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#616 Post by george »

just got back a short run to mumbles and then home and driving the vette , on the home run was behind a pink caddy 59' he pulled in for a fuel stop as we do quite regularly .....

my son rang Sunday said he saw a 1930's Bentley up north (Wakefield ? ) on the motorway going at 70/75mph he said guy had his goggles on and what a small screen , sounded quite different to todays cars
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#617 Post by MIG Wielder »

Something I've not seen for ages. A M.G. Magnette ! The Farina styled one. I've always liked these and this one is even in the Tartan red and grey that the old Family A55 II was done in.
Better still it had driven all the way from Holland. Good used every day condition, but could be due for some body work soon.
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#618 Post by Jod Clark »

Goodness knows, but the wheels were made of wood.
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#619 Post by Jon Tilson »

Loving the Magnettes, though I would prefer the Varitone next to it.

Saw a lovely yellow Spit 1500 on the way home from church yesterday...made a nice convoy with me in the Dolly for a bit near Hampton Court.
Onwre had the roof down, hope he didnt get too wet in the shower which reminded me the wipers on mine need attention...something is a bit noisy!.

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#620 Post by sprint95m »

Saw a French registered Renault 4 estate (or a van with windows?) loaded with assorted luggage headed north on the A99.




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#621 Post by Carledo »

Jod Clark wrote:Goodness knows, but the wheels were made of wood.
From the shape of the nose I'd say its a Renault, circa 1906, but its only an educated guess!

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#622 Post by Jon Tilson »

Nice Sprint in White outbound from Town in the Twickenham bit of the A316 today....waved but wws in t he corsa so unlikely he noticed me.

Then later that same journey saw a Renault 4 in the closest colour to Triumph Topaz orange....long time since I saw one of them.

...and they dont improve with not seeing either...ugly things really.

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#623 Post by george »

on the way toward Haverfordwest spotted a tr2 /3 and an old riley think the tr was 722 yug / guy /ugy? or close
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#624 Post by Jon Tilson »

Not today but last Tuesday we went to west Wittering and spotted a lovely emerald early 1850 on the A27 roundabout near Chichester.
Always nice to see an early proper one being used and I love emerald.

Todays mention is the nice white Vitesse mk1 convertible and the yellow Stag owned by Moss staff....well done guys for regularly driving them to
the workplace...

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#625 Post by Jod Clark »

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#626 Post by lazeruspete »

no idea what it was. pulled out in front of me as i was going through Nantwich town centre earlier this week..


35mph at flat chat. sounded awesome!

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A Gwynne 8 "Brooklands" according to the DVLA! Apparently built in London from 1918 to 1929, the number plate could be significantly earlier - B# was issued in Lancashire from 1904 to 1919!
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#629 Post by george »

white xk ..roof down going 70+mph toward amanford 294 YUG sounded nice
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#630 Post by soe8m »

Well, not quite a spot but this is what's now on sale at the company....
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