I-Spy Classic Cars/Bikes-What have you spotted?

[DickieG]

Good to know there's fish and chip shops in Kiwi-land

You see easily as many there as in the UK, possibly more pro rata, for roast dinner fans take away roast dinner shops are also very common in NZ, can't say I've ever seen one of those in the UK.

Staying with the classic vehicle theme, something you see a reasonable amount of in NZ are "House Trucks" which are basically beaten up old trucks with what looks like a home built shed on the back, funnily enough my mate who lives in Auckland had one park up in the car park outside his fish and chip shop for a week when I was there last year.

[NewcastleFalcon]

...for roast dinner fans take away roast dinner shops are also very common in NZ, can't say I've ever seen one of those in the UK.

Staying with the classic vehicle theme, something you see a reasonable amount of in NZ are "House Trucks" which are basically beaten up old trucks with what looks like a home built shed on the back.....

Thumbs up for the take away roast dinner shops!

and the House Trucks................well quite a gallery on a google search....

It was a Kawasaki thing Neil. I ran Suzuki triples for years and those used to send the centre cylinder into two small exhausts, one each side under the outer cylinder exhaust, to maintain symmetry.....

I could be wrong but I don't think Suzuki did a triple down to a 250, so maybe a unique attribute of that particular Kawasaki bike?

Regards Neil

PS...If you want to stay in a House truck roughly £70/night and you could stay here at Punakaiki.

http://www.punakaikibeachhostel.co.nz/photo-gallery/

Now folks from Bedfordshire will feel well at home, camping out in "Bedford's Finest"!

http://www.punakaikibeachhostel.co.nz/house-truck/

[CitroJim]

Sounds like New Zealand is more British than the UK!!!

I like the idea of a roast dinner take-away!

Can't recall seeing them in Aus though, not in Darwin at any rate...

It was a Kawasaki thing Neil. I ran Suzuki triples for years and those used to send the centre cylinder into two small exhausts, one each side under the outer cylinder exhaust, to maintain symmetry.....

I could be wrong but I don't think Suzuki did a triple down to a 250, so maybe a unique attribute of that particular Kawasaki bike?

No, their 250 was a twin. Their smallest triple was the 380cc GT380... It formed a family of three, the 380, the 550 and the 750 'Kettle'.

[DickieG]

The latest addition to my fleet at work.

[CitroJim]

OK for chasing crims in a straight line perhaps Richard but gawd help you if they choose a bit of a twisty road to make good their getaway... Bet it handles like a wheelbarrow!

[CitroJim]

Two cracking spots today...

1965 Fraud Anglia Estate in Maroon - and in very fine nick Estates were always rare as I remember...

And then a black Triumph TR6 on continental plates...

[Hell Razor5543]

I saw a deep blue TR6 several times today in Amersham (well, I would, as it is on a site I cover two days a week, and is owned by one of the senior managers there).

[NewcastleFalcon]

This classic car business in Holland crops up from time to time in my paddling around classic car sales.

Impressive premises and worth a decent "window shop" if ever you were in the vicinity.

https://assets.bauer-wolke.co.uk/imageg ... 5920/8.jpg

It came up in a search for dark blue TR6.

This one here to be precise although I have seen darker dark blues than the sapphire blue of the car on the photo.

https://assets.bauer-wolke.co.uk/imageg ... 5856/2.jpg

From the Triumph TR6 Colour Chart Royal Blue seems the darkest like this

http://topclassiccarsforsale.com/upload ... tion-1.JPG

Regards Neil

[CitroJim]

Two great spots this morning... Rare now too..

A very tidy looking dark green Pug 406 on an N plate so a very, very early one..

And then a fairly tidy white Pug 205 on a D plate...

Both were under way on the opposite carriageways at the time so sadly no pictures

[mickeymoon]

Today in Twyford.. a red Volvo 340

Yesterday in Twyford, a 1966 Mini. Mrs Moon asked if she could have her picture taken in it..

[CitroJim]

Ahh That Volvo brings back some happy (and not so happy) memories...

Just mention Skimmingdish Lane in Bicester to my kids That place for me has been a bit of a Bermuda Triangle over the years... The Volvo epically expired there and so did one of my V6 Xantias many years later....

Mini brings back some great memories too - just like my very first car except mine was white with a black roof

[xantia_v6]

A few cars seen around Beaune this week.

Not sure whether to post this in the electric topic, as it has at least a couple of lithium ion battery packs.

This is sat outside a restarant as a mascot. It looks fairly rotten underneath. I heard that the restaurant is going bust.

[CitroJim]

That R4 is intriguing Mike...

[NewcastleFalcon]

Spotted a green GT6 and a beige Morgan passing through on their way up to the Keilder Vintage and Classic Car event on Sunday.

Looks like there was even something there for the keen horticulturalist too. I did spot a black tulip with a spanish rose or possibly a geranium, on some of the pics from the event.

This sort of thing

http://i0.wp.com/morrismarina.org.uk/wp ... -tulip.jpg

Regards Neil

[Hell Razor5543]

I was at Ascot Racecourse today (getting ready for Royal Ascot, checking measurements for my Morning Suit), and I found there is going to be a Classic Car Auction this coming Saturday. I won't be able to go (or afford ANY of the vehicles), but the camera on my phone has just had more usage in an hour than it has in a year!

ALL of the pictures are my own work, with permission from the organisers (as far as I know).

I hope this does not cause any moderators displeasure (for overwhelming the site), and I hope the pictures are liked (there are around 70!). There were many more cars there, but I took pictures of the ones that interested ME (so if there are any cars in the background that people want a better look at, but are not here, please accept my apologies)