COOL CLASSIC CAR SPOTTERS POST! (Vol 3)

[sortedcossie]

Nice 240z from Friday at our local pub. Sad story, owner has passed away so his family share it which is nice.

[aeropilot]

DickyC said:

E&OE was just another feeble attempt at humour.

On reflection, I think it was the Ministry of Transport.

All that ghastly Barbara Castle, 70mph, MoT business.

among the suspects at the Speed Awareness Course I attended in the City of London, there was a grumpy old boy from Northamptonshire who, when asked the meaning of a round white road sign with a black diagonal line, said it meant derestricted. The copper taking the course corrected him, saying it meant National Speed Limit, the old boy contradicted him. No, it means derestricted, I can go as fast as I like. They kept it going until the copper gave up.

Off Topic btw

If he was old enough to have been driving before the introduction of the 70mph limit, it was referred to as derestricted, as I can remember my father calling it that when I was a child growing up in the 60's, and he was a serving copper at the time. Even years later, he still called it derestricted even though by then he knew it meant NSL applies.

[gt40steve]

Doofus said:

Rumblestripe said:

That front number plate is Shirley not legal?

Why?

Maybe he is referring to the fact that it is lacking the black background of the number plate. Actual fitment / location looks fine ( and period correct ) to me.

[aeropilot]

gt40steve said:

Doofus said:

Rumblestripe said:

That front number plate is Shirley not legal?

Why?

Maybe he is referring to the fact that it is lacking the black background of the number plate.

My guess as well, its just silver painted number/letters onto the paint, and maybe even cleared over as well.

[RSTurboPaul]

aeropilot said:

DickyC said:

E&OE was just another feeble attempt at humour.

On reflection, I think it was the Ministry of Transport.

All that ghastly Barbara Castle, 70mph, MoT business.

among the suspects at the Speed Awareness Course I attended in the City of London, there was a grumpy old boy from Northamptonshire who, when asked the meaning of a round white road sign with a black diagonal line, said it meant derestricted. The copper taking the course corrected him, saying it meant National Speed Limit, the old boy contradicted him. No, it means derestricted, I can go as fast as I like. They kept it going until the copper gave up.

Off Topic btw

If he was old enough to have been driving before the introduction of the 70mph limit, it was referred to as derestricted, as I can remember my father calling it that when I was a child growing up in the 60's, and he was a serving copper at the time. Even years later, he still called it derestricted even though by then he knew it meant NSL applies.

Given that the legislation refers to 'restricted roads' when referencing 30mph by streetlights (IIRC...) derestricted would arguably form the opposite side of that

[Stick Legs]

Mr Tidy said:

Spotted this Aston in the car park at my local Tesco today. The owner is much braver than me, although it was parked a long way from the entrance and the store wasn't busy.

I don't know too much about them but being on an E plate, so 1967 registration, I'm guessing it is a DB5. Stunning car anyway!

Is that near Taunton?

There was an E plate DB6 exactly like that that a chap drove quite regularly.

I haven’t seen it, or him, for a few years. Last time it had wood sticking out of the Webasto roof as he headed away from B&Q!

As I hadn’t seen it for a while I feared the worst for the owner. I helped him once when his 560SEC failed to proceed, so was on speaking terms if not ‘mates’.

[Stick Legs]

Maxdecel said:

DickyC said:

generationx said:

Doofus said:

Rumblestripe said:

That front number plate is Shirley not legal?

Why?

And who cares? What a gorgeous car.

That's how they were originally, Jaguar took a load of flak from whatever the DVLA used to be called but they carried on doing it anyway.

E&OE

IIRC? It was about flat surface & I think perpendicular ? Obviously it was neither
Wouldn't it be Department of Transport ?

I think the comment was directed at it appearing to be silver letters on a body coloured back ground as opposed to white or silver letters on a black background.

[DickyC]

Stick Legs said:

Maxdecel said:

DickyC said:

generationx said:

Doofus said:

Rumblestripe said:

That front number plate is Shirley not legal?

Why?

And who cares? What a gorgeous car.

That's how they were originally, Jaguar took a load of flak from whatever the DVLA used to be called but they carried on doing it anyway.

