Have You Seen Any Interesting Cars On The Road Lately?

[Darrell]

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Coupe.

 

[Scott_F]

I could never figure out out the difference between the saloon and the coupe. Was it just the roofline?

That was the most obvious difference between the two but there were others. For example, the saloon had a simpler twin-dial dash with no rev counter:




Whereas the coupe was better equipped with a six-dial dash:

 

[Abzynthe]

Bit blurry, but saw this on the way to Milton Keynes.

 

[SmartAmg]

MG SV X POWER ?

 

[Abzynthe]

MG SV X POWER ?

Yeah. Never seen one on the road before.

 

[Darrell]

Yeah. Never seen one on the road before.

Wicked motor. I’ve saw one at a show a few years ago.

 

[Darrell]

Wicked motor. I’ve saw one at a show a few years ago.

It was the first or one of the first TopGear Live shows at Earls Court. I think it was 2003.

A great afternoon out.

 

[Darrell]

A little classic car show at The ****
Inn in Sarratt and organised by the Jaguar Drivers Club

 

[HappytalkAgain]

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Bit blurry, but saw this on the way to Milton Keynes.

Ford Transit in Moondust Grey.

 

[ChrisHGTV]

A little classic car show at The ****
Inn in Sarratt and organised by the Jaguar Drivers Club View attachment 174294View attachment 174296View attachment 174297View attachment 174298View attachment 174299View attachment 174300View attachment 174295

I know they’re a bit rubbish but I do quite like an XJS.

 

[tmwsccsh]

I know they’re a bit rubbish but I do quite like an XJS.

Used to have one - 4 litre variant of the facelift. Amazing car - I'd have another any day.

TMW

 

[Darrell]

Used to have one - 4 litre variant of the facelift. Amazing car - I'd have another any day.

TMW

At the show yesterday was a beautiful 4 litre XJS convertible in Sapphire Black.

We got talking to the owner and he turned out to be a chap called Grahame Vanderbilt who is a well known car dealer of our ‘hood.

My dad bought a Rover 600 from him back in the early 2000’s and my wife’s long lost father who was a well known auto electrician back in the day used to do some work for him.
The bloke remembered my wife when she was young.

The plate on the XJS is 54 GLV. Check its MOT history.

 

[MCFastybloke]

Last night at Jnc 27 M62 , had Mark Stonier on the side

 

[Mactech]

I know they’re a bit rubbish but I do quite like an XJS.

Yeah, they were only just rubbish enough to win the 1984 European Touring Car Championship, the Spa 24hrs and the Bathurst 12hrs.


...but as a road car they were a bit of a challenge

 

[ALFAitalia]

......but they were ahead of their time environmentally...........what with being almost completely biodegradable.....and it usually happening within the first decade!!!

 

[ChrisHGTV]

Yeah, they were only just rubbish enough to win the 1984 European Touring Car Championship, the Spa 24hrs and the Bathurst 12hrs.

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...but as a road car they were a bit of a challenge

This one looks a veritable bargain, I do like them

Ooh

I do like a GT, a De Tomaso Longchamp would make for a nice pairing!

 

[Wearsthefoxhat]

 

[Scott_F]

Yeah, they were only just rubbish enough to win the 1984 European Touring Car Championship, the Spa 24hrs and the Bathurst 12hrs.

And they were also driven by some VERY cool people:




Well......cool for the late 70s (you'd have thought he'd have at least worn a chest wig):

 

[Mactech]

This one looks a veritable bargain, I do like them

Ooh

I do like a GT, a De Tomaso Longchamp would make for a nice pairing!

Yes, like all things I'm sure it is 'cheap' for a very good reason!

 

[Darrell]

And they were also driven by some VERY cool people:

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Well......cool for the late 70s (you'd have thought he'd have at least worn a chest wig):

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Sanitary towel 1.