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

tc20 · 25-09-2018 09:17AM

@ sligojoe - gorgeous car, and one of my all time favourite Mercedes.

Just curious; there used to be a gold W108 in Newcastle, Co Wicklow, which was laid up for a long time. I haven't seen it in the village for a number of years now. I can't remember if it was a left hooker, but I wonder if it's the same one. Looks better minded (the one in your pics)

sligojoek · 25-09-2018 09:56AM

I'll probably get to see him at the weekend as I'm going to be late home for the next few days. He's generally in the pub Friday or Saturday evenings so I'll bend his ear on it then.

PauloMN · 25-09-2018 05:08PM

PaulK_CCI wrote: »

Talking about Mercedes, these two cars were the absolute highlight on a recent classic car show which I helped organising here locally in Holland a couple of weeks ago. Although the silver one was almost concours, I preferred the absolutely genuinely authentic, unmolested, unrestored, original and 'rough around the edges' green 300SL

They are just gorgeous cars, my favourite all time car. Mega bucks these days I imagine.

Duke O Smiley · 25-09-2018 05:14PM

You would want to be fit enough if you owned one, I'd imagine climbing in and out of one would require a bit of awkward manoeuvring!

Duke O Smiley · 25-09-2018 05:15PM

I'm not usually a fan of these, but I thought this looked very well today in Swords

w124man · 25-09-2018 09:32PM

sligojoek wrote: »

Not sure where to put this yoke. Hope it's OK here,

That belongs to a mate of mine. He has one or two of those Unimogs. Runs a drilling company

sligojoek · 25-09-2018 09:37PM

He's well able to park it. Compared to the efforts I've seen with yokes a quarter the size.

kaizersoze · 25-09-2018 11:54PM

sligojoek wrote: »

Not sure where to put this yoke. Hope it's OK here,

For sale.....
https://www.donedeal.ie/commercials-for-sale/unimog-u308-140-agri-spec/19566749

unkel · 26-09-2018 09:34AM

No price. That doesn't help selling it.

Seller claims "no test required"???

Type 17 · 26-09-2018 09:48AM

Duke O Smiley wrote: »

You would want to be fit enough if you owned one, I'd imagine climbing in and out of one would require a bit of awkward manoeuvring!

The steering wheel folds down, so you can get your knees under it easily. The procedure for entering (a LHD) is something like: right leg in > backside onto sill > left leg in > slide backside into seat > fold steering wheel up. I got to sit in one (with the owner's permission) at a classic show in Germany, and it's pretty spectacular...

Duke O Smiley · 26-09-2018 10:06AM

unkel wrote: »

No price. That doesn't help selling it.

Seller claims "no test required"???

They’re classed as an agricultural tractor, so don’t require a test.

€200 VRT too!

Dades · 26-09-2018 10:14AM

Two different classics in Blackrock yesterday.

There's a small mechanic on the corner there.
Have seen the Barchetta around the a bit. The Mustang I haven't.

Duke O Smiley · 26-09-2018 10:18AM

I think that’s the Barchetta on done deal currently for €3500. They are so cool

Nekarsulm · 26-09-2018 10:55AM

Duke O Smiley wrote: »

They’re classed as an agricultural tractor, so don’t require a test.

€200 VRT too!

Will now need test as capable of more than 40kph.
Very limited number of test centres in the country at the moment, but at least the test lasts 2 years. (So far)

unkel · 26-09-2018 12:53PM

Nekarsulm wrote: »

Will now need test as capable of more than 40kph.

+1

New EU directive requires agricultural tractors capable of speeds of over 40km/h to have a valid test. This came into force earlier this year.

woejus · 26-09-2018 04:37PM

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woejus · 26-09-2018 04:45PM

Sorry Dades did not see you'd posted the Mustang before. A geniune 1963 1966 vehicle supplied by Vic Hubbard Speed and Marine

Even the interior looked dangerous, zero safety precautions apart from a waist seat belt.

https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/vic-hubbard-speed-marine-head-hunters-hayward-cc.663363/

RR3.5 · 26-09-2018 04:50PM

Just for the record it's a 1966 imho

Nekarsulm · 26-09-2018 08:39PM

woejus wrote: »

Sorry Dades did not see you'd posted the Mustang before.

Even the interior looked dangerous,

You can see influences from the Mustang's dash were used in the Mk2 Cortina.

woejus · 26-09-2018 08:53PM

RR3.5 wrote: »

Just for the record it's a 1966 imho

Ah, then the reg isn't original, says 63 on it. Spoofers hanging around the car when I was there were giving opinions.

RR3.5 · 26-09-2018 09:00PM

First Mustang built around mid 64

Dades · 27-09-2018 11:19AM

woejus wrote: »

Even the interior looked dangerous, zero safety precautions apart from a waist seat belt.

Seats without headrests always make me nervous!

hi5 · 27-09-2018 05:56PM

RR3.5 wrote: »

Just for the record it's a 1966 imho

Yes it's 1966.
The '66 has the brick grill, the '65 has the honeycomb grille. The '66 also has the round speedometer while the 65 has the horizontal speedo.
Of course you could retrofit either so who knows.