Some photos from the NEC classic car show.

junkyard

I must have walked 30 miles there today.........

junkyard

Some more..........

Big Lar

The recession must be digging its teeth in over there, All the cars must be 50 yrs old

Did they have any new cars there at all ?

8~)

I was at that show a couple of times - really is a great event and you would walk miles.

junkyard

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junkyard

Big Lar wrote: »

The recession must be digging its teeth in over there, All the cars must be 50 yrs old

Did they have any new cars there at all ?

Well is is a "classic" car show, shur the first four were modern . There are cars from all ages there really.

SligoBrewer

Needs Minis, and not Riley Elfs/Wolesley Hornets.:p

VolvoMan

That 480 is a beauty! A pity they never made production.

corktina

my mate from Kerry went and spent two days looking round the car park....:)

Johnboy1951

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What a weird yet wonderful looking vehicle ...

junkyard

Johnboy1951 wrote: »

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What a weird yet wonderful looking vehicle ...

Well it was on the gay classic car club stand, just took the photo, didn't dare to venture in any further!!:o

This Mini was at the show too but not the same stand as the VW.

Johnboy1951

junkyard wrote: »

Well it was on the gay classic car club stand, just took the photo, didn't dare to venture in any further!!:o

This Mini was at the show too but not the same stand as the VW.

Yeah I had spotted the number plate and went to the site to see if there was any other vehicle pictured.

I really liked the whole shape of the VW ..... I am not so enthusiastic about the Mini.

peasant

I take it that one
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is a Citroen CX prototype ...looks like a dumpling

Camarague

junkyard wrote: »

Well it was on the gay classic car club stand, just took the photo, didn't dare to venture in any further!!:o

Why?

junkyard

Camarague wrote: »

Why?

They just give me the creeps, sorry, call me homophobic or narrow minded if you like, that's just the way I am.

MorrisCooper

junkyard wrote: »

They just give me the creeps, sorry, call me homophobic or narrow minded if you like, that's just the way I am.

Homophobic and narrowminded. There was no need for the original comment. By all means, give an opinion of the car, but keep the rest to yourself.

junkyard

MorrisCooper wrote: »

Homophobic and narrowminded. There was no need for the original comment. By all means, give an opinion of the car, but keep the rest to yourself.

Just being honest, apologies for going off topic or hurting your feelings..

Kevin_Herron

That Sheerline looks well. The two toning is done in an odd way!

junkyard

There was another one on Donedeal.ie recently done the same way Kevin and ZJ1 a Sheerline in Kinsale is done the same way the last time I saw it.

Camarague

junkyard wrote: »

Just being honest, apologies for going off topic or hurting your feelings..

Wow.

Not only are you unashamed of your vile prejudice, but you attempt to justify it too...

-Chris-

Junkyard & Camarague, take it to PM or leave it. This isn't the place to be discussing these things.

Get back on-topic.

kasper

thanks for all the pics junkyard they are great anynice renaults there or did you get any pics of them cheers

BarryM

junkyard wrote: »

I must have walked 30 miles there today.........

I love the last one... its a Riley?? I am the proud owner of a '72 MGBGT. I am a member of a club for the outings, etc., but I refuse to become obsessed. We had a great outing recently when one of my water hoses sprung a leak. It was repaired by a couple of us binding it with insulating tape. However, one of the others looked under the bonnet and said 'why is the engine compartment so dirty, no wonder you have problems....' I told him politely it was a car, not a child....

Bye, Barry

junkyard

kasper wrote: »

thanks for all the pics junkyard they are great anynice renaults there or did you get any pics of them cheers

Sorry Kasper, no Renaults, I don't like them either.

kasper

i know not much into beetles or escorts myself but like to see a looked after example , i dont like todays renaults at all

Kevin_Herron

junkyard wrote: »

There was another one on Donedeal.ie recently done the same way Kevin and ZJ1 a Sheerline in Kinsale is done the same way the last time I saw it.

The car on donedeal used to live somewhere around the Killeagh area.
Do you happen to have a pic of ZJ1? It was owned new by the managing director of Lincoln and Nolans.

I think there are four in the country.

junkyard

Kevin_Herron wrote: »

The car on donedeal used to live somewhere around the Killeagh area.
Do you happen to have a pic of ZJ1? It was owned new by the managing director of Lincoln and Nolans.

I think there are four in the country.

I don't unfortunately Kevin, I knew it well as a hearse, I think G Luxel has one but he couldn't find it at the time. I'm always on the look out. If there are any archive galleries other than the one that was on here recently it might be on them because it did a lot of army and navy funerals and it also was the hearse used to bury Jack Doyle the famous boxer.

