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

Duke O Smiley

I chased this down earlier for a pic

FreeFallin

I spotted this old Ford on the M50 yesterday. It looked in remarkably good shape.

Nekarsulm

In Arva today, early 80's 280 SE Mercedes.

kuro2k

Nekarsulm wrote: »

In Arva today, early 80's 280 SE Mercedes.

Definitely a early 80's CE but comes up as a 1995 in carsireland / motorcheck

Nekarsulm

kuro2k wrote: »

Definitely a early 80's CE but comes up as a 1995 in carsireland / motorcheck

Not my car, not my problem!

So, a very rare beast, a Reverse Elephant !!!

Amprodude

Saw an old orange Opel Kadette going for nct few weeks back number plate Dim 822. Car still in great condition.

Nekarsulm

In town today.

Duke O Smiley

You made me nearly spit out my coffee there!!!

Spot and a half

Old diesel

In 5 minutes yesterday

88 boxy Starlet

96 Mazda 626 saloon

99* Citroen Xantia - facelift model - in silver - still looking well.

*fairly sure it was 99

Duke O Smiley

No photos sadly as I didn't have my phone on me, but a lovely Mk1 Vectra in Swords village. Old guy behind the wheel.

Haven't seen one in a while.

Nekarsulm

Lovely old Bluebird "90 SO 2001" arrived in local scrap metal yard today. In really straight condition.
Pic. too large, will post it when I get it resized.

davycc

no camera with me but seen a real old 4dr car like a shrunken morris minor, drove past me but looked like a 1950s car.

also seen a 70s white rolls royce and the fiat 128cp very local

Duke O Smiley

This evening. Apologies for the rather awkward photos, I was jogging, I didn't really stop. HLI (Westmeath?) reg on the Minor, I have seen it around the village a few times. The Golfs seem to be new(ish) arrivals, I noticed the gold one a few weeks ago driving past but not the yellow one. No idea what reg either is

nd

was getting a bit dark

km991148

Old Starlet the other day - good condition from Murphy and Gunn Tallaght

Duke O Smiley

km991148 wrote: »

Old Starlet the other day - good condition from Murphy and Gunn Tallaght

Oh brilliant spot! Exactly what this thread is about.

Look at those old plates...want!

km991148

yer woman driving looked as if she could have bought it new - nice and tidy inside - well looked after by someone who cares about things..

bygone days etc etc!

dodzy

A ripe old 80yrs.

Nekarsulm

Pic of the bluebird, from yesterday.

ba_barabus

Sad picture as you can see its faith awaiting it up ahead

Old diesel

ba_barabus wrote: »

Sad picture as you can see its faith awaiting it up ahead

So long car

can often be the fate of even the best of em (cars)

A friend of mine owns a very well known metal recycling plant here in Limerick. It breaks his heart whenever a car like that comes in. Nothing he can do about it either. Once that end of life cert is issued its bye bye birdy.

Foxhole Norman

Love this!

hi5

^^ US spec?

Foxhole Norman

hi5 wrote: »

^^ US spec?

Seemed to be the Euro one to me, no massive US bumpers on it anyway, think it had an Alpina lip or bumper.

Nekarsulm

Fairly straight Audi 100 today in Cavan town.

KCAccidental

I'm in love.

josip

^^^^^^^^^
Beauty. How does it get a 40009 reg for 1979?
Could there have been that many back registered?
If not, then why is 40009 a significant number for a Capri?

Sh1tbag OToole

josip wrote: »

^^^^^^^^^
Beauty. How does it get a 40009 reg for 1979?
Could there have been that many back registered?
If not, then why is 40009 a significant number for a Capri?

Import reg. In Cork they start at 40,000 with registering imports every year, 120k in Dublin

This was change was lobbied for by SIMI a few years ago to in an attempt to discourage people importing their own cars

Old diesel

Sh1tbag OToole wrote: »

Import reg. In Cork they start at 40,000 with registering imports every year, 120k in Dublin

This was change was lobbied for by SIMI a few years ago to in an attempt to discourage people importing their own cars

SIMI must be loving the insurance situation

I thought this thing on the reg numbers was because during a system change in 2010/11 records got lost - so they weren't able to go with the last number in a given year.

But as a solution had a policy where the HIGHEST ever number in a country was allocated.

Ie the 40,000 in Cork and 120,000 in Dublin represent the highest number in a particular year the reg numbers had ever got up to.