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

Kaiser D · 2013-10-19 22:30:02

Been out and about today and came across a rather quiet housing estate with some incredible examples of auto****e in almost every garden and I started thinking to myself you just don't seem to see many older cars on the roads these days. I even notice 96 reg cars are thinning out on the roads today, I'll always take notice…

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#5792 02-03-2020 4:23am
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Spotted in Tuam this week 82 Golf and a 88 Merc 230 CE

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#5793 03-03-2020 1:48pm
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secman wrote: »

A creamy looking white rather than a brilliant white if you know what i mean,

77 LH Honda Civic

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#5794 04-03-2020 9:04pm
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Back to the future in Cavan town

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#5795 04-03-2020 9:06pm
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I don’t think there’s a more popular car in the world where people will stop and stare. Everyone, EVERYONE knows that car.

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#5796 04-03-2020 9:11pm
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Looks nicer from the back I think

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#5797 04-03-2020 9:13pm
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#5798 04-03-2020 9:16pm
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Yer man needs a slap for those reg's. Hack of them.

I agree though, with Hunky, it's some machine for head-turning.

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#5799 04-03-2020 9:19pm
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Had even the scobes stopping to have a gander

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#5800 04-03-2020 10:08pm
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Vittu wrote: »

Had even the scobes stopping to have a gander

I actually thought it was "League of Ireland" fan there...

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#5801 05-03-2020 10:30am
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Every time I see one of those I mentally kick myself up the hole. When the factory shut they were being sold off for £1500. I himmed and hawed a bit, and bought an escort instead.

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#5802 06-03-2020 11:38pm
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Not the oldest thing about but a tidy looking Maserati in Smithfield

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#5803 07-03-2020 5:48am
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Bang of XJS from that angle

Never noticed that before

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#5804 07-03-2020 1:59pm
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XJS with an arse lift done to it.

Saw an 85 reg Scania skip lorry in commercial use today, photo wasn't possible. Haven't seen anything that old in terms of commercials recently

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#5805 08-03-2020 8:16am
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Few I seen in recent times ..

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#5806 10-03-2020 6:40pm
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I'm sure I saw Cortina (and maybe some of the others) in the Swords show (is that possible Outlaw Pete? Where they spotted, near there?)

East Wall Dublin, from my office window - Mazda MX3 (I know, could I make LESS of an effort!)

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#5807 10-03-2020 7:48pm
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Seen a mint 93 Sierra Sapphire in town today. Didn’t get a pic but I will soon as it’s around quite a bit. Same chap has had it from new or very close to new. Owner lives in Cahir Co Tipp

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#5808 10-03-2020 10:17pm
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darragh o meara wrote: »

Seen a mint 93 Sierra Sapphire in town today. Didn’t get a pic but I will soon as it’s around quite a bit. Same chap has had it from new or very close to new. Owner lives in Cahir Co Tipp

Always cool to hear of normal cars owned for years like that.

Especially when it's obviously being minded too.

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#5809 12-03-2020 6:19pm
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the Fiat is a regular driver.
The Mercedes camper has been converted from some sort of a service vehicle; it still had the city crest on its sides

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#5810 12-03-2020 6:45pm
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tc20 wrote: »

the Fiat is a regular driver.
The Mercedes camper has been converted from some sort of a service vehicle; it still had the city crest on its sides

I saw that Fiat 500 parked outside Gusto Italiano in Bray back in 2016

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#5811 12-03-2020 7:52pm
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MrCostington wrote: »

I'm sure I saw Cortina (and maybe some of the others) in the Swords show (is that possible Outlaw Pete? Where they spotted, near there?)

E]

not recent according to the owner

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#5812 12-03-2020 8:17pm
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#5813 12-03-2020 8:32pm
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I think Duke posted this up before but it was outside his house that time. I absolutely am besotted with these after being swarmed by them in Japan last year when I was over at the RWC. Definitely gonna try get one imported over the next year or so.

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#5814 12-03-2020 9:01pm
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If that’s the right car it belongs to the owner of a Chinese takeaway in Swords. Pretty sure there’s two of them going around Dublin!

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#5815 12-03-2020 11:15pm
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Duke O Smiley wrote: »

If that’s the right car it belongs to the owner of a Chinese takeaway in Swords. Pretty sure there’s two of them going around Dublin!

DAMN!

I drove by and saw he had a parking permit on the window and I was gonna see where he lived to have a creepy ask of him one afternoon as I casually wandered by the car.

That definitely looks worse than how I felt it was when I was thinking it earlier. :D:D:D:D:D:D

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#5816 12-03-2020 11:57pm
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Outlaw Pete wrote: »

Few I seen in recent times ..

Yellow cortina would be mine ?

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#5817 13-03-2020 12:01am
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What, you're asking us like? Do ya not know?

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#5818 13-03-2020 12:02am
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SmartinMartin wrote: »

What, you're asking us like? Do ya not know?

excuse me ?

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#5819 13-03-2020 12:29am
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cortinacrazy wrote: »

Yellow cortina would be mine ?

SmartinMartin wrote: »

What, you're asking us like? Do ya not know?

cortinacrazy wrote: »

excuse me ?

The original post looks like a statement but then the question mark at the end would seem to make it look like a question. Suppose there is confusion around whether it is a statement or a question.

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#5820 13-03-2020 12:36am
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It could be one of life's unsolved mysteries, we may never know the answer.

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#5821 13-03-2020 10:00am
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cortinacrazy wrote: »

Yellow cortina would be mine ?

@cortinacrazy - we are all confused by the ? you placed at the end there.

Can you confirm that this is your Cortina?

And if so, it's lovely. Did you show it at Swords last year or the year before?

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