Today I saw an abandoned classic and took a pic thread!

911s

Capri wrote: »

Don't know if any northsiders remember a chap in a semi-d near the Artane roundabout beside the TSB bank - front and rear garden stuffed full of yokes with a gap down the back garden for his Ma to hang out the washing :P

Those were nearly all BMW, mostly 5 series, he wasn't keen on selling any parts.

Capri

I think they were the even earlier E3 2800 models, he used to wear a brown suit and smoked like a trooper.

The two initial models, introduced in 1968 and sold through 1977, were the 2.5 L 2500 and 2.8 L 2800. In 1971, the Bavaria, made exclusively for America, replaced the 2500/2800 models, but used the 2.8 L engine with some interior features stripped out to give a more attractive price, about US$5,000, less than the $6,874 of its full-featured predecessor, the 2800.

They were roomy 6-cylinder cars that handled well and impressed contemporary reviewers. Road & Track called the Bavaria "delightful" and "superb", concluding that it was "one of the world's best buys". The big-bore, dual-carbureted 3.0S was introduced in 1971. It was more powerful and expensive than the 2800; a fuel-injected version was also made.

davycc

Capri wrote: »

Don't know if any northsiders remember a chap in a semi-d near the Artane roundabout beside the TSB bank - front and rear garden stuffed full of yokes with a gap down the back garden for his Ma to hang out the washing :P

Yes i remember it well I used to make sure & sit on top deck of the 42 bus so I could have a proper nose into back garden/ scrapyard too.

There were probably 10+ BMWs in the place mostly old rusted 5series e12 etc

House was very rundown in general too then out of the blue there was a change & house was overhauled given new bricks & plaster & the cars all vanished:(

I dont know that family so I dont have a clue what was happening behind the scenes .maybe his ma put the foot down lol. I know mine did

Kevin_Herron

davycc wrote: »

Yes i remember it well I used to make sure & sit on top deck of the 42 bus so I could have a proper nose into back garden/ scrapyard too.

There were probably 10+ BMWs in the place mostly old rusted 5series e12 etc

House was very rundown in general too then out of the blue there was a change & house was overhauled given new bricks & plaster & the cars all vanished:(

I dont know that family so I dont have a clue what was happening behind the scenes .maybe his ma put the foot down lol. I know mine did

The mans name was Kevin Garland, an eccentric gentleman.
He passed away in 2006 at a very old age.
He was a car dealer pre and post war and was very much involved in exporting high quality cars from Ireland to Britain after the Emergency when there was a shortage there- Humber, Alvis, Armstrong Siddeley etc.
He kept many of the cars he fancied.

There were an entirely different selection of cars there at his house until approx '93 when they were all cleared out, he then set about refilling the front and back garden with more!!

Here is a pic I took around 2000 looking over the garden wall.
All these cars are long gone now.

The car in the foreground is an Alvis TD21, he wanted me to buy it but it was far too bad. There were two more TD21's in the hedges at the back of the photograph amongst other cars.
Although, very hard to make out there are four Wolseley 1500's, a Rover P4 and a Riley RME in this photograph!

Places like this in Dublin are really a thing of the past.

davycc

Thanks for all the info Kevin.
Id say the man had some great stories such a shame to hear that.:(

I grew up 3 miles away from Artane but dont recall the older cars as I was only a child myself in 80s.
I dont recall ever meeting the gent himself the only time I saw people there were the bulilders who were overhauling the house & gardens.. I kinda assumed that something serious:( had happened as all the cars vanished & the house was fixed up a in a very short time frame even by celtic tigers stupidly fast standards.

Kevin_Herron wrote: »

The mans name was Kevin Garland, an eccentric gentleman.
He passed away in 2006 at a very old age.
He was a car dealer pre and post war and was very much involved in exporting high quality cars from Ireland to Britain after the Emergency when there was a shortage there- Humber, Alvis, Armstrong Siddeley etc.
He kept many of the cars he fancied.

There were an entirely different selection of cars there at his house until approx '93 when they were all cleared out, he then set about refilling the front and back garden with more!!

Here is a pic I took around 2000 looking over the garden wall.
All these cars are long gone now.

The car in the foreground is an Alvis TD21, he wanted me to buy it but it was far too bad. There were two more TD21's in the hedges at the back of the photograph amongst other cars.
Although, very hard to make out there are four Wolseley 1500's, a Rover P4 and a Riley RME in this photograph!

Places like this in Dublin are really a thing of the past.

Hermy

Great post Kevin - thanks for sharing!:)

Capri

He passed away in 2006 at a very old age


Bit confused, judging by what I remember he should be about 60 now - maybe his son (brown suit ?)

Do you remember the chap opposite Harry Byrne's ? Had a Herald and a Mini lying there until they rotted into the ground.

And Rowans Insurance opposite Coolock Motors, Dermot was a Fiat fan to the end :cool:

Silvera

Kevin_Herron wrote: »

The mans name was Kevin Garland, an eccentric gentleman.
He passed away in 2006 at a very old age.
He was a car dealer pre and post war and was very much involved in exporting high quality cars from Ireland to Britain after the Emergency when there was a shortage there- Humber, Alvis, Armstrong Siddeley etc.
He kept many of the cars he fancied.

There were an entirely different selection of cars there at his house until approx '93 when they were all cleared out, he then set about refilling the front and back garden with more!!

