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Today I saw a classic and took a pic thread!

mike65 · 2005-05-16 17:32:10

Another bloody stickie! If you spot a classic and take a shot please put it here rather than start a fresh thread. I'll start, I spotted this Lotus Elan parked in Catherine Street here in Waterford. Had'nt seen it before. Today I also saw 2 Silver Clouds, and 2 Jenson Interceptors but they were moving and so was I :D Mike.

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#7232 15-10-2011 05:05PM

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corktina wrote: »

british built you mean? what a shame they dont retain their original style numberplates

Totally agree with you there.

Terrible looking plates. The characters are way too narrow! Hate the sight of them.

The plates on the Beemer above are much more like it.:cool:

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#7233 15-10-2011 05:09PM

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corktina wrote: »

british built you mean? what a shame they dont retain their original style numberplates

Yes, British built...
Here's a pretty beetle!

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#7234 15-10-2011 06:17PM

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mmm Manta

Sorry for the pic quality, only had my phone to hand..

0118 999 881 999 119 725 3

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#7235 16-10-2011 12:34AM

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Wonder whats hidden from passerby's in this old showroom

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#7236 16-10-2011 02:50AM

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mikehn wrote: »

Wonder whats hidden from passerby's in this old showroom

A few ropey old motors is all...

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#7237 16-10-2011 08:47PM

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Stained Class wrote: »

Totally agree with you there.

Terrible looking plates. The characters are way too narrow! Hate the sight of them.

The plates on the Beemer above are much more like it.:cool:

The Beemer plates are the old 'Ace' style plates.

Radiator Services behind Cassidys hotel on Parnell Sq E do German style plates,

Rathgar Motor Factors and another place that advertises in 'Irish Vintage mag' do PROPER old style plates ( I think 'Quinn' was one make of plate )

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#7238 16-10-2011 09:04PM

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Some Golf Cross /Syncro pics from 2 R's - Rochestown Ave, Dublin and Rovaniemi, Finland

And Yes, the Finnish pic was taken on 01.51 on 4July (07/04/2011) near the 'Irish Times bar' in Rovaniemi - the sun never sets there at that time of year ( I reset the date format for the later photo 4Sept (04/09/2011) )

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#7239 16-10-2011 09:11PM

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Pretty rare Golfs there.

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#7240 16-10-2011 10:03PM

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mikehn wrote: »

Wonder whats hidden from passerby's in this old showroom

where did you see that? worth a look?

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#7241 16-10-2011 10:44PM

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They are not far from Listowel,they havent moved in a long time but given carchaeologist's comment he probably has a fair idea of whats there.

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#7242 16-10-2011 11:27PM

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mikehn wrote: »

They are not far from Listowel,they havent moved in a long time but given carchaeologist's comment he probably has a fair idea of whats there.

There used to be a few cars, among them a sit up n beg Anglia and an automatic Hillman minx, supposedly very rare, think it was called manumatic or something. No idea what's there now though.

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#7243 17-10-2011 11:20AM

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carchaeologist wrote: »

And apart from the awful plate he also has the boot rack on the wrong way around, I hate that!

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#7244 17-10-2011 12:28PM

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Why do you say the boot rack is on the wrong way round?

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#7245 17-10-2011 12:31PM

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id say he's right...its fowrd the load is going to slip not backwards,(unless its got a twin turbo min there or similar) so that bar should be at the front.

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#7246 17-10-2011 12:38PM

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I think thats the way those luggage racks were intended to be fitted as an accessory.

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#7247 17-10-2011 01:39PM

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The raised lip on the luggage rack is there to prevent the luggage flying forward and decapitating the occupants of a convertible in the event of an accident or very heavy braking. That's why the rack should be fitted with the lip to the front and not to the back.

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#7248 17-10-2011 02:07PM

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I see your point, and while I'm not arguing the toss- I think those racks are a bit naff- The only fitting diagram I can find is for an MGA, this shows it to be fitted with the lip at the bottom;

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#7249 17-10-2011 02:27PM

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Kevin_Herron wrote: »

I see your point, and while I'm not arguing the toss- I think those racks are a bit naff- The only fitting diagram I can find is for an MGA, this shows it to be fitted with the lip at the bottom;

The point is often lost, even on the manufacturers of those racks.

