Today I saw an abandoned classic and took a pic thread!

hi5 · 04-09-2007 9:23am

mondymike wrote:

theres a r4 on the abbeyleix road in a car yard. he has a few cars in a field out back too. not seen any others in a long time thou. Castleisland theres a place calls Macs Autos/Macs Spares has a gorgeous mk1 cortina, immaculate nick, if i'm down this week i'll try get few pics

Yes, a gold colour,I saw it also on my way to Kilbeggan Sunday.
I also noticed on the same road further back on the opposite side a yard full of what appeared fiat 132's in various states of disrepair.

tommurphy73 · 05-09-2007 1:57pm

BrianD3 wrote:

I've no pics as my camera is broken. But recent spots include
-derelict Fiat 132 in a yard in Longford
-collection of derelict Fords (Cortinas, Escorts and at least one 105E) in Cavan

Would be interested to see pics of the Opel graveyard in Nobber that someone mentioned.

One sad/mad idea i've had for spotting abandoned classics - on some country routes Bus Eireann and other operators use double decker buses, must be a great view over the hedges from the top deck of one of those revealing abandoned cars that woud otherwise be hidden from sight!

Of course a helicopter would be better still Junkyard?

Where did you see the cortinas and escorts?

Rgds
Tom

Renotec · 05-09-2007 2:09pm

Hi Folks,
Is it the R4 is gold or the Cortina?....
rgds,
Renotec

hi5 · 05-09-2007 6:27pm

Renotec wrote:

Hi Folks,
Is it the R4 is gold or the Cortina?....
rgds,
Renotec

The R4

Renotec · 05-09-2007 9:52pm

Hhmmm!
Assuming that its original paint work it can't be Irish. Renault didn't import metallic R4's. Do you think its a LHD?

G Luxel · 06-09-2007 4:26pm

Yesterday I drove past a yard near Bansha in Co Tipperary. There is a "To let" sign on the outside of the premises as the gates were closed. Quite a lot of cars in this yard. Didnt get time to stop to take pictures but at the entrance was a very good condition Vauxhall HC estate which I dont know if it is original Irish or import as there was no front reg plate, a Morris Minor in bad condition and a few Volvo S90/940 vehicles.

Do-more · 09-09-2007 10:35am

Saw a R4 in Kells last week parked outside a premises between the Ardee rd. and the Kingscourt rd. it was Dark Blue on original Irish plates. Paint was a bit oxidised and it had a few dents and scrapes, possibly still in use as a daily runner...

DarenO · 09-09-2007 1:47pm

The travellers have a 72 Beetle in Sandyford, its in a really bad condition, i took a pic on the camera phone but i'm unable to send it to my email address, there's another abandoned Beetle here in Newcastle County Dublin, haven't had a close up look at it though.

Darren

Renotec · 10-09-2007 1:33pm

Do-more wrote:

Saw a R4 in Kells last week parked outside a premises between the Ardee rd. and the Kingscourt rd. it was Dark Blue on original Irish plates. Paint was a bit oxidised and it had a few dents and scrapes, possibly still in use as a daily runner...

Sounds good. Do you remember if it had chrome or painted bumpers. (easy way to tell age) chrome = up to 1981, painted from 1981 ish..

Do-more · 10-09-2007 8:58pm

Renotec wrote:

Sounds good. Do you remember if it had chrome or painted bumpers. (easy way to tell age) chrome = up to 1981, painted from 1981 ish..

Can't say for sure as it was a pretty brief glimpse! I know it was a plastic grille rather than the earlier chrome grille but after that I'm not sure. It just caught my eye as my first car was a Champagne coloured R4 back around ´87...happy days!:D

Renotec · 10-09-2007 9:56pm

Do-more wrote:

Can't say for sure as it was a pretty brief glimpse! I know it was a plastic grille rather than the earlier chrome grille but after that I'm not sure. It just caught my eye as my first car was a Champagne coloured R4 back around ´87...happy days!:D

Yeh! The good old days.
your Champagne R4 was propaply a GTL (1106cc). Disc brakes on the front, slotted wheel rims and plastic door trims on the outside. Nice!

Do-more · 13-09-2007 10:28pm

XJS outside Portlaoise.

MercMad · 14-09-2007 9:36am

Wow !

I wonder whats going on there. Looks like someone cut half the wing out, seems like an odd way to repair either rust or accident damage !

Do-more wrote:

XJS outside Portlaoise.

Do-more · 16-09-2007 3:28pm

In front of a house in Rathmines...

Max_Damage · 16-09-2007 4:15pm

^ That Merc has been their for ages, along with two Mercedes W126's.

