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Some photos from the NEC classic car show.

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  • 14-11-2009 12:23am
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    junkyard
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    I must have walked 30 miles there today.........


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    junkyard
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,579 ✭✭✭junkyard


    Some more..........


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    Big Lar
    Registered Users Posts: 1,427 ✭✭✭Big Lar


    The recession must be digging its teeth in over there, All the cars must be 50 yrs old :confused:

    Did they have any new cars there at all ?


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    8~)
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    I was at that show a couple of times - really is a great event and you would walk miles.


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    junkyard
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    .................


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    junkyard
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    Big Lar wrote: »
    The recession must be digging its teeth in over there, All the cars must be 50 yrs old :confused:

    Did they have any new cars there at all ?

    Well is is a "classic" car show, shur the first four were modern :confused:. There are cars from all ages there really.


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    SligoBrewer
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    Needs Minis, and not Riley Elfs/Wolesley Hornets.:p


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    VolvoMan
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    That 480 is a beauty! A pity they never made production.


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    corktina
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    my mate from Kerry went and spent two days looking round the car park....:)


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    Johnboy1951
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    https://us.v-cdn.net/6034073/uploads/attachments/50494/96046.JPG

    What a weird yet wonderful looking vehicle ... :D


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    junkyard
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    Johnboy1951 wrote: »
    https://us.v-cdn.net/6034073/uploads/attachments/50494/96046.JPG

    What a weird yet wonderful looking vehicle ... :D

    Well it was on the gay classic car club stand, just took the photo, didn't dare to venture in any further!!:o

    This Mini was at the show too but not the same stand as the VW.


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    Johnboy1951
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    junkyard wrote: »
    Well it was on the gay classic car club stand, just took the photo, didn't dare to venture in any further!!:o

    This Mini was at the show too but not the same stand as the VW.

    :D:D Yeah I had spotted the number plate and went to the site to see if there was any other vehicle pictured.

    I really liked the whole shape of the VW ..... I am not so enthusiastic about the Mini. ;)


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    peasant
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    I take it that one
    https://us.v-cdn.net/6034073/uploads/attachments/50494/96040.JPG
    is a Citroen CX prototype ...looks like a dumpling :D


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    Camarague
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    junkyard wrote: »
    Well it was on the gay classic car club stand, just took the photo, didn't dare to venture in any further!!:o


    Why?


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    junkyard
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    Camarague wrote: »
    Why?
    They just give me the creeps, sorry, call me homophobic or narrow minded if you like, that's just the way I am.


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    MorrisCooper
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    junkyard wrote: »
    They just give me the creeps, sorry, call me homophobic or narrow minded if you like, that's just the way I am.

    Homophobic and narrowminded. There was no need for the original comment. By all means, give an opinion of the car, but keep the rest to yourself.


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    junkyard
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    MorrisCooper wrote: »
    Homophobic and narrowminded. There was no need for the original comment. By all means, give an opinion of the car, but keep the rest to yourself.
    Just being honest, apologies for going off topic or hurting your feelings..


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    Kevin_Herron
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    That Sheerline looks well. The two toning is done in an odd way!


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    junkyard
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    There was another one on Donedeal.ie recently done the same way Kevin and ZJ1 a Sheerline in Kinsale is done the same way the last time I saw it.


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    Camarague
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    junkyard wrote: »
    Just being honest, apologies for going off topic or hurting your feelings..

    Wow.

    Not only are you unashamed of your vile prejudice, but you attempt to justify it too...


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    -Chris-
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    Junkyard & Camarague, take it to PM or leave it. This isn't the place to be discussing these things.

    Get back on-topic.


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    kasper
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    thanks for all the pics junkyard they are great anynice renaults there or did you get any pics of them cheers


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    BarryM
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    junkyard wrote: »
    I must have walked 30 miles there today.........

    I love the last one... its a Riley?? I am the proud owner of a '72 MGBGT. I am a member of a club for the outings, etc., but I refuse to become obsessed. We had a great outing recently when one of my water hoses sprung a leak. It was repaired by a couple of us binding it with insulating tape. However, one of the others looked under the bonnet and said 'why is the engine compartment so dirty, no wonder you have problems....' I told him politely it was a car, not a child....

    Bye, Barry


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    junkyard
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    kasper wrote: »
    thanks for all the pics junkyard they are great anynice renaults there or did you get any pics of them cheers

    Sorry Kasper, no Renaults, I don't like them either.


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    kasper
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    i know not much into beetles or escorts myself but like to see a looked after example , i dont like todays renaults at all


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    Kevin_Herron
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    junkyard wrote: »
    There was another one on Donedeal.ie recently done the same way Kevin and ZJ1 a Sheerline in Kinsale is done the same way the last time I saw it.

    The car on donedeal used to live somewhere around the Killeagh area.
    Do you happen to have a pic of ZJ1? It was owned new by the managing director of Lincoln and Nolans.

    I think there are four in the country.


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    junkyard
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    Kevin_Herron wrote: »
    The car on donedeal used to live somewhere around the Killeagh area.
    Do you happen to have a pic of ZJ1? It was owned new by the managing director of Lincoln and Nolans.

    I think there are four in the country.

    I don't unfortunately Kevin, I knew it well as a hearse, I think G Luxel has one but he couldn't find it at the time. I'm always on the look out. If there are any archive galleries other than the one that was on here recently it might be on them because it did a lot of army and navy funerals and it also was the hearse used to bury Jack Doyle the famous boxer.


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    MorrisCooper
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    There is a picture of ZJ1 as a hearse hanging on the wall in Cronins bar in Crosshaven. Many years ago, it metamorphed into a saloon and is in Kinsale.


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    Kevin_Herron
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    I think we discussed there being a bit of Skulduggery with regards to that reg.

    I'd imagine, the car was converted into a hearse and then the reg ended up on another car.
    It was hardly converted back from a hearse!

    I think somebody mentioned it being converted by Pat Gleasure in Tralee.


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    junkyard
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    Kevin_Herron wrote: »
    I think we discussed there being a bit of Skulduggery with regards to that reg.

    I'd imagine, the car was converted into a hearse and then the reg ended up on another car.
    It was hardly converted back from a hearse!

    I think somebody mentioned it being converted by Pat Gleasure in Tralee.

    No Pat Gleasure converted it back to a car alright Kevin from what I heard, the hearse was sold with a rolling shell in the early 1980's after the death of the owner. My Daimler Majestic was owned by the same man and both cars were well know in Cobh as funeral cars.


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    Kevin_Herron
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    It just doesnt really make any sense that Pat Gleasure (an undertaker) would convert the car from a hearse back to a saloon- it would be a mental amount of work and you'd need another perfectly good car to chop up!


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