Today I saw a classic and took a pic thread!

mike65

Another bloody stickie! If you spot a classic and take a shot please put it here rather than start a fresh thread.

I'll start, I spotted this Lotus Elan parked in Catherine Street here in Waterford. Had'nt seen it before. Today I also saw 2 Silver Clouds, and 2 Jenson Interceptors but they were moving and so was I



Mike.

MacGyver

spotted this shelby on the dunmore road in waterford a while back but havent seen it since it was in perfect condition and looked fantastic


Sorry Pics is off my motorola v80 camera phone

mike65

Is this a Humber?



Took this today in Killeagh east Cork.

Mike.

Rippy

No, Looks like a Wolsley to me. Check out the grill. That little badge lights up with the headlights.

Alfasudcrazy

Thats a Wolsley 16/60 - my favourite is the Wolsley 6/110 which I was seriously considering buying before I went for the Daimler.

The 6/110 is extremely rare - whereas the 16/60 is quite common as a classic (in Uk at least)

See related thread;
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=231322

greglo23

another version of this was the MG Magnette. i used to work on one of these in the early seventies. beautiful car !!!!

Gatster

Didn't see it today, but my friend is restoring this...

Funxy

MacGyver wrote:

spotted this shelby on the dunmore road in waterford a while back but havent seen it since it was in perfect condition and looked fantastic

Saw that myself, its been in the same place now for the past week, very nice :cool:

franksm

Saw this in Lucan a few days ago... had to pull over to take a pic, it's a gorgeous car

mike65

Mike.

greglo23

unfortunately i couldnt get shots but i saw a Mk 1 Cortina GT and a Mk 2 Cortina
TwinCam near Cashel yesterday. they were mint, original irish cars too !!!

Jason_G_KE30

Just on my way up the sliproad for Blanchardstown this morming off the notorious M50, and I spotted a lovely 76 D reg KE30 corolla coupe. A big ugly VW Toureag blocked my view before I could reach for the camera Has anyone seen this machine about before?

franksm

Jason, was it metallic green ? There's one such car in the Clonsilla area.

(to digress: have also seen a *huge* 70's American sedan out this direction. Don't know what it is - dark green in colour. At the same house there's usually a big, blue Ford pickup - American again. Amazing stuff)

Jason_G_KE30

John, it was actually a red car, but it's making me glad that you know of another one in Clonsilla also. I had to double - check what it was, thought at first it was a Datsun

Dades

Okay so maybe not a classic yet - but the Maserati Quattroporte I followed home yesterday might be one day!
(Not wise I know taking a picture while driving up the rear of a €150K + car :eek:)

ds20prefecture

The Atheist wrote:

Okay so maybe not a classic yet - but the Maserati Quattroporte I followed home yesterday might be one day! [/IMG]

I think that Bono's. I imagine he was drooling in his rear-view mirror

Love the spots on the wheel, Atheist.

Dades

ds20prefecture wrote:

I think that Bono's. I imagine he was drooling in his rear-view mirror

He turned into a filling station after I tailed him for a bit - possibly to get away from the tailgating nutter with 33yr old brakes!

And oh yeah I love steering wheels with rivits!

landser

The Atheist wrote:

Okay so maybe not a classic yet - but the Maserati Quattroporte I followed home yesterday might be one day!
(Not wise I know taking a picture while driving up the rear of a €150K + car :eek:)

i know of the guy who owns this... a senior counsel to the glitterati

69 mustang

Here's some classics from the king of Monaco's collection.
The 1950 wine soft top is a Cisitalia.
That seems to be where Nissan knocked off the over priced 90/91 {micra}Figaro.The green Renault Coupe is my fave.That was Princess Grace's.

Dades

69 mustang wrote:

Here's some classics from the king of Monaco's collection.
The 1950 wine soft top is a Cisitalia.
That seems to be where Nissan knocked off the over priced 90/91 {micra}Figaro.The green Renault Coupe is my fave.That was Princess Grace's.

By the looks of them I wouldn't think he drives 'em too much.

At least it looks like he has a garage.

69 mustang

No thats what happens when you've got too much money.

ds20prefecture

Crappy pictures of a Porsche 356 cabriolet. Nice car.

PaulK_CCI

I think I know that car.

If it was rhd with an original Irish reg as opposed to a zv plate, it's a unique original and still ONE (!!!) family owned Porsche 356 Convertible in very good, nicely patinated condition. Seen it around at the Porsche specialist servicing the car.

Silvera

The 356 seems to have a 'GB' sticker/chrome letters on the rear bumper ?

junkyard

Some photos of classics;

dubtom

Well this would have been a classic someday, unfortunatly the elements got to it first. This Mk5 has been sitting outside a junkyard on the Swords Road for, well I lived in Swords 6 years ago and it was there then. Back then of course it looked a lot better,it always surprised me that no ever bought it when it was good..ish.
http://img195.imageshack.us/img195/9653/img40409cf.jpg

Abelloid

Ok, I spotted this a couple of months ago, not today but it's so good I had to share it

Dades

Okay so who

(a) won the lottery and
(b) is suffering a mid-life crisis?

http://www.zebra.ie/spider/17-11-05_1420.jpg

(Spotted beside O'Connoll Bridge yesterday).