Their has been always various abandoned cars outside the front of that house for as long as I can remember. I remember their was a red Opel Corsa Mk1 there for at least 4-5 years a good while back. Never moved an inch.

hi5 · 18-09-2007 2:01pm

Yard full of unrestored vintage cars for sale in the US,have a look in the gallery.
http://www.oliverscars.com/home.html

Do-more · 18-09-2007 9:59pm

No badges so I'll guess at a Standard 10! Located in Rathconrath Co. Westmeath. There looks to be a lot of rot so is probably already beyond economic repair...

Max_Damage · 18-09-2007 10:14pm

Yard full of unrestored vintage cars for sale in the US,have a look in the gallery.
http://www.oliverscars.com/home.html

That site reminds me of a similar site I came across a few years back on another forum I frequent:

http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/Lane/4732/Houthalen/THAHouthalen.htm

Do-more · 19-09-2007 8:59pm

mondymike wrote:

theres a r4 on the abbeyleix road in a car yard.

Not sure if it's the same place, but I saw a red R4 for sale today in the 2nd hand car sales place between Portlaoise and Abbeyleix. It's on a 91 D plate!

Blue850 · 21-09-2007 8:52am

2 R4s for sale on Carzone today misadvertised as R5s

MercMad · 21-09-2007 9:13am

Blue850 wrote:

2 R4s for sale on Carzone today misadvertised as R5s

.............probably as the R4 option wasn't on the list ! :rolleyes:

Renotec · 21-09-2007 2:09pm

Blue one is a GTL ... disc brakes etc. Nice!
Beige one I think is a TL "legend".

Good to see them up and running!

rgds

G Luxel · 22-09-2007 2:28pm

Do-more wrote:

In front of a house in Rathmines...

wow, nice car, shame that it's just left there. Is it an original Irish car or a recent import? There seem to be a lot of these on the roads lately.....
Nice to see the Standard, I saw two of them a few weeks ago. They both appeared to be road worthy. Just looking at this green car would I think make a worthy restoration project maybe..

mondymike · 23-09-2007 5:32pm

Do-more wrote:

Not sure if it's the same place, but I saw a red R4 for sale today in the 2nd hand car sales place between Portlaoise and Abbeyleix. It's on a 91 D plate!

Yeah thats the place, theres a car graveyard out the back too. always wanted to take a stroll and see whats there!

MercMad · 27-09-2007 12:57pm

Not quite abandoned, but a work in progress, that hasn't progressed to much in the last few months. Apparantly the quick repray turned into more than was expected. Still it looks like a decent car and doesn't appear to require too much to get it back on the road !

tc20 · 27-09-2007 4:25pm

Spotted a Merc W123, white, and in seemingly good nick, in Dalys Cross, Limerick. Might not be abandoned, but didnt have a rear number plate on it.

MercMad · 27-09-2007 5:22pm

Where is Daly's Cross ??

Caddyman · 27-09-2007 7:19pm

Saw these last month at a Folk Park outside of Sligo town, do they qualify as classics?
I wouldn't think so but I'm sure there is someone out there who does!:D

corktina · 27-09-2007 8:42pm

they count as abandones classics certainly... :-(

franksm · 27-09-2007 9:35pm

What the...

is there milk in those bottles ?!

MercMad · 28-09-2007 10:05am

Yeah that milk float is gas...................someone finished their milk round and parked it up !

Funny to think how much more green things were back in the 70's, re-using milk bottles, electric delivery vehicles, ham, fruit, veg all sold by weight in brown paper bags, return for deposit kids drinks and a lot of produce sold to your door, bread, fruit and veg etc.. so only one van being used instead of dozens of vehicles going to the shops !!

Sorry..............I went a bit off topic there !!

tc20 · 28-09-2007 1:17pm

MercMad wrote:

Where is Daly's Cross ??

Hi Ben,
its on the N7, about 20k from Limerick. Coming from Dublin, you pass first thru'
Birdhill, then Dalys Cross is the next village you come to. Theres a Statoil on the left, and Jerrys Bar on the right (not sure, but it could be owned by a certain international hooker, no sniggering at the back there!

)

I was coming back from Limerick when i saw the W123, so its kinda behind Jerrys Bar.

For a thoroughly abandoned classic, theres a W123T, again white, but this model comes with a moss-green patina, at a workshop in Toomevara, Co. Tipp, again on the N7

MercMad · 28-09-2007 4:24pm

For a thoroughly abandoned classic, theres a W123T, again white, but this model comes with a moss-green patina, at a workshop in Toomevara, Co. Tipp, again on the N7

...........yeah I know this one alright ! I've watched it deteriorate over the last 5 years or more !

