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

davycc

Toyotafanboi wrote: »

weird the way the car is so filthy yet the wheels are spotless. also weird that there is no rust to be seen. wonder is there many miles on it?

they are probably shiny hubcaps from a newer car , sierras are 4 stud hubs while that pic above has 5

god damn my OCD hates that:D:o:D

Toyotafanboi

had me fooled, they look period correct and have Ford badges :pac:

davycc

Toyotafanboi wrote: »

had me fooled, they look period correct and have Ford badges :pac:

me too had to do a double take nice almost OEM look to them :cool:

smash

Can anyone tell the year of this Starlet? Cartell & MyWheels aren't bringing back a year.

Toyotafanboi

85 or 86, by the colour and "DX" trim :pac:. can age be told by those reg's?

ba_barabus

It's an 85 or 86 model.

Check out the classic car section for a guide on reading the old plates.

Edit: snap

smash

Thanks guys. I knew it was an 80's model of some sort but I hadn't seen a reg in that format before.

jayo26

davycc wrote: »

me too had to do a double take nice almost OEM look to them :cool:

Aint they from a late 90s escorth they look very similar to the fiesta wheel trims from late 90s too but without the wheel stud effect.

davycc

jayo26 wrote: »

Aint they from a late 90s escorth they look very similar to the fiesta wheel trims from late 90s too but without the wheel stud effect.

na all escorts were 4 stud but id guess if im assuming they are hubcaps they are from an 80s tranny /granada/scorpio

your right they do look similar to the mk3 fiesta too :cool:

AMGer

smash wrote: »

Thanks guys. I knew it was an 80's model of some sort but I hadn't seen a reg in that format before.

what county was CI? I'm useless at the old regs. I only remember Waterford WI and Co.Waterford KI

boardsuser1

a 1997 Suzuki swift which I see 7 days a week,owned by a retired postman the thing is badly faded but there is fcuk all mileage on it,also a 1993 Toyota corolla hatchback every few days.

alan partridge aha

smash wrote: »

Can anyone tell the year of this Starlet? Cartell & MyWheels aren't bringing back a year.

It's a Laois reg and I'd say 1984. The last reg was 7342 CI which was Dec. 1986. So I would think there was way less than 2300 vehicles sold in Laois that year.

1CI started April 1981 till 7342 CI Dec 1986

Ya motorcheck just confirms it.

Basil Fawlty

davycc wrote: »

are you from wicklow shankhill ? somewhere ? i went down with him for the road-trip when he got it

I sold it to a friend of mine 11 years ago, your mate bought it off my mate. Either way I know the owner. Glad to see he kept it.

davycc

Basil Fawlty wrote: »

I sold it to a friend of mine 11 years ago, your mate bought it off my mate. Either way I know the owner. Glad to see he kept it.

yea he still has it - never selling it thankfully , he got it resprayed and he is keeping it for life now :cool:

it was a long time ago but i think i drove down in my sexy old grey sierra sapphire cosworth if that rings any bells?

boardsuser1

davycc wrote: »

yea he still has it - never selling it thankfully , he got it resprayed and he is keeping it for life now :cool:

it was a long time ago but i think i drove down in my sexy old grey sierra sapphire cosworth if that rings any bells?

Fine car

davycc

KC161 wrote: »

Fine car

cheers it was my daily driver at the time :cool:

Duke O Smiley

A few more spots over the last few days plus something I picked up (the 405). The Volvo belongs to a neighbour and is mint, 97 so one of the very last I think. The Bm is a 6 cylinder.

Sh1tbag OToole

Duke O Smiley wrote: »

A few more spots over the last few days plus something I picked up (the 405). The Volvo belongs to a neighbour and is mint, 97 so one of the very last I think. The Bm is a 6 cylinder.

Is that a petrol 405?

Duke O Smiley

Straight diesel

Toyotafanboi

that poor merc looks like it's in sh1te. wonder is it tested?

Duke O Smiley

Toyotafanboi wrote: »

that poor merc looks like it's in sh1te. wonder is it tested?

Only 1 owner from new and 250k miles. Its pretty poorly alright but could be brought back around, for sale very very cheaply too. If anybody wants details on it shoot me a pm

boardsuser1

Had a Volvo 460 once,great car,sorry I got rid of it,great on petrol and bullet proof on reliability

Duke O Smiley

I see a lovely green Volvo 460 saloon running around Clontarf regularly. Looks to be very well speced and in great nick.

I think I posted a photo here not too long ago

Gwynplaine

I saw an 88 Fiat Uno today. Haven't seen one for years.

pcardin

Nearly every morning around Sandyford area there is piss yellow '74 Alfa Romeo GTV dangerously driven by a moron. Dangerous driving, cutting other drivers, never using any lights. Car is not the best shape either, seems that there's more filler on the body than metal. But it's a classic and one of the oldest I see around.

tc20

also posted in the Classics section - recent spots around Greystones/Bray

Duke O Smiley

Wow that Volvo is fantastic, a real work horse lovely to see it in (presumably) daily use. ZF reg is Cork I think?

La Fenetre

Love that 405 and Volvo

b318isp

Passed a Renault 5 yesterday, '95 plate - so not that old. Rare now I guess. I've always liked the styling, if not the car.

Duke O Smiley

In Coolock this morning. sounded sweet