Lord Sterling's spotted shite - THREAD RESURRECTION!! 😳

[Lord Sterling]

Alfisti - Yes Sainsbury's but not quite Bearwood

Oops, I meant Blackheath (probably even further away, but the quality of shite, especially the Fords might just be a clue )

 

Lol! The Sainsbury's seen in the pics are various Birmingham branches, I do sometimes use Blackheath one as its not far from where I live, certainly alot more straight forward to get to than anywhere else in Birmingham. I do pass through Blackheath quite alot so am very familiar with them place, I used to work at a garage just down the road in Cradley Heath not far from Powke Lane.

[theorganist]

I work in Oldbury and regularly see that Daf around, I think he has one or two more!!

[Lord Sterling]

Really? Thats the only one I've seen, I'm guessing he would park the others in storage or have access via the newer flats behind? I've never seen the DAF out and anout, always parked in that spot. Blackheath/Cradley and beyond are pretty good for shite spotting, much better than Birmingham.

[Inspector Morose]

If it's the Daf I'm thinking of he has. They're parked behind the watch and clock makers in Blackheath(Jenks?). I'm pretty sure he has a moke type Daf under one of the tarps too.

Mega shite spotting there LS. There's still tons more around this neck of the woods though, quite alot still being used as daily motors.

[theorganist]

There is a yard behind the Victorian shop on the corner of the High Street, he keeps them there (or certainly used to). Apprently he is quite well known in the owners club.

 

Where is that scrapyard it looks kind of familiar?

 

There is an interesting VW scrapyard called "Volksmajic" just round the corner from me, they have some interesting old VW's round there. Including a present a nice D reg VW Golf Softop.

 

Anyway some great spots it is a good area for tat, must get my camera out at sometime.

[theorganist]

If it's the Daf I'm thinking of he has. They're parked behind the watch and clock makers in Blackheath(Jenks?).

 

Beat me too it, I think it is called Jenks!!

[Lord Sterling]

I know Jenks the clockmakers/watch shop pretty well, very olde-worlde looking place, I pass there almost all the time as I used to work by Powke lane.

 

Where is that scrapyard it looks kind of familiar?

 

The Scrapyard is Saltbrook Motor Spares on Saltbrook Road, I used to go there quite regularly picking up spares for the Micra and Rovers, I used to come away with loads of stuff for little money. Thats where you will find the Scirocco, the crummy Lancia at the top of my Italian post and the C-reg Beige Mercedes W124 was also there.

[Guest]

These spots of yours are goodly decent. How good does that 19 van look on 11 \ 18 \ Fuego Turbo alloys? Quite.

 

Also, that Traction Avant belongs to one of the writers from C&SC. He's properly whored it out amongst his friends for their weddings, so I imagine it must be a neat little sideline for him. Can't say I wouldn't give it a go were in his position..........

[theorganist]

I know Saltbrook, it is only ten minutes from my house!

 

Used to go there a lot in the 90's!

[Gompo]

The Fiero looks nice in that blue.

 

Cheers for your effort.

[Lord Sterling]

Right,

 

Thought it was about time to dump a few more pics here. Nothing spectacular but mostly shite all the same.....

 

Please excuse the rather non-quality of the pics, I'm not much of a photographer, all of my spots are from an ailing camera phone. In no particular order.....

 

We start with this lovely example of a Nissan Sunny saloon spotted for sale in Stirchley:

 

 

I think its done less than 30k, always garaged and looks very solid to me. If anyone is interested its at:

 

Carrolan Cars

Stirchley, Birmingham

0121 458 1515

07836 715002

 

 

 

 

 

 

Had to stick my hand through the side of some metal doors to get this. Only recently out of tax.

 

 

Spotted this 2002ti at Mansfield train station, then saw him zoom past me a few hours later as I was driving back from Newark to Mansfield.

 

Moggy and Renault been off road for a long time, the Renault has been sitting there the longest.

 

A few doors up the neighbours have this Rover 200 sitting on a SORN for goodness knows how long.

 

Almost missed this scrote

 

Merc shite

 

More Merc shite and the arse end of my Rover blocking the busses route

 

Autoshite holidays 'r' us

 

 

One for the Dollywobblah

 

Moar Dolly stuff.

 

Imported Camry, GR8 4 ERHABE'ers

 

 

Early 80s junior accountant transport

 

Counldnt get close enough to get a good pic of this Austin 1800, there was another one next to it better hidden

 

 

WANT, Ma_Sterling used to have 2-door example almost identical.

 

Arthur Daley type transport

 

MAX POWA SHITE! This guy must be pretending to live the in the mid-90s

 

 

 

 

 

Terry Tibbs Transport

 

 

 

 

 

 

Belongs to a local shoopkeepers cousin.

 

 

 

 

END

 

Thanks for looking.

