What classic vehicles have you seen?

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Re: What classic vehicles have you seen?

#1521 Post by Martin Evans »

How did I miss that Austin 7 Ulster (Replica???) earlier :oops: :oops: :?:

Took the V8 on a belated (Dry) Drive It Day run on Sunday. Drove the A4059 Penderyn Road (Nicer than the A470 has become). I don't go that way often, as it is a bit out of my way. I remember many years ago, the Abercynon Road Club (Cycling club), of which I was then a member, used to have club runs on a Sunday (In the Autumn and Winter - ie not the racing season) and that road was one of our routes. I always did like that road and had almost forgotten what a nice run it is. It suits the V8's torque but with the twists and especially the camber changes and undulations, a well driven Lotus Elan would show you a clean pair of heels :!: I spotted a sand coloured, B reg Series 2A Land Rover en route.

Today a nice looking maroon Triumph TR6 has been past (I wonder if Llangynidr Service Station have it in for work?) a few times.
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#1522 Post by Fatbloke »

Martin Evans wrote:How did I miss that Austin 7 Ulster (Replica???) earlier :oops: :oops: :?:
Didn't PC build one of these at Beaulieu autojumble a few years ago?

Was it this one?

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#1523 Post by UKJeeper »

Couple of recent spottings.


On the way into work this morning:

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Passing through Kelvedon last week:

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#1524 Post by JPB »

That Daf must have been registered at around the same time as My brown Automite, its registration was also a PKE***L, in that case because it was a plate donor, the Daf must be an import and the odd placement of the steering wheel tends to reinforce that theory.
V8 250 for me though, nice spotting!
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#1525 Post by UKJeeper »

Last evening near Springfield:

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#1526 Post by mr rusty »

Spotted this poor sod from a footbridge over the A12 in Leytonstone today, obviously having a bit of a mechanical problem as I can't imagine he was being nicked for speeding! Apologies for the low quality phone pic, but It's obviously pre war with suicide doors, and would take a bit of nerve to be on that road at 9am!

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And something shiny and Japanese in Tesco car park the other day......

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Apologies for the low quality pics.....blackberry...such a good work tool in many ways but such a rubbish camera!
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#1527 Post by Mitsuru »

On Wednesday on my way back from Thornaby heading east on the A66 I had to do a double
take looking in the rear view mirror as a Morgan with the top down was right behind me !
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#1528 Post by UKJeeper »

mr rusty wrote:Spotted this poor sod from a footbridge over the A12 in Leytonstone today, obviously having a bit of a mechanical problem as I can't imagine he was being nicked for speeding! Apologies for the low quality phone pic, but It's obviously pre war with suicide doors, and would take a bit of nerve to be on that road at 9am!

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Looks a lot like the Riley i stopped to help a couple of weeks ago. He was having vapour lock problems. Bloke lives in Brentwood so would make sense to be on the A12. (pic taken with my Galaxy Note 3 ;) )

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#1529 Post by UKJeeper »

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Spotted today. Obviously been sitting outdoors (or at least 1/2 outdoors) for a while. Waste of a Herald, IMO.
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#1530 Post by mr rusty »

Not a Herald...it's a MkII Vitesse, or at least the bonnet is! I spotted an ADO16, MG variant today coming the other way, quite a rare version these days.
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