Abelloid

Probably one of these;
http://www.starcarhire.co.uk/

dubtom

Actually the General lee's are not that expensive. Found a site a while ago that makes them, http://www.hlpag.com/forsale.htm.

MercMad

Saw a lovely ice blue Mustang notchback in Malahide on Saturday, fresh paint, looked great. Aslo just ahead of it a red 1990 Lotus Esprit, original Irish car, I know it of old but havent seen it in years !

No photos as I was driving !

mustang68

Wooo!

That was me blowing out some cobwebs on the Mustang, you wouldn't want to be doing anything you shouldn't in Dublin.

MercMad

Hey cool !!

Nice car !!

I passed you outside Gibneys.............I was in the white Pagoda Merc with the top down !!

mustang68

Oh Yea,

Thats a sweet looking car, it kept us talking for a while, very good condition.

MercMad

Oh Yea,

Thats a sweet looking car, it kept us talking for a while, very good condition

..............thats because you were over 10 feet away !!

Abelloid

Stag in Mahon -



(must get a decent camera phone :rolleyes: )

adam01

Triumph Stag 1973 M2-Roscommon

LETS SEE MORE STAGS

ds20prefecture

Jesus - that's a minter! Is that yours Adam? If so, well done - they're not easy to keep that good!

adam01

Yes this is mine. thanks for your nice comments.............adam

G Luxel

With reference to the lotus Elan picture and what looks like a reg 70 XIE?
is that an original Irish Number?
The yellow plate doesnt make it look authentic
It would look better with silver and black plates, period plates of course

G Luxel

Stag in Mahon -

quite a few stags in the cork area, one a yellow one and a green one too as well as one in a midleton garage last year with a J plate from 70 uk.
There used to be a white one with the hardtop in the fermoy area in the early 80s

Abelloid

Need to be quicker with my camera- just passed a sweet black '74 Merc 450 SL and a yellow MkI Granada, ZF reg:)

adam01

franksm wrote:

Jason, was it metallic green ? There's one such car in the Clonsilla area.

(to digress: have also seen a *huge* 70's American sedan out this direction. Don't know what it is - dark green in colour. At the same house there's usually a big, blue Ford pickup - American again. Amazing stuff)

you have succeeded electrophotomicrographically ' are you changing that your self?? nice one~thats going to be a long session.Learning the hard way makes the lessons more valuable. Keep the good work up.
PS: i might be passing your way nextweek, as taking the Stag to your man. as to change the hub at the rear. hope to meet up with ya.....ads

junkyard

Both of those are living in Cobh Justin, the Merc is an American spec. one and I passed it earlier coming into Cobh and the yellow Ford Consul lives in Ballymore and is used most day's.

Abelloid

Ford Consul Didn't get a good look it just drove past me while I was looking down at your DS:)

BigCon

Ok, so it wasn't today, it was last April in the States.
An early 80's Corvette pulled up beside me and I video'ed it with my phone.
You can hear the deep rumble of the engine as it takes off (and me trying to catch up with it):D

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Grimlock

There's a 68 Dodge Charger in Donnybrook/Ballbridge area.
It's black, (or very dark green).

Was cycling by it and had to go back to pick my jaw off the ground.
Never thought to take a picture.

And speaking of chargers, I think that general lee pictured earlier was part of the Dukes Of Hazzard Promotion if I'm not mistaken.

Edited due to lysdexia

ds20prefecture

Yesterday evening, on the way home, a green Triumph 2600 estate and a late 70s/early 80s with what appeared to be hydraulic suspension - was this the same system as Citroëns? Both were lovely. Pics this evening.

MercMad

There's a 68 Dodge Charger in Donnybrook/Ballbridge area.
It's black, (or very dark green).

...........believe it or not there is at least 3 of them in Dublin, a black R/T, a very dark green 440 and another which I've heard about but not seen !

gs39t

...........believe it or not there is at least 3 of them in Dublin, a black R/T, a very dark green 440 and another which I've heard about but not seen !

Well i know of 4

ds20prefecture

ds20prefecture wrote:

Yesterday evening, on the way home, a green Triumph 2600 estate and a late 70s/early 80s with what appeared to be hydraulic suspension - was this the same system as Citroëns? Both were lovely. Pics this evening.

Sorry - I meant a 70s/80s Mercedes with what appeared to be hydraulic suspension. Sorry about the quality of the pics - the car had an Irish reg. The pics of the Triumph didn't come out at all. Crappy camera phone :mad: