Barrett's South Coast Spottage

[Seth]

Top update Barrett! I take it you're cycling a bit further afield to get these fresh ones?

What's happened to the front valance on that Herald? Has it melted? (fibreglass?) I would be exceptionally proud of that Espace. I agree that the last item is a petrol pump. Were there any signs of it being a garage site?

[Barrett]

Actually Seth that last batch was almost entirely from central Brighton. Herald valance was crafted from finest gaffa tape!

Time for a few more relatively unexciting spottings. The tat has not been too thick on the ground round here of late, it's definitely time for a day trip somewhere further afield.


1986 Ford Fiesta Popular Plus by barrogance, on Flickr

This lovely BX belongs to an Autoshiter

1991 Citroen BX by barrogance, on Flickr


1992 Ford Sierra by barrogance, on Flickr

I've snapped this before, but it hasn't moved at all in the three years since. Owner's daily is a Ferrari 348(? - the rubbish '90s one)

1987 Lotus Excel by barrogance, on Flickr

Showing its years rather more dramatically is this Fiat 500 in somebody's back garden. I reckon it might have been there for a while

Fiat 500 by barrogance, on Flickr

Saw this utterly gorgeous Scim coupe in Lewes. Definitely the nicest example I've ever seen in a lovely greenish gold colour that isn't done justice by this photo. David Ogle Best Designer and all that.

1966 Reliant Scimitar Coupe by barrogance, on Flickr


c.1980s Mercedes 508D by barrogance, on Flickr

Not sure what it was about this Micra that caught my attention, it just looked 'right' on the little tiny steels with seemingly a slight suspension drop.

1987 Nissan Micra by barrogance, on Flickr

Lovely H van. Second only to a yellow Reliant Regal as the most miserable mobile advert you could possibly have

Citroen H Van by barrogance, on Flickr


1984 Porsche 924 by barrogance, on Flickr

wud make good OFAH rep etc

1998 Reliant Robin SLX by barrogance, on Flickr

Check out this vision of mustardy loveliness! Owner was a fairly young chap too, doing a spot of DIY in between living out his GT Man fantasies, the lucky bugger

1968 Alfa Romeo 1750 GT Veloce by barrogance, on Flickr

And finally, a mid '90s Toyota Corolla

1995 Toyota Corolla G-Touring Limited by barrogance, on Flickr

[Barrett]

Just realised I actually have a couple more you've not seen yet


1986 Ford Capri 2.0 Laser by barrogance, on Flickr


1975 Austin Mini Clubman by barrogance, on Flickr


1985 VW Golf Cabrio by barrogance, on Flickr

Not sure why the bonnet is padlocked shut, it's not even a V8

1990 Leyland Daf 400 by barrogance, on Flickr

[Seth]

That 500 is pretty spectacular!

[Barrett]

9 (nine) more vehicles that you may want to look at

These ones were seen in Worthing on the way back from the Simply French thing

1983 Vauxhall Chevette L by barrogance, on Flickr


1987 Renault 9 TC by barrogance, on Flickr


1987 Ford Escort XR3i and Ford Sierra by barrogance, on Flickr

And the next lot have been seen on the journey to/from work, which in itself is still quite a novelty. I use the busiest road in/out of Brighton for the first bit fo the journey and there is something interesting almost every day but I don't have the opportunity to stop and get photos. There are the ones I have managed to capture

1988 Citroen 2cv6 Special by barrogance, on Flickr


1968 Daimler 250 V8 by barrogance, on Flickr


1974 Rover P6 3500 by barrogance, on Flickr


1967 Humber Super Snipe by barrogance, on Flickr


1979 Austin Morris Mini Clubman by barrogance, on Flickr

[Barrett]

Here are some MOAR cars wot I have seen

This pair of Unos were seen a week apart in the same Asda car park. LHD 1997 3dr wins the prize for 'most pointless import'

1994 Fiat Uno 1.0 Start by barrogance, on Flickr

1997 Fiat Uno by barrogance, on Flickr

crappy Escrote spotted in Lewis after the SIMCA DISASTER

Ford Escort Mk3 by barrogance, on Flickr

Gorgeous 'well-used' LHD GS was a surprise in central Brighton

1975 Citroen GS Pallas by barrogance, on Flickr

Even late examples of these seem to have vanished completely by now

1995 Renault Extra by barrogance, on Flickr

Best first car for people who aren't idiots

1987 Ford Fiesta Ghia by barrogance, on Flickr

Best for people who like 'American things'

1986 Chevrolet Silverado by barrogance, on Flickr

POINTY and UGGERS

1990 Renault/ Winnebago Le Shard by barrogance, on Flickr

I thought this was a pretty good find now I'm actively seeking the earliest Trafic I can, but the other day an identical B-reg drove past me!

