What classic vehicles have you seen?

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Re: What classic vehicles have you seen?

#1321 Post by sierra3dr » Sat Dec 14, 2013 9:05 am

Spotted a lovely example of a P6 yesterday,seen it following behind. I gave him the thumb up as he passed. Who's in the P6 club?
I would really love one
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#1322 Post by Martin Evans » Mon Dec 16, 2013 2:12 pm

Went for a bike ride last Wednesday, through a place called Man Moel. It's high on the mountain, between the Ebbw and Sirhowy valleys and feels as though its miles from anywhere. Cycling along one of the bridleways, I spotted an old Jaguar saloon (Could have been a Mk2) languishing in a farm yard.
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#1323 Post by UKJeeper » Mon Dec 16, 2013 2:27 pm

Most of a white Escort Mk1 on a flatbed going through Chelmsford yesterday. Seemed to be going to it's next stage of restoration as it was carefully tarp covered.
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#1324 Post by Martin Evans » Thu Dec 19, 2013 11:07 am

Saw an early MGB roadster late Tuesday evening. It didn't half look small (Nice too). OK, the MGB is a small car but I never thought of them as being that small......they keep saying there is an epidemic of obesity; they must be talking about cars. When you see an old one, it stands out.
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#1325 Post by pryantcc » Thu Dec 19, 2013 10:59 pm

I don't think I've ever seen one of these before, I had to investigate the badges to find out what it is!

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#1326 Post by JPB » Thu Dec 19, 2013 11:02 pm

Fiat 130? 8-)
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Re: What classic vehicles have you seen?

#1327 Post by pryantcc » Thu Dec 19, 2013 11:07 pm

JPB wrote:Fiat 130? 8-)
That's certainly what was written on the back of it! I like it, I think it's quite pretty. The interior looks like it was a pretty fancy machine back in the day!
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Re: What classic vehicles have you seen?

#1328 Post by JPB » Thu Dec 19, 2013 11:16 pm

Yes, gorgeous cars and not the sort of thing you see every day. There's an orange one of these locally that hasn't been seen at shows since about 2003 but to see one in a car park, among ordinary cars, is very fortunate! :thumbs:
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Re: What classic vehicles have you seen?

#1329 Post by mach1rob » Fri Dec 20, 2013 12:15 am

Orange you say??? :D
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#1330 Post by JPB » Fri Dec 20, 2013 10:36 am

Yes, but it's that not so orangey shade of orange-meets-camouflage that was seen on some Fiats of the period and always looked flat after a few months. Sort of an Italian version of BMC Bronze yellow. Nowhere near as orange as your Automite but then even a bag of ripe satsumae isn't as orange as that! :D

Apparently, some carrot topped Scouse DJ by the name of Evans has a 130 among his mahoosive collection of Italian exotica. Chances are that'll have been painted white to match his other cars. There's also a lovely coachbuilt estate version of the 130. Sort of an Italian Scimitar but without the Midlands Mercedes' Triumph and Ford DNA.
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