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Ferris · 24-04-2008 8:34am

Bmw Z1?

Jomcc · 24-04-2008 8:34am

prospect wrote: »

Is it one of those 3 wheel cars, can't think of the name of it for the life of me.

My one?..........no...4 wheels.

Jomcc · 24-04-2008 8:42am

Ferris wrote: »

Bmw Z1?

Again too easy.....

MrFoxman360 · 06-05-2008 9:13pm

Not so easy, Maybe?

peasant · 06-05-2008 9:35pm

They were advertised with "Nur fliegen ist schöner"

:D:D

MrFoxman360 · 06-05-2008 9:39pm

Man! you know your stuff, see if anyone else gets it.

vengeance52 · 06-05-2008 10:32pm

sent ya a PM. i love those cars. very sleek an sexy

Renotec · 06-05-2008 10:34pm

I'd say an Opel GT?
Good link here http://www.avonds.com/Opel%20GT.htm

MrFoxman360 · 06-05-2008 10:39pm

No idiots around here

Opel Gt is correct, was at the Shamrock Vintage car show Sunday 4th May. Think it was a 77 model but I'm open to correction.

Max_Damage · 06-05-2008 11:15pm

Right, here's what might be a hard one. Sorry for the bad quality picture, as there is not many pictures of this particular vehicle on the internet:

Blue850 · 07-05-2008 7:22am

Now thats a rare car, I won't say what it is yet but the photo was taken at a St Patricks Day parade in the USA

peasant · 07-05-2008 7:57am

Blue850 wrote: »

Now thats a rare car, I won't say what it is yet but the photo was taken at a St Patricks Day parade in the USA

... and you can see it on the link that wikipedia takes you to when you search for that particular car

MercMad · 07-05-2008 8:35am

A Patricks Day festival...........how apt !

8~) · 07-05-2008 10:02am

Max_Damage wrote: »

Right, here's what might be a hard one. Sorry for the bad quality picture, as there is not many pictures of this particular vehicle on the internet:

Is it an original Irish car or an import?

Max_Damage · 07-05-2008 10:45am

Blue850 wrote: »

Now thats a rare car, I won't say what it is yet but the photo was taken at a St Patricks Day parade in the USA

Yes it was.

airnwater · 07-05-2008 11:08am

That'd be a shamrock car...in non original green ! should be white gelcoat afaik..

Max_Damage · 07-05-2008 11:16am

airnwater wrote: »

That'd be a shamrock car...in non original green ! should be white gelcoat afaik..

Yes it is. Not too many of them left (about 2 or 3?)

MercMad · 07-05-2008 11:59am

airnwater wrote: »

That'd be a shamrock car...in non original green ! should be white gelcoat afaik..

.....jeeeee what gave it away ?? :rolleyes:

DarenO · 07-05-2008 8:09pm

there was a Shamrock down in Wexford at a show about 10/15 years ago, it wasn't in great nick at the time, wonder if it made it and got restored, there was only 4 built in Kerry (open to correction).

Regards
Darren

MercMad · 08-05-2008 8:07am

DarenO wrote: »

there was a Shamrock down in Wexford at a show about 10/15 years ago, it wasn't in great nick at the time, wonder if it made it and got restored, there was only 4 built in Kerry (open to correction).

Regards
Darren

.........I thought the Shamrock was built in Castleblaney, or thereabouts, and the remaining shells were dumped into the local lake when the factory closed.They could be seen for years afterwards !

nmacc · 08-05-2008 9:21pm

An easy one to begin with; perhaps this should be under "abandoned"?

Sorry about the link, can't figure how to embed it!

Max_Damage · 08-05-2008 10:10pm

Fiat Regata?

peasant · 08-05-2008 10:12pm

I'd say Alfa 155 ?

dave2pvd · 09-05-2008 2:58am

Late model Alfa Romeo Alfetta.

A much underrated car

MercMad · 09-05-2008 8:09am

dave2pvd wrote: »

Late model Alfa Romeo Alfetta.

A much underrated car

+1

I'd say by that colour scheme its around 1983. My friend has a mint one that is identical.

nmacc · 09-05-2008 9:01am

dave2pvd wrote: »

Late model Alfa Romeo Alfetta.

A much underrated car

I think we can go with Dave and MercMad on this.

