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

SmartinMartin · 13-04-2017 10:16pm

I see a woman parked behind it.

Surreptitious · 13-04-2017 10:18pm

:pac::pac::pac:

Nekarsulm · 13-04-2017 10:38pm

Two from Cavan town today.

OK, the Audi' not old, but rarer to see a 2.5

Duke O Smiley · 14-04-2017 5:15am

Here's a 5am R21

Duke O Smiley · 14-04-2017 10:16am

Melide

Duke O Smiley · 14-04-2017 10:36am

I swear this was diesel

davycc · 14-04-2017 2:11pm

stupid sexy hondas with my e34 lurking in the background

jca · 14-04-2017 3:32pm

Nekarsulm wrote: »

Two from Cavan town today.

OK, the Audi' not old, but rarer to see a 2.5

May the road rise with you..... How many get it?

Duke O Smiley · 14-04-2017 3:37pm

Melide dream machine

Duke O Smiley · 14-04-2017 3:39pm

Azura...my cars booted cousin

jca · 14-04-2017 3:42pm

Duke O Smiley wrote: »

Azura...my cars booted cousin

The tempra was the saloon version I think?

Nekarsulm · 14-04-2017 4:11pm

jca wrote: »

May the road rise with you..... How many get it?

You old punk, you!
Yeah, lots of people had fun with Fermanagh registrations. There was a Range Rover floating about with BIL 10 on it, I suppose his name was Billy.

They never issued KIL ......

davycc · 14-04-2017 4:13pm

jca wrote: »

The tempra was the saloon version I think?

yes tempra saloon and tipo hatch the tipo was a good looker back in the day:D

my old 2.0 16v flyer:cool:

jca · 14-04-2017 5:36pm

davycc wrote: »

yes tempra saloon and tipo hatch the tipo was a good looker back in the day:D

my old 2.0 16v flyer:cool:

I had a 92 one myself, the last of the carburettor versions, it had a very fancy rev-counter dash, bulb failure module(handy on a Fiat), an absolute sow on fuel though, which I never got to the bottom of. I think one of the floats in the extremely complex weber carb was punctured, I flogged it on as it had me broke, a pity really as they're a very comfortable car to travel in with a lovely high driving position.

jca · 14-04-2017 5:46pm

Nekarsulm wrote: »

You old punk, you!
Yeah, lots of people had fun with Fermanagh registrations. There was a Range Rover floating about with BIL 10 on it, I suppose his name was Billy.

They never issued KIL ......

A mate of mine had a 73 Opel Kadette BIL 519, he wouldn't drive the Vauxhall version for love nor money( guess what side he was on?). I put rear brake shoes onto it and couldn't for the life of me get a decent pedal on it(which the new shoes were supposed to cure) until I copped on the bloody yoke had drums all round:o 20 minutes adjusting the front shoes and it was perfect, I hadn't seen front drums in donkeys years, even back in the 80's. That was one rough car, one careful owner.... The rest were all lunatics:pac:

Duke O Smiley · 15-04-2017 7:04am

Somewhere in Ballygobackwards, rural Spain

Duke O Smiley · 16-04-2017 1:47pm

Laguna police car

Gaoth Laidir · 16-04-2017 1:48pm

Just saw a green Opel Kadett, from the '70s, passing through Celbridge a while ago. Not sure what year but the reg started with WIR ***

Duke O Smiley · 16-04-2017 1:54pm

W123 and Topolino in the distance. In Santiago

SmartinMartin · 16-04-2017 11:58pm

Kerry yesterday;

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SmartinMartin · 17-04-2017 12:03am

And Dublin today;

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Surreptitious · 17-04-2017 12:06am

That modified BMW definitely had a paint job. Is it a 3 series? It looks fairly nice all the same.

SmartinMartin · 17-04-2017 12:09am

Yup it's a 3 series. Some young lad has spent a lot of money on that.

duvetdayss · 17-04-2017 12:14am

VW 1303 with an old fashioned reg so no year. Gorgeous vintage car. It was a convertible and the driver had the top down in the sunshine

_Kaiser_ · 17-04-2017 9:26am

90 D Opel Kadett yesterday and an 70's Cortina on Saturday in mandatory brown

s15r330 · 17-04-2017 9:37am

Saw this today, and every other day cos it's mine

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SmartinMartin · 17-04-2017 1:08pm

City centre today;

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Big Nasty · 17-04-2017 1:57pm

Stellar job fixing the rear window on that Carolla! :pac:

SmartinMartin · 17-04-2017 2:10pm

The other side is worse!

