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

UpintheAir1 · 20-04-2019 7:51pm

lots of old minis operating in italy also

BonnieSituation · 20-04-2019 8:34pm

UpintheAir1 wrote: »

morris minor

Were you in Tenters/Blackpitts?

Nekarsulm · 20-04-2019 8:45pm

Corolla in Athlone, and a nice Mercedes in Galway city.

https://photos.app.goo.gl/CEpJRbvnL1BBC8Zs7

https://photos.app.goo.gl/G6yj7x1LnNtYb7TC6

DeepBlue · 20-04-2019 8:46pm

Citreon CX D (possibly ex-ambulance)

Doctors room ghost · 20-04-2019 8:51pm

DeepBlue wrote: »

Citreon CX D (possibly ex-ambulance)

She’s an ex ghostbuster

Old diesel · 20-04-2019 9:00pm

DeepBlue wrote: »

Citreon CX D (possibly ex-ambulance)

Yup agreed on the ex ambulance bit.

My first thought on seeing the roof extension.

Old diesel · 20-04-2019 9:29pm

As a general aside - Ambulances built on a car base (as opposed to Mercedes Sprinter/Ford Transit) seems a common enough tradition in continental European countries.

You will find Volvo V70, Merc E class etc as ambulances.

Back in the day when Volvo were getting big into selling T5s to UK police as traffic cop chariots they were looking to sell V90* and S80 based ambos to UK ambulance trusts.

But they never got going with them.

*the old 960 in final form was called S and V90 to come in line with the Volvo new model naming set up in mid to late 90s - as in S/V40, S/C/V70 and S80 etc.

sligojoek · 20-04-2019 10:12pm

What year would that Citreon be?

BonnieSituation · 21-04-2019 3:42am

Old diesel wrote: »

As a general aside - Ambulances built on a car base (as opposed to Mercedes Sprinter/Ford Transit) seems a common enough tradition in continental European countries.

You will find Volvo V70, Merc E class etc as ambulances.

Back in the day when Volvo were getting big into selling T5s to UK police as traffic cop chariots they were looking to sell V90* and S80 based ambos to UK ambulance trusts.

But they never got going with them.

*the old 960 in final form was called S and V90 to come in line with the Volvo new model naming set up in mid to late 90s - as in S/V40, S/C/V70 and S80 etc.

And its exactly the "aside" why I love this thread.

Outside of W124 and Duke's horns for auld metal of course.

DeepBlue · 21-04-2019 1:24pm

sligojoek wrote: »

What year would that Citreon be?

German number plates don't appear to indicate the age of the car (at least from some cursory googling).
I would guess that this car is mid 80's just from the look of it in person. The build quality, styling, the lack of head rests and the way it's been worn would suggest that it's older than a 90's car even. I've attached the full-size pic of the back of the car where the make and model has been partially worn away with time/usage. I didn't look inside the car (that would be a bit too nosy) but did notice that the car seats all have covers on them which may suggest that they are well worn. The seat covers even seemed old - reminded me of a those fluffy ones my dad had in his car in the 80s.
Fair play to whoever drove it from Germany. They must have full confidence that it would not break down.

Old diesel · 21-04-2019 1:53pm

The early CXs had chrome around the windows.

That one has black.

I suspect it's a 1980 to 85 car as they changed the bumpers in 1985 as part of a facelift

sligojoek · 22-04-2019 11:54pm

Two Mercs from a couple of weeks ago. The 300SE looked very graceful going around corners after that but I wasn't able to take any more pics. Not great quality pics as I later discovered the camera was on macro settings that day.

selectamatic · 23-04-2019 12:25pm

Generation gap

tc20 · 26-04-2019 5:20pm

recent sightings

SmartinMartin · 26-04-2019 6:32pm

That datsun is incredible.

Gremlinertia · 26-04-2019 6:39pm

Also loving the Datsun

BonnieSituation · 26-04-2019 6:40pm

Yup. All over the Datsun

BonnieSituation · 26-04-2019 6:46pm

Always had a weird soft spot for these and their particular brand of weirdness.

Hated the face-lifted version.

01 multipla

Duke O Smiley · 26-04-2019 8:10pm

BonnieSituation wrote: »

Always had a weird soft spot for these and their particular brand of weirdness.

Hated the face-lifted version.

01 multipla

I was offered a free one a few weeks ago!

BonnieSituation · 26-04-2019 8:33pm

Duke O Smiley wrote: »

I was offered a free one a few weeks ago!

Exsqueeze me?

Duke O Smiley · 26-04-2019 9:09pm

BonnieSituation wrote: »

Exsqueeze me?

A diesel wheelchair adapted one, with a snapped timing belt. You're welcome to it if you want it! :P

boombang · 26-04-2019 10:48pm

Sorry for the poor photos. This Tipo really looked like it just came through a time portal.

mayota · 26-04-2019 10:51pm

Great spot. Think it was on here before.

Duke O Smiley · 27-04-2019 12:16pm

I have seen that Tipo around Coolock in the recent past with a young driver behind the wheel. However I used to see it around the wider north Dublin area (Coolock/Artane/Raheny/Santry/Ballymun on various occasions) with an older driver at the wheel, so I can only presume they have given up driving altogether or just given up their trusty Tipo. Good to see that its obviously in enthusiastic or at least sympathetic hands anyway. I saw it in Ikea a few years ago and it had 260k miles on the clock then.

Any excuse is a good excuse to post my old one, which I miss dearly!

Old diesel · 27-04-2019 12:30pm

I remember thinking the Tipo was the greatest thing ever when 11/12* year old me was let sit in the drivers seat of a 1989 example in 1989.

