What classic vehicles have you seen?

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Re: What classic vehicles have you seen?

#31 Post by Loveclassics » Wed Mar 09, 2011 7:01 pm

I saw these classics to-day ( I'm using library pictures for rare ones):

1. Citroen Ami 8 (the one I saw had French number plates)
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2. Reliant Scimitar
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3. Hillman Super Minx Estate (It was the same one as I saw about a week ago)
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4. Ford WW2 US Army Staff Car (it did look like the one in the photo)
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5. VW Beetle

6. VW Traveler
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Re: What classic vehicles have you seen?

#32 Post by JPB » Wed Mar 09, 2011 7:10 pm

Nice GTC, shame you hadn't the chance to see one of those "in the flesh", they're rather lovely.
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Re: What classic vehicles have you seen?

#33 Post by DoloMIGHTY » Wed Mar 09, 2011 7:56 pm

Followed this tatty Capri:

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90% Ford. 10% parcel tape.
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Re: What classic vehicles have you seen?

#34 Post by M Paul Lloyd » Wed Mar 09, 2011 8:25 pm

Looks like a 'rat' car to me. I..... um.... used to be part of that scene...... once upon a time... :oops:
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Re: What classic vehicles have you seen?

#35 Post by rld14 » Thu Mar 10, 2011 2:58 am

JPB wrote:'Twas a Ventora that I spied earlier, that IL6 can maybe trace its roots back to 1930s America but man can it sing!
The slant four in the Victor et al has five mains, tough things right enough, but for an IL4 that's also half of a V8 and that can last very well with correct servicing (look at the number of Saab 99s that have covered vast distances on them), then you need one of the following, which I actually did see today (not a library pic) and I see it every time I open the bonnet to add washer water to its tiny reservoir:

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Apologies for breach of a new year resolution there. :oops:

Meanwhile, there's a fella who lives around the corner and has a tractor obsession. I often hear him starting his '60s bit of agricultural kit but tonight I saw him as he drove it across the green to the pub. Must have a piccie of that here some time, IMHO.

Actually they just look like CHevy Straight 6 engines, they were exclusive to Vauxhalls, unlike, say, the Rover V8 they are unrelated to any American GM engine. I know, I have 1 and the pieces of another one over here :)

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Re: What classic vehicles have you seen?

#36 Post by Paul240480 » Thu Mar 10, 2011 8:44 am

A few, French jobbies I've snapped over the last few months: :D

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And a few Non-Frenchies:
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And this?
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Re: What classic vehicles have you seen?

#37 Post by TerryG » Fri Mar 11, 2011 9:55 pm

Today I saw a black etype jag hard top on a J plate driving through Leytonstone, an M plate 2CV in Greenwich and another 2CV on a trailer going up the M1.
Now the weather is warming up people are bringing their toys out of the garage :)
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Re: What classic vehicles have you seen?

#38 Post by JPB » Fri Mar 11, 2011 10:29 pm

TerryG wrote:.....Now the weather is warming up....
:evil: Ssshhhhh! Four more inches of snow expected here tonight and I expect to be greeted by the usual sight in the morning:
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Glad it's fine for you southern types though. :P

Anyway, to the point.
Seen today, another enormous American contraption from the '60s, some kind of Chrysler I think, struggling to get around the traffic at the King's Arms in Berwick. A very clean A40 Farina in Embassy or Maroon B, never could tell those apart. Keef! Hey-ulp. Not one, nor two but four Minors at various points between Edinburgh and Alnwick and a tasty Renault 30TX in Slate Green metallic. I only know the name of the hue in question 'cos one of my 12s was that colour.
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Re: What classic vehicles have you seen?

#39 Post by M Paul Lloyd » Mon Mar 14, 2011 12:52 pm

Saw a wonderful Singer Gazelle on my way home on Saturday finished in a lovely shade of deep red.
Great to see these cars still out there putting in real miles on real roads not locked away when not being trailered from show to show like so much elegant scrap. In my opinion of course.... :D
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Re: What classic vehicles have you seen?

#40 Post by richardtaylor » Tue Mar 15, 2011 9:52 pm

Seen in Woking several times recently, indeed today, a very smart looking Cortina MK2 GT two door in Red.

I also frequently see a MK3 Crayford Corty when I'm working an early shift.
Also a diamond white W plate 3.0 S Capri seen in Sanisburys car park yesterday - Bit tatty round the edges but wouldn't say no
And today an Austin Seven bumbling along.

Nice to see them being used!

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