What's the oldest car you saw on the road today?

SmartinMartin · 03-08-2019 10:53pm

I've posted that sunbeam a few times, it's always around Cabra.

gammygils · 06-08-2019 1:20am

Spotted in Ballina Co. Mayo today

BonnieSituation · 06-08-2019 10:09am

gammygils wrote: »

Spotted in Ballina Co. Mayo today

Have we stopped doing that nonsense of NN-D-120NNN for imports? With that and the ZV range now, imports look daft.

Mod edit. Please dont quote 6 photos. Makes a mess of the thread

inna981 · 06-08-2019 11:07am

Lovely Pug in Durrow yesterday on its way to Nenagh car show

antodeco · 06-08-2019 11:43am

I cant help but see a BMW in that back shot!

Old diesel · 06-08-2019 12:32pm

Is that 505 an early example of the later facelift models with the newer dash.

Or a late pre facelift.

GTD turbo and the dechroming points to a facelift but perhaps the GTD turbo was offered in late pre facelifts.

SmartinMartin · 06-08-2019 12:40pm

Car is gorgeous, plates are fcukin awful.

Duke O Smiley · 07-08-2019 4:13pm

Couldn’t take a photo, but I just passed a 91 Irish reg Merc 190 in Czestochowa Poland. Had to look twice!

Grab All Association · 07-08-2019 4:43pm

87TN543 Toyota Corolla

Little too quick to snap a photo. Looks original and in showroom condition

colm_mcm · 07-08-2019 4:52pm

Something like this I suppose

Old diesel · 07-08-2019 5:30pm

Old diesel wrote: »

Is that 505 an early example of the later facelift models with the newer dash.

Or a late pre facelift.

GTD turbo and the dechroming points to a facelift but perhaps the GTD turbo was offered in late pre facelifts.

Edit - I've since arrived at the conclusion that those are the pre facelift rear lights on that 505.

Couldn't figure when exactly the GTD turbo came out but it seems most likely it's arrival wasn't linked to the facelift.

Ah well the joys of trying to be geeky

gerrybbadd · 07-08-2019 5:33pm

Ha what's going on in Ballina?

Spotted a 91 Honda Civic today there myself.

gammygils · 07-08-2019 5:41pm

gerrybbadd wrote: »

Ha what's going on in Ballina?

Spotted a 91 Honda Civic today there myself.

I spotted one there as well. Was driving so couldn't get a photo.

DeepBlue · 07-08-2019 6:20pm

SmartinMartin · 07-08-2019 6:31pm

Kenmare? She's always parked round at the bottle bank.

BonnieSituation · 07-08-2019 6:39pm

Duke O Smiley wrote: »

Couldn’t take a photo, but I just passed a 91 Irish reg Merc 190 in Czestochowa Poland. Had to look twice!

That would have been some picture.

DeepBlue · 07-08-2019 6:43pm

SmartinMartin wrote: »

Kenmare? She's always parked round at the bottle bank.

Close, Killarney.

sligojoek · 08-08-2019 1:06am

Hope it's ok to put these here. The wagon in question came up in conversation in the classic thread but it's too new for there.

m17 · 09-08-2019 10:54am

Galway

Means Of Escape · 09-08-2019 12:15pm

An Irish favourite -the Escort

LariToper · 09-08-2019 2:07pm

sligojoek wrote: »

Hope it's ok to put these here. The wagon in question came up in conversation in the classic thread but it's too new for there.

Someone couldnt bear to leave their Commodore sportswagon behind when they emigrated back from Australia.
I don't know what I think of them, they'd be class for touring around the outback, not so sure about commuting through Ireland. The chassis is as long as a hearse

tuxy · 09-08-2019 2:09pm

LariToper wrote: »

Someone couldnt bear to leave their Commodore sportswagon behind when they emigrated back from Australia.
I don't know what I think of them, they'd be class for touring around the outback, not so sure about commuting through Ireland. The chassis is as long as a hearse

Yeah I was thinking if you were going to go to all that expense there are better more interesting things you could ship over.

pablo128 · 09-08-2019 2:50pm

tuxy wrote: »

Yeah I was thinking if you were going to go to all that expense there are better more interesting things you could ship over.

I'm not casting any aspersions on the car or owner, but it's possible that he's able to tax it commercially. I would imagine that and the fact it's a 4 door makes a lot of sense to him.

Old diesel · 09-08-2019 2:56pm

There's a good chance that Holden is a V8 - and it will definitely be rwd. Probably always going to be one of the most interesting cars in any car park.

From same family as the Monaro - so you could potentially make a real interesting beast of it if Monaro bits can be fitted.

Better and more interesting things is open to opinion btw

Nekarsulm · 09-08-2019 3:02pm

Old diesel wrote: »

There's a good chance that Holden is a V8 - and it will definitely be rwd. Probably always going to be one of the most interesting cars in any car park.

