Today I saw a classic and took a pic thread!

Dades · 13-07-2009 10:46am

That replica made me a little bit ill.

But I did see something quite real yesterday.
A VERY exiting day for me - I saw my all time dream car. A Ferrari 275 (or 330) GTS. :eek:

Driven by, who I suspect to be, Ruairi Quinn's brother, who I know lives close by where the pics were taken!

MercMad · 13-07-2009 11:15am

The thing I love about this one is its not your typical colour, the dark blue is not common.Also its the hard top convertible model which is not often seen !

macplaxton · 13-07-2009 11:36am

:pac::pac::pac::pac::pac::pac::pac::pac::D

Nice one MM!

plissken · 13-07-2009 12:49pm

Deleted User wrote: »

bit harsh.. "bears no resemblance" makes it sound like i put up a picture of a snooker table and called it a ferrari.

it's an excellent replica and everyone thought it was real. i can see now how different the door is and behind the back wheel arches but i've never looked up pictures of dinos before so how was i to know.

Is this your car by any chance

Its the only plausible explanation I can surmise for your staunch defense of such shoddy workmanship, may I point out some glaring ommisions that may have escaped your attention such as the lack of any side windows behind the door frames, lack of chrome bumpers and incorrect and quite cheap and nasty looking to be frank lights all round.

alastair · 13-07-2009 1:17pm

I've seen pretty good replicas of the 246 GTS Dino (the targa top version), but all the GT Dino replicas (even the well built ones) aren't really in the ballpark at all.

Decent looky-likey

brosnadog · 13-07-2009 1:22pm

plissken wrote: »

Is this your car by any chance Its the only plausible explanation I can surmise for your staunch defense of such shoddy workmanship, may I point out some glaring ommisions that you may have escaped you such as the lack of a side window behind the door frames, lack of chrome bumpers and incorrect and quite cheap and nasty looking to be frank lights all round.

i normally like the CC section of boards, no egos or Bulls****. that is until today!

Anan1 · 13-07-2009 2:10pm

plissken wrote: »

Is this your car by any chance Its the only plausible explanation I can surmise for your staunch defense of such shoddy workmanship, may I point out some glaring ommisions that you may have escaped you such as the lack of a side window behind the door frames, lack of chrome bumpers and incorrect and quite cheap and nasty looking to be frank lights all round.

So the guy didn't recognize a replica - big deal. We all have differing levels of knowledge about classics, I think the point of this forum should be to encourage people rather than to make fun of them. Might we leave it at that?

MercMad · 13-07-2009 3:28pm

Anan1 wrote: »

So the guy didn't recognize a replica - big deal. We all have differing levels of knowledge about classics, I think the point of this forum should be to encourage people rather than to make fun of them. Might we leave it at that?

.......yeah thats a fair comment. I certainly didn't mean to offend, sorry if I did !

plissken · 13-07-2009 5:09pm

Anan1 wrote: »

So the guy didn't recognize a replica - big deal. We all have differing levels of knowledge about classics, I think the point of this forum should be to encourage people rather than to make fun of them. Might we leave it at that?

Why exactly did you quote my post, I was not mocking anyone nor was I attempting to be some sort of smart arse.

A photo of a car was posted which as plenty of others pointed out was not the car the op originally believed but was infact a replica, of which Ive nothing against when done right (which this particular car was certainly not)

All I was merely trying to assertain was why the op maintained that the car was

Deleted User wrote: »

it's an excellent replica and everyone thought it was real.

even when so many other posters pointed out its obvious flaws, of which there are many.

What exactly are you claiming I've done wrong when my language was neither beligerent nor condesending. If someone were to post a picture that they say is of a Saab when in fact its actually a Volvo, are we not to point out the ops error, and if the op were to continue proclaiming the photo is of a Saab are we not meant to clarify further why he is wrong ?

Max_Damage · 13-07-2009 6:47pm

Maybe I shouldn't have checked the reg. on Cartell........

Anan1 · 13-07-2009 6:49pm

plissken wrote: »

Why exactly did you quote my post, I was not mocking anyone nor was I attempting to be some sort of smart arse.

A photo of a car was posted which as plenty of others pointed out was not the car the op originally believed but was infact a replica, of which Ive nothing against when done right (which this particular car was certainly not)

All I was merely trying to assertain was why the op maintained that the car was even when so many other posters pointed out its obvious flaws, of which there are many.

