Renault 25 in Longford/Westmeath area

BrianD3

The R25 is a very rare sight now but there is one in the Longford/Westmeath area, a light blue TXI , 92-D-608. I saw it today and have been seeing it on and off for a few years. The strange thing is, I am pretty sure that the car was a bronze colour a while back and before that was the blue colour that that is now. Seems bizarre that somebody would respray it bronze then respray it back to its original colour.

The other possibility is that there are 2 R25s with similar registrations in the same area that I am mixing up. Does anyone know anything about this?

kasper

same guy owns 2 r 25s i think the one you mention is pretty original the other one has a 2.2 espace diesel engine fitted i think that is the other one you are seeing, mine is a 1990 txi black

BrianD3

kasper wrote:

same guy owns 2 r 25s i think the one you mention is pretty original the other one has a 2.2 espace diesel engine fitted i think that is the other one you are seeing, mine is a 1990 txi black

LOL, I was sure the bronze 25 was also 92-d-608, would have put money on it. Thanks for the explanation. Any pics of your own car?

kasper

its in storage at the minute

BrianD3

That's a beauty!

manta mad

very nice :cool: havent seen one in ages !

what have ya hidingin the corner of the garage ?

kasper

the other one that is hiding is a 1981 r18gts needs a lots of work

manta mad

kasper wrote: »

the other one that is hiding is a 1981 r18gts needs a lots of work

nice to see another renault survived the crusher & rust :cool:

an 18 GTS now they are not to common anymore !

be nice to that when you have it restored , should turn a few heads !

carchaeologist

Lovely!:)

kasper

hope to get it done eventually but work is so busy i cant get a chance

DannyBuoy

The 25 always struck me as a radio with a car attached to it

bugsntinas

DannyBuoy wrote: »

The 25 always struck me as a radio with a car attached to it

i had a couple of 25's and they were such a great comfortable car to drive.had an 18 aswell but suffered at the hands of an artic on the m25:eek:

junkyard

Is the 18 an Irish car or an import?

kasper

the 18 is irish have it years but didnt get to do any work on it

carchaeologist

Nice original type plastic plates too.

BrianD3

Tax expiry date July 2004, it had a good innings for a 1981 car! It would have been one of very few 18s left on the road in 04. Would be cool if it were restored.

kermitpwee

kasper wrote: »

its in storage at the minute

My uncle had two of those 25's. At the time i thought they were cool:D

Still a class car today.

kasper

it is a project my uncle started he had almost all the parts needed to complete it but he died ,the front of the sills at the back need to be welded in and a few bits of rust but structurely it is fairly sound too busy at the moment to get it done ,i might have o sell the 25 to give me some space to work on it properly

Silvera

Great to see such cars surviving nowadays!

I worked for a Renault specialist from 89-96 and recall working on R25's like yours.

kasper

great if i have any problems or need any advise on the cars i will give you a shout

pmg007

I have a perfect Renault 20 diesel engine with just 98k on it. It may fit other renaults.

Silvera

kasper wrote: »

great if i have any problems or need any advise on the cars i will give you a shout

Sorry, I should have said....I did bodywork repairs for them so my mechanical knowledge is limited re Renaults. But if I can answer any questions I will gladly help.
Best of luck with the cars btw! And well done for saving them!

superboy

My dad had an identical R18 GTS... same colour etc. ***UZH was the reg. 1979, i think. it had power steering, elec windows and everything!! Best of luck with the project.

Do i recall correctly that these had glass front indicators????

angrybiscuits

kasper wrote: »

it is a project my uncle started he had almost all the parts needed to complete it but he died ,the front of the sills at the back need to be welded in and a few bits of rust but structurely it is fairly sound too busy at the moment to get it done ,i might have o sell the 25 to give me some space to work on it properly

Do you still have it kasper?

bugsntinas

I had a couple of 25's and found them soooo comfortable.