Today I saw a classic and took a pic thread! Part 2

sblythe

1984 Mercedes W123 250 Limo. It looked in a state of despair, but I think the dismal surroundings and equally dismal weather make it look worse than it was in the photos. The 924 sitting next to it had no plates, and the rear end was in primer. The fate of both cars is unknown.



Also, a Range Rover Classic with an odd rear door set up. Not something I have seen before. Is this home-made or a factory job?

Dades

sblythe wrote: »

The 924 sitting next to it had no plates, and the rear end was in primer.

944 I'll wager!

Cool looking doors on that Rangey.

hi5

Dades wrote: »

944 I'll wager!

Yep, fat wing.

roadsmart

Spotted in Kenmare over the weekend, fantastic collection of machines, all fairly spotless. My favourites were the yellow mk3 and the NSU 80.....or maybe the Audi 100s....or......

roadsmart

And......

roadsmart

And....

roadsmart

And finally.....

macplaxton

sblythe wrote: »

Also, a Range Rover Classic with an odd rear door set up. Not something I have seen before. Is this home-made or a factory job?

Either / or. Possibly Special Vehicles option. Police option? Or armoured plating spec?

Capri

macplaxton wrote: »

Either / or. Possibly Special Vehicles option. Police option? Or armoured plating spec?

Beat me to it Macp

http://www.range-rover-classic.com/Home/land-rover-brochures/range-rover-specials/macneillie---discreetly-armoured-vehicles

To the outside observer, there is little evidence that this is anything other than a normal Range Rover, selected for its distinctive elegance and international status. Appearances can be deceptive. The four wide-opening passenger doors and twin rear doors, together with all other vertical body panels, are backed by 5 mm armour steel. 3 mm armour steel is fitted to the roof and floor. The fuel tank, fitted with an explosion suppression system, is protected against bomb blast

roadsmart

Forgot these:

sblythe

Unfortunately I did not have my camera with me this morning so the photos were taken on my phone's camera which isn't great. This had just pulled up outside where I work this morning. 1934 Ford Model B hotrod. It sounded fantastic. I had a brief chat with the driver; he has just brought it over from the UK, and apparently it had just traveled 250 miles over the weekend without any trouble.

jrar

Some nice examples seen on my holidays this year (more to follow) - I also visited the museum in Monaco which houses some beauties but I don't want to post them here if it's been covered before, so maybe someone can let me know whether to go ahead or not to bother - thanks

unfit2006

I love to see the oldtimers (and not so old timers) still in daily use around the towns and villages in France. The continued use of cars well into their 20s and 30s is commonplace and I always feel that the older Renaults/Citroens/Peugeots just seem to look so right in their natural environment.

Capri

On the one hand the French seem to revel in decrepit but stylish old houses / cars etc - but I do wonder about the wholesale move to the new Immatriculation (reg plates - on the 500 and the Transit), it seems at viarience with all their other 'values' of non-conformity. Perhaps they've caught the Irish 'bling' disease :mad:

unfit2006

Capri wrote: »

On the one hand the French seem to revel in decrepit but stylish old houses / cars etc - but I do wonder about the wholesale move to the new Immatriculation (reg plates - on the 500 and the Transit), it seems at viarience with all their other 'values' of non-conformity. Perhaps they've caught the Irish 'bling' disease :mad:

True. I much prefer the older style plate, especially the real old ones but then again, the idea of changing the reg of the car every time you moved Department seemed a bit cumbersome.

I think with the new system, the registration number stays with the car "for life" and you just change the Dept number and logo if you move or if the car is sold into a different area.

I'm not sure what happens when a car bearing an old style plate is now sold into a different Department, ie. whether it loses it's old reg number or not ???

jrar

Here's a few more spotted in France earlier this month......

Capri

Bays and Porsches

Capri

More...

Capri

Brits - 58BHI is a re-reg upon change of residence pre-87 I'd say

sblythe

Austin/Morris/MG/Riley/Wolseley 1100/1300 sitting in a field a few miles up the road from my grandparents house. I inquired about it with my grandad and a friend of his, usual kind of story; owner died and it was left to rot behind the house by the wife. Its there 20 years apparently. I'd love to get a closer look but trespassing isn't in my best interests atm.

jrar

Whilst taking the photos below, the owner arrived back from buying his groceries - chatty chap who seemed delighted that I was taking pictures of his pride and joy ! I'm only so-so with French but if I picked him up right, it's from 1964 and he drives it every day - with that, he clambered in and pootled off down the road as if to prove the point !

tc20

great selection over the last few pages...

spotted in Greystones over the weekend, W123 estate parked beside a modern Bentley Coupe. (crappy phone pics)

and the E30 spotted by Capri (just above) passed me on the M50 yesterday

jrar

Note the plate number on the Fiat !

jrar

jrar

mb1725

^^ SM's are lovely cars, even by today's standards.

alastair

jrar wrote: »

Cheers! This solves a very nerdy question that's been bugging me for weeks. I watched 'Weekend of a champion', the 1972 Roman Polanski documentary on Jackie Stewart at the Monte Carlo Grand Prix, and there's a scene where Stewart is driving Polanski around the circuit explaining what's required at each stage. He's driving something open-topped with wicker seats, but it's clearly not the shape of a Fiat Jolly. Had me flummoxed.

So it's this. A Fiat Torpedo Marina. Used to be the course car at the Monaco Grand Prix. Only a couple in existence. More info here: http://mariothemultipla.wordpress.com/tag/fiat-jolly/

jrar

...or could it have been this ???

alastair

jrar wrote: »

...or could it have been this ???

Nope. That's a standard Jolly.

macplaxton

alastair wrote: »

'Weekend of a champion', the 1972 Roman Polanski documentary on Jackie Stewart at the Monte Carlo Grand Prix, and there's a scene where Stewart is driving Polanski around the circuit...

alastair wrote: »

...He's driving something open-topped with wicker seats, but it's clearly not the shape of a Fiat Jolly. Had me flummoxed.

So it's this. A Fiat Torpedo Marina.

Having just looked at the clip, it isn't a Fiat Torpedo Marina.

Looking at the instrument binnacle, dash vents and wood trim, I'll offer up that it is a Fiat Shellette beach car, based on a Fiat 850.



(There was also a DAF 44 based version)