Spotted today… show us your weird, rare and gorgeous spots

[jenniferlouise]

[ref]Mr Tidy[/ref], that TVR :wub:
What car is in the 2nd picture? Never seen one before

I was pondering the little blue car too

 

[BMWZ4MC]

Looks like an Innocenti Mini, which was a Leyland Mini rebodied in Italy for the local Italian and wider European markets

 

[Mr Tidy]

Looks like an Innocenti Mini, which was a Leyland Mini rebodied in Italy for the local Italian and wider European markets

Spot on. :winner:

I've always thought they were much better looking than the BL Mini, but the most surprising thing was that it was RHD - there can't have ever been many of those!

 

[Pondy]

Looks like an Innocenti Mini, which was a Leyland Mini rebodied in Italy for the local Italian and wider European markets

Spot on. :winner:

I've always thought they were much better looking than the BL Mini, but the most surprising thing was that it was RHD - there can't have ever been many of those!

If memory serves me.....the Innocenti was carried on using the Metro aswell. The Metro was famously easy to change from RHD to LHD and vice versa.
So much so that there were a few companies back in the early 80s buying cheap new LHD Metros in Europe and converting them back to RHD for the UK market and still selling them for less than BL did. I know because my parents bought one!

 

[jenniferlouise]

Parked next to me today… not my thing, but that’s got some serious numbers attached to it

 

[jenniferlouise]

One more… behind me in a Bedford town centre car park… this Streetwise looks to have lived a life

 

[Argyll Andy]

Looks like an Innocenti Mini, which was a Leyland Mini rebodied in Italy for the local Italian and wider European markets

Spot on. :winner:

I've always thought they were much better looking than the BL Mini, but the most surprising thing was that it was RHD - there can't have ever been many of those!

If memory serves me.....the Innocenti was carried on using the Metro aswell. The Metro was famously easy to change from RHD to LHD and vice versa.
So much so that there were a few companies back in the early 80s buying cheap new LHD Metros in Europe and converting them back to RHD for the UK market and still selling them for less than BL did. I know because my parents bought one!

What, no mention of the best car there? North Cape and an SE too :wink:

 

[Pondy]

What, no mention of the best car there? North Cape and an SE too :wink:

Ah yes. The old 'Cavalier Coupe'.
I heard that Vauxhall named it the Cali-bra because they knew only tits would be inside them. :? :lol:

 

[Mr Tidy]

What, no mention of the best car there? North Cape and an SE too :wink:

Actually I really liked it in that colour, but even better it was a V6 and had a leather interior.

 

[Argyll Andy]

they knew only tits would be inside them

100% correct, was always good for pulling :wink: :lol:

 

[Pondy]

they knew only tits would be inside them

100% correct, was always good for pulling :wink: :lol:

Touche!

 

[BMWZ4MC]

they knew only tits would be inside them

100% correct, was always good for pulling :wink: :lol:

Touche!

If you’re lucky…oh, I thought you said “touched”

 

[jenniferlouise]

Parked up in our road!! Marty?!!

 

[caius]

Wandering round Costa Teguise last night and spotted this. Interior (which I failed to photograph) was a dark red quilted leather, infotainment screen poking out the dash looked Mazda-ish rather than BMW-ish.

Turns out to be a Hurtan Grand Albaycín, which is based on an MX-5 ND as a 30th anniversary edition. Spanish manufacturer that I guess is effectively a modern coach builder.

I think to my eyes it all works quite nicely except the front, little bit too busy/mismatched to the rest of the car. Lovely to see though.

 

[Bmwz4ruby]

Forgot to add these last week. Lady turned up to a local car meet in this Ferrari 250 California, 3.5 V12. Absolutely stunning.

 

[jenniferlouise]

Wow!! now we’re getting the hang of this!!

 

[BMWZ4MC]

Forgot to add these last week. Lady turned up to a local car meet in this Ferrari 250 California, 3.5 V12. Absolutely stunning.

Was it Pondrew?

 

[IF91]

Parked up in our road!! Marty?!!

Pretty cool

Saw this at C&M The Bowl a couple of days ago, complete with a Nintendo in the cabin. Sounded pretty good too!

 

[Mr Tidy]

I went to a Pistonheads Sunday Service at Castle Combe yesterday morning so there was plenty to drool over!

 

[Mr Tidy]

A few more!




























That's 2 XR4is and 2 TVR Sagaris I've seen in a week. They seem to be like buses!