Today I passed/was passed by a ...

whoami1

...lovely light yellow Citroen DS 19/21, heading out on the M4.

(didn't get a picture, hence why it's not in the picture thread)

Admittedly it wasn't today, it was the other night, but you get the general idea.

Anyone else pass/passed by anything interesting?

Capri

*** *** E , a very original Beetle - daily driver on the N11 at 7am

92 Porsche 968 , Merrion Sq 11am

Grimreaper666

79 Silver 911 Targa in Carrigtwohill earlier, looks a bit tatty, a daily driver i'd say though, seen it around a few times.

Kenny Logins

Grimreaper666 wrote: »

79 Silver 911 Targa in Carrigtwohill earlier, looks a bit tatty, a daily driver i'd say though, seen it around a few times.

I've passed it on a couple of mornings too.

Capri

Used to be a dark green 911 Targa with Ace plates around Portmarnock / beach - lady doctor and her dog always in it :eek:

gfwd

in Dublin, in the space of an hour, I passed an Austin Healy (100/4 I think) and while walking through Fairview I was passed by a nice '59 Ford Zodiac. Never seen so much chrome on 1 car!

Capri

gfwd wrote: »

in Dublin, in the space of an hour, I passed an Austin Healy (100/4 I think) and while walking through Fairview I was passed by a nice '59 Ford Zodiac. Never seen so much chrome on 1 car!

If red, that AH is a 3000 mkIII with a UK 'E' plate

johnk123

Passed by a lovely dark green Vantage on Pembroke rd today. Have seen the car on many occasions before, not sure if it has ever been featured in the picture thread.

gfwd

If red, that AH is a 3000 mkIII with a UK 'E' plate

It was red. You know it?

Capri

gfwd wrote: »

It was red. You know it?

Always in D2/4, daily driver. Owner was on here.


Saw silver Gamma coupe *** 80X on Leeson st today.

w124man

Capri wrote: »

If red, that AH is a 3000 mkIII with a UK 'E' plate

I saw that on Friday ......

Capri

w124man wrote: »

I saw that on Friday ......

Apart from being red, it has to be the most visible daily driver in Dublin

MercMad

Capri wrote: »

Used to be a dark green 911 Targa with Ace plates around Portmarnock / beach - lady doctor and her dog always in it :eek:

.........147 TZH if I recall correctly !

I havent seen her in it for a few years, but I spotted the car in Belgard Porsche just before it closed !

Capri

MercMad wrote: »

.........147 TZH if I recall correctly !

I havent seen her in it for a few years, but I spotted the car in Belgard Porsche just before it closed !

Spot on - wonder what she drives now


Dawson St lunchtime - red 928 88 G 54
N11 4pm 196? red Merc 190SL ZN 4738 original Irish car (and driver too )

Grevesey

Capri wrote: »

Apart from being red, it has to be the most visible daily driver in Dublin

Thanks Capri ..twas indeed me in the Red AH. No point having a red sports car and NOT posing around town!! Love the reaction it gets.

Capri

Grevesey wrote: »

Thanks Capri ..twas indeed me in the Red AH. No point having a red sports car and NOT posing around town!! Love the reaction it gets.

Brightens up the streets in these 'recessionary' times :cool: - don't think I've ever seen it with the hood up so it shows you how little rain we really do get

Big Nasty

What's the point in this thread? It's basically 'Today I Saw A Classic' without pictures.

CianRyan

MCMLXXV wrote: »

What's the point in this thread? It's basically 'Today I Saw A Classic' without pictures.

It'll keep the picture thread clear of this sort of thing for one.

Big Nasty

CianRyan wrote: »

It'll keep the picture thread clear of this sort of thing for one.

No pic, no post IMO.

Capri

whoami1 wrote: »

...lovely light yellow Citroen DS 19/21, heading out on the M4.

(didn't get a picture, hence why it's not in the picture thread)

Admittedly it wasn't today, it was the other night, but you get the general idea.

Anyone else pass/passed by anything interesting?

He took the 'no pic' part literally so that's why it started I'd say - let the mods merge them then ?

rugbyman

Capri wrote: »

Spot on - wonder what she drives now


Dawson St lunchtime - red 928 88 G 54
N11 4pm 196? red Merc 190SL ZN 4738 original Irish car (and driver too )

Its amazing to see this red Cavan red Merc. have never seen or heard of it. Anybody know anything? i am more interested in the original owner than present.

