Kilbeggan American Show Pictures (56k Warning!)

Max_Damage

Just back from the Kilbeggan American show. Pissed rain the entire time I was there. Nearly got stuck in the field too trying to leave! Apart from the crap weather, it was a good show all the same. (Also, don't know why some images are different sizes than others. My poxy camera must be acting up):

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This cool Dodge Ram pickup truck was for sale:




















Proper estate car!:

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Cavan fire service have this Chevy truck in their fleet!:




LAPD:


NYPD:














Ford Aerostar:

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For sale too:

Volvoboy

Love that NYC Taxi!!

Nice shots!!!

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'Vette Pace Car:
























RHD (probably a postal car):

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Pre-'87 reg.:

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carchaeologist

Great pics Max:D
I see someone bought this..

Last time i saw that it was in Aherns garage in castleisland for 4k..its been polished and painted somewhat since.

Kevin_Herron

Mick Ahern owned that Lincoln for a long long time. It once belonged to Joe Headon and a friend of mine in Cork that sold it to Mick Ahern.

It was owned new by a guy called John Clancy, lived in Dalkey.

Great it is still around.

carchaeologist

Kevin_Herron wrote: »

Mick Ahern owned that Lincoln for a long long time. It once belonged to Joe Headon and a friend of mine in Cork that sold it to Mick Ahern.

It was owned new by a guy called John Clancy, lived in Dalkey.

Great it is still around.

Thanks kevin,as usual you come up with the info!:)It wasnt in the best of shape when it was in aherns,though it has been cleaned up since.Good to see an irish one too.
Was it an embassy car?Or just a personal import by John clancy?

manta mad

wow !!!!

some nice metal turned out :cool:

nice piccies !

Big Nasty

Was an awful pity about the weather at this gig yesterday. The MAAC lads organise a really good show and there was still a good turn out despite the weather. Went down on Saturday afternoon and we went for a cruise with all the other lads that came early, some were there since mid-week! After the cruise there was a burnout competition and a BBQ followed by a bit of a seisiun and then camping over!

seosamh1980

Just to let ye know, that 1972 Chevy Nova SS pictured somewhere in the middle there is for sale, a mate of mine owns it, so if anyone's interested PM me.

And the 1965 Black Mustang pictured from the rear left of the car is mine, pity about the mud all over the back of it, feckin rain!

Big Nasty

seosamh1980 wrote: »

Just to let ye know, that Chevy Nova pictured somewhere in the middle there is for sale, a mate of mine owns it, so if anyone's interested PM me.

And the 1965 Black Mustang pictured from the rear left of the car is mine, pity about the mud all over the back of it, feckin rain!

Would that be this one?
http://www.cbg.ie/Car_Detail.aspx?ID=2883018

Nice car but asking about €10k too much IMO.

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MCMLXXV wrote: »

Would that be this one?
http://www.cbg.ie/Car_Detail.aspx?ID=2883018

Nice car but asking about €10k too much IMO.

That's Chevelle SS money he's asking there!

Do you have any info. on that army green Dodge Ram that on a trailer for sale?

Big Nasty

Was asking €1900 for the Mopar truck. Is ex-army and quite rough, plus it's '83 so you would be paying regular tax, albeit commercial, for the next four years. Another chap I was talking to told me that it was sold to the present owner for €800!

Max_Damage

I liked that truck. Man I'd nearly buy it if I had the money! Ideal resto project.

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What's the story behind the Cavan Chevy fire truck? Not something that a county council would usually buy!

G Luxel

I know of one or two Chevy Fire engines in Waterford and Cork, they are RHD and registered around 88/89. There used to be one or two Chevy Dayvan ambulances run by private ambulance operators up to a few years ago, goes to show how much money the HSE wasted on contractors. One of them was 92 d - 32xxx.

spooky donkey

Well I could post some of my Pics of the cars at the show but it seems every one else has that well coveres. So here is a collection of my pics I got of cars leacing the event and driving on the N3 home.



also here is a link to all my pics I got that day.

http://picasaweb.google.com/BarryKelly73/KillbegganUSAShowSept09#

Max_Damage

^ Nice pictures in the link.

I like the video at the end. 'Fúck the Peugeot!'

G Luxel

Whats this car?

