Today I saw a classic and took a pic thread!

_Conrad_ · 20-07-2013 7:27pm

Carina II, immaculate looking. In limerick

Nice comparison there beside it, it's much newer toyota relative.... big changes over the years

_Conrad_ · 20-07-2013 7:42pm

Ferrari, in limerick.

TR6 in adare

_Conrad_ · 22-07-2013 11:55am

Merc

Another merc, nothing "special, but the bad photo hides the fact that it's in really nice condition

MK2 escort

_Conrad_ · 22-07-2013 12:11pm

Nice little pickup

and a shook looking old workhorse golf. I'd say it could be running veg oil, looked very sticky around the fuel filler and a sticky mark running down the side. Typical of spilling some when filling. Super cheap motoring then

Do-more · 22-07-2013 12:29pm

'62 Dodge Lancer.

Capri · 22-07-2013 1:18pm

Used to be one of them on the Green rd, Blackrock when I was a chissler :rolleyes:

_Conrad_ · 22-07-2013 2:01pm

weirdly that dodge manages to look both horrible and nice at the same time. something awkward about it but i still like it

_Conrad_ · 22-07-2013 3:58pm

VW van from a short while ago today

another 500 sec in the same place as the VW van, and only a few miles from that other wine one i put up

Do-more · 22-07-2013 7:58pm

'68 Ford Torino

I Was VB · 22-07-2013 11:01pm

I had the biggest goofy grin of my face after seeing this at the 5 lamps today, i love seeing old complete underdog cars still trundling along, this old lady was smoking up the northstand and it turned off at Supervalu at Killester, made my day seeing it.

Marlow · 23-07-2013 12:24am

I Was VB wrote: »

I had the biggest goofy grin of my face after seeing this at the 5 lamps today, i love seeing old complete underdog cars still trundling along, this old lady was smoking up the northstand and it turned off at Supervalu at Killester, made my day seeing it.

There's one pottering around on the westcoast with Clare reg. A lot of history there.

/M

Capri · 23-07-2013 12:36am

Do-more wrote: »

'68 Ford Torino

http://cars.donedeal.ie/vintagecars-for-sale/1974-ford-torino/5386742

Do-more · 23-07-2013 3:31pm

Saw this nice '59 Mercury Monterey towing a '68 Caravan at lunchtime.

Then when I pulled back on to the road I met this '57 Buick, unfortunately I pulled the trigger too soon so the pic is rather grainy. It was in really immaculate condition.

Capri · 23-07-2013 6:23pm

Why does Sweden have such 'cruisable' summers , looks like a country and mindset that just says 'ENJOY' :cool:

Marlow · 23-07-2013 6:53pm

Capri wrote: »

Why does Sweden have such 'cruisable' summers , looks like a country and mindset that just says 'ENJOY' :cool:

It's quite warm and nice, but that also has become a problem in costal regions where midges are an issue to the point, that people have to evacuate the area.

Both pro and con. As everywhere. And honestly, I don't think we can complain about our current summer.

/M

Do-more · 24-07-2013 12:19pm

In case ye think there is only yank stuff here, here is an MGA and a Morgan resting in the shade this morning (making it difficult to get a good pic).

There may be a British Classic car meet up somewhere local today as during the morning I also met a midget and an MGB roadster.

A neighbour a couple of doors away arrived home with this Mehari a few weeks ago.

@Capri based on my not very scientific perception I'd say the odds of a good summer in Sweden are the reverse of the odds in Ireland. i.e. you can expect 1 really good summer in 5 in Ireland whereas I would expect 1 really bad summer in 5 in Sweden. It makes getting some really worthwhile use out of a classic a much better prospect here. There is also a very big classic car following here and if I had the time I could probably go to a cruise or classic car meet within 50 miles of here every week in the summer.

@Marlow I believe the problem with insects is predominantly in the far north, we are fortunate that our garden ends on the beach here and never have a problem with insects. The only irritation is the occasional bad smell of fermenting sea weed!

Capri · 24-07-2013 6:00pm

@Capri based on my not very scientific perception I'd say the odds of a good summer in Sweden are the reverse of the odds in Ireland. i.e. you can expect 1 really good summer in 5 in Ireland whereas I would expect 1 really bad summer in 5 in Sweden. It makes getting some really worthwhile use out of a classic a much better prospect here. There is also a very big classic car following here and if I had the time I could probably go to a cruise or classic car meet within 50 miles of here every week in the summer.

@Marlow I believe the problem with insects is predominantly in the far north, we are fortunate that our garden ends on the beach here and never have a problem with insects. The only irritation is the occasional bad smell of fermenting sea weed!

IMO Ireland (mentally) is still in deep depression, along with the car scene because of taxes/messing etc. I was up in Rovaniemi and drove to Tromsø in July'11 - weather warmer than in Ireland at the time, no problems with midges although I stopped by a few lakes and had a kip with the windows open.

Re the EPA traktor - here's an Irish version, the UNIBOG :eek::eek:
http://cars.donedeal.ie/vintagecars-for-sale/unibog-for-sale/5402889

_Conrad_ · 26-07-2013 7:07pm

Capri wrote: »

Re the EPA traktor - here's an Irish version, the UNIBOG :eek::eek:
http://cars.donedeal.ie/vintagecars-for-sale/unibog-for-sale/5402889

Saw that before, it's an abomination. Half baked hack job made of one of the best 4x4s ever.
It's a terrible shame the typical irish mentality dictates that we throw something away rather than fix it, so many of those left to rot when they were mechanically spot on just because of a bit of welding needed for a DOE test.

Anyway, all these sweden pictures are making me want to return to scandinavia for another good poke around. Still have a few photos actually if i can find the card.

Capri · 26-07-2013 7:37pm

The SIMI are mainly responsible for the current state of the classic market - scrap the old one (a perfectly good car) and buy a brand new one ( put yourself into debt ). They put mechanics out of business ( who could fix most of the older cars ) and now they're whinging because the customer hasn't fallen for their new ploy and won't buy a new car twice a year (131/132 ) :mad::mad:

chevyv8 · 26-07-2013 7:54pm

Capri wrote: »

The SIMI are mainly responsible for the current state of the classic market - scrap the old one (a perfectly good car) and buy a brand new one ( put yourself into debt ). They put mechanics out of business ( who could fix most of the older cars ) and now they're whinging because the customer hasn't fallen for their new ploy and won't buy a new car twice a year (131/132 ) :mad::mad:

have to agree with ya there man, a modern mechanic would not touch a classic if it dont plug into a computor. my next yolk will be old school, plugs points etc , hate modern crap. who wants a new plate any way ,the way the have split the year is a joke, cos when ya go to sell a 132 reg it is only 6 months old but it will be seen as a year old motor..joke

Hermy · 28-07-2013 10:02am

Hermy wrote: »

I wonder could someone tell me what year/ county this reg is?
My Dad was curious.

Type 17 · 28-07-2013 10:05am

AD is Gloucestershire, not sure of the exact year, but the car is probably from the 1930's

edit: The additional A before the AD means that it was one of the first XXX NNN plates, which replaced the XX NNNN plates when they ran out - this changeover began in 1932 (the changeover varied by county as the old indexes ran out at different times), but the car should date from the early 30's