New, unregistered Irish-bought car from 1976 - where do I start?

hi5 · 21-02-2020 09:36AM

LPG was reasonably popular in the 70's My uncle had a few MK11 escort vans on the road at the time and all were converted to LPG, this was before diesel took over.

SmartinMartin · 21-02-2020 10:27AM

Some of those kits were lethal.

CoBo55 · 21-02-2020 11:07AM

SmartinMartin wrote: »

Some of those kits were lethal.

No they weren’t. Without the electronics, the kit you’d fit today is exactly the same as the ones from the 70’s. Compared to a egg shell rusty half full petrol tank I’d prefer my chances with a solid steel lpg tank.

The Red Ace · 21-02-2020 03:35PM

The same here re the gas conversions, had two different new petrol Hi Aces in the late 70s that ran really well on gas

Marlow · 22-02-2020 02:00AM

NOTHING wrong with LPG. I've got a VW Caravelle from 2000 ... 2.8l VR6 engine ... sweet as a nut ... and the 80l LPG tank makes it seriously affordable to run.

Especially with the petrol station in Hudson Bay not taking the p*** on pricing.

People so underestimate a large'ish petrol engine on LPG. And the value for money running it. Especially classic and vintage cars with it.

/M

Hotblack Desiato · 22-02-2020 01:51PM

Well yeah, the road tax must be a killer on a pre-2005, non-vintage 2.8!

pablo128 · 22-02-2020 03:15PM

Hotblack Desiato wrote: »

Well yeah, the road tax must be a killer on a pre-2005, non-vintage 2.8!

Camper tax is quite cheap actually.:D

CoBo55 · 22-02-2020 03:21PM

Hotblack Desiato wrote: »

Well yeah, the road tax must be a killer on a pre-2005, non-vintage 2.8!

Camper...

scudster · 23-02-2020 09:26PM

A local publican down my way had a 504 as his daily driver up until about 6 or 7 years ago. Only reason he replaced it was because someone crashed into him.
His replacement car he got was an early 80s mk1 Jetta which he still drives. Car is parked out side his pub, Hughies.
https://goo.gl/maps/9SeRY1FpHzDwYrh37

kaizersoze · 23-02-2020 11:17PM

scudster wrote: »

A local publican down my way had a 504 as his daily driver up until about 6 or 7 years ago. Only reason he replaced it was because someone crashed into him.
His replacement car he got was an early 80s mk1 Jetta which he still drives. Car is parked out side his pub, Hughies.
https://goo.gl/maps/9SeRY1FpHzDwYrh37

:D Love it.

harr · 23-02-2020 11:21PM

scudster wrote: »

A local publican down my way had a 504 as his daily driver up until about 6 or 7 years ago. Only reason he replaced it was because someone crashed into him.
His replacement car he got was an early 80s mk1 Jetta which he still drives. Car is parked out side his pub, Hughies.
https://goo.gl/maps/9SeRY1FpHzDwYrh37

Is that him looking out over curtains

Jeff2 · 24-02-2020 12:11AM

Alfa I know you want to get away from posts about the bikes but can you please pm me if you're selling them and where.

kadman · 24-02-2020 12:28AM

Jeff2 wrote: »

Alfa I know you want to get away from posts about the bikes but can you please pm me if you're selling them and where.

I think the chap needs a chance to see if he gels with them,
before he makes a decision.:):)

But he should fek out that old tarts handbag of a variant, I'll drag it to the dump for him..:D:D:D:D

alfa beta · 24-02-2020 12:42AM

Jeff2 wrote: »

Alfa I know you want to get away from posts about the bikes but can you please pm me if you're selling them and where.

Will do Jeff - but it'll be a good while before I do anything with them. Probably the summer time.

alfa beta · 24-02-2020 12:46AM

kadman wrote: »

I think the chap needs a chance to see if he gels with them,
before he makes a decision.:):)

But he should fek out that old tarts handbag of a variant, I'll drag it to the dump for him..:D:D:D:D

Ha ha, started clearing away the junk in front of the variant earlier tonight to try and get some photos (specially for you Kadman!!) Didn't quite get the job done but hopefully back in there tomorrow evening to finish up and take a few pics.

kadman · 24-02-2020 12:49AM

alfa beta wrote: »

Ha ha, started clearing away the junk in front of the variant earlier tonight to try and get some photos (specially for you Kadman!!) Didn't quite get the job done but hopefully back in there tomorrow evening to finish up and take a few pics.

Good to hear you are starting on the best of the bunch;):)

Jeff2 · 24-02-2020 01:04AM

The 504 was some car and top gear video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6p7xmC88Do

scudster · 24-02-2020 09:14AM

harr wrote: »

Is that him looking out over curtains

It is actually would ya believe. ðŸ˜†

Type 17 · 24-02-2020 07:08PM

harr wrote: »

Is that him looking out over curtains

scudster wrote: »

It is actually would ya believe. ��

On Google Street View, if you go back to 2011, the Jetta is still there, and he(?) is at the door with a keg on a hand-truck!

unkel · 24-02-2020 07:16PM

Hughie is famous now

Gaspode · 24-02-2020 07:42PM

He always was in Arva anyway!

alfa beta · 25-02-2020 12:14AM

Made my trepidatious way back into the 'shed of dad stuff' tonight with the undoubtedly ambitious aim of clearing away enough junk to get better shots of the 504, the Variant and the old Merc.