SmartinMartin · 17-04-2017 6:23pm

M50, gorgeous;

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WestWicklow1 · 17-04-2017 9:21pm

SmartinMartin wrote: »

M50, gorgeous

Yes very nice. I like the very neat rear bumper.

noelf · 18-04-2017 3:51pm

Round 'O' pub in Navan today ..

SmartinMartin · 18-04-2017 5:17pm

Another one! Meath st this morning;

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Surreptitious · 18-04-2017 6:14pm

I think I know the owner of that!

Duke O Smiley · 18-04-2017 7:50pm

San Xil

dodderangler · 18-04-2017 9:01pm

1978. Don't know what it is though and I'm ashamed as I'm a mechanic. Really loud and quite quick aswell.

SmartinMartin · 18-04-2017 9:01pm

NOT centre a few minutes ago. Hope it passed, spotless.

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dodderangler · 18-04-2017 9:42pm

dodderangler wrote: »

1978. Don't know what it is though and I'm ashamed as I'm a mechanic. Really loud and quite quick aswell.

Anyone know what this is?? Fiat 126 looks like

Duke O Smiley · 18-04-2017 9:44pm

It's a very cool looking Fiat 126 and probably an early one with chrome bumpers

emeldc · 18-04-2017 10:28pm

Duke O Smiley wrote: »

It's a very cool looking Fiat 126 and probably an early one with chrome bumpers

Fiat Bambino

pablo128 · 18-04-2017 11:49pm

Duke O Smiley wrote: »

It's a very cool looking Fiat 126 and probably an early one with chrome bumpers

emeldc wrote: »

Fiat Bambino

Its most likely a Polish Fiat 126p. There's tons of them over there along with parts back up and tuning bits. It looks to be a left hooker too. There's a few over here.

Ryath · 19-04-2017 1:42pm

Didn't see it in person was shared on facebook apparently was Joe Dolans!

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SmartinMartin · 19-04-2017 3:13pm

Another Lidl spot today;

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Cheensbo · 19-04-2017 3:30pm

Saw that SEC being driven around Newbridge a month or two ago - eastern European chap driving it, wasn't afraid to give it the shoe either, fair rap off it even at low revs. Gorgeous car, makes my 190e look like a tramp.

tc20 · 20-04-2017 2:16pm

some recent spots

tc20 · 20-04-2017 2:18pm

...and a few more.
There's a bonus '94 Corolla in the ZX pic

Duke O Smiley · 20-04-2017 5:32pm

Nice spots tc20.

That R19 is identical to mine. Also I'm sure I almost owned the orange Golf cabrio in your second last attachment (a few years ago).

There is a navy coloured Tipo that lives up the road from the 131 too.

tc20 · 20-04-2017 7:10pm

^ @ Duke - the Golf is an uncommon colour combo, so i'd wager chances are it was your old one - i think that was on Northumberland Road yesterday. The brain is a bit wooly today, i can't remember for the life of me what plates it had, i'm fairly sure it wasn't on "year" plates, more likely either pre-87 or possibly even ZV.
Re the R19 - i thought the saloons were the R19 Chamade, or was that just one of their 'slightly' special models like the Biarritz?
Didn't see the Tipo near the 131, but there's often a the odd interesting youngtimer lurking around those streets/backlanes

Duke O Smiley · 20-04-2017 7:30pm

The Golf will be an 81 ZV if I remember rightly. The seats matched the roof colour and it was automatic. I didn't actually own it but came close to cutting a deal on it.

On the Renault - the Chamade name was dropped when the phase 2 model was introduced. It was just a name a fancier name for saloon!

If the 131 pic was taken where I think it was taken, there is often another 131 and a Tempra parked on the very road. The Tipo is close by.

Cheensbo · 20-04-2017 10:42pm

Saw this lovely old girl this evening, couldn't resist having a quick chat with the owner, great to see an original Kildare one still rambling the Kildare roads, in beautiful condition too

- a real credit to its owner.

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

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