Two recent finds (sorry about the poor images, I was in a hurry):


1996 Fiat Brava - these were rare around here even when I was a kid, the only reason I remember them at all is because the parents of my childhood crush had one. Don't think I've seen one on the road since 2009. The Bravo was even more rare.


1999 Renault Espace - old Espaces are scarce these days (any Espace in fact). But I remember them well growing up. Maybe these two aren't interesting for you lot down in continental Europe, but as they're pretty much extinct here, I thought I might share.

How'd that Brava escape the crusher?! I haven't seen one in almost 15 years either!

Spots from this week with no pictures:

Opel Ascona C in the BraWo Park parking lot. No picture, I was under extreme pressure and it was parked opposite to an exit ramp and a green area. I feared the owner might come when I photographed it despite the H plate and have a nervous breakdown.

AX 1153 AE - I really thought I'd seen a real, Uzbek-assembled one, but sadly, turns out it's a plain old Korean...

90s cars are always welcomed, at least by me anyway, still a good number of Bravo/a here, even if clearly in decline. Espace III quite rare, at least in my area (as all series, including newer ones), I see one from time to time.

A couple of findings from this weekend, with bad pictures due to circumstances, but better than nothing

1990 Peugeot 205 1.1 CJ, I believe freshly restored, a little customized and with afermarket (OZ) alloys:


1987 Seat Marbella GL, tired but holds on:

Opel GT / Cadillac


same Cadillac


guess this one's fake



nice C3 Corvette



rare Vanden Plas


uncommon 2-door 144.. brush painted under the windows


US-spec Alfa 2000 Spider with Touring body (rare case where US-spec looks better)


a Cutlass is a rare sight outside its native country


Mitsubishi 3000 GT


KITT, full conversion with dash etc


Merc W114 Coupe and a Peugeot 204 ..but there's a Marcos at the far end I first noticed when I copied the pics to my pc!


Alpine A610


Toyota ..Crown? "Royal Saloon" badge


Triumph TR6

{Classic meet, May 1, Athens, Greece}

I like the VdP - it's not a Mk2 as no side indicators. I think interior is Mk3 for simpler door cards and seat belts, so a 1300. And I've just played a quick game of "Spot the Montreal". And won.

yeah, i play that game often, It's right there in background ...



probably even in it its becoming a rare sight.. or at least north of it..

the lurking Alfa Montreal

the car, the color... just ironic that a car that was named after a a canadian city was never actually sold in Canada..


unrelated to the beautiful Alfa Romeo but i went to a car show tonight and in the parking lot there was some kind of Fuso 4X4 .. is this around for a long time or a new thing ? its the first one i ever see..


( no pics, camera is out of gas and i can't find back that !"/$%?& cable.. )

Yeah like the Ford Torino. There might be a quiz game in this...

I found that especially humorous on Golf II special editions.

How it started:



How it's going:



Basically like if Chevy made a Silverado Oer-Erkenschwick or a Tahoe Saarlouis.

seen yesterday : silver unknown Alfa Romeo sedan ( was not sold here )

i saw it only from the rear and the C-pillar had the rear door handle in it.. from what i see on Google, looks like a 156, was there other Alfa Romeo with similar features or i really saw a 156 ?

no pic, camera is still out of gas and i'm still looking for the cable.. and it was so unexpected that even with the camera i probably wouldn't had enough time for the pic

Yes, indeed you saw a 156, which was the only sedan to have this feature 147 and Giulietta also have that, but they are hatchbacks, other than the 156 Sportwagon. Nice that you saw one in Canada

Saw a Ford Probe (1st gen) yesterday - those still around across the pond?

probably in very small quantity.. even the 2nd gen i did not saw one in over a year

48bux : thanks for confirming what i saw . I know where i saw it , i'll try to get around there and get a pic if possible

Just spotted a couple of hours ago this nice Lancia Delta, should be a rare 1987 1.3 Serie Speciale, a special edition, even if plate doesn't return anything on the part site and just basic data on the app (anyway plate date is spring 1991, so not the original one)

The last Ford Escort Mk3 holding on in my area, a 1985 1.1 Laser:

A few hours ago in the next town:
an Audi 5000 [Typ44] made for CDN -the owner let the CDN-sticker on-, but with German plates.

It had European headlights - original for Canada?

i think they got flush headlights for 1986 but i don't know if they're the same as their European counterparts

A couple months ago I saw a Ford Focus ST with Shelby badging driving in Arlington, VA:





I ran the plate (Hawaii TJE927) and it returned a 2014 Ford Focus ST with some pictures from past sales. One of them showed a dash plaque with Shelby American serial 14SF0014, confirming it is a real Shelby Focus: https://mycarboard.com/product/awesome-2014-ford-focus-st-helby-focus-st-rare-limited-build-csm-14sf0014-with-several-upgrades-turbo-20172018/

According to articles from 2013 Shelby planned to build 500 of these, and that is the number that is frequently cited, but it appears actual production numbers were lower. Much lower. Mecum cites a source saying only 4 were built in 2014: https://www.mecum.com/lots/222533/2014-ford-shelby-focus-st/

This 2016 thread on a Shelby forum had the build numbers but the attachments don't work for me, leaving only the comments "really low number" and "VERY RARE": https://forums.shelby.com/topic/91145-shelby-focus-build-numbers-2013-14/

This could be one of the rarest cars I've ever seen.

i did not even knew they existed ! nice find !

seen yesterday but sadly no pic to offer to our Saab fans : a first gen ( or do we say pre-facelift ? ) 9000 CD

seen sunday : a bunch of vintage cars , i missed a car show near where i live but i did saw them leaving the place, including a 4-doors Christine..