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

gammygils · 12-10-2014 7:35pm

An old Cortina. Late 70's Mark IV I'd reckon

gammygils · 12-10-2014 7:39pm

Sorry. Same pic twice. Here's the other

mondymike · 12-10-2014 8:38pm

gammygils wrote: »

Sorry. Same pic twice. Here's the other

Must be a day for it. Saw zx 10556 cortina crusader earlier at kilshane cross and 79ls**** cortina in roselawn an hour r so ago. Both smashing looking with the Ghia wheels n trim.

SpaceTime · 12-10-2014 9:18pm

stefanovich wrote: »

Were you on the motorway?

N25 120km/h section

gammygils · 14-10-2014 2:56am

Mid 80's Corolla in Galway today
I learned to drive in one of these

Old diesel · 15-10-2014 9:59am

I reckon LOTS of people learning to drive in the mid 80s to mid to late 90s - will have learned to drive in one of those Corollas - as they were incredibly popular.

Quite a few came in as 2nd hand Japanese imports especially around 89/90 if I recall - in addition to what was (from what I recall) a plentiful supply of original Irish cars

Great cars for the era.

zurbfoundation · 15-10-2014 2:18pm

didnt get close enough to see the year on the plate, but pretty old

Old diesel · 15-10-2014 5:52pm

1990/91 Jetta - thought it had a 90 reg - but the colour plus tinted glass seemed to suggest it was a pacific end of the line limited edition

Nice looking example

mayota · 15-10-2014 8:57pm

gammygils wrote: »

An old Cortina. Late 70's Mark IV I'd reckon

Mk 5 I think going by tail lights? Mayo reg. nice.

Going Strong · 18-10-2014 11:17am

Spotted one of these earlier in Cork city centre. Fiat Fiorino van.

Exact same colour, spec and condition as the pic. Registration 95 MH.

nd · 21-10-2014 5:16pm

Fred Swanson · 21-10-2014 5:18pm

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nd · 21-10-2014 5:26pm

Yep I think so.

mondymike · 21-10-2014 7:11pm

nd wrote: »

Awesome, looks like Weller's too

zurbfoundation · 22-10-2014 9:26am

saw a 92 liteace - will get pic in morning

Nekarsulm · 22-10-2014 10:41pm

Very clean Corolla tonight in Cavan.

nd · 27-10-2014 3:25pm

BeepBeep67 · 06-11-2014 5:37pm

Volvoair · 06-11-2014 9:15pm

1988 carina II in galway city today. do these things ever stop going

gammygils · 20-11-2014 10:34am

Nissan Figaro. Cute little things these

FamousBelgian · 20-11-2014 11:43am

gammygils wrote: »

Daihatsu Copen. Cute little things these

that's a nissan figaro

Odyssey 2005 · 20-11-2014 12:11pm

FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT !!:D

gammygils · 20-11-2014 2:19pm

FamousBelgian wrote: »

that's a nissan figaro

https://encrypted-tbn2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQ0UfIumK_yqATInRz1RR-PLpv7fxe5yunuySGvCe13w5EclJBd

My mistake. Thanks for clearing that up

nd · 24-11-2014 4:26pm

These must be rare enough nowdays.

Nekarsulm · 24-11-2014 6:38pm

They were rare when they were brand new!

Odyssey 2005 · 24-11-2014 6:50pm

nd wrote: »

These must be rare enough nowdays.

Thank god. They were prob the fuggliest car that Ford came out with over here. This is the replacement for the mk1 and2 Granada..

Nekarsulm · 25-11-2014 4:49pm

Mk2 fiesta van today in Cavan town.

poor quality pic, but its an 87 CN reg.

jimgoose · 25-11-2014 4:53pm

Odyssey 2005 wrote: »

Thank god. They were prob the fuggliest car that Ford came out with over here. This is the replacement for the mk1 and2 Granada..

Not quite - there was a Mk. III Granada, which was a rebadged Mk. I Scorpio, an American model at the time, with the "Scorpio" badge denoting the high-spec version on the European cars. This one looked like a grown-up Sierra, rather fetching in black. I agree the Mk. II Scorpio (known as the Scorpio all over the world by that time) was a strange-looking thing, though. :pac:

mayota · 25-11-2014 11:37pm

jimgoose wrote: »

Not quite - there was a Mk. III Granada, which was a rebadged Mk. I Scorpio, an American model at the time, with the "Scorpio" badge denoting the high-spec version on the European cars. This one looked like a grown-up Sierra, rather fetching in black. I agree the Mk. II Scorpio (known as the Scorpio all over the world by that time) was a strange-looking thing, though. :pac:

Ya they were a class looking car. Lift back only iirc. 2.9 ghia.

jimgoose · 26-11-2014 12:11am

mayota wrote: »

Ya they were a class looking car. Lift back only iirc. 2.9 ghia.

Yup, the last injected Cologne V6.

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

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