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

corktina

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Crumlin just now.[/QUOTE]

spelt Crumbling I think :-) (actually looks quite sound.....)

Kaiser D

corktina wrote: »

spelt Crumbling I think :-) (actually looks quite sound.....)

It looks to be off the road anyway, going by the flat tyres. But, it does look quite good.

Old diesel

road_high wrote: »

My mam had one years ago. Very reliable and easy on fuel. The engine was as spotless and never burned a drop of oil. They were simpy too expensive new as they were all built in Japan and the value of the Yen was sky high in the mid-90s.

They had also moved away from the 3 cylinder with that model too - which I think would have lost them sales - they were on buyers radars with the 3 cylinder engines (cheap to run etc)

Yawlboy

1982 Ford Fiesta 1.1 - buddy has just fitted a new gearbox to her.

Fred Swanson

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Old diesel

93 Carina E diesel - battered and abused (a different Carina E diesel to the one I mentioned a few days ago)

chrisb1

Trans am owned by a local panel beater heading for kilbeggin after he filled it with petrol

corktina

our postwoman uses a 91 sunny (I think it is) everyday

MuppetCheck

Didn't get a picture but a 94 primera 2 litre SGX English import (similar to the SLX). Was having a quick look around it and an old lad came out of the shop towards it and asked me if I was trying to rob it. Told him I hadn't seen one in a long time and all he said was the newer ones have nothing on these, quite proudly too. He's bang on, still looked a nice motor.

Odyssey 2005

chrisb1 wrote: »

Trans am owned by a local panel beater heading for kilbeggin after he filled it with petrol

Prob empty by now...!:P

Sam Kade

1980's merc similar to this

Sobanek

1978 Opel Kadett Coupe

Kaiser D

Sobanek wrote: »

1978 Opel Kadett Coupe

Blue with an import plate, 120001?

davycc

i seen a mazda 121 around 1991 plate jap import bubble shape 5dr in a funny shade of peach/cream and with a full length sunroof which the owner had down of course as he was sunbathing in it as you do! in ashbourne house hotel carpark earlier today;)

Kaiser D

davycc wrote: »

i seen a mazda 121 around 1991 plate jap import bubble shape 5dr in a funny shade of peach/cream and with a full length sunroof which the owner had down of course as he was sunbathing in it as you do! in ashbourne house hotel carpark earlier today;)

This? A friend of mine just recently bought it.

road_high

Kaiser D wrote: »

This? A friend of mine just recently bought it.

Lol I vaguely remember the advert for those on tv.."big little fellow" was the tagline I think! Thought they looked ultra modern circa 1990/91!

davycc

Kaiser D wrote: »

This? A friend of mine just recently bought it.

yea looks the exact same car but i cant recall the plate. the driver had gray hair and was in his 50s? there was a passenger was stretched out too catching the sun a younger lad in his 20s? seen this today btw

Kaiser D

davycc wrote: »

yea looks the exact same car but i cant recall the plate. the driver had gray hair and was in his 50s? there was a passenger was stretched out too catching the sun a younger lad in his 20s? seen this today btw

Most probably was him then..

Sobanek

Kaiser D wrote: »

Blue with an import plate, 120001?

120008

davycc

Kaiser D wrote: »

Most probably was him then..

small world eh lol!

Kaiser D

Sobanek wrote: »

120008

Thats it, I've seen it a good few times.

Going Strong

Yesterday afternoon South Quays in Cork City. 1970s Jaguar XJ6 4.2 in a very period chocolate brown. Looked like it had been completely restored as the paint and brightwork looked far too new. On repro ZV plates as well - silver on black.

garclo

Looked like a fiat 126 estate!

Kaiser D

garclo wrote: »

Looked like a fiat 126 estate!

Spotted in December 2012

Still about it seems.

nd

Some more stuff from the local mart mostly.

Old diesel

Great pics ND

Thought we doing great with the 405 and the Primera - and then the 205 van turned up as I scrolled down.

Top work - and thanks for sharing the pics

Kaiser D

Just echoing the above comments nd. Great stuff as usual.

I'm in Galway today, and the stuff here is great - loads of 80s and 90s stuff like above! I should get to the country more often :pac:

nd

And saw this half an hour ago

chrisb1

Red Nissan saloon parked in Argos carpark just off the N4 in longford

Kaiser D

From today:
94 (I think) blue Citroen XM estate in Whitehall this morning. Huuuuge fecker of a thing.
Original Irish reg Triumph 2000 + Morris Minor in a garden in Coolock, I couldn't make out the plate of the Minor as it was at the end of a garden.

And spots from over the weekend whilst away:

89G7434 was the reg.

Boot door was like a piece of Swiss cheese.

A strange SEAT van, a first for me.