What classic vehicles have you seen?

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Re: What classic vehicles have you seen?

#691 Post by OneCarefulOwner » Thu Sep 06, 2012 12:48 pm

I saw my first Rover 25 Commercial the other day...
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Re: What classic vehicles have you seen?

#692 Post by JPB » Thu Sep 06, 2012 5:06 pm

OneCarefulOwner wrote:I saw my first Rover 25 Commercial the other day...
I didn't know there was one. Is it available on youtube or was it a low-rent, cinema-only effort?
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#693 Post by Martin Evans » Fri Sep 07, 2012 11:52 am

A gaggle of pre war ( And perhaps some very early post war) Austins drove by earlier on and a Ferrari Daytona Spider stopped outside a few minutes ago and then drove off.
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#694 Post by Xantia-nut » Sat Sep 08, 2012 1:41 am

Ay up!

There I was, off to the local shops for one or two things, minding me own business when I saw a gorgeous Mk1 Escort, pale blue with darker blue RS stripes on it. The owner, who was in the queue for the Chinese Takeaway, came out for a natter. Turns out iit was a "cooking" Mk1 Escort, discovered rotting away in a field and extensively restored. The engine had been replaced with a 2 Litre Pinto, nicely lowered suspension and Revolution rims. And, as we found out as he left and gave it a bootful, a true big bore sports exhaust - not one of these farty things the kids like.

I drooled unashamadly. :D

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#695 Post by mr rusty » Sat Sep 08, 2012 8:28 pm

I took my Vitesse down the road today for it's MOT today (pass :) ) and one of the mechanics down there had his Mk3 Crayford Cortina there, really nice, he's had it for years, squeezed in a Rover V8 with no structural alterations so it can be switched back to pinto if neccessary, mated to a Capri box.
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#696 Post by mr rusty » Sun Sep 09, 2012 3:01 pm

It must be the weather- as summer seems to have started today and will probably end tomorrow people are bringing 'em out- I went down to the diy retail park today, in the car park was a nice matt black mk 2 Capri parked up, a really good big Healey with a mise
able non waving driver, and a rubber bumper Midget with a waving and cheerful driver.
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Re: What classic vehicles have you seen?

#697 Post by bnicho » Fri Sep 14, 2012 9:17 am

I was driving home from work tonight in my green 1974 VW Super Beetle L and I ended up following a mustard-coloured 1973-74 Super Beetle L! :o
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#698 Post by Paul240480 » Fri Sep 21, 2012 8:27 am

Been in East Sussex all week caravanning . Horam to be exact. Been driving around the area, can't believe the number of classics around here.
Have seen, loads of Moggies, Riley RM, MGA, VW Beetle, Escorts MK 1 & 2, Volvo 245 on an old Y suffix and a Ferrari!
Probably could go on, sadly no pics. :roll: on limited t'internet .....
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#699 Post by rich. » Sat Sep 22, 2012 11:33 am

an old saab, a renault estaffete van, a taunus & an abused nissan micra...... :D
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#700 Post by TerryG » Sat Sep 22, 2012 12:32 pm

Is that your current fleet rich? ;)
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