Today I saw a classic and took a pic thread!

antodeco wrote: »

Theres a BINI on the end though!

Aah! So thats where all the mini guys were on Sunday!;)

Seen this last week down the road....what a beauty



HB

603304529 wrote: »

A few pics I've taken over the last few weeks....

Early Yellow 911:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/farmamick/4732056959

Actually that's a 4 cyl 912 and not a 911.
Seems to be in great shape! Lovely colour too

Kevin_Herron wrote: »

I always preferred the 912's for some odd reason!
I think I always felt sort of sorry for them!

I personally prefer the 912 over the more common 911T's.
They're in fact a lot more 'practical' to run on a more regular basis, and especially in traffic they behave a bit more civil than the more higher strung and thirsty 911's. Compared to the most common of the 911's: the 911 "T", performance is roughly similar, with aprox 90bhp against 110bhp, in a slightly lighter combo. Where the 912 excells most is the handling: a 912 basically is a 911 with the most rear 2 cylinders taken away, so you end up with an engine that sits a lot deeper into the body, and they do feel slightly more nimble and alive than a 911T.... however, the only thing I did never get used to, was the unmistakable 'beetle' rumble idling at the traffic light.

Make no mistake, a properly setup 911 "S" blows the pants off a standard 912 anyday though, but we're looking at approx 180bhp there, and proper "S" are a rare sight, with prices rising sky high for good examples, 35-45k plus without a bother. They're also a lot more of a handfull on the road, and if you're ever stuck in traffic with an 'S', that's generally a memorable experience of loads of splutter, spit and cough!

I have driven a number of race tuned 912's, and I genuinely prefered those to similarly tuned 911's. They just felt a lot more confident on the road and not as much of a handfull, but then again, this probably says more about the limitations of my own 'driver's skils' rather than anything else .

also at the meeting was a rare enough sight these days a Saab Turbo drop head

What's the finished product like (the GT6), I remember seeing it an Terenure last year! Looked like an amazing shell!

Limerick man wrote: »

What's the finished product like (the GT6), I remember seeing it an Terenure last year! Looked like an amazing shell!

The finished product is just superb really, yes it was at Terenure last year and will be this year again. Pop over and say hi on the TCOC stand and see for yourself:D.

Limerick man wrote: »

I will of course, will it be in the tent again? Hopefully the weather is good for it, don't want to have to bring the wellies

Fingers crossed on the weather, nope she wont be in tent this year, but she will have a plastic chain around her though.

and my own baby

a friend of mine had a blue kadett d with the reg jip 1

antodeco wrote: »

^^ Looks like James May!

I taught the exact same

kev1.3s wrote: »

a friend of mine had a blue kadett d with the reg jip 1

Yea, that was an old kilkenny no pre 1978.The actual kilkenny reg was ip.

trevorbrady wrote: »

love the reg on this, spotted in Co. Kilkenny last weekend...

And quite a few classic vw's on the top of that hill!!!!