What exactly are you claiming I've done wrong when my language was neither beligerent nor condesending. If someone were to post a picture that they say is of a Saab when in fact its actually a Volvo, are we not to point out the ops error, and if the op were to continue proclaiming the photo is of a Saab are we not meant to clarify further why he is wrong ?

Whoa there - thank God Ads by Google isn't as sensitive as your good self!:D I'll freely admit that I laughed a bit myself, but I think the joke's run its course at this stage. That's directed at all of us, myself included. Fair enough?:)

carchaeologist · 13-07-2009 9:31pm

Break it up lads...lol!!
Heres a few from a local show in kerry on sunday.

This BMW was in very good shape.

And nothing to do with cars,but i just liked the fact this tractor had its original reg plates..

macplaxton · 13-07-2009 9:44pm

carchaeologist wrote: »

Nice old style curvy digits too

carchaeologist · 13-07-2009 9:52pm

macplaxton wrote: »

Nice old style curvy digits too

Lol,yup, i thought the exact same,theres only a few of us plate freaks that would get a kick outta that...:p

Gary ITR · 14-07-2009 1:20am

Forgot the back of the Manta in my earlier post :pac:

Blue850 · 14-07-2009 8:16am

didn't get a pic but an S-reg white Aston Martin DBS V8 pulled up near my house last night, bonnet up as it had over heated, the owner was an English chap who's living in Clare says he's had it 20 years and its his daily driver, let it cool down, topped it up with water and away he went.

Landyaddict · 14-07-2009 10:00am

Saw this last night in the Applegreen garage at Rathcoole.
Really nice condition leather interior

Landy

MercMad · 14-07-2009 10:05am

Landyaddict wrote: »

Saw this last night in the Applegreen garage at Rathcoole.
Really nice condition leather interior

Landy

...........now that is sweet !

I would love one in that great shape as my daily !

sogood · 14-07-2009 4:24pm

Nice Pontiac in Graigenamanagh, lovely day too, on Sunday, following the Saturday monsoon down there!

Trev M · 14-07-2009 4:26pm

Love the mantas ! This one was down Dun Laoghaire recently

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DaveCol · 14-07-2009 5:50pm

Trev M wrote: »

Love the mantas ! This one was down Dun Laoghaire recently

There is a gold one around fairly often

Max_Damage · 14-07-2009 8:07pm

My uncle's friend's '88 T3:

Getting rare nowadays, especially in the van form. This one is still in everyday use.

Max_Damage · 14-07-2009 11:15pm

What I've spotted over the past few weeks:

^ Sellotape holding down the headlights!

briana7214 · 15-07-2009 12:51pm

spotted this in the car park at work yesterday

briana7214 · 15-07-2009 1:39pm

and some form our local show couple of weeks ago,(One in there for landyaddict)
also that unimog on top of the bedford is for sale if anyone is interested,can pass on sellers number

Big Nasty · 15-07-2009 1:52pm

Spotted these on Saturday, posted them on the HWIST thread over in motors but nobody even commented on them! Sad, because they are very unusual cars. I probably should have posted them here in the first place!

Anyone jnow what they are?

Yes I know - the Merc's are kinda ovious!

Anan1 · 15-07-2009 1:59pm

OZY 565's an NSU RO80, for starters.

tc20 · 15-07-2009 2:47pm

the red & grey car (in profile) is a DKW, but what model i wouldn't know without a google. There's another parked next to OZY 565 in the 3rd pic.

ZV5999 (the red & white cabrio) is also from the Auto Union stable

Possibly an early Volvo 544 (i think) at the end of the row in the last pic (grey car behind the Mini)

Max_Damage · 15-07-2009 3:31pm

Spotted this Fiesta earlier on in the car park of Nutgrove shopping centre:

Good condition too.

Landyaddict · 15-07-2009 3:50pm

briana7214 wrote: »

and some form our local show couple of weeks ago,(One in there for landyaddict)
also that unimog on top of the bedford is for sale if anyone is interested,can pass on sellers number

Hi Briana,

Two there for me, the series swb and the forward control truck, NICE. Can't wait till my 1960 is ready to show

Landy

Today I saw a classic and took a pic thread!

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