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Have You Seen Any Interesting Cars On The Road Lately?

We went out for lunch today in south hampstead and there was so many nice cars parked on the road but three cars that caught my attention were, first one was this Audi R8 V10 manual and a Porsche. Both this cars have no mot and it looked like they haven't moved for at least a year.

I am thinking if I should get an R8 and when I saw this parked up and looking sorry for itself, I thought I'd leave a note on the windscreen and see if I could maybe buy it but mileage was a bit too high for my liking so I didn't bother.
I could never let a car get to this state.
It can get dirty when parked outside but at least take some care when parking!







The Porsche, this is actually a low mileage car but someone had left a note already ( something I've done a few times myself in the past :D )
It wasn't the turbo model and it's an auto but it looked worse than the R8







And of course the famous CLS that I'm sure has been posted here before!
This is something else! I don't like to say anything negative about peoples car but let's just say, it's not something I would drive





 
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Was out in the bike today, getting my daily exercise across the North Yorkshire moors, parked up at the red lion(for those that know it) and 2 Mclarens went racing by, both very nice grey ones( and I'm not a mclaren fan), and I'm sure one was a P1....didn't get the plates but they looked very impressive, driving fast but not stupid.
 
Darrell said:
Nice Jag but I don’t think it’s an XK. Any ideas what it is?
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It's a handmade Vicarage Mk2 Jaguar. Built to new near standards.

Vicarage started business as one of the early builders / restorers of 1950's and 60's Jags.

Might be built to original standards, may have been modified to add trendy things like power steering.

I sold my old Mk2 to the lead singer from Right Said Fred in the 1990's. He did at least drive his for a bit.

Noel's been trying to sell his Mk2 since he got it. A very long time ago.

There used to be a Benefit In Kind tax fiddle based on the original value of Classic cars. I don't know if that still applies

It's a nightmare to drive for a new driver. Really hard work. Think 1955 Merc SL190.

Here's the Vicarage website: http://www.vicarage.co.uk

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MikeInWimbledon said:
It's a handmade Vicarage Mk2 Jaguar. Built to new near standards.

Vicarage started business as one of the early builders / restorers of 1950's and 60's Jags.

Might be built to original standards, may have been modified to add trendy things like power steering.

I sold my old Mk2 to the lead singer from Right Said Fred in the 1990's. He did at least drive his for a bit.

Noel's been trying to sell his Mk2 since he got it. A very long time ago.

There used to be a Benefit In Kind tax fiddle based on the original value of Classic cars. I don't know if that still applies

It's a nightmare to drive for a new driver. Really hard work. Think 1955 Merc SL190.

Here's the Vicarage website: http://www.vicarage.co.uk

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I saw one at the Classic Car show at the 02 a couple of years ago and had a good chat with the guys from Vicarage.
It’s a lovely looking car and secretly I think prettier than the XK.
 
Saw an old Vauxhall Viscount in Bridgwater yesterday - probably not seen another since the 70s! They were regarded as huge cars back in the day and it still looked pretty big even by modern standards. Iirc they had a 2-speed automatic gearbox.
 
Williamwoo said:
Saw an old Vauxhall Viscount in Bridgwater yesterday - probably not seen another since the 70s! They were regarded as huge cars back in the day and it still looked pretty big even by modern standards. Iirc they had a 2-speed automatic gearbox.
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Lest we forget....

What colour was it ?

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Williamwoo said:
Saw an old Vauxhall Viscount in Bridgwater yesterday - probably not seen another since the 70s! They were regarded as huge cars back in the day and it still looked pretty big even by modern standards. Iirc they had a 2-speed automatic gearbox.
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MikeInWimbledon said:
Proper rare cars, not like this 'ere common or garden Ferrari stuff.
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Howmanyleft says only 38 Vauxhall Viscounts left on the road now, so you saw a super-rare car there!

When I was a kid my friend had an old Vauxhall Royale 3000 saloon and another friend had an Opel Monza coupe with the same 3.0. I guess these were the successors of the Viscount? They were both lovely would make nice affordable classics now, but sadly there's only 17 Royales left on the list and 45 Monzas.
 
SW18 said:
Howmanyleft says only 38 Vauxhall Viscounts left on the road now, so you saw a super-rare car there!

When I was a kid my friend had an old Vauxhall Royale 3000 saloon and another friend had an Opel Monza coupe with the same 3.0. I guess these were the successors of the Viscount? They were both lovely would make nice affordable classics now, but sadly there's only 17 Royales left on the list and 45 Monzas.
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Yes, I remember the Royale (the Opel version was called Senator I think) and the Monza - I suppose they were successors to the Viscount, although I think there was a bit of a gap between them. Handsome things that hide their years well.
 
Williamwoo said:
Ah yes, good call. However, I think the Ventora was really just a Victor with a larger engine (and presumably plusher trim), rather than a distinct model.
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That might have been the case for the Royale saloon too? I seem to recall a more workaday model with smaller engines at the time (early 80s).
 
Williamwoo said:
Ah yes, good call. However, I think the Ventora was really just a Victor with a larger engine (and presumably plusher trim), rather than a distinct model.
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Remembered that later. Victor, VX4/90 and Ventora all spun from the same platform.
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That might have been the case for the Royale saloon too? I seem to recall a more workaday model with smaller engines at the time (early 80s).
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Then Victor became Cavalier, first RWD (inc Manta) then FWD. Opel equivalent - Rekord? And Viva downsized (slightly) to Chevette?
Royale/Senator would have been larger platform and rooted in the Opel Commodore line?
 
Bellow said:
Remembered that later. Victor, VX4/90 and Ventora all spun from the same platform.

Then Victor became Cavalier, first RWD (inc Manta) then FWD. Opel equivalent - Rekord? And Viva downsized (slightly) to Chevette?
Royale/Senator would have been larger platform and rooted in the Opel Commodore line?
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I think the Carlton succeeded the Victor, although it was a bit larger and perhaps that's why the smaller Cavalier was introduced as a rival for the Sierra etc. (I'm not checking any of this on Wiki btw!)
 
Williamwoo said:
I think the Carlton succeeded the Victor, although it was a bit larger and perhaps that's why the smaller Cavalier was introduced as a rival for the Sierra etc. (I'm not checking any of this on Wiki btw!)
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Carlton was the one I forgot.
Absolutely Cavalier was Sierra challenger and was kind of new to the UK as previously there was Viva and Victor so slotted between them as Viva became Chevette and Escort competitor. Nova would arrive into the Fiesta, Metro, etc sector.
 
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