MrCurry
right after this urgent rest
You definitely don’t see those anymore!
Cars You Never See Anymore
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If Flash Gordon hadn't defeated Ming you probably would have
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That is a whale of a car; ginormous. I had a diecast model of one as a child.
T & P
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I couldn’t take a picture as I was in my bike travelling in the opposite direction, but yesterday I saw on my way home an old convertible car which lower bodywork was shaped like an amphibious vehicle. It was the size of an ordinary car so not one of those converted WWII vehicles. Never seen anything like it and I wish I had turned around and followed it so I could take a picture.
Leafster
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T & P
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Yes!
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Goodness, seen the price of one of those things 
I wouldn't want to float it.
www.carandclassic.com
I wouldn't want to float it.
1967 Amphicar 770 Blue Manual, 4 speed Left Hand Drive in...
1967 Amphicar 770 Blue Manual, 4 speed Left Hand Drive in Netherlands - For Sale | Car & Classic, €96,500 The Amphicar is a unique chapte...
www.carandclassic.com
T & P
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I googled it earlier and am not surprised at the price, given how few were made and how long ago it was. There can't be that many let in road-worthy condition about, which leads me to believe the one I saw could well be to be the only one in the UK.Goodness, seen the price of one of those things
1967 Amphicar 770 Blue Manual, 4 speed Left Hand Drive in...
1967 Amphicar 770 Blue Manual, 4 speed Left Hand Drive in Netherlands - For Sale | Car & Classic, €96,500 The Amphicar is a unique chapte...
Not very practical as either a boat or a car, though...
Amphicar - Wikipedia
Still, I wouldn't say no to one
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I googled it earlier and am not surprised at the price, given how few were made and how long ago it was. There can't be that many let in road-worthy condition about, which leads me to believe the one I saw could well be to be the only one in the UK.
Few being made is no guarantee to anything I'm afraid.
Few being made is no guarantee to anything I'm afraid.
Elpenor
Dancing as fast as I can
I think it was big. Could tell it was American in design so yeah big
rubbershoes
not the only raver in the village
I've either seen two E type Jags in the last week or the same one twice
That both were roadsters rather than coupes makes me think they may have been the same one
That both were roadsters rather than coupes makes me think they may have been the same one
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Books, not bombs
The commonest of the classics.
bellaozzydog
rolling turds in glitter
My car….
I’ve been approached and offered money for it twice while driving around Ireland.
On researching on the interweb there are only 49 of the make and model on the road in the U.K.
I should really look after it rather than using it like a mobile skip
I’ve been approached and offered money for it twice while driving around Ireland.
On researching on the interweb there are only 49 of the make and model on the road in the U.K.
I should really look after it rather than using it like a mobile skip
spitfire
Walty McWaltface
Cars certainly used to be a lot cheaper over here than in Ireland so they're probably banking on you charging them a UK price...
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Books, not bombs
Much prefer them a little more mature than that
Dogsauce
I’ve got Skol but I’m not a Scholar
Site report - Portugal summer 2024
Over here for my usual three week visit. This year I am seeing few vintage ‘bangers’ around, used to be not uncommon to see some 30-40 year old mundane car being driven by a grandad up in the hills, but definitely been a decline. I’ve only spotted one Renault 5, used to be around half a dozen in the town we stayed in (though actually at the beach place all the time this year). I’m also not getting about so much, we managed to break the borrowed car in the first week and the bike I have here isn’t really up to long rides, so not spotting stuff hidden away in small villages so much.
Portugal is full of late 90’s/early noughties mundane saloons, fiats, Toyotas, Seats, early bumless Meganes, the odd focus, low end Audis and Mercedes. Stuff you don’t even really notice or have any nostalgia towards even though they’re actually pretty old now. Saltless roads and high second hand values mean most stuff gets twenty odd years here.
The old stuff I am seeing is mostly looking well-loved, restored by enthusiasts rather than ancient runabouts. Plenty of Renault 4s about still, quite a few seemed to be owned by local councils - nearly always white or cream coloured.
I’ll post photos in the following posts, apologies for the bandwidth.
