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

Old diesel · 13-03-2014 3:11pm

corktina wrote: »

ah now, that's not quite right....most cars immediately prior to 1987 (and after) had plain white plates back and front and black and silver too in some case. Red rear plates died out a good bit before 86 in the main

Think 82/83 era MAY have been a cut off point for red plates on the rear in Cork at least.

We had a Datsun Sunny here - a 1982 from what I recall - it the letters MPI on the reg plate - the rear plate was red from what I recall.

Someone also posted up a pic of an old Transit Ambulance they bought - which also had MPI on the plate - ie XXX MPI - back plate on that was red too.

Your right on the black and silver as well for the later plates - wasn't from what I recall a trend where you had black plates with brown letters and numbers - they were the same type of plate as the late post 87 plate except for the colour schemes and obviously having the older reg system - ie XXX TPI

We also had a Stanza here which had black plates front and rear but with cream??? numbers and letters - but it was an 83

ofcork · 13-03-2014 7:54pm

Someone at work had a 90 C merc 190 today.

Fred Swanson · 13-03-2014 8:02pm

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Greenmachine · 13-03-2014 8:08pm

Fred Swanson wrote: »

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Ooh interesting my father had a green beetle when I was small. I think KZI 32. It was apparently the third beetle he owned. He ended up selling to his brother who eventually sold it onto someone else who allegedly put a porshe engine. Think that was a thing for a while or maybe an "illusion" of my childhood.

nd · 15-03-2014 3:48pm

ofcork · 15-03-2014 8:34pm

Saw a 77 C reg capri and a zv reg jag xj.

Kaiser D · 15-03-2014 8:38pm

1970 Morris Minor Van on UK plates. I was parked two cars up in the Wolseley, got a friendly wave
and beep of the horn from the owner as he passed a few minutes later.

colm_mcm · 15-03-2014 8:41pm

Saw an immaculate 1978 beige 2 door Escort getting petrol in Ennis today.
200AIE

ofcork · 15-03-2014 8:42pm

Think the good weather is bringing out all the older models.

Kaiser D · 15-03-2014 8:45pm

That reg is familiar Colm, pretty sure I've seen photos of it elsewhere.

colm_mcm · 15-03-2014 8:48pm

Kaiser D wrote: »

That reg is familiar Colm, pretty sure I've seen photos of it elsewhere.

Free check says its one owner.
My grandfather had a yellow 2 door which my grandmother sold (working) for £50 when he passed away in the 90s

Dord · 15-03-2014 8:51pm

I saw a beige Renault 18 earlier.

rovoagho · 15-03-2014 8:54pm

I saw a mk3 or mk4 Escort convertible yesterday in Youghal. Haven't seen one in years.

Sobanek · 15-03-2014 9:00pm

A Bentley T2 Mulliner. No idea what year.

L-M · 15-03-2014 9:03pm

ofcork wrote: »

Think the good weather is bringing out all the older models.

Indeed it is

dgt · 15-03-2014 9:17pm

I saw that epic 84 Sierra Cossie rep again today! :cool::cool::cool:

84 MH 15001

ba_barabus · 15-03-2014 9:30pm

I was in a nice Jag XJC today in white with a lovely red leather interior.

Kaiser D · 15-03-2014 9:53pm

colm_mcm wrote: »

Free check says its one owner.
My grandfather had a yellow 2 door which my grandmother sold (working) for £50 when he passed away in the 90s

Clare reg and all so it may well be an actual 1 owner car.

I can't find any photos of it, oddly. The reg does seem familiar.

Old diesel · 16-03-2014 1:56pm

nd wrote: »

Best caption I can come up for - for that pic is 3 cars - a Galaxy a Corolla AND a proper REAL car

Kaiser D · 16-03-2014 2:26pm

A side profile shot of the Escort and Corolla would have been nice to show how utterly cars, in this case family saloons, have gotten over an almost 40 year period.