Was only a few weeks old with less then 1000 miles on the clock.

New car smell present and correct.

I VERY quick moved my desired car top pick to the Citroen BX months later when a Citroen BX brochure arrived into my hands.

Fickle I very much was.

In 1990 the P10 Primera was THE car

boombang · 27-04-2019 3:27pm

Duke O Smiley wrote: »

I have seen that Tipo around Coolock in the recent past with a young driver behind the wheel. However I used to see it around the wider north Dublin area (Coolock/Artane/Raheny/Santry/Ballymun on various occasions) with an older driver at the wheel, so I can only presume they have given up driving altogether or just given up their trusty Tipo. Good to see that its obviously in enthusiastic or at least sympathetic hands anyway. I saw it in Ikea a few years ago and it had 260k miles on the clock then.

Any excuse is a good excuse to post my old one, which I miss dearly!

Got the impression the original driver was at the wheel. Without wanting to speculate on people's family situation, it looked like there was a very happy family group in the car. I suspect that vehicle will be enjoyed and appreciated by multiple generations for some time to come.

260k miles is amazing. Must be a well maintained vehicle.

Very glad to learn a bit more about that car.

Grab All Association · 27-04-2019 4:09pm

Taken on a city bus. Nissan Cherry Limerick

m17 · 27-04-2019 5:35pm

Tuam

Grab All Association · 27-04-2019 6:50pm

Triumph Spitfire yesterday evening in Limerick.

SmartinMartin · 28-04-2019 1:56am

Wonderful reg number.

Duke O Smiley · 28-04-2019 5:11pm

'rina on the N3

Nekarsulm · 28-04-2019 10:26pm

Yesterday was the day for older Toyotas in Cavan town.

Last weekend saw this nice Corolla in Athlone

And later on this lovely Mercedes in Galway.

mayota · 28-04-2019 10:32pm

Old Landy

Nekarsulm · 29-04-2019 8:57am

mayota wrote: »

Old Landy

Looks like a coil sprung chassis under that old girl, or would it be one of the very early 90's?

tc20 · 29-04-2019 10:32am

SmartinMartin wrote: »

That datsun is incredible.

it's great to see, not the 1st time I've seen it around.
I think the owner might be an occasional poster here, and I think he may have another oldie on the go too.

BonnieSituation · 30-04-2019 8:02pm

As I was lamenting not being able to get the phone out to take a pic of a gorgeous red LandCruiser on Hatch Street with reg 516 CZO.

I turned onto Camden St to see this lovely 500SEC

Das Reich · 30-04-2019 8:05pm

Few days ago in Kilcock.

SmartinMartin · 01-05-2019 12:19am

Macroom and Ballymote :

shell gas station map

BonnieSituation · 01-05-2019 1:37pm

Charlotte Way and Hatch St are goldmines these days

Duke O Smiley · 01-05-2019 1:49pm

The roof on that MG should be down!

tc20 · 01-05-2019 3:06pm

BonnieSituation wrote: »

Charlotte Way and Hatch St are goldmines these days

very nice... full fat S600 :cool:

Alanstrainor · 01-05-2019 3:48pm

tc20 wrote: »

very nice... full fat S600 :cool:

I'm pretty certain I know that car. The owner lives in the same estate as my folks, he's had it a long time and it's a beauty. Fair play to him.

Grab All Association · 02-05-2019 11:17am

2CV, the poor French mans tractor.

corcaigh1 · 02-05-2019 3:56pm

Funny how a lot of the old cars seen on the road are Toyota's!

JohnBoy26 · 02-05-2019 4:27pm

corcaigh1 wrote: »

Funny how a lot of the old cars seen on the road are Toyota's!

They were built to last and were/are very popular because of that. It's not too surprising tbh.

Duke O Smiley · 02-05-2019 8:36pm

Sunny and Corolla in Ringsend and Marino respectively this morning. Starlet was in Cherrywood this afternoon and looked to be keeping up very well with traffic.

Duke O Smiley · 02-05-2019 10:10pm

Slightly unrelated but of interest to a few on here I reckon. This Prelude will be familiar to anyone who travels the Malahide road into town regularly, it has sat in that garden for a long time and the house (which I'd guess is worth about €1m) is similarly forlorn. I just noticed this evening that someone has had a go at cleaning off the grime and algae on the bonnet so I'd guess its either going to be sold or scrapped pretty soon. The garden has also bee tidied up a bit. Irish car from new and only 1 owner according to carsireland, it'd be a real shame to see it scrapped. I would knock about it myself but I have no space as it is

selectamatic · 02-05-2019 10:59pm

Since it's a 2.2 irish one it'd have to be a 185bhp h22 wouldn't it? I don't think europe got the lower powered f22.

You should really make space Duke

Duke O Smiley · 02-05-2019 11:21pm

€951 tax for another 4 years

I drive by it every day and have thought about knocking in loads of times, but its on a busy main road so I'd say loads of lads tried in the past and were ran from the door. The fact its been cleaned up in the last few days is probably a good sign though, I'd guess the owner could be easily persuaded to part with it. I just added this to the fleet on Friday though:

I'm also making good ground on potentially getting hold of a 3 door Jap ep80 belonging to a friend's grandfather who stopped driving a few years ago. I mentioned it in this thread before ages ago but its a slow process. More on that when/if it happens though..

I'll definitely make space for that!

Grab All Association · 03-05-2019 4:31pm

, boards is doing that Cloudflare crap. Thurles. 1926 Buick. I was on the phone and buying a parking ticket when it passed by me. Unfortunately I couldn’t get a photo of the front. Seen the front though.

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

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