Today I saw a classic and took a pic thread!

Max_Damage

Spotted this earlier today in Ballinteer:

Kevin_Herron

Ali Babba wrote: »

I have another great story involving a white E-type Jag and lots of Garda cars, do you know that one too Kevin?

Would this have been in the Cork area by any chance?

carchaeologist

^The registration plate on that Lancia is terrible looking, nice car though.

Silvera

carchaeologist wrote: »

^The registration plate on that Lancia is terrible looking, nice car though.

First thing I spotted too!:D

Nice 'period' silver-on-black plates would be more appropriate!

carchaeologist

Silvera wrote: »

First thing I spotted too!:D

Nice 'period' silver-on-black plates would be more appropriate!

Or even if the IRL plate was properly spaced out would be a start.

nightster1

carchaeologist wrote: »

^The registration plate on that Lancia is terrible looking, nice car though.

An old red plate with the black raised letters might be nice too

Ali Babba

Kevin_Herron wrote: »

Would this have been in the Cork area by any chance?

It was indeed, sold new out of O'Heas garage in Cork, a well known getaway car for a while anyway..........

nightster1

carchaeologist wrote: »

Or even if the IRL plate was properly spaced out would be a start.

Wouldnt this style suit the car better?

kev1.3s

nightster1 wrote: »

Wouldnt this style suit the car better?

http://mywheels.ie/VehiclePreview.aspx

A man that one's another ringer!!!:D

68deville

Ali Babba wrote: »

It was indeed, sold new out of O'Heas garage in Cork, a well known getaway car for a while anyway..........

heard a smilar story involving a white lotus esprit turbo and a austin
montego in the 80s in the southeast!!

okistag

nightster1 wrote: »

Wouldnt this style suit the car better?

plus 1

nightster1

Do-more wrote: »

Do you remember when special branch got a batch of Renault 18 Turbos?

It didn't take them too long to write off the lot of them!

See new Renault18 Tdi, a touch different from the 80's model!

http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/news/autoexpressnews/260917/audi_reveals_r18_tdi_le_mans_racer.html?CMP=NLC-Newsletters&uid=6dcc0624519f59f5ce028cd206db8f25

Max_Damage

Spotted these today in Nutgrove car park:





That is all.

carchaeologist

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/vintagecars/1759264

No silly offers....!!!?:rolleyes:

macplaxton

^^ Should I offer him 97 cents?

Blue850

carchaeologist wrote: »

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/vintagecars/1759264

No silly offers....!!!?:rolleyes:

This 'collector' might buy it

Max_Damage

Blue850 wrote: »

This 'collector' might buy it

That collector may have to pay tax on all of his 'cars' if Dempsey has his way!

carchaeologist

Blue850 wrote: »

This 'collector' might buy it

Where do you draw the line on the legality of that?

johnos1984

Blue850 wrote: »

This 'collector' might buy it

Is there no way the classic car scene cannot complain people like that to revenue before they screw it up for all of the people who actually have an interest

corktina

carchaeologist wrote: »

Where do you draw the line on the legality of that?

you draw the line at base level..ie it is ILLEGAL fullstop. Abnout time some of the ringers out there got caught.

Dades

johnos1984 wrote: »

Is there no way the classic car scene cannot complain people like that to revenue before they screw it up for all of the people who actually have an interest

I think the Revenue are well aware of these goings on, hence Dempsey's latest threats regarding off road tax.

My suggestion would be never bring anything relating to classics and tax to the Revenue's attention, unless of course to fight against something already in the pipeline.

Basil Fawlty

Please save this section for pictures of classic cars, and leave the tax book talk in one of the many threads that has mentioned it time and time again.

Im more interested in seeing old classics than worrying about old tax books.

Love the Citroen!

Max_Damage

Not so much a classic, but I spotted this South African '01 Toyota Tazz (which is based on the old Corolla E90) earlier today in Dublin. It wouldn't surprise me if this was the only one in Ireland (or the rest of Europe for that matter!).

I Was VB

^ Mad looking!! Makes ya wonder some people importing this kind of car.

carchaeologist

^ Theres one of those in Tralee too, made me do a double take first time i saw it!:p

Bitten & Hisses

carchaeologist wrote: »

^ Theres one of those in Tralee too, made me do a double take first time i saw it!:p

I spent a few years trying to figure out what on earth that car was!

Max_Damage

I wonder who in Donegal imported such a vehicle!

Slidey

I would imagine it was either a local who moved over here or a DL head who lived in SA for a bit

zilog_jones

I knew of people importing VW CitiGolfs, but not these! A similarly anachronistic South African car would be the Ford Laser Tracer, basically a Mazda 323 BF ('85-'89) with different badges built up until 2003. They were actually officially exported to the UK in the early '90s as the Sao Penza.

Max_Damage

zilog_jones wrote: »

I knew of people importing VW CitiGolfs, but not these! A similarly anachronistic South African car would be the Ford Laser Tracer, basically a Mazda 323 BF ('85-'89) with different badges built up until 2003.

I saw a '97 one of those here about a year or two ago.