Max_Damage

^ Ford Thunderbird.

spooky donkey

Max_Damage wrote: »

^ Nice pictures in the link.

I like the video at the end. 'Fúck the Peugeot!'

LOL yes I forgot about that we wer trying to stay with that dodge cherger but were only in an Escort Xr3i who`s engine had seen better days and could only get 95 our of it. The charger let us stay with him for a bit before he buggered off. Now if we had had the RS turbo we woulda stayed on his tail.

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spooky donkey wrote: »

but were only in an Escort Xr3i who`s engine had seen better days and could only get 95 our of it.

Jesus! I can manage to just about get 100mph out of my '95 Escort 1.3L. The engine in yours must be seriously on the way out!

spooky donkey

yes the RS turbo fiesta does about 140 no bother. We have another engine for the XR3i its just a case of getting around to putting it in. Thinking of getting an RS turbo engine for it though.

david2.8i

was at this show with my camaro, brilliant show except for weather...........

Max_Damage

Nice, which Camaro is yours?

3nero

that drives past my house nearly every day.

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3nero wrote: »

that drives past my house nearly every day.

Must cost a bit filling that think with juice and using it everyday.

3nero

Max_Damage wrote: »

Must cost a bit filling that think with juice and using it everyday.

i'd say so. you can hear it coming from miles away aswell. you can also hear it bottom out on the speed bumb right out side the house

i'd say he's cruising along the seafront after a days work just to pay for the tank full he needs to get from the harbour down to dawsons

Kevin_Herron

3nero wrote: »

i'd say so. you can hear it coming from miles away aswell. you can also hear it bottom out on the speed bumb right out side the house

i'd say he's cruising along the seafront after a days work just to pay for the tank full he needs to get from the harbour down to dawsons

I'm not sure if thats the car you're thinking of. The one you are referring to belongs to a Dr.Fleetwood, owns it years,

3nero

Kevin_Herron wrote: »

I'm not sure if thats the car you're thinking of. The one you are referring to belongs to a Dr.Fleetwood, owns it years,

fleetwood would would fleetwood

never heard of him.

looks identical though, there can't be many eye scorching yellow vettes in Ireland. Next time i hear it roaring down the road i'll try and get a pic

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david2.8i wrote: »

was at this show with my camaro, brilliant show except for weather...........

was your the camero for sale? IM going to be driving a Camero when I goto the states by brother baught it for l like 1000 dollars. Cant wait Its an Iroc and all.

alastair

Not built for the corners then, I'm guessing?

I'd a friend who drove an old barge around NYC years ago - a '72 Buick Electra if memory serves. Similar rock-the-boat handling. Finding a parking spot and manouvering the thing in was quite an adventure.

Max_Damage

^ Most Yank Tanks have leaf spring suspension anyway.

They were really built for highway cruising across America.

spooky donkey

alastair wrote: »

Not built for the corners then, I'm guessing?

Yes she really leaned hard and was only doing about 5 mph there too. Most of them cars leaned like that on that paint on round about. Well all except for that guy in the green F150 who saw me taking pics and threw the arse out for effect but unfortunatally I took the pic to early, pity I dident have it on video.

Though I could direct you to this thread...
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=62033744#post62033744

Kevin_Herron

Max_Damage wrote: »

^ Most Yank Tanks have leaf spring suspension anyway.

They were really built for highway cruising across America.

That car has coil springs in the back.
AFAIK in the mid to full size Ford range it was only the Lincoln Continentals that had leafs in the back in the late sixties.

The handling on American cars isnt as bad as you might think!

Max_Damage

^ Learn something new everyday!

Funny to think though that the latest Chevy Corvette C6 still retains leaf springs!

