Today I saw an abandoned classic and took a pic thread!

keef · 17-12-2011 7:20pm

kyote00 wrote: »

looking for wife's christmas present

Very careless of you to lose it!

WDB123 · 21-12-2011 12:13am

what a waste those mercs look beyond repair

Standard Toaster · 22-12-2011 12:14am

Smithstown on the N1 today

vektarman · 22-12-2011 5:30pm

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Spotted these Hillman Hunters during my cycle near Donadea, County Kildare.

Blue Punto · 22-12-2011 7:49pm

They look more like Humber Scepter's to me

Nice find though

vektarman · 22-12-2011 8:28pm

Blue Punto wrote: »

They look more like Humber Scepter's to me

Nice find though

Thanks, I'm gone a bit rusty on my Hillmans, does anyone know the years of the cars? 4809 YI and 93-9 ZU, (I can't make out the third figure).

bijapos · 22-12-2011 8:37pm

4809 YI would be late 70

93?9 ZU would be June/July 74

keef · 22-12-2011 8:43pm

bijapos wrote: »

4809 YI would be late 70

93?9 ZU would be June/July 74

Is there a https://www.cartell.ie/ equiv to check these?

bijapos · 22-12-2011 9:04pm

I use this:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vehicle_registration_plates_of_Ireland

It seems to be accurate, and a bit of guesswork as well.

keef · 22-12-2011 9:09pm

bijapos wrote: »

I use this:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vehicle_registration_plates_of_Ireland

It seems to be accurate, and a bit of guesswork as well.

Sorry; I'm not questioning the dates; just would like to know if the cars are on record.

bijapos · 22-12-2011 9:16pm

Sorry, I've no idea if they are on record somewhere, I just use Wiki to guess the date of first registration here.

keef · 22-12-2011 9:21pm

bijapos wrote: »

I've no idea if they are on record somewhere,

Anyone else know if there's a DVLA equiv.?

supersaint3 · 24-12-2011 1:52pm

vektarman wrote: »

Spotted these Hillman Hunters during my cycle near Donadea, County Kildare.

I've been wondering what they were for years pass them all the time! They actually move around the yard sometimes, ie change positions, I've never seen them run though

jimmyw · 24-12-2011 7:43pm

supersaint3 wrote: »

I've been wondering what they were for years pass them all the time! They actually move around the yard sometimes, ie change positions, I've never seen them run though

Wow! two humbers and a Davy brown in one pic, love to get my hands on them:D."The former owners are haunting them, just cant let go of them perhaps?:p.(could be still alive though too).

ikb · 24-12-2011 7:50pm

jimmyw wrote: »

Wow! two humbers and a Davy brown in one pic, love to get my hands on them:D."The former owners are haunting them, just cant let go of them perhaps?:p.(could be still alive though too).

I think I may know who owns them- will ask. (could take a little time as I dont often see the guy, so be alittle patient:D please)

Ford4000 · 26-12-2011 11:20am

ikb wrote: »

I think I may know who owns them- will ask. (could take a little time as I dont often see the guy, so be alittle patient:D please)

Please do and find out if for sale, i could be interested;)

MrFoxman360 · 28-12-2011 8:29pm

I got a new phone for Christmas with a decent camera, so I have been taking pictures all over the place

This is an old RWD Starlet which I happened upon yesterday. Its not really that rusty which is surprising...

This old JCB 3CMk2 was beside it, hasn't moved in a while either!

MrFoxman360 · 28-12-2011 8:41pm

LIGHTNING wrote: »

That RWD Starlet would be worth a decent bit of money if it was done up.

Yea it probabaly would, its well stripped out though , The guy that owns it has / had a perfectly original Irish one too, think its actually for sale on DD atm.

Type 17 · 28-12-2011 9:20pm

MrFoxman360 wrote: »

This is an old RWD Starlet which I happened upon yesterday. Its not really that rusty which is surprising...

The clue to its relative lack of rust is the sticker on the rear window - Tuff-Kote Dinol - an aftermarket rustproofing product/procedure, similar to Ziebart. Lots of modern pre-classics that attend classic car shows have stickers like these

mk1esc · 29-12-2011 10:11pm

theres a good bloody jack going to waste....plenty of peeps looking for jcb's

kwalshe · 30-12-2011 5:21pm

A holy Roller..... It's possible people have seen this before...

MercMad · 02-01-2012 10:38pm

Where is the Roller located, would it be for sale ?

kwalshe · 02-01-2012 11:27pm

MercMad wrote: »

Where is the Roller located, would it be for sale ?

It's in a place called Glynns Coaches on the N80 near the Fighting Cocks Pub in Carlow, I can PM you a number if you wish who may be able to help you.

8~) · 03-01-2012 2:08pm

That's what you call Rock and Roll.

Tin Lizzy · 04-01-2012 8:48pm

kwalshe wrote: »

It's in a place called Glynns Coaches on the N80 near the Fighting Cocks Pub in Carlow, I can PM you a number if you wish who may be able to help you.

Would that trailer be owned by Glynns of Carlow the steam engine crowd with the McLaren?

kwalshe · 04-01-2012 9:00pm

Yeah they are always out and about on it, it's a fantastic machine.

carchaeologist · 10-01-2012 11:35pm

Somebodys pride and joy one day, judging by the apt registration.

si_guru · 11-01-2012 12:19am

^^^ there's a similar car parked in a field up near Higgin's.

squonk · 11-01-2012 2:43pm

Is the 3-Series crashed? I loved that era of the 3-Series. it's sad to see a good 89 car crapped like that. It's not that old!

ants09 · 11-01-2012 5:47pm

squonk wrote: »

Is the 3-Series crashed? I loved that era of the 3-Series. it's sad to see a good 89 car crapped like that. It's not that old!

Aint crashed but alot of rust on it in structural parts
To the best of my knowledge the owner used it as a donor before scrapping it

Today I saw an abandoned classic and took a pic thread!

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