One time relatively common cars that don't exist any more.

carchaeologist

Just trying to think up cars that used to be about in the '70s and '80s that are never seen, heard of or talked about these days. Stuff the likes of;
Renault 20
Renault 14
Talbot Horizon
Chrysler Alpine
What else can ye think of?

Sids Not

Austin Maxi

kasper

hillman hunter

ahal

Opel Kadett 1980 -> ... the ones commonly produced in 'fizzle stick' colours or brick red!

bijapos

Good idea, often talk about this down the local.

Ford Orion
Ford Escort Mk 3
Ford Sierra (see some Sapphires around but almost no 5 doors)
Ford Granada Mk 3 (some 4 door but no 5 door models)

Renault 5
Renault 9 and 11
Renault 18
Renault 21

Peugeot 305
Peugeot 309

Citroen BX

VW Polo Mk 2
VW Passat Mk 2
VW Jetta Mk 1 and 2

Fiat Uno
Fiat Regatta
Fiat 127
Fiat Ritmo
Fiat Panda
Fiat Tipo

Toyota Corolla E30, E70
Toyota Carina A40, A60
Toyota Camry V10, V20

BL-Austin-Rover (essentially apart from the Mini anything they built has disappeared or is an import, some Metros around but nothing else)

East European. FSO, Lada, Skoda.... they had a nice chunk of the market here for a while, almost all gone.


The thing about it is that all of the above were major sellers in their day, usualyy topping the sales list for their particular class, thats why its amazing that they are so rare today, a lot of them here are imports. Some cars remain popular such as the early Starlets or Golfs for various reasons but the amount of cars gone missing is truly astonishing.

911s

Original scrappage scheme. 1997 I think, got rid of a lot of these as a lot of them would have been 10 plus years old at that time.

Spread

My father owned two Simcas in the 50s. Haven't heard of that make since. Big yokes with a full across front seat, removeable back seat and gear lever out of steering housing.

jimmyw

Chrysler/hillman avenger,Audi 100, Austin 1100/1300.Austin Montego.

corktina

bijapos wrote: »

Good idea, often talk about this down the local.

Ford Sierra (see some Sapphires around but almost no 5 doors)
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I can delete one of them and i know of at least mk3 Escort OTR locally

bijapos

corktina wrote: »

I can delete one of them and i know of at least mk3 Escort OTR locally

I know they exist, they have just gone so rare from being the biggest selling car in its category for much of the 80's. If I saw a 5 door Sierra I'd stop and look at it tbh.

Near where my father lives there is a BX, 70's Kadett, Austin Maestro and an Uno as daily drivers, all on pre 87 Irish reg numbers. I see them all the time I'm down there but that still doesn't excuse the fact that they are incredibly rare elsewhere.

There was an Orion parked in the car park of a pub near me a few weeks ago, a good number of people went over and looked at it. Thats how rare they are.

Big Nasty

No offence Tina but you're going to have to loose the alloys on your Sierra, they look poxy. I would prefer steel wheels with original Sierra wheel covers to them (just my opinion!).

trevorbrady

Any 70s or 80s Audi, even the '90s pre "A" models are thin on the ground
mk1/2/3 Polo (curiously there are still a few Derbys around)
mk1/2/3 Fiesta: they used to be everywhere, like bloody cockroaches
any RWD toyota, the starlets used to be a common sight, now only found in the domain of the drifting crowd
Daihatsu Charade of any description
Peugeot 106/205/309/405
Nissan Primera (mk1s)
Ford Mondeo mk1

corktina

MCMLXXV wrote: »

No offence Tina but you're going to have to loose the alloys on your Sierra, they look poxy. I would prefer steel wheels with original Sierra wheel covers to them (just my opinion!).

no offence taken. needs lowering i think, but I guess you wont like that either.:D

V480

Toyota Carina II
Nissan Bluebird
Volvo 240

ballsymchugh

no ford cortina yet???

corktina

ballsymchugh wrote: »

no ford cortina yet???

they're dead common, always seeing them.:)

unkel

E34 BMW 5-series. A very well built, overengineered car. A bit less than 10 years ago, when the early ones were about 15 years old and the last ones nearly 10 years old, they were everywhere. Now they are quite rare. Few of them will make it into classic hood (30+ years)

YBTurbo

Mk1 Mondeo.

bijapos

unkel wrote: »

E34 BMW 5-series. A very well built, overengineered car. A bit less than 10 years ago, when the early ones were about 15 years old and the last ones nearly 10 years old, they were everywhere. Now they are quite rare. Few of them will make it into classic hood (30+ years)

I still see plenty of them around, went looking for an estate in May and wanted either a W124 or an E34, there were quite a few available.

