Today I saw a classic and took a pic thread!

Blue850 · 20-05-2012 3:50pm

Some of the interlopers along with the Escorts in Galway today;)

More pics here

Do-more · 20-05-2012 4:54pm

Spotted this Dino in the car park under Tesco Maynooth when I was in Ireland at Easter.

The rest are taken in Sweden, most of them today.

Brian · 20-05-2012 6:18pm

There was a green Aston Martin Lagonda clamped opposite Elvery's on Stephen's Green this afternoon. Tried to get a photo but my phone crashed instead

Funny looking car (not my photo)

The nose reminds me a bit of a Jaguar XJ whose design has been "snapped to grid" and extruded in some CAD tool.

Capri · 20-05-2012 6:23pm

Brian wrote: »

There was a green Aston Martin Lagonda clamped opposite Elvery's on Stephen's Green this afternoon. Tried to get a photo but my phone crashed instead

2BF is the reg I think, always around Ely place. Hiuge monster of a sportscar :cool:

Big Nasty · 20-05-2012 6:30pm

Do-more wrote: »

Spotted this Dino in the car park under Tesco Maynooth when I was in Ireland at Easter.

The rest are taken in Sweden, most of them today.

Rare spot that Dino.

They seem to love their yank tanks in Sweden.

I hope to get to the Vasteras Big Meet in the next year or two. Have you been?

Capri · 20-05-2012 7:37pm

I hope to get to the Vasteras Big Meet in the next year or two.

Get on yer bike and do it this year - weather will be sh*te from 2013 to 2023

Was up in Finland and Norway last year - blue sky/dark streets down south but above the Arctic circle (Rovaniemi/Tromso) 24hr sunshine - party all 'night' in sunshine :eek:

Ryanair fly to Skavsta then shuttle bus to Västerås
http://www.shuttledirect.com/transfers/V%C3%A4ster%C3%A5s

or you could hire a car.:cool:

~Been to a lot of car shows worldwide, Tokyo Auto Salon, Essen Motor Show, Frankfurt motor show, Santa Pod American, SEMA Las Vegas, NY Motor Show, TERENURE, KILBEGGAN !!! The Nordics LOVE their yank tanks.

http://www.annonsborsen.se/veteranbilar-16/0_20.html

As Nike say, Just DO IT !!! ( If ye can !)

Do-more · 20-05-2012 7:39pm

MCMLXXV wrote: »

They seem to love their yank tanks in Sweden.

Yeah at a guess I'd say that probably over 60% of classics here are Yanks with Saabs and Volvos making you a big part of the rest.

They traditionally hit the road around May 1st. for the summer. That's only a small selection of what I have seen in the last few weeks but now when I say "Oh look!" my 5 y.o. daughter replies, "No daddy no more photos!"

Hermy · 21-05-2012 10:05am

Brian wrote: »

There was a green Aston Martin Lagonda clamped opposite Elvery's on Stephen's Green this afternoon. Tried to get a photo but my phone crashed instead

This one?

Capri · 21-05-2012 5:16pm

That's the one in Ely Pl.

Capri · 21-05-2012 8:45pm

squod wrote: »

Saab Sonett, 1.7 Ford V4. Sally Gardens, Slane.

http://jalopnik.com/5911790/for-7800-you-could-be-so-neat

Jammy Donut · 21-05-2012 8:50pm

Blue850 wrote: »

Pics from Wild West Run

It amazes me the rounds some people go to modify there car... Some job turning the Sierra from a 5 door to a 3 door! :rolleyes:

1978 Ford Escort 1.1 Saloon, Blue.

1985 Ford Sierra 1.6 5 Door.

1971 Ford Escort Van (Mistake in system or Mk2 front grafted on?)

And there just the easy ones to spot! :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

carchaeologist · 21-05-2012 9:38pm

The ford scene is rotten with ringers. I wouldnt take much notice of the first Escort though, many rapid ones were built from lowly 1.1 populars.

