Today I saw a classic and took a pic thread!

Spotted in the back corner of a car sales place in Cork last night ...

G Luxel wrote: »

Thats a ZT regd Ford Consul Mk1...its been there a few months. The paint is peeling off........:(

Few months? :eek: Last night was my first time spotting it.

Maybe it was further in the yard?

Dades wrote: »

A "daily driver" Datsun complete with child seat!

love it

They must keep shifting it about the yard so because it's not so long ago that there was a flat-bed van parked in that spot, and a caravan before it too.

Nice MK1 Granada Limo.
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While on the subject of Bangers, i need some id on a few of these American cars from last week in Nutts Corner. I wont post any after pics so as not to upset anyone.



This is a Cadillac Fleetwood im thinking, it was shot through with rust and running mostly Granada running gear as far as i could see.


Is this an Oldsmobile Delta 88?


Looks to be a Cadillac Seville?


Oldsmoble Cutlass?


Chevrolet Nova?


This had 'Caprice Estate' as the badging, so its a Chevrolet also i guess?

These were the other notable machines there including,
Rolls Royce Shadow on a Ford V6 and box, it seemed to be geared all wrong though on the track.




MK1 Granada Coupe, this was a waste, it seemed to be pretty rust free. I would bet theres rustier ones in preservation.






Rover P5 (Ford V6 also)




Jaguar XJS, the after shot of this would make baby Jesus cry...

Alanstrainor wrote: »

AFTERSHOTTSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!

Im afraid to, the purist PoPo will find me and run me over!!

Ali Babba wrote: »

..........it has to be said though, banger racing is a knacker thing. I'd be very suspicious that not all the cars raced there were bought and paid for honestly either.

What ya trying to say Ali!!
I would agree, but where i wouldnt say knacker, more a certain type of person. There was some seriously hard looking nuts both driving and attacking the cars between each race. Also as you say, no one quite knows where the cars come from and its pretty much impossible to police.

Ali Babba wrote: »

I hate the whole idea of it, it's like a slaughter house for classics, makes me sad just looking at the photos.:(

Its a touchy subject. I wont post any after shots because of it. Google Shamwreck2011 if anyone wants to see any. Incidentally i think that blue Fleetwood came up from Cork?

Kevin_Herron wrote: »

Bang on with your id's.
Your first photo is a '68 Sedan DeVille rather than a Fleetwood (the Fleetwood is pillared).
And heres a pic of her from the old days!
She was an unusual export model that had small differences to the same car sold in America.

Wow, that was quick! You reckon its the very same car Kevin? Any more history on it?

Kevin_Herron wrote: »

It most certainly is the same car.
It was originally Silver and brought to Ireland in '81.

Sadly it was written off in a monumental road accident in 2003.
Far worse than it looks...

Was it based in Cork? Im surprised it lasted this long(Since '03) without being raced. Sad end to a once fine car. For the record, heres what it ended up like on Sunday.

That's an awful pity! Is 4OU BZO an Irish reg?