Today I saw a classic and took a pic thread!

Merrion

Seen a couple of days back...

carchaeologist

^could almost be a mercedes press shot!!:D

trevorbrady

^^ I was just thinking that shot could almost have been taken back in the '70s :D

carchaeologist

Yes,the dan dooley kennelling sign fits in well with it!!If that modern car wasnt in shot it would be spot on...photoshop anyone!?:P

carchaeologist

For sale in a garage in tralee,yours for the princely sum of eu9950....
Looks a good straight machine too,though id say the front has been painted or has had a set of wings at some stage,the pinstriping doesnt carry into the wings on both sides,has full leather inside,very nice looking.:)

Gary ITR

That's quite expensive for that car. There's a prisitine one on carzone for the same price and on Irish plates.

What year is it anyway

For sale in a garage in tralee,yours for the princely sum of eu9950....

carchaeologist

Onkle wrote: »

That's quite expensive for that car. There's a prisitine one on carzone for the same price and on Irish plates.

What year is it anyway

I thought id a bit over the odds too,and it would have to be VRTd too,another few quid,I think G reg is around 1990/91?

Gary ITR

carchaeologist wrote: »

I thought id a bit over the odds too,and it would have to be VRTd too,another few quid,I think G reg is around 1990/91?

Is it my eyes or is the door a different shade to the 1/4 panel too?? Are the garages in Kerry going mad with no Americans to rip off?

Cocoon

I was in Moynalty today and thought this renault was worthy of a photo.

Max_Damage

Any more pictures from Moynalty?

I didn't bother going afterall. Was it a mud fest like last year?

Cocoon

It wasn't a mudfest this year but the turnout of classic cars wasn't as good as previous years. I didn't see any yanks bar the truck. Here's a few more pic's...

carchaeologist

Great pics!!
Love the reg on the orange golf behind the escort!!
And the carina II makes me feel old!!:rolleyes:

Cocoon

carchaeologist wrote: »

Great pics!!
Love the reg on the orange golf behind the escort!!
And the carina II makes me feel old!!:rolleyes:

I know how you feel about the carina II thats why I took the photo, I had an 86 one back in the early 90's great car it was too.

Max_Damage

My 80's car curiosity has gotten the better of me again! What do you reckon that red car is in the background? A Corolla E70, or even a Nissan Stanza?

carchaeologist

Hmm...a toughie!!Has the lines of a MK3 escort possibly too.....and it looks like its on english plates?

Nice MK1 GTE astra to the left!!

Cocoon

Looks like a Volvo 340 to me, but unfortunatly I've no snaps in that direction.

Cocoon

Just to enlarge it from the original photo. I'm not sure myself what it is.

carchaeologist

Nissan bluebird coupe?

charlieIRL

too many pages to go thru so hope this isn't a repost........
spotted this DS in Athlone a few weeks ago, still looking great.

aravan

Cocoon wrote: »

Just to enlarge it from the original photo. I'm not sure myself what it is.

I Reckon its a Toyota Corolla SR.
Like this.

http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/gg26/japclassics/CorollaSR.jpg

Max_Damage

^ I don't know, it sort of looks like it has the hatchback look of an Escort Mk3 or a Stanza.

FarSide

Mk3 Escort, for sure.

Blue850

I think its a Corolla KE70 too,like the red one here

Max_Damage

FarSide wrote: »

Mk3 Escort, for sure.

Rear lights don't match that of the Mk3:

Blue850

look at the angle on the corners of the rear screen

Max_Damage

Blue850 wrote: »

look at the angle on the corners of the rear screen

^ That's more like it!

I actually never seen that body style of E70 before. Only the saloon version.

carchaeologist

Max_Damage wrote: »

^ That's more like it!

I actually never seen that body style of E70 before. Only the saloon version.

Looks like we have our answer,the curves give it away!!

There was a few of those smashed up in demolition derbys in rosegreen in the early 90s(must get a scanner to scan a few of my pics in),alays liked the look of those cars.Rare now.....

alastair

carchaeologist wrote: »

Looks like we have our answer,the curves give it away!!

Window looks right, but the lights are wrong. Mirrors look wrong too.

P.C.

charlieIRL wrote: »

too many pages to go thru so hope this isn't a repost........
spotted this DS in Athlone a few weeks ago, still looking great.

Good car, and in RHD.

FarSide

Max_Damage wrote: »

Rear lights don't match that of the Mk3:

You're right, of course, and the rear quarter lights are wrong - I was misled by the red shade that Mk3s faded into. The Corolla is a new one to me, but that certainly looks like the one.