Today I saw a classic and took a pic thread!

greendragon3 · 02-04-2014 08:16PM

yep its sligo alright , well spotted .

w124man · 02-04-2014 10:08PM

Marlow wrote: »

Spotted in Sligo (I think) yesterday.

It's always nice to see vehicles with original irish reg, that still are used as daily.

/M

It isn't an original Irish reg as such. That car is an import and if memory serves me right it was brought in to the country around the beginning of 1986. My next door neighbour used to own it!

Capri · 03-04-2014 03:35AM

It isn't an original Irish reg as such. That car is an import and if memory serves me right it was brought in to the country around the beginning of 1986. My next door neighbour used to own it!

A lot of the 'tail end' of the old type regs from c.84 - 87 SI, ZG, *SI,*ZG were imports, especially Mercs , as the rules were being relaxed and the 'invasion' had begun :rolleyes:

Do-more · 03-04-2014 06:29PM

Spotted during the week, appears to be a daily runner.

Type 17 · 03-04-2014 10:09PM

Kaiser D wrote: »

Spotted in December 2012, nice to see it still about. Its got tax and NCT until next year, so somebody is intent on keeping this little thing on the road.

I live near where this car does and, coincidentally, I spotted the owner & his car at a tyre and exhaust shop in Dublin city centre a while back and got chatting to him, letting him know that his car had featured a few times on the internet - he mentioned that he was happy to keep it running as long as he could, and was surprised to hear that it was "known".

Kaiser D · 05-04-2014 09:37PM

1 owner from new this. Last tax disc read 2001. Had a good look around it, started first tip and sounded sweet.

porsche959 · 06-04-2014 06:15PM

Didn't get a photo but saw one of these monsters today.

Kaiser D · 06-04-2014 11:31PM

A few photos from the Swords show today. Great day, shame about the weather at the early stages, but it cleared up nicely. Nice display of cars this year, nice to meet some owners and it was nice to see the Wolseley being admired also. First show of many, hopefully

Kaiser D · 06-04-2014 11:32PM

And of course, my own. I was wondering if anyone would recognise it.

Dizzicizzi · 07-04-2014 11:11PM

Couple of pics from the Swords carshow

Dizzicizzi · 07-04-2014 11:13PM

Marlow · 07-04-2014 11:15PM

w124man wrote: »

It isn't an original Irish reg as such. That car is an import and if memory serves me right it was brought in to the country around the beginning of 1986. My next door neighbour used to own it!

When I say "original irish reg", then I mean reg. I don't mean, that the car was originally registered in Ireland or not.

Doesn't matter.

I just prefer the old type of registration, especially for classic cars. The currently year (or half year) type of registration is a pure consumer scam. The older reg adds character. Especially with the cars that have them getting thin on the ground.

/M

Silvera · 08-04-2014 07:30PM

Marlow wrote: »

I just prefer the old type of registration, especially for classic cars. The currently year (or half year) type of registration is a pure consumer scam. The older reg adds character. Especially with the cars that have them getting thin on the ground.
/M

I agree totally with all of the above...esp the highlighted bit!

okistag · 09-04-2014 04:40PM

Hi all hope everyone is keeping well..

Here is a link to a few photos I took at the Swords show, sale and autojumble
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.536986379749766.1073741879.252414211540319&type=1

MercMad · 11-04-2014 04:18PM

That's a 1984 Dublin reg but the car could be several years older than that.

Marlow wrote: »

Spotted in Sligo (I think) yesterday.

It's always nice to see vehicles with original irish reg, that still are used as daily.

/M

MercMad · 11-04-2014 04:20PM

Anybody spot the reg of this Audi Coupe on the right of the picture ? Was it NSI by any chance, and does anyone know anything about it ?

Kaiser D · 11-04-2014 04:33PM

MercMad wrote: »

Anybody spot the reg of this Audi Coupe on the right of the picture ? Was it NSI by any chance, and does anyone know anything about it ?

NSI 4, I know nothing about it though.

Nekarsulm · 11-04-2014 04:38PM

Spotted today in Arva. Not many left now.

Diabhalta · 11-04-2014 06:59PM

... today I saw this youngtimer (behind the old FAS in Cork)

Marlow · 11-04-2014 09:50PM

Diabhalta wrote: »

... today I saw this youngtimer (behind the old FAS in Cork)

That's no youngtimer. That's proper vintage by now.

/M

Do-more · 12-04-2014 12:46PM

A couple of older daily runners I saw today.

'82 Beemer with "original Irish reg." :pac:

'84 Nissan Prairie, you don't see many of them still going these days..

Silvera · 12-04-2014 05:54PM

Do-more wrote: »

A couple of older daily runners I saw today.

'82 Beemer with "original Irish reg." :pac:

'84 Nissan Prairie, you don't see many of them still going these days..

"Original Irish Reg" in Sweden?

:D

Kaiser D · 12-04-2014 06:07PM

^I bloody thought they were taken in Ireland for a sec!

Diabhalta · 12-04-2014 11:29PM

Marlow wrote: »

That's no youngtimer. That's proper vintage by now.

/M

This car is made in 1983, therefore it is a youngtimer (a car made in 1980s - like BMW E30, Volvo 340/360 + 700 series, Ford Sierra, Porsche 944, Opel Manta etc.). It doesn't matter that you can get a classic insurance/motor tax for it.

Btw. Vintage cars are vehicles made between 1919-1930.

No lie: http://www.worldguide.eu/wg/index.php?StoryID=312&ArticleID=19928&ChapterID=2

mb1725 · 13-04-2014 11:38AM

Kaiser D wrote: »

^I bloody thought they were taken in Ireland for a sec!

it was the roof rack and the mudflaps wasn't it?

Marlow · 14-04-2014 09:57AM

Kaiser D wrote: »

^I bloody thought they were taken in Ireland for a sec!

Left hooker is a dead giveaway.

Diabhalta wrote: »

This car is made in 1983, therefore it is a youngtimer (a car made in 1980s - like BMW E30, Volvo 340/360 + 700 series, Ford Sierra, Porsche 944, Opel Manta etc.). It doesn't matter that you can get a classic insurance/motor tax for it.

Btw. Vintage cars are vehicles made between 1919-1930.

No lie: http://www.worldguide.eu/wg/index.php?StoryID=312&ArticleID=19928&ChapterID=2

Well. The article you referenced to says, that cars made after 1970 is a youngtimer. So your definition is different from that article, too.

/M

Redrocket · 14-04-2014 11:34AM

That website also says stuff like: "An example is Great Britain, where a historic vehicle is one over 25 years of age and is exempt from car tax."

Which has been bull since years. I think the UK are introducing a 40 year rolling rule for VED this or next year, after 10 years of having a non rolling rule. I dont know the specifics or want to get into them, I'm merely pointing out that just because a website writes something down, doesnt mean the whole world has to believe OR agree with it. If you show me a law that says something is an oldtimer/youngtimer great, otherwise its all just opinion that differs from place to place and person to person.

macplaxton · 14-04-2014 04:32PM

Redrocket wrote: »

Which has been bull since years. The UK have introduced a 40 year rolling rule for VED this April, after nearly 17 years of having a non rolling rule.

It's been a long time, been a long time, been a long lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely time.

Diabhalta · 15-04-2014 06:51PM

... this youngster in Passage West (Cork)

Diabhalta · 16-04-2014 07:57PM

Just now (Mahon Point SC, Cork)

Today I saw a classic and took a pic thread!

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