I have no life. The chronicle of a serial spotter.

[garycox]

Yep - for another year! Hurrah!

The vehicle details for TGX 436X are:
Date of Liability 01 08 2013
Date of First Registration 01 04 1982
Year of Manufacture 1982
Cylinder Capacity (cc) 1598cc
CO2 Emissions Not Available
Fuel Type PETROL
Export Marker N
Vehicle Status Licence Not Due
Vehicle Colour BLUE
Vehicle Type Approval Not Available

[William Mysterious]

Great stuff its a rare old bus these days.

[brammy]

MOAR

1985 Peugeot 505 2.5 Diesel Estate. by bramm77, on Flickr
Owned by the same person with the diesel saloon, this one was their daily I reckon, saw it chuffing about later, the owner had the biggest beard.

1990 Ford Sierra 2.9i GLS 4x4. by bramm77, on Flickr
Yum

1986 Peugeot 205 Lacoste. by bramm77, on Flickr
Endorsed by Lacoste, utter madness that this was made.

1982 Austin Metro Vanden Plas. by bramm77, on Flickr
Pretty fit, these early Metros hang around way better than I thought.

1997 Peugeot 406 GLX. by bramm77, on Flickr
Actually, not too bad. Best for pretending to be playing real life Toca 2.

1988 Vauxhall Cavalier 1.6 L Saloon. by bramm77, on Flickr
Genuine one owner spec. Apparently there is a pair of MK2 Cavs owned by the same person near to this one, must track down...

1987 Mitsubishi Lancer GLX Saloon. by bramm77, on Flickr
So rare, but the Estates must be one of the most scarce 80s cars around, has anyone seen one recently?!

1983 Ford Fiesta Finesse. by bramm77, on Flickr

1983 Toyota Corolla GL Saloon. by bramm77, on Flickr
Somehow the person in the blue car way way way in the background made eye contact with me, WEIRD

1992 Ford Escort 1.3 Base Estate. by bramm77, on Flickr
VOM indeed

1990 Daihatsu Applause Xi Automatic. by bramm77, on Flickr
Applaud the owner for keeping their Applause, they deserve an Encore etc etc

1978 Chrysler Avenger 1600 DL. by bramm77, on Flickr
Grotty.

Buried. by bramm77, on Flickr
Unbelievable, still with owner number one too.....

1987 Renault 9 GTL. by bramm77, on Flickr
This has been owned by the same person for a while now, I always thought the late 9s and 11s were a bit bland...

1960s Austin A35 Van. by bramm77, on Flickr
The recession hit Wallace and Gromit hard...

1980 Ford Escort 1.3 L. by bramm77, on Flickr
So nice to see an original one, but I have yet to see a two door like this, bar the local one.

1985 Vauxhall Nova 1.0 'Base'. by bramm77, on Flickr
BASE POWER.

1987 Honda Civic Shuttle. by bramm77, on Flickr
This was being driven at a huge rate of knots before I caught up with it, no doubt a workhorse for someone.

1980 Vauxhall Royale Automatic. by bramm77, on Flickr
Another resident of Hounslow, one of the best scat spots in London...

1984 Freight Rover 200 Sherpa. by bramm77, on Flickr
As is this.

1987 Nissan Sunny Van. by bramm77, on Flickr
And this utter babe.
That will do for now.....

[Barrett]

Impressive stuff as per. The person in the blue car giving you the evil eye in the Corolla pic appears to be parked in front of a pretty great building, where abouts was that?

[brammy]

Here you go Barrett: http://goo.gl/maps/Trgaj

That actually looks like the most interesting bank I have ever seen!

[brammy]

Time for a well overdue update.

1988 Mazda 121 LX. by bramm77, on Flickr
Whats the story with this one? Paintwork looked decent enough to be factory, but surely not? Perhaps a homage to some sort of Japanese Mad Max?

1975 Volvo 245 DL Estate. by bramm77, on Flickr
Still on owner number one, class.

1988 Citroen CX GTi Turbo. by bramm77, on Flickr
There is a smattering of CXs round London, but the DS is still the hipster classic of choice as far as Citroens go..

1979 Datsun Sunny 140Y. by bramm77, on Flickr
Spotted in a very posh area near Richmond, sadly not owned by a little old lady called Ethel.

1990 Rover 827 Si Automatic. by bramm77, on Flickr
A Sterling example of an 827.

Avantime. by bramm77, on Flickr
Been meaning to get a side profile of one for ages.

1989 Rover 216 Vitesse EFi. by bramm77, on Flickr
Insert generic Keeping Up Appearances quote here,

1986 Rover 2300 Automatic. by bramm77, on Flickr
These look best with those wheels, unusual to see a late non V8 one too I thought...

1987 Fiat Ducato 1.8 SWB Van. by bramm77, on Flickr
Another one owner wonder, these all seemed to vanish/morph into campervans overnight.

1983 Ford Transit 1.6 SWB Van. by bramm77, on Flickr
Did the circular headlights indicate a lowly spec'd model? Best way to show off finances...

