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Published 14/09/2014 @ 18:42:32, By Lateef
The Passat/Quantum is a self-cobbled shitbox with a 1982-85 Quantum grille and headlights, with 1985+ bumpers and trim and ugly aftermarket repeaters.
interesting/funny/special cars sightings
Published 14/09/2014 @ 19:18:41, By Neon
I think that is a Passat just with the grille and headlights of the US version
interesting/funny/special cars sightings
Published 14/09/2014 @ 19:51:18, By ingo
Just back from our K 70-meeting in Gent/Belgium (where I'd been with my Vauxhall Vectra, as the evening before I've noticed, that the K 70-battery is gone). Of course I had always the interests for other IMCDb-ists in my mind
So at first two pics for eLMeR:
It's the biggest bus company in my wider area (one bus is even visible in a IMCDb-saved movie-scene)
and annother non-Eastern bus:
Recently we talked about that: one of the very ver last 1975-K 70 cobbled, with export-parts as the regular ones weren't available in the plant any more. So these caps (black ones covering the indicator-hole of the "made for I/N,DK/J-wing", chromated ones for covering the "Swedish bumper" (with the headlamp washer).
The car is interesting insofar, as it's the one and only known, which was officially exported after November 1974:
The rings around the headlights are grey, because the original V2A-steel ones ran out, too. So they took painted plastic rings...
Annother very very last example (produced at Steyr-Magna in Graz/Austria after the production in the Hannover-plant of VW already ran out:
Seen today noon in Oudenaarde:
where we had a classic Belgian-style lunch:
O.k., not really original Belgian: I cannot stand the fruit-beer. And calories-reduction is healthier anyways.
Somwhow I thought about a specific IMCDb-member while noticing this motif:
At an used car dealer outside Gent:
P.S.Nearby the motorway around Antwerpen I passed two importers of US-cars. Surpringingly many new Dodge Ram were on their yard. Didn't know, that they are that popular in Belgium.
in Gent:
When I asked the driver, if the 236.000 km are original, he told me, that this T5 Transporter belonged in its first life to the leasing-vehicle-fleet of the German Army. Very typical for the Bundeswehr, that it is a real low-spec version. A K 70-fellow, who works at a VW-dealership, told me, that major customers as taxi-companies and authorities can order these special downgraded versions. So this 2010 VW T5 has manual window-lifters, no interior-claddngs in the back and no air-condition.
Latest Edition: 17/09/2014 @ 00:37:33
So at first two pics for eLMeR:
It's the biggest bus company in my wider area (one bus is even visible in a IMCDb-saved movie-scene)
and annother non-Eastern bus:
Recently we talked about that: one of the very ver last 1975-K 70 cobbled, with export-parts as the regular ones weren't available in the plant any more. So these caps (black ones covering the indicator-hole of the "made for I/N,DK/J-wing", chromated ones for covering the "Swedish bumper" (with the headlamp washer).
The car is interesting insofar, as it's the one and only known, which was officially exported after November 1974:
The rings around the headlights are grey, because the original V2A-steel ones ran out, too. So they took painted plastic rings...
Annother very very last example (produced at Steyr-Magna in Graz/Austria after the production in the Hannover-plant of VW already ran out:
Seen today noon in Oudenaarde:
where we had a classic Belgian-style lunch:
O.k., not really original Belgian: I cannot stand the fruit-beer. And calories-reduction is healthier anyways.
Somwhow I thought about a specific IMCDb-member while noticing this motif:
At an used car dealer outside Gent:
P.S.Nearby the motorway around Antwerpen I passed two importers of US-cars. Surpringingly many new Dodge Ram were on their yard. Didn't know, that they are that popular in Belgium.
in Gent:
When I asked the driver, if the 236.000 km are original, he told me, that this T5 Transporter belonged in its first life to the leasing-vehicle-fleet of the German Army. Very typical for the Bundeswehr, that it is a real low-spec version. A K 70-fellow, who works at a VW-dealership, told me, that major customers as taxi-companies and authorities can order these special downgraded versions. So this 2010 VW T5 has manual window-lifters, no interior-claddngs in the back and no air-condition.
Latest Edition: 17/09/2014 @ 00:37:33
interesting/funny/special cars sightings
Published 20/09/2014 @ 00:53:16, By eLMeR
So at first two pics for eLMeR:
http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/640x480q90/674/QD1z90.jpg
It's the biggest bus company in my wider area (one bus is even visible in a IMCDb-saved movie-scene)
and annother non-Eastern bus:
http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/640x480q90/910/3iTlOb.jpg
http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/640x480q90/674/QD1z90.jpg
It's the biggest bus company in my wider area (one bus is even visible in a IMCDb-saved movie-scene)
and annother non-Eastern bus:
http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/640x480q90/910/3iTlOb.jpg
Thanks, ingo!