E&OE

IIRC? It was about flat surface & I think perpendicular ? Obviously it was neither
Wouldn't it be Department of Transport ?

I think the comment was directed at it appearing to be silver letters on a body coloured back ground as opposed to white or silver letters on a black background.

Bizarrely, I missed the fact that the numbers sre directly on the bonnet with no background. Originally, the plate with a background was stuck on the bonnet in defiance of the regulations. There was a thread and lowdrag was called upon to explain

[Mr Tidy]

Stick Legs said:

Mr Tidy said:

Spotted this Aston in the car park at my local Tesco today. The owner is much braver than me, although it was parked a long way from the entrance and the store wasn't busy.

I don't know too much about them but being on an E plate, so 1967 registration, I'm guessing it is a DB5. Stunning car anyway!

Is that near Taunton?

There was an E plate DB6 exactly like that that a chap drove quite regularly.

I haven’t seen it, or him, for a few years. Last time it had wood sticking out of the Webasto roof as he headed away from B&Q!

As I hadn’t seen it for a while I feared the worst for the owner. I helped him once when his 560SEC failed to proceed, so was on speaking terms if not ‘mates’.

No, it was in Camberley!

So either he was a long way from home, has moved or the car has changed hands, assuming it's the same one.

It was in lovely condition, and in a way it was nice to see something so special being used as a normal car!

[Damp Logs]

These two spotted at Scole Engineering among a myriad selection of ‘works in progress’ - TVRs, mk2 Jaguar, a lovely TR5 etc, etc

[Damp Logs]

And this parked further in the town - looked in use with nice patina

[Damp Logs]

Last one from me today, sorry about the poor pic I was dodging traffic in Llandudno

[Luna12]

. Saw it on an episode of Bangers and Cash

[Luna12]

[Doofus]

Damp Logs said:

Last one from me today, sorry about the poor pic I was dodging traffic in Llandudno

I really can't get on board with the love for P6s. They give me the creeps. There's something "institutional" about them which is probably buried deep in suppressed memories from my childhhod or something.

[Damp Logs]

Doofus said:

Damp Logs said:

Last one from me today, sorry about the poor pic I was dodging traffic in Llandudno

I really can't get on board with the love for P6s. They give me the creeps. There's something "institutional" about them which is probably buried deep in suppressed memories from my childhhod or something.

Crikey, I thought I was posting a picture of a classic car, didn’t realise I’d jumped into a therapy thread

[swisstoni]

Damp Logs said:

Doofus said:

Damp Logs said:

Last one from me today, sorry about the poor pic I was dodging traffic in Llandudno

I really can't get on board with the love for P6s. They give me the creeps. There's something "institutional" about them which is probably buried deep in suppressed memories from my childhhod or something.

Crikey, I thought I was posting a picture of a classic car, didn’t realise I’d jumped into a therapy thread

Well, especially in white, the word ‘coppers!’ pops into a lot of people’s heads even today.

[Stick Legs]

Doofus said:

I really can't get on board with the love for P6s. They give me the creeps. There's something "institutional" about them which is probably buried deep in suppressed memories from my childhhod or something.

It’s one of the things about Classic Cars, they invoke feelings & memories.

Now usually these are good, first girlfriend, parent’s cars invoking innocent child hood memories of long hot summers & melting ice cream.

They are doubtless equally capable of invoking less pleasant memories.

I do know one lady who despises 70’s Jags because her father’s business partner who ripped the family off and had a huge impact on her childhood drove one.

I can well imagine that certain makes and models could uncover some quite unpleasant memories.

[Doofus]

Damp Logs said:

Crikey, I thought I was posting a picture of a classic car, didn’t realise I’d jumped into a therapy thread

I added the chilhood memory thing because I suspected somebody else woipd when I said they give me the creeps. But they do.

I get the same thing from Invacars.

[Stick Legs]

Doofus said:

I really can't get on board with the love for P6s. They give me the creeps. There's something "institutional" about them...

George Smiley had one in the 1970’s Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy BBC Series:





Don’t get any more institutional than MI5.