[RoadworkUK]

A "glorious" selection, Lord Sterling. I particularly like the ultra-shite spec Camry. MOAR STEEL RIMZ FOR IXZEKUTIVE CARZ PLEEZ!

[theorganist]

Craking photo's there! Have seen that Moggy Van around a few times.

 

Makes you realise what a good area for shite this is!!

[Lord Sterling]

Right! Thought it was about time I updated this thread, and seeing as there seems to be an air of bad feeling and dissolution I thought this might at least try and slightly lift the mood with my retarded spotting attemps. You can only try......

 

Some of these spots have been seen before. As usualy, my photography SKILLaz aint up to the standard of many, but at least you can see what being pictured (As long as photofucket doesnt decide to go wrong again)

 

One for Eddyramrod, have a Buick:

 

Cherokeeeeeeeeee:

 

Early Vlovo:

 

Spotted this Scrote before on the move, now I got it parked:

 

Supermarket 325i, some woman from another was watching me take the pic, I just gave her the evils back

 

Old boy-owned original Mini. I aksed him if I could take a pic:

 

More old-boy owned chod. Had a short chat to the owner of these, he used to work at Austin-Rover in Longbridge, he has invited me back anytime so I'll be trying to find out what the slightly obscured truck in his front garden is:

 

I captured his Mini van some months back, it still earns its keep as a Van no less:

 

Peugeot 205 GRD (I think) Not moved for ages:

 

1997 called, it wants it Escort Cabrio back.

 

 

 

VERY clean Sierra Sapphire Ghia, similar to the one I had years ago, albeit in a better condition:

 

....But she only loves him because he's got a Cortina....I really wish I had a Cortina....

 

TR6 spotted near Leamington Spa:

 

This has replaced......

 

This:

 

Some people never learn

 

So-called "mates" Bluebird. Nice motor mind.....

 

I've known this VW Camper van since I was about 6 in 1989. I used to live in the housing estate where this van is located, it used to be in a bit of nicer condition than this, its always worn the same wheel trims. On a recent visit to my old stomping ground I was surprised to see this still about:

 

 

Bleedin' sun took exception to me taking a photo of this Jag, so tried its best to ruin my photo. It half succeeded:

 

I dont know what this place is but they always seem to have half build crap laying around, the rest of the yard is pretty much the same, they have cars ranging from early 70s stuff to modern crap. I assume they take cars apart:

 

 

 

God knows what this is, it comes up as a '1976 Royal Enfield' which, from what I can gather used to make motorbikes. This car thing also seemingly runs on solar power, or 'ELECTRICITY' accord to DVLA. Sod Toyota Piouses then:

 

These next few are from today. Go me.

 

 

 

STAAAAAG:

 

 

 

My car at the new MG Sales centre in Longbridge:

 

Inside the showroom:

 

Other chod I snapped ages ago found on my hardrive:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Now this, I really like. I'd love to drive as is:

 

 

 

 

This 214i was the cleanest I'd eve seen. Almost factory fresh, pics dont do it justice, but then again, they never do anyway.

 

 

Beige home-on-wheels, didnt realise someone was working on the inside of this van when I took the pics:

 

Thanks you and goodnight.

[Pete-M]

Some quality spots there, Mo.

 

There are loads of bits old old random chod around the Midlands. I wonder if cars rust less in Solihull, West Brom and Coventry? It'd explain why anything built there seems to have been rust-proofed by the Italians. Must be the micro-climate

 

I know the Coventry built wheel arches on the Jag need sorting...

[morris_ital_lover]

That Enfield is epic as well as the old boy minis, just the way they should be!

 

I think the enfield were ordered by the electricity board, in the same vein as the leccy Bedford CFs, to promote the use of electricity in the 70s. Needless o say they are one of the few cars to mkae the GWIZZ look good (not that that would stop me having one!).

[barrett]

That Enfield Electric is a once in a lifetime spot I reckon, can't be more than a handful still 'active' and actually seeing one parked up on the street is unheard of these days. Pretty sure that one was on ebay not that long ago. Interesting it came up as a 'Royal Enfield' as I didn't know the (Greek) Enfield car company had owt to do with the motorcycle lot.

 

Great spots, do keep it up

[R9UKE]

Glad you've resurrected this thread, you seem to picture the exact shite that I would whip the camera out for

[eddyramrod]

One for Eddyramrod, have a Buick:

 

Don't mind if I do! Thank you kindly sir! Top spotting indeed.

[Lord Sterling]

Thanks guys. There is a gaggle load of chod around here. Some I havent been able to get due to wrong times/circumstance and other have been easy. Been doing a bit more shite spotting today. Need to go an recapture a few more pics my retarded phone camera ruined.

 

Eddy, I've got a few more pics of the Buick. I had some old woman looking at me as I took the pics so they are not the best, I'll chuck them up on the next post.

