.

[Angrydicky]

Lovely A30, thanks! Sorry I missed it first time round.

[quicksilver]

I reckon the Transit has been a bus from new, it looks like one of those ungainly Cunliffe bodies built mainly for the welfare market. Here's one on a Merc chassis-cowl:

[Justin Case]

I think that this one is worthy of a post all of its own . It appears to still be in daily use with a gardener

 

ARO Hardtop by geoffp5, on Flickr

[RedSparrow]

That's an UMM, not an ARO. Sorry!

[Justin Case]

That's an UMM, not an ARO. Sorry!

 

Thanks for pointing that out, you are indeed right Now updated

[Split_Pin]

Nice one, I havent seen pne of these in some years.

 

Now though, an UMM with a Gardner would be somethign to behold

[Ross_K]

Rather good quality stuff in here. That last black Transit is the strangest looking Transit I've ever seen, it's like someone has grafted a Transit front end onto a completely different bus.

 

Here's another one. For sale at 3 grand. Fuel economy must be GR-9.99999999

http://motoring.friday-ad.co.uk/derby/u ... -SN6151566

 

I don't think it was done by Reeve Burgess - didn't they fold in the early 90's?

 

Cunliffe are probably the culprits. I've seen Ivecos done by them with very similar bodies...

[quicksilver]

Rather good quality stuff in here. That last black Transit is the strangest looking Transit I've ever seen, it's like someone has grafted a Transit front end onto a completely different bus.

 

Here's another one. For sale at 3 grand. Fuel economy must be GR-9.99999999

http://motoring.friday-ad.co.uk/derby/u ... -SN6151566

 

I don't think it was done by Reeve Burgess - didn't they fold in the early 90's?

 

Cunliffe are probably the culprits. I've seen Ivecos done by them with very similar bodies...

That apparently is a Whitacres body but it looks equally as ugly as the Cunliffe. Reeve Burgess were taken over by Plaxton in about 1992.

[Justin Case]

It's a while since I've posted anything here, but I hope that it was worth the wait

 

Firstly we went to the Fred Dibnah Heritage Centre in Bolton last week (thanks to my birthday present of two tickets from daughter ). there were still signs of the passage of his steam vehicles outside:

 

The road outside Fred's house by geoffp5, on Flickr

 

Bonus Vitesse Mk 2 convertible with full complement of passengers. This was parked behind us, presumably owned byother visitors:

 

1994 Fiat Panda by geoffp5, on Flickr

 

Very nice late Minor van with some period extras, I would think that it is a daily

 

1971 Morris Minor Van by geoffp5, on Flickr

 

Ouch?

 

You Have Been Warned..... by geoffp5, on Flickr

 

Two for the price of one at the village show

 

Proton Jumbuck and Subaru Justy by geoffp5, on Flickr

 

And to end on a high note, I don't think that you could top this for a finale:

 

1992 Daihatsu Applause by geoffp5, on Flickr

 

That's all for now folks, ta!

[Gompo]

That Applause is a great spot, although there does seem to be 2-3 spotted in the last few months after a drought.. or people not being bothered.