Even if you have a twin turbo, as Corktina says, braking forces will be greater than acceleration forces, which is academic really as the danger with these contraptions when fitted to a soft top which the majority are, is the load flying forward and striking the occupants in the back of the head.

That's especially the case in this instance as the person has placed the luggage strap cross ways around the load rather than length ways so there is a very high likelihood of the luggage flying forward under heavy retardation (however unlikely that may be in a Hearld! ).

Unrelated to these type of racks but I remember quite a few years ago, a guy from the north who crashed a Ferrari into a lamp post in Dublin and was killed not by the force of the impact but something loose in the cabin flying and striking him on the head.

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#7250 17-10-2011 09:16PM

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Do-more wrote: »

Unrelated to these type of racks but I remember quite a few years ago, a guy from the north who crashed a Ferrari into a lamp post in Dublin and was killed not by the force of the impact but something loose in the cabin flying and striking him on the head.

A young blonde perhaps?

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#7251 17-10-2011 09:53PM

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The lip should be at the passanger side,I got one from these people for the mx5 and it was clearly stated for the above given reasons,prevents decapitation;)

http://www.roofrackshop.co.uk/boot/mazda-mx5-boot-rack.htm

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#7252 17-10-2011 09:57PM

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Why don't they put a lip on both sides and that would keep everyone happy!:) Dragons den, here I come!!!!!:D

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#7253 17-10-2011 10:32PM

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Do-more wrote: »

The point is often lost, even on the manufacturers of those racks.

Even if you have a twin turbo, as Corktina says, braking forces will be greater than acceleration forces, which is academic really as the danger with these contraptions when fitted to a soft top which the majority are, is the load flying forward and striking the occupants in the back of the head.

That's especially the case in this instance as the person has placed the luggage strap cross ways around the load rather than length ways so there is a very high likelihood of the luggage flying forward under heavy retardation (however unlikely that may be in a Hearld! ).

Unrelated to these type of racks but I remember quite a few years ago, a guy from the north who crashed a Ferrari into a lamp post in Dublin and was killed not by the force of the impact but something loose in the cabin flying and striking him on the head.

I agree with what your saying, but safety of that regard is a modern thoughtline. When that Herald was new that lip was there to stop the luggage falling off onto the road and is fitted the right way around. Also when it was new seatbelts werent compulsory and neither were crash helmets on Motorbike riders

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#7254 18-10-2011 01:34AM

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I totally aggree with Kevin here in that on Classics, the lip would always be at the back, with the primary motive to prevent luggage to fall onto the road.

Also note cars were a lot more curvy then and that these luggage racks were usually fitted on (sports)cars with sloping rear ends, and not exclusively Convertibles as is the case nowadays. Think the likes of the Porsche 356, Beetles, Fiat 500's, the list is endless, so the lip would have always been fitted towards the rear.

Safety of the occupants of convertibles with a luggage rack was not really an issue in those days.

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#7255 18-10-2011 07:18AM

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Fair enough points regarding the authenticity of how these racks were originally fitted.

But hopefully in highlighting the issue here it may make some people pause to think about the safety issues associated with these racks and at the very least strap on their load in a safer fashion than that in the photograph.

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#7256 18-10-2011 09:45AM

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Grimreaper666 wrote: »

Why don't they put a lip on both sides and that would keep everyone happy!:) Dragons den, here I come!!!!!:D

Then you'd have to do a Ryanair type check to see if you're able to fit your bag at all! No wiggle room allowed.

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#7257 19-10-2011 12:22PM

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Pinched this from the Dublin Forum - hope they don't mind.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fEkc8dGF2ds

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#7258 19-10-2011 12:58PM

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That looks like Victor Meldrew at 3:14!!:eek:

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#7259 19-10-2011 09:46PM

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Grimreaper666 wrote: »

That looks like Victor Meldrew at 3:14!!:eek:

I don't believe it.:D

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#7260 21-10-2011 07:58PM

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Some from today...

And heres a BMW with a nice apt reg, even though its a late '80s import.

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#7261 21-10-2011 08:54PM

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Do-more wrote: »

The raised lip on the luggage rack is there to prevent the luggage flying forward and decapitating the occupants of a convertible in the event of an accident or very heavy braking. That's why the rack should be fitted with the lip to the front and not to the back.

Lip is to the back on Triumphs, for what it's worth.
Maybe they had it wrong, I duno, but I do see your logic.

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