Rugbyman

kasper

rugbyman wrote: »

Its amazing to see this red Cavan red Merc. have never seen or heard of it. Anybody know anything? i am more interested in the original owner than present.

Rugbyman

zn would make it a meath merc no ?

Kenny Logins

MCMLXXV wrote: »

What's the point in this thread? It's basically 'Today I Saw A Classic' without pictures.

Do you mean the "Today I saw a classic and took a picture ...from another website" thread?

rugbyman

kasper wrote: »

zn would make it a meath merc no ?

Quite so, and more understandable too.

Rugbyman

Capri

rugbyman wrote: »

Its amazing to see this red Cavan red Merc. have never seen or heard of it. Anybody know anything? i am more interested in the original owner than present.

Rugbyman

The old guy driving it musta been in his 70's so possibly the original owner ?

Blue850

rugbyman wrote: »

Its amazing to see this red Cavan red Merc. have never seen or heard of it. Anybody know anything? i am more interested in the original owner than present.

Rugbyman

whoami1

Capri wrote: »

He took the 'no pic' part literally so that's why it started I'd say - let the mods merge them then ?

Correct - I deliberately wanted it kept separate from the picture thread.

And sure why not? It's not doing any harm!

Capri

Today's N11 sights - 57WX** Morris Commercial ambulance in heavy traffic at 8am - not exactly a relaxing way to commute / or going to a movie shoot

944 Porsche heading south at 4pm

Blue850

Passed a black Hillman Imp near Oranmore this evening, PIM *** reg

Do-more

Cold but beautiful spring sunshine here today. Met one of my neighbours taking his Morgan trike out for a quick spin. Too quick to get a snap but I'll keep an eye out for it again.

Capri

Yesterday old CIE single decker on Merrion Sq - EZH ***

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BcSKflwxXjE 0.36 and 0.46

Today - 34 D ** Jag SS (?) near RDS

http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/images/thumbs/1508/Jaguar-SS-I-Saloon_2.jpg

and



Fairlady Z Jap import at Foxrock :cool:

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:1971_Nissan_Fairlady_Z_432_PS30,_Megaweb_History_Garage.jpg

desmo58

Capri wrote: »

Yesterday old CIE single decker on Merrion Sq - EZH ***

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BcSKflwxXjE 0.36 and 0.46


I have a photo of it on Flickr, taken last August.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/58660422@N07/8242153781/in/photostream

w124man

Capri wrote: »

Today's N11 sights - 57WX** Morris Commercial ambulance in heavy traffic at 8am - not exactly a relaxing way to commute / or going to a movie shoot

Seen him around a few times, once at two in the morning heading south past Lil Doyles.

Capri

desmo58 wrote: »

Capri wrote: »

Yesterday old CIE single decker on Merrion Sq - EZH ***

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BcSKflwxXjE 0.36 and 0.46


I have a photo of it on Flickr, taken last August.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/58660422@N07/8242153781/in/photostream

That's d one - little black 'Northern Ireland' permit (?) plate on the back

Seen him around a few times, once at two in the morning heading south past Lil Doyles.

Maybe the HSE are reactivating old units ?? :p

Silvera

Liking the Saab 900i in the previous post! ...with appropriate reg plate:)

Capri

Silvera wrote: »

Liking the Saab 900i in the previous post! ...with appropriate reg plate:)

Barrow St ( beside driver test centre )

Capri

71 WW Bristol 412 on Pembroke St
95 D928 on Dawson St
That Beetle on the N11 - will post piccy when have time
88 D maroon Sierra on Northumberland Rd

MercMad

Capri wrote: »

Spot on - wonder what she drives now


Dawson St lunchtime - red 928 88 G 54
N11 4pm 196? red Merc 190SL ZN 4738 original Irish car (and driver too )

.......I actually know both of these cars and although completely unrelated to eachother there IS a link.

The 928 was bought as a 21st birthday present and is a one owner car, always garaged. Full Porsche history and regularly valeted. I do some work for the owner. It is not his daily car and probably hasnt seen much rain at all. He has some other classics which are low mileage and low owners.

