Ex Guarda Cars

Citroen Guru · 31-01-2006 7:08pm #1

Here is an unusual one. First registered to Dublin guardi in October 76. Could it have been a pursuit vehicle?! Not quite as good as it looks-been badly handpainted and gearbox is US. Bought it last September in Cork and had it delivered on a spec lift but unfortunately the chassis bent on the bumpy West Cork roads. Left it lying in a corner until last weekend when fired by enthusiasm and sunshine started to practice with newly aquired mig welder and have repaired chassis after a fashion. Next job-gearbox. Anybody out there got an ex Guarda car?

Lyre61 · 31-01-2006 7:48pm

had one of these, always started..though it was hard to tell which there was more of...rust or metal!

corktina · 31-01-2006 8:07pm

is that pic the quality hotel in Clonakilty?

ds20prefecture · 31-01-2006 11:01pm

Very very cool. Particularly the spare wheel cover/picnic table.

Dades · 01-02-2006 9:40am

ds20prefecture wrote:

Very very cool. Particularly the spare wheel cover/picnic table.

DS - I think I spotted your boat flying over Matt Talbot bridge yesterday, and you (I presume) with a phone stuck to your ear!

You know there's penalty points for that!

Citroen Guru · 01-02-2006 8:48pm

corktina wrote:

is that pic the quality hotel in Clonakilty?

Photo was taken in Glasheen, Cork, outside previous owners house. Had an interesting thought today. About 98% of all new cars will end up as crushed cubes in 30 years time. Still, they will look the same.

ds20prefecture · 02-02-2006 1:01am

The Atheist wrote:

You know there's penalty points for that!

Only if they catch you.

Alfasudcrazy · 02-02-2006 8:23pm

Anyone would want to be mad to buy an ex garda car - those yokes are always nackered even if they are and look fairly new as you would expect with any car that's used 24/7 for three years.

Con_316 · 03-02-2006 8:41am

ds20prefecture wrote:

Only if they catch you.

Well actually there's no points for that, should have been but they didnt do it. anyway you cant get penalty points driving a boat.

Anyway, that mad little citroen is certainly different

maidhc · 06-02-2006 3:20pm

I saw an old photo before of one of those Garda vans in action. I think it was parked outside the house where Tiede Herrema was being held hostage, but I couldnt be certain.

I presume they used those vans for the same thing as they use(d) the fiesta vans.. carrying around traffic cones!!

Gary ITR · 06-02-2006 4:05pm

maidhc wrote:

I presume they used those vans for the same thing as they use(d) the fiesta vans..

Eating Chips and drinking coffee in!!:D

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