Cars and other stuff seen on Orkney - Sept 2018 (pt2) - bikes and trikes, Orkney Vintage Club display

Classic Brits trio - Matchless, Ariel and BSA














Pair of pretty Honda phut-phuts






Macho 1942 Harley 750cc




2003 Boom Mustang trike from Germany with new plate - can be hired out for local weddings, chauffeured sightseeing tours etc, explaining the taxi plate on rear. However anyone who knows Orkney weather might prefer to look elsewhere for their special day






VW-based trike "Barbie" - no idea if this is a real name

When I looked through my pictures on my phone, I found a few interesting and rare vehicles, although not many yet. But I wanted to show them here ...

Opel Speedster, here in Bayreuth, Bavaria in May 2016.


An old-looking van, maybe made by Asquith, near the London Eye in November 2017.


My alltime favourite but rare van: 2003 (by plate) Renault Avantime. Here at a beach in Mallorca 2018.


US Army AM General HMMWV M1037 on a German highway this September.


Mercedes-Benz 280 S [W108] in the Spree Forest last week.


And today: Toyota Carina E [T190] in my home town. Nowadays rare here.

Cars and other stuff seen on Orkney - Sept 2018 (pt3) - Pre-WW2 things - some Orkney Vintage Club locally owned and a visiting group on tour

1926 Alvis 12/50 TG Cross & Ellis tourer (RW 8738, chassis 4575)




1928 Austin unknown (DVLA says 1861cc)






1924 Chenard et Walcker unknown (TS 4609; DVLA says 2979cc), visitor from Pateley Bridge (North Yorkshire)








1930 Delage unknown (SC 9461, DVLA says 3161cc), body by Van Vooren










1932 Lagonda Speed Drophead Coupé bodied by Carlton - identified online as 2 litre but DVLA says 3013cc (KY 1610)






1933 Lea-Francis unknown (UC 1980, DVLA says 1479cc)










1923 Morris Bullnose something (SY 2076, DVLA says 1479cc)

Cars and other stuff seen on Orkney - Sept 2018 (pt 4 of 4) - assorted post-WW2 onwards

1946 Riley RMA (1479cc)


1957 MGA


1955 MG Magnette ZA (not the but the registrations are very close and 4763 apparently still lives locally) and lovely 1970 Cortina Lotus Mk2






1961 Consul Classic - one of 13 sold in Orkney




1962 Minor 1000 (1098cc) with shiny paint but underlying rust


1965 Imp, slightly boy-racered


absolutely gorgeous 1968 Austin Mini Cooper S




1970 Austin 3-Litre with rust issues


1972 Triumph 2000 Mk2


- I used to get brochures from its supplying garage when I were a nipper


1979 Capri 3.0 Ghia


1982 Cortina 2.0 GL


1985 Trabant 601S (UK registered July 2017) with UK Wartburg/Trabant/IFA owner club window sticker


1991 Lancia Delta HF Turbo ie


"1970 Mini Clubman Estate" but a on an unused 1970s bare shell, with 1999 Cooper MPi 1275cc bits, modified Reliant Robin estate/van rear door and Cortina Mk5 estate rear lights






1996 Mini Cooper 35 Anniversary Edition (200 made; P35 DBS listed as a 1996 Mini Equinox, but fairly sure this is a genuine Cooper 35)




2000 Daimler Super V8 with custom plate




for Sandie - 2004 MG TF

A car I have spottet around here a couple of times this past year. Is it some London taxi prototype?




LP17 SKK
Vehicle details
Vehicle make: LONDON TAXIS INT
Date of first registration: August 2017
Year of manufacture: 2017
Cylinder capacity (cc): Not available
CO₂Emissions: 0 g/km
Fuel type: Not available
Euro Status: Not available
Export marker: No
Vehicle status: SORN in place
Vehicle colour: WHITE
Vehicle type approval: Not available
Wheelplan: 2-AXLE-RIGID BODY
Revenue weight: Not available

i always go to this website www.bilgalleri.dk when i look for interesting cars as a second choice to this. It a danish website where you upload videos and pictures of cars. I call it my univers of cars and i always spend too much time looking for cars i've ever even dreamed of.

Yes it is. It has now entered production. I've seen one in London last month.

The only impression of my weekend trip to Hamburg:

Passed the set of the movie about Thomas Quick that is filmed right now.


