Today I saw a classic and took a pic thread! Part 2

Duke O Smiley · 06-11-2017 02:53PM

ciarang85 wrote: »

Kylemore Abbey

Bonus XM in there too!

allthedoyles · 06-11-2017 10:14PM

Type 17 wrote: »

Hey allthedoyles, where were these shots taken? - looks like a view worth a detour when in the area.

Its certainly worth a detour . Its a place called the Nine Stones , and you can get there easily from either side of Bunclody Co Wexford or from Borris Co Carlow .

Type 17 · 07-11-2017 07:31PM

allthedoyles wrote: »

Its certainly worth a detour . Its a place called the Nine Stones , and you can get there easily from either side of Bunclody Co Wexford or from Borris Co Carlow .

Great, thanks for that.

<adds details to satnav for next leisure spin>

hi5 · 07-11-2017 07:56PM

Also simply known as Mount Leinster.
Back in the day you could drive all the way up to the transmission mast before they put the gates up.
I remember my dad had a mark 1 Cortina back in the early 70's and decided to drive all the way up to the top, grand until we turned around to come down with my mother and four kids on board and the old drum brakes gave in.
We just about made it down safely, we kids thought it was great crack altogether.

pryantcc · 08-11-2017 04:50PM

Anyone like Sierras?

Fella made it look like a boat. There was no evidence that he'd tried to make it float though.

Harry Palmr · 09-11-2017 12:29AM

hi5 wrote: »

Also simply known as Mount Leinster.
Back in the day you could drive all the way up to the transmission mast before they put the gates up.
I remember my dad had a mark 1 Cortina back in the early 70's and decided to drive all the way up to the top, grand until we turned around to come down with my mother and four kids on board and the old drum brakes gave in.
We just about made it down safely, we kids thought it was great crack altogether.

I did the same as a 10-11 year old to Mount Kippure in a Saab 96 (which back then - mid 70s - was not so much a classic as just a weird and rare sight esp in Ireland), free-wheel mode on and several minutes of excitement.

Hal1 · 09-11-2017 09:57PM

That sierra would look class with the whale tail. Even if it only ever was an xr4i.

Duke O Smiley · 12-11-2017 05:59PM

Bray today

kev1.3s · 12-11-2017 07:43PM

LIGHTNING wrote: »

^

I passed that in my BEAT a few weeks ago on the N11. Was talking at the lights to the driver. Should have asked him to stop at the next petrol station for a chat. Love those X19's

There's nothing like a nice slim bumperd X/19.

fancy pigeon · 13-11-2017 11:54AM

kev1.3s wrote: »

There's nothing like a nice slim bumperd X/19.

That'd be the 1.3, not going to lie I find it odd there's a sunroof on a targa top

Meanwhile in Granard

hi5 · 13-11-2017 02:48PM

LIGHTNING wrote: »

^

Really hate that modern trend of skinny tyre walls :pac:

The original 'run flat'.

Alan_Ganley · 14-11-2017 09:47PM

LIGHTNING wrote: »

^

Really hate that modern trend of skinny tyre walls :pac:

Just being trendy. It'll pass :P

gammygils · 18-11-2017 10:34PM

Bentley in Tuam today

tc20 · 21-11-2017 04:16PM

Immaculate W116 in Greystones recently. It's not the first time I've seen it around; looked & sounded fantastic.
It's coming up as a '79, so one of the later W116, iirc they changed to the W126 in 1980/81

sligojoek · 21-11-2017 04:23PM

A friend of mine used to own that. I posted a few pics of it here a while back. There's only about 10,000 miles on it.

6034073

w124man · 21-11-2017 05:14PM

tc20 wrote: »

Immaculate W116 in Greystones recently. It's not the first time I've seen it around; looked & sounded fantastic.
It's coming up as a '79, so one of the later W116, iirc they changed to the W126 in 1980/81

Yup, that's one of the last W116's. I have seen it about as well though not too often. Pity it has the wrong wheels fitted.

sligojoek · 21-11-2017 05:16PM

The original wheels were in the boot when my friend had it.

w124man · 21-11-2017 05:19PM

sligojoek wrote: »

The original wheels were in the boot when my friend had it.

Hope they are still with it! 15" Mexican hats?

I was driving south or Gorey today and spotted an Orange Lancia sticking its bum out ..........

Wonder where I have seen pics of that before ......

sligojoek · 22-11-2017 12:56AM

w124man wrote: »

Hope they are still with it! 15" Mexican hats?

I was driving south or Gorey today and spotted an Orange Lancia sticking its bum out ..........

Wonder where I have seen pics of that before ......

I'd say so. My friend only drove it about ten times. The longest drive was from the South of England over to here. It was kept in a warm building with a dustsheet over it for about 3 years. Whoever has it now got a really good low mileage car.

sligojoek · 22-11-2017 01:05AM

sligojoek · 22-11-2017 01:29AM

Silvera · 22-11-2017 08:27PM

Audi Coupe (1970's version) in Audi Wexford showroom today. No pics, just spotted it as I passed by. Red in colour.

Duke O Smiley · 26-11-2017 08:56PM

Spotted in Killester on Thursday or Friday..pics aren't great from the mobile

Miscreant · 29-11-2017 01:20PM

Spotted this Daimler Dart in Carrickmines on Sunday. Only way to describe it is "show condition".

Duke O Smiley · 30-11-2017 05:17PM

Duke O Smiley wrote: »

Spotted in Killester on Thursday or Friday..pics aren't great from the mobile

Not sure if anyone is familiar with where this is parked, but I came out of the DART station across the road today and noticed two pretty shady looking lads peering into this. They looked up and saw me and a small number of others leaving and quickly took off.

Of course they could just be admirers but that wasn't my first impression.

I can't tell if the owner is local or parks up and uses the DART (its a very quiet area), I do hope its the former though.

jay28 · 02-12-2017 07:32PM

2017-12-02_05-38-52 by Jason doyle, on Flickr

Spotted in gorey today.

kev1.3s · 02-12-2017 09:31PM

It's a daily driver, see it fairly regularly out and about. An old gentleman drives it and I don't think he sees it as a classic.

jay28 · 02-12-2017 09:39PM

kev1.3s wrote: »

It's a daily driver, see it fairly regularly out and about. An old gentleman drives it and I don't think he sees it as a classic.

Yeah I've seen it around quiet a few times myself, lovely clean, straight, well minded car

w124man · 02-12-2017 10:32PM

kev1.3s wrote: »

It's a daily driver, see it fairly regularly out and about. An old gentleman drives it and I don't think he sees it as a classic.

Ive seen it loads of times too and usually with his wife (?) driving it. I saw it in Ferns on Thursday and last Saturday she was buying wiper blades in Tommy Hylands!

Duke O Smiley · 02-12-2017 10:39PM

I wasn't going to take a photo of this, but I'm glad I did. I see very few as original as this. 1 owner from new.

Today I saw a classic and took a pic thread! Part 2

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