Today I saw a classic and took a pic thread!

peasant

Bitten & Hisses wrote: »

Now for sale:

Not just a pretty face, she's apparently running a red top.

That brings back memories.
Young peasant was driven around in one of these, squeaky yellow, but only a humble 1.2 (or 1.3?). It hauled the whole peasantry (and a folding caravan) to the North Cape and back.
But I also distinctly remember my mother (who drove it daily) complaining bitterly about its non existent road holding if the road was anyway moist. To get it moving at all in the winter, dad had to pack a big lump of scrap iron and two bags of cement into the back and it would still fishtail all over the place.

Hate to think what this would be like to drive with a real engine like the fitted red top

carchaeologist

peasant wrote: »

But I also distinctly remember my mother (who drove it daily) complaining bitterly about its non existent road holding if the road was anyway moist. To get it moving at all in the winter, dad had to pack a big lump of scrap iron and two bags of cement into the back and it would still fishtail all over the place.

Ha,i left a friends house in my Chevette one day turned right to drive down the estate,put it into second as i did and gave it beans,ended up against the kerb,couldnt catch the slide.:D Cant beat ol RWD for nervy moments like that!

Max_Damage

Spotted these two earlier near DIT on Kevin Street:

ep71

spotted these 2 in newport co. mayo and again the following day at the enniscoe show in crossmolina

carchaeologist

Im liking the retro shopfronts!

kasper

i like the metal in front of them and im not talking about the cylinders of gas

Max_Damage

What country is the green one's plate from?

ep71

it had an irish tax disc on it, mystery to me though

Max_Damage

ep71 wrote: »

it had an irish tax disc on it, mystery to me though

After doing a bit of investigating, it turns out that it's a Guernsey plate.

http://www.worldlicenseplates.com/world/AT_GUER.html

mb1725

Wonder if the 'K' on the shop sign is meant to be back to front?

manta356

Max_Damage wrote: »

After doing a bit of investigating, it turns out that it's a Guernsey plate.

http://www.worldlicenseplates.com/world/AT_GUER.html

I would agree on the Guernsey plate,but what was the Irish Tax Disc off I wonder :rolleyes:

hi5

There was a time when you could tax UK regs in Ireland,I think?

macplaxton

Aye, Guernsey plates are just number Jersey ones have a "J".

Esel

Am I right in thinking that the Jersey Isles are considered outside the EU for importation purposes - i.e. duty and VAT will be charged?

macplaxton

esel wrote: »

Am I right in thinking that the Jersey Isles are considered outside the EU for importation purposes - i.e. duty and VAT will be charged?

Yes, comes under EU "Special Territories"

"The EU 'Special Territories' are The Aland Islands (Finland), The Canary Islands (Spain), The Channel Islands (UK), The French Overseas Departments of Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique and Reunion and Mount Athos also known as Agion Poros (Greece)"

carchaeologist

I didnt see this myself,but its a pretty unique Granada. It's an armoured car specially built for Freddie Heineken after he and his chauffeur Ab Doderer were kidnapped in 1983 and released on a ransom of 35 million Dutch guilders (about 16 million Euro). Freddie Heineken was the president of the Heineken brewery. The car is 30 cm longer,bombproof with windows about 4 cm thick.

manta mad

big lump of a ford !!!!!!!! :rolleyes:

bet thats thirsty !

studiorat

manta mad wrote: »

big lump of a ford !!!!!!!! :rolleyes:

bet thats thirsty !

Runs on Beer, Probably.

[/gets coat]

carchaeologist

studiorat wrote: »

Runs on Beer, Probably.

[/gets coat]

Not Carlsberg though! Lol!

COB MGV8

Think this one's in daily use with the original owner

kasper

some one posted on this site lately looking for a r4 head lamp and grille wonder is it the same person ?

DaveCol

Austin 1300GT that my Dad was given. I posted this up before when he got it after it was stored in a garage for about 25 years. He has it up and running and had it out driving last week having done a fair bit of work on it. Bodywork is in quite good shape

okistag

DaveCol wrote: »

Austin 1300GT that my Dad was given. I posted this up before when he got it after it was stored in a garage for about 25 years. He has it up and running and had it out driving last week having done a fair bit of work on it. Bodywork is in quite good shape

nice looking GT, my brother used to have one way back I maybe wrong think it was around 78 / 79 it was red / orange in colour.

peasant

carchaeologist wrote: »

...Granada. It's an armoured car specially built for Freddie Heineken

This fella obviously wasn't short of a few bob ...why pick a Granada?

Kevin_Herron

peasant wrote: »

This fella obviously wasn't short of a few bob ...why pick a Granada?

Pfft, clearly you have never owned a Granada.
The Cadillac of automobiles

PaulK_CCI

Freddie Heineken had quite close ties with the Dutch royal family, and they have a long history with Fords as official state cars. So perhaps that would have explained his choice of a Granada armoured car.

Queen Beatrix drove several armoured, specially modified Ford Granada's/Scorpio's through the eighties and nineties. Even the then younger crown prince drove (and crashed ;-)) Ford Escort XRi's and Siera's in his younger college years. The last 10 years a switch was made to Volvo's.

I guess it fits the element of showing restraint and understatement that the Dutch royal family wants to show, rather than flaunting it in driving posh Rolls Royces and Bentley's or Maybachs...

carchaeologist

Is that Heineken granada still in use,i see its on its second set of plates in the pic.

jos28

COB MGV8 wrote: »

Think this one's in daily use with the original owner

Did you spot this one in Nolans carpark in Clontarf by any chance? I saw it there last week but did not have a phone or camera with me at the time.

COB MGV8

jos28 wrote: »

Did you spot this one in Nolans carpark in Clontarf by any chance? I saw it there last week but did not have a phone or camera with me at the time.

Yes, that's the one - its there most saturdays

PaulK_CCI

carchaeologist wrote: »

Is that Heineken granada still in use,i see its on its second set of plates in the pic.

Correct the tiny "1" in the number plate, would mean the registration document might have been lost at some stage and a new Vehicle certificate issued at some stage ...

Car was first registered in 85, and last re-registered in someone elses name in march 2009, MOT ran out in july 2009, and with the computerised checking of MOT's in Holland, you can be pretty sure she's not currently on the road. Possible in private storage or a museum.

The car is a whopping 2,390 kg !!!!