V480 said the Bluebird, and yes there are very few left, they were the middle class car of its time. School I went to, several teachers had them or the Datsun Violet/140/160. The Sentra/Sunnys have all disappeared too.

Triumph Acclaim sold well here for a while or maybe because there was a dealer nearby but I haven't seen one in ages.

God knows when I last saw an Irish reg E12 or E28, they were never as popular as the W123 but they sold a few here all the same.

MK I Mondeo shouldn't count as its 1993-2000.

mb1725

Citroen Visa



Pre Volvo DAFs



Fiat Mirafiori

mb1725

Mazda 323 rwd


Alfasud

mb1725

Peugeot 504 - favourite in the country


Chrysler Sunbeam - most ended up rallied!

mb1725

VolvoMan

I think it can be safely said that any car that finished production 15-20 years ago is a rare sight today. There are some that are more common than others, such as the Nissan Micra K10 and boxy Starlet, but I think this is a general rule with cars here and in the UK.

unkel

bijapos wrote: »

I still see plenty of them around, went looking for an estate in May and wanted either a W124 or an E34, there were quite a few available.

Aye maybe not the best example as the thread title suggests cars that don't exist anymore now, but I was kinda making the point that 8-9 years ago the most common 15+ year old cars were the W124 and E34. You'd see one of either every day. Not so much now...

carchaeologist

Is there a Renault 14 or 20 left in the country?

Big Nasty

corktina wrote: »

no offence taken. needs lowering i think, but I guess you wont like that either.:D

In all fairness you would park a train under them arches! :pac:

corktina

MCMLXXV wrote: »

In all fairness you would park a train under them arches! :pac:

well its just my runaround,so its unlikely I'll be doing much to it other than repiring the sills which have a little rust in them.

Renotec

Chrysler 180
Simca 1000
Renault Trafic (1st generation 1.4L petrol) Remember all those An Post ones!
Renault Dauphine (Irish)
Renault 5L (1st generation dashboard shift)
Renault 6 TL (1st generation)
Renault 12 TS (genuine edition)
Citroen Pallas
Fiat 124S
Mini Traveller
Fiat 850
Peugeot 404
Peugeot 604
Peugeot 504 estate (with Xtra seat)
Bedford CF panel van (Petrol)
Commer Walk Through (Perkins Diesel) Handbrake on the steering column (I think!)
Bedford HA van
Austin Westminister
VW Variant or a 412 (Variant was more common).
Datsun Sunny (Irish)
Toyota DX Corolla (Irish)

johnf2020

carchaeologist wrote: »

Is there a Renault 14 or 20 left in the country?

I know a Genuine Irish 20TS in blue that occasionally makes an appearance .
The guy owns it since it was 5 years old. I think he says it was either an ex-Irish Distillers or Bank of Ireland Company Car.
"Will not be parted with for love nor money"


Actually here is a UK Website thats worth a look. I know its UK based but the figures are startling non the less. Type in any car and spec.

http://howmanyleft.co.uk

YBTurbo

bijapos wrote: »

I still see plenty of them around, went looking for an estate in May and wanted either a W124 or an E34, there were quite a few available.

V480 said the Bluebird, and yes there are very few left, they were the middle class car of its time. School I went to, several teachers had them or the Datsun Violet/140/160. The Sentra/Sunnys have all disappeared too.

Triumph Acclaim sold well here for a while or maybe because there was a dealer nearby but I haven't seen one in ages.

God knows when I last saw an Irish reg E12 or E28, they were never as popular as the W123 but they sold a few here all the same.

MK I Mondeo shouldn't count as its 1993-2000.

Mk1 Mondeo was 1993-1996, they are a very rare sight.

Even rarer than Sierras.