Today I saw a classic and took a pic thread!

superboy

Look at what i saw yesterday!!!

AsphaltRisin'

245 wrote: »

Yep - I've a '77 245 7 seater in what's best described as nappy cack yellow

figured it must be a volvo reference.


ooh cool charger

niceirishfella

Ok, so, hoods up anoraks - - Whats this?:D

and no cheating - no checking cartell!

carchaeologist

245 wrote: »

Yep - I've a '77 245 7 seater in what's best described as nappy cack yellow

Have you a pic,these were a tough as boots old car!:)

245

carchaeologist wrote: »

Have you a pic,these were a tough as boots old car!:)

Here you go.... Pic was taken a year ago and flatters the car slightly. It needs a good wash at the moment. They really are tough and that's gone against them a bit as some owners saw maintenance as an option.

carchaeologist

Love it,is it irish or an import?Theres a guy in tralee thats diving a black one of these with an ****IN reg,its well battered but still going strong.

L-M

niceirishfella wrote: »

Ok, so, hoods up anoraks - - Whats this?:D

and no cheating - no checking cartell!

Ah i couldn't help but cheat :P

Fair play to anyone who gets it, even with car tell it requires a bit of searching lol:D

Wishbone Ash

Limerick-man wrote: »

Fair play to anyone who gets it, even with car tell it requires a bit of searching lol:D

It also appears in www.mycarcheck.com. Is that normal?

L-M

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

It also appears in www.mycarcheck.com. Is that normal?

Just checked there. If you type an english reg into the irish section on cartell it redirects to the uk reg checker. Car's english.

Wishbone Ash

Limerick-man wrote: »

Just checked there. If you type an english reg into the irish section on cartell it redirects to the uk reg checker. Car's english.

Ah, I see! Thanks.

(I knew it was a UK reg but was wondering why it appeared in cartell.ie. Now I know. )

L-M

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

Ah, I see! Thanks.

(I knew it was a UK reg but was wondering why it appeared in cartell.ie. Now I know. )

Lol, i was confused myself. Knew it had to be one way or another, and when i googled my reg into the english one, i copped to car-tell:D

corktina

I doubt the car is english...perhaps the D plate is the clue.... Tatra?

carchaeologist

corktina wrote: »

I doubt the car is english...perhaps the D plate is the clue.... Tatra?

The car isnt english,but the reg is..

Twinksno1flan

The BMW M1 in the showroom, is it by any chance the one that was wrapped around the lampost/wall outside RTE on the corner that leads down to Vincents Hospital in the summer of 81? It was a sorry sight at the time and it would be nice to think it made a recovery.

245

carchaeologist wrote: »

Love it,is it irish or an import?Theres a guy in tralee thats diving a black one of these with an ****IN reg,its well battered but still going strong.

Its a UK import - one owner from new, always garaged - bereavement sale. The kind of car that's relatively common over there but virtually impossible to find over here and mad money when they do pop up. Its the most modern feeling 30 year old car that I've driven, though I reckon that more expensive classics, Mercs and the like, would be better again. Its surprisingly economical for a heavy 2.1 litre 4 speed. Cruises nicely and all day at 65 mph.

brosnadog

A few of the cars on display at a show today.

carchaeologist

I likes that!!:)

Wishbone Ash

carchaeologist wrote: »

I likes that!!:)

+1 (Looks weird in LHD).

Gary ITR

carchaeologist wrote: »

I likes that!!:)

I am mad for those vans... If I was to own a classic Ford that'd be it

shagman

+2 Classic trannies are a thing of beauty allright. I saw a ton of them last xmas in Morocco, must've been 20+ of them in one village.

superboy

Practical Performance Car magazine are doing a mustang v8 Transit mk1. Its an ex-German fire service van. Sweet!!

cxcully

Twinksno1flan wrote: »

The BMW M1 in the showroom, is it by any chance the one that was wrapped around the lampost/wall outside RTE on the corner that leads down to Vincents Hospital in the summer of 81? It was a sorry sight at the time and it would be nice to think it made a recovery.

Wow....what a story...and what an image-does anybody know anymore about this?

Seth Brundle

As the only other one in Ireland that I'm aware of is Martin Birrane's one in Mondello, I'd say that its likely. However, it could have been a tourist car either!

shagman

superboy wrote: »

Practical Performance Car magazine are doing a mustang v8 Transit mk1. Its an ex-German fire service van. Sweet!!

Wow must keep an aye out for that sounds like the Ford supervan.

Isn't there two M1s in Ireland the mondello one and the BMW dealership one.

Seth Brundle

shagman wrote: »

Isn't there two M1s in Ireland the mondello one and the BMW dealership one.

They are the only two that I'm aware of.

Twinksno1flan

cxcully wrote: »

Wow....what a story...and what an image-does anybody know anymore about this?

It was the only one I ever saw, I was car mad but penniless in those days.
It had as far as I remember hit the wall or a lamp post on the corner and was left there up om the pavement/grass, it was not written off but undriveable and was white. I cant remember if it was left hand drive but I think it was the only version available. The wall at that corner is rounded and painted/rendered white, it was such a big thing for me to see, a crashed M1 that I have never forgotten it, Nutley rd springs to mind, I will google map it to see if my memory is up to scratch. I also lived on the first floor of 1 Maxwell rd at the end of 1983 and watched all day long as these amazing cars went through the garage next door all day every day. I have just checked and it's actually Nutley Lane so i know that I have the right junction, it was a late night crash I think and therefore it may have been an error of judgement.

Wishbone Ash

Spotted in north Dublin this morning. I'd say four furrows are a bit ambitious on a 65!

MercMad

I vaguely recall something about that BMW M1 crash. My uncle worked at Ford in Stillorgan at the time and was involved with the Motor Show that year. I think the M1 had something to do with the Show and was crashed by an employee.

Actually perhaps it IS the Frank Keane one, he may have had to buy it instead of making a claim and upsetting BMW.

Just a thought, could be totally wrong, but hey...........

I also love the Mk1 Transit, havent seen one for so long. I know the early ones were V4's, I assume you could get the V6 aswell, I seem to recall a few Ambulances were v6 petrols. Many were transformed into rally crew vehicles.

That blue Escort Mk2 is stunning, as are the Alitalia colours.

brosnadog

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

Spotted in north Dublin this morning. I'd say four furrows are a bit ambitious on a 65!

Judging by the condition of both the 65 and the plough, id say their days of hard work are over

shagman

MercMad wrote: »

I also love the Mk1 Transit, havent seen one for so long. I know the early ones were V4's, I assume you could get the V6 aswell, I seem to recall a few Ambulances were v6 petrols. Many were transformed into rally crew vehicles.

Yep Transits also came with the 3 litre Ford Essex V6. Not sure if they ever moved on to the cologne engine or not.