In other news, today I saw the following:

1992 SAAB 900 4 door on Annesley Bridge this morning, which looked to be a daily driver for a young family.
Old Irish reg Triumph Herald on the Malahide road heading towards town.

nd · 16-03-2014 7:39pm

power pants · 16-03-2014 7:52pm

is the paint on that escort faded or was that the colour it was originally? Thought, initially it was faded, now Im not so sure

Kaiser D · 16-03-2014 8:10pm

Those are amazing spots nd!

Passed a Volvo 145 estate in Malahide this evening. Oh an a K10 Micra van on the Malahide road.

gugleguy · 16-03-2014 8:13pm

Yesterday Saturday a Ford Anglia which went up and down Enniscrone County Sligo.

Fred Swanson · 16-03-2014 10:55pm

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Kaiser D · 16-03-2014 11:15pm

Fred Swanson wrote: »

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They aren't, but I've always got the best quotes from them for classics so I choose to have all of my classics insured with them.

Moneymaker · 16-03-2014 11:59pm

There's a V reg Ford Granada around where I live. Looks absolutely mint.

I'd get a photo of it, if it wasn't doing 50+ everytime I see it whizz by :pac:

Kaiser D · 17-03-2014 12:16am

Found this on Google Street View this evening. Its literally 5 minutes from me and I've never seen it about. I presume its in daily use considering its taxed until May.

Old diesel · 17-03-2014 12:30am

power pants wrote: »

is the paint on that escort faded or was that the colour it was originally? Thought, initially it was faded, now Im not so sure

Going on memory of what red mark 2s looked like back in the day - id say that one has faded paintwork.

Could be wrong though

nd · 17-03-2014 9:55am

Kaiser D wrote: »

Those are amazing spots nd!

Passed a Volvo 145 estate in Malahide this evening. Oh an a K10 Micra van on the Malahide road.

They were just parked on the street in Mitchelstown (Co. Cork)

There was a tiny old car there too but it was gone by time I got my phone out.

nd · 17-03-2014 9:56am

Old diesel wrote: »

Going on memory of what red mark 2s looked like back in the day - id say that one has faded paintwork.

Could be wrong though

Yep it looked like a faded red to me.

Odyssey 2005 · 17-03-2014 2:23pm

NKI 141.
Honda 50. In Bansha yesterday. Looked like a daily runner. Any body able to tell how old it is. Was in perfect nick. I have a good photo but dont know how to get it onto the site.:-(

nd · 17-03-2014 7:00pm

from the parade earlier

and this was at the local mart

Kaiser D · 17-03-2014 7:07pm

Corolla DX hatchback, OZV 465, coming out of Baskin Lane and onto the Malahide road, driven by a very elderly looking lady.

Gutted I didn't get a photo.

dgt · 17-03-2014 9:06pm

Saw a mid to late 70's Mercury Marquis 4 door today

Stupid ZV plates

Damien360 · 17-03-2014 9:11pm

67 black mustang in Newbridge parade today.

davycc · 17-03-2014 10:06pm

white jag mk2 in stamullen village this morning

nd · 21-03-2014 10:47pm

these two were in lidl yesterday.

veetwin · 21-03-2014 11:00pm

96D Lexus LS 400 with immaculate red paint on the N32 about 5pm. Looked really well for a rather uncool at the time luxobarge.

nd · 22-03-2014 3:05pm

I suppose this could arguably be classified as a skangermobile. I'd drive it though!

Nixer Jim · 22-03-2014 3:21pm

No picture but a 1990 Lancia Thema in blue.

Kaiser D · 22-03-2014 3:26pm

Hadn't a clue what this was when I saw it.

Kaiser D · 22-03-2014 3:28pm

nd wrote: »

these two were in lidl yesterday.

Very nice, 1986 so last of the old plates. Taxed and tested until August too.

johndaman66 · 22-03-2014 4:28pm

^^^No passenger door mirror on the Corolla. Same was the case with many of the early run of the replacement model back then too...Don't think I could be dealing with that:)

Old diesel · 22-03-2014 5:16pm

johndaman66 wrote: »

^^^No passenger door mirror on the Corolla. Same was the case with many of the early run of the replacement model back then too...Don't think I could be dealing with that:)

I wouldn't be very happy with it either - I love to use the mirrors as an aid to things like parking.