I do sometimes also pay attention to smaller vehicles than trucks and vans:
(Click...)
Shot 2 days ago while walking the dog, and dedicated to all lovers of rusty and/or French cars (not the same ? )
interesting/funny/special cars sightings
Published 21/09/2014 @ 01:00:42, By chicomarx
where we had a classic Belgian-style lunch
You were supposed to have some meat with your fries, all I see is potatoes.
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Published 25/09/2014 @ 00:12:25, By antp
splitted Mark99's question to another topic:
http://imcdb.opencommunity.be/forum_topic-7856-59343.html
and by mistake Elmer's post got splitted too:
http://imcdb.opencommunity.be/forum_topic-7857--interestingfunnyspecial_cars_sightings.html
http://imcdb.opencommunity.be/forum_topic-7856-59343.html
and by mistake Elmer's post got splitted too:
http://imcdb.opencommunity.be/forum_topic-7857--interestingfunnyspecial_cars_sightings.html
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Published 25/09/2014 @ 02:55:21, By eLMeR
Elmer, you can repost it there?
Can you unlock it, please, so I can copy/paste the source?
Or maybe it is a plot because I use lots of links and pictures in it like everywhere?
Latest Edition: 25/09/2014 @ 03:00:50
interesting/funny/special cars sightings
Published 25/09/2014 @ 10:27:18, By antp
sorry I didn't know that on this forum locking the thread blocked the access to the message source Some forums show an error only when you try to actually edit/post, not when clicking on the icon for doing it.
Latest Edition: 25/09/2014 @ 10:27:46
Latest Edition: 25/09/2014 @ 10:27:46
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Published 25/09/2014 @ 11:45:59, By antp
And to come back to the topic, a Matra Simca Bagheera :
interesting/funny/special cars sightings
Published 25/09/2014 @ 16:50:45, By eLMeR
Small tour in Ariège this week-end, to help a friend finding a new home...
Amongst a impressive amount of Peugeot Partner I and Citroën Berlingo I (did PSA sold the whole production in Ariège? ), there was:
- a rusty UNIC Vosges P8R:
(As always, click to see bigger pictures)
For this one, the "security system" (© Cougar Tim ) didn't sound, and seemed more wanting to come closer to catch some caresses:
- (1920?) Saurer A-Type:
(The forklift is dedicated to Mike962 )
But this one had a less friendly security system:
- the last (or a lost?) car of a classic cars meeting that took place in Saint-Girons Saturday morning (we were there in the afternoon):
To be complete, I also saw in Saint-Girons a British Land-Rover IIA (late model, with the headlamps in the wings), a Lamborghini Gallardo Spyder and a hot-rod made on a "I don't know what"-basis.
But I was driving while crossing paths with the Land-Rover, and Lamborghini cars or hot-rods don't thrill me. Owners of Lamborghini just make me smile when they try to pass a speed bump: one can see them trying to look unshakable even though getting in a sweat about their car underfloor
Speaking of vehicles from Sant'Agata Bolognese, an already installed friend told me there were some Lamborghini tractors in the mountains. But I only saw a Ford 6600:
Maybe next time?
And almost back home, there was this Saviem SG2:
Still working, with this 9-3 on the platform...
______
Transportation related things also seen:
- an old gas-station in Castillon, may be still in use?
- an 1942 information panel in Saint-Girons announcing (the street is maybe a maximum of 8 feet wide):
"Forbidden to trucks wider than 6.6 feet
Horse-drawn vehicles must go at a walking pace
Cars speed limit is 9-12 mph
Overtaking forbidden, even to bicyclists1
No Parking"
(1: "bicycliste" word is no longer used in France since... maybe the 40's )
Of course, this panel is just there for tourists (like me...), as the street is now closed to traffic.
Amongst a impressive amount of Peugeot Partner I and Citroën Berlingo I (did PSA sold the whole production in Ariège? ), there was:
- a rusty UNIC Vosges P8R:
(As always, click to see bigger pictures)
For this one, the "security system" (© Cougar Tim ) didn't sound, and seemed more wanting to come closer to catch some caresses:
- (1920?) Saurer A-Type:
(The forklift is dedicated to Mike962 )
But this one had a less friendly security system:
- the last (or a lost?) car of a classic cars meeting that took place in Saint-Girons Saturday morning (we were there in the afternoon):
To be complete, I also saw in Saint-Girons a British Land-Rover IIA (late model, with the headlamps in the wings), a Lamborghini Gallardo Spyder and a hot-rod made on a "I don't know what"-basis.
But I was driving while crossing paths with the Land-Rover, and Lamborghini cars or hot-rods don't thrill me. Owners of Lamborghini just make me smile when they try to pass a speed bump: one can see them trying to look unshakable even though getting in a sweat about their car underfloor
Speaking of vehicles from Sant'Agata Bolognese, an already installed friend told me there were some Lamborghini tractors in the mountains. But I only saw a Ford 6600:
Maybe next time?
