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Today I saw a classic and took a pic thread!

mike65 · 2005-05-16 17:32:10

Another bloody stickie! If you spot a classic and take a shot please put it here rather than start a fresh thread. I'll start, I spotted this Lotus Elan parked in Catherine Street here in Waterford. Had'nt seen it before. Today I also saw 2 Silver Clouds, and 2 Jenson Interceptors but they were moving and so was I :D Mike.

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#5052 03-05-2010 7:36pm

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okistag wrote: »

Yep tis us it was I was in the Mazda MX5 / EUNOS as couldnt get Stag out of garage today. To bloody lazy to be honest. Yes that charger is something else!!
Also very curious as to whats under the bonnet of the black Morris Minor?

Nice little show alright and nice to be able to haggle with the lads selling the tools, landing buying things I didnt really need.

Nice little car the MX5 but not at the races with the Stag or TR's at all IMO! As for the stalls I bought a 'Drive It Like You Stole It' plate for the Ma who is in a wheelchair due to severe arthritis but will see the funny side of it and wear it proudly!

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#5053 03-05-2010 7:48pm

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Great pics,thank you.

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#5054 03-05-2010 8:00pm

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MCMLXXV wrote: »

Nice little car the MX5 but not at the races with the Stag or TR's at all IMO! As for the stalls I bought a 'Drive It Like You Stole It' plate for the Ma who is in a wheelchair due to severe arthritis but will see the funny side of it and wear it proudly!

Yes the MX5 is a super little car and my wife loves it, i enjoy it the odd time i get to drive, held its own against the TR's today which i surprised me, but I do understand what you are saying.

As for the sign you bought and for who, I do hope she see's the funny side of it as it is very funny.

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#5055 03-05-2010 8:06pm

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the 127 sport is in absolutely impeccable condition, who owns that little lady?

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#5056 03-05-2010 9:24pm

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Restoration thread of 127 Sport, at one stage it was like this:eek:

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#5057 03-05-2010 9:44pm

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Blue850 wrote: »

Restoration thread of 127 Sport, at one stage it was like this:eek:

Super car and what a job, often you see work in photos and is not anywhere near as good as the photo makes it out to be, when you see it in real life.

That 127 Sports is magic and the paint finish wow !!

Would love contact details for the sprayer as I need a MGB GT painted once all the body work has been rectified and sorted on it. But its a dark blue not as bad as black to get right but in there.

That Sports reminds me of one we had when new same colour etc and very fond memories of it, I think i posted a photo on one of the threads, reg was 900 MZE.

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#5058 03-05-2010 10:04pm

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Hi okistag, I'm sorry to say there is not much chance of him painting for anyone. I used to work with him and am also related to him, that is the only reason he did it for me. Sorry. There is one lad I know who is supposed to be very good, but I havn't seen any of his work yet. If you are interested I could get a number.

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#5059 03-05-2010 10:19pm

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8464 wrote: »

Hi okistag, I'm sorry to say there is not much chance of him painting for anyone. I used to work with him and am also related to him, that is the only reason he did it for me. Sorry. There is one lad I know who is supposed to be very good, but I havn't seen any of his work yet. If you are interested I could get a number.

i am sorry to read that as i must say i am really impressed with the finish on your 127 Sport, I know said it before but super car wish you well with it.

Yes a number would be great and many thanks

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#5060 03-05-2010 10:22pm

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okistag wrote: »

i am sorry to read that as i must say i am really impressed with the finish on your 127 Sport, I know said it before but super car wish you well with it.

Yes a number would be great and many thanks

Thanks for the nice comments. It means a lot after all the hard work that went into it. I will see if I can get a number during the week.

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#5061 03-05-2010 10:31pm

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Impressive indeed 8464,and welcome to boards!

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#5062 03-05-2010 11:05pm

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Impressive indeed 8464,and welcome to boards!

Thanks, and it's nice to be made to feel welcome. This is the first show that the car has been at, although it did win first place for best presented car in a run 5 or 6 weeks ago.

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#5063 03-05-2010 11:24pm

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I love 127 Sports, makes me laugh to hear young lads harping on about rev happy VTEC Hondas when Fiat were getting the Sport to redline at 7200 on a single cam, distibutor with points and a twin choke Weber carb, back in 1978:D

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#5064 03-05-2010 11:31pm

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Yes, they made great engines back then, they would go for ever and give little or no trouble but it's a pity the bodywork wasn't up to the same standard.

