Today I saw a classic and took a pic thread!

Capri

bbsrs wrote: »

Worth a shot I guess. The indicator lens in mine has a little chip gone out of it , is there any orange resin available for fixing chips on indicator lens?

1) Q is, has the missing chip gone inside the lens, or gone altogether ? If inside remove lens and try to shake it out.
2) IF you have the chip then buy a 2 part resin glue, mix a bit up , and try to position the chip back in place and hopefuly it'll look the part
3) If you've no chip then buy some orange 'Lens repair tape' and place over the gap, then I'd place some clear contact film over that again to make sure it didn't lift off, or use a hot air gun -at a distance:eek: to bond it

I put a chip back in place and the little gap that was left filled it with the resin glue - not a drop of water and passed the NCT;)

mr.2

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Blue850

Blue850

Scanned in these this evening.
From Team Little Italy's Open Days in Donadea, 2000 and 2001 IIRC.
Does anyone know if YZH 737, the Fiat 1500 Spider survived?

kev1.3s

Unfortunately it doesn't show on cartell! Lets hope its in storage.

swarlb

kev1.3s wrote: »

Unfortunately it doesn't show on cartell! Lets hope its in storage.

It's about 20' further back from that photo, and has been out in the open ever since. You can guess the condition its in now.

Blue850

What a shame.

Capri

The 850 range was the bees-knees back in the day :cool:

Upgraded my 127 with 850 sport carb and 4 branch, 128 back box for a roar, and PR Reilly 5.5x13 steel rims with 165/70 - 13 SP Sports stretched to fit :eek:
Had ABARTH across the windshield which Jack Downey ( Downeys of Dollymount ) modified to AFART :p:p

bbsrs

Capri wrote: »

1) Q is, has the missing chip gone inside the lens, or gone altogether ? If inside remove lens and try to shake it out.
2) IF you have the chip then buy a 2 part resin glue, mix a bit up , and try to position the chip back in place and hopefuly it'll look the part
3) If you've no chip then buy some orange 'Lens repair tape' and place over the gap, then I'd place some clear contact film over that again to make sure it didn't lift off, or use a hot air gun -at a distance:eek: to bond it

I put a chip back in place and the little gap that was left filled it with the resin glue - not a drop of water and passed the NCT;)

Thanks.

ianofitz

That Beige Fiat in the 3rd last picture is still knocking around. I know the lad who owns it. its in brilliant shape

Silvera

The red Alfa Spider '603 HZC' (picture 5) is still around too - spotted it at the Terenure Show this year.

kev1.3s

The fulvia beside it is alive and kicking aswel still with the same owner too.

steinbock123

If there was a gathering like that today it would be wall to wall ZV plates. How much more interesting the cars are with the old Irish plates on. Or maybe that's just me.

w124man

steinbock123 wrote: »

If there was a gathering like that today it would be wall to wall ZV plates. How much more interesting the cars are with the old Irish plates on. Or maybe that's just me.

No you are not on your own on that one!

Blue850

The green 850 saloon in the 3rd pic was restored for O'Briens , the Fiat dealers in Claremorris.

The white 850 Spider belonged to journalist Joe O'Shea

The MZA reg 850 saloon had an accident in Mondello Park and was scrapped, I've got the rear panel off it

The maroon 132 was owned at the time by the late Gerry Kennedy, he owned loads of them, it now belongs to the lad who's got the Ritmo Abarth on donedeal

bbsrs

w124man wrote: »

No you are not on your own on that one!

I know a guy selling some brown logbooks for various models!!!!!!!!!!!

ahal

There are two Fiat 131 Mirafiori's living off greenpark road in Bray, one of them white. Yerman has a Tempra as well, so I guess he's been well bitten by the Fiat bug!

Do-more

Blue850 wrote: »

The 2nd. car I ever owned was a silver Alfa 1.5ti just like that (but no sunroof).

Silvera

steinbock123 wrote: »

If there was a gathering like that today it would be wall to wall ZV plates. How much more interesting the cars are with the old Irish plates on. Or maybe that's just me.

Agree.
Original plates give a car more 'substance/history' imho.

Kenny Logins

Silvera wrote: »

Agree.
Original plates give a car more 'substance/history' imho.

I used to think that too, until I realised how many ringers are out there.

2cv

Kenny Logins wrote: »

I used to think that too, until I realised how many ringers are out there.

I agree....

Sometimes the plate doesn't even match the model of the car. Saw a Matra Ranchero once at a meeting on "original" irish plates. The tax disk said Hillman Imp. Go figure!!

red sean

Have'nt seen one of these in years. Pity about the reg.!
http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/vintagecars/4168510

Capri

red sean wrote: »

Have'nt seen one of these in years. Pity about the reg.!
http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/vintagecars/4168510

Here's one retired to the sun :cool:

carchaeologist

steinbock123 wrote: »

If there was a gathering like that today it would be wall to wall ZV plates. How much more interesting the cars are with the old Irish plates on. Or maybe that's just me.

Yeah, nowadays we have original pre 87 cars, first issue ZVs, second issue ZVs, year plates, second issue year plates and all the ringer cars on top if that.

carchaeologist

red sean wrote: »

Have'nt seen one of these in years. Pity about the reg.!
http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/vintagecars/4168510

What's wrong with the reg?

Capri

carchaeologist wrote: »

What's wrong with the reg?

Probably because a 'DZL' or 'RZU' etc would have made it an original restored/find Irish car ( assembled in Wexford ? ). That's an import from UK / SA

red sean

carchaeologist wrote: »

What's wrong with the reg?

Personally would have preferred an original Irish car.
That would have looked better on an old Peugeot though!

Kenny Logins

Ah, sure you could probably buy a logbook on DD.

kasper

Capri wrote: »

Probably because a 'DZL' or 'RZU' etc would have made it an original restored/find Irish car ( assembled in Wexford ? ). That's an import from UK / SA

or LLI *** or MLI*** seeing as it is a westmeath reg

kev1.3s

I like the fact that my car has an original reg but its beginning to piss me off when ignorant or dare I say it jealous people accuse me of it being a ranger!
To be honest I couldn't give toss anymore it's getting a bit old being a suspicious of every original reg until proven genuine, there are a shed load of ringers out there some people try to make it look genuine others don't.
I was talking to a guy who has a original reg mgb a while ago and he had just pressed black on white alu plates and I remarked to him that the car could do with some nice black on red peak plates and and he said why? Sure its only a number plate, we're not all number plate freaks like you!