And almost back home, there was this Saviem SG2:
Still working, with this 9-3 on the platform...
______
Transportation related things also seen:
- an old gas-station in Castillon, may be still in use?
- an 1942 information panel in Saint-Girons announcing (the street is maybe a maximum of 8 feet wide):
"Forbidden to trucks wider than 6.6 feet
Horse-drawn vehicles must go at a walking pace
Cars speed limit is 9-12 mph
Overtaking forbidden, even to bicyclists1
No Parking"
(1: "bicycliste" word is no longer used in France since... maybe the 40's )
Of course, this panel is just there for tourists (like me...), as the street is now closed to traffic.
interesting/funny/special cars sightings
Published 25/09/2014 @ 16:56:59, By eLMeR
Like Renault 12, they were so much to wear huge antenna with "fox tail" in estates when I was young that it's still hard for me to see this "thing" as an interesting car. Or maybe as sociological stuff?
Latest Edition: 25/09/2014 @ 16:58:06
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Published 29/09/2014 @ 00:56:38, By CougarTim
"At an used car dealer outside Gent:"
1970 Chrysler 300
Two weeks ago, I was directly behind a Google StreetView Subaru Impreza for a couple blocks while driving to work in my Bimmer.
The next day, I was in my Cougar and ended up at a stoplight right next to a 1970 Chevrolet Chevelle SS.
And last week, again in my Cougar, there was a Mercedes-Benz 'fintail' sedan right behind me at a stoplight. Unfortunately, I couldn't get a picture and I don't know enough to distinguish the different models at a glance.
1970 Chrysler 300
Two weeks ago, I was directly behind a Google StreetView Subaru Impreza for a couple blocks while driving to work in my Bimmer.
The next day, I was in my Cougar and ended up at a stoplight right next to a 1970 Chevrolet Chevelle SS.
And last week, again in my Cougar, there was a Mercedes-Benz 'fintail' sedan right behind me at a stoplight. Unfortunately, I couldn't get a picture and I don't know enough to distinguish the different models at a glance.
interesting/funny/special cars sightings
Published 30/09/2014 @ 03:16:18, By Sandie
Some stuff from the last few months.
Alvis:
Tidy XR2i:
Austin 7:
Bugatti Kit Car:
Many pickup drivers in Britain drive like tits so this BOOB plate is apt:
Toyota Noah (no, I haven't either):
Double spot:
Suzuki's answer to a question no one asked:
Another Austin 7, spotted across the street from the previous one (a few weeks earlier, these pics are in reverse order):
Some Opel:
Scruffy GMC Yukon (very rare to see US cars in the UK):
Nice 2CV:
14 plate Volkswagen Type 2:
Certainly not BE10VED by me:
Why did Vauxhall make such an awfully cack-handed job out of the Corsa Convertible?
Genuine(!) Vitesse Estate:
Can Am Spyder thing:
Nice Bristol:
Mini/Suzuki mash up:
You don't see many of these any more:
Austin 3-Litre:
Marcos:
Jensen 541:
Lancia Gamma Coupe:
Aston Martin (worth a dizzying amount of cash!)
Skimmed over the shots from that show, more are here: http://autoshite.com/topic/17077-bvac-vintage-car-rally-spots/#entry579202
Something for the SAAB freaks:
Slightly scruffy Triumph:
I went to the National Kit Car show this year, I saw this, an Elswick Envoy (not actually a kit car!):
Can't remember the last time I saw one of these before this one!
Or one of these:
Some hotrod:
Metro Convertible:
MG SV:
Rally Landcrab:
Infamous IMCDB unicorn (Rover 420 Turbo):
Hero car from the British version of Back to the Future in which they could never travel through time due to being unable to do 88mph:
Tata Loadbeta:
Only 14 75 V8 Tourers were made:
Swallow Doretti:
Hustler:
Imagine how joyous it would be to sleep in this:
These look better than you would expect:
This looks ever worse than you would expect:
Supermarket car park Lada:
One of only two modern Renaults I'd consider suffering:
And, to end, all Fords are poo:
Latest Edition: 30/09/2014 @ 03:52:45
Alvis:
Tidy XR2i:
Austin 7:
Bugatti Kit Car:
Many pickup drivers in Britain drive like tits so this BOOB plate is apt:
Toyota Noah (no, I haven't either):
Double spot:
Suzuki's answer to a question no one asked:
Another Austin 7, spotted across the street from the previous one (a few weeks earlier, these pics are in reverse order):
Some Opel:
Scruffy GMC Yukon (very rare to see US cars in the UK):
Nice 2CV:
14 plate Volkswagen Type 2:
Certainly not BE10VED by me:
Why did Vauxhall make such an awfully cack-handed job out of the Corsa Convertible?