Blue850 · 21-05-2012 9:45pm

carchaeologist wrote: »

The ford scene is rotten with ringers. I wouldnt take much notice of the first Escort though, many rapid ones were built from lowly 1.1 populars.

and there's only 1 genuine Irish reg road going MK2 RS1800 DZP 700

junkyarddog · 21-05-2012 9:53pm

That Escort van is a '79 reg,
I own a car with a WCI reg a few numbers below that one and it's a '79;)

Type 17 · 21-05-2012 10:15pm

They still look better than ZV 66783 or 78-D-120034

Basil Fawlty · 21-05-2012 10:22pm

All Mark 2 Escorts are saloons and that one is obviously a rebuild. Do you know how rare genuine RS 1800 Escorts are?

1 IID Sierra could be a rebuild too. I know of plenty of 3dr 1.6 Sierras that went for such rebuilds. I cant find information on the car to say its a 5 door model also. Maybe you can explain?

Ford Escort van WCI 979 was first registered in October 1979 and its registered as a van.

Get your facts straight before you go accusing people.

Capri · 21-05-2012 10:44pm

Type 17 wrote: »

They still look better than ZV 66783 or 78-D-120034

Ditto - HATE ZV / 78 D etc . ORIGINAL PLATES - even if on 'ringers'

Aussie Escort 'Sundowner' surf van -
http://www.flickr.com/photos/aussiefordadverts/3763706553/

4 door factory RS2000
http://www.carpoint.com.au/Gallery.aspx?R=10945640&index=1&track=IMAGEVIEWER&h_mid=5215855&f_mid=0&c_mid=4420481&TabId=2208824

Aussie Escort ll saloons had remounted fuel tank with flip down number plate
http://www.carpoint.com.au/used-cars/FORD/ESCORT/model-make.htm

Jammy Donut · 22-05-2012 4:15pm

ciarancapri wrote: »

All Mark 2 Escorts are saloons and that one is obviously a rebuild. Do you know how rare genuine RS 1800 Escorts are?

1 IID Sierra could be a rebuild too. I know of plenty of 3dr 1.6 Sierras that went for such rebuilds. I cant find information on the car to say its a 5 door model also. Maybe you can explain?

Ford Escort van WCI 979 was first registered in October 1979 and its registered as a van.

Get your facts straight before you go accusing people.

I'm well aware how rare they are

So your saying someone converted a 1.6 5 door Sierra to a 3 Door Cosworth? Some skill there :pac:

According to DoneDeal the van is 1971, Appolagises I don't know Irish Reg Years.

This is what I use to check them, http://www.donedeal.ie/donedeal/publish/vehicleLookup.jsp

Basil Fawlty · 23-05-2012 11:19pm

I really wouldnt go accusing someone of using a 5 door book on a 3 door car just because of what done deal says. Im not saying that these things never happen but I would give someone the benefit of the doubt. Especially in the Ford scene as it along with others like VW and BMW are regularly modified cars. Ive done plenty of conversions over the years myself. 1.1 Fiestas into XR2 replicas, Capris with cossie V6s Granadas etc.

Anyway could anyone be that stupid to but a real cossie on an old plate? I mean there were so few of them here brand new.

Xlaxeo · 23-05-2012 11:49pm

Jammy Donut wrote: »

So your saying someone converted a 1.6 5 door Sierra to a 3 Door Cosworth? Some skill there :pac:

You shouldn't make that accusation. The registration database contains a lot of misinformation.

My own vehicle is listed as a five door, with the wrong model name.

It is listed as a model that was not in production the year my vehicle was produced so it is obvious there is a mistake.

Many of the mistakes are not present on the original brown logbooks. My logbook contains the correct information, while the computer database is wrong.

I think its unfair and unwise to slander people online on the basis of an inaccurate database.

If you are buying the car, obviously you need to clarify any error like that but otherwise I think people should mind their own business.

Capri · 24-05-2012 5:41am

Xlaxeo wrote: »

You shouldn't make that accusation. The registration database contains a lot of misinformation.

My own vehicle is listed as a five door, with the wrong model name.

It is listed as a model that was not in production the year my vehicle was produced so it is obvious there is a mistake.

Many of the mistakes are not present on the original brown logbooks. My logbook contains the correct information, while the computer database is wrong.

I think its unfair and unwise to slander people online on the basis of an inaccurate database.

