[Marc]

Seen any interesting cars when out and about?

Thought this would be a good place to share pics of unusual, rare, silly, strange, stunning vehicles we come across.

Starting off with this white Rolls Royce (Silver Cloud model?) I spotted in London over the weekend.



I like the fact that it looks like it's just a normal bloke driving it. Not being used for a wedding or anything. Just popping to the shops!

[Drivingforfun]

Nice thread idea, sorry, no pics but I enjoy spotting cars while out and about. Recent sightings...

Toyota GR86 (only 500 sold in the UK) in Bedford.

Some kind of Renault hot hatch, don't know my French hot hatches, but it was a writer for PistonHeads as I recognised the plate from some of his articles.

Lamborghini Aventador yesterday!!

Question maybe suitable for its own thread but I'll ask here...are "nice" cars a more common sighting these days? My Dad tells me as a boy it was a few times a year he'd see a Ferrari, Lambo, Aston etc. Now I see rather nice cars every day, perhaps not "supercars" as such, though I'd still say I see a few of those a week nowadays as well.

[Rolebama]

I am spoilt for seeing nice cars. On the A1(M) around Knebworth, and sometimes heading past Shuttleworth, as well as visiting local fetes and the like, I have seen literally hundreds. Used to see them on our local roads heading to the Hillingdon Show, although I don't venture that way so much now. Also see them from various Owners Clubs occasionally whilst heading to Sussex where we used to watch the London-Brighton Vintage Run.

[Drivingforfun]

@Rolebama I live quite near Shuttleworth - I often come off the A1 at Biggleswade and drive right past it as I take the lanes between the A1 and Bedford instead of heading to the Black Cat Roundabout. It is indeed a great place for car spotting. I once found myself driving that way on the day of sort of Hot Rod/American car show, presumably at kicking-out time, as I had to give way to dozens of huge cars which took up most of the road. They are narrow roads, by no means single track, but with the Yank Tanks approaching it was very much a single track!! That was a real treat as I am partial to a Mustang or Ford Pickup.

[Marc]

One from the weekend, during a visit to Shaftesbury in Dorset.

A rather splendid Rover!

[Drivingforfun]

Trip to Tesco

Austin Seven
Ford Mustang in a lovely light blue
2 Alfas from the 60s
1970s Rolls Royce

😁

[Marc]

Originally Posted by Drivingforfun

Trip to Tesco

Austin Seven
Ford Mustang in a lovely light blue
2 Alfas from the 60s
1970s Rolls Royce

😁

Blimey... all from one trip to Tesco?
Dread to think what you'd spot if you went to a Waitrose!! 🤣 (sorry bad form to laugh at my own jokes)

[Santa]

I saw a rare beast today (on my way from Tesco). A Convertable Ford Consul.

Like this one, but in pale blue.

[Marc]

A beauty @Santa 😍
From the 1950s yes?

[Santa]

@Marc
First registered 1954

[Rolebama]

Saw three Lotus 7s yesterday on A414 near St Albans. It was an ambition of mine to have one years ago, but kids came along!

[Marc]

I'm not purposely trolling @Drivingforfun honest! 🤣
Spotted this yesterday when out and about

[Drivingforfun]

Ha ha ha 🤣

[Marc]

Here's a better photo



I like green Mini Coopers, but this shade is a little too bright for my taste. Racing green is nicer IMHO

[Drivingforfun]

That's odd Marc, didn't know they did another sort of green. Maybe the black trim makes it look odd? I went with BRG for my Cooper S and think it looks good with chrome trim. I didn't think it looked right with black trim on the JCW so went with Rebel green (very dark green, almost black).

[Marc]

Agree @Drivingforfun the green looks much nicer with the chrome.
Rebel green, eh?! Sounds like it'll make the car go faster right!

[Rolebama]

Come on Marc, everybody knows red cars are the fastest!

[Marc]

Originally Posted by Rolebama

Come on Marc, everybody knows red cars are the fastest!

Especially if they come with stripes, right?! 😉

[Rolebama]

Saw a brilliantly restored GT6 on the A1(M) near Welwyn yesterday morning. Finished in a metallic mid-blue. Colour really suited it.

