Today I saw a classic and took a pic thread!

carchaeologist

esel wrote: »

Can't see any jack in that photo?

lol!!:p Sorry heres one..

junkyard

WHAT? Somebodys stealing a car!!!!!:eek:..................:pac:

okistag

esel wrote: »

Can't see any jack in that photo?

well if you look at the front grill, right side you do see a reflection of that jack:D and if you look close enough you will see me in the picture but where

okistag

okistag wrote: »

A very good friend of mine is selling this beauty, she is a Rover P5 Coupe 3.5 V8 and is as good as the pictures suggest. Private pm me if you want contact details. He was over at my house and gave her a clean up.
I dont have one of engine bay, but as good as the rest of the car.

AND HERE IS A FULL SIDE WITH ALL DOORS OPEN

Hermy

carchaeologist wrote: »

That is a gorgeous car jack.

Indeed it is! Abso-feckin-lutely gorgeous!
One of the nicest pics on this thread I've come across.

L-M

Hermy wrote: »

Indeed it is! Abso-feckin-lutely gorgeous!
One of the nicest pics on this thread I've come across.

+1

Fantastic looking car, won't hang around long. Any idea on price?

tc20

I saw Jay28's 260Z on saturday, near the Beehive on the N11, passing me in the opposite direction

That car looks mean, almost like a stealth car :cool:

milod

This VW is for sale, located in Tyrconnel Park, Dublin 8.

It's a bit rusty though - would need a brave restorer....

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walter sobchak

milod wrote: »

This VW is for sale, located in Tyrconnel Park, Dublin 8.

It's a bit rusty though - would need a brave restorer....

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Given the colour, it would need a brave driver too - Stephen Ireland maybe :pac:

milod

walter sobchak wrote: »

Given the colour, it would need a brave driver too - Stephen Ireland maybe :pac:

deffo the ideal motor for a chap who's overfond of the hairdresser's, and drops his shorts too easily...

carchaeologist

milod wrote: »

This VW is for sale, located in Tyrconnel Park, Dublin 8.

It's a bit rusty though - would need a brave restorer....

What type/make of wheels are they?

dutchcat

think they are an EMPI copy,you lookin for some for your beetle?

carchaeologist

dutchcat wrote: »

think they are an EMPI copy,you lookin for some for your beetle?

No,well not at the moment,i was just wondering what they were,as the wheels on this bangered granada are very similar.

L1011

milod wrote: »

deffo the ideal motor for a chap who's overfond of the hairdresser's, and drops his shorts too easily...

If you're implying a gay man there, there's none in this country with a style vacuum large enough to drive a matt hot pink VW...

okistag

On my way home last night or could of Monday, I saw this E Type on the M50
sORRY CAMERA ON PHONE ANT THAT GREAT.
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Hermy

Ye were only discussing 2002's in another thread when one appears in South William Street. Sorry about the poor pic - I was rushing.

okistag

One of our members arrived in this lovely Beetle

Kevin_Herron

Nice car that E-Type.

Love the Webasto sunroof. Hate the white wall tyres!

Abelloid

carchaeologist wrote: »

What type/make of wheels are they?

I think they were called interceptors, 14" chromed steels.

They were available for the beetle too but you don't see them very often.

bugsntinas

okistag wrote: »

One of our members arrived in this lovely Beetle

lurv the bug:eek:

Hermy

I've not seen one of these before - a 1979 Lancia Gamma according to Cartell - pictured in Dorset Street this evening.

junkyard

Hermy wrote: »

I've not seen one of these before - a 1979 Lancia Gamma according to Cartell - pictured in Dorset Street this evening.

More like an Isopon Gamma, more filler and fibreglass than metal, I remember one of them near me before and you could see the rust outline of the car on the ground after it left, it's where the expression "Rust bucket" came from.:pac:

245

Only a true enthusiast would seek one out though - the owner knows what he wants I reckon. I always liked Lancias of that era (probably because I didn't own one!)

Hermy

Strange looking car - the front is typical Alfa, Fiat, Lancia but the rear is very angular in a very un-Italian way - more like something from the far east or Oz me thinks.

245

The Fiat 130 was quite angular as were various Alfas (like the Alfetta) - but I know what you mean - its got a slightly Proton thing going on at the back (probably means that the Koreans were late to that particular '70s party)

nmacc

That Gamma is a coupé and a bit rarer than the normal ......

Actually I can't remember the correct term for the regular model; it looks like a hatchback, but it has a boot with a clever double hinge that allows it to open up to such a level that you can get stuff into the boot without smacking your head on the lid every time.

They were a very nice car to drive and had the usual Lancia refinement (no, not the red powdery stuff) of a dash-mounted oil level gauge that worked on a little pump. Press the button and it sniffed up a little oil from the sump. How much it sniffed depended on the oil level.

Another interesting feature was an enormous number of relays. There were lots of electrical goodies including town and country settings for the air horns, but almost everything was relay-driven. It had the most elaborate wiring diagram I've ever seen of any car from the 70's.

Now there's a clever idea for an Italian car:D

junkyard

I remember being in Bray co. Wicklow many years ago and seeing a few Fiat 130s parked around a hotel there, don't remember the name i'm afraid, does anybody remember them? Also in Dunlaoire there were a couple of Rolls Royce Silver Clouds parked on the side of a street there, looked abandoned, does anyone remember these?

Lauder

I assume this would be quite rare: an Original Irish Citroen DS

Reg was something like 3xx USI (A Dublin Car so), apologies for the poor photo.

jozi

Pink convertible beetle earlier in town

Hermy

245 wrote: »

The Fiat 130 was quite angular as were various Alfas (like the Alfetta) - but I know what you mean - its got a slightly Proton thing going on at the back (probably means that the Koreans were late to that particular '70s party)

The Proton was exactly what I had in mind or the Mitsubishi it copied, or even that two door Subaru with the same lines.