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

Dades

A couple of recent ones.

Kadett up in Carrickmines.



Regular Jag in Sandyford. Nice car, awful reg plate.

Silvera

That reg plate on the Jag isnt 'road legal' (It's a 'show' plate).

Nice Astra (Kadett) GTE...always liked them since first seeing them at my local Opel dealer in the 80's

Dades

Silvera wrote: »

That reg plate on the Jag isnt 'road legal' (It's a 'show' plate).

It's always on it. It's LHD so it might be a US import, so I'm thinking maybe the owner keeps it as a nod to where he found it.

Big Nasty

Dades wrote: »

It's always on it. It's LHD so it might be a US import, so I'm thinking maybe the owner keeps it as a nod to where he found it.

Definitely a US import with the running lights on the sides.

CharlieCroker

Silvera wrote: »

That reg plate on the Jag isnt 'road legal' (It's a 'show' plate).

It is actually. Specific number plate legislation only came into force on 1/1/91. Anything registered before then is open season.

Red Kev

The Jag is a US import, was for sale maybe 8-10 years ago. I had a look at it, but seller was asking too much. Never met the seller, but it was parked up near Bird Ave for a long time.

Always liked the Kadett D / Astra, it was the nicest of the lot IMO. None of them left these days from what was one of the biggest selling cars of the time. Nice sound out of them too.

There's a "new" dark blue W126 (post '85) driving around Santry/Swords, I've seen it three times over the past 10 days. V8 as well.

Ferrari3600

Were plenty of Kaddetts around back in the day but wouldn't have been too many GTE's.

Red Kev

Wasn't somebody here trying to restore a Kadett D "Cead"*?

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056451308

How did he get on?

Great 80's pic here BTW...:)

hi5

Wasn't the Kadett known as a GSE.

Top Dog

hi5 wrote: »

Wasn't the Kadett known as a GSE.

GSE was the Monza wasn't it? Later Kadett's were GTE also, then GSi.

neris

spotted this parked up in coolock with a for sale sign in the window

SmartinMartin

Around Dublin today;

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macplaxton

CharlieCroker wrote: »

It is actually. Specific number plate legislation only came into force on 1/1/91. Anything registered before then is open season.

Nah, there's 1986 legislation and 1982 legislation that applied at the time. Until I re-read it, I can't say that the 1992/1999 legislation repeals the earlier stuff, but I don't think all the provisions are lifted as the 1982 regs apply to ZVs.

w124man

SmartinMartin wrote: »

Around Dublin today;

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These are THE most under rated classic ever. Ultra cool and ultra reliable and beautiful to look at to boot !! Just saying

Red Kev

w124man wrote: »

These are THE most under rated classic ever. Ultra cool and ultra reliable and beautiful to look at to boot !! Just saying

Facelift models are the biz as well, I love those wheels, very understated, but still very elegant.

Freddiestar

This has been here a while, looks in good nick, doors aren't locked and looks like kids have been in messing about with it...such a waste

SmartinMartin

Had to do a double take driving out of Charlestown shopping centre today. This thing is immaculate, I mean minty mint.

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(I was holding up traffic so couldn't get a frontal photo)

Freddiestar

How do you add pictures not as attachments??

tc20

weekend spots - Beetle near Blainroe, MB in Greystones.

w124man

The Beetle is in David Shane's place, the father of Formula Vee in Ireland

elperello

SmartinMartin wrote: »

Had to do a double take driving out of Charlestown shopping centre today. This thing is immaculate, I mean minty mint.

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(I was holding up traffic so couldn't get a frontal photo)

Love the period wheel trims.

bonzodog2

Hope he finds an offside tail-light lens soon!

SmartinMartin

A few spots in Nerja in Spain today:

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Big Nasty

Reg on that Jag English? Hardly Irish?

SmartinMartin

Big Nasty wrote: »

Reg on that Jag English? Hardly Irish?

Old English reg I'd say.

Type 17

SmartinMartin wrote: »

Old English reg I'd say.

Yes, DM = Clwyd, so Wales, rather than England.

SmartinMartin

Just checked there, British, first registered 14/5/63. Beautiful. Just f*@#ing beautiful.

red sean

Long time since I've seen a Renault 6.

w124man

Why do you have to check if its British or Irish? If there are three letters without a Z or an I then its a Brit!

MrRolex

w124man wrote: »

Why do you have to check if its British or Irish? If there are three letters without a Z or an I then its a Brit!

Or in this case Welsh.