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#5065 04-05-2010 12:01am

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8464 wrote: »

it's a pity the bodywork wasn't up to the same standard.

Looks like your one is now!

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#5066 04-05-2010 6:13pm

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LIGHTNING wrote: »

Fiat make cracking engines,I dont change gear in my Punto until the valves are flying out the bonnet

The 127s racing around Rosegreen back in the day used to sound great too.

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#5067 04-05-2010 9:03pm

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carchaeologist wrote: »

Looks like your one is now!

I hope so, with new bonnet, wings, doors, quarter panels and back panel and a good second hand boot lid. About 7 or 8 tins of schutz underneath and 5 or 6 litres of cavity wax anywhere I could get it into I hope it will last for a good few years more.

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#5068 04-05-2010 9:17pm

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8464 wrote: »

I hope so, with new bonnet, wings, doors, quarter panels and back panel and a good second hand boot lid. About 7 or 8 tins of schutz underneath and 5 or 6 litres of cavity wax anywhere I could get it into I hope it will last for a good few years more.

Fuel consumption is a little bit up so!:)

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#5069 04-05-2010 9:32pm

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Heavily modified Defender on late 70s Donegal plates.

A Vauxhall Ventora - don't see too many of these. Looks much like a Victor.

Beautiful 635 CSI spotted in Co Carlow.

...and a few others spotted lately.

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#5070 04-05-2010 11:25pm

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I think the ventora was the same as the victor only with a larger engine

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#5071 06-05-2010 3:00pm

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I saw my grandparents' Kadett D ('82 or '83, I forget) in South Africa:

This would have been assembled locally by GMSA in Port Elizabeth. The reflectors underneath the bumpers (white on front, red on rear) were a requirement in the country at the time, I only saw them on '80s cars so I guess they gave up on them at some stage.

There were loads of other old cars around there, sorry I didn't take more pics! There was a Rover SD1 and Renault 9 just up from my grandparents' house, at least two other Kadett D's in the town, many Kadett E's (saloon was sold as the Monza there), Ford Sierras (3.0 V6's of course :cool:), Cortinas (even a Mk. III pickup), Mk. 2 Granadas, Mk. 2/3 Escorts (and older Bantams which were pickup versions of the Mk. 3), many E70, E80 and E90 Corollas (no Carinas though ), Toyota Cressidas, Nissan Sentras (B12 Sunny and N14 Pulsar), Nissan Skyline R31 saloons, W123s and W124s, VW Beetles, T2 and T3 kombis, and I'm sure there's loads more I'm forgetting.

There's also a lot of anachronistic cars there, e.g.:
- VW Golf Mk. 1, built there until last year as the Citigolf and later Citi
- Toyota Tazz, the Corolla E90 ('87-'92) hatchback built until 2006 (was facelifted at some point with a front end a bit like the JDM E110 Corolla, also they seemed to skip the E100 Corolla there completely)
- Mazda 323 BF ('85-'89), sold there until 2003 (this kept the 323 name while newer models were sold alongside as the Mazda Etude)
- Nissan 1400 Bakkie, based on the B120 Sunny Truck (launched 1971) and produced until 2008

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#5072 06-05-2010 6:32pm

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^That number doesnt show on Cartell....:p

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#5073 06-05-2010 6:44pm

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zilog_jones wrote: »

The reflectors underneath the bumpers (white on front, red on rear) were a requirement in the country at the time, I only saw them on '80s cars so I guess they gave up on them at some stage.

I've seen them on '70s cars

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#5074 06-05-2010 10:05pm

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What model is that?:rolleyes:

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#5075 07-05-2010 5:37pm

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Love the "Oscars"

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#5076 07-05-2010 6:46pm

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Yeah nice pair of reflectors :cool:

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#5077 07-05-2010 8:01pm

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Spotted in Finglas this afternoon.

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#5078 07-05-2010 9:08pm

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^ One of the lads on Every Ford Ireland owns that.

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#5079 07-05-2010 10:58pm

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Just a few pics of the more unusual cars on the run which was on this evening. 30 Plus cars attended,weather held out and it seems a good evening was had by all.

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#5080 07-05-2010 11:23pm

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This lovely DS was there too,armchair comfort seats!

The brake 'button' on these always makes me smile. Still.considering the age of the car,its still relitively modern inside it.

