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

Kaiser D · 2013-10-19 22:30:02

Been out and about today and came across a rather quiet housing estate with some incredible examples of auto****e in almost every garden and I started thinking to myself you just don't seem to see many older cars on the roads these days. I even notice 96 reg cars are thinning out on the roads today, I'll always take notice…

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#6542 22-10-2020 11:55pm

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antodeco wrote: »

What time was that? I was only up the road just before that!

Was just before 7

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#6543 22-10-2020 11:57pm

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SmartinMartin wrote: »

Congrats on the 124, great choice.

Already looking at 123s on Donedeal!

Maybe next year

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#6544 26-10-2020 5:21pm

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Hartstown, Dublin 15

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#6545 29-10-2020 2:25pm

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North Wicklow recent sightings - the 190 is a daily driver, same owner for years

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#6546 30-10-2020 12:23pm

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#6547 30-10-2020 12:39pm

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@ Vittu - I think you recently posted a W123 in what looked like the same spot recently, Mercedes fan I wonder?

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#6548 30-10-2020 4:19pm

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tc20 wrote: »

@ Vittu - I think you recently posted a W123 in what looked like the same spot recently, Mercedes fan I wonder?

I reckon so, lots of model cars in the windows beside the car.

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#6549 30-10-2020 4:22pm

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Vittu wrote: »

I reckon so, lots of model cars in the windows beside the car.

right you be - just saw them now

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#6550 01-11-2020 2:35am

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Spotted in Tuam tonight 87 Sierra in the dark.

In Galway during the week

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#6551 03-11-2020 1:35pm

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#6552 03-11-2020 1:38pm

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gammygils wrote: »

Spotted in Tuam tonight 87 Sierra in the dark.

That Sierra looks like it is on 12in Minilites... Is that a thing for Fords?

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#6553 03-11-2020 6:15pm

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Miscreant wrote: »

That Sierra looks like it is on 12in Minilites... Is that a thing for Fords?

Presumably they'd be 13s on a Sierra?

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#6554 03-11-2020 9:02pm

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Augeo wrote: »

Presumably they'd be 13s on a Sierra?

Id say 13's
Probably running on 185/70/13

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#6555 03-11-2020 9:05pm

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vectra wrote: »

Id say 13's
Probably running on 185/70/13

They look totally wrong on any ford bar a mk 2.. fubbing tools ruining there poor old Sierra's

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#6556 03-11-2020 10:35pm

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#6557 04-11-2020 11:18am

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What's the craic with this plate? This wasn't made in 79?

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#6558 04-11-2020 12:05pm

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yaknowski wrote: »

What's the craic with this plate? This wasn't made in 79?

But, but, but, can't you see that the owner of this 1979 Range Rover Classic has bolted a Discovery shell onto his old Rangey chassis?

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#6559 04-11-2020 9:29pm

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OK - it isn't a car but it's certainly old and quite rare.....

At Parnell Square today. It seemed to be part of a film shoot.

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#6560 04-11-2020 9:58pm

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That is amazing

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#6561 06-11-2020 12:17pm

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clean looking W210 (bar a bit of duct tape) but looked to be fairly clear of the rust that culled way too many of these

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More hits (parking) than Elvis.

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#6563 07-11-2020 7:32pm

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Been a few years since I posted this lassie, and good to she she's still to be had.
Ballinamore, Co Leitrim.

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#6564 07-11-2020 10:39pm

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It looks like its put together using parts from 3 or 4 different car manufacturers.

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#6565 08-11-2020 1:29am

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I love those petrol pumps beside the road like that. d'Fecking EU finished a lot of those back in the 90s I remember but I filled up at a similar one today.

Don't like the ones with the big steel cap over them and the obligatory plaza with lots of parking spaces, coin operated washing machines, a Spar/McDonalds and several other sh1tfood eateries and when you rock up to pay and say '40 petrol' there's a confused chungwan behind the counter in a shiny uniform asking you which pump it is. Feck that sh1t. And don't get me started on pre-pay/card-only pumps. Hate the sight of those khoonts of those yokes.

There's a great filling station in Goleen I think it where you have to go into the pub to pay and it's just beside the road like the one above. This is the way it should be. Would love to see those big ugly celtic tiger plaza filling station monstrosities torn down and turned back into farmland.

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#6566 08-11-2020 1:37am

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IrishPlayer wrote: »

Hartstown, Dublin 15

Whoever owns that black Corvette shoukd kit it out as KIT from Knightrider.

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#6567 08-11-2020 1:44am

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crosstownk wrote: »

OK - it isn't a car but it's certainly old and quite rare.....

At Parnell Square today. It seemed to be part of a film shoot.

Probably something RTE are doing.

Nekarsulm wrote: »

Been a few years since I posted this lassie, and good to she she's still to be had.
Ballinamore, Co Leitrim.

What a classy beauty. It has aged well too. I still think it was the face at the time that put people off buying them but it has aged well.

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#6568 08-11-2020 1:52am

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Duke O Smiley wrote: »

That is amazing

You should probably follow these then:

https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2058043370

https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056982620

and probably the best page on boards not about a Peugeot 504:

https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057546044

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#6569 08-11-2020 1:53am

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Vittu wrote: »

Co Leitrim

Nekarsulm wrote: »

Been a few years since I posted this lassie, and good to she she's still to be had.
Ballinamore, Co Leitrim.

So Leitrim is where old Mayors' cars go to die.

That Vel Satis is just gorgeous.

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#6570 08-11-2020 4:11am

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That lad has had it a number of years, bit of a Renault fan by all accounts.
Pumps aren't operational anymore.
I see a single Vel Satis on ebay.co.uk for £950 ......

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#6571 08-11-2020 11:50am

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Nekarsulm wrote: »

That lad has had it a number of years, bit of a Renault fan by all accounts.
Pumps aren't operational anymore.
I see a single Vel Satis on ebay.co.uk for £950 ......

Gone. Glad someone bought it or I might have tried to lol.

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