3nero

I mention in another post that i used to drive a '72 buick century and i totally agree about the suspension. you could lean on the front wing and let it go quicly and the whole car would rock for nearly a minute. Beautiful on the sraight to drive and every bump in the road just felt like slight turbulance. The best and most comfy car for long distances i have ever driven. But when you get it into a town here in ireland thats when the troubles start:rolleyes:

Never bring a yank tank through Ennis town
i got the buick well and truely suck on the narrow one way streets, front bumber was in solid contact with a plate glass shop window while the back bumber was less than one inch from the corner of another building, every time i see this clip i get flash backs:D

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iLKR9tCiwvA

Hump back bridge signs are considered life saving warnings when driving a yank, as are the nice soft bogs that they are usually found in:o
basicly if you hit a hump bridge at any speed in a buick the car dosn't realise the road has dropped away and continues on regardless, in what what ever flight plan it deems suitable.

carparks are like a krypton factor type test of driving skill, i took the two side doors off (yes clean off) a citroen saxo while doing about 2.5mph into a normal sized parking bay in the blachardstown shopping centre.

yanks are a nightmare to drive in Ireland but get one to germany and onto the autobahn and you'll never want to drive anything else

spooky donkey

I saw a guy park an olds mobile in blanch center a few weeks back. Mind you he has no other cars close to him, he must only there early in the morning.

Kevin_Herron

'you could lean on the front wing and let it go quicly and the whole car would rock for nearly a minute'


If this is the case, that Buick had some serious problems.

carchaeologist

Kevin_Herron wrote: »

'you could lean on the front wing and let it go quicly and the whole car would rock for nearly a minute'


If this is the case, that Buick had some serious problems.

Needed some new shocks perhaps...;)

MercMad

3nero wrote: »

INever bring a yank tank through Ennis town
i got the buick well and truely suck on the narrow one way streets, front bumber was in solid contact with a plate glass shop window while the back bumber was less than one inch from the corner of another building, every time i see this clip i get flash backs:D

Hump back bridge signs are considered life saving warnings when driving a yank, as are the nice soft bogs that they are usually found in:o
basicly if you hit a hump bridge at any speed in a buick the car dosn't realise the road has dropped away and continues on regardless, in what what ever flight plan it deems suitable.

carparks are like a krypton factor type test of driving skill, i took the two side doors off (yes clean off) a citroen saxo while doing about 2.5mph into a normal sized parking bay in the blachardstown shopping centre.

yanks are a nightmare to drive in Ireland but get one to germany and onto the autobahn and you'll never want to drive anything else

...........I think this post says more about your driving skills that the cars themselves !!

mustang68

I'm going to stand up for yank tanks here, while initially the mustang was like piloting a boat, after some suspension upgrades it handles very well. That car going around the corner needs some attention!

3nero

MercMad wrote: »

...........I think this post says more about your driving skills that the cars themselves !!

:o

well i drove like a daily driver for 3 years so the mishaps are spread out over a long period.
It ended up being swapped for a '79 trans-am and that was the worst car i ever drove :mad:

Big Nasty

3nero wrote: »

:o

well i drove like a daily driver for 3 years so the mishaps are spread out over a long period.
It ended up being swapped for a '79 trans-am and that was the worst car i ever drove :mad:

Have to agree with Ed there. Most yank cars were built to go fast in a straight line, well to go in a straight line anyway. Most people I know with yanks have upgraded the brakes and suspension and then they're just fine. What was so bad about the T/A nero?

3nero

MCMLXXV wrote: »

Have to agree with Ed there. Most yank cars were built to go fast in a straight line, well to go in a straight line anyway. Most people I know with yanks have upgraded the brakes and suspension and then they're just fine. What was so bad about the T/A nero?

there was a few things wrong wit it but the most dangerous was the steering used to lock in a turn if you hit the brakes. so if you came to a turn that tightend and you tapped the brakes the the steering would lock soilid and you ended up in the ditch or crossing lanes.
it only did it when it felt like it and never when a mechanic was nearby:rolleyes:

Big Nasty

3nero wrote: »

there was a few things wrong wit it but the most dangerous was the steering used to lock in a turn if you hit the brakes. so if you came to a turn that tightend and you tapped the brakes the the steering would lock soilid and you ended up in the ditch or crossing lanes.
it only did it when it felt like it and never when a mechanic was nearby:rolleyes:

Well you can't blame T/A's in general for that! More so how it was looked after (at whatever stage). I've driven beautifully tight cars with not a rattle that corner like a go-kart and I've driven big floundering messes of things. I know what to steer clear of. The T/A is one of the best handling pony cars built.

3nero

I'm not saying all trans-ams are crap..

..just the one that i drove

i wonder if it's still around?
it was 79-D-789 (or something similar)
black with the usual gold trim stickers and a light blue interior.