Post a picture of your classic car;

Duke O Smiley

That is quite something.

Lovely car

tc20

^ is that the first generation Prelude? mid 80s?? It looks very tidy

Seweryn

tc20 wrote: »

^ is that the first generation Prelude? mid 80s?? It looks very tidy

It is the mid 1980's model, yes. Second generation Prelude . It is in really good condition with excellent engine, gearbox, suspension and all running gear, genuine and (the bit I love about this car) unmodified, as thankfully the original owner kept the car for 29 years and covered less than 60k miles. I may put up more photos at some stage, however the small camera does not do the justice to the car...

Marlow

I remember the 1st gen with the optional first attempts of 4 wheel steering. They had some features, that were way too far ahead their time.

/M

Seweryn

Yeah, that was a great and reliable mechanical system. In the next generations they used electronic controls. Still good, but the mechanical system is known as being the best. There are a very few of them left on the road and I don't remember seeing one for a long time.

Silvera

When I was in New Zealand in 2004 there were a good few of those early Preludes still in every day use. NZ is a haven for older cars.

Nice to see an Irish-registered one is such great condition!

jozi

I picked this up yesterday






It's been 5 years since I sat in a working E30, very hair with it, despite its falls and niggles, I'll get it back to where it should be over time - asking dude the touring project :rolleyes:

Caddyman

Got this car home on Monday night after over two months coming from Miami but I think it was worth the wait

Silvera

Lovely Trans Am, best of luck with it!:)

Caddyman

Silvera wrote: »

Lovely Trans Am, best of luck with it!:)

Thanks Silvera! I hope to have it at Terenure so if you're there come over and say hello

unkel

Taken this evening

Diabhalta

Well... that's not a classic...

Try it again in 10 years.

Duke O Smiley

Love it unkel! Very few early TTs around thesedays as nice as yours.

unkel

Diabhalta wrote: »

Well... that's not a classic...

Try it again in 10 years.

Thankfully my insurer is not as narrow minded as you. They had no problem insuring it as a classic car.

Diabhalta

That doesn't matter.

Car is from late 90s. Same as S2000, MX-5 etc. these cars are still too new to be labeled as classic.

What's next? E46?

tc20

^ I have to disagree, the TT was an instant classic (design & otherwise) the day it first rolled off the production line. Even if it's produced by the shedload, it doesn't, for me anyway, have to be about how long ago it was made, or how limited the production run.
There's not too many 'modern' cars you can call in instant classic, but the TT definitely is.
(just my 2c)

@ unkel - what year is it btw?

Duke O Smiley

Diabhalta wrote: »

That doesn't matter.

Car is from late 90s. Same as S2000, MX-5 etc. these cars are still too new to be labeled as classic.

What's next? E46?

*waits for unkel to come online*

80sDiesel

If it can't get classic tax , it ain't a classic. Insurers only want ur money.

Agricola

80sDiesel wrote: »

If it can't get classic tax , it ain't a classic. .

By that logic a 1990 E30 M3 isn't a classic while a 70's Skoda or (eek) Trabant is!

People are too hung up on the tax thing here, mainly because it's so punitive to tax a lot of modern cars on the engine size system. The magic 30 year figure shouldn't be the be all and end all of classic motoring.

80sDiesel

A 70s car is deemed a classic. The '90 bmw is a future classic.
Better to let the rule define it rather than all the exceptions.

JoeySully

Think we need a new thread titled "Today i saw a car that qualifies for vintage tax and took a picture"

type85

JoeySully wrote: »

Think we need a new thread titled "Today i saw a car that qualifies for vintage tax and took a picture"

Or more simply.....

Think we need a new thread titled "Today i saw a future classic/ youngtimer and took a picture"

Duke O Smiley

type85 wrote: »

Or more simply.....

Think we need a new thread titled "Today i saw a future classic/ youngtimer and took a picture"

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057064899&page=140

80sDiesel

Heyi Saw a 99 Golf. Me insurance says it's a classic.

Agricola

80sDiesel wrote: »

A 70s car is deemed a classic. The '90 bmw is a future classic.
Better to let the rule define it rather than all the exceptions.

Well that's one way to look at it. Another way would be to say that a 70's soviet shítbox doesn't magically become a classic simply by virtue of it being over 30 years old and a 26/27/28 year old much coveted model, insured on a classic policy, is equally deserving of the status, as a car a couple of years older.

To me it's about numbers sold, popularity, rarity, design... i.e. plenty of things other than a €56 tax disc.

unkel

tc20 wrote: »

@ unkel - what year is it btw?

'99

Original Irish car - production date 06/05/1999

kev1.3s

It's probably a ringer!





( just kidding )

kuro2k

Diabhalta wrote: »

That doesn't matter.

Car is from late 90s. Same as S2000, MX-5 etc. these cars are still too new to be labeled as classic.

What's next? E46?

At what point do you think cars are old enough to be labelled as classics?

1990?

Diabhalta

kuro2k wrote: »

At what point do you think cars are old enough to be labelled as classics?

1990?

At many shows they won't let in newer than 1990 or 1995 cars... that doesn't automatically mean that you will try to get in with a 1994 K11 Micra. Boxy sure, that's a classic Micra.

Obviously.

80sDiesel

Your momma did.

I told her to not Park that TT around here no more.