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What's the oldest car you saw on the road today?

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    #1172
    Max Headroom
    Registered Users Posts: 7,101 ✭✭✭Max Headroom


    Saw a little old dear in a spotless 88d Starlet..probly on her way to mass....


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    #1173
    Going Strong
    Registered Users Posts: 837 ✭✭✭Going Strong


    Two from yesterday. An Austin Cambridge Estate - rather tatty and looked to be very original - LHD as well - "No to Nuclear Power" stickers in the back window that looked like they'd been there for forty years. On ZV plates.

    It surprised me how small and narrow it looked next to today's cars as the family across the road from us had a couple of the saloon versions back in the day and they always seemed to be huge to my eyes.

    Same two-tone colour scheme as this one.

    https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/6/6c/Austin_A60_Cambridge_Countryman_1966.jpg


    Later I spotted a Golf convertible - 85 C. Again, very original looking.


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    #1174
    Old diesel
    Registered Users Posts: 5,788 ✭✭✭Old diesel


    Friend of my brothers has a LHD Austin Cambridge Estate - don't recall it been tatty though* - and I forget what colour the roof was.

    *one mans tatty is anothers perfectly mint I guess


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    #1175
    Duke O Smiley
    Registered Users Posts: 12,074 ✭✭✭✭Duke O Smiley


    Where would a left hand drive Austin have been sold originally?


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    #1176
    Old diesel
    Registered Users Posts: 5,788 ✭✭✭Old diesel


    Duke O Smiley wrote: »
    Where would a left hand drive Austin have been sold originally?

    Would they have been sold in places like France????


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    #1177
    Duke O Smiley
    Registered Users Posts: 12,074 ✭✭✭✭Duke O Smiley


    Old diesel wrote: »
    Would they have been sold in places like France????

    Now that you mention it, I have seen a few Bmc 1100/ 1300s in France.

    You wonder what true Frenchman would buy an Oxford though when the Peugeot 404 was being offered there too :P


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    #1178
    quadrifoglio verde
    Registered Users Posts: 3,670 ✭✭✭quadrifoglio verde


    Duke O Smiley wrote: »
    Now that you mention it, I have seen a few Bmc 1100/ 1300s in France.

    You wonder what true Frenchman would buy an Oxford though when the Peugeot 404 was being offered there too :P

    An east Brit :P


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    #1179
    Old diesel
    Registered Users Posts: 5,788 ✭✭✭Old diesel


    Duke O Smiley wrote: »
    Now that you mention it, I have seen a few Bmc 1100/ 1300s in France.

    You wonder what true Frenchman would buy an Oxford though when the Peugeot 404 was being offered there too :P

    Have seen French reg Japanese cars before

    silver Bluebird and brown N14 Sunny diesel hatch - actually an SLX too bizarrely in Lourdes.

    85/86 era Mazda 323 in Tralee funny enough - oh and a P10 Primera diesel.

    So its surprising what the French will drive


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    #1180
    Going Strong
    Registered Users Posts: 837 ✭✭✭Going Strong


    Old diesel wrote: »
    Would they have been sold in places like France????


    I was thinking it was from Canada myself at first as I know a lot of BMC stuff was sold there up to the 1970's. But the anti-nuclear stickers would fit with the whole 1970's "Move to West Cork" vibe that so many French, German and Dutch people did at the time.


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    #1181
    nd
    Registered Users Posts: 1,855 ✭✭✭nd


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    #1182
    Old diesel
    Registered Users Posts: 5,788 ✭✭✭Old diesel


    That Mazda looks lovely and original


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    #1183
    zurbfoundation
    Registered Users Posts: 816 ✭✭✭zurbfoundation


    a few i spotted while walking the dog this morning, all toyotas

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    Corolla van looks well on the TSW Stealths


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    #1184
    Nekarsulm
    Registered Users Posts: 11,194 ✭✭✭✭Nekarsulm


    Volvo looks semi permanent. 300 GE in great condition.


