What's the oldest car you saw on the road today?

SmartinMartin

Glasnevin;

Duke O Smiley

Wow, thats a survivor!

I had a three door Jap import in the very same colour a few years ago. Loved it.

Stovepipe

great engine in them, body would practically evaporate in rain on the earlier models.......older Landies are still common enough (trigger's broom, though)

Quazzie

Crashed an 88 1L Diesel Van of them many years ago. Fire Brigade had to cut the roof and the side off it to get me out as the whole bulk head came in and trapped me under it.

JohnBoy26

Stovepipe wrote: »

great engine in them, body would practically evaporate in rain on the earlier models.......older Landies are still common enough (trigger's broom, though)

The version in the above pic had decent enough rust protection but the diesels were prone to cylinder head cracking. Great cars though, especially for their time.

Stovepipe

The first two models had a three-cylinder engine which was probably unique in Ireland. It ran like a Swiss watch. The first model looked very similar to the style of the first Honda Civic and it was deadly for rust. The mk 2 has the rounded shape posted above and was much better but still poor by modern comparison.....I saw a 98 reg Toyota Landcruiser today.

JohnBoy26

Stovepipe wrote: »

The first two models had a three-cylinder engine which was probably unique in Ireland. It ran like a Swiss watch. The first model looked very similar to the style of the first Honda Civic and it was deadly for rust. The mk 2 has the rounded shape posted above and was much better but still poor by modern comparison.....I saw a 98 reg Toyota Landcruiser today.

We had 3 of the 88-93 charades in the family. None suffered any major rust. The only place they seemed to rust was on the boot door, especially around the window. This was when they were 12 or 13 years old though.

For their time they were a lot better than most of the competition.

fancy pigeon

Not your usual rusty blue 3 door ball of scrap 900. This 5 door looked well looked after and very clean


Can't be many Celica Convertibles about (ST183...?)


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Duke O Smiley

That Saab is a great find. Don’t think it’s local.

fancy pigeon

Duke O Smiley wrote: »

That Saab is a great find. Don’t think it’s local.

I'll keep an eye out for it, I think I've seen it before... Think

I often forget what I've seen and only remember when reviewing dashcam footage... Many's a time I've seen 07-D-175 driving around the back of the airport and not once do I have a pic of it!

SmartinMartin

A few in Nerja today.

sligojoek

I saw this at a petrol station today but didn't meet the owner. Another onlooker reckoned it was a six litre v12.

Duke O Smiley

The Merc is only the base S280, but nice to see all the same, especially with a new-looking tax disc in the window!

That colour was common on the S600 all the same

vintagevrs

sligojoek wrote: »

I saw this at a petrol station today but didn't meet the owner. Another onlooker reckoned it was a six litre v12.

Over took him last night on the way home

Big lump of a thing, not a fan of the shape of them.

gammygils

Galway city today

fancy pigeon

sligojoek wrote: »

I saw this at a petrol station today but didn't meet the owner. Another onlooker reckoned it was a six litre v12.

Could be the same car but there's a fella I know from clay shooting who uses a 96 S280 as his daily driver, a real down to earth gent. I'll get a pic of it next time I see it

Speaking of member cars, here's a treat to see. Regular sight for many, many years


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tc20

Manta in bray recently.
Mini & Merc in Blackrock (Dublin) - both daily drivers.

fancy pigeon

I've seen before and got a pic this time



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Duke O Smiley

That Silvia is mint, saw it (albeit from a distance) at the Lidl Topaz a few months ago and it was gleaming

Donaghmede..had to be sneaky

BonnieSituation

Duke O Smiley wrote: »

That Silvia is mint, saw it (albeit from a distance) at the Lidl Topaz a few months ago and it was gleaming

Donaghmede..had to be sneaky

Good jesus man. It's still before the watershed.

ELM327

mmm
We had one of those in silver back in the day, TZW 25.
Car would have kept going till eternity but the body rusted to pieces.

BionicRasher

Oldest car (and oldest house) I have seen today!!
Car 1974
House 13th century!!

gammygils

Another Beetle in Salthill today. Not sure about them wheels though.

Top Dog

^^^^^

Painting the chrome bits in Magnolia is ... interesting.

Nekarsulm

Top Dog wrote: »

^^^^^

Painting the chrome bits in Magnolia is ... interesting.

So-Cal(well, West coast anyway) de-chrome with local version of powder coat.

SmartinMartin

M50;



German sticker on the back so probably a left hooker.

Duke O Smiley

Saw that in Ikea last year. It’s very clean!

Spotted a Rolls Royce hearse on the Malahide Road this morning @ Coolock industrial estate. No pic but the reg was 1111ZL

tc20

French registered Pug on Capel St, can't tell you the year, but when did they cease production - mid/late 90s?
Golf in Greystones

fancy pigeon

tc20 wrote: »

French registered Pug on Capel St, can't tell you the year, but when did they cease production - mid/late 90s?
Golf in Greystones

The very latest one I saw was an early 97 MH many years ago, 96 was the last of them here but may have lasted a bit longer elsewhere

Duke O Smiley

I believe the 205 went to 1998 in France