From same family as the Monaro - so you could potentially make a real interesting beast of it if Monaro bits can be fitted.

Better and more interesting things is open to opinion btw

A few years ago was going through one of the tolls on the M3, when a black one of those went through a few gates over.
It was a pissy wet day, and he laid rubber for probably 50 yards, as the back end snaked left and right, fighting for grip.

Wouldn't be a wagon for "test pilots" on a wet day, that's for sure!

sligojoek · 09-08-2019 3:06pm

It's a V8 alright

Ya, it's owned by an Aussie guy who has a pub in Sligo. He's here since before 04 so I'm guessing he went out a few years ago and brought it back. I drink in the pub now and again but was never talking to him. Next time I'm in I'll have a chat with him and get the story.

m17 · 09-08-2019 4:56pm

Nenagh

gammygils · 10-08-2019 2:14am

Tuam. Daily driver. A pipe smoking gent

crosstownk · 10-08-2019 12:31pm

I saw this today in Bantry. I’d a quick chat with the owner too.

Duke O Smiley · 10-08-2019 12:36pm

Great spot

dvcireland · 10-08-2019 7:17pm

1992 Honda SiR-S spotted at Maynooth Train Station.

freshpopcorn · 10-08-2019 9:02pm

BonnieSituation · 11-08-2019 1:09pm

crosstownk wrote: »

I saw this today in Bantry. I’d a quick chat with the owner too.

Gorgeous.

My all-time favourite car.

ba_barabus · 11-08-2019 2:23pm

Old diesel wrote: »

Edit - I've since arrived at the conclusion that those are the pre facelift rear lights on that 505.

Couldn't figure when exactly the GTD turbo came out but it seems most likely it's arrival wasn't linked to the facelift.

Ah well the joys of trying to be geeky

You're correct. The car is 100% original as it left the factory. Drives like new too.

tuxy · 11-08-2019 3:57pm

No we can't access a photo from your eir webmail.
You can host upload it to an image hosting site or select manage attachments after hitting the post reply button here.

bluenose1956 · 11-08-2019 4:54pm

https://i.imgur.com/cAJsJfG.jpg

tuxy, many thanks. I've deleted my original post, if this doesn't work I'll give up trying to post and continue with looking only.

Old diesel · 11-08-2019 5:48pm

bluenose1956 wrote: »

https://i.imgur.com/cAJsJfG.jpg

tuxy, many thanks. I've deleted my original post, if this doesn't work I'll give up trying to post and continue with looking only.

That link works fine

m17 · 12-08-2019 6:45pm

Galway

SmartinMartin · 12-08-2019 6:59pm

Ooooh that's just feckin beautiful.

m17 · 12-08-2019 6:59pm

Galway

BonnieSituation · 12-08-2019 7:29pm

A quare one out there on Montague Street at lunchtime, 80-D-702, 5.6L Unknown Unknown according to Cartell but it's an Oldsmobile EightyEight:

Owner was with it so couldn't get a proper pic.

SmartinMartin · 12-08-2019 7:35pm

M7 yesterday :

And Glasnevin ID today :
Nissan Sunny

crosstownk · 12-08-2019 8:16pm

That Cortina.

Wow. Just wow.

RMAOK · 12-08-2019 8:23pm

That cortina is an absolute thing of beauty

dvcireland · 13-08-2019 10:24am

m17 wrote: »

Galway

I must forward this to my father, I want to see a grown man cry, he claims it was a choice between buying this type of Cortina or getting married.

ba_barabus · 13-08-2019 10:39am

BonnieSituation wrote: »

A quare one out there on Montague Street at lunchtime, 80-D-702, 5.6L Unknown Unknown according to Cartell but it's an Oldsmobile EightyEight:

Owner was with it so couldn't get a proper pic.

That's not a 1980 Olds but it is an Oldsmobile from the late 80s early 90s.

crosstownk · 13-08-2019 10:50am

dvcireland wrote: »

I must forward this to my father, I want to see a grown man cry, he claims it was a choice between buying this type of Cortina or getting married.

My Dad had a green Cortina like that back in the 70s. The reg was IBI 606. Anyone know what year/county that was?

EDIT: I sent him the photos and he texted back to say it cost him IR£950

CoBo55 · 13-08-2019 11:48am

crosstownk wrote: »

My Dad had a green Cortina like that back in the 70s. The reg was IBI 606. Anyone know what year/county that was?

EDIT: I sent him the photos and he texted back to say it cost him IR£950

BI is Monaghan, can't help with the exact year.

CoBo55 · 13-08-2019 11:49am

dvcireland wrote: »

I must forward this to my father, I want to see a grown man cry, he claims it was a choice between buying this type of Cortina or getting married.

If the marriage lasted longer than 5 years he made the right choice!!

mafitz · 13-08-2019 11:56am

Hi friend of mine showed up in a beautifully restored Cortina 1600E 1970, last night beautiful beautiful car

What's the oldest car you saw on the road today?

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