Tag Archives: cars
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Wordless Wednesday ~ Half & Half
7Wednesday 04 May, 2016 by Uncle Spike
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Wordless Wednesday ~ Aston Martin Vanquish
2Wednesday 30 March, 2016 by Uncle Spike
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Not all days start with a smile
24Thursday 03 March, 2016 by Uncle Spike
Here’s a lovely bright springtime picture from here on the farm. Unfortunately my day wasn’t quite the same. Talk about …
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Life Imitates Art (IV)
5Thursday 18 February, 2016 by Uncle Spike
My fourth blast at this rather interesting Weekly Photo Challenge shows how basic photography in certain situations can create art; …
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Wordless Wednesday ~ Valuable cargo
4Wednesday 10 February, 2016 by Uncle Spike
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Optimistic (IV)
3Monday 25 January, 2016 by Uncle Spike
This week’s fourth entry from me is the optimism shown by amatuer car restorers in the face of what seem …
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Oops! (II)
9Saturday 12 December, 2015 by Uncle Spike
This week’s second entry from me for the Weekly Photo Challenge shows some rather close parking, Sicilian style! But looking at …
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Transition (II)
5Saturday 28 November, 2015 by Uncle Spike
This week’s second entry for the Weekly Photo Challenge shows the unwrapping of a brand new Aston Martin ‘Vanquish’, which is …
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Dream on…
12Thursday 26 November, 2015 by Uncle Spike
Well I might as well, coz never gona seat my butt in one of these babies. There are more important …
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Treat (IV)
4Tuesday 03 November, 2015 by Uncle Spike
This week’s fourth entry from me for the Weekly Photo Challenge is just a dream really…. never ever gonna happen, BUT, if …
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Change (I)
4Friday 25 September, 2015 by Uncle Spike
This week’s first entry from me for the Weekly Photo Challenge shows ‘change’ in actual progress! Hope you enjoy this entry. …
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Vivid (III)
5Sunday 07 June, 2015 by Uncle Spike
This week’s second entry from me for the Weekly Photo Challenge is a rare vivid electric blue coloured car I spotted in Ankara …
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My Fertiliser Truck
7Tuesday 17 March, 2015 by Uncle Spike
. Following on from my car’s recent tractor-type duties with shifting the wood cut from the olive trees after this …
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My Logging Truck
22Sunday 15 March, 2015 by Uncle Spike
Having pruned a number of the olive trees for regeneration, and lopped a few branches from wild Bay trees, the …
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Memories of Loch Ness and a Young Punk
11Sunday 01 February, 2015 by Uncle Spike
Some of the most famous lochs of Scotland have roads that hug the edge of the water for miles on …
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Life of a Serial Vehicle Tester
12Sunday 25 January, 2015 by Uncle Spike
Hands up who’s ever test driven a car or test ridden a motorbike? I guess most of us have at …
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Yellow (II)
11Saturday 20 December, 2014 by Uncle Spike
This week’s second entry from me for the Weekly Photo Challenge is a very yellow Citroen that seemed to have travelled more miles than I …
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Converge (IV)
2Monday 01 December, 2014 by Uncle Spike
This week’s fourth and probably final entry from me for the Weekly Photo Challenge is from the days when cars were designed to impress, …
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Descent (III)
8Sunday 02 November, 2014 by Uncle Spike
This week’s third entry from me for the Weekly Photo Challenge is one I’ve used before, but seems pretty apt for this week. …
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Mr Numan
3Friday 24 October, 2014 by Uncle Spike
Today’s offering from “Tunes I Love” is, of course, delving back into the late 70s, my primary point on life’s …
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Need a Good Laugh Today?
11Sunday 28 September, 2014 by Uncle Spike
If you are in need of a simple laugh, a bit of a giggle, or just a quiet smile, then …
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Macro Monday: “My Jaguar”
11Monday 14 July, 2014 by Uncle Spike
Remember the post “My Audi“? Well here is my Jaguar… . But not a model this time . . But …
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Macro Monday: “My Audi”
14Monday 30 June, 2014 by Uncle Spike
My posting for Macro Monday. I have an Audi TT, cool, eh? Hope you all like it ! . . …
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Work of Art (III)
7Sunday 18 May, 2014 by Uncle Spike
This week’s third entry from me for the Weekly Photo Challenge is a fab looking little car we spotted on the Greek island …
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And That Brand Was…
3Tuesday 01 April, 2014 by Uncle Spike
This week, the Guess What’ photo feature was this… . It was part of the international brand logo for RENAULT …
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Perspective (IV)
4Monday 10 March, 2014 by Uncle Spike
This week’s fourth and probably final entry from me for the Weekly Photo Challenge is a case of Stoopid Spike …
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Abandoned (III)
17Sunday 02 March, 2014 by Uncle Spike
This week’s third entry from me for the Weekly Photo Challenge is something I guess I wasn’t supposed to see…. …
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Wordless Wednesday ~ My Porsche (not)
9Wednesday 19 February, 2014 by Uncle Spike
PORSCHE Not mine I hasten to add. With that ground clearance, it wouldn’t manage our unmade village tracks here, lol. Nice to …
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Bad Parking ?!
10Saturday 15 February, 2014 by Uncle Spike
What….??? I saw this VW stuck on the side of a shopping centre in Ankara, our capital city 🙂 …
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Wordless Wednesday ~ Solid Chevvy
13Wednesday 05 February, 2014 by Uncle Spike
We have a Chevrolet 🙂 Alas, it aint nuffink compared to this old beastie 😦 .
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Fun Roads To Enjoy
9Saturday 25 January, 2014 by Uncle Spike
Some roads get you from A to B. Some roads are multi-laned and fast. Some roads are full of traffic. …
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When NOT to spray a Volvo!
27Saturday 21 December, 2013 by Uncle Spike
This is the Volvo 245DL, one of those boxy 2100cc station wagons produced by the safety loving Swedes from 1974-1993. …
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Driving in Turkey: Acquired Taste or Lunacy?
14Saturday 23 November, 2013 by Uncle Spike
The first vehicle I ever ‘drove’ I guess was our family mini tractor. It was a mean machine and my …
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Wordless Wednesday ~ Classic Beauty
6Wednesday 06 November, 2013 by Uncle Spike
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Motoring Monikers
16Thursday 08 August, 2013 by Uncle Spike
Ok, now naming vehicles… who else does it; or is it just me? Are you one of those rather dull as …
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