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[mina08]

Just spent 2 weeks in England and north Wales, various cities, London, Birmingham, Leicester and Manchester, driving all over the place, did not see one classic Mini  just loads of BMW notsoMinithings

 

Got back to Sweden with in an hour i passed a mini :)

[ukcooper]

Don't see many in the Big City's

[mab01uk]

Not many daily driver classic Mini's these days due to rust, theft and high values as classic cars, so a rare sight on the roads in UK.

[CityEPete]

I see a few near me but not when I'm in my mini!

[Cooperman]

It's not just classic Minis which are becoming rarer on the roads. You rarely see any real classics. When did you see a Mk.1 Cortina, or an air-cooled VW Beetle, or anything else from the 1960's?

[MrBounce]

I saw a Karmann Ghia pull into the work car park the other day. Beautiful car, even though it sounds like a washing machine with a knackered bearing. Such a refreshing change to the usual Fiestas, Binis and Mondeos.

Edited by MrBounce, 31 July 2016 - 03:32 PM.

[JBW]

I normally see one or two a week in normal everyday use (not at or going to shows), saw a H reg MK3 today, looked used & unloved.Last holiday in Wales I saw 3 in the week, but only seen very few when I'm in mine!

[CityEPete]

I live in a semi rural area and we have quite a few old cars in regular use around here, I see a few 60s sports cars when the weather is ok, land rovers from the 1950s up to 2016 are common place, capris, moggies, beetles and campers etc can be seen in a normal week.

[GT Jimmy]

I might see one a month if I'm lucky

[rusty30]

I was driving to edinburgh airport yesterday and saw a nice purple equinox - really makes me want to get my finger out and get my 30 back on the road (was being driven by a VERY pretty girl too! But that's probably inappropriate!)

Edited by rusty30, 30 July 2016 - 09:30 PM.

[Richie83]

I see at least one a day, but I am in the sunny south west.

[Cooperman]

Today I was on the A43 and saw a Jensen Interceptor and on the way home on the same road I found myself alongside a 1965 E-Type 4.2.

[petey81]

Ive seen 8 minis today, in the medway towns theres quite a few!

[Carlos W]

It's not just classic Minis which are becoming rarer on the roads. You rarely see any real classics. When did you see a Mk.1 Cortina, or an air-cooled VW Beetle, or anything else from the 1960's?

I saw an air cooled VW Beetle yesterday, with a young lad driving. 

 

It really made me smile thinking that was probably his first car

[mina08]

I was on a lot of B and A roads too, hardly any motorways, didn't see much of anything classic.