I-Spy Classic Cars/Bikes-What have you spotted?

NewcastleFalcon · Post by **NewcastleFalcon** » 09 Jun 2020, 17:40

NewcastleFalcon wrote: ↑09 Mar 2020, 18:58 Renault revived this badge

and put it on this

On the whole I prefer it on this

1960 Renault Floride convertible (19903415062)
Jeremy from Sydney, Australia / CC BY (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)
REgards Neil

regards neil

Post by **myglaren** » 09 Jun 2020, 18:44

The original is a far better looking car.

NewcastleFalcon · Post by **NewcastleFalcon** » 23 Jun 2020, 18:03

The odd classic is out and about now as evidenced by the lovely iris blue MGB roadster posted here
viewtopic.php?p=648528#p648528

and here's another. Its a hot day today in Northumberland and not so much new car smell, but that old car smell was in the air as I photographed this.

and for the simplest ever whatthisthen? what is it (precisely if you don't mind)

: whatsthisthen? (precisely)

Regards Neil

Post by **mickthemaverick** » 23 Jun 2020, 18:08

TOH

Spoiler: show: Rover P4 110?

NewcastleFalcon · Post by **NewcastleFalcon** » 23 Jun 2020, 18:32

mickthemaverick wrote: ↑23 Jun 2020, 18:08 TOH
Spoiler: show
Rover P4 110?

The first bit is right but the precision not quite there on the number.

Not sure how the badging evolved but I expected the number on the badge but it isnt of course!

Regards Neil

Post by **mickthemaverick** » 23 Jun 2020, 18:39

I tossed up between

Spoiler: show: the 95 and the 110. Is it a 95?

Post by **mickthemaverick** » 23 Jun 2020, 18:47

Methinks I have cracked it:

Spoiler: show

: BFTW

NewcastleFalcon · Post by **NewcastleFalcon** » 23 Jun 2020, 18:51

You have done very well Mick

I'll have to have a curious dig about the badge thing

I photographed this trio at A Rover meeet at Ryhope a couple of years ago....

REgards Neil

NewcastleFalcon · Post by **NewcastleFalcon** » 23 Jun 2020, 19:03

I see its been to at Wimborne Transport Show in 2015 Mick...but excellent find what was the process?

REgards Neil

Post by **mickthemaverick** » 23 Jun 2020, 19:07

I had a dig around wiki and suchlike for info on the model numbering and it seems to have been an arbitrary choice of the 75 and then other models from the 60 to the 110 fitted around that during the life of the P4. Each model number had its own significance but I cannot find what actually defined the numbers. I found this site the most interesting:
https://www.roverp4dg.org.uk/

Post by **mickthemaverick** » 23 Jun 2020, 19:10

NewcastleFalcon wrote: ↑23 Jun 2020, 19:03 I see its been to at Wimborne Transport Show in 2015 Mick...but excellent find what was the process?

REgards Neil

I was certain it was a 110 or 95 and plumped for the wrong one. Once you had corrected that I simply entered P4 95 into DDG and scrolled through the image results until I found the matching registration letters. Fortunately found a nice image of it.!!

NewcastleFalcon · Post by **NewcastleFalcon** » 23 Jun 2020, 20:13

Do you want to have a little peek at what Pinin Farina did to the P4?

the blurb and a detail is here
http://www.roverp4.com/farina.htm

and one of the examples of what was produced is this....there were others as the article reveals

room for labrador

headturning factor

Rover P4 Pininfarina Convertible (11031563675)
Andrew Bone from Weymouth, England / CC BY (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)

Regards Neil

Post by **mickthemaverick** » 23 Jun 2020, 20:22

A beautiful looking car that, however if you had done one of your cropping jobs I could easily have thought it was a Karmann Ghia or even an early Morris!!:

: CFTW

NewcastleFalcon · Post by **NewcastleFalcon** » 03 Jul 2020, 17:33

Well it was French today which is a bit of a novelty. and it was an on the road spot.

After consulting this
https://www.nuancierds.fr/

I reckon it was something like this

Spoiler: show

but not as shiny!

Regards Neil

Hell Razor5543 · Post by **Hell Razor5543** » 03 Jul 2020, 18:00

Does this count as a Classic Car?

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