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

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davycc wrote: »

m3 mirrors? check:p wolface katanas? -check that poor mr2:o:o

skangernomics thread>>>>>>>>>>>

I think I've caught skangeritis

I kinda like it from the other side!

Foxhole Norman

Saw this beauty down in Youghal today, class yoke

Duke O Smiley

Spot and a half :cool:

Foxhole Norman

Duke O Smiley wrote: »

Spot and a half :cool:

I must say, it was class and that's from someone who's not a big fan of Jap cars. It was largely mint too, small tiny bits or rust in the arch and on the boot under the 5 Speed badge but other than that, quality.

Duke O Smiley

Foxhole Norman wrote: »

I must say, it was class and that's from someone who's not a big fan of Jap cars. It was largely mint too, small tiny bits or rust in the arch and on the boot under the 5 Speed badge but other than that, quality.

The 5 Speed badge was something to behold back in 1980 as well

Old diesel

Didn't realise you could buy the 2 door Corolla Saloon in Ireland new.

You could get the Datsun Sunny of the era in 2 door saloon - but ive only ever seen those with Uk plates in pics.

was just thinking this evening - the Corolla of that era was actually quite a nice car for the era - and probably one of Toyotas best efforts at styling a saloon Corolla.

Not sure what the point of the 2 door was though - yes that particular one has a definite cool factor now - but the 4 door always looked nicer - so (shrugs shoulders) why bother with the 2 door.

Cork reg on that one too I think

Duke O Smiley

Girlfriend sent me this - truly awful photo but I cropped it as best I could. Mk1 Golf "and the reg on the back was red"

ofcork

Saw a 93 white sierra cosworth and a zv reg merc 300te.

Duke O Smiley

88 Volvo 340 in Clontarf today, tried getting a pic but I was on the bike and only managed to get a photo of the road before it turned off. Old style plastic plates on it and everything.

Also a 91 Mk1 Golf cabriolet identical to the one we had when I was a kid.

Old diesel

Today.....

1994 Ford Escort van - looking clean and tidy.

1993 Corolla van

1993 Corolla hatchback

83 to 89 Mk 2 Ford Fiesta

1991 Mercedes 190

1997 Corolla saloon (the 92 to 97 type)

1997 Carina E saloon

Duke O Smiley

Saw this out in Slane today when I was looking at something else. Only 30-odd thousand miles on it apparently

Nekarsulm

Is it only me, or are there actually more 93 to 99 reg. cars tipping about these days?

Duke O Smiley

Nekarsulm wrote: »

Is it only me, or are there actually more 93 to 99 reg. cars tipping about these days?

This thread really gets me looking at pretty much anything with a pre-00 plate. Like, I'll always mention an e11 Corolla when I see one on the road, annoys the bejaysus out of my girlfriend but the newest pre-facelifs are 16 now

Foxhole Norman

How are ya for Quattros?

toastedpickles

Foxhole Norman wrote: »

How are ya for Quattros?

ohhh! Doesnt that lad live out by bishopstown way? A guy down from me when i lived there had a black quattro

Also does it count of you say your own car?

Duke O Smiley

^^

Foxhole Norman

toastedpickles wrote: »

ohhh! Doesnt that lad live out by bishopstown way? A guy down from me when i lived there had a black quattro

Also does it count of you say your own car?

Not sure to be honest, first time I saw it anyway!

Old diesel

Duke O Smiley wrote: »

This thread really gets me looking at pretty much anything with a pre-00 plate. Like, I'll always mention an e11 Corolla when I see one on the road, annoys the bejaysus out of my girlfriend but the newest pre-facelifs are 16 now

Seeing 03 reg cars today and thinking - that's 12 years old - the years have flown by :eek:

mk 2 Avensis for example - seen an 03 one of those - hilariously there was also a 2015 Avensis tourer parked across the road from it - it was actually because I went to look at that - that I saw the Escort van I mentioned.

Only seems like yesterday the Mk 2 Avensis came out
.

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gammygils

Mark 1 Golf in impeccable condition

Tzardine

I saw a Toyota Gt2000 on a trailer today. It was a n Irish reg 1968 in red. I was on my motorbike so no picture.

It was the most beautiful car I have ever seen. Supposedly worth 7 figures according to Google.

Nekarsulm

Nice two door golf in Cavan today.

Duke O Smiley

Nice Cavan reg Mk7 in there too for comparison.

I always enjoy seeing old cars in the same county as they were registered, makes you wonder if it's still on one or two owners etc..

Nekarsulm

Two door example would have been very rare here. 99% would have been 4 door, and a tow bar !

zurbfoundation

Nekarsulm wrote: »

Two door example would have been very rare here. 99% would have been 4 door, and a tow bar !

my first car was a 91 red two door (no tow bar) - i used to think it was a GTI :rolleyes:

josip

Ford Capri "Laser" in Dun Laoghaire today, 77 KK.
I fell in love with the Capri car when I was 6 years old having seen it in a magazine.
For the next 12 months I pestered my poor 127-buying daddy if it could be the next car we bought.
At the age of 7 I learned that you couldn't just choose any car you wanted and that they all costed different amounts of "money".
Whatever that was...

ofcork

I remember seeing a capri on some tv show in the 80s,it was a tickford still recall the name and thought it was a stunning car.

blastman

Saw a white XR4i on Sunday on a ZV plate, but didn't have a camera handy as it passed, unfortunately.

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josip

I think it's a 68 Mustang GT Fastback



Short bit of dashcam footage as well.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0vG2XyEpEI

Really makes your morning when you see something as iconic as that