Today I saw a classic and took a pic thread!

carchaeologist

Max_Damage wrote: »

The interior is fairly rough, and so is the chassis. The exterior body panels aren't to bad though.

Thats because they are aluminium id be thinking.

Wishbone Ash

carchaeologist wrote: »

End of april/start of may 1975(dublin)

Nice one - thanks.

Here it is by the way (posted before).

carchaeologist

Looks in good shape,plates look first day too!!:)

MercMad

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

carchaeologist - could you put a year on 'YRI' (also on a Defender I see regularly).

.................I see that Land Rover every morning too ! It lives on the Hearse road.

BTW strictly speaking they weren't called tyhe "Defender" until the Discovery was launched !

Max_Damage

Saw this Dublin-reg. Audi Quattro in the Cookstown Industrial Estate in Tallaght this morning:

Wishbone Ash

MercMad wrote: »

.................I see that Land Rover every morning too ! It lives on the Hearse road

Is it the same owner who has a few Triumphs also on the Hearse Road (house on the right as you head down hill)?

junkyard

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

Is it the same owner who has a few Triumphs also on the Hearse Road (house on the right as you head down hill)?

Where's Hearse road??? I just have to see this place.:D

MercMad

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

Is it the same owner who has a few Triumphs also on the Hearse Road (house on the right as you head down hill)?

.............its actually right next door, nearer Newbridge.

The guy with the Triumph's owns 2 Dlomite Sprints, both original Dublin Reg's. The white one "IYI" is a minter and the yellow one "ZO" is used as a daily driver !

He has a few others, Spitfire tec.. and I think he works on Triumphs as a sideline !

Hearse Road is in Donabate, North Co. Dublin.

Wishbone Ash

MercMad wrote: »

.............its actually right next door, nearer Newbridge.

The guy with the Triumph's owns 2 Dlomite Sprints, both original Dublin Reg's. The white one "IYI" is a minter and the yellow one "ZO" is used as a daily driver !

He has a few others, Spitfire tec.. and I think he works on Triumphs as a sideline !

Thanks for that MercMad. I see the yellow Dolomite quite a lot.

MercMad wrote:

Hearse Road is in Donabate, North Co. Dublin.

I think junkyard was asking a rhetorical question! He collects classic hearses.

carchaeologist

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

I think junkyard was asking a rhetorical question! He collects classic hearses.

Nice,post up some pics junkyard!!:)

carchaeologist

Datsun violet with 1000 miles from new,spotted on www.datman.co.uk

Max_Damage

^ Time warp classic!

carchaeologist

Yep,id love to own a car like that!!Still has the paper carpet covers that the original dealer put in!!

And look at this for a spare wheel well!!:D

Max_Damage

The spare wheel would be useless now, as it probably would have perished over the years because of lack of use.

corktina

same would apply and more so to the tyres on the car if they are the originals...they will be out of shape from standing all that time if they are original...

quickrack

Spotted at Longford Field Day last Sunday.

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quickrack

This I spotted in Ballyconnel.

G Luxel

I didnt have my camera today but noticed a lot of classic fords on the M8. ZR reg Popular and PI regd escort ghia mark 2 but on a different road was one I never saw before, a HFI regd Ford Zephyr 4/6 Mk 3 estate by Abbotts of Farnham.

Max_Damage

quickrack wrote: »

That's the first original Irish-reg. Mk3 Escort I've seen since possibly the mid-90's! Longford reg. isn't it?

carchaeologist

Max_Damage wrote: »

That's the first original Irish-reg. Mk3 Escort I've seen since possibly the mid-90's! Longford reg. isn't it?

Yep 83/84 ish....in lovely hearing aid beige!!

Max_Damage

Always had a fondness for those cars (even if they were shíte), ever since the one we had in the early 90's (which went on fire).

carchaeologist

Max_Damage wrote: »

Always had a fondness for those cars (even if they were shíte), ever since the one we had in the early 90's (which went on fire).

Some would say that was the best thing for them:):rolleyes:

Max_Damage

Acquired taste I think! Like Marmite!

carchaeologist

My favourite of all the cortinas!!:D

junkyard

carchaeologist wrote: »

My favourite of all the cortinas!!:D

Mine too in Ghia form, I remember the first time I saw one was in the James Bond film "the spy who loved me" in black too it looked great, never saw a black Ghia Cortina in real life though, pity.

jozi

I was in Enniskillen today, seen at least 2 dozen vintage/classic cars driving in the opposite direction. Was it anyone from here? I was driving a red 1989 mini.

carchaeologist

junkyard wrote: »

Mine too in Ghia form, I remember the first time I saw one was in the James Bond film "the spy who loved me" in black too it looked great, never saw a black Ghia Cortina in real life though, pity.

Yes,the MK4 always was that bit better looking than the cortina80,as it was called,as much as i wouldnt mind a ghia,a base 1300L would be equally as interesting!!
Oh yes,one more thing junkyard, bit of a strange question,your latin tag,as far as i can translate it means "my dog will eat you",is that right?