Pics of interesting old irish registrations

carchaeologist wrote: »

MIN1 was transferred to a K10 micra after that. Possibly still out there somewhere.

mywheels .ie still has it registered to a micra

Blue850 wrote: »

That first one looks like last year in Terenure. That was an epically wet day. I wonder how any two wheelers got off the field accident free. I saw one or two being ridden off at the field at the end of the day. Presumably, it's okay on wet grass for the careful biker who operates the throttle gingerly.

A hearse with 666 seems to be tempting fate. I don't think of myself as superstitious, but that would seem like calling malediction on yourself from on high:pac:.

jca wrote: »

When did that happen? As far as I know Irish plates were never transferable.

They were up until 1987, providing the original car was scrapped, though as usual the rules were bent every which way.

Taking a search of the first 20 IF**** registrations and i came up with this interesting(to certain people) table...
IF3 - blue 1983 Manta
IF8 - grey 1981 Toyota Cressida
IF10 - black 1983 Manta
IF11 - Black 1978 Corolla
IF16 - Silver 1980 Carina
IF17 - blue 1985 truck
IF18 - red 1980 Ford Escort

Any missing show up as not found. Interesting how the dates are not consecutive ranging from 1978 to 1985. It seems you could pick a number at random with no pattern as such.

And to carry on another 10 numbers-

IF21 - orange 1984 Ascona
IF23 - Green 1965 Mercedes Benz
IF24 - blue 1977 Volvo Estate
IF27 - green 1982 Toyota Carina
IF28 - blue 1986 Rover Metro
IF30 - green 1982 Ford Fiesta Van

Theres an even bigger range of years here from 1965 to 1986.
Was the 1965 Mercedes an 80s import and put on an old plate, apparently this wasnt possible, as the car had to be a new one. Does this then mean that Mercedes got that registration in 1965 when new? As a guess i doubt it though.

Continuing onwards...

IF31 - white 1986 Rover 213
IF32 - blue 1986 Nissan Laurel(a C32, so that explains the registration i guess)
IF33 - white 1982 Ford Escort Estate
IF34 - grey 1985 Nissan Bluebird
IF36 - white 1986 Nissan Laurel
IF37 - green 1985 Volvo 340
IF38 - white 1986 Bluebird
IF39 - 1986 Nissan Cherry
IF40 - grey 1986 Lancia Thema

Im amazed at the scale of the re-issues, i thought it was only a few here and there, but of the first 40 IF re -issues 22 are active on the records, there may have been more but they could have dropped off pre 1993. Thats an entire series as such off the usual records.

There is obviously many more across all the older series of every county like these as a quick example
ZF1 - a brown 1977 Mercedes
ZK1 - a yellow 1976 MK2 Escort
ZP1 - a grey 1977 Escort also

Anyone else got anymore that they know of?

Like this one, great thread btw!! 1if is a steam roller doing the rounds at vintage rallies in cork also...

Grimreaper666 wrote: »

Don't think that was a real reg, VIP 1 was sold to the UK iirc.

VIP1 originally allocated to a Kilkenny buisinessman, then it was on the popes Granada MK1 Limo that he used here in 1979. Supposedly sold to the UK after that, I think it was subsequently the most expensive registration ever sold in the UK?

Hi 5
Yep that looks like the one. The near side side light was much duller that'd the off side one ,still a lovely car.

My neighbour used to work for a guy who was the manager of a artificial fertiliser company in Kildare

He had a new Mercedes and managed to get the reg IO 1020

10-10-20 bring a popular fretiliser for grassland

hi lads, who remembers 88 d 1000? it was the millenuim year for dublin ,she was the lord marors car a bmw 730i in black.

i almost bought ther back in around 1998,she was in a garage in blackrock co dublin.

it was in ok nick,with a few marks and rubs,trade sale 2000 punts.

saw it again in rathgar a time later.

never saw it again,i wouldnt say its still around,due to tax and running costs.

anyone know anything ???

I remember an Opel Kadett GTE around Cork a few years back and the reg was 199PP1, it looked the same in the mirror.