1979 Volvo 244 GL and 1966 Opel B Rekord. There was also a sixties Buick.

Impressions of Tallinn. Strangely, US-spec Japanese cars seem to be extremely popular in Estonia, even more so than US gray imports. So SEAL Team's depiction of Tallinn wasn't all that inaccurate.
(I'm lying, it was completely laughable in Estonian eyes:
http://kroonika.delfi.ee/news/mitmesugust/fotod-harju-airlines-ja-kadriog-usa-telesarja-tegevus-toimus-tallinnas-ja-sellist-eesti-pealinna-pole-sa-veel-kunagi-nainud?id=79942246 )









And a Routan:

Last Friday, on my way to the office, I've spotted in the oncoming traffic on the A31 a fully camouflaged Mercedes-prototype.
By shape and size I'd say, it was the successor of the GLC.

Been a while since my last installment of DashCam sightings. Here's some of the best from the past several months in chronological order.

2016 BMW i8 with what I assume is a wrap, red with blue wheels (license plate I8MYPAY):


Suzuki Swift hatchback near Pittsburgh, always rarer than the Geo/Chevrolet version in the States:


Lincoln MKZ with self-driving hardware near Pittsburgh:


The BMW 2002 caught my eye; I didn't notice the rare Saab 9-3X (only 498 sold in the USA) until I was reviewing the footage:




John Deere 7250 in rural Pennsylvania:


Southern Comfort Ultimate LX, the child of a Chevrolet Avalanche and a company better known for luxury conversion vans:


Suzuki Samurai converted to a mud buggy:


1991 BMW 325ix (year from CarFax):


Baja Beetle braves Beltway bustle:


Dodge Stealth:


I have no idea if this is a factory color for the Audi allroad, but I like it:


1994-1995 Ford F-150 Lightning:


Chevrolet Corvair 95 Greenbrier van (circled):


Some kind of specialized drilling equipment:


JDM Nissan Skyline [R32]:


Saab 9-4X:


Toyota Land Cruiser [J50]:


This is one of my favorites from this batch. Chevrolet Silverado tuned by Lingenfelter Performance Engineering. As far as I can tell, this is a one-of-a-kind truck that was displayed at SEMA in 2015 and sold at a Mecum auction in 2016: https://www.mecum.com/lots/SC0516-243445/2014-chevrolet-silverado-high-country/ - the bumpers, wheels, colors, decals all match. Today it's a contractor's work truck:


Audi A3, lightly toasted (and making everyone late to work):



2014 Cadillac ELR (year from CarFax):


Free candy:


1985 Mazda 626 (year from CarFax):


Truck hauling airplane propellors; I'm curious what plane uses six-blade propellors this size, C-130 maybe?:


1966-1970 Ford Falcon:


Mercedes-Benz B-Class visiting from Canada:


There's a house nearby with at least 15 Saabs parked:


Volkswagen bus, living life in the slow lane:


Eagle Summit Wagon:


Chevrolet Caprice Classic:


Ford Lobo with Mexican license plate:


Acura Legend Coupe:


Pontiac Astre, in what I can only assume is its natural habitat:

Nice, always liked those early 80's 626
Hope to be getting new pics in a near future, camera finally died last week
last pic taken was a 1994-1995 Plymouth Voyager ( not as rare as some others but still getting rarer every day )

wish i did took it out last fall for the Nissan Figaro i saw..

There was a 1976 Pontiac Astre for sale in Atlantic City at the Classic Car Auction this weekend. Can't believe there is another survivor out there. It was a sedan as well, in white. (I'm still sorting pics, but I'll post later)

There was a Figaro there as well!

"There was a 1976 Pontiac Astre for sale in Atlantic City at the Classic Car Auction this weekend. Can't believe there is another survivor out there. It was a sedan as well, in white. (I'm still sorting pics, but I'll post later)

There was a Figaro there as well!"

Nice! Those were some good finds.

today I spotted a camouflaged BMW Cabriolet just in front of my office. The traffic lights became green too fast, so a pic failed.

No idea about the model, maybe a 6er? It looked bigger than a 3er.

Probably some derivative of the newish 8 Series, maybe an M8 prototype.

Judging by the sliding side door, this was made from 1972-74.

Remember that flashback on the episode of "New Girl" where Jess was approached by a sleazy looking guy in a van as a kid, and it turned out to be legitimate?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4LZCyUg6IU

BTW, I know somebody who actually put tailfins on a Pontiac Astre.

Well here's something I never saw before:
1976 Lancia ß (Beta) FF Felber

It's not my photo, but someone I follow on Flickr.