Here is a pic I took around 2000 looking over the garden wall.
All these cars are long gone now.

The car in the foreground is an Alvis TD21, he wanted me to buy it but it was far too bad. There were two more TD21's in the hedges at the back of the photograph amongst other cars.
Although, very hard to make out there are four Wolseley 1500's, a Rover P4 and a Riley RME in this photograph!

Places like this in Dublin are really a thing of the past.

The BMW in the pic has a nice reg - 'WZG 1'.
I wonder was it a 'Dublin Lord Mayor car' in it's day?

_Conrad_

ok so it's not quite abandoned but it's just left there for advertising

gfwd

There's a coincidence, I was on hols in Cork last week and also took a pic of that car to post here. Needn't bother now!

Pretty certain it's a Vauxhall btw.

aujopimur

I spotted this on my way to Carlow last Sunday.

iverjohnston

This may easily have been posted before, but anyway, its down a side street between St. James Hospital and Kilmainham Jail
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http://www.imageshack.com/i/0wjm08j

w124man

I see you have two pics of a French registered VW Syncro in your album. Where did you see that?

iverjohnston

parked up in Trinity yesterday, they were probably renting some of the student accommodation for a few days(as we were) filled to the gunnels with camping gear and bedding/clothes etc. strangely, had a hole rusted through the centre of the sliding door, not much in the seams. Posted the pics on type2ireland. Spotted the fuel filler first, before the badge.

Capri

Road from Thurles / Urlingford / Castlecomber / Carlow / Tullow / Shillelagh / Rathdrum,WW. Old Rover 60/75 converted to Pickup, and Moggy p/u advertising something.Shillelagh Motors abandoned Fiat dealership - like the US. Some other stiff hadn't time to stop/photo

hi5

Capri wrote: »

Road from Thurles / Urlingford / Castlecomber / Carlow / Tullow / Shillelagh / Rathdrum,WW. Old Rover 60/75 converted to Pickup, and Moggy p/u advertising something.Shillelagh Motors abandoned Fiat dealership - like the US. Some other stiff hadn't time to stop/photo

I see the Rover outside the GAA grounds in Carlow usually, I seen the minor a few times too, advertising a stove shop.
A sad existence for them:(

Capri

Some Uno's and a Tempra ? The rest can rot :rolleyes:

dgt

Capri wrote: »

Some Uno's and a Tempra ? The rest can rot :rolleyes:

Don't know what the story with those cars is?

I'd be very interested in all those Fiats

Gary ITR

127 in there too

w124man

hi5 wrote: »

I see the Rover outside the GAA grounds in Carlow usually, I seen the minor a few times too, advertising a stove shop.
A sad existence for them:(

I see those two regularly and yes, its a shame they have to be like that

Type 17

A LHD KG needing rescuing in south Dublin

davycc

dgt wrote: »

Don't know what the story with those cars is?

I'd be very interested in all those Fiats

Thats Shillelagh Motors in Shillelagh South Wicklow.. afik long out of business I used to pass through that village a lot but not lately so Im out of the loop..I have a feeling they are abandonded just like that Opel garage on the Nobber road outta Navan City;)

Maybe their liquidators/etc might sell em onto you cheap ?

from what I hear it was one of the 1st Fiat dealerships opened in Eire

edit:pratts own that yard in shillelagh, they have a fiat dealers in Carlow look them up and you'll find their number

Capri

Haven't seen many of these around these parts

http://www.carsablanca.de/Bilderstrecke/der-witwenmacher-vw-412-le-variant/2#pathway

hi5

Capri wrote: »

Haven't seen many of these around these parts

http://www.carsablanca.de/Bilderstrecke/der-witwenmacher-vw-412-le-variant/2#pathway

A neighbour of mine got a brand new one back in the day, metallic gold, I even remember the number 5555 IP.

davycc

There is one in a garden on Collins Ave facing UCD main enterance..that guy has had it 10yrs afik plus & it looks upgraded/modified a little since the early days

RWD

http://www.adverts.ie/trucks-commercial/mercedes-814-recovery/3685892
e21 BMW being left to rot,in pic 3 by the looks of it

JabbaTheHut

RWD wrote: »

http://www.adverts.ie/trucks-commercial/mercedes-814-recovery/3685892
e21 BMW being left to rot,in pic 3 by the looks of it

Looks like a class of a scrapyard. Probably had been raped for parts if that is the case.

Capri

dgt wrote: »

Don't know what the story with those cars is?

I'd be very interested in all those Fiats

Bit of history

http://www.boards.ie/search/submit/?showmore=1&date_to=&date_from=&query=shillelagh&forum=514


This boy seems to have a liking for Italian stuff

http://cars.donedeal.ie/vintagecars-for-sale/fiat-131-supermirafiori-not-ford-or-rs/5601839

The Big Red Fella

I know the owner of the 131 he has a couple of supermirafioris & a 131 racing but he is mainly a ford man has some escorts as well!

davycc

Capri wrote: »

Haven't seen many of these around these parts

http://www.carsablanca.de/Bilderstrecke/der-witwenmacher-vw-412-le-variant/2#pathway

is this a slightly facedlifted version/?

http://cars.donedeal.ie/vintagecars-for-sale/vw-variant-squareback/5483578