Today I saw a classic and took a pic thread!

KingIsabella · 17-09-2010 10:57am

G Luxel wrote: »

thats a 75/76 eldorado which looks like its been given some extra fittings from an aftermarket company, the grille isnt the standard fitting. Its also got an 8.2 litre engine........

Cheers for clearing that up! Itt's been sitting there untouched for years.

Dades · 17-09-2010 12:23pm

VolvoMan wrote: »

That mightn't be a classic, but it's some prime AutoSh1te!:D

How dare you! :eek:

VolvoMan · 17-09-2010 5:35pm

Dades wrote: »

How dare you! :eek:

AutoSh1te is not always a derogatory term by the way. There's a UK motoring forum, that I'm sure a few people on here are familiar with, called auto****e.com. It appreciates older cars that are sort of in a no-man's land regarding classic status (Audi 80, Ford Sierra), or ones that are just pure sh1te altogether (FIAT Strada/Ritmo etc).

greendragon3 · 17-09-2010 5:52pm

hey hey ! thats touched a nerve , i had two fiat strada abarth 130tc's and by **** could they shift , galway to sligo in 55 mins on the old road ! no bypassess or anything , class motor .:mad::mad:

VolvoMan · 17-09-2010 9:35pm

greendragon3 wrote: »

hey hey ! thats touched a nerve , i had two fiat strada abarth 130tc's and by **** could they shift , galway to sligo in 55 mins on the old road ! no bypassess or anything , class motor .:mad::mad:

Fine, sorry. FIAT Stradas are great cars.

Max_Damage · 17-09-2010 9:46pm

VolvoMan wrote: »

Fine, sorry. FIAT Stradas are great cars.

Don't lie, they're buckets of shíte. My parent's had one years ago. EVERYTHING went wrong in it, and it fell apart with rust too.

carchaeologist · 18-09-2010 2:12am

Max_Damage wrote: »

Don't lie, they're buckets of shíte. My parent's had one years ago. EVERYTHING went wrong in it, and it fell apart with rust too.

Is there an original Ritmo left in this country? Pics?

Max_Damage · 18-09-2010 10:33am

carchaeologist wrote: »

Is there an original Ritmo left in this country? Pics?

I saw a red Mk2 Ritmo about 2 years ago in the city centre, original plates and all, looked to be in good condition too. Haven't seen it since though.

Haven't seen a Mk1 Ritmo since the late 90's.

As for it's saloon variant, the Regatta, last time I saw one was in Mullingar around 2004.

corktina · 18-09-2010 11:24am

last night I saw a Renault 4 in Charelville . No pphoto Im afraid.

greendragon3 · 18-09-2010 1:26pm

my old strada is supposed to be in roscommon now , still in perfect condition too , 87 LH 191 . if if win the lotto i might buy her back !!:):D

greendragon3 · 18-09-2010 2:00pm

this is the only photo i have of her , sorry for the poor quality , its a photo of a photo as my scanner is on its time of the month again !!!!:pac::cool::)

Max_Damage · 18-09-2010 3:33pm

greendragon3 wrote: »

my old strada is supposed to be in roscommon now , still in perfect condition too , 87 LH 191 . if if win the lotto i might buy her back !!:):D

Given it has the name 'Strada', I assume it's an import?

VolvoMan · 18-09-2010 5:04pm

Max_Damage wrote: »

Don't lie, they're buckets of shíte. My parent's had one years ago. EVERYTHING went wrong in it, and it fell apart with rust too.

[sarcasm/]

I'm surprised to see how my mere mentioning of the FIAT Ritmo/Strada has sparked off a debate.

Kevin_Herron · 18-09-2010 8:16pm

G Luxel wrote: »

thats a 75/76 eldorado which looks like its been given some extra fittings from an aftermarket company, the grille isnt the standard fitting. Its also got an 8.2 litre engine........

The man that owned this car died 2 years ago but was an American car enthusiast for over 50 years and a personal friend of mine for many, he owned dozens upon dozens of American cars over the years from Auburn to Stutz and Packard to Marmon and all in Cork!

KingIsabella · 18-09-2010 8:25pm

Kevin_Herron wrote: »

The man that owned this car died 2 years ago but was an American car enthusiast for over 50 years and a personal friend of mine for many, he owned dozens upon dozens of American cars over the years from Auburn to Stutz and Packard to Marmon and all in Cork!

It's just sitting out up in the rain behind my girlfriends house in douglas now

shame.

Tigger · 19-09-2010 12:38am

greendragon3 wrote: »

hey hey ! thats touched a nerve , i had two fiat strada abarth 130tc's and by **** could they shift , galway to sligo in 55 mins on the old road ! no bypassess or anything , class motor .:mad::mad:

No you didn't that'd be hard if they closed the roads Yer talking 90+ mph average just not possaible

shawnee · 19-09-2010 12:33pm

Yeah , makes me feel even older , as I remember when those Ritmos came out and a friend at work bought one. He thought it was the bees knees. I thought and still think Fiats or Seats or whatever they call them were/are ****e.

:D
Mind you the wife had a punto ten years back and I was amazed at how comfortable and peppy it was. It still didn't convert me.
Think if someone turned up at a car show with a Ritmo , it would definitely grab the attention !!:D:P

Tigger · 19-09-2010 1:35pm

Mate of mine in newry has two

zilog_jones · 19-09-2010 4:52pm

shawnee wrote: »

I thought and still think Fiats or Seats or whatever they call them were/are ****e. :D

Well Seat have had no association with Fiat since the '80s and have been wholly owned by Volkswagen for the past 20 years, but I digress...

Max_Damage · 19-09-2010 6:29pm

I thought and still think Fiats or Seats or whatever they call them were/are ****e.

The SEAT version of the Ritmo was called the 'SEAT Ronda'.

Tommyboy40 · 20-09-2010 12:27pm

shawnee wrote: »

Yeah , makes me feel even older , as I remember when those Ritmos came out and a friend at work bought one. He thought it was the bees knees. I thought and still think Fiats or Seats or whatever they call them were/are ****e. :D
Mind you the wife had a punto ten years back and I was amazed at how comfortable and peppy it was. It still didn't convert me.
Think if someone turned up at a car show with a Ritmo , it would definitely grab the attention !!:D:P

My brother in law had one in the eighties, twin webers, dark glass, massive stereo with tape deck, thought it was the coolest thing in the world. On the other hand I would say that the toyota 20 of the time was a bucket of ****e!

Tommyboy40 · 20-09-2010 12:29pm

Tommyboy40 wrote: »

My brother in law had one in the eighties, twin webers, dark glass, massive stereo with tape deck, thought it was the coolest thing in the world. On the other hand I would say that the toyota 20 of the time was a bucket of ****e!

Didn't realise that i was auto censored! ****e **** balls

mb1725 · 23-09-2010 12:33am

They were kinda quirky design for their time. I'd say very few survive.

Max_Damage · 23-09-2010 12:45am

Noel Edmonds didn't have much positive to say about it:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OWuZyRsRxWU

Dades · 24-09-2010 3:15pm

Nice Porker in Blackrock this morning:

Unlucky (clamp on passenger side)

Kevin_Herron · 24-09-2010 6:52pm

carchaeologist wrote: »

What are the regs of the other three?

GZU150 is one of the original Irish Mercedes 600's.

Big Nasty · 24-09-2010 7:11pm

Friend of mine had what I think must have been an Abarth version of a Ritmo in the late '80's. Never liked them but this one was kinda cool and went like snot!