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Today I saw a classic and took a pic thread! Part 2

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#2702 30-12-2016 7:36pm

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Six years of the top rate of CC-based motor tax (it's actually €1,809 per year, rather than €1,750) would cost you €10,854.

What a joke...

PS: That's if you pay for 12 months at a time - if you pay every three months, the six-year total would be €12,264

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#2703 30-12-2016 10:08pm

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This old beauty in Naas this evening;

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#2704 01-01-2017 4:44am

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This 380se in Glasnevin today;

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#2705 02-01-2017 5:25pm

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this beauty in Kinsale today

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#2706 02-01-2017 6:49pm

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SmartinMartin wrote: »

This 380se in Glasnevin today;

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I see that out and about regularly. Young enough man at the wheel as well, which is nice to see.

I bought my first one aged 22 near Munich, drove it through the Sahara and sold it in Zinder in Niger. A fully loaded, massively abused 380 SEL. There was a good few quid to be made on them back then, loads of W115, W126, Peugeot 504 and 505s on the way down there.

Good times indeed.

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#2707 02-01-2017 7:23pm

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There are a couple of '126s going around the northside alright. I've seen the above myself too

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#2708 04-01-2017 10:28am

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nice Moggie convertible in Greystones at the weekend, on an original Wicklow plate too - its coming up as a 1966 reg, 1098cc.

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#2709 05-01-2017 3:00pm

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''its coming up as a 1966 reg, 1098cc.''

My then girlfriends dad bought a brand new Ford Escort in 1976 or thereabouts and it was less than 200 numbers ahead of this. I'm correct as regards the date as I know I only met her in 1975. I can't believe that there were less than 200 cars registered between 1966 and 1976

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#2710 05-01-2017 6:14pm

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steinbock123 wrote: »

''its coming up as a 1966 reg, 1098cc.''

My then girlfriends dad bought a brand new Ford Escort in 1976 or thereabouts and it was less than 200 numbers ahead of this. I'm correct as regards the date as I know I only met her in 1975. I can't believe that there were less than 200 cars registered between 1966 and 1976

Its probably that the car was imported into Ireland in 1976, pre 87 imports on the old reg just received the next available reg for the year they were imported as there was no method of giving them an age related reg.

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#2711 05-01-2017 10:37pm

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I will leave you guessing, it was nicknamed The Raincoat. It will fit in a normal doorway.

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#2712 05-01-2017 10:59pm

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11wingnut wrote: »

I will leave you guessing, it was nicknamed The Raincoat. It will fit in a normal doorway.

:P

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#2713 05-01-2017 11:01pm

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You weren't on holiday in Eindhoven by any chance?

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#2714 05-01-2017 11:15pm

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Top marks Kev.

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#2715 05-01-2017 11:18pm

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11wingnut wrote: »

Top marks Kev.

The only bloody thing to do there is go to the daff museum!

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#2716 05-01-2017 11:27pm

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You are not wrong.. Maastricht has a show next weekend ,, In December there was a good show in Nurnburg.

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#2717 05-01-2017 11:32pm

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three thousand km from new 1980

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#2718 06-01-2017 12:06am

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11wingnut wrote: »

I will leave you guessing, it was nicknamed The Raincoat. It will fit in a normal doorway.

Proper clown car:

DSCF3884.JPG by macplaxton, on Flickr

kev1.3s wrote: »

The only bloody thing to do there is go to the daff museum!

Or windmill spotting :pac:

DSCF3529.JPG by macplaxton, on Flickr

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#2719 06-01-2017 6:22pm

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Nothing new if you've been following the Oldest Car thread over on motors main.

A pair of nice Mercs on Dublin's south side

A one owner Beetle local to the Coolock area

A future classic and a bit of a Q-car

Another nice Merc in Dublin's TCD

A very, very nice and well known Lancia in Coolock

*ahem*

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#2720 06-01-2017 9:12pm

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11wingnut wrote: »

I will leave you guessing, it was nicknamed The Raincoat. It will fit in a normal doorway.

Nothing like some ingenious Dutch parking

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MvGKxDlXgvQ

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#2721 07-01-2017 12:38am

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I'll post the rest of this old beauty over weekend

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#2722 08-01-2017 3:58pm

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more of the above

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#2723 08-01-2017 5:30pm

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@Duke O Smiley: That '76 Beetle looks very fresh, but I'd love to have the '77 Beta.
Excellent spots!

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#2724 08-01-2017 7:33pm

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red sean wrote: »

@Duke O Smiley: That '76 Beetle looks very fresh, but I'd love to have the '77 Beta.
Excellent spots!

30-odd thousand miles on the clock of the Beta. One family ownership throughout its life, though it has spent more time off the road than on according to the owner; who is a sound sound guy. Anyway, here are a few more pictures of it on my phone. Quality isn't great, but its not something I was expecting to stumble across at all. Especially not at Lidl.

