Today I saw a classic and took a pic thread!

ahal · 09-07-2011 03:10AM

Oh man :eek:

Looks a bit like and invacar: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thundersley_Invacar

carchaeologist · 09-07-2011 08:18AM

It's an AC Petite. Ac didn't just make sports cars!
These were a three-wheeled microcar with a rear-mounted 350*cc Villiers single cylinder, two stroke engine.The cars had a single bench seat seating two adults and was said to be capable of 60*mpg.

There were two versions of the car. Between 1953 and 1955 the car was fitted with a Villiers 27B engine and two different sizes of wheel, the rears were 18 inch spoked wheels whilst the front was only 8 inches. In 1955 a Mark II version was launched, this had minor changes to the exterior trim, a slightly more powerful Villiers 28B engine and 12 inch wheels both front and rear.

Means Of Escape · 09-07-2011 10:13AM

Dades wrote: »

Okay so maybe not a classic yet - but the Maserati Quattroporte I followed home yesterday might be one day!
(Not wise I know taking a picture while driving up the rear of a Â€150K + car :eek:)

Ah the good old days when everyone had Monopoly money

corktina · 09-07-2011 10:39AM

ahal wrote: »

Oh man :eek:

Looks a bit like and invacar: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thundersley_Invacar

was that at Terenure? who da ell wud buy one of those? At least they trest the disabled with a little more dignity nowadays!

hi5 · 09-07-2011 02:24PM

me bolly wrote: »

Ah the good old days when everyone had Monopoly money

Is that Bonos car?

ahal · 09-07-2011 03:39PM

The whacky Duracell bunny Marion Keyes also has one of those. Nice car but I'm not mad gone on the front design.

Means Of Escape · 09-07-2011 03:54PM

ahal wrote: »

The whacky Duracell bunny Marion Keyes also has one of those. Nice car but I'm not mad gone on the front design.

And beardy Rohan had a Maybach!!

Thimble,hat or dog ?

ahal · 09-07-2011 04:18PM

me bolly wrote: »

And beardy Rohan had a Maybach!!

I remember a Maybach being around the Loughlinstown area 7 or 8 years ago. Didn't know what it was at first (came up behind it) ... thought it was actually a Lexus, and my first thoughts were "They've overdone it with the plastics ... the Germans would never do that"

Gross looking thing imo.

Do-more · 09-07-2011 05:48PM

All the Classics are out of hiding for the summer now, spotted all these today.

'64 PONTIAC CATALINA

'63 Chrysler Newport

'53 Chevy 2103

Fiat 500

'75 Audi 50

'65 Merc 220

911T Targa looked like it was freshly painted.

Should it be pink?

'62 Abarth 1600 Coupe Allena in beautiful original condition.

Complete with the original garage sticker in the back window.

Means Of Escape · 09-07-2011 05:55PM

ahal wrote: »

me bolly wrote: »

And beardy Rohan had a Maybach!!

I remember a Maybach being around the Loughlinstown area 7 or 8 years ago. Didn't know what it was at first (came up behind it) ... thought it was actually a Lexus, and my first thoughts were "They've overdone it with the plastics ... the Germans would never do that" Gross looking thing imo.

and you paid over 280k for the pleasure of looking at the plastic!!!

bijapos · 09-07-2011 07:44PM

Conor_M1990 wrote: »

whats that?

corktina wrote: »

was that at Terenure? who da ell wud buy one of those? At least they trest the disabled with a little more dignity nowadays!

carchaeologist is right, its an AC Petite. There was either one of these or an Invacar for sale here a year or so ago. I was interested in buying it but was out of the country working at the time. Its not a 68 Mustang or a 450 6.9 but I find them interesting nonetheless.

Some more pics...

Top Dog · 09-07-2011 07:53PM

Do-more wrote: »

Should it be pink?

Nah - but definitely should have bulls horns on the front like Boss Hogg! :pac:

_Conrad_ · 09-07-2011 09:59PM

Top Dog wrote: »

Nah - but definitely should have bulls horns on the front like Boss Hogg! :pac:

Or be some metalflake colour, like emerald green with gold highlights and maybe fish scales pattern on the bonnet, sitting on gold wire wheels, US hispanic gangster's lowrider style

Do-more · 10-07-2011 06:49PM

I took a trip to the Knudstorp ring today for a historic race meeting.

Loads of classics, too many to post all here but I have upload the days full unedited camera roll here if anyone is interested. 239 photos in total about 90% of which are classics.

Here are my own personal favourites for a flavour.

1st. car I drove on a public road was a Viva.

Saab Monte Carlo 850.

I've harboured hopes for a long time of someday owning one of these, this is a beautiful unmolested example.

This is the same Europa I met on the road last week.

Do-more · 10-07-2011 06:49PM

Hopefully they have the interweb in Heaven, this one is for Max R.I.P.

bijapos · 10-07-2011 07:46PM

Great pics Do-more looks like a great meeting. Love the 350GT, very rare car. Btw whats the story with the headlight washwipes on the Viva and Granada Coupe? Were they obligatory at the time in Sweden or just a common after market fit?

_Conrad_ · 10-07-2011 08:03PM

bijapos wrote: »

Granada Coupe?

Cant help on the wipers but the "granada coupe" is a taunus coupe

Do-more · 10-07-2011 08:20PM

bijapos wrote: »

Great pics Do-more looks like a great meeting. Love the 350GT, very rare car. Btw whats the story with the headlight washwipes on the Viva and Granada Coupe? Were they obligatory at the time in Sweden or just a common after market fit?