MorrisCooper

There is a picture of ZJ1 as a hearse hanging on the wall in Cronins bar in Crosshaven. Many years ago, it metamorphed into a saloon and is in Kinsale.

Kevin_Herron

I think we discussed there being a bit of Skulduggery with regards to that reg.

I'd imagine, the car was converted into a hearse and then the reg ended up on another car.
It was hardly converted back from a hearse!

I think somebody mentioned it being converted by Pat Gleasure in Tralee.

junkyard

Kevin_Herron wrote: »

I think we discussed there being a bit of Skulduggery with regards to that reg.

I'd imagine, the car was converted into a hearse and then the reg ended up on another car.
It was hardly converted back from a hearse!

I think somebody mentioned it being converted by Pat Gleasure in Tralee.

No Pat Gleasure converted it back to a car alright Kevin from what I heard, the hearse was sold with a rolling shell in the early 1980's after the death of the owner. My Daimler Majestic was owned by the same man and both cars were well know in Cobh as funeral cars.

Kevin_Herron

It just doesnt really make any sense that Pat Gleasure (an undertaker) would convert the car from a hearse back to a saloon- it would be a mental amount of work and you'd need another perfectly good car to chop up!

carchaeologist

Kevin_Herron wrote: »

It just doesnt really make any sense that Pat Gleasure (an undertaker) would convert the car from a hearse back to a saloon- it would be a mental amount of work and you'd need another perfectly good car to chop up!

Agreed,seems odd alright!?
The show was great,was there for two days.Plenty to look at,definatly lost two stone walking though!:D
Not sure what way my photos are though,two nights of Cheap vodka and Redbull gave me severe handshake!

spidersonmars

Great photos Junkyard. I'm off to Essen at the end of the month. Hopefully I'll get some good shots of cars that we don't see over here or in the UK.

BTW I don't know if anyone remembers a book call the AA book of the car. It was published in the late sixties/early seventies. Every detail of how to look after a car of that vintage is described. I have scanned a copy of it for reference and to protect my orginal copy.

One slight problem, my copy is 500MBs. If anyone is interested in seeing it, PM me.

I will try to arrange a viewing;);)

carchaeologist

spidersonmars wrote: »

BTW I don't know if anyone remembers a book call the AA book of the car. It was published in the late sixties/early seventies. Every detail of how to look after a car of that vintage is described. I have scanned a copy of it for reference and to protect my orginal copy.

I have it,its a good book.Lots of stuff in it!Did you buy it at the show?
There was a hell of a lot of books an brochures there.

manta mad

spidersonmars wrote: »

Great photos Junkyard. I'm off to Essen at the end of the month. Hopefully I'll get some good shots of cars that we don't see over here or in the UK.

BTW I don't know if anyone remembers a book call the AA book of the car. It was published in the late sixties/early seventies. Every detail of how to look after a car of that vintage is described. I have scanned a copy of it for reference and to protect my orginal copy.

One slight problem, my copy is 500MBs. If anyone is interested in seeing it, PM me.

I will try to arrange a viewing;);)

i have that book here absolutly like new

some stuff in it !

in fact i think it deserves a thread of its own !!!!!!!!

junkyard

I thought Essen was on in March or is there another one too Spidersonmars?

Pat Gleasure used to convert hearses to cars alright Kevin, I remember he did an old Rolls years ago too and he also built a few hearses as far as I know.

carchaeologist

junkyard wrote: »

Pat Gleasure used to convert hearses to cars alright Kevin, I remember he did an old Rolls years ago too and he also built a few hearses as far as I know.

Id love to see a car that this has been done to.

Kevin_Herron

I have seen plenty of hearses changed into touring bodies but I just cant see somebody doing this to a Sheerline!

overdriver

junkyard wrote: »

Well it was on the gay classic car club stand,

I think that's fantastic there's a gay classic car stand!

I'm straight, but I'd join it cos I think thats just brilliant.

A mate of mine was there and sent me some nice pics, including a spotless Marina MKII. Nice!

carchaeologist

overdriver wrote: »

I think that's fantastic there's a gay classic car stand!
I'm straight, but I'd join it cos I think thats just brilliant.

Wonder do you have to be gay to join?They had the most eyecatching stand for sure,with the big rainbow over it!Think there was a tidy MK3 Cortina on there,cant remember what else tho.

The partly disassembled Silver Shadow on the rolls royce enthusiasts stand,with cutaway doors and floors was very cool ,partly because it still ran and everything worked.
Come to think of it,their whole stand was great,with alot of cutaway engines and axles on there.

overdriver

Plays merry hell with the stereotypes doesn't it?

A million miles away from TV's limp wristed camp nonsense.

Like I said - brilliant.