Carcoons

giardiniera

Does anyone know where I can get one of these. I've got one number for a place in Dublin. I'm just wondering are there anyother suppliers and has anyone ever used on.

alastair

I got mine directly from their UK website. It was a painless enough process.

giardiniera

is yours for inside or outside.
mine will be outside so i'm just trying to find out is it the best way of keeping a car since i wont have a garage for about two years.

mustang68

mine is an outside carcoon, got it off the website, ring first to check the size you'll need. Two years now and a great buy. I got it cause I don't have a garage, so its perfect. The only thing I'll say about it is that it takes a few mins to get the car in and out, so kinda puts you off taking the car out for milk or whatever.

mustang 69

I'll have a 20'x12' garage in less than two months no more covers blowing off in the wind for me yeaaa.:p

dubtom

I'll have a warehouse in parkwest for a while, not sure for how long, hopefully, if I play the poor mouth good enough, it'll last till next winter. I can't see myself holding on to the car if I have to keep it outside for another winter.

mustang 69

That's the main reason I didn't invest in a carcoon as good as they are I need to be fiddling my car all year, out of the cold:)

ds20prefecture

If your car is a Fiat 500 Giardiniera, you can leave it in my garage for free. Getting it back might be a bit difficult - these are probably my 2nd favourite car ever. Any pics???

giardiniera

its almost ready for the road again and once i get my hands on it no one is getting near it. As soon as i get it looking its best i'll try to get some pictures up.
I managed to track down a carcoon anyway i just hope its not too big. oh well guess i'll find out soon enough

Blue850

What colour is the 500? there was blue one near me in Galway but i haven't seen it for over a year.

giardiniera

its nissan grey now it was a kind of a bluey grey anyway but it had to be resprayed so this is the closest we could get. Some careless person lost the mixing recipe for the colour it was. but it looks class. its been in a garage in meath forever (feels like it anyway) so it wont have been near galway but its nice to know there are a few about. makes the chances of getting a club going better.

Blue850

Club?? for 500s or any old Fiats

giardiniera

either at this stage. i'd just like to find other people with old fiats any old car really i cant limit it to fiats my sister has a cortina so would kill me.
But if anyone out there knows of any clubs who'd take me i'd love to hear about them.

ds20prefecture

giardiniera wrote:

But if anyone out there knows of any clubs who'd take me i'd love to hear about them.

If your around Dublin/Wicklow the Blessington car club is probably the best. Great variety, regular meets, excellent rallys and good people.

giardiniera

i'm in meath so it mightn't suit me. But if they have a webpage or anything could you give me the link.

Spit62500

This is the link from the last newsletter:

www.blessingtonvintagecarclub.ie

There seems to be a problem with the server or the site itself though... Most likely the server as it seems to be redirecting to the Broadcasting Complaints Commission

240Z

giardiniera wrote:

Does anyone know where I can get one of these. I've got one number for a place in Dublin. I'm just wondering are there anyother suppliers and has anyone ever used on.

As always - check if you can get a bargin on eBay.