Genuine(!) Vitesse Estate:
Can Am Spyder thing:
Nice Bristol:
Mini/Suzuki mash up:
You don't see many of these any more:
Austin 3-Litre:
Marcos:
Jensen 541:
Lancia Gamma Coupe:
Aston Martin (worth a dizzying amount of cash!)
Skimmed over the shots from that show, more are here: http://autoshite.com/topic/17077-bvac-vintage-car-rally-spots/#entry579202
Something for the SAAB freaks:
Slightly scruffy Triumph:
I went to the National Kit Car show this year, I saw this, an Elswick Envoy (not actually a kit car!):
Can't remember the last time I saw one of these before this one!
Or one of these:
Some hotrod:
Metro Convertible:
MG SV:
Rally Landcrab:
Infamous IMCDB unicorn (Rover 420 Turbo):
Hero car from the British version of Back to the Future in which they could never travel through time due to being unable to do 88mph:
Tata Loadbeta:
Only 14 75 V8 Tourers were made:
Swallow Doretti:
Hustler:
Imagine how joyous it would be to sleep in this:
These look better than you would expect:
This looks ever worse than you would expect:
Supermarket car park Lada:
One of only two modern Renaults I'd consider suffering:
And, to end, all Fords are poo:
Latest Edition: 30/09/2014 @ 03:52:45
interesting/funny/special cars sightings
Published 30/09/2014 @ 10:13:07, By eLMeR
interesting/funny/special cars sightings
Published 30/09/2014 @ 11:16:14, By antp
Lots of interesting photos, thanks
interesting/funny/special cars sightings
Published 01/10/2014 @ 03:42:56, By eLMeR
This picture is most certainly already worldwide known, but I found interesting this "American way of life" vision:
(taken from the "Weird vehicles" page of a French website dedicated to camper vans and motorhomes)
To be compared with the same situation in France
(This trailer in particular is sold with the microcar -an Aixam "Crossover"- and the whole is called a "Bissonnette")
One can of course have a mix of tractor + camper trailer, but for this one, I strongly suspect a Gimp/Photoshop work :
Latest Edition: 01/10/2014 @ 04:18:40
(taken from the "Weird vehicles" page of a French website dedicated to camper vans and motorhomes)
To be compared with the same situation in France
(This trailer in particular is sold with the microcar -an Aixam "Crossover"- and the whole is called a "Bissonnette")
One can of course have a mix of tractor + camper trailer, but for this one, I strongly suspect a Gimp/Photoshop work :
Latest Edition: 01/10/2014 @ 04:18:40
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Published 03/10/2014 @ 18:03:20, By antp
Fiat Barchetta + BYD e6 :
the second BYD e6 I see... the first one was a few minutes before that, near there (or it was the same one, but as it was going in the opposite direction as I was, I do not see how it could arrive before me there)
Latest Edition: 03/10/2014 @ 18:03:56
the second BYD e6 I see... the first one was a few minutes before that, near there (or it was the same one, but as it was going in the opposite direction as I was, I do not see how it could arrive before me there)
Latest Edition: 03/10/2014 @ 18:03:56
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Published 03/10/2014 @ 23:43:32, By antp
Mark99's post split/moved to http://imcdb.opencommunity.be/forum_topic-7864-59524-car_identification.html#p59524
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Published 04/10/2014 @ 18:29:39, By weasel1984
Very interesting collections you have posted here!
Small mix from the last weeks/month. Some pics have been taken from the far distance.
124 Spider:
Bosmal 126/650 Cabrio:
Not factory top , plates still from the 1990s.
Late 3rd gen Mustang:
CX “Deux”:
Pity that not 1st series, but such one I haven’t seen for a very long time too:
Senator B:
Back to the VelSatis subject, I don't find it so exotic/unusual yet. Despite the disappointing production numbers, you can meet them from time to time, BUT last time I saw something definitely rare... A VelSatis customized in the Fast & Furious alike style (well a budget version of the “F&F style”) – scary. No pics!
Small mix from the last weeks/month. Some pics have been taken from the far distance.
124 Spider:
Bosmal 126/650 Cabrio:
Not factory top , plates still from the 1990s.
Late 3rd gen Mustang:
CX “Deux”:
Pity that not 1st series, but such one I haven’t seen for a very long time too:
Senator B:
Back to the VelSatis subject, I don't find it so exotic/unusual yet. Despite the disappointing production numbers, you can meet them from time to time, BUT last time I saw something definitely rare... A VelSatis customized in the Fast & Furious alike style (well a budget version of the “F&F style”) – scary. No pics!
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Published 04/10/2014 @ 18:51:05, By Sandie
Vel Satis is the poor man's Avantime.
Two from today:
Two from today:
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