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    #1185
    Duke O Smiley
    Registered Users Posts: 12,074 ✭✭✭✭Duke O Smiley


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    Saw (and subsequently) bought this 19 down the end of a car lot in Dublin. Goes great with my hatch :D


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    #1186
    Duke O Smiley
    Registered Users Posts: 12,074 ✭✭✭✭Duke O Smiley


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    Saw (and subsequently) bought this 19 down the end of a car lot in Dublin. Goes great with my hatch :D


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    #1187
    gammygils
    Registered Users Posts: 17,240 ✭✭✭✭gammygils


    A 45 year old Mini


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    #1188
    johndaman66
    Registered Users Posts: 4,095 ✭✭✭johndaman66


    ^^I would have thought the Mini is in fact 45 years oldsmile.png


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    #1189
    zurbfoundation
    Registered Users Posts: 816 ✭✭✭zurbfoundation


    Duke O Smiley wrote: »
    [IMG]Saw (and subsequently) bought this 19 down the end of a car lot in Dublin. Goes great with my hatch :D[/img]

    fair play, i used to love the 19s in saloon format

    this one was a bit away from me so a bit grainy but its a 1989 Nissan Patrol -

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    #1190
    quadrifoglio verde
    Registered Users Posts: 3,670 ✭✭✭quadrifoglio verde


    Didn't get a snap but had an opel monza overtake me on the n4 last night. Class looking car


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    #1191
    gingernut79
    Registered Users Posts: 961 ✭✭✭gingernut79


    I saw a little Fiesta Mark 1 or 2 BLI something with a little old lady in it about a week ago. She's probably owned it forever. Very sweet!


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    #1192
    Duke O Smiley
    Registered Users Posts: 12,074 ✭✭✭✭Duke O Smiley


    gingernut79 wrote: »
    I saw a little Fiesta Mark 1 or 2 BLI something with a little old lady in it about a week ago. She's probably owned it forever. Very sweet!

    Was it this?

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    This is driven by an old lady since new around Westmeath. Its NCTed every year, used all year round and has been with her since day 1. Its an absolute time capsule, I love seeing it

    Mainly because the reg is so similar to my Fiesta

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    #1193
    gingernut79
    Registered Users Posts: 961 ✭✭✭gingernut79


    Duke O Smiley wrote: »
    Was it this?

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    This is driven by an old lady since new around Westmeath. Its NCTed every year, used all year round and has been with her since day 1. Its an absolute time capsule, I love seeing it.

    Yes! Couldn't remember where I was but I was in mullingar around then. You'd just know by it she owned it for years. Lovely story :)


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    #1194
    Nekarsulm
    Registered Users Posts: 11,194 ✭✭✭✭Nekarsulm


    Our local scrapyard had a Mk1 in last year. immaculate condition, and a real shame to see it there.
    A Ghia as well.
    Sat into it for old times sake (I had one once, 82 CN 1) and was amazed at how basic it was. we were tougher in those days!


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    #1195
    nd
    Registered Users Posts: 1,855 ✭✭✭nd


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    #1196
    Old diesel
    Registered Users Posts: 5,788 ✭✭✭Old diesel


    Todays spottings

    Merc 190 - may have been a 1991 model

    Land Rover Defender 1996

    Golf Mk 2 1990

    Toyota Corolla - the later facelift model of the 83 to 87 model on pre 87 plates

    That Westmeath Fiesta is class


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    #1197
    Autosport
    Registered Users Posts: 22,241 ✭✭✭✭Autosport


    Saw loads at the vintage Rally in Instigoue :)


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    #1198
    joujoujou
    Registered Users Posts: 13,516 ✭✭✭✭joujoujou
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    1990 Honda Prelude, immaculate condition.

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    #1199
    PukkaStukka
    Registered Users Posts: 2,156 ✭✭✭PukkaStukka


    Saw a late '80s Isuzu Gemini hatchback near Malahide recently. Raging I didn't snap it but it looked well!


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    #1200
    Duke O Smiley
    Registered Users Posts: 12,074 ✭✭✭✭Duke O Smiley


    PukkaStukka wrote: »
    Saw a late '80s Isuzu Gemini hatchback near Malahide recently. Raging I didn't snap it but it looked well!

    This one?

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    #1201
    pablo128
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,221 ✭✭✭pablo128


    Duke O Smiley wrote: »
    This one?

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    I remember them when they came out. Available with a 1.3 petrol or 1.5 Isuzu diesel. They weren't a bad car actually, but For some reason they weren't too popular.


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