Original Irish Classics on eBay

Lauder

A few nice Original Irish Classics currently on eBay. Would be nice to see them stay in Ireland.

Triumph Dolomite 1972
http://cgi.ebay.ie/Triumph-Dolomite-1970s_W0QQitemZ150287662033QQihZ005QQcategoryZ29760QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem


VW Beetle 1977
http://cgi.ebay.ie/VW-BEETLE-1-2-1977_W0QQitemZ270271387405QQihZ017QQcategoryZ18303QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

RobbieMc

It would be good to have them stay in country, but chances are they end up cross water.

I like the Bettle, My missus has a fondness for them. But I've just bought a '78 Land Rover so no more room :mad:

Anyhoo,

Rob

carchaeologist

Hmm,RZX reg beetle,and its in tralee too,might take a look at that...

Sids Not

Hope the dolly stays here, its a pity there arent more people interested in "ordinary" classics like this.....if i had the space i'd deffo buy it....but you've seen what happened to my Consul...:(

carchaeologist

Does 3 grand seem a fair price for that beetle?

L-M

I don't like the way he says it's been sitting for awhile + the blisters he mentions. Could well be in a bad state. The only way to find out with something like that is to look at it as you know yourself. Pictures are only they to show it's a beetle and the colour. Everything else can be made look mint.

Posy

Would anyone here actually buy a car on e-bay? What's the procedure? Would you not want to see the car in 'real life' and have a test drive etc...

carchaeologist

Went to see that beetle last night,its actually not too bad,needs a drivers side front 'pan though,and a few other bits and pieces.I wouldnt buy a car off Ebay without looking at it,unless it was a parts car or something like that.

gfwd

It's good to see an Irish Dolly for a change (mine is an import). Something's not right about it though. It couldn't be a 1500HL, even though it looks exactly like one. It would have been about '76 before the HL came out. In '72 you could get either an early 1850 or a front wheel drive 1500.

I'll get me coat...:p

carchaeologist

gfwd wrote: »

It's good to see an Irish Dolly for a change (mine is an import). Something's not right about it though. It couldn't be a 1500HL, even though it looks exactly like one. It would have been about '76 before the HL came out. In '72 you could get either an early 1850 or a front wheel drive 1500.

Yep...thats the prob with buying irish stuff...often it turns out not to be..

corktina

absolutely...i hate that...

Sids Not

In fairness, in my hayday i changed engines in my escorts and cortinas..my 1.1 escort had a rs2000 in it..type of thing.....:rolleyes:

brosnadog

carchaeologist wrote: »

Went to see that beetle last night,its actually not too bad,needs a drivers side front 'pan though,and a few other bits and pieces.I wouldnt buy a car off Ebay without looking at it,unless it was a parts car or something like that.

are you going to buy?

carchaeologist

brosnadog wrote: »

are you going to buy?

Not sure,actually went with a friend,he got in there before me,but hes going looking at another one this weekend,so i may go back if its still there next week!

carchaeologist

Ended up buying the bug during the week,it was a little overpriced IMO,but its a genuine 1977 kerry car so i couldnt let it go,even had the original back plate in the boot:)Needs some suspension work(shocks,ball joints etc) and a bit of welding here and there alright,but nothing unmanageable.I have a spare 'pan to get parts from so that helps.Project for the winter....and probably next winter:P

Shed is full now..no more!!:p

brosnadog

carchaeologist wrote: »

Shed is full now..no more!!:p

You will just have to build on
Congrats on the new purchase, she looks good and solid

carchaeologist

brosnadog wrote: »

You will just have to build on
Congrats on the new purchase, she looks good and solid

Thanks,iv already dug foundations..spent the build money on the bug though!!

deckie27

Congrats man
Welcommme to bug ownership

carchaeologist

deckie27 wrote: »

Congrats man
Welcommme to bug ownership

Thanks,always wanted to,flat four air cooled is definatly a way of life!!