1986 Renault Trafic T1000 by barrogance, on Flickr

I saw this being driven later on, by a young chap with one hot babe in the passenger seat and another in the back. Because girls love rusty blue cars, right?

1975 Alfa Romeo 2000 Spider by barrogance, on Flickr

Pretty sure no attractive people have ever been inside this thing though

1990 Vauxhall Nova 1.2 Sting by barrogance, on Flickr

Nice* wheel(s)

1992 Lancia Dedra Turbo by barrogance, on Flickr

Slow boat to China Africa

1988 Toyota Hiace Devon Sunrise by barrogance, on Flickr

BUS PRON. Just down the road from where it was originally built, which is nice

1961 Leyland Leopard L2 with Harrington Cavalier body by barrogance, on Flickr

This was insanely clean, and parked just a couple of streets from my gaff. Really enjoyed seeing this, so have 2 photos

1984 Toyota Corolla GL by barrogance, on Flickr

1984 Toyota Corolla GL by barrogance, on Flickr

Green* Midget. why are the round-arch ones worth more, they are properly UGGERS?

1974 MG Midget by barrogance, on Flickr

OMG PROTEIN NOT J-REG, K-REG, G-REG, F-REG ETC

1991 Proton GL Extra by barrogance, on Flickr

Bit of a ZOMG spot on Friday coming home from work, even if it does belong to an Autoshiter. Sadly it got badly vandalised later that night. I wonder if the Barrett car curse now extends to cars I don't even sit in, but merely look at???

1985 Talbot Alpine Rapier by barrogance, on Flickr



1987 Cadillac Fleetwood (?) by barrogance, on Flickr

Green Trabbie is actually a recumbent bicycle in disguise

Trabant 601 S by barrogance, on Flickr

And this incredibly bland but oddly rare '90s Toyota to finish.

1989 Toyota Carina GL Estate by barrogance, on Flickr

Bye!

[Barrett]

Today Gary and I went to Wokingham to pick up some bits of Herald to replace all the rusty stuff on BOND. It is still a bit rusty but much better than what I have at the moment. The place I got it from was some sort of little breakers/ resto place on a farm in the middle of nowhere. Seemed like a bit of a treasure trove of hopeless old tat though we didn't really poke around too much as we were only there briefly.
I think this was the chap's daily driver. Not to my taste at all but I'm sure it's pretty fun

1976 Ford Escort by barrogance, on Flickr

This hopeless old Morris looked like it had just been pulled out of a field after 40 years, it was utterly hanging but he was stripping off all the usable parts and flogging them on, fair play

Morris something or other by barrogance, on Flickr

A couple of fab vintage stickers seen in the back window of a lonely looking body section of pre-war tat

Vintage stickers by barrogance, on Flickr

I think it was the rear most bit of one of these

Hillman by barrogance, on Flickr

Some on-the-hoof spottage on our way back before we hit the motorway yielded what I at first thought was a pretty boring spot, but on inspecting the photo when I got home I noticed that odd plaque on the bootlid... informing the world that this Dolly is fitted with CVT transmission by Perbury Engineering. I can't find any info on these things online but it seems this firm patented a CVT system as far back as the '30s, presumably pre-dating the Van Hool job by many years.

1977 Triumph Dolomite 1850HL by barrogance, on Flickr

These slightly less interesting heaps were lurking on the drive. Sorry about the Sherpa but I couldn't get a shot of the Lotus without including it...

1975 MGB GT and Lotus Elite by barrogance, on Flickr

[Barrett]

More regular spottage from down here. I've actually seen loads of stuff recently, though none of it particularly mind-blowing

This could never, ever be described as UGGERS

1965 Rover 2000 by barrogance, on Flickr

Obviously they'd run out of proper tyres for the front wheels

1974 Ford Capri 3-Litre Ghia by barrogance, on Flickr

BUTCH (is that part of our lexicon?)

