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

[NewcastleFalcon]

Real head turner of a classic spot today. Appropriately at STanhope Station.

A classic American Station Wagon.

Yellow with a white roof and lots of chrome. I will elevate it to POTD when I return to my normal machinery.

A Chevrolet Bel air no less. Absolutely gorgeous. Now on POTD and here as well

nf own work

REgards Neil



Regards Neil

[mickthemaverick]

A classic which once was as common as ants but now is as rare as rocking horse ****:



hope it's not cheating as it was at a show

[NewcastleFalcon]

This could be a whatsthisthen but I for one had never heard of it, and its German.

Can anyone contribute any knowledge on it.
For me...totally the wrong colour, but I do suspect it is an unloved rarity, and it looks very much that no-one is bothering to restore it, and its growing cobwebs. It isn't the quattro coupe shape, but posssibly its quite a rarity.

This is it Audi 90 Quattro 2309cc 20v (yes its got 5 cylinders) June 1990 reg on SORN and last MOT expired 21st Sept 2017.

NF Own Work

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Regards Neil

[mickthemaverick]

If its any help there is a lot of info on the car at:
https://www.automobile-catalog.com/make ... /1989.html

To be honest I can't be bothered to look through it all, Audi's leave me cold!!

[NewcastleFalcon]

Audi's leave me cold!!

I wouldnt kick this one out of the garage...




Thanks for the link Mick I will have a look at that I just wonder how much it would fetch at a classic auction in its current state should there be any interest in its rarity value, and how tempted the current owner might be with with an offer at a low enough price to make a transaction worthwhile.

Regards Neil

[xantia_v6]

I saw a Renault R8 Gordini on the road yesterday. Not this actual car, but similar paint job. There are actually a few in this region that come out for car shows.

[mickthemaverick]

Audi's leave me cold!!

I wouldnt kick this one out of the garage...




Thanks for the link Mick I will have a look at that I just wonder how much it would fetch at a classic auction in its current state should there be any interest in its rarity value, and how tempted the current owner might be with with an offer at a low enough price to make a transaction worthwhile.

Regards Neil

That would be a nice one to drive but still not for me to own!! They are like most German cars and too firm a ride for my liking. Would have loved it 40 years ago when I was rallying
Re the 90, from the pics it does look pretty run down and in good condition I should think it might be around the 3-3.5k mark but I wouldn't give more than 350 in the current condition. Then expect to put 1500 into it to make it profitable!! And that's all supposition based on a biased old git's appraisal (ie mine ) I'd leave well alone!

[mickthemaverick]

I saw a Renault R8 Gordini on the road yesterday. Not this actual car, but similar paint job. There are actually a few in this region that come out for car shows.

Is it my eyes or does that car look like the tyres are just too high a profile? It almost looks like a dinky toy car with truck tyres on it!

[myglaren]

Nice colour. I am usually ambivalent about car colours.
Had a neighbour in a flat we used to live in. Parking out the back. On the ground floor was a bakery.
He parked his R8 Gordini next to the bakery, batter splattered through the open window onto the car and artistically removed the paint in reverse Jackson Pollock style.
He also had a Traction Avant.

I was more impressed by the old 0range 811 outside the garage that was also on the ground floor. Young and impressionable.

[Gibbo2286]

Neil's American station wagon two tone is exactly the colours I used to paint the early F model Vauxhall Victors...…….with Tekaloid and a brush.

[NewcastleFalcon]

A Lotus Elan SE Turbo 1991 in a heatwave shimmer

nf own work

Regards Neil

[mickthemaverick]

Spooky that you posted that when I was about to post thiswhatisit:



heyho!!

[NewcastleFalcon]

The series of random events which led me to that photo of the yellow Lotus culminated in the key decision whether to get petrol at Morrisons or ASDA on my way back. Morrisons won, and I drove past the car again, and with one U-Turn and a stop on yellow lines, the deed was done.

REgards Neil

[mickthemaverick]

Amazing how some things come about! However I feel you may have disregarded my photo to the point of not telling me what it is?

[NewcastleFalcon]

Amazing how some things come about! However I feel you may have disregarded my photo to the point of not telling me what it is?

Apologies....I assumed it was a close enough case of snap from your comment. Sleeves rolled up for skulduggery because I dont know it exactly off the top of my head. So off we go to Autotrader Vehicle Check see what comes up!
Back in a Mo!

REgards Neil