County Council Cars 1980s

tonyheaney

Guys I'm looking for old pics of 18s cars and one, in particular, I am really looking for is the County Council Cars 1980s exactly like the one on the left of this pic, (taken in limerick) anyone know where I can find such o photo of this car?

hi5

Simca 1100 van, also badged Dodge and Talbot,completely forgotten about them. Has even one survived in Ireland?

Arthur Daley

Man those simcas would rust in front of your eyes

unkel

My father bought one brand new in 1974 (not a van). Rust brown metallic, lovely 70s colour

Was a good car, never any trouble with it. Didn't rust at all. It was rustproofed, did only 5k miles per year, was garaged and my father sold it in 1978. That helps too

pmg007

This is where they all went..

Type 17

pmg007 wrote: »

This is where they all went..

Wow, and I thought Irish-assembled Corolla KE20's were bad for rust...

tonyheaney

pmg007 wrote: »

This is where they all went..

RIP

Carson10

pmg007 wrote: »

This is where they all went..

Were those pictures taken years ago or recently? see a car in the background (Primera) that I cannot find parts for.

Thanks.

pmg007

Pics taken years ago. Ballingarry co.Limerick.

tonyheaney

pmg007 wrote: »

Pics taken years ago. Ballingarry co.Limerick.

what make is the rusting red car? year know? type?

quadrifoglio verde

tonyheaney wrote: »

RIP

Rust in peace yeah?

Blue850

tonyheaney wrote: »

what make is the rusting red car? year know? type?

Since 1100

tonyheaney

quadrifoglio verde wrote: »

Rust in peace yeah?

Yep

Silvera

From the ad above - "Porsche-licensed gearbox" ?!

unkel

Yep. The synchromesh was supplied by Porsche.

Type 17

Pity they didn't licence rust protection methods from anyone (although, in the 70's, their choice of successful rust-beating manufacturers would have been sparse)

unkel

Porsche fully galvanised cars in the 70s

Type 17

unkel wrote: »

Porsche fully galvanised cars in the 70s

Yes, Porsche knew their stuff, but few others (even other premium German brands, such as Mercedes) were doing it - today, I see monocoque classics in two definitive eras - BG & AG (Before Galvanisation and After Galvanisation).

In the early 2000's, I moved from Mk1 Golfs to an Audi 80 Avant because (at my student/just married) budget, a car that didn't rust, but was familiar to my VAG-experienced hands, was the only way to go.

Notice how all of the other (galvanised) cars in the background of pmg007's photos are not rusted (although worn out in other ways).

unkel

Type 17 wrote: »

In the early 2000's, I moved from Mk1 Golfs to an Audi 80 Avant because (at my student/just married) budget, a car that didn't rust, but was familiar to my VAG-experienced hands, was the only way to go.

Funny you mention the Audi 80. My father bought a brand new one in '87 and that was his first car he didn't rust proof. They came with something like a 12 year warranty against structural rust, and I clearly remember that was pretty impressive at the time (big mention of it in ads and in the brochures)

Type 17

I bought my '93 80 in the UK in 2003 with no rust, and sold it in 2012 (still no rust) - it's back in the UK now, and still on the road as of a few months ago...

Xenophile

tonyheaney wrote: »

Guys I'm looking for old pics of 18s cars and one, in particular, I am really looking for is the County Council Cars 1980s exactly like the one on the left of this pic, (taken in limerick) anyone know where I can find such o photo of this car?

What city or town was the photo taken in ?

tonyheaney

Xenophile wrote: »

What city or town was the photo taken in ?

Limerick City Patrick Street

porsche boy

Carson10 wrote:

Were those pictures taken years ago or recently? see a car in the background (Primera) that I cannot find parts for.

Can't see a 'Mera in that pic. There's a Sunny. Anyway what parts are you looking for and which primera?
I have some bits for a p10

clogher71

porsche boy wrote: »

Can't see a 'Mera in that pic. There's a Sunny. Anyway what parts are you looking for and which primera?
I have some bits for a p10

First pic, nearly sure that is the r/h front corner of a maroon P10.....had an 'SLX' in that colour, wish I stuck it in a shed, would love have it now or wanted an SRi version back then also....

Arthur Daley

There is no way there is a primera in that pic for me. The pic I'd say is no later than 1982, and at least 79 with the starlet there. There is a beige datsun violet in there though? Predecessor of the primera in a way.

tonyheaney

Can anyone name the type, brand, make and model of this beauty?

Blue850

tonyheaney wrote: »

Can anyone name the type, brand, make and model of this beauty?

Ambulance is a Mk1 Ford Transit, probably a V6 petrol.
I think the blue car could be a Hillman Avenger

tonyheaney

Blue850 wrote: »

Ambulance is a Mk1 Ford Transit, probably a V6 petrol.
I think the blue car could be a Hillman Avenger

what year do you think it may be?

red sean

tonyheaney wrote: »

what year do you think it may be?

79 ish I'd say.

clogher71

Arthur Daley wrote: »

There is no way there is a primera in that pic for me. The pic I'd say is no later than 1982, and at least 79 with the starlet there. There is a beige datsun violet in there though? Predecessor of the primera in a way.

I think you are at the wrong pic :-) the pic he is referring to is a couple of posts down of cars in a field/scrap yard mainly of a rusty red simca car, not the original post picture....

DakarVert

Blue850 wrote: »

Ambulance is a Mk1 Ford Transit, probably a V6 petrol.
I think the blue car could be a Hillman Avenger

Wern't all the Mk1 Bullnose Diesel?