COOL CLASSIC CAR SPOTTERS POST! (Vol 3)

[generationx]

Doofus said:

Maxdecel said:

generationx said:

I think the blue one is a Triumph Toledo (I think all Dolomites had 4 headlamps) but I wait to be corrected!

Agreed, first view I thought 1500 TC/HL ..? Can't recall now, then noticed the lights.

Infamously a car that, in a single body (13/1500, Toledo, Dolomite), offered transverse and longitudinal engines as well as both front and rear wheel drive

Also see Renault 21 for transverse/longitudinal engines

[GTRene]

serie 4









under, a lovely yellow GT/E looked cool then, stil today.

[GTRene]

serie 5

some oldies in this serie, some very nice







under, no idea what that one was



also no idea what this one under was, I guess some speed racer of some sort >

[nicanary]

The blue car is a recreation of the Citroen record taker Petite Rosalie.

[Gompo]

A proper 'spot' rather than some show or meet photos, nice to see out and about.

[Maxdecel]

GTRene said:

serie 2

The Manta A does it for me, great colour & finish closely followed by the Kadetts.

[GTRene]

Maxdecel said:

GTRene said:

serie 2

The Manta A does it for me, great colour & finish closely followed by the Kadetts.

yes, was a nice one, never seen it in that color.

[Dapster]

generationx said:

GTRene said:

generationx said:

I think the blue one is a Triumph Toledo (I think all Dolomites had 4 headlamps) but I wait to be corrected!

ah, I meant the one under that, that strange cabrio, any idea?

Looks like a Saab 96 of some flavour or another - I’ve never seen a convertible one of those!

Edited by generationx on Sunday 30th June 20:52

Saab had 6 prototypes built by a coachbuilder in 1967 but couldn't make the business case work to justify tooling up for production so it never went anywhere. There must be loads of back street efforts out there by now

[GTRene]

nicanary said:

The blue car is a recreation of the Citroen record taker Petite Rosalie.

wow, the knowledge here, that's the great thing about a car forum, lots of people and together a lot of knowledge.

[wjs1968]

Luna12 said:

Looked in great condition. Cream and brown , think it said 220. I briefly co-owned a 250ce in maroon many many years ago and would love another

Lovely - I had a 250CE in exactly the same colour scheme right down to the matching hubcaps

Sadly no longer about unless it lies forlorn in a shed somewhere…

Edited by wjs1968 on Monday 1st July 08:38

[DickyC]

wjs1968 said:

Lovely - I had a 250CE in exactly the same colour scheme right down to the matching hubcaps

Sadly no longer about unless it lies forlorn in a shed somewhere…

Or now has a different registration number.

[Turbobanana]

Doofus said:

Maxdecel said:

generationx said:

I think the blue one is a Triumph Toledo (I think all Dolomites had 4 headlamps) but I wait to be corrected!

Agreed, first view I thought 1500 TC/HL ..? Can't recall now, then noticed the lights.

Infamously a car that, in a single body (13/1500, Toledo, Dolomite), offered transverse and longitudinal engines as well as both front and rear wheel drive

Which Triumph had a transverse engine, Doofus?

[DickyC]

Turbobanana said:

Which Triumph had a transverse engine, Doofus?

Are badged Hondas counted?

[GTRene]

serie 6







also lots of old bikes/mopeds there.

[GTRene]

serie 7

[droopsnoot]

DickyC said:

Turbobanana said:

Which Triumph had a transverse engine, Doofus?

Are badged Hondas counted?

Not in a Toledo / Dolomite shell, which I think was the original point.

[Doofus]

Turbobanana said:

Which Triumph had a transverse engine, Doofus?

I thought the 1300 / 1500 did, but it didn't.

Sorry.

[DickyC]

droopsnoot said:

DickyC said:

Turbobanana said:

Which Triumph had a transverse engine, Doofus?

Are badged Hondas counted?

Not in a Toledo / Dolomite shell, which I think was the original point.

I knew what was meant and don't know why I posted it really.

/just being a smartarse

[DickyC]

At the height of his career my dad changed jobs. His Rover 2000 company car was too much for the new company and he was told the budget and told of the firm's preference for Triumph.

The choice boiled down to a Vitesse 2 litre or a 1300TC.

He chose the 1300TC as it was more practical.

A car snob from an early age, I was very disappointed.

ARK606H. It was okay. He commuted from Sandhurst in Berkshire to Ampthill in Bedfordshire daily. Long before the M25. And i think I've done some tough commutes.

[Turbobanana]

DickyC said:

droopsnoot said:

DickyC said:

Turbobanana said:

Which Triumph had a transverse engine, Doofus?

Are badged Hondas counted?

Not in a Toledo / Dolomite shell, which I think was the original point.

I knew what was meant and don't know why I posted it really.

/just being a smartarse

Original question was not meant in a smartarse-y kind of way: I genuinely wondered whether I'd missed something over the years. Must admit I'd forgotten about the Acclaim, but it's a Honda really, so there.