What classic vehicles have you seen?

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Re: What classic vehicles have you seen?

#41 Post by M Paul Lloyd » Thu Mar 17, 2011 8:14 pm

Saw a great looking Mk1 Cortina down at Seaton Sluice. White with green 'trim' possibly a Lotus or a good copy at the very least.
Much Kudos to the owner for letting it out. ;)
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Re: What classic vehicles have you seen?

#42 Post by karlsgazelle » Thu Mar 17, 2011 9:40 pm

Seen this one in Florence on Holiday. It was used to promote a restoration specialist.

Let's see if someone knows the make and model. (Clue: it's based on a Fiat 500)


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#43 Post by JPB » Thu Mar 17, 2011 10:54 pm

M Paul Lloyd wrote:Saw a great looking Mk1 Cortina down at Seaton Sluice. White with green 'trim' possibly a Lotus or a good copy at the very least.
Much Kudos to the owner for letting it out. ;)
I've seen that one, at least I assume it's the same car - the stripe that's normally a slightly olive-like shade on genuine Lotii is slightly "greener" if this is the one I'm thinking about.
Can't see it being a Lotus though, I overtook him on the Coast Road just by the Norham Road junction and try as he might, he couldn't catch me until the 50 limit at Benfield Road levelled the playing field a little.
The Dolly's hardly slow, especially from 50-70 in 3rd, but to lose a Lotus Cortina whose driver was squeezing his steering wheel as hard as this bloke was, I'd have needed a Sprint. :D

On Cortinas, I spotted a brace of MK3 in Tynemouth over the last couple of days, One is white and a 'K' plate GXL with black vinyl roof, it's usually found parked near the primary school just East of the top of Front Street, I wonder whether it actually moves from there? The other is a light green 2000E lookalike and I've seen that around the end of John Street, Cullercoats as well as parked outside the Maggie Bank, parked in Northumberland Square (both in NS) and being driven on the old Coast Road near the skittle alley or whatever they're calling those nowadays.
Seaton Delaval has also acquired a fresh old car; a Sandglow (a.k.a. baby sick - says the bloke who runs a Guinness-pooh brown one :oops: ) Dolomite 1500HL seems to have taken up residence on the street opposite Westbourne Garage and has been parked there every weekday for the past couple of weeks. The looks on the faces of the locals as I pass it driving mine are priceless; anyone would think they were rare or something.
Another Dolomite was the victim of an attempted break-in in Gosforth two days ago, according to a report in the Journal. The piece claimed that the would-be thieves abandoned their efforts when they
couldn't get the door open...
Hmm, those '70s BL locks eh.
And finally; the fella along the coast in Lynemouth who keeps an A35 in his garage and only brings it out on about four days during an average year was down there this afternoon, parked outside the Anglers' Mutual shop that now occupies the site of the old petrol station.
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#44 Post by Martin Evans » Sun Mar 27, 2011 5:42 pm

I saw a nice looking 1964 Morris Minor today. It was almond green and looked very tidy as it drove past. There's currently a Series 1 Land Rover, in the garage not far from the shop.
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#45 Post by kamilb1998 » Sun Mar 27, 2011 7:50 pm

This MGB in Norwich yesterday...

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#46 Post by TerryG » Sun Mar 27, 2011 11:36 pm

Today i saw a J plate maestro on the A50 a morris minor on the M1, LOTS of classic bikes driving around staffordshire's country lanes and an 80s Aston Martin v8 (i can't remember what the model is called)
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Re: What classic vehicles have you seen?

#47 Post by sierra3dr » Mon Mar 28, 2011 8:26 am

Seen a Orange Maxi last week in Blackley (M9) with a 60 year old that had long hair and wearing a base ball cap the opposite way round

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#48 Post by jimmyybob » Mon Mar 28, 2011 8:15 pm

My mother has just purchased a wolseley 4/44.

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#49 Post by Paul240480 » Mon Mar 28, 2011 8:27 pm

I did a 'double take' today.............. a Mk5 Cortina shot past in the opposite direction to me. Sort of hand painted in matt black with two 'chav' types on board & the driver was giving it some :roll:

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Re: What classic vehicles have you seen?

#50 Post by Martin Evans » Thu Mar 31, 2011 2:35 pm

jimmyybob wrote:My mother has just purchased a wolseley 4/44.
Nice when it's a familywide hobby :D :!:

I saw a red MGB leaving the West Somerset Railway yesterday and I noticed a few classic buses in a garage next to the WSR Station. I think the name on their regular buses was Quantock.
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