I’ve seen a few other things but not managed to take pictures, including an MG B (not actually that rare in the UK but not spotted one here before) and several old Landys (about three today including a nice short wheelbase in military green - the format of the Portuguese plate looking very similar to a UK military plate from back in the day)
Over here for my usual three week visit. This year I am seeing few vintage ‘bangers’ around, used to be not uncommon to see some 30-40 year old mundane car being driven by a grandad up in the hills, but definitely been a decline. I’ve only spotted one Renault 5, used to be around half a dozen in the town we stayed in (though actually at the beach place all the time this year). I’m also not getting about so much, we managed to break the borrowed car in the first week and the bike I have here isn’t really up to long rides, so not spotting stuff hidden away in small villages so much.
Portugal is full of late 90’s/early noughties mundane saloons, fiats, Toyotas, Seats, early bumless Meganes, the odd focus, low end Audis and Mercedes. Stuff you don’t even really notice or have any nostalgia towards even though they’re actually pretty old now. Saltless roads and high second hand values mean most stuff gets twenty odd years here.
The old stuff I am seeing is mostly looking well-loved, restored by enthusiasts rather than ancient runabouts. Plenty of Renault 4s about still, quite a few seemed to be owned by local councils - nearly always white or cream coloured.
I’ll post photos in the following posts, apologies for the bandwidth.
I’ve seen a few other things but not managed to take pictures, including an MG B (not actually that rare in the UK but not spotted one here before) and several old Landys (about three today including a nice short wheelbase in military green - the format of the Portuguese plate looking very similar to a UK military plate from back in the day)
Dogsauce
I’ve got Skol but I’m not a Scholar
Old school Toyota Landcruiser with wrap-round glazing on back windows. Bet Autoglass can’t help you with that one.
This was in a small village we stayed in up at the top end of the Douro valley, strangely I saw an identical one in another town about 20 miles away on the way back, same colour and restored condition, but not the same one as it was parked up when we left. There’s also a derelict one on some land near here (the beach place)
This was in a small village we stayed in up at the top end of the Douro valley, strangely I saw an identical one in another town about 20 miles away on the way back, same colour and restored condition, but not the same one as it was parked up when we left. There’s also a derelict one on some land near here (the beach place)
Dogsauce
I’ve got Skol but I’m not a Scholar
Some restored classics:
Honda 600 at the local garage, think it might belong to the owner. Don’t recognise this from the UK so suspect they weren’t widespread here if at all. Lovely little thing.
Pug 504 parked round the corner from the sister-in-laws. Love the mundane colour.
Something big and old seen in Porto yesterday, guessing 1950s.
Honda 600 at the local garage, think it might belong to the owner. Don’t recognise this from the UK so suspect they weren’t widespread here if at all. Lovely little thing.
Pug 504 parked round the corner from the sister-in-laws. Love the mundane colour.
Something big and old seen in Porto yesterday, guessing 1950s.
Dogsauce
I’ve got Skol but I’m not a Scholar
Some random shit:
An actual Datsun. These kind of pickups are quite common here but tend to be Toyotas.
A Corsa I think, not particularly special but I quite like the shitty ‘Sport’ graphic because it reminds me of a certain era of cars.
A well-looked after 1992 Suzuki Vitara, ideal if you want to go for that Ken from Barbie vibe.
An actual Datsun. These kind of pickups are quite common here but tend to be Toyotas.
A Corsa I think, not particularly special but I quite like the shitty ‘Sport’ graphic because it reminds me of a certain era of cars.
A well-looked after 1992 Suzuki Vitara, ideal if you want to go for that Ken from Barbie vibe.
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Books, not bombs
There is quite a healthy classics scene in Madeira. Meanwhile the Vuelta A Espana is currently racing through Portugal.
Saul Goodman
It's all good, man
Those wheels are hideous.
I remember when you couldn't insure a Cosworth, and they could be picked up for around 2 grand. I wish I'd had the money and the foresight to buy 100 of them.
Dogsauce
I’ve got Skol but I’m not a Scholar
Wasn’t that what killed the Orion too? Like it was group 568 for insurance or something.
I remember someone telling me that you could pop the central locking on a sierra by sticking half a tennis ball over the key slot and then booting it, the air pressure would do the rest. Not sure how you got the tennis ball to stay in place, presumably got some other ned to bravely hold it for you. A sink plunger would probably work the same but that’d probably count as ‘going equipped’ to the OB, like carrying a spark plug used to.
Saul Goodman
It's all good, man
I think the tennis ball thing was nonsense, but you used to be able to break into transits by giving the rear doors a bang about 2 inches above the lock, and the lock would magically open.
SpookyFrank
A cheap source of teeth for aquarium gravel
Is that real? I bet it handles like a shopping trolley full of angry pigs.
