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

Brasso

josip wrote: »

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...

I think I seen that also, parked near the People's Park?
I saw a 1962 Mercedes tonight in Dun Laoghaire, it was huge. I think it might have been a W111? Reg was 62--D-5.

Old diesel

The Audi styling of that era worked really well.

Nice car the 80s - even the previous model which was more boxy always looked nice.

Hard to imagine its 25 years old now - I still remember the criticism back in the day about the boot on that version of the 80 - before Audi addressed it in the 1992 facelift.....

Duke O Smiley

Old diesel

Okay - todays spottings

1990 VW Jetta

1992 Nissan Micra

88 to 92 era Carina II - pulling a trailer

1997 Carina E - two of those

1997 Corolla hatchback - two again - both the older model

96 Corolla Saloon

1997 Saab 900 convertible

92 to 95 Audi 80 - didn't see the year but DEFINITELY the later facelift model with the improved boot

Duke O Smiley

There was also an 83 Merc W123 coupe broken down in the very spot the Volvo is at in the photo, asked the chap if I could help but he didn't want any help.

ZV plate Landrover Defender in Coolock village too

Francie Barrett

It's funny how Leitrim proportionately seems to have far more of these relics on the road than other counties. You would have thought that with roads being sh1te, they would have been wrecked by now.

Odyssey 2005

Old diesel wrote: »

Okay - todays spottings

1990 VW Jetta

1992 Nissan Micra

88 to 92 era Carina II - pulling a trailer

1997 Carina E - two of those

1997 Corolla hatchback - two again - both the older model

96 Corolla Saloon

1997 Saab 900 convertible

92 to 95 Audi 80 - didn't see the year but DEFINITELY the later facelift model with the improved boot

Well of course the 88/92 Carina was pulling a trailer ! They took over from the Hilman Hunters for the farmers.:). If you had said there was no trailer we wouldnt have believed you..:D

Nekarsulm

Francie Barrett wrote: »

It's funny how Leitrim proportionately seems to have far more of these relics on the road than other counties. You would have thought that with roads being sh1te, they would have been wrecked by now.

But roads in leitrim aren't in ****e. Massive works done for tourism reasons over the years. Also has an older age profile, and them boys don't care about "keeping up with the jones" if the car is going well what's the point of changing up?

wendell borton

The N4 runs the length of the county.

josip

wendell borton wrote: »

The N4 runs the length of the county.

and spans the width of it

Old diesel

Odyssey 2005 wrote: »

Well of course the 88/92 Carina was pulling a trailer ! They took over from the Hilman Hunters for the farmers.:). If you had said there was no trailer we wouldnt have believed you..:D

Lads need a Landcruiser these days to do what their fathers/uncles and Grandfathers did back in the day with a humble Hunter .

Far from the first Carina II to have pulled a trailer as you rightly say.

Its just a bit unusual to see it now due to the cars getting older and less common.

Nekarsulm

And there was a brief fad for fitting a perkins diesel into A Hunter. Even more agricultural than it sounds!

Means Of Escape

Nekarsulm wrote: »

And there was a brief fad for fitting a perkins diesel into A Hunter. Even more agricultural than it sounds!

Nissan Bluebird diesels were v common transplants too
An era of diesels in the mid 80s to mid 90s cannot be equaled for longetivity and overall reliability
Same with Audi 90 tdi

Skylinehead

Francie Barrett wrote: »

It's funny how Leitrim proportionately seems to have far more of these relics on the road than other counties. You would have thought that with roads being sh1te, they would have been wrecked by now.

Leitrims roads aren't that bad really, at least the main ones.

Old diesel

Nekarsulm wrote: »

And there was a brief fad for fitting a perkins diesel into A Hunter. Even more agricultural than it sounds!

Mother of god :eek:

Theres only one answer for that - WHY.

Makes spending 20 grand to save a few quid on tax seem - sensible -

Thank god ive never seen one - sounds horrific.

I never actually liked Hunters - because I saw them as old crocks at a time when I liked new cars. (im talking late 80s here).

Old diesel

Thinking of Hunters reminds me

My Aunt had one - and its just dawned on me - that a) hers was actually a tidy, well minded example - and b) I don't think I EVER saw her cars dirty - especially the interiors.

Clean, tidy and not looking like a wreck - were not things you could use to describe MOST surviving Hunters in around 1988/89

Carson10

Killala Co. Mayo April 2015 - Looks like daily driver for years.

Registration 90MO1268
Make NISSAN
Model MICRA Van
Description 1.0
Engine Capacity (cc) 988

Carson10

Spotted in Sligo - April 2015 - full family on board. Young Girl Driving. No Towbar

Pacific Model

Registration 91LD211
Make VOLKSWAGEN
Model JETTA
Description 1.6 D
Engine Capacity (cc) 1588

tc20

also posted in the Classics section - daily driver in good condition.
Not sure what model Civic it is though
91 reg

Nekarsulm

Old diesel wrote: »

Mother of god :eek:

Theres only one answer for that - WHY.

Makes spending 20 grand to save a few quid on tax seem - sensible -

Thank god ive never seen one - sounds horrific.

I never actually liked Hunters - because I saw them as old crocks at a time when I liked new cars. (im talking late 80s here).

Because petrol was ruinously expensive (we thought!) and lads that were tipping about from farm to mart all day every day could get a tank of white diesel in the farmyard. Green diesel was about 50p and white just about 1 pound. Some times they would get green stuff as well.........

*Kol*

Tzardine wrote: »

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.

That car can be seen at Cars and Coffee in Limerick. I have seen it there.

*Kol*

1963 230SL Merc on the N7 earlier.

Duke O Smiley

Nice spots there Carson especially that Micra van

Big Nasty

1990 Sierra Sapphire

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Not actually on the road. In a garage.

Duke O Smiley

Today I saw/ bought this. She's a 1.4e Ph2, been off the road a couple of years, owner has it since '95.

dgt

1990 Charade van. Been a while since i last saw one...

Old diesel

Duke O Smiley wrote: »

Today I saw/ bought this. She's a 1.4e Ph2, been off the road a couple of years, owner has it since '95.

Nice work - hope it doesn't need much work to get it back on the road.

Best of luck with it

Duke O Smiley

Old diesel wrote: »

Nice work - hope it doesn't need much work to get it back on the road.

Best of luck with it

Thanks, she shouldn't need much but I'll end up doing a lot of unnecessary stuff too because I like that

She's mad original, it'll be preserved and added to the collection

nd