[Lord Sterling]

Right, I bought myself a newish phone about a month ago. With it came a 4gb memory card which can store up to around 2k images. I dont intend to use it up as I really cant be arsed sorting through 2000+ images so just dump some on the computer when I can - Today I've had such time to do so but then I remembered that I also had other images from my old phone, I decided to get them all off and dump them on here..........

 

The better/clearer images are more recent from my new phone, the older crappier ones are from my old ailing phone, some of them are from when I went to Brussles, others are from just pottering about town back when I had the time and no job.

 

Enjoy.

 

 

Whilst out in the wilds of Balsall Heath I couldnt believe my luck when I spotted this Montego

 

Even better, it came from the same garage that supplied my old White E-reg Rover 825 Sterling:

 

Same Garage had this Marina, sadly the gates were locked so this is all I could get.

 

 

 

 

 

Somone like thier Ice Cream vans.

 

One for Mk5_Escort:

 

 

These 2 were spotted in some posh Business Park near Wokingham

 

Spotted these today, Metro 4 SALeZ:

 

Just after I washed my car I decided to venture up into this hidden industrial estate near Dudley and this is what I found

 

Then a treasure trove of shite just a few yards away..........

There is a Porsche 924 in the middle but i couldn get to it as I was too exposed on the estate and the cars were too close together.

 

One for the Bus pervs:

 

 

 

 

Early Saab with later Aero alloys. Soz for the crap night pics, spotted on my way home from work:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shitey local landmark Rover 214SLi thats hanging on for dear life, I'd love to take under my wing and bring it back to life conditionwise:

 

Just over the road was this Saab and my crap attempt at trying to recreate an 80s executive carpark:

 

Whilst trying to find an old Jag XJS (See a few pics below) I saw this car up ahead, I was a way back a bit so couldnt tell what it was but judging by the colour it was definiately something BL, as I got nearer all was revealed:

Sadly this is the only shot I could get of it as it was heading towards the M6 motorway

 

On the way I caught a glimps of this BMW:

 

The I found the XJS I was looking for, a 5.3 V12 Le Mans edition if that means anything to anyone.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jensen-Healey originally registered in Central London:

 

British Leyland shite:

 

 

One for Shep-Sheppard:

 

 

Original Mini? Spotted near Longbridge, looks to be in daily use:

 

Looks like a 3.0CSL, plate doesnt show up anywhere:

 

At an old garage near Stourbridge:

 

Not far from there was this house, the Hillman hasnt been taxed since 1991, the house looks as if it hasnt been touched since then either.

 

 

Now some spots from my old camera-phone:

 

Trumpet TR6 in Warwickshire:

 

 

 

A couple of 800s near Longbridge! Too bad they dont look like they are going anywhere anytime soon.

 

Scary Yank shite. The new Christine?

 

 

 

 

One for the Citroen pervs:

 

Clean Polo, love the sticker:

 

Local renault 5, I know of the chap who owns this, he also has a Nissan Serena.

 

Nova Saloon shite - I actually drove this car to the owners house

 

Wannabe Badboy Maxpowa sacre-bleu shite:

 

 

Starsky and Hutch - The Recession years:

 

Eddyramrod's new house in Barrow, Birmingham.

 

 

 

Shite in Belgium:

 

Non-rat old-boy owned Golf:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I love the fact that this Escort owner sought Ford wheel trims for his car, despite 2 of them them not matching

 

VWPowered takes a trip into Brussles....

 

 

 

Yes, this was in Brussles:

 

 

These Carinas used to be everywhere in Brussles at one point:

 

Thanks for looking......

[michiel]

Excellent update!

[eddyramrod]

Eddyramrod's new house in Barrow, Birmingham.

 

I wish! Where I'm actually going to be living looks like Coronation Street, complete with wide back-alley, so I'm really going to miss having a driveway in which to park an old Cadillac... I do have a back yard, but it's about the size of a big shower cubicle. Never mind, just means I'll have to keep my shite legal.

[RoadworkUK]

Bloody 'ell, quite an update. My favourite is the Avenger / Shithole combo. Probably a slight dip in property values on that part of the street.

[BMC Dan]

Bloody 'ell, quite an update. My favourite is the Avenger / Shithole combo.

 

+1, wonder if the motor it replaced is sitting in the garage? '56 Chevy looks GR8 4 GIVING NIGHTMARES 2 LOCAL KIDS too.

[Gompo]

Some great spots, thank you.

[Cavcraft]

Absolutely ace reading, cheers for sharing.

[Lord Sterling]

Thanks fellas. Done a bit more shite spotting including a Mk2 Granada somone has at my workplace and a Richard Bucket style Rover 213. I shant put them up until I've got myself a good collection.

[Split_Pin]

That's rounded off my Sunday nicely - thanks

 

11.5 /10 for the forgotten house/Avenger combo!

[eddyramrod]

The Avenger must be where Onslow lives! Go back at a different time of day and see if there's a black-and-blue Cortina IV outside....

 

Marvellous work as ever, thank you.