Gary ITR

Congrats... Looks good and I'm sure it being original Irish has you over the moon

Coxy_VW

carchaeologist wrote: »

Ended up buying the bug during the week,it was a little overpriced IMO,but its a genuine 1977 kerry car so i couldnt let it go,even had the original back plate in the boot:)Needs some suspension work(shocks,ball joints etc) and a bit of welding here and there alright,but nothing unmanageable.I have a spare 'pan to get parts from so that helps.Project for the winter....and probably next winter:P

Shed is full now..no more!!:p

Congratulations. Nice looking car.

carchaeologist

Onkle wrote: »

Congrats... Looks good and I'm sure it being original Irish has you over the moon

Yep,makes it all the better..the original plate had faded yellow

So i took it apart and got the red vynal redone,its good as new again now:)

macplaxton

carchaeologist wrote: »

Yep,makes it all the better..the original plate had faded yellow

So i took it apart and got the red vynal redone,its good as new again now:)

Ooo lovely! Black rivet-on digits / red plate!

carchaeologist

macplaxton wrote: »

Ooo lovely! Black rivet-on digits / red plate!

Yep,and its the cars original plate too,i found it in the boot/bonnet,im in the process of collecting letters for a matching front plate now,i have a brand new blank that i bought at an autojumble a few years back.

atlantean

Caderyn wrote: »

Would anyone here actually buy a car on e-bay? What's the procedure? Would you not want to see the car in 'real life' and have a test drive etc...

Yep and I have done so. If the car is not exactly as advertised they you have the right to walk away.

carchaeologist wrote: »

Ended up buying the bug during the week,it was a little overpriced IMO,but its a genuine 1977 kerry car so i couldnt let it go,even had the original back plate in the boot:)Needs some suspension work(shocks,ball joints etc) and a bit of welding here and there alright,but nothing unmanageable.I have a spare 'pan to get parts from so that helps.Project for the winter....and probably next winter:P

Shed is full now..no more!!:p

Well done fella It looks straight enough - nice to see what is left of original Irish cars being saved

carchaeologist

atlantean wrote: »

Yep and I have done so. If the car is not exactly as advertised they you have the right to walk away.

Well done fella It looks straight enough - nice to see what is left of original Irish cars being saved

Thanks atlantean,thats the main reason i bought it,apart from the fact its a beetle which i always said i would buy some day,its a genuine local kerry reg one too.Never thought id find one!!
It does need some work,but im looking forward to doing it,it drives really well!!
I now understand why so many guys bought beetle after beetle back in the day,theres nothing quite like it on the road!!
For a 1200 engine(its the original) it has a surprising amount of life in it,and its very comfortable for its era.
Also the build quality is very good compared to my cherry:p.

Lauder

Just wondering is this an original Irish car?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1970-MGB-ROADSTER_W0QQitemZ190277640342QQcmdZViewItemQQptZAutomobiles_UK?hash=item190277640342&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=66%3A2%7C65%3A7%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318
Reg looks like it, also the owner said it was made for export, although car going from England were never designated as for Export and were counted in the domestic market as RHD, MPH etc etc laws the same. Confusing?


This one as-well http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1973-MGB-ROADSTER-RED_W0QQitemZ280298315934QQcmdZViewItemQQptZAutomobiles_UK?hash=item280298315934&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=66%3A2%7C65%3A7%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318

I could be wrong, but from my understand all Irish regs had either a I or Z in them so differentiate them from mainland cars?

A nice Irish escort http://cgi.ebay.ie/RS-2000-REPLICA-FORD-A-COLLECTORS-ITEM_W0QQitemZ280299534169QQcmdZViewItemQQptZAutomobiles_UK?hash=item280299534169&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1301%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318

corktina

they are all Northern Ireland registered,,,the first one was probably first registered in Jersey or suchlike.

carchaeologist

Since this has popped up again,heres an update on the beetle..
There was a little bit of rust in the pan...:p

Fred flintstone would be proud!

And the heater channels were not exactly doing what they should be...

So it was time to start stripping..

So im kind of at this stage now..


Im waiting on new pan halves and a few more bits and pieces,and then ill attack it a bit more..
Incidentally,did anyone see Oliver Donovans 1967 bug in this months volksworld,now thats a restoration.

L-M

Is that Beetle your own? Don't think i've seen you talk of it before, best of luck with it:D

carchaeologist

Limerick-man wrote: »

Is that Beetle your own? Don't think i've seen you talk of it before, best of luck with it:D

Yep,shes mine,another orphan to the fold.Ah well..

bugsntinas

hope the body didn't sag when you cut out the heater channel?was that the only bad rust?i'll get mine sorted one day.

