Car Spotting

[broadrun96]

The fun things you see at an HSR event

[Mike Harte]

The good old Sunbeam Alpine; baby to the V8 Tiger.

[Gerard C]

Yes, very elegant "drive with style" or James Bond drove the same. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4uT2RBmpok

[BertMk2]

A couple of car park spots from the weekend - there wasn't a classic car show, they were just being given a run.

[Peter Mallett]

A Frazer Nash BMW 328. The car that kick started AFN Porsche. There was an original 328 at Pistons and Props but the owners insisted on sitting in front of it so I couldn't get a decent shot.

[broadrun96]

Hey, it ran and all the lights worked on it too

[crmalcolm]

Not so much the rarity of the car - but the condition this car is in.
It has been like this for over a year now, and is still used as a daily driver.

[Gerard C]

Originally Posted by broadrun96

Hey, it ran and all the lights worked on it too

Nice euro specs "B". Remove the rear soft window is a kind of airco system. Thanks!

[fieldodreams79]

Yeah...

[Mike Harte]

The men in white coats obviously haven't found the owner yet!

[Adam43]

Originally Posted by broadrun96

Hey, it ran and all the lights worked on it too

I would say that the Bs i just see around are in great condition over here.

Originally Posted by crmalcolm

Not so much the rarity of the car - but the condition this car is in.
It has been like this for over a year now, and is still used as a daily driver.

Good cooling, never overheats.

[BertMk2]

Originally Posted by fieldodreams79

Yeah...

Good grief. That appears to have no redeeming features whatsoever.

[Peter Mallett]

It's got a V8 which might work well in a decent car.

[BertMk2]

Originally Posted by Peter Mallett

It's got a V8 which might work well in a decent car.

Fair point. Throw away everything except the engine.

[joeb]

Originally Posted by fieldodreams79

Yeah...

Can it turn?

[VIVA GT]

Originally Posted by fieldodreams79

Yeah...

Every time I see this picture I question if it's for real, or a clever Photoshop creation (sorry field, I'm not doubting you, just wondering if it's a wind-up).

[fieldodreams79]

So much action on the big wheel Crown Vic! I'll have to snag a pic of another big wheeler I see all the time. It's better!!

Originally Posted by VIVA GT

Every time I see this picture I question if it's for real, or a clever Photoshop creation (sorry field, I'm not doubting you, just wondering if it's a wind-up).

It is real and it's spectacular, or something like that.

Originally Posted by joeb

Can it turn?

Made the soft left up the hill. Turning radius? I didn't get a good look at the wheel well.

Originally Posted by BertMk2

Good grief. That appears to have no redeeming features whatsoever.

Ha! Someone likes it and the style is not unique.

[joeb]

When your work truck is a golf cart

[fieldodreams79]

Tiny town of Warrenton GA, where you can follow a John Deere into town and spot Jags. Nice old Chevy C10 or C20 in there, too but what's the smaller car? Thinking old Volvo, that's the cleanest one of the lot.

[E.B]

Originally Posted by fieldodreams79

........what's the smaller car? Thinking old Volvo, that's the cleanest one of the lot.

I would say a Volvo 122S (2 door) Amazon. Mid/late sixties Happy to be corrected on that!

[fieldodreams79]

Originally Posted by E.B

I would say a Volvo 122S (2 door) Amazon. Mid/late sixties Happy to be corrected on that!

I believe that's the one! I can safely say I've not seen many of those!

[E.B]

Originally Posted by fieldodreams79

I believe that's the one! I can safely say I've not seen many of those!

Just found an interesting article on the 122S Amazon with a few pics (American version). Not overly geeky or long but just enough.

linky: https://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/1/122s.php

Here is the bit about the Amazon name:

When introduced, the car was named the Amason (with an 's'), deriving from the fierce female warriors of Greek mythology, the Amazons. German motorcycle manufacturer Kreidler had already registered the name, and the two companies finally agreed that Volvo could only use the name domestically (i.e., within Sweden), modifying the spelling to Amazon. Subsequently, Volvo began its tri-digit nomenclature and the line became known as the 120 Series.

[Gerard C]

Think E.B got it right, must be a 122S (and not a single carb' 121). If it were a 123 GT, probably we could see the ridiculous little tachometer sitting onthe top of the dash. I thoroughly enjoyed my modified 2 door 122 S and waited several years before finding her a new home. Back in the day, I remember two communities offering spontaneously mutual aid on the road, Amazon and Panhard 24 CT drivers. Later came RO 80 owners for obvious reasons. Happy days.

[Mike Harte]

When I initially looked at the photo and before I saw Chris' response, I immediately said in my mind "It's a Volvo"; I don't claim to having known the model or anything else about it, but it triggered a long lost memory.

I find it almost impossible to distinguish modern cars, and by that I probably mean anything created since the 80s and certainly not anything from this century!

Yet, as long as I've had enough coffee in the morning, these older European cars almost immediately trigger a memory from the dim and distant past. Is it purely because car manufacturers back then didn't each copy the shape, etc. of the competition? I often sit behind cars nowadays, and unless they have the manufacturers' name on the back, I have no clue whose it is. Yet something from 60 odd years ago, no problem; instant recognition!

[Gerard C]

99% agreed, Mike. Don't forget inspiration like Volvo PV/Peugeot 203, Volvo Amazon/Peugeot 403 et al and many Farina's creations (Flaminia/404). I remember during a Classic Maroc Rallye one bloke crossing this wonderful country driving a Ferrari 250 GT/E being praised by locals persuaded to watch a Peugeot Coupé.