Today I saw a classic and took a pic thread!

junkyard · 20-12-2006 02:39PM

Wishbone Ash wrote:

You know what they say junkyard - you should never meet your heroes!

Thats for sure, I've bought many more "heroes" over the years and have been left disappointed most of the time I have to say.:(

Do-more · 20-12-2006 08:43PM

Wishbone Ash wrote:

Lads, I'm confused! I spotted this Land Rover Discovery with an old (pre '87) Kilkenny plate - VIP. I didn't think they were around that long.

PS - The tax disc said €45.

The real advantage is for the income tax when it is used as a company car, your BIK on the written down value of the donor vehicle, i.e. next to nothing.

There is a company in the UK which "remanufactures" Range Rovers and Discos onto you old chassis rails.

andyj22 · 21-12-2006 01:46AM

Passing Though Dublin near the coast

Adam

junkyard · 21-12-2006 01:58AM

It looks like a Ford V8 pilot, was that on e-bay by any chance?

andy.s · 21-12-2006 02:44AM

Saw r107 nice car :cool:

Wishbone Ash · 21-12-2006 02:09PM

A couple of nice Rollers.

Max_Damage · 21-12-2006 03:12PM

I see an old Mazda 323 (early 80's model) in the driveway of a house in Templeouge every day as I cycle to college. It's silver and is in fairly bad looking condition, I reckon it's been sitting there for the past 5+ years at this stage. It is this same type of model as this one:

They're fairly rare now on the roads (in fact, I actually can't remember the last time I saw one on the roads).

dubtom · 21-12-2006 05:15PM

junkyard wrote:

This was a 1997 model, 4.6 V8, it would pass anything except a petrol pump, 9 mpg on a good day and built like buckaroo, always waiting for something to fall off or blow up in your face, absolute f*cking rubbish, its no wonder the Brits no longer have a motor industry worth talking about.:rolleyes:

Classic,Junkyard, pure classic:D

junkyard · 21-12-2006 06:46PM

dubtom wrote:

Classic,Junkyard, pure classic:D

Its the way I tell em,:D Wishbone Ash, where did you see the Rolls ZV8136? I owned that about 3 years ago and I thought it left the country tbh.

Wishbone Ash · 21-12-2006 07:29PM

junkyard wrote:

Wishbone Ash, where did you see the Rolls ZV8136? I owned that about 3 years ago and I thought it left the country tbh.

It was parked in multi-storey car park in the Pavilion Shopping Centre (Swords) this morning.

Wishbone Ash · 22-12-2006 04:52PM

Beetlemania in North County Dublin.

Great to see that they all have original Irish registrations.

kikel · 29-12-2006 09:32AM

Seen this on the 26th

ciaran76 · 29-12-2006 09:47AM

Wishbone Ash wrote:

Poor little Triumph Herald waiting to be rescued from House of Fraser (Dundrum).

My girlfriend is the one who put that car there and put all those handbags and stuff inside it.

Wishbone Ash · 29-12-2006 12:07PM

ciaran76 wrote:

My girlfriend is the one who put that car there and put all those handbags and stuff inside it.

:eek:

hellcamino · 03-01-2007 08:15PM

needs a small tidy but man does it move! since i killed my 320i a couple of weeks ago, this baby was called into action as an everyday runner..... mind you, its difficult to save for repairs when driving a 3.5l around town, perhaps i should have bought a bike instead......

junkyard · 03-01-2007 09:53PM

Is that an old M5? And if it is are you selling it?

PaulK_CCI · 03-01-2007 10:35PM

junkyard wrote:

Is that an old M5? And if it is are you selling it?

I'd say from the filename it's an M535i and not an M5.

The M5 came out in 1985 and ran alongside the M535i for a while, until it more or less made the M535i obsolete.

The M535i had the 218bhp 3.5 litre M-tweaked lump that was also fitted to the M635i, whereas the M5 had the all new developped 3,5 litre 24 valve block with 286bhp, so it's a good bit more powerfull.

junkyard · 04-01-2007 12:24AM

Thanks for that Paul I should have copped that too.....any Volvo 144's around by the way?

hellcamino · 04-01-2007 12:31AM

Yep, its the lesser bhp M535i and not an M5. Personally, I think the M535i is a much better option considering breakers yards a filling up with replacement m30 engines, where as an M5 engine would be a whole different matter. The body and interior is the same, it handles great and costs range between €500-€2500 against €10 - €15k. Should you want, alpina do a nice suspension upgrade and Turbo Charging Dynamics in the US do a range of Turbo kits for RHD starting from $3800, thats 380bhp.

Thats 100bhp more than an M5 for less cash. Still though, 218bhp is more than enough to get you in trouble and with 229lbs of torque against the M5s 251lbs, the M5 is only .7sec faster to 60mph (cos kph still dont exist in my world) All in all, the m30 is a hardy lump thats well capable of greater bhp and is cheaper to maintain than the M5's, and if you break it, you just buy another

If you really wanted an M5, check this out....

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=014&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&viewitem=&item=330068842677&rd=1&rd=1

Zwartsj · 09-01-2007 06:15PM

well i did not see this just today been seeing some thing that resembles this every day for the last 6 months

dubtom · 11-01-2007 11:35AM

Dont have any pics yet, but a mate who works in Mondello tells me there is a Genuine 67 Shelby GT 500 up there, I'll try a get a pic or two on Sunday.

AsphaltRisin' · 21-01-2007 07:53PM

Wishbone Ash · 22-01-2007 09:22PM

Spotted this little gem on Saturday night - a Datsun 240Z.

1275gt · 23-01-2007 12:17PM

Wishbone Ash wrote:

Spotted this little gem on Saturday night - a Datsun 240Z.

I saw that too. On James Street, think it was Saturday night too

andyj22 · 30-01-2007 10:38PM

ADz:rolleyes:

MercMad · 02-02-2007 01:20PM

Where was that Rover P6 ? I spotted one, possibly that one on my travels this week !

andyj22 · 02-02-2007 02:19PM

MercMad wrote:

Where was that Rover P6 ? I spotted one, possibly that one on my travels this week !

I was going to the north from sligo

Adam

Arthur Daley · 02-02-2007 11:15PM

Saw a purple.:( in the colour of that smiley....urgh Wolesley version of the BMC 'landcrab' today around Gardiner st. Taste is personal but for me it was the most naff car I've ever seen.

Wishbone Ash · 03-02-2007 11:10PM

A few classics spotted on the back streets of Rome yesterday.

Wishbone Ash · 04-02-2007 02:49PM

Here's a few more from Rome (apologies if I've got any models named incorrectly).

Today I saw a classic and took a pic thread!

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