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#5081 08-05-2010 1:50am

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Isn't that one of those cars that the rear wheels cannot be clamped?.

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#5082 08-05-2010 4:32am

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DubMedic wrote: »

Isn't that one of those cars that the rear wheels cannot be clamped?.

Most Citroen's with the hydropneumatic suspension can't be clamped when in the down position.

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#5083 08-05-2010 3:31pm

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carchaeologist wrote: »

My favourite!:)

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#5084 09-05-2010 7:16pm

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Was visiting the parents today and saw this in their underground car park when I was leaving.
At first I thought it was a capri then saw it was too small and thought it must be an Alfa or Fiat as it had a very italian look to it...then I saw the VW badge on the front !?!

I was chatting to the guy who owned it while he was waiting for a jump start and he was telling me that they were only ever made for Brazil for the local market.

A lot nicer than than Karmann Ghia's I think !

Anyone enough talk, here's the photos (sorry about the picture quality, iphone and underground car park lighting dont go well together) :

http://www.flickr.com/photos/32592296@N06/4592740596/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/32592296@N06/4592122353/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/32592296@N06/4592121599/

/EDIT Can't get the IMG tag to work for some reason, is there a problem with flickr and IMG tags ?

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#5085 09-05-2010 7:48pm

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A VW SP2 i think they are called?

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#5086 09-05-2010 8:13pm

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Santa Claus wrote: »

/EDIT Can't get the IMG tag to work for some reason, is there a problem with flickr and IMG tags ?

If you right click on the image and click open in new tab it will give you the url you need to embed the images here

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#5087 09-05-2010 10:52pm

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Saw this today in Kerry,i saw it at a local show today. Its now on Kerry ZV plates too.

Very clean indeed,interior really was just like new. Looks like someone stumped up the big 7K asking price...

A credit to Mr Lancelot Osric Wykes esq,whoever he was...

http://www.ddk-online.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=28561

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#5088 09-05-2010 11:54pm

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Hermy wrote: »

What model is that?:rolleyes:

The bare spec entry model obviously...

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#5089 10-05-2010 3:12am

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Santa Claus wrote: »

I was chatting to the guy who owned it while he was waiting for a jump start and he was telling me that they were only ever made for Brazil for the local market.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/32592296@N06/4592122353/

Pic 3 (linked in quote) looks like RHD - converted?

Not your ornery onager

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#5090 10-05-2010 11:08am

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few from the weekend .... & the new west wicklow vintage club .

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#5091 10-05-2010 9:10pm

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A good range of classic and modern cars at it. A few photos from the day.

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#5092 10-05-2010 9:13pm

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#5093 10-05-2010 9:18pm

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#5094 10-05-2010 9:23pm

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THIS SHOCKED ME NOT MATTER HOW CLEAN IT IS

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#5095 10-05-2010 9:29pm

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It was a super day,

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#5096 10-05-2010 9:30pm

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Thats about as nice a collection of cars as I have seen OKI.

The white ZY reg Triumph interests me, i saw it on a road run about 15 years ago. It is from my home County, Louth.
I wonder does the owner read these threads, I would love to know who the original owner was.
My older brother had a friend who had one, but whether it is or not....

Regards Rugbyman

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#5097 10-05-2010 9:39pm

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rugbyman wrote: »

Thats about as nice a collection of cars as I have seen OKI.

The white ZY reg Triumph interests me, i saw it on a road run about 15 years ago. It is from my home County, Louth.
I wonder does the owner read these threads, I would love to know who the original owner was.
My older brother had a friend who had one, but whether it is or not....

Regards Rugbyman

The fellow who owns the TR3 may well be on here, but to honest I am not sure, PAT !! You out there ??

I will email him and find out, but one thing I do know is the TR3 he has owned over 30 years i would guess. I will see what i can find out for you.

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#5098 10-05-2010 9:39pm

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A few I spotted recently...

A Saab in Georges Street...

A Beetle in Loughshinny...

And a spotless Celica up North yesterday...

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#5099 10-05-2010 10:29pm

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http://www.classicwheelsirl.com/show-browser/letterkenny

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#5100 11-05-2010 12:27pm

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manta mad wrote: »

few from the weekend .... & the new west wicklow vintage club .

Seems like there's a couple of 924 owners awaiting the magic 30 year mark.

Any Boards cars?

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