Today I saw a classic and took a pic thread!

Max_Damage

They just don't make 'em like they used too.

Too much electronics shíte in cars now have made them completely dull and uninteresting to drive.

carchaeologist

Now heres a rarity for ye, havnt seen one of these for ages!!An irish reg opel rekord!!

Max_Damage

carchaeologist wrote: »

Now heres a rarity for ye, havnt seen one of these for ages!!An irish reg opel rekord!!

Funny you should post this, because I saw a red one here in Dublin a few days ago, again with Irish plates. Haven't seen one in YEARS prior to that.

Lauder

Scimitar GTE spotted in Conquer Hill, Clontarf on Sunday. Solid looking car, paintwork poor though. Nice Interior.

andreas_220D

Lauder wrote: »

Spotted today in my garage. My MGB after paint restoration and viper stripes (wasnt sure about these but looks well)

Just seen you driving down Vernon Ave. Looks nice.

manta mad

carchaeologist wrote: »

Now heres a rarity for ye, havnt seen one of these for ages!!An irish reg opel rekord!!

rare car alright , looks clean .

where did they all go i wonder , probably all parked up in farmers yards around the country.

DaveCol

The government scrappage scheme killed a lot of them (and other perfectly good cars)

Wishbone Ash

carchaeologist wrote: »

Now heres a rarity for ye, havnt seen one of these for ages!!An irish reg opel rekord!!

That reminds me that I haven't seen a Senator for a while either.

DaveCol wrote: »

The government scrappage scheme killed a lot of them (and other perfectly good cars)

I think most of them were gone before the scrappage schemes were introduced.

Max_Damage

That reminds me that I haven't seen a Senator for a while either.

There was a Senator B at the Terenure show last year, first one I see in a long time. Haven't seen a Senator A in a VERY long time (they were a Monza with a boot, weren't they?)

Wishbone Ash

Max_Damage wrote: »

There was a Senator B at the Terenure show last year, first one I see in a long time. Haven't seen a Senator A in a VERY long time (they were a Monza with a boot, weren't they?)

I don't think I know the difference between an A and a B. I can only recall the one with the dodgy looking front grill. A neighbour of mine had one up to about 1998.

Max_Damage

Senator A:



Senator B:

Wishbone Ash

It must have been a 'B' then but the grill was much worse than that!

maidhc

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

It must have been a 'B' then but the grill was much worse than that!

The Senator A had a grille full of "squares" too I thought? I saw a polish one the other day actually in immaculate condition. Rotten brown colour though.

The Senator was just a high spec version of the Rekord/Omega?

rebel.ranter

posted this in the HWIST thread in main forum. Thought you guys might like them too.

Was in Kinsale yesterday saw these beauties. There were loads of XJS including Lynx special editions, S-Types, XJ6s etc. too, didn't bother snapping those. You can see in the background loads of other Jags that I didn't get to snap either. The two modern ones here were both XKRs. There others that were still out and about that we spotted when we left the hotel.
iPhone pictures so quality not 100%. Enjoy!

h3000

A few pics from the show in Limerick on Sunday.

It was a bit late before I made it and I belive I missed a nice few cars but here is a few of what I saw.

h3000

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MercMad

Wow some seriously cool looking cars there h3000 !

Lov ethe VW's !

Dades

Are you really, really short, h3000?

Only kidding of course - great shots - and all the better for the unique angles!

h3000

@Dades - lol:D

There was a load of mercs there when I was parking the car but by the time I got back around the show they had left. They looked nice though.


There are a few more pics here that I did not get to post.

Dades

Heh!

MG at Mount Usher gardens in Wicklow yesterday:

Mr. 'H'

Max_Damage wrote: »

Senator A:



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Curious as to why it's LHD....

carchaeologist

Possibly becaue it was mainly used in countries where LHD was the setup?Strange choice of car for an army car,or is it a mockup?

Dangel4x4

They were used by British forces in East Germany during the cold war as a reconnaissance vehicle.

Ferguson 4WD, a winch, infrared driving lamps and a few other bits and bobs were thrown in.

That one in the picture above is a replica some French guy made.

Do a Google on BRIXMIS...

DarenO

Brilliant to see 197 ZH is still going, my dad was a patrol for the AA from 1976 to the 1990s and he recorded every car he had broken down, it was easier for him to locate the car by registration when given poor locations/directions and that Variant was listed in his diaries as one he worked on (must find out what year.

Regards
Darren

MercMad

DarenO wrote: »

Brilliant to see 197 ZH is still going, my dad was a patrol for the AA from 1976 to the 1990s and he recorded every car he had broken down, it was easier for him to locate the car by registration when given poor locations/directions and that Variant was listed in his diaries as one he worked on (must find out what year.

Regards
Darren

.........Thats cool !

I'd say its current owner would love to hear/see that. His list must make interesting reading !

Bitten & Hisses

h3000 wrote: »

A Gordon Keeble with an original Irish reg? Talk about hen's teeth!

carchaeologist

MercMad wrote: »

.........Thats cool !

I'd say its current owner would love to hear/see that. His list must make interesting reading !

Yes it would!!There must be pages and pages of cars!!How well he remembered the variant!!

mountain

seen in baltimore, west cork, tuesday 3rd.

Royale with Cheese

Here's one I took ages ago of that Corvette in Bray

aravan

A Gordon Keeble with an original Irish reg? Talk about hen's teeth!


I see AZH44 is car no 44 of 100.

http://www.gordonkeeble.org.uk/html/phase_two-no_37_to_91.html