Well I didn't get as far as I hoped. But, hey, I did what I could in one evening. The prob is, there's just so much stuff in that shed that it's a task in itself to gain any room from where you can stand and take a photo.

For what it's worth here's a few quick snaps of the VW. You can see the peugeot remained covered up (to the right of the VW) tonight. And while I didn't get to clear away stuff from the Mercedes, you can see the side of it in one of the photos.

Definitely a bloody big skip needed before I can do anything with these cars.

Anyone fancy a mid-eighties 850cc Daihatsu van btw .... it's sneaking into the background below lol

kadman · 25-02-2020 09:48AM

Lovely old squareback.:)

I think your main problem is, you are spoilt for choice. What
to keep , and what to sell on, if any.

Squarebacks are a strange car as a classic. Your 67 is rare enough here,
but like I said in an earlier post, they dont have a major following here.
Maybe because of the rarity and cost of body panels if you can get them.

I have seen restored examples in the UK at way below 20k. I've seen
immaculate south african imports based in the UK sell for 8k. So its hard to pin a baseline on costs of a good one.

You would definitely be near double figure region of a resto on yours, if you only got a respray and an engine rebuild, without anything else.

Of course you could rat look it cheaper, if thats your thing.

If you want to see a later car, thats nearly finished for the road, call in and I will show you where the dreaded rust does its damage in these type 3's.

And you can find out all you need to know on these cars at

http://www.vwtype3and4club.org.uk/

Pretty sure the 67 one of these is a 6 volt battery.

zilog_jones · 25-02-2020 10:33AM

alfa beta wrote: »

Anyone fancy a mid-eighties 850cc Daihatsu van btw .... it's sneaking into the background below lol

I'm sure someone would, anything like that is incredibly rare these days. Looks like a sixth generation Hijet, but may have had a different name here. Is it in anyway decent shape?

Just found this recently:

I've never been in a diesel car of this vintage - I wasn't expecting the manual glow plugs, idle control and fuel cutoff! Also: "low emissions", he says before pulling off in a cloud of smoke

Igotadose · 25-02-2020 10:36AM

I wonder what the final count of motor vehicles will be for this garage. including the 2 motorcycles, is it 6 so far? And seemingly more to come? Great thread, very enjoyable.

alfa beta · 25-02-2020 10:53AM

Igotadose wrote: »

I wonder what the final count of motor vehicles will be for this garage. including the 2 motorcycles, is it 6 so far? And seemingly more to come? Great thread, very enjoyable.

Peugeot 504 (new)
Volkswagen Squareback
Mercedes 190
Morris Eight
MG midget
mid-80's Daihatsu van
Ford 3000 tractor
2 MZ motorbikes (new)
Honda CX650 custom
Harley Davidson Sportster
Triumph Cub
2 x Honda 50s
Zetor 2511 tractor
Feguson Tractor
Kawasaki 250 ninja
+ 1950s Adler and BMW motorbikes in bits.
Oh and a couple of boats!!

He was some man for keeping stuff!!!

jonski · 25-02-2020 11:14AM

STOP !!!

Stop what you are doing ... I have a new business venture idea .

First try and clear some pathways

Then charge people to come in and see what you found .

"Don't sit at home watching Documentary channels , get out of the house and come see my shed "

We can split the profits 50/50

PS: I owned a CX500 C for a few years and loved it . I don't really remember seeing the 650 version around Ireland .

Tacitus Kilgore · 25-02-2020 12:32PM

Daihastu seems to be a S70 Hijet (1981-1985 ish?)

Cool little sliced pan

kadman · 25-02-2020 12:42PM

alfa beta wrote: »

Peugeot 504 (new)
Volkswagen Squareback
Mercedes 190
Morris Eight
MG midget
mid-80's Daihatsu van
Ford 3000 tractor
2 MZ motorbikes (new)
Honda CX650 custom
Harley Davidson Sportster
Triumph Cub
2 x Honda 50s
Zetor 2511 tractor
Feguson Tractor
Kawasaki 250 ninja
+ 1950s Adler and BMW motorbikes in bits.
Oh and a couple of boats!!

He was some man for keeping stuff!!!

:eek::eek::eek:

Jaysus, I'm 65, I wont live long enough to se the end of this thread with all these collectibles:D:D

But I'll hang on as best as I can....as the saying goes, I'll live as long as i can, and i will die when I cant help it:p:p

SmartinMartin · 25-02-2020 12:48PM

Is the Ferguson a 35 goldbelly by any chance? Most likely a T20, but you never know....

New, unregistered Irish-bought car from 1976 - where do I start?

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