The Corolla outside is normally reversed into the garage when I use it - as I use the mirrors to help line it up for the reverse in.

Simple with the mirrors (imo)

Not having a passenger mirror would be a pain

road_high · 22-03-2014 5:30pm

johndaman66 wrote: »

^^^No passenger door mirror on the Corolla. Same was the case with many of the early run of the replacement model back then too...Don't think I could be dealing with that:)

To illustrate how poverty spec the average Irish car was back then, passanger door mirrors were often an extra/not fitted (don't think they were even a legal requirement, I'd imagine that has changed since).

Old diesel · 22-03-2014 5:41pm

road_high wrote: »

To illustrate how poverty spec the average Irish car was back then, passanger door mirrors were often an extra/not fitted (don't they were even a legal requirement, I'd imaginbe that has changed since).

Absolutely - our 1985 Nissan Sentra (only a year older then that red Corolla) only had a drivers side mirror.

In actual fact - if im remembering correctly - the 87/88 Corolla of the next model that came after the red one ND took a photo off - didn't even have rear seatbelts.

Think Toyota made them standard in Jan 1989 :rolleyes:

I guess that shows that the Toyota Ireland approach of poverty spec isn't new. :rolleyes:

ofcork · 22-03-2014 8:37pm

Saw a blue zv reg 5 series in cork today,even the 3 is as big now.

road_high · 22-03-2014 9:25pm

Old diesel wrote: »

Absolutely - our 1985 Nissan Sentra (only a year older then that red Corolla) only had a drivers side mirror.

In actual fact - if im remembering correctly - the 87/88 Corolla of the next model that came after the red one ND took a photo off - didn't even have rear seatbelts.

Think Toyota made them standard in Jan 1989 :rolleyes:

I guess that shows that the Toyota Ireland approach of poverty spec isn't new. :rolleyes:

Oh yea rear seat belts I remember them not being standard (I'm only 30 btw!). We had an Opel Kadett 85 as our poverty spec family car. Think it was an L Model and the most basic car we ever had! No rear seat belts, no door pockets, nothing. There was a crap radio and clock. That was pretty much it.
When were rear seat belts made standard? It's shocking to think manufacturers had to be legally forced into this absolute basic. It's no wonder road deaths have fallen so much. Had we a serious crash in this tin-box needless to say there'd have been serious injuries and/or deaths. I think modern cars are fantastic.

Old diesel · 22-03-2014 9:29pm

road_high wrote: »

Oh yea rear seat belts I remember them not being standard (I'm only 30 btw!). We had an Opel Kadett 85 as our poverty spec family car. Think it was an L Model and the most basic car we ever had! No rear seat belts, no door pockets, nothing. There was a crap radio and clock. That was pretty much it.
When were rear seat belts made standard? It's shocking to think manufacturers had to be legally forced into this absolute basic. It's no wonder road deaths have fallen so much. Had we a serious crash in this tin-box needless to say there'd have been serious injuries and/or deaths.

Not sure when rear belts were made compulsory

Volvo were fitting them at that time iirc as they were into safety

My uncle used to have a 1987 Seat Malaga - and that was the first yoke I was in that had rear seat belts.

I also remember 1987 Nissan Bluebirds having rear belts - as I remember looking into an 87 Bluebird and looking at the rear belts

The 87 Sierra had rear belts on the facelift model of that year - ive never seen a Sierra Sapphire WITHOUT rear belts - which was the saloon version of the Sierra which came out with the 87 facelift.

You tended to find that manufacturers were much more inclined in the early to mid 80s to fit rear belts to UK spec cars - the Uk required the mounting points for rear belts to be fitted (but not the actual belts) from around 1980. My neighbours sister lives in the Uk - and back then she had a 1987 Micra in the Uk which had rear belts - but again im open to correction here - but Irish 87 Micras didn't have rear belts

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

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