Today I saw a classic and took a pic thread!

Hermy

junkyard wrote: »

Some interesting ones from the Retromobile at the weekend.

For anyone that's interested this truck is a Pacific M26 Dragon Wagon. They were used by the U.S. military in WWII as tank transporters and after the war a number of them were acquired by Wynn's Heavy Haulage. Minus their thirsty petrol engines and armour plating they were the prime movers for Wynns until the mid 60's when the Scammell Contractor became the truck of choice for heavy haulage.

unkel

Hermy wrote: »

An Aston Martin Lagonda today in Ely Place.
A 1990 model according to Cartell.

Amazing! I don't think I've seen one on the road in the last 20 years

Hermy

unkel wrote: »

Amazing! I don't think I've seen one on the road in the last 20 years

Definitely my first ever sighting of one.
Only 645 manufactured according to Wikipedia.
Bigger pic here if ye like.

2cv

Hermy wrote: »

Definitely my first ever sighting of one.
Only 645 manufactured according to Wikipedia.
Bigger pic here if ye like.

I used to live in Luton in England (bit of a dodgy area) and there was one of these parked around the corner.. Didn't look like it was on the road at the time..

MercMad

There were two of those Lagondas at the Mosney show last year, or maybe it was Trim.

Certainly an investment if you want to be different !

2cv

MercMad wrote: »

There were two of those Lagondas at the Mosney show last year, or maybe it was Trim.

Certainly an investment if you want to be different !

You'll have to buy an engineer and a mechanic to go with it though... I heard they were very very troublesome from the start...

Dades

Strolled past this in Monkstown this morning after dropping my own baby in for a checkup.

2cv

Dades wrote: »

Strolled past this in Monkstown this morning after dropping my own baby in for a checkup.

Mmm and a vintage starlet too :-)

Would the be Monkstown in Cork?

Kevin_Herron

Did you notice the fancy Ford door locks?

Wishbone Ash

Not a very revealing picture but a pre '87 Laois registered Mercedes recovery truck spotted northbound on the R132 this morning.

It's quite rare to see pre '87 trucks in everyday use. Can anyone put a year on it?

jozi

Seen this on merrion road:



Been meaning to take a pic of this for all you Volkswagen lovers, will get a front pic next time:

Out of interest, what year is it? It's been parked there for as long as i can remember, don't think it has been moved recently.

Dades

2cv wrote: »

Would the be Monkstown in Cork?

Nope - the Dublin (default) one!

@ jozi - smashing +2 ! Good pics.

carchaeologist

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

Not a very revealing picture but a pre '87 Laois registered Mercedes recovery truck spotted northbound on the R132 this morning.
It's quite rare to see pre '87 trucks in everyday use. Can anyone put a year on it?

Around 1983ish,maybe 84,certainly a rarity!



That passat is unusal these days too,its a november 85,YIC 994 was the last issued in carlow before the changeover in 87,incidentally theres a similar one in tralee 727ZX iirc.

chiefwiggum

unkel wrote: »

Amazing! I don't think I've seen one on the road in the last 20 years

there used to be one for sale ina garage in my village..a horrilbe pissy green type of colour

Redrocket

chiefwiggum wrote: »

there used to be one for sale ina garage in my village..a horrilbe pissy green type of colour

there's that color again......... i still cant imagine it.. i even tried google images :P

carchaeologist

Redrocket wrote: »

there's that color again......... i still cant imagine it.. i even tried google images :P

Rofl!!:D
Is it something like this...?

Whosbetter?

carchaeologist wrote: »

Around 1983ish,maybe 84,certainly a rarity!



That passat is unusal these days too,its a november 85,YIC 994 was the last issued in carlow before the changeover in 87,incidentally theres a similar one in tralee 727ZX iirc.

Brings back memories.
Old Whosbetter? bought YIC 164 new in 1986.
Fiat Foirino van.
Passed my test in it!
Must see if it's on cartell.
Was pretty ropey when we we're finished with it though..

2cv

carchaeologist wrote: »

Rofl!!:D
Is it something like this...?

Lads, just to end any confusion on this matter... This is piss green :-)

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_o3TklBOxC5Y/SFTW4FCLrQI/AAAAAAAAABc/XszGKNmQlH8/s320/OpelAsconaside.jpg

FearDark

Took these pics half an hour ago, possibly could be classed as stalking!! Long time lurker in here, first post.


Love the duck tape holding the roof together


This ould lad owns it...

It drives!!

aaaaaaand over to you carchaeologist year?

L-M

Recent import too, I'm guessing!! Haha, your photos don't do it any favours anyway FearDark:P

carchaeologist

FearDark wrote: »

aaaaaaand over to you carchaeologist year?

Cant give you a year,except that its over 30 years old and its a Carlow registration.ZVs arent year specific.

carchaeologist

2cv wrote: »

Lads, just to end any confusion on this matter... This is piss green :-)

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_o3TklBOxC5Y/SFTW4FCLrQI/AAAAAAAAABc/XszGKNmQlH8/s320/OpelAsconaside.jpg

I was right!!


:D:p

Max_Damage

carchaeologist wrote: »

I was right!!


:D:p

Wasn't their a guy who used to frequent here who had a 'piss green' Cavalier?

Justjens

Max_Damage wrote: »

Wasn't their a guy who used to frequent here who had a 'piss green' Cavalier?

I hope he's not the sensitive type .

FearDark

Limerick man, you ungrateful dyeing diseased dog
Anyway, thats clearly baby-shite green!

L-M

FearDark wrote: »

Limerick man, you ungrateful dyeing diseased dog

Sorry, i've set my standards high of late since I invested a few bob in a camera rather that BOI haha:P

2cv

Max_Damage wrote: »

Wasn't their a guy who used to frequent here who had a 'piss green' Cavalier?

Well it was my first car :pac:

2cv

carchaeologist wrote: »

Cant give you a year,except that its over 30 years old and its a Carlow registration.ZVs arent year specific.

Difficult to tell, the only give away is the badges on the back. That type badge was replaced in 1982 with black metal ones. Other than that there's very little giving away the car's age. Well it's clearly a pre-79 :D (ZV and all..)

Camarague

That grille was only on post-'76 Dyanes.


So it must be between 1976 and February 1979.

Lauder

Spotted this babe on the Clontarf ROAD