Yes, I don't know in what year they became mandatory but they were up until a few years ago. I think the rules were relaxed due to some EU free market regulations so that 2nd.hand imports didn't have to be retro-fitted with head lamp cleaning systems.

I believe that some wiper units on Saab 99's were notorious for seizing up and needed regular replacement to pass the (NCT) car test.

Almost all cars supplied new here still have headlamp washer jets fitted as standard.

BTW there are at least 2 Granada Coupes still in use as daily drivers in the town near to where I live, will try to get some snaps.

mb1725 · 10-07-2011 09:24PM

_Conrad_ wrote: »

Cant help on the wipers but the "granada coupe" is a taunus coupe

with a Dublin reg!!!!

corktina · 10-07-2011 09:45PM

only one in Ireland as far as I know:)

_Conrad_ · 10-07-2011 10:02PM

corktina wrote: »

only one in Ireland as far as I know:)

I wonder where that is? hahaha

jimmyw · 11-07-2011 02:12AM

Do-more wrote: »

Jeez:p I thought I had alot of pics on my computer, but I am in the ha'penny place when compared to you;):D.How many camera batteries did you go through:D at the end of all that picture taking? The amount of dedication that goes on here to keep us entertained is phenomenal:D.

P.S them dudes in the green t-shirt and white hat are looking at the camera a bit strangely. *wink*

Do-more · 11-07-2011 11:22AM

jimmyw wrote: »

Jeez:p I thought I had alot of pics on my computer, but I am in the ha'penny place when compared to you;):D.How many camera batteries did you go through:D at the end of all that picture taking? The amount of dedication that goes on here to keep us entertained is phenomenal:D.

I'm never sure if people get upset with me posting "furren" photos here or not.

There is a huge interest in old cars here, an awful lot are imported from the US but also from the UK and central Europe. Despite the harsh winter weather there are also a lot of original Swedish classics as many are garaged all their life and are generally well maintained. Road tax is also pretty cheap so they don't have the trap that you have in Ireland where at a certain point in a cars life the annual road tax can be 3 times the value of the car and they end up getting scraped as a result.

I only went on the spur of the moment, having seen the event mentioned on the net yesterday morning, so the battery in my camera (Canon EOS 1000D) wasn't even recently charged but still this morning the battery is showing as full!

No dedication involved here, I enjoy the cars and am glad if others enjoy the photos too. With photobucket's bulk uploader it's only a few clicks to throw them all up onto the net.

It seems like I spent half my youth in the paddock of Mondello, Kirkistown and the Park at a time when Commodores and Capris were in the production class not classics!

jimmyw wrote: »

P.S them dudes in the green t-shirt and white hat are looking at the camera a bit strangely. *wink*

Must of thought I was planning to rob their Bugatti!

[Edit] They may also have being trying to figure out what my CJH F off! T-shirt was all about!

Not sure if it's original or a clone it's a 35B with chassis no. 4230 owned by Janne Hansson. If it is original it's probably worth the thick end of €500,000 but I suspect it may be a clone. Either ways I was happy to see it and see it being used on a race track for what it was intended and not in a museum.

The one beside it is a Type 51 owned by Per-Olaf Håkansson.

ahal · 11-07-2011 10:36PM

LIGHTNING wrote: »

Thats my mates dads car, its still around. Lovely place to sit in and drive. Wouldnt be my cup of tea but each to there own.

Oops!

Not back - tracking but I do like the overall look, would prefer the wheelbase a bit shorter / better proportioned but the back end ... I don't know what they were thinking! :eek:

As you say though, each to their own. I'm sure some of my favourites wouldn't be to everyone's taste. Actually I can confirm that, 'cause Volvoman was kind enough to oblige with his honesty when I posted a link to an Escort Cabrio

Kevin_Herron · 11-07-2011 10:55PM

Do-more wrote: »

Not sure if it's original or a clone it's a 35B with chassis no. 4230 owned by Janne Hansson. If it is original it's probably worth the thick end of €500,000 but I suspect it may be a clone. Either ways I was happy to see it and see it being used on a race track for what it was intended and not in a museum.

The one beside it is a Type 51 owned by Per-Olaf Håkansson.

Chassis number is far too early for a T35 of any variation.

Do-more · 12-07-2011 06:51AM

Kevin_Herron wrote: »

Chassis number is far too early for a T35 of any variation.

May be inaccurate so, I just checked the Swedish registration number database online and that is what is given.

It also states that the car was first registered in Sweden in 2007 and wasn't registered abroad prior to that so that's what makes me suspect it's a clone.

G Luxel · 12-07-2011 10:48PM

Do-more wrote: »

Is this a show plate or an old Swedish plate that didnt get replaced? I thought every vehicle had to be re-registered after 1973......

Diabhalta · 12-07-2011 11:01PM

Somewhere between Riverstick and Lisfehill in Cork.

Kinsale, Cork.

mb1725 · 12-07-2011 11:11PM

Nice to see the chrome wiper blades. Black ones on older classics are a bit of a bugbear for me!

Do-more · 13-07-2011 06:12AM

G Luxel wrote: »

Is this a show plate or an old Swedish plate that didnt get replaced? I thought every vehicle had to be re-registered after 1973......

I just checked the registration online and the post 73 registration number of this car is CLR 504 but what the owner has now done is to purchase a personal plate for the car (You can have any combination of up to 7 letters/numbers/spaces as long as it isn't deemed offensive) with the cars original pre '73 registration number.

The personal plate costs 6000SEK (about €650) and lasts for 10 years.

Today I saw a classic and took a pic thread!

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