I-Spy Classic Cars/Bikes-What have you spotted?
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- Dormouse
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according to the DVLA it is real, red, and registered 2nd March 1988.
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Re: I-Spy Classic Cars/Bikes-What have you spotted?
I have just seen a DS coming straight at me on the same S bend that caused my recent wheel demolition on the Mazda. It was black and shiny but that is all I had time for!!
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Re: I-Spy Classic Cars/Bikes-What have you spotted?
Saw new arrival in the village on someone's front drive, a Standard Pennant (I think) part restored looks like a project about to commence. Photo later if I can get round there with a camera before it goes into hiding.
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This manual made it to Orange County California!, and up for sale.
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Another couple of pics, the bottom one is not a Pennant but an Ensign but it does have the Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation Birmingham Airport in the shot from 1959 ish.
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Re: I-Spy Classic Cars/Bikes-What have you spotted?
The RAF used a lot of Standard Vanguards, the Ensign was derived from that, a later, cheaper version with a smaller engine.
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Saw an Austin Light Twelve-Four Ascot Saloon from 1936 reg SY5870.
Here it is at the Scottish Association of Vehicle Enthusiasts Rally 2008
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Here it is at the Scottish Association of Vehicle Enthusiasts Rally 2008
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Here's the Pennant. I also saw the twin of that Austin locally a couple of days ago Neil but no photo.
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Just pulled this off the dash cam from Thursday's Tesco visit,
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Re: I-Spy Classic Cars/Bikes-What have you spotted?
I was in Bournemouth today, and I saw this;
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One of these was the pick of the on the road car spots today.
EM Mercedes 5849
Flominator, CC BY-SA 3.0 <http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/>, via Wikimedia Commons
and a 1966 Triumph Motorcycle looking like this
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EM Mercedes 5849
Flominator, CC BY-SA 3.0 <http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/>, via Wikimedia Commons
and a 1966 Triumph Motorcycle looking like this
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Being such a rare sight, the Mercedes got the nod as classic spot of the day, but one of these caught my attention on the road as it appeared in a stream of oncoming traffic. Its straight line profiles are standout and unique amongst usual the sea of anonymity and ugliness. Yes an attention grabber for me, maybe even getting on for a head-turner.
1989 Volvo 740 GL 2.0 Front
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1989 Volvo 740 GL 2.0 Front
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A nice Morgan in the afternoon sunshine. Its got 4 wheels and 4 cylinders....says so on the badge.
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I hope it has more than four brake pads!
James
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Yes, I am paranoid, but am I paranoid ENOUGH?
Out amongst the stars, looking for a world of my own!
ex BX 1.9
ex Xantia 2.0HDi SX
ex Xantia 2.0HDi LX
Ex C5 2.0HDi VTR
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C5 2.2HDi VTX+
Yes, I am paranoid, but am I paranoid ENOUGH?
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A couple of parking spaces down from the Charging point at Melrose was something like this. Didn't warrant an NF shutter click, although I did like the colour of the interior. When the owner returned my lack of shutter clicking was confirmed as the right choice.
Without actually moving off and driving away he pressed the starter button, and totally unnecessarily gave the pollution pipes an unnecessary work out with an equally unnecessary revving and "blipping" of the gas pedal presumably for the purpose of informing the totally uninterested car park that his expensive toy made a noise.
I don't profess to know anything about Ferraris or whether the California T is available in the UK, but it was definitely the type of shape of that particular Ferrari. I think Ferrari have made sleeker models.
Plenty of info on this walk around....no stalks on the steering wheel for one....I can just imagine Mr unnecessary noisemaker boring the pants off everyone telling them that particular innovation comes from F1.
REgards Neil
Without actually moving off and driving away he pressed the starter button, and totally unnecessarily gave the pollution pipes an unnecessary work out with an equally unnecessary revving and "blipping" of the gas pedal presumably for the purpose of informing the totally uninterested car park that his expensive toy made a noise.
I don't profess to know anything about Ferraris or whether the California T is available in the UK, but it was definitely the type of shape of that particular Ferrari. I think Ferrari have made sleeker models.
Plenty of info on this walk around....no stalks on the steering wheel for one....I can just imagine Mr unnecessary noisemaker boring the pants off everyone telling them that particular innovation comes from F1.
REgards Neil
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