1973 Volvo 144 DL. by bramm77, on Flickr
Uggghhh. Looks like it was made from the finest corn flake packets on the market.

1981 Ford Escort 1300 GL Estate. by bramm77, on Flickr
These always look best standard, ALWAYS.

1977 Leyland Cars Mini Clubman 1100. by bramm77, on Flickr
If every modified Mini looked like this, the world would be a better place.

1985 Nissan Micra 1.0 GL. by bramm77, on Flickr
Owner appeared to be incredibly into their scat, they also owned the Chrysler Avenger and this:

1959 Morris Oxford Pickup. by bramm77, on Flickr

1987 Subaru 1.8 GL Automatic. by bramm77, on Flickr
Niiiiiiiiiiiiiice. But not.

1989 Vauxhall Astra 1.3 L Estate. by bramm77, on Flickr
Wonder if the owner would be willing to sell?

1989 Peugeot 504 2.3 Diesel Pickup. by bramm77, on Flickr
OMG NON LONDON SPOT. This has been local for a while, makes a change to see one that hasn't appeared on eBay with a price tag which hints at the seller being insane

1981 Ford Escort 1.3 Ghia. by bramm77, on Flickr

1973/74 Holden Kingswood. by bramm77, on Flickr
Hey look, this one isn't held together by gaffa tape and the self belief that it's worth something despite the fact it's a wreck. This one actually had NO ROT VISIBLE.

1989 Renault 25 GTS Automatic. by bramm77, on Flickr
Yes, I did stand here for a few minutes to get this shot..

1980 Datsun New Sunny. by bramm77, on Flickr
Portsmouth is unfortunately pretty crap for spots, but this was good.

1984 Vauxhall Carlton GL. by bramm77, on Flickr
Former Brighton resident. I think this has been restored now, because the owner had a Rekord which appeared on eBay shortly after I saw this, with the dented bonnet...
The vehicle details for B242 NDH are:
Date of Liability 01 10 2013
Date of First Registration 15 08 1984
Year of Manufacture 1984
Cylinder Capacity (cc) 1796cc
CO2 Emissions Not Available
Fuel Type PETROL
Export Marker N
Vehicle Status Licence Not Due
YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!

1992 Proton 1.5 SE Saloon. by bramm77, on Flickr
K reg isn't rare enough, sorry.

1962 Rover P5 3 Litre. by bramm77, on Flickr
Like a wob laden NYC cab, but if Thatcher had been mayor over there...or something

1985 Renault Fuego 1.6 GTS. by bramm77, on Flickr
FUENOGO.

1987 Fiat Uno 60 S. by bramm77, on Flickr
OAP owned, as you would hope and expect.

Volkswagen Beetle 'Cabriolet'. by bramm77, on Flickr
Quite possibly the worst Beetle in the world.

1983 Ford Fiesta 950 Popular. by bramm77, on Flickr
DOES HE NOT KNOW ABOUT OSF SCENE TAX?!

1973 Ford Escort 1300 L. by bramm77, on Flickr
Don't even know whats happening with this one, looks like the owner started to restore and thought, 'nah forget it, this looks better anyway'

1992 Daihatsu Mira TR-XX. by bramm77, on Flickr
Bet this is a right weapon.

1973 Scammell Routeman Showmans Lorry. by bramm77, on Flickr
Best looking lorry ever, without any shadow of a doubt.

Trio. by bramm77, on Flickr
Probably hated by everyone else who lives in this mega posh cul-de-sac.

1962 Austin A40 Countryman. by bramm77, on Flickr
Pristine example glistened in the sun.

1992 Ford Fiesta Fanfare. by bramm77, on Flickr
These always looked so incredibly naff it was amazing, damn hard to see them now though. I imagine the lurid graphics may make them a hard sell.

1980 Vauxhall Chevette 1.3 L. by bramm77, on Flickr

1981 Austin Allegro 1.3 L. by bramm77, on Flickr
This delicious duo share the same driveway, the Allegro didn't even make it to 1990 ffs.
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[Walter_Bo11ox]

Blinkin flip Brammington_Steele, some fantastic spots there, fair play to ya for capturing that lot. I’m terrible at spotting, as getting the rubbish grainy photos out of my ancient Nokia phone is a right ballache.

I would love a 505 GTD saloon auto, I reckon that would be class for my daily commute

[Amazo]

1980 Vauxhall Royale Automatic. by bramm77, on Flickr

Hounslow really is good Scat country; did you see the two BMW E21's? They've sat there since about 2002, loads of trick bits fitted to them but the owner won't sell.


Hounslow, Vicarage farm road by Sosumi Photography, on Flickr

[Nergle Futtocks]

Doesn't that 504 pick-up belong to Kevin McCloud?

[Hirst]

I'm sure that Mira TR-XX was one used in an old road test when they were new, there was one on an episode of Top Gear which was a J-reg but that registration plate looks damn familiar (along with the colourcoded wheels).