Older cars you have seen

[KT550]

G suffix (Nov 1968)
Austin A30/A35 van seen on the road in Baldock today.

 

[Peter Mugridge]

xxx xxx C plate Austin 1300 in the car park at Tesco New Malden yesterday morning.

 

[telstarbox]

1968/69 G suffix Triumph soft top today.

 

[ABB125]

I saw two "proper" Minis today - one in Capel Curig, the other in Birmingham

 

[thejuggler]

All while I was out and about yesterday. Hillman Imp, Mk1 Golf pick up, series 2 Landrover.

 

[Sun Chariot]

Mercedes 190E 1991 (J) registered, parked outside my local M&S this morning. Been a while since I saw one on the road in as nice a condition.
Nearly twenty years ago, I and three friends drove a gold 1987 190E from London to Turin and Monaco, via the Champagne region and the Alps. The car bonnet had a huge black Pontiac Firebird logo; and we were all dressed as Burt Reynolds (think Smokey & The Bandit) - complete with bushy 'taches, cowboy hats and boots with spurs.

 

[route101]

BMW Z1 with NL plates.

Was in Moldova/Transnistria and loads of Ladas there.

 

[JD2168]

Last Friday a P reg Toyota in Doncaster

 

[telstarbox]

Mercedes 190E 1991 (J) registered, parked outside my local M&S this morning. Been a while since I saw one on the road in as nice a condition.
Nearly twenty years ago, I and three friends drove a gold 1987 190E from London to Turin and Monaco, via the Champagne region and the Alps. The car bonnet had a huge black Pontiac Firebird logo; and we were all dressed as Burt Reynolds (think Smokey & The Bandit) - complete with bushy 'taches, cowboy hats and boots with spurs.

Lovely stuff. Those chunky front indicators are very late 20th century.

 

[dgl]

A 51 plate brilliantly named MAZDA Bongo FRIENDEE and a Y reg Rover 25.

 

[m79900]

W reg Ford Escort in Darley Dale
J reg Peugeot 205 convertible in Wirksworth
S plate Vectra (looked modified) in Shirland
C plate Ford Transit (mk2) in Ashbourne

 

[david1212]

S plate (Aug 1998 - Feb 1999) Nissan Primera.

 

[telstarbox]

1990s Renault 19 round the corner from me.

 

[High Dyke]

Had a Triumph Herald estate pass me at Heckington last week.

 

[Jamesrob637]

A 51 plate brilliantly named MAZDA Bongo FRIENDEE and a Y reg Rover 25.

Bongos are still quite widespread. Early ones are going rusty but later ones are pretty solid.

 

[61653 HTAFC]

Far better than the Rover 100 I am more familiar with

"Lynn, I am NOT driving a mini Metro!"

 

[dgl]

Bongos are still quite widespread. Early ones are going rusty but later ones are pretty solid.

Yes, they make good small campers I understand, plus being a more old school people carrier you get the captains chairs.
Was also sold as a Ford but can't remember the name of it.

 

[telstarbox]

A trio of nineties classics today;

Y reg original Ford Focus in metallic silver / green

P reg black Golf GTi

Suzuki Vitara which bounced past me on a country lane

 

[david1212]

Bongos are still quite widespread. Early ones are going rusty but later ones are pretty solid.

Yes, they make good small campers I understand, plus being a more old school people carrier you get the captains chairs.
Was also sold as a Ford but can't remember the name of it.

Ford Freda

Ford Freda - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

The Ford Freda was a badge engineered version of the 8-seater Mazda Bongo Friendee minivan, introduced to the Japanese partner home market by U.S. automaker Ford in 1995
...
Some Bongo Friendee/Ford Freda models have Mazda factory-fitted kitchen units, but many others are imported and converted to camper vans in the United Kingdom. All have fold-down seats downstairs to make a double bed, and on many models, there is also an elevating roof where you can sleep two more. Flat-top versions (or "Bongolows") are also available.

 

[Gag Halfrunt]

All Bongo Friendees and Ford Fredas in the UK are used imports from Japan.

The Bongo van, a different model, was sold in the UK as the Mazda E-Series.

Mazda Bongo - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[RuddA]

Saw a white E plate Peugeot 205 1.9 GTI this morning in Norwich.
Plenty of rust along the bottom of the doors and sills. The wing was so rusty, part of it was missing.

 

[61653 HTAFC]

On Saturday there was an old (1960s) Vauxhall of some sort parked right outside Rails of Sheffield while I was there.

 

[thejuggler]

I've just had my first visit to Ibiza and always enjoy visits to Med islands for the number of older vehicles seen. They are usually very well beaten up, but continue to do their day to day job. 60s and 70s are rare, but 80s and 90s vehicles aren't uncommon.

70s Renault 4 and 6
Mk 4 Fiestas
Mk1 Focus
Original Panda and Seat Marbella
A Fiat 146L camper van
Mondeos
Corsas
Astras
Lancias

but prize spot was a vehicle I've never seen before from the early days of Seat. A Seat 1500, based on a Fiat 2300 with a smaller engine.

 

[Sun Chariot]

prize spot was a vehicle I've never seen before from the early days of Seat. A Seat 1500, based on a Fiat 2300 with a smaller engine.

What a beaut! Good catch! I wonder how much desirable it would be in the UK car market; definitely rare over here.

 

[dgl]

A V? reg (somewhat literally as the reg was VxxxREG) Hyundai Accent

 

[thejuggler]

What a beaut! Good catch! I wonder how much desirable it would be in the UK car market; definitely rare over here.

It probably wouldn't be desirable in the UK, very few run of the mill unknown vehicles are.

Just after I took the photo and we were continuing our walk the owner arrived and drove away, he looked old enough to have owned it since new.

 

[dgl]

Quite a few old cars in the car park of the wooden top inn (or what was it) at East Chinnock, Somerset. At least some.of these vehicles can be seen on street view.

 

[Sun Chariot]

Cyprus, like the Balearics, has some "time capsule" cars. Here's a Vauxhall Velox I saw in Nicosia, back in 2006.

 

[dgl]

Another Bongo FRIENDEE (X reg this time) and a Y reg 3dr Ford Focus that obviously hasn't strayed very far as it still has it's original (I assume) dealer sticker from a dealer only a few miles away.

 

[birchesgreen]

Was this Y reg Ford Focus green? My bro-in-law's brother has one.