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

Silvera

firstcarmark wrote: »

I may be wrong as its a distance away! but could it be a mk1 accord (76-81)?

Yes, it looks identical to the Accord I photographed recently in Wexford Town...

firstcarmark

Cool, propper 70's beige and a brown vinyl roof, fantastic! Anyone know what year Honda started selling in Ireland, early/mid 80's?

carchaeologist

Lets see how long it takes ye to guess this one....

Theres absolutley no prize for the correct answer...:D

manta mad

vw beetle ?

bijapos

carchaeologist wrote: »

Lets see how long it takes ye to guess this one....
Theres absolutley no prize for the correct answer...:D

Its not a Beetle. It looks like it has its origins in the 40's/50's, knowing you it could be an Irish built yank tank of some kind, or it could be some large Austin/Daimler effort.

I'm useless at these so I give up.

hi5

It looks like some sort of made up trailer based on an old front wheel drive car

carchaeologist

hi5 wrote: »

It looks like some sort of made up trailer based on an old front wheel drive car

It's not a made up trailer and it's not a Beetle. If no one guesses by this eve I'll post another clue.

corktina

citroen DS (19 or 21...it could be an ID possibly...)

carchaeologist

corktina wrote: »

citroen DS (19 or 21...it could be an ID possibly...)

Close but no cigar. Excellent guess tho Corky! I'm impressed!

okistag

carchaeologist wrote: »

Close but no cigar. Excellent guess tho Corky! I'm impressed!

Could it be Citroen Traction? its the front end that got me, the centre section reminds me of the Traction

carchaeologist

Though it may indeed appear like one it is not a Citroen.

Type 17

Is it one of these?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panhard_Dyna_Z

MrFoxman360

carchaeologist wrote: »

Lets see how long it takes ye to guess this one....

Theres absolutley no prize for the correct answer...:D

It looks french and its front wheel drive, I'll guess Renault 4 maybe, until I have time for a decent look

mb1725

NSU Prinz maybe???

junkyarddog

DKW?

carchaeologist

Type 17 wrote: »

Is it one of these?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panhard_Dyna_Z

It's it's successor. The PL17. Well, it was...

mb1725

We see it all now!



Tricky one.

carchaeologist

mb1725 wrote: »

Tricky one.

I knew ye would enjoy that one! Not every day you would see one corroding quietly not to mind a driving example.

bijapos

Seen in the Dodder just down from Milltown Bridge. It was beside the Luas bridge for a few years and got washed to here during the flood last October, a distance of about 500m.


Anyone care to hazard a guess as to what this is, one big clue in there? Answer tonight or tomorrow.

Anan1

Ford Escort?

Type 17

Anan1 wrote: »

Ford Escort?

That’s what I was thinking, too.

Type 17

carchaeologist wrote: »

I knew ye would enjoy that one! Not every day you would see one corroding quietly not to mind a driving example.

The rounded rear made me look at both that and the DKW, but the description of the rear suspension in the Wikipedia page was the clincher.

bijapos

Escort it is, looks like an early MK III, could be a Ghia model with all the chrome on it.

Type 17

bijapos wrote: »

… could be a Ghia model with all the chrome on it.

Where is the chrome are you seeing? :eek:

The front rim in the first shot was the clincher, BTW.

bijapos

Type 17 wrote: »

Where is the chrome are you seeing? :eek:

The front rim in the first shot was the clincher, BTW.

There are bits of the car spread over 1km of the river, doorframes, bumpers etc. Lots of chromed bits on it so I'm presuming its a Ghia, maybe it isn't.

I figured the wheel would give it away, and maybe the dashboard. The car has been there since the floods of Oct 24th last, sad reflection on various bodies that they can't/won't get it out.

Type 17

Fair enough, there wasn’t actually any chrome still attached to the wreck

Basil Fawlty

A crack free MK3 dash is a rare find.

Anan1

bijapos wrote: »

I figured the wheel would give it away, and maybe the dashboard.

Actually, for me it was the colour! Although the wheel clinched it.

carchaeologist

Best place for it! Horrible pigs of things those Escorts.

squonk

It was the dash for me too!