The red 190SL is owned by a IVVCC member, who's name I wont divulge on-line, but he has a link to MDL. That car was also bought new in Ireland as a 21st present for a chaps daughter. It has always been maintained by the same person since new.

JohnxF

A 928 or a 190SL as a 21st present? I've had a deprived childhood!

Capri

Today's sightings -

ZV 10033 300SEL 6.3 outside Fast fit on Lombard St (but- it was sitting too high, maybe air susp giving trouble ?

ZV **** E type

w124man

Capri wrote: »

Barrow St ( beside driver test centre )

I thought Google owned Barrow Street!

Capri

w124man wrote: »

I thought Google owned Barrow Street!

Only 2 (tall) sides near the DART station - then there's the Warehouse, the RSA Driver test centre, Mason Hayes Curran legal firm, Eurospar, DART station, Snickers workware, Imagine!,

:eek::eek:

(have a look at Google streetview of Barrow St - they all came out to wave at the camera car - https://maps.google.co.nz/maps?hl=en&q=google+maps+howth&ie=UTF-8&hq=&hnear=0x486704e16bbccb97:0xa00c7a997317110,Howth,+Co.+Dublin,+Ireland&gl=nz&ei=dUI-UerEI_KQ7AbnroGoBg&sqi=2&ved=0CC0Q8gEwAA )

porsche959

JohnxF wrote: »

A 928 or a 190SL as a 21st present? I've had a deprived childhood!

There's a Ferrari 360 in Donnybrook whose owner also received it as a 21st birthday present. The family are related to a well known property developer but are independently wealthy from a different business.

squonk

porsche959 wrote: »

There's a Ferrari 360 in Donnybrook whose owner also received it as a 21st birthday present. The family are related to a well known property developer but are independently wealthy from a different business.

I think that's a reliable sign of just having too much money! What the hell would you want with a Ferrari in Ireland when you can't even use the thing properly, even more so, what would a 21 year old want with one?

Red Kev

squonk wrote: »

I think that's a reliable sign of just having too much money! What the hell would you want with a Ferrari in Ireland when you can't even use the thing properly, even more so, what would a 21 year old want with one?

Pull young wans in it maybe?
Go way over the speed limit on a deserted M9 at 6.00 on a Sunday morning?
Trash it over the Sally Gap on a summers day?
Take it on a summer trip around Europe?
Max it on an Autobahn?
Park it on the seafront in Monaco and watch the world go by?
Full blast up the Grossglockner, Stelvio, Col de l'Iseran and dozens of other great mountain roads/
Lap of Spa or the Nuerburgring?
Just cruise around in it?
Ride more women?

Thousands of things to do in one

CianRyan

squonk wrote: »

I think that's a reliable sign of just having too much money! What the hell would you want with a Ferrari in Ireland when you can't even use the thing properly, even more so, what would a 21 year old want with one?

Ate you jealous or just mental? :eek:

Dades

You don't need a Ferrari to pull birds!

w124man

Capri wrote: »

Only 2 (tall) sides near the DART station - then there's the Warehouse, the RSA Driver test centre, Mason Hayes Curran legal firm, Eurospar, DART station, Snickers workware, Imagine!,

:eek::eek:

Thats spooky .....

w124man

squonk wrote: »

What the hell would you want with a Ferrari in Ireland when you can't even use the thing properly,

I dont understand that sentence.

Capri

Passed a UK reg white Lambo (Gallardo ? Had <<< >>> rear lights ? ) turning off N11 at Whites Cross - going too quick to snap it .:rolleyes:

Few flash UK yokes around town - the ex-Pats returning ? (Only to show off for Paddy's day then hot footing it back to 'cheap tax land' across the water )

hi5

Capri wrote: »

Passed a UK reg white Lambo (Gallardo ? Had <<< >>> rear lights ? ) turning off N11 at Whites Cross - going too quick to snap it .:rolleyes:

Few flash UK yokes around town - the ex-Pats returning ? (Only to show off for Paddy's day then hot footing it back to 'cheap tax land' across the water )

Yeah, cheap tax and quicky bankruptcy land:mad:

http://www.irishtimes.com/business/sectors/financial-services/uk-is-clamping-down-on-irish-bankruptcy-tourism-1.4502