Today I saw a classic and took a pic thread!

Lurching

My family are big into Citroens back home. The stuff just doesn't rust over here in Oz though...


Seen in Balmain, Sydney yesterday.

VolvoMan

Today I stumbled across a 1979 (old Dublin registration) Volvo 343 tucked away in a lane way and was amazed with what I saw. The owner caught me having a look and came out and had a chat with me about it, asking me if I was interested.

It was a lovely original car that looked relatively tidy and I'm thinking of going back and leaving a note on it. It would have to become my daily driver if I were to buy it though.

What do people think?

johnos1984

VolvoMan wrote: »

What do people think?

You're mad but we still love you

carchaeologist

VolvoMan wrote: »

Today I stumbled across a 1979 (old Dublin registration) Volvo 343 tucked away in a lane way and was amazed with what I saw. The owner caught me having a look and came out and had a chat with me about it, asking me if I was interested.

It was a lovely original car that looked relatively tidy and I'm thinking of going back and leaving a note on it. It would have to become my daily driver if I were to buy it though.

What do people think?

Pics? *ZE, *ZH or *ZI reg? Go for it if its good, it matches your uername well....:D

carchaeologist

Some shots from a local run in Kerry today.

jimmyw

VolvoMan wrote: »

Today I stumbled across a 1979 (old Dublin registration) Volvo 343 tucked away in a lane way and was amazed with what I saw. The owner caught me having a look and came out and had a chat with me about it, asking me if I was interested.

It was a lovely original car that looked relatively tidy and I'm thinking of going back and leaving a note on it. It would have to become my daily driver if I were to buy it though.

What do people think?

What colour is it?If you can afford it, go for it, why not.

Slidey

^ This is an everyday driver




Drove this in the Paddys day parade

Kevin_Herron

carchaeologist wrote: »

Some shots from a local run in Kerry today.


Long time no see!
The Plymouth still retains her lovely black wall tyres!

carchaeologist

Kevin_Herron wrote: »

carchaeologist wrote: »

Some shots from a local run in Kerry today.


Long time no see!
The Plymouth still retains her lovely black wall tyres!

Apparently it hasn't been out for years, it was in very good order. Have you any history on it? It's RHD.

VolvoMan

carchaeologist wrote: »

Pics? *ZE, *ZH or *ZI reg? Go for it if its good, it matches your uername well....:D

The letters escape me, but there were three of them from what I remember.

Funnily enough, I was never big into the small Volvo's. It was mainly the large ones that were my thing.

jimmyw wrote: »

What colour is it?If you can afford it, go for it, why not.

It's grey.

I would go for it, it's just things like the leaf spring suspension are scaring me off as well as the likeliness that it doesn't have power steering.

I'll report back anyway if I decide to go further about it.

Kevin_Herron

carchaeologist wrote: »

Kevin_Herron wrote: »

Apparently it hasn't been out for years, it was in very good order. Have you any history on it? It's RHD.

I dont know who owned it originally.
It would have been assembled by Summerfields.
Between '46 and '48 they assembled 270 of them.

carchaeologist

And of that 270 there can't be many left.

jimmyw

Ah right, so this must it then:p




Maybe the lack of PS might not be an issue, she is not a big car.The suspension is a simple set-up.

mk1esc

didnt get a pic of but a nice lotus passed me on the greenhills road on friday afternoon...wine in colour on uk plates....the white james bond type one
and an 87 carina just before that, hatchback, red in colour and was been driven by a woman...not that i have anything against women drivers, just mentioning it as somebody may know the car

jrar

Seen on Naas Rd. on Sat. evening..............

VolvoMan

jimmyw wrote: »

Ah right, so this must it then:p

Pretty much, yeah.

I don't think it has the headlamp wash/wipe though.

macplaxton

VolvoMan wrote: »

Today I stumbled across a 1979 (old Dublin registration) Volvo 343....What do people think?

Is it an auto or manual?

I think it's a good idea. But then I think a lot of things are a good idea at the time.

VolvoMan

macplaxton wrote: »

Is it an auto or manual?

Good question, I didn't get enough of a look at it to see.

It could very well be the CVT, as I believe most of the earlier ones were.

I'm really just thinking out loud with this whole idea. The fact that it will cost 50 euro a year to tax is one of the main things that is attracting me, as well as the sheer rarity of the car.

RobAMerc

zilog_jones wrote: »

Tofaş is an even more obscure manufacturer - from Turkey, again making old Fiats under licence, but this Dogan yoke is actually a facelifted 131, and apparently the upmarket version

I could be wrong but that looks closer to a Regata than a 131 no ?

MercMad

I just put an engine into an identical coloured Fintail last week. What's he doiung with the old engine and box.

Anyway...........who makes a turbo V12. Merc make a bi-turbo......a 320CDi engine would be far better, with a 280SEL 4.5 rear axle, like my own

carchaeologist wrote: »

Saw this yesterday, apparently it's going to be fitted with a turbocharged V12, with 700 brake if im to believe what I was told. Car is a '64 with a petrol 6cyl.

carchaeologist

MercMad wrote: »

I just put an engine into an identical coloured Fintail last week. What's he doiung with the old engine and box.

Anyway...........who makes a turbo V12. Merc make a bi-turbo......a 320CDi engine would be far better, with a 280SEL 4.5 rear axle, like my own

Exactly, thats what I thought. I know no more about the car though.

MercMad

........another ringer I reckon. Thats a 1977 Dublin reg but the BMW E28 didn't come out until 1982. The reg is no doubt off somebodys E12 !

Slidey wrote: »

bonzodog2

carchaeologist wrote: »

Some shots from a local run in Kerry today.
...

Is that a Herald/Vitesse estate to the right of the blue pickup ?

carchaeologist

bonzodog2 wrote: »

Is that a Herald/Vitesse estate to the right of the blue pickup ?

It's a herald, originally from Wales, a sound lad from Cork owns it. Rare machine!

Diabhalta

Today in Riverstick, Cork.

zilog_jones

RobAMerc wrote: »

I could be wrong but that looks closer to a Regata than a 131 no ?

Regata:


131:


Smooth out the groove down the side, and several facelifts later:

bijapos

Sorry about the quality, taken with a phone. Not too sure with the story on this one, if its up for a restoration or what, doesn't seem to have an engine in it. Its up in Broadstone and hasn't moved for some time. Reg is CZA 674, so its late 59 or early 1960.

8~)

MercMad wrote: »

........another ringer I reckon. Thats a 1977 Dublin reg but the BMW E28 didn't come out until 1982. The reg is no doubt off somebodys E12 !

Not as bad as (but not far off) the red E28 I saw at a show two years ago... wearing ZV plates.

carchaeologist

bijapos wrote: »

Sorry about the quality, taken with a phone. Not too sure with the story on this one, if its up for a restoration or what, doesn't seem to have an engine in it. Its up in Broadstone and hasn't moved for some time. Reg is CZA 674, so its late 59 or early 1960

CZA*** was issued from late November to early December 1959. CZA674 was part of a series of Leopards batch by CIE registered from CZA661 - CZA720 and carrying the fleet numbers E1-E60.
This particular bus (E14) was bought back by Bus Eireann over 20 years ago from a private enthusiast who had preserved and restored the bus after it was withdrawn in 1982. It had worked in Dublin, Limerick and Tralee during its working life.

Sad to see it in a state of disrepair like that.:(

si_guru

RobAMerc wrote: »

I could be wrong but that looks closer to a Regata than a 131 no ?

It's a 131 underneath.. the doors are the same.. the most expensive piece to redesign.

Look at bonnet shut, rear quarter light position.. filler cap etc..