Today I saw a classic and took a pic thread!

3nero · 10-09-2009 08:00PM

I'm pretty sure that transist used to be a circus van.
I regocnise the reg but i can't find my pics of the van i'm thinking of.

Do-more · 10-09-2009 08:21PM

3nero wrote: »

I'm pretty sure that transist used to be a circus van.
I regocnise the reg but i can't find my pics of the van i'm thinking of.

What year is that reg? My older brother used to have a Mk 2 Escort which he bought new with the reg 237 LI, he didn't want a ZLI *** reg so he drove it round for about 6 months with hand written cardboard "For Reg" plates on it, God be with the days!

voteforpedro · 10-09-2009 08:25PM

Spotted in Stillorgan

is the 3rd brake light standard and the steering wheel a new modern one?

Anan1 · 10-09-2009 08:28PM

That's for sale, it's an old car that's had a heavy makeover. http://www.driving.ie/usedcars/index.cfm?fuseaction=car&carID=200840190244625

carchaeologist · 10-09-2009 08:52PM

Do-more wrote: »

What year is that reg? My older brother used to have a Mk 2 Escort which he bought new with the reg 237 LI, he didn't want a ZLI *** reg so he drove it round for about 6 months with hand written cardboard "For Reg" plates on it, God be with the days!

Around late '78ish.There was a MK4 Cortina for sale lately in Irish Vintage with a ZLI reg.Yup,those were the days alright!

hamsterboy · 11-09-2009 03:04PM

Aaaaaahhhhhhh
Never have a camera when I need it
Just passed a 300SL Gullwing on the road between Oranmore and Clarenbridge.
Never thought I'd see one..... I nearly had a trouser accident.
What a beautiful car.
Didn;t even get to check the reg.........in too much awe!!!!

HB

carchaeologist · 11-09-2009 04:20PM

hamsterboy wrote: »

Aaaaaahhhhhhh
Never have a camera when I need it
Just passed a 300SL Gullwing on the road between Oranmore and Clarenbridge.
Never thought I'd see one..... I nearly had a trouser accident.
What a beautiful car.
Didn;t even get to check the reg.........in too much awe!!!!

HB

There is at least one around the country,there was one at the limerick juction show on easter sunday aswell.

Dades · 11-09-2009 04:21PM

Saw a week or two back on Lombard St, Dublin:

Very much in daily use by the look of it.

Choice One · 11-09-2009 04:37PM

What are the odds?.................thats my brothers merc van in the background! weird!

MercMad · 14-09-2009 03:32PM

carchaeologist wrote: »

There is at least one around the country,there was one at the limerick juction show on easter sunday aswell.

..............there are at least 4 that I know of and another 3 Roadsters. If it was a silver LHD one it was probably travelling up for the Cannonball event !

bostoncommon · 14-09-2009 03:39PM

911

jozi · 14-09-2009 03:50PM

bostoncommon wrote: »

911

A real Porsche :rolleyes:

mustang68 · 15-09-2009 11:24AM

Went for a drive in the Mustang on Sat and spotted a Delorean on its way out of malahide.

manta mad · 15-09-2009 02:42PM

spotted these on the road to inch !

Kevin_Herron · 15-09-2009 08:23PM

hamsterboy wrote: »

Aaaaaahhhhhhh
Never have a camera when I need it
Just passed a 300SL Gullwing on the road between Oranmore and Clarenbridge.
Never thought I'd see one..... I nearly had a trouser accident.
What a beautiful car.
Didn;t even get to check the reg.........in too much awe!!!!

HB

That car is ZV8833. Nice car with dreadful 'Honda 50' type trafficators under the bumpers!

G Luxel · 15-09-2009 11:14PM

Paris today. Classic Cars are practically non-existant. Every day cars Ive seen are Renault 25(lots of, more than Safrane's..),21,11,5. Peugeot 104 x 2, Citroen 2cv x 2....:mad:, Alfa Romeo Spider and a nice Peugeot 404 convertible that had a lot of web cams attached to it, maybe for youtube or live tv

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Renault 8 and 5 Turbo are from Renault's own historic collection, on view at their Champs Elysee showroom.

Do-more · 15-09-2009 11:15PM

mustang68 wrote: »

Went for a drive in the Mustang on Sat and spotted a Delorean on its way out of malahide.

There was some sort of DeLorean owners club event on on Sunday, I passed about 15 or so on the M4 araound mid-day.

Have to say I was not impressed with their conduct, they had stopped to assemble on the hard shoulder of the motorway between the Kilcock and Maynooth exits, as I say about 15 DeLoreans and assorted hangers-on with guys walking up and down next to the traffic which was very heavy at the time.

My first impression on coming on them was that there had been an accident and slowed accordingly. There could easily have been an accident as others did not and then some braked hard to rubber neck.

Am I not correct in thinking that the hard shoulder is for emergancy use only?

G Luxel · 15-09-2009 11:19PM

and a few more. I also spotted a very nice Mercedes tailfine 190. The owner of the Renault Estafette told me that it was built in 1979.

kasper · 15-09-2009 11:26PM

that r8 gordini is a beaut

rugbyman · 15-09-2009 11:35PM

kasper wrote: »

that r8 gordini is a beaut

it certainly is. I called into a garage in belgium recently where a similiar one was in the showroom.. the boot lid was open and I glanced in. Something looked a bit too modern. the owner had put in a renault megane engine!
this was a r8 rather than a gordini and i think it was for racing.
regards,
Rugbyman

kasper · 15-09-2009 11:43PM

i wouldnt be a fan of putting modern engines in older cars like that it is like a woman with a boob job never looks or feels right

VolvoMan · 16-09-2009 05:49PM

Dublin 4 seems to be the new place to see old cars that were once common. This morning I saw a particularly well looked after '91 Opel Vectra A parked outside the Mespil Hotel, a '91 Volvo 940 GLE saloon and an old KP 70 Starlet both parked on Pembroke Road amongst others.

Wishbone Ash · 16-09-2009 08:05PM

G Luxel · 16-09-2009 10:11PM

Paris - Some more cars I spotted. Missed out on a Chevrolet Impala convertible, Peugeot 204, ex-Paris Bus with rear entry, Metros, W-123 series (a few), Renault 5 mk1, 70s Saviem Lorry.

thegen · 17-09-2009 04:59PM

Not sure if this has been posted before. Spotted at the weekend.

G Luxel · 17-09-2009 11:04PM

and a few I saw today. Missed out on a Renault 4, 2 x 309s, and a Simca 1301.............

Max_Damage · 17-09-2009 11:23PM

France is full of old cars, many of which are still in everyday use. Fair play to them I say for not 'keeping up with the Jones'', unlike it shallow twats that live in this country.:rolleyes:

CianDon · 17-09-2009 11:24PM

Saw these two just outside Cork City earlier today.
The first one was an immaculate 68 C reg Mini estate. She was in perfect condition and I got up close to it later that night when it was parked and there wasn't one spot of rust on it.
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Then, just down the road I saw this yoke at the lights on a trailer. I don't have a clue what it is but it was tiny.

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G Luxel · 18-09-2009 12:16AM

and I forgot to include these 3, the first is LHD so extremely rare, included the 1998 car as it was a concept car but it differs from its publicity pictures so there may have been two built. If France is full of old cars, then Im afraid that Paris isnt..........:mad: I have yet to find a DS or Renault Dauphine..... and the 4th picture is motor-related, its the family tomb of the Panhard family and according to the map they created the Panhard et Lavassor company

Hermy · 18-09-2009 12:30AM

A Merc in Phibsboro...

Today I saw a classic and took a pic thread!

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