What's the oldest car you saw on the road today?

CoBo55

BonnieSituation wrote: »

Looks uterly bizarre with Europlates.

Probably needed for NCT if it's a PSV.

SmartinMartin

Duke O Smiley wrote: »

Spotted today in Coolock

That's mine, Duke. I was wondering when I'd be caught:D

Isambard

great advert for Halfords

Duke O Smiley

SmartinMartin wrote: »

That's mine, Duke. I was wondering when I'd be caught:D

Yeah, I’ve been on the look out I caught your Morris Minor in Clarehall about two years ago too...nothing escapes my lens

I was in the black Range Rover. I was gonna pull in and say hello but I thought that’d be a bit weird!

illdoit2morrow

Not quite as old as Tim Hortons 1929 car, but I spotted a 1938 BMW 328 on the M50 at the weekend. No pics unfortunately as i was driving.

https://www.cartell.ie/ssl/servlet/beginStarLookup?registration=38D23

BonnieSituation

SmartinMartin wrote: »

That's mine, Duke. I was wondering when I'd be caught:D

Are they the original plates on the car? Cos I want to get a set of those to replace the Europlates i have on my 1990 Liftback. The few places I've seen online don't seem to do that font.

BonnieSituation

CoBo55 wrote: »

Probably needed for NCT if it's a PSV.

I wouldn't think so surely if it's road legal generally on anything pre-1991.

I will stand corrected as i know nothing about any extra rigours of a PSV NCT.

Duke O Smiley

BonnieSituation wrote: »

I wouldn't think so surely if it's road legal generally on anything pre-1991.

I will stand corrected as i know nothing about any extra rigours of a PSV NCT.

This place made up a set of old style plates like the ones in the Carina pic for me last year for a 1990 Sierra

https://www.radiatorservice.ie/retro-number-plates

I've also heard very good things about this place, proper old school set up so they'd have the old fonts etc

https://www.goldenpages.ie/portlaoise-car-accessories-portlaoise-R32/

Nekarsulm

BonnieSituation wrote: »

I will stand corrected as i know nothing about any extra rigours of a PSV NCT.

My only experience of the PSV NCT was watching a Taxi driver have a full blown meltdown with the inspector while I waited for my own car to go through the normal test.
He had been failed because the warning triangle in his boot ( which seemingly was acceptable last year) was missing a digit from its moulded in "type approval" number.
Inspector shot in through a door, locked it, and shouted to the driver that he could appeal the result to some regulatory body.

SmartinMartin

BonnieSituation wrote: »

Are they the original plates on the car? Cos I want to get a set of those to replace the Europlates i have on my 1990 Liftback. The few places I've seen online don't seem to do that font.

Yes, original dealer plates. Ive pm'd you a close up photo, it may help in your search.

CoBo55

Nekarsulm wrote: »

My only experience of the PSV NCT was watching a Taxi driver have a full blown meltdown with the inspector while I waited for my own car to go through the normal test.
He had been failed because the warning triangle in his boot ( which seemingly was acceptable last year) was missing a digit from its moulded in "type approval" number.
Inspector shot in through a door, locked it, and shouted to the driver that he could appeal the result to some regulatory body.

Surely that's a visual but completely ridiculous all the same, fcukin jobsworth!!

tc20

some recent spots -

mayota

State of the reg on Saab! Those Polos have fairly disappeared off the roads.

Nekarsulm

Not very old, just at 22 years of age.
Venerable Corolla in Kells today.

SmartinMartin

Duke O Smiley wrote: »

Spotted today in Coolock

By the way, very pleased to announce that she turned 30 a couple of weeks ago and is now taxed for a year @ €56, and flew through the nct on Monday and is now clear til July 2021!

sligojoek

Antenna at a jaunty angle.

Lovely motor Martin. Best of luck.

gammygils

Tuam

CoBo55

sligojoek wrote: »

Antenna at a jaunty angle.

Lovely motor Martin. Best of luck.

It's in the pillar, very handy to push down when entering the car wash!!

sligojoek

CoBo55 wrote: »

It's in the pillar, very handy to push down when entering the car wash!!

As Joe Duffy would say, "I know dat.. I know dat.". :D

sligojoek

I'm getting old. I can remember my father in law buying one of those Micras new.

freshpopcorn

Tramore!

m17

Tuam

Harry Palmr

A Fiat 500 (50s model) dunno the year as it'll been on a ZV plate.

sligojoek

This was a regular driver but has been idle for a while.

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m17

Birdhill co tipperary

Dr_Colossus

86 Saab 900 a short while ago in Tesco, Dublin 7. Immaculate condition bar one scrape to the front passenger side wheel trim. Waited around for a short while for the owner to appear but surprised he didn't park down the back away from ignoramuses who may damage his side panels with opening doors and trolleys.

freshpopcorn

SmartinMartin

Glasnevin and Finglas

gammygils

Spotted this rare one in Galway City at the weekend

Duke O Smiley

Duke O Smiley wrote: »

I picked up a little something today..

Does anyone fancy taking this off my hands? It has brand new tyres, a timing belt kit and is not long serviced. Test is just up but it’s taxed still for a little bit. €100 to anyone on here who reckons they can save it from the scrap heap like I did.

Just picked up a 1 owner 1990 civic that will replace the Alto!