Max_Damage

Heh, at least it's got air conditioning!

carchaeologist

bugsntinas wrote: »

hope the body didn't sag when you cut out the heater channel?was that the only bad rust?i'll get mine sorted one day.

It will be ok,iv got some stick on this already on another forum.Its the only rust really on the car,both heater channels, im doing them one at a time and iv taken measurements.Theres nowhere for the body to move,as its supported front and back.If it was any more rusted i would have built a frame to tie everything together.
What year is yours?And is she in bad shape?

Heh, at least it's got air conditioning!

Very much so!!

Lauder

Another original Irish Beetle on Ebay.



http://cgi.ebay.ie/1978-Volkswagen-Beetle_W0QQitemZ180321535585QQcmdZViewItemQQptZAutomobiles_UK?hash=item180321535585&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1301%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318

bugsntinas

carchaeologist wrote: »

It will be ok,iv got some stick on this already on another forum.Its the only rust really on the car,both heater channels, im doing them one at a time and iv taken measurements.Theres nowhere for the body to move,as its supported front and back.If it was any more rusted i would have built a frame to tie everything together.
What year is yours?And is she in bad shape?


Very much so!!

not so pretty now.she's a bit more rat look now.no floor at all behind the rear seat.i'm hopefully cutting up a cortina roof to make a temp floor.she's got a good engine though.

chiefwiggum

Caderyn wrote: »

aWould anyone here actually buy car on e-bay? What's the procedure? Would you not want to see the car in 'real life' and have a test drive etc...

yeah i have and had no probs..my brother in law has bought three

carchaeologist

bugsntinas wrote: »

not so pretty now.she's a bit more rat look now.no floor at all behind the rear seat.i'm hopefully cutting up a cortina roof to make a temp floor.she's got a good engine though.

Dont do that,martin murray in monard does complete pan halves @95 eu each!!,More original and better than killing a corty!!!:D

corktina

chiefwiggum wrote: »

yeah i have and had no probs..my brother in law has bought three

ive bought half a dozen or more, had no problems but you need to be careful. I didnt inspect any of them prior to buying.

rugbyman

chiefwiggum wrote: »

yeah i have and had no probs..my brother in law has bought three

Bought a Saab 96 off e bay for 68 quid in Cornwall. flew to bristol ,train to Cornwall, picked up by lady owner. jump started, filled with unleaded and drove to Holyhead.
Am I mad, of course.

Regards ,Rugbyman

bugsntinas

carchaeologist wrote: »

Dont do that,martin murray in monard does complete pan halves @95 eu each!!,More original and better than killing a corty!!!:D

it's not the pan it's the luggage floor by the firewall that's gone totally.
this is what it looked like before


and this is after.


it's only gonna be bolted and sealed for now as it's pretty rotten back there.

carchaeologist

:eek::eek::eek:
Iv never seen rust like that in that place before!Strange it would get so rotten there,it would be easy to take out the starter anyways!

Max_Damage

Jesus, you could do a bit of welding my my Micra!

deckie27

There should be a metal brake line around there somewhere

bugsntinas

she is bad but i suppose a new firewall/floor panel and a couple of arch panel would sort most of it out.only problem is money:mad:

carchaeologist

bugsntinas wrote: »

she is bad but i suppose a new firewall/floor panel and a couple of arch panel would sort most of it out.only problem is money:mad:

Yes,always the decider,you might be able to get one from a dead bug?

bugsntinas

carchaeologist wrote: »

Yes,always the decider,you might be able to get one from a dead bug?

tried a few off ebay but had no luck.i know the main panel is about 160 from vw heritage with 50 post:eek:

carchaeologist

Is the rest of the car ok rustwise?

bugsntinas

naa not really.the usual stuff.i suppose structurally that's the worst although she's not stripped down.just seen a floor half on ebay for £20 but no postage.if only i was going to bugfreeze.i've been debating on Eircooled whether to restore or scrap and i think restore just won.

carchaeologist

bugsntinas wrote: »

i've been debating on Eircooled whether to restore or scrap and i think restore just won.

:DIf i come across anything usefull ill let you know..

bugsntinas

cheers:)