The Triumph Dolomite Club - Discussion Forum

I saw a Sprint today:

Apparently, according to the driver of a very nice Elan Sprint that I and the team beat into second place in the Scottish Autotrader Series in 1995 (with a Reliant Kitten, as you do...), there are probably now more replicas than originals and so many Elans that look like Sprints are in fact the cooking versions repainted into Sprint livery with added stripes and badges.

And the moral of this tale is that there's nowt new under the sun.

Must keep the camera facing forwards even when I'm only going to somewhere I've been a thousand times before, but today, in the Spanish Battery at Tynemouth, I did see an absolutely effin' gorgeous MK1 Escort 2 door saloon on a '71-'72 K suffix.
Best bit was that it was a 1300XL on original 12" steel wheels, with correct trim, a lovely shade of '70s Ford metallic brown paint and a woman who appeared to be about 120 years of age driving the thing. She deserves respect for not having been corrupted by the stupid money being realised by decent 2 door shells.

OK, so they're still white goods by comparison to the Toledo or (curved ball) the Simca 1301 of the period, but good to see for all that.

I saw an absolutely beautiful blue K reg Spitfire today. It was immaculate, a polished gem of a car - nicest one I've seen by a long shot and a real credit to its owner who seemed to be just making the most of a fine day in a lovely little convertible. It inspired me to spend a bit of time bombing along the leafy Hampshire lanes in my Sprint, with the roof open and no real destination. It's so nice to go for a drive purely for enjoyment, and having the roof open on an afternoon like this is well worth spending the rest of the time worrying if it'll leak, and swearing when it does.

"uncle Frank's" Mumford Marina.

hope it's got rsj's welded underneath if not it would be quite a handfull under braking etc.. they were intresting enough with the shell intact. Why would anyone bother to create that in the first place the mind boggles

Today I found this parked at the side of the road;



Looks a lot of fun don't it?

Now for a real trike you tube...... 'rocket 2'........tim cotterill a few vids on there in one of the films shows his helmet sporting a union jack on the back

I have to say that looks substantially cooler than that Peugoet trike effort with the tiltiing wheels, but then it seems to loose a lot of width
advantage and round here would be unrideable on lots of roads cos of the idiotic speed bumps.

Jonners

Am I the only one spotting old/odd vehicles at the moment then?



Today this Renault 11;



Cannot remember the last time I saw one....yet once they were everywhere.

Still not as cool as the offering made by Grinnell (of TR8 fame) quite near me. Don't have a pic to hand but its a side by side 2 seater trike with single rear wheel, wheel steering and a humungous BMW bike engine!

Steve

No prize for spotting this DB6 at the MOT station today - its the Gaffers pride and joy!



and speaking of things that are not all they appear to be (like that Elan) how about this?



Looks like a big Healey but carries a '98 S plate and a Rover V8 lump!
I think the badge said Sebring or something similar!

Steve

Spotted an XK150 in rally livery today heading up the A331 toward Camberley, god it sounded lovely. Must have been from British Racing Green, there's a few in there...

In work this morning and this Capri appears alongside mine.

Yesterday spotted this Montego:



When was the last time I saw one? I really cannot remember.

Out for a walk this morning, in the middle of nowhere I find this old Petrol Pump, been doing nothing for a very long time it would seem, no where near nothing either;





Would be interesting to do some research into as why it was there and as to who it once served.

Then a little later I saw these 3;