If you are buying the car, obviously you need to clarify any error like that but otherwise I think people should mind their own business.

Right or wrong, Revenue have made this into a quagmire - I've said it before, a mate tried to import a 3dr Cossie before
'€3k' said Revenue,
'how much for a 4 dr Cossie '€800' :eek:
'Why's that ?'
'Our 'expert' tells us the 3dr is a 'Collector's car'

Best bet was get a (rare) 3dr Sierra L and Cossie it up. Built a Fiesta once from a 10mth old write off , no chassis no. on new shell so cut the old one and welded it into the space :cool:

If Revenue were more transparent, then I'm sure people wouldn't mind paying a 'fair' rate of tax like the UK.

Capri · 24-05-2012 1:48pm

Forgot this one - ElCamino

hi5 · 25-05-2012 10:37am

Ireland is a small country,and 3 door cossies are far and few between.
Its been in the country since 1986, so I'm sure there are plenty of photos of it on that reg somewhere;).

And that rear number plate should be really be black on white for asthetics sake.

corktina · 25-05-2012 11:41am

the trouble is that so many cars have been ringed using old books (and it must run into 4 figures at this stage I would guess), that the authenticity of any original Irish-reg car tends to get doubted.

It's a great shame that original cars have been ,and still are being, devalued in this way and at the same time all of us being defrauded of VRT etc that rightfully should have been paid. I have paid VRT on dozens of imports and I quite resent others dodging it..

Capri · 25-05-2012 12:40pm

hi5 wrote: »

Ireland is a small country,and 3 door cossies are far and few between.
Its been in the country since 1986, so I'm sure there are plenty of photos of it on that reg somewhere;).

And that rear number plate should be really be black on white for asthetics sake.

1 IID would appear to be a 'special' request, so possibly it was a Ford Main Dealer ordering one for himself . I get a very Republican feeling when I see the red plates, a time when there was no Euro, and no many other things that have brought the country to its knees :cool::cool:

( In Singapore they use red plates for vehicles that aren't used weekdays ( cheaper road tax )

Sam Russell · 25-05-2012 12:40pm

corktina wrote: »

the trouble is that so many cars have been ringed using old books (and it must run into 4 figures at this stage I would guess), that the authenticity of any original Irish-reg car tends to get doubted.

It's a great shame that original cars have been ,and still are being, devalued in this way and at the same time all of us being defrauded of VRT etc that rightfully should have been paid. I have paid VRT on dozens of imports and I quite resent others dodging it..

But it is not just VRT that is being dodged. Newer cars are being driven under vintage tax.

Capri · 25-05-2012 2:14pm

Sam Russell wrote: »

But it is not just VRT that is being dodged. Newer cars are being driven under vintage tax.

If a tax is 'fair', then people will usually pay it - but people are not mugs and when they see across the border that car import is so cheap and easy then they're going to try to avoid an 'unfair' tax.
Yes, taxes have to be paid BUT Govt. should try to make taxes equitable and TRANSPARENT - not just fritter taxes away throgh waste and mismanagment :eek:

corktina · 25-05-2012 2:54pm

Capri wrote: »

If a tax is 'fair', then people will usually pay it - but people are not mugs and when they see across the border that car import is so cheap and easy then they're going to try to avoid an 'unfair' tax.
Yes, taxes have to be paid BUT Govt. should try to make taxes equitable and TRANSPARENT - not just fritter taxes away throgh waste and mismanagment :eek:

It is a fair tax so long as everyone is liable for it and everyone pays their share.

What about taxes they have above the border and we don't (yet)? Council tax or whatever they call it, what I call "Rates" as I'm a bit old-fashioned.

Capri · 25-05-2012 3:30pm

Taxes throughout the world are levied on different things - eg Church tax in Germany.
It would be great for Irish expats to contribute a 'cost of living/taxes' feature to the Times or Indo just to see where we stand in the world ( even fuel thru most of the EU is dearer than here )

macplaxton · 25-05-2012 4:03pm

corktina wrote: »

what I call "Rates" as I'm a bit old-fashioned.

You're not old-fashioned, honest

, they're still called "Rates" in Northern Ireland.;)

Today I saw a classic and took a pic thread!

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