[jimsalford]

Wasn't see out and about but I was at Bruntingthrope car collection and see the famous 1B Bugatti. What a beast! Must be driven on the roads sometimes, it still has a MOT and TAX lol!


Was some other beauty's there too.

[Drivingforfun]

R.e. the Bugatti - I read that the tyres last 2,500 miles and cost £10k, and the wheels need replacing after every 4th tyre change at £60k - I figured if you wanted to drive on your favourite road it would literally be cheaper to pay to have the car transported to said road, than go up the motorway 😳

I’ve seen about half a dozen Toyota GR86 (not the older GT86) in the last few months. I thought they were meant to be quite limited cars - I actually might have liked one but they sold out within 45 mins. £29,995 for a 2.4L naturally aspirated 240bhp car with a 10 year warranty seemed too good to be true

[Rolebama]

10am today, saw an original E-type on Ruislip High Street in British Racing Green. A dab of throttle and a great growl. Then at 11pm on Breakspear Road saw two unidentified cars of the same type. (Something is telling me Bugattis, but am not sure.) Small single seaters reminiscent of 1930s racing cars.

[Bleeder1]

@Marcwhen we were at benson we saw a 1961 daimler sp250 known as the dart.

[Lily]

I saw this thread posted by @Marc some time ago and I decided to give it a go, I'll try to update it constantly if possible.



A Pink Nissan Figaro, took this one when I was still living in London, in Covent Garden. This one is kinda of a celebrity in itself, it has its own Instagram page. The owner makes tons of money working with brands.

Love the Nissan Figaros because they are so unique (there are only 20,000 in the world, and to get one you needed to win a lottery). It came out in four pastel colours to represent the seasons. In person, I've only seen another one, the Emerald Green.



I spotted this yellow convertible beauty in Cardiff, it's a Chevrolet Corvette Stingray. Nickname "The shark". @olduser and @Drivingforfun probably like this one.



I took this pic quite recently, on a beach called Rest Bay here in Wales. I love a camper!! My aunt owned one when I was a kid. She was married to a windsurf intrusctor at the time, so we took trips to the beach, all my cousins and I rolling in the back, road safety be damned.

This camper is a Volkswagen Type 2 T2 (a.k.a. Bay Window Bus), and it's been modified and turned into a store, they sell T-shirts with surfing designs of them. I'm going to try and find the name of the business, didn't take a pic of the name.

Any cool cars you've seen recently? If you spot a camper or a Figaro, please share it here!!!

[Drivingforfun]

@Lily nice spots 👍

I didn't know the Figaro was so rare. I have a close family friend who would love one, and I've seen several on the road!! 🤔 Then again I saw a group of DeLoreans without knowing how rare they were, and later realised I'd been overtaken by about 5% of the entire UK population of DeLoreans 😂

[Lily]

@Drivingforfun I found out the story behind the Figaro because, like your friend, I wanted to get one and then reality hit 😂 Maybe in a couple of years I can get the green or blue one.

Have you seen any cool cars lately?

[Lily]

@Drivingforfun I found out the story behind the Figaro because, like your friend, I wanted to get one and then reality hit 😂 Maybe in a couple of years I can get the green or blue one.

Have you seen any cool cars lately?

[Nick]

We saw this car when we were last in London, a bit of an enigma, shrouded in mystery. A pink Mclaren parked outside St Pancras hotel, almost never moves, and has become a bit of a landmark in itself. That is until the owner actually decided to take it on a trip earlier this year I believe!

[Drivingforfun]

It wouldn’t surprise me if in London it’s cheaper to pay for parking fines than park somewhere legally!! I often notice nice cars parked illegally outside the good hotels. I imagine when paying several thousand pounds for a room a £120 parking fine is just seen as an add-on for premium parking, maybe the hotel even covers it? Unless there’s some kind of special rule in London, but not aware of that!

[Nick]

Haha, I can imagine that to be the case @Drivingforfun - for this Mclaren specifically, the owner is, I believe, somewhat of a semi-permanent resident at the St Pancras so presumably has parking outside baked in to his deal - plus, the hotel probably quite like the attention it brings, as a lot of people stop to take photos when passing.