What classic vehicles have you seen?

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Re: What classic vehicles have you seen?

#601 Post by loveoldclassics »

Very nice cars, top spot. I have seen in Battle a couple of Daimler Limosines being used for wedding(s). One was a '89 G-reg, which must have been one of the last Daimler ever bulit, am I right? The one other was K-Reg and have seen it before.
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#602 Post by Luxobarge »

loveoldclassics wrote:One was a '89 G-reg, which must have been one of the last Daimler ever bulit, am I right?
No, Daimler versions of the XJ40 were built into the mid-90s.
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#603 Post by JPB »

The Daimler name is still very much in use, my daily modern motor - built just 1 year ago - carries it as seen in the following picture of its nearside door jamb:
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....none of which I would have been bothering to post up, but I've just been to the AsDa and was followed for much of the 11 mile return trip by what appeared to be a MK2 Jaguar. I keeked in the mirror as it turned off behind me and yep, there it was, a totally rank Mitsuoka Viewt. :(
How unbelievably disappointing, and it didn't even have an interesting animal in the back seat.
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#604 Post by rich. »

i saw a lovely datsun 120y in metallic brown today.. it looks like a daily driver :D
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#605 Post by Bazzer »

i'm dissapointed. i drove through Battle twice in an old Jaguar running the diff in for the LeMans Classic and the pictures aren't here. :lol:
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#606 Post by JPB »

:o Our correspondent in Battle must have been out taking his puppy for a walk when you drove through. :lol:
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#607 Post by loveoldclassics »

I saw a two-tone (dark red and white) Ford Consul in Battle this morning in the rain.
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#608 Post by TerryG »

There was a Zodiac and something pre-war in Ashbourne yesterday but i was driving so didn't have chance to take snaps
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#609 Post by loveoldclassics »

I saw this old Ford in Battle to-day.

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#610 Post by Martin Evans »

A red 1275 Midget went by the shop this morning and a little later, a Porsche 911, on an E (Prefix plate), so that's there or thereabouts now and bar for Humbug Brown, would now be coming up for free tax.

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