Older cars you have seen

[Gag Halfrunt]

It looks to me like a Rascal.

The Midi was a rebadged Isuzu Fargo. The Rascal and Midi were both made in Luton.

 

[JD2168]

R reg Toyota seen in Sheffield today

 

[90019]

Saw an R reg Vauxhall Omega saloon in metallic maroon yesterday, looked cleanish but definitely a daily driver

The more recent Polo is still based on the same platform as the contemporary Ibiza/Fabia/A3, but with far more shared components. The main differences between a Seat Ibiza estate and the Audi A3 are (a) the price; and (b) the engine size.

I think you misunderstood my post which is that it's unusual for the hatchback and the saloon/estate of the same model to be effectively different cars.

They share underpinnings, being on the same platform and sharing mechanicals and some interior parts, but the bodywork of the saloon and estate is entirely different to the hatchback and has almost zero shared parts*.


*Yes, if you want to be really pedantic, things like side repeaters and mirrors are shared.

 

[ExRes]

L reg (1993/94) Leyland Daf / LDV Pilot pick up truck this evening, dark and pouring with rain so didn't get much of a look but it seemed in fairly good condition, quite honestly I'm surprised any of them have survived this long

Into the town today (Wednesday) and saw an H reg Peugeot 205 and OY8166 a 1934 Austin Seven

 

[telstarbox]

A brace in Brighton - an R reg BMW 3 series with metallic paint, and a Saab 9-3 with custom plate.

 

[birchesgreen]

Two R reg Micras today, at different times of the day and in different parts of Birmingham. Spooky.

 

[Jamesrob637]

A G reg Wartburg last Sunday near the Trafford Centre

 

[TheSmiths82]

A G reg Wartburg last Sunday near the Trafford Centre

That must be very rare, I assume it was imported as I am pretty sure they were not sold in the UK by 89/90!. I think they would have ended production very soon after due to the fall of the Berlin wall. While the last ones did get VW Polo engines they had no chance of competing with the open European market the East Germans suddenly had access to.

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I often see an old Austin Seven Ruby around Stockport, I am not sure they these cars are that rare though. I have no idea how old it is but I am guessing late 30's.

 

[vidal]

I'm pretty lucky, I get to see (and drive) this 1973 P5B Coupe all the time!

James

 

[JD2168]

I saw this Toyota Camry in Doncaster on 15/1/26 - not seen one of these for a while

 

[m79900]

A P reg Honda Accord today, the era that was developed in conjunction with the Rover 600 series.

 

[telstarbox]

J suffix Land Rover yesterday which appeared to be in use.

 

[JohnofWessex]

A few days ago in the car part by Tesco Express in Frome a green Triumph Dolomite - unrestored which according to the owner just keeps going.

Funnily enough there is another Dolomite running around Frome

 

[david1212]

N (August 1974 - July 1975) Daimler (XJ6 bodyshell)

 

[Sun Chariot]

I'm pretty lucky, I get to see (and drive) this 1973 P5B Coupe all the time!

Stunning. A car I have coveted for decades, seen rarely and never driven. What a beautiful example.

 

[61653 HTAFC]

R reg Toyota seen in Sheffield today

It's a credit to Japanese engineering that there are quite a lot of Starlets of that era still going. They're usually in pretty decent shape too- don't think I've ever seen one that looked as if it was on its last legs!

 

[thejuggler]

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I'm pretty lucky, I get to see (and drive) this 1973 P5B Coupe all the time!

James

My grandfather had the 3.0 saloon. First car I remember going in aged 3 or 4. I used to sit on the arm rest on the front bench seat. Who needs car seats and seatbelts!

 

[ls2270]

A couple of oldies spotted in Hemel Hempstead today…

 

[Cowley]

Scored me a Renault 18 9 and a Renault 19 parked together in Marrakesh today.


That kind of line up hasn’t been seen since Black Sabbath reformed!

 

[ls2270]

Scored me a Renault 18 and a Renault 19 parked together in Marrakesh today.
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That kind of line up hasn’t been seen since Black Sabbath reformed!

Very impressive but to be pedantic I think the one behind the 19 is actually a Renault 9.

 

[Cowley]

Very impressive but to be pedantic I think the one behind the 19 is actually a Renault 9.

Damn. I didn’t properly take note of the badge (crossing the road to look closely would have caused me unnecessary levels of danger). I was trying to work out which one it was before I posted but clearly got it wrong. Thanks for the correction!

 

[ls2270]

You’re welcome I’m pretty good on my 70s and 80s cars!

 

[DelW]

An F prefix (1988-9) Austin Maestro in Worcester Park this morning. It looked more daily-driver than concours, but tidy enough, with a driver probably old enough to have possibly owned it from new. It's so long since I've seen a Maestro that it took me a moment or two to be sure what it was. Many years ago my then father in law owned two in succession and was very happy with them.

 

[Bishopstone]

An H-suffix Morris Minor (one of the last, I think), well-used and in a dirge grey colour, pottering around Newhaven.

One of the lads in my sixth form had a Minor in 1990, and they were considered to be unusually old cars even then.

 

[dgl]

A Red Y suffix Citroën Dyane in Blandford yesterday.

 

[ExRes]

Couple more yesterday, 2001 Y reg Micra in surprisingly good condition and a 1993/94 L reg Peugeot 405 estate in need of a good wash

 

[dgl]

An A suffix Volvo P120/Amazon in Bridport yesterday. That must be pretty rare now.

 

[telstarbox]

The once ubiquitous Ford Escort. P reg 16v.

 

[birchesgreen]

E reg Nissan pick-up truck, quite a workhorse.

 

[Tramfan]

J reg VW Golf seen from my bus home, looked in pretty good nick from what I could see