Today I saw a classic and took a pic thread! Part 2

Wibbs

That's a beauty! :eek: I think they're still a very stylish looking car especially in the coupe version. So tiny though. Fantastic access to the oily bits as well.

My dad had one of them before I came along and for a while after. As a baby I was stuffed into a Moses basket behind the passenger seat. Safety be damned. He loved that car, but it had to go and he couldn't give it away back then and it was a Triumph works car. Bigger engine, twin carbs, disk brakes, mount on the dash for stopwatches, beefed up suspension too. Almost certainly turned into manhole covers now. Be worth few bob today.

Wishbone Ash

Are the wipers fitted back to front or were they all fitted the same way regardless of RHD or LHD?

Chiparus

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

Are the wipers fitted back to front or were they all fitted the same way regardless of RHD or LHD?

Google images of the herald and LHD versions have the wipers reversed .

macplaxton

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

Are the wipers fitted back to front

A lot of RHD cars had wipers fitted that way in ye olden days.

SmartinMartin

An actual1979 Abu Dhabi Police car. Bit different than the Garda Renault 4s!

Dades

Very cool!

Kenny Logins

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

The exhausts on all those 6 series were awful. They look like they were an afterthought and their central position looks tacky.

They don't look like that yoke.

...and they're slightly off-centre to the right to pass between the spare wheel well (on the left) and fuel tank.

SmartinMartin

Melbourne:

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gammygils

1985 Merc 280SL (I think) spotted in Tuam tonight in the dark

MrCostington

gammygils wrote: »

1985 Merc 280SL (I think) spotted in Tuam tonight in the dark

That's a W123 Coupe so a 280CE (assuming it's a 280!) - the C is for coupe and the E means fuel injection

unkel

MrCostington wrote: »

That's a W123 Coupe so a 280CE (assuming it's a 280!)

Reg says it is a 280CE!

No tax though and hasn't had an NCT in a decade. Lovely car all the same.

MrCostington

unkel wrote: »

Reg says it is a 280CE!

No tax though and hasn't had an NCT in a decade. Lovely car all the same.

How are you finding the tax details, I know of the NCTS site and Carrtell etc but just see the rates on motortax.ie?

unkel

carsireland.ie

Click to advertise a car, enter the reg, and the site will reliably tell you until when the tax and NCT are valid as well as a load of other info about options, number of owners etc. (a lot of this other info is not very reliable though)

Duke O Smiley

Ringsend

MrCostington

Duke O Smiley wrote: »

Ringsend

Am pretty sure this car parks in my office (East Wall Rd) the odd time - driver looks like I remember - I did think to take a pic but he generally parks near the security hut so felt odd taking a pic. He did park beside me once, I hung around for a few seconds but he was not getting out. Hate bothering people

Dades

Duke O Smiley wrote: »

Ringsend

Great shot - like something you'd see in a classic car mag.

sligojoek

Duke O Smiley wrote: »

Ringsend

Back in 77, 78 , 79 I took a leather walloping from a christian brother because I was late back to school after looking at a brand new one of them at lunchtime.

Wishbone Ash

A couple of Citroens. The first in Portmarnock yesterday evening and the second in Skerries this morning.

IrishPlayer

Arran Quay, Dublin

Duke O Smiley

That Visa is an excellent spot. It was on DoneDeal recently in the midlands for near enough €10k. I wonder if it has been sold to Dublin

Max Headroom

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

A couple of Citroens. The first in Portmarnock yesterday evening and the second in Skerries this morning.

You been chased by Claude Greengrass...........:p

Esel

sligojoek wrote: »

Back in 77, 78 , 79 I took a leather walloping from a christian brother because I was late back to school after looking at a brand new one of them at lunchtime.

Glutton for punishment?

Max Headroom

sligojoek wrote: »

Back in 77, 78 , 79 I took a leather walloping from a christian brother because I was late back to school after looking at a brand new one of them at lunchtime.

Thought you would have learned after 77............:P
Youd pay good money for that sort of carry-on thesedays.....:D

Tommyboy40

sligojoek wrote: »

Back in 77, 78 , 79 I took a leather walloping from a christian brother because I was late back to school after looking at a brand new one of them at lunchtime.

We had a brother who kept his up his sleeve, called it Rebecca

Max Headroom

Tommyboy40 wrote: »

We had a brother who kept his up his sleeve, called it Rebecca

Dirty boy....I call mine Pamela.....she's very "hands on"........:D.

BTW..didnt see ANY classics out today..:o

Duke O Smiley

Coolock

woejus

Looked brand new, looked like a total rebuild.

Donegal Overlanding

I didn't take this today so hopefully I'm not derailing the thread. I did take it a few months back in Donegal though and I obviously had to park next to it in my 1996 Disco.

By the way what year does a vehicle have to be to be considered a classic?

Duke O Smiley

Nice Beetle

Is suppose 30 years old is the technical answer to your question, but you can insure 15 year old cars as classics these days! Its really subjective

Donegal Overlanding

Duke O Smiley wrote: »

Nice Beetle

Is suppose 30 years old is the technical answer to your question, but you can insure 15 year old cars as classics these days! Its really subjective

I was going to slip in a photo of my bus and pretend it was "spotted" but its only 1991 so maybe I best wait 3 more years.