Today I saw a classic and took a pic thread!

Daxklynsmith

Hell no, Atheist, Understated style with a tinge of rust.No Fun fur,overstated Chrome or a pair of stuffed dice hanging from the rear view mirror to balance the nodding dog in the Rear Parcel shelf.
Must admit that the girls do look and wave when I drive past but that may just be pity.

Dades

Well let's have a look then!

Have never driven one but I love the look of the 3.0 CS.

MercMad

Daxklynsmith wrote: »

Hell no, Atheist, Understated style with a tinge of rust.No Fun fur,overstated Chrome or a pair of stuffed dice hanging from the rear view mirror to balance the nodding dog in the Rear Parcel shelf.
Must admit that the girls do look and wave when I drive past but that may just be pity.

.............we need photos !!

My own is due out of the paintshop in the next 3 weeks, assuming of course I actually get off my a55 and finish it !!

secman

my cousin in Wexford just took delivery yesterday a 67 Mustang, hopefully have a pic next weekend and put it up. Looking forward to seeing it.


Secman

Itsfixed

whiteshadow wrote: »

Westmoreland street last night... yum

I do believe that is my mate Kilian's car. He writes the Emissions column in the Irish Times motors section.

go Kil!

Daxklynsmith

I Hate Vista!!!
Pics uploaded Facebook np!
BMW car club album, scriptproblem
Aaaaargh!!!!

whiteshadow

Itsfixed wrote: »

I do believe that is my mate Kilian's car. He writes the Emissions column in the Irish Times motors section.
go Kil!

Ahhh very good.. i keep seeing it around town.. mainly thursday evenings
for some reason..
see you at the next meet.. missed the last 2 in a row..!

hamsterboy

All I know is it said Porsche 912 on the back and sounded beautiful





Sorry bout the camera phone

HB

carlosfandango

Great to see someone using a 912, brave parking it in a carpark! Looks like a shopping centre too, damned shopping trolleys...
I haven't see that one around before.
Smashing motors.

Wishbone Ash

Spotted these three within yards of each other today in the Blackpitts.

Porsche 912





Pre '87 Carlow registered Defender



Pre '87 Dublin registered VW Transporter somewhat spoiled with the modern alloys

peasant

That Transporter is a very early one (78 -80 max), as the air intakes are steel and part of the bodyshell and not plastic inserts as in later ones.

That would also make it one with an aircooled engine and it wouldn't have the second (lower) grille on the front

I'll get me anorak

Wishbone Ash

peasant wrote: »

I'll get me anorak

My sentiments exactly! (Fair play to you! and my wife thinks I'm an 'anorak' :eek: )

Max_Damage

Saw this '87 Toyota Carina II yesterday in Castleknock. It was in good condition. I know it's probably not a 'classic car' so to speak, but they are considerably rare now these days.

carchaeologist

Agreed,its amazing how many once common as muck 80's cars have dissapeared so quickly.

Wishbone Ash

Max_Damage wrote: »

Saw this '87 Toyota Carina II ..... ...... but they are considerably rare now these days.

carchaeologist wrote: »

Agreed,its amazing how many once common as muck 80's cars have dissapeared so quickly.

I see lots of Carina II's around and quite a few of the previous model that came out around 84/85. I didn't think they were worthy of snapping!

carlosfandango

I've no idea if this is going to work, but anyway - saw this vw in Dundrum SC recently. Love these!

mike65

Ya got an [img]at the wrong end. Mike.[/img]

carlosfandango

Thanks Mike, you wouldn't believe how much this is wrecking my head. I'll give it another bash...(not my head, but maybe...)

carlosfandango

Woo Hoo! Now I can put the kettle on. I feel I deserve it.

carchaeologist

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

I see lots of Carina II's around and quite a few of the previous model that came out around 84/85. I didn't think they were worthy of snapping!

Fair point on the carina II's,i agree there is alot of them still around,though im sure some one someday will be collecting them,manys the early RWD carina(who remembers those?) that was scrapped because no one was interested,now it would be interesting to see one of those on the road:)

maidhc

carchaeologist wrote: »

Fair point on the carina II's,i agree there is alot of them still around,though im sure some one someday will be collecting them,manys the early RWD carina(who remembers those?) that was scrapped because no one was interested,now it would be interesting to see one of those on the road:)

I was attacked a few months ago in this forum when I said a RWD Carina in a tesco car park looked pretty cool. I was basically told it was a worthless piece of crap, and they should have all been scrapped.

mike65

The Classic definition is being stretched to breaking point again!

Mike.

carchaeologist

maidhc wrote: »

I was attacked a few months ago in this forum when I said a RWD Carina in a tesco car park looked pretty cool. I was basically told it was a worthless piece of crap, and they should have all been scrapped.

Well im with you maidhc,the reason they are interesting is because they were nearly all scrapped! My 100A cherry is the same,no notice taken when they were in every street,now every time i take it out someone always comes up to ask me about it,either to ask what it is or tell some story of someone they knew owning one, to my mind that makes our hobby interesting:) apologies if im stepping on someones toes:o

Wishbone Ash

carchaeologist wrote: »

My 100A cherry is the same

Well in fairness, a 100A Cherry would be a lot more interesting than a Carina. Give the Carina another 10/15 years and it may get interesting.

Max_Damage

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

I was surprised as many to see a Carina at the Terenure show during last summer (the one with the 'HIV' reg.)

I myself prefer to see old 70's/80's everyday cars (such as those that were common back in the day but are virtually extinct now) rather than supercars and what not on the roads. They are the vehicles that bring us back down memory lane.

carchaeologist

Maybe the carinaII will have to wait a bit alright,but id say a RWD carina is as interesting as my cherry,but im a sucker for any 1970's motors anyway!:D:D

Wishbone Ash

mike65 wrote: »

The Classic definition is being stretched to breaking point again!

Mike.

Especially for you mike!

mike65

Its not even got a Datsun badge on it!

Mike.

maidhc

mike65 wrote: »

Its not even got a Datsun badge on it!

Mike.

It has an original red irish number plate, which is pretty rare, lets face it!

Wishbone Ash

Perhaps we need a - "Today I saw a 1980-87 Potential Classic" thread!

I have a nice few pre '87 pics but there's nowhere really to post them.