I cant remember Dalys Cross, though I go to Limerick failry regulalry but I always go into Killaloe/Ballina as I have friends there !

Wishbone Ash · 29-09-2007 8:54am

MercMad wrote:

that milk float is gas

I'd say it's electric!

:D

corktina · 29-09-2007 12:30pm

Wishbone Ash wrote:

I'd say it's electric! :D

solid gold....just had one of those "wish id said that" moments....:)

MercMad · 01-10-2007 10:44am

Its all in the way I set it up !!!

S.I.R · 09-10-2007 4:54pm

ahh man , this tread is making me sad... i wish i had some of them cars and a few hours to spend on em....

classic cars are like small furry animals... need alot of t.l.c

Do-more · 09-10-2007 8:17pm

These two beauties are on the side of the road in Celbridge (within a few hundred yards of each other).

The Roller has quite a green bloom developing (surprised the flying whatshername hasn't been robbed!) and the Yanktank has been sprayed with undercoat with outstanding results!

Wishbone Ash · 09-10-2007 8:23pm

Do-more wrote:

the flying whatshername

Spirit of Ecstasy

MercMad · 10-10-2007 4:39pm

Do-more wrote:

These two beauties are on the side of the road in Celbridge (within a few hundred yards of each other).

The Roller has quite a green bloom developing (surprised the flying whatshername hasn't been robbed!) and the Yanktank has been sprayed with undercoat with outstanding results!

..................the RR looks like it has sat for at least a year or more. I wonder if the owner would be open to offers ! Anyone around that might know who owned it.

8~) · 12-10-2007 10:44am

Where exactly is the W123T and does it appear there are any useful spares on it, any chance of contacting an owner, etc.?

MercMad · 12-10-2007 11:08am

8~) wrote: »

Where exactly is the W123T and does it appear there are any useful spares on it, any chance of contacting an owner, etc.?

............drive to Toomevara. Stop car. Open eyes. See car. Ask guy in workshop !

Seriously you cant miss it. It appears solid but I never stopped to examine it !

8~) · 12-10-2007 12:05pm

Lovely, thanks.

Though if it's been sitting out for 5 years I'd bet it's not worth restoring.

MercMad · 12-10-2007 12:27pm

8~) wrote: »

Lovely, thanks.

Though if it's been sitting out for 5 years I'd bet it's not worth restoring.

.........true.........and there was obviously a fairly good reason for laying it up in the first place !

hi5 · 12-10-2007 1:25pm

MercMad wrote: »

.........true.........and there was obviously a fairly good reason for laying it up in the first place !

I've seen many potential restorations go beyond the point of restoration by simply being left out in the elements, with their owners refusing to sell at a reasonable price or sell at all at any price.
It seems if you ask about something they presume it must be worth a fortune and hold out for their pay day which never comes of course:(
I'm currently watching at least 3 vehicles going through this process.

8~) · 12-10-2007 2:19pm

'Tis sad to see alright, though my interest in the W123 is for some parts.
Need to get a weekend off to dedicate to car stuff... still have 107 bits to get too if you still have them Hi5!

hi5 · 12-10-2007 7:24pm

8~) wrote: »

'Tis sad to see alright, though my interest in the W123 is for some parts.
Need to get a weekend off to dedicate to car stuff... still have 107 bits to get too if you still have them Hi5!

Yes, they're still here
I just heard of a classic car auction coming up in Kilkenny in January,so thought I'd put all my old junk:eek: on a pallet and put it through,see how it does.Any one want to make an offer on a w107 hardtop, perfect condition before it goes under the hammer:)

Wishbone Ash · 13-10-2007 11:37am

hi5 wrote: »

It seems if you ask about something they presume it must be worth a fortune and hold out for their pay day which never comes of course:(
I'm currently watching at least 3 vehicles going through this process.

My uncle had a 1964 Mk 1 Cortina deluxe and waited for years for the right price. Said car is now a hen house!

S.I.R · 15-10-2007 4:45pm

Do-more wrote: »

These two beauties are on the side of the road in Celbridge (within a few hundred yards of each other).

The Roller has quite a green bloom developing (surprised the flying whatshername hasn't been robbed!) and the Yanktank has been sprayed with undercoat with outstanding results!

i know what im doing this weekend

Do-more · 17-10-2007 8:08pm

8~) wrote: »

Where exactly is the W123T and does it appear there are any useful spares on it, any chance of contacting an owner, etc.?

Was down that way today, no chance of stopping, but I took this photo as I passed...

Today I saw an abandoned classic and took a pic thread!

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