MGA by barrogance, on Flickr

This was the 4th Mk2 Astra I saw in as many days. SPOOKY

1991 Vauxhall Astra LX 1.6 by barrogance, on Flickr

Grim mobile lodgings

1981 Ford Coach by barrogance, on Flickr


1969 Land Rover by barrogance, on Flickr


1976 Mercedes 608D by barrogance, on Flickr

Best* for reshelling damaged Revival racers

1987 Cheetah Cobra rep by barrogance, on Flickr

This was parked outside my local, when it was advertising that 'ELVIS is in the building!' - I'm certain this was not a coincidence

1963 Vauxhall Victor by barrogance, on Flickr

This had my WANT-O-METER twitching towards the redline

1968 Sunbeam Stiletto by barrogance, on Flickr

A couple of those brash American cars holding up traffic. tut.

'34 Ford 3 window coupe by barrogance, on Flickr


1975 Plymouth Duster by barrogance, on Flickr

GRIM

1983 Ford Escort 1.3 Ghia by barrogance, on Flickr

GRIMMER

1988 Nissan Bluebird GS by barrogance, on Flickr

GRIMMEST

1994 Hyundai Pony X2 GSi by barrogance, on Flickr

This looked great with proper wheels/ ride height and a total lack of pineapples and other trendy accoutrements

1984 VW Golf GX by barrogance, on Flickr

This was recently spotted by a Flickr contact of mine in Cornwall! Bet that was a fun drive here

1964 Morris Mini 850 by barrogance, on Flickr

Do you suffer from Night Terras?

1991 Seat Terra Weekender by barrogance, on Flickr

Are these X-19 wheels? Looked pretty nice anyway

1990 Fiat Panda Sisley 4x4 by barrogance, on Flickr

This was ace. Had a long chat to the owner, young chap about my age who has had seven Heralds over the years (the first when he was 11)! Really nice guy, lovely little car. Isn't the world a beautiful place?

1968 Triumph Herald 13/60 by barrogance, on Flickr

NO! It's not

1996 Daewoo Espero by barrogance, on Flickr

Bye!

[Seth]

I have just actually 'lol'd at the amount of parcel tape on that Bluebird.

That white Herald looks like it'd be perfect as a donor for a stupid plastic car.

[Barrett]

Probably overdue an update here. These will be familiar to those of you on Flickr, SORRY

Starting with a very tidy, mildly lowered Mk2 Fezza in a fetching shade of beige. This really caught my attention for some reason

1988 Ford Fiesta by barrogance, on Flickr

Large gold Chevy on a bitterly cold morning

1982 Chevrolet Caprice by barrogance, on Flickr

Grim garden #1

1984 Mercedes T2 by barrogance, on Flickr

Grim garden #2

c.1996 & 1995 Fiat Tempra estates by barrogance, on Flickr

Managed to find the owner of this through Flickr but he's already sold it, so I guess I captured it just in time

Trabant P601 Universal by barrogance, on Flickr

Has anyone thought of a snappy name to describe the phenomenon of rubbish old cars grouping together geographically? This nasty pair were a couple of doors down from the Trabbie. Ford Prefect is a previous spot

Toyota Camry V40 by barrogance, on Flickr

Terrible early morning light meant this was the best photo I could get of this timewarp CF. Owner's daily driver is an R21 estate which I need to snap at some point too

Bedford CF 2 by barrogance, on Flickr

Rare 'still working' Mk2 Astra van

1991 Vauxhall Astra van by barrogance, on Flickr


1976 Triumph Toledo 1300 by barrogance, on Flickr

Mouldy

1986 Rover 213 S by barrogance, on Flickr

Brambly

Jaguar XJ-S by barrogance, on Flickr

Not much left worth saving on this. Even the doors are worse than mine, which is saying something

1963 Triumph Herald 1200 by barrogance, on Flickr


1977 Jaguar XJC 4.2 by barrogance, on Flickr

Horsey Horsebox

1989 Renault Dodge 50 Horsebox by barrogance, on Flickr


1988 Mazda 323 GLX by barrogance, on Flickr


1968 Ford Cortina 1600 Base by barrogance, on Flickr

Dealer plate on this early Camry suggests it was bought just round the corner from where I saw it. Certainly owned by Sid and/or Doris types

1987 Toyota Camry 2.0 GLi by barrogance, on Flickr

And back where we started with another Mk2 Fiesta

1988 Ford Fiesta L by barrogance, on Flickr