‘Run Of The Mill’, But Curious For Some Reason

[Richard A Thackeray]

Sunday 24th

Pinderfields General Hospital
Wakefield

Haven’t seen one of these for a long time, & its predecessor, the Cinquecento, for even longer (l think the last l saw was a ‘Sporting’ at a car-show?)

 

[Mike_P]

Remember driving one or the other on loan from the garage down the A1 and somewhat disturbing on the A64 to M1 splitting off section with the HGVs to either side of me that I had clear view under so low was the car.

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Remember driving one or the other on loan from the garage down the A1 and somewhat disturbing on the A64 to M1 splitting off section with the HGVs to either side of me that I had clear view under so low was the car.

Think that's bad!
A guy at work, he's left now, had a Lotus Elise
That would probably have driven under the artic, if it didn't side-bars!

Plus, it was almost a 'hands & knees' job getting out of it!

 

[Badger_Boom]

Wednesday 20th


WestGate Retail Park
Wakefield

VW Polo, l believe
Apologies, but he drove off before l got chance to walk closer
Twin stacks?!??

(I also saw a nice W123 there, a few minutes before)
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It’s a Lupo rather than a Polo.

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Monday 8th

I’ve just driven from home, passing the Glasshoughton ASDA (near ‘Xscape’, at jct32/M62) & followed all the way to FerryBridge, a Vauxhall Nova!
I lost it, as l turned into The Square (village centre/ex ‘Great North Road’)
It was a ‘J registration’, in a maroon, no badges - so a basic model (not a ‘L’, ‘GL’, etc)
Looked to be in excellent condition, no visible rot (from behind anyway)
Sorry no photographs

 

[wiggydiggy]

Sunday 24th

Pinderfields General Hospital
Wakefield

Haven’t seen one of these for a long time, & its predecessor, the Cinquecento, for even longer (l think the last l saw was a ‘Sporting’ at a car-show?)



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One of those once took 3 of us plus luggage to Leeds festival, was a bit of a squeeze but we made it in!

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Friday 10th

Castleford Road
Normanton
Wakefield

 

[simongt]

Saw two excellent condition Citroen 2CVs today. Good that they're still about and cocking the snook at posh cars - !

 

[gbb]

Think that's bad!
A guy at work, he's left now, had a Lotus Elise
That would probably have driven under the artic, if it didn't side-bars!

Plus, it was almost a 'hands & knees' job getting out of it!

I'm always reminded of an incident circa 1975 when a Lotus Europa crested a short hill at speed and went straight under a coach. Poor fella was still alive but succumbed shortly after.
The Lotus was recovered to a friend of ours fathers garage.
Everything in front of the dash was gone, everything above the doors was gone. Horrific to stand there and look at what was left.