Today I saw a classic and took a pic thread!

rugbyman

re the nice picture of a corvette posted by do more

I smiled and thought of the old line "saw your Solara outside the massage parlour"

actually the line mentioned a wh..ehouse, have put in massage parlour to be p.c.

No wonder he used his fingertips to open the door, probably a bit tired!

Rugbyman

Do-more

rugbyman wrote: »

re the nice picture of a corvette posted by do more

I smiled and thought of the old line "saw your Solara outside the massage parlour"

actually the line mentioned a wh..ehouse, have put in massage parlour to be p.c.

No wonder he used his fingertips to open the door, probably a bit tired!

Rugbyman

lol

He was actually coming from the supermarket on the other side of the carpark, the "parlour" was closed as it was a bank holiday here, you can see that he picked his spot carefully so that no one could park beside it and risk getting it scratched.

Do-more

Saw this ex-army vehicle today, no badges but I suspect it is a Volvo.

Slidey

One for carc..

A tired looking daily driver Datsun

carchaeologist

^ Yes, one does enjoy the rodent specification..

porsche959

me bolly wrote: »

Mercs have no character!?
And a Cortina has!!??lol
Cant imagine anyone outside of Ireland and UK who would look twice at a Cortina regardless of age.
Bland,cheap at the time,characterless,no power,bog standard equipment zero style in fact had absolutely nothing going for it.
Each to their own.

Agreed. A mass market Ford is just not a classic in my book. Same for the Escort, Capri, Sierra, Granada, etc. Cosworth models excluded, of course.

Still, each to their own.

Merrion

Currently parked outside my house.. recent impulse purchase

Capri

Merrion wrote: »

Currently parked outside my house.. recent impulse purchase

Could do worse on an impulse ! Clean shape, Clear headlights ? Few more photos when you can please:cool:

Diabhalta

Leap (west Cork) today





Parked outside the pub just around the corner from that Volvo (you can see the sign on yellow building in the distance - just compare it with the first picture of the Volvo)



Baltimore (west Cork) - wheels are small bit rusty, but overall condition is quite good..



I also saw a red Jaguar E-type convertible few km after Skibbereen on the way to Baltimore.. I was driving so no pic unfortunately

Merrion

Side view of the GT6.
Hopefully the sun and the good camera will both come out over the weekend.

manta mad

Working in Berlin all this week and spotted these !!

manta mad

few more ...











and this ....
one of the first traffic lights in operation in europe ??????




The Potsdamer Platz traffic light tower made by Siemens AG that replaced the old tower that once was build there in the 1923 and removed in 1936.

On 26 September 1997, a replica of the tower was erected by built after the old blueprints, close to its original location by Siemens, to celebrate the company's 150th anniversary.
The replica was moved again on 29 September 2000, to the place where it stands today

newcavanman

Seen in Cootehill, Co. Cavan last week

WDB123

me bolly wrote: »

No character to this car( carchaeologist quote)

Thats why every world leader had one

Jackie healy Rae was a cortina man

carchaeologist

WDB123 wrote: »

Thats why every world leader had one

Jackie healy Rae was a cortina man

He has a Merc now though!:D

Hermy

Two recent spots...

Do-more

Big Nasty

Always look forward to your posts when I see an email notification coming in with your name on it Do-more. Normally get rewarded with a bit of Americana!

68deville

Some survivor!!not everyday ya see a 55 mercury montclair just parked up and a regular driver by the looks of it!:)

richiet

Silvera

Hermy wrote: »

Two recent spots...

Now that Datsun is a rare find!

Cant recall when I last saw one of those 'alive'!

(Actually come to think of it I can recall...a retired guy in Baltinglass, Co. Wicklow had a mint dark blue 4-door version up to circa 1995;)

squonk

Saw this in Galway on Friday evening last.

Capri

68deville wrote: »

Some survivor!!not everyday ya see a 55 mercury montclair just parked up and a regular driver by the looks of it!:)

Think Sweden / Nordic countries have a love affair with Yank tanks, but maybe they garage them in the winter months ??

http://www.veteranborsen.se/


My favourite - http://www.veteranborsen.se/veteranbilar-16/pontiac-bonneville-1222852

http://www.veteranborsen.se/veteranbilar-16/pontiac-bonneville-1223157

Diabhalta

Hillman Imp on Curraheen Road, Cork

rugbyman

apart from the fact I always liked Imps, does that not look like a dinky ,sitting by the other yokes


Regards ,rugbyman

Capri

rugbyman wrote: »

apart from the fact I always liked Imps, does that not look like a dinky ,sitting by the other yokes


Regards ,rugbyman

Most classics seem to be smaller than their modern cousins - Compare a Corolla K20 to a new one, Corsair to a Focus saloon, Zodiac to a Mondeo etc

But look at the average Irish person now compared to their Grandparents :eek::eek:

manta mad

this pug used to belong to a father of a girl i went to primary school with in carlow !! ( i think )



and it lived near rathvilly the last few years and yesterday morning i seen it gone !
i was hopeing it didnt go to the scrappers ...

so on the way home from cork last night i came home the back road out of carlow and i spotted her outside dermodys autobody shop on the hacketstown road .....................
( where the jags are parked up ,pics on the abandoned thread)


so looks like this one's gonna be saved and cared for !!

Dades

richiet wrote: »

I see a XJS (full) convertible most mornings and I have to say the side profile (random car pic) is absolutely gorgeous. It really is beautifully designed.

Another one on the list. :pac:

Do-more

My local car club had another one of their summer evening meets this evening. I didn't realise it was on, so just popped in for a quick look and took a few snaps with the phone. Sorry the quality isn't great, the low evening sun and the crowds didn't help. I've tried not to double post cars I posted at last years show or the recent one in Trelleborg. So nice cars and a few rarity's such as the genuine Shelby 350GT convertible and the '70 Matra M530A one of 2,062 produced.































Bit of a novelty..

Do-more