Now how about one with slightly less trim? It's actually just beside the Alfa.
2478109850

Dades · 09-05-2008 9:24am

nmacc wrote: »

Now how about one with slightly less trim? It's actually just beside the Alfa.

My skills are negligible compared to the competition here...

But is it one of these Celica 'Liftbacks'?

Blue850 · 09-05-2008 9:30am

Alfetta GTV

nmacc · 09-05-2008 9:30am

Dades wrote: »

But is it one of these Celica 'Liftbacks'?

Nope. Nice try, but the rear window lines differ at the back. The amazing amount of rot would suggest that it might be Japanese, but there's a lot of chrome on the corpse.

nmacc · 09-05-2008 9:40am

Blue850 wrote: »

Alfetta GTV

That would also explain the ultra-rot!

nmacc · 09-05-2008 9:43am

Assuming Blue is correct about the GTV, any guesses as to this one:

Blue850 · 09-05-2008 12:15pm

I think its a Fiat 125 Special.

shagman · 09-05-2008 2:02pm

A 1972 Sealey easy-shift trolley riding on industrial castors with lightweight side support struts.

carchaeologist · 09-05-2008 3:16pm

shagman wrote: »

A 1972 Sealey easy-shift trolley riding on industrial castors with lightweight side support struts.

Hmmm...I reckon its the early 73 model as it has the 16 hole side bars as opposed to the 72 one which had 18.....:p

nmacc · 09-05-2008 5:01pm

I'm not sure if anyone should get the points for this as you haven't answered the most basic questions:

1. Hyster, Toyota or Nissan
2. LPG, propane or butane?

Nevertheless I'll post the whole shot:

The photo was taken in Sandymount. The salt air may go some way to explain the advanced state of rot.

Now, what's in the Nissen hut in the background? Answers on a postcard...

carchaeologist · 09-05-2008 6:32pm

The car in front looks like an 80s 5 series beemer..?
How about this one..

Just kidding.....

Max_Damage · 11-05-2008 8:58pm

^ I would say that's a Ford Escort Mk4, going by the hubcap (which is sort of visible) and the side indicator.

Anyway, to keep the ball rolling, here's one that might be a bit hard:

dave2pvd · 12-05-2008 2:34am

Italian coachbuilder, Chrysler V8?

Dasilva94 · 12-05-2008 3:27am

Max_Damage wrote: »

^ I would say that's a Ford Escort Mk4, going by the hubcap (which is sort of visible) and the side indicator.

Anyway, to keep the ball rolling, here's one that might be a bit hard:

Fiat 126 relative?

nmacc · 12-05-2008 7:15am

I don't know the answer, but isn't that a right-hand-drive wiper pattern?

Max_Damage · 12-05-2008 7:46am

nmacc wrote: »

I don't know the answer, but isn't that a right-hand-drive wiper pattern?

Yes. It is a RHD car.

The other two answers are incorrect.

carchaeologist · 12-05-2008 4:56pm

Max_Damage wrote: »

^ I would say that's a Ford Escort Mk4, going by the hubcap (which is sort of visible) and the side indicator

Amost, well spotted....it is/was a 1986 ford sierra, took the shot a few years ago.

Max_Damage · 12-05-2008 5:01pm

Right, I'll give a hint. It was one of the first 'sports car' (and I use that term very loosely) to have a diesel engine in its line up.

macplaxton · 12-05-2008 5:26pm

Isuzu 117 Coupe

This one in particular

(*Tip - crop your photos a bit better and don't leave the eBay image giveaway in the corner

)

Max_Damage · 12-05-2008 5:27pm

macplaxton wrote: »

Isuzu 117 Coupe

Well done. Medal is in the post.

That car I have in the picture is currently for sale on eBay UK for £1,000 for anyone who's interested. Never seen one on the roads before.

macplaxton · 14-05-2008 1:29pm

Cheers, here's one to be going on with:

carchaeologist · 15-05-2008 8:50pm

Loks like a wheelchair accessible car of some sort...cant think of names though.

Max_Damage · 15-05-2008 9:21pm

Is it French by any chance?

SAABMAN · 15-05-2008 10:04pm

There were only 4/5 of these brought into the country

Probably not a classic, oh and its a van

carchaeologist · 15-05-2008 10:32pm

I know what it is,but cant think of the name!!!

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