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#2725 08-01-2017 10:18pm

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LIGHTNING wrote: »

That Lancia really is pretty, love Italian cars from that era. There is a beautiful FIAT 130 Coupe that I see around Sandyford every so often and its stunning.

Only met Joe on Wednesday out and about, grew up with the lads. Hopefully see it again at the RDS.

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#2726 12-01-2017 12:50pm

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In Cavan yesterday, a nice MkII (I think!)

Not a fan of the colour though.

ZV 2095

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#2727 12-01-2017 1:20pm

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That has been there a long time!

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#2728 12-01-2017 1:30pm

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what's the red car behind the Mk2 - is it a Mitsubishi 3000?

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#2729 12-01-2017 1:35pm

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Nissan 300zx

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#2730 13-01-2017 9:44pm

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Kenmare today;

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#2731 14-01-2017 9:24pm

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Kenmare again today. Unusual in that it has a foreign number (Dutch maybe?) but it's right hand drive.

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#2732 14-01-2017 11:55pm

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Nice MG.

I think it's an old Portuguese number plate.

Maybe a returned ex-pat.

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#2733 15-01-2017 12:19am

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A couple of recent ones.

Kadett up in Carrickmines.

Regular Jag in Sandyford. Nice car, awful reg plate.

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#2734 16-01-2017 1:38pm

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That reg plate on the Jag isnt 'road legal' (It's a 'show' plate).

Nice Astra (Kadett) GTE...always liked them since first seeing them at my local Opel dealer in the 80's

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#2735 16-01-2017 11:02pm

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Silvera wrote: »

That reg plate on the Jag isnt 'road legal' (It's a 'show' plate).

It's always on it. It's LHD so it might be a US import, so I'm thinking maybe the owner keeps it as a nod to where he found it.

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#2736 16-01-2017 11:07pm

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Dades wrote: »

It's always on it. It's LHD so it might be a US import, so I'm thinking maybe the owner keeps it as a nod to where he found it.

Definitely a US import with the running lights on the sides.

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#2737 16-01-2017 11:34pm

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Silvera wrote: »

That reg plate on the Jag isnt 'road legal' (It's a 'show' plate).

It is actually. Specific number plate legislation only came into force on 1/1/91. Anything registered before then is open season.

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#2738 17-01-2017 12:56am

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The Jag is a US import, was for sale maybe 8-10 years ago. I had a look at it, but seller was asking too much. Never met the seller, but it was parked up near Bird Ave for a long time.

Always liked the Kadett D / Astra, it was the nicest of the lot IMO. None of them left these days from what was one of the biggest selling cars of the time. Nice sound out of them too.

There's a "new" dark blue W126 (post '85) driving around Santry/Swords, I've seen it three times over the past 10 days. V8 as well.

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#2739 17-01-2017 1:02am

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Were plenty of Kaddetts around back in the day but wouldn't have been too many GTE's.

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#2740 17-01-2017 1:17am

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Wasn't somebody here trying to restore a Kadett D "Cead"*?

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056451308

How did he get on?

Great 80's pic here BTW...:)

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#2741 17-01-2017 1:25am

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Wasn't the Kadett known as a GSE.

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#2742 17-01-2017 1:45am

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hi5 wrote: »

Wasn't the Kadett known as a GSE.

GSE was the Monza wasn't it? Later Kadett's were GTE also, then GSi.

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#2743 17-01-2017 1:26pm

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spotted this parked up in coolock with a for sale sign in the window

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#2744 18-01-2017 12:11am

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Around Dublin today;

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#2745 19-01-2017 3:46pm

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CharlieCroker wrote: »

It is actually. Specific number plate legislation only came into force on 1/1/91. Anything registered before then is open season.

Nah, there's 1986 legislation and 1982 legislation that applied at the time. Until I re-read it, I can't say that the 1992/1999 legislation repeals the earlier stuff, but I don't think all the provisions are lifted as the 1982 regs apply to ZVs.

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#2746 19-01-2017 9:34pm

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SmartinMartin wrote: »

Around Dublin today;

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These are THE most under rated classic ever. Ultra cool and ultra reliable and beautiful to look at to boot !! Just saying

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#2747 20-01-2017 1:03am

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w124man wrote: »

These are THE most under rated classic ever. Ultra cool and ultra reliable and beautiful to look at to boot !! Just saying

Facelift models are the biz as well, I love those wheels, very understated, but still very elegant.

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#2748 21-01-2017 7:06pm

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This has been here a while, looks in good nick, doors aren't locked and looks like kids have been in messing about with it...such a waste

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#2749 21-01-2017 11:49pm

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Had to do a double take driving out of Charlestown shopping centre today. This thing is immaculate, I mean minty mint.

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(I was holding up traffic so couldn't get a frontal photo)

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#2750 22-01-2017 9:01pm

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How do you add pictures not as attachments??

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#2751 23-01-2017 6:37pm

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weekend spots - Beetle near Blainroe, MB in Greystones.

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