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

SmartinMartin

3 from Kenmare;

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Duke O Smiley

Punchestown today

Nekarsulm

Cavan town today. 90 or 91. Not au fait with the Nordie numbers...
But that flat paint would come up great with a T Cut & a polish. Its very straight.

jayo26

Nice parking it looks like duke was driving it

Nekarsulm

jayo26 wrote: »

Nice parking it looks like duke was driving it

Thats pretty good compared to some peoples efforts

Duke O Smiley

This was on the Coast road in Clontarf this evening. Had a very pleasant "distressed" look to it, driven by a young couple too.

tc20

seen in Dun Laoghaire over the weekend

tc20

...Dun Laoghaire again, and a few from Bray/Greystones (do campers count?)

Nekarsulm

There can't be many 124 rag tops in the country. Great spot!

jayo26

That w111 is just beautiful stunning car.

tc20

jayo26 wrote: »

That w111 is just beautiful stunning car.

granted I'm a bit of a Merc fan, but I have to agree, I just love the lines of those big coupes, and they're just as gorgeous inside. I've seen that one on the road more than once, so it does get out and about. It looks to be lowered a bit, and the wheels are definitely not period pieces.

@ Neckarsulm - I've seen a few 124 cabrios, so I wouldn't say they are that rare, and the majority I've seen tend to be in that colour combo

armaghlad

Nekarsulm wrote: »

Cavan town today. 90 or 91. Not au fait with the Nordie numbers...
But that flat paint would come up great with a T Cut & a polish. Its very straight.

Fermanagh plates (off the top of my head)

Nekarsulm

Nope, Fermanagh are IL plates. BIL, NIL, JIL, PIL etc, like Cavan was ID and Sligo was IE, before the 90 D's and so forth.

vintagevrs

Nekarsulm wrote: »

Nope, Fermanagh are IL plates. BIL, NIL, JIL, PIL etc, like Cavan was ID and Sligo was IE, before the 90 D's and so forth.

IG is Fermanagh

I remember BIG 1 was bought for some silly amount and put on some American truck thing. Made the news that day

Same person bought BIG2 and BIG3

inna981

Nice 5 Series Auto in Borris, Co. Carlow today :cool:



Spotted a 94 Starlet in the same spot a hour later.

SmartinMartin

Dublin today;

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Duke O Smiley

Howth this evening. The Starlet as posted in the classic forum, is not declared a classic to the tax office..its just someone's daily driver. I was delighted seeing it, nearly wanted to wait around for the owner to appear :pac:

Surreptitious

That looks waxed and polished. Pretty nice job for a 96.

jca

Nekarsulm wrote: »

Nope, Fermanagh are IL plates. BIL, NIL, JIL, PIL etc, like Cavan was ID and Sligo was IE, before the 90 D's and so forth.

IG is Fermanagh they used up IL. It still puzzles me why NI never reversed the three letter sequence, they reversed the two letter sequences, strange

Duke O Smiley

tc20 wrote: »

<W111 coupe>

That '111 coupe is used everyday. Lots of subtle upgrades have been added..heated seats, air con, parking sensors, electronic ignition, hidden stereo/phone etc.

tc20

pair of 26 year olds in Greystones yesterday evening

SmartinMartin

Around town today;

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Duke O Smiley

Love the Corolla!

Duke O Smiley

So after 18 reliable months I've sold my Tipo. Doesn't feel that long at all. Heres one last pic

jayo26

Duke O Smiley wrote: »

So after 18 reliable months I've sold my Tipo. Doesn't feel that long at all. Heres one last pic

Fair play in fairness you made it look nice again and got year and half driving out of it and someone else hopefully look after it too. What are you moving onto?

Duke O Smiley

jayo26 wrote: »

Fair play in fairness you made it look nice again and got year and half driving out of it and someone else hopefully look after it too. What are you moving onto?

Yeah..all in the ownership experience really has been great. This is how I bought it;



This was six months in (don't ask..:o)



And an "after" shot for the sake of conformity



I've known this car [to see] for what feels like a lifetime, and now its headed for the midlands..so it'll probably be a long while yet, if at all, when I see it again. It couldn't have gone to a better home though..the new owner has a few Tipos and a Tempra to keep it company

Sadly I'll be replacing it with nothing for the Summer. Doing some work abroad over the next few months so another car will most likely just end up unused like the Tipo has been. But watch this space..I'll be back behind the wheel of something cool..someday

Nekarsulm

Was bidding on a nice Volvo 480 on eBay, and the fecker removed it before the auction ended.

"Item no longer available"

Duke O Smiley

Nekarsulm wrote: »

Was bidding on a nice Volvo 480 on eBay, and the fecker removed it before the auction ended.

"Item no longer available"

Fear not!


https://www.donedeal.ie/vintagecars-for-sale/volvo-480-es/15559243

Nekarsulm

http://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/152547195932

This was the one I was aiming at.

jayo26

Duke O Smiley wrote: »

I've known this car [to see] for what feels like a lifetime, and now its headed for the midlands..so it'll probably be a long while yet, if at all, when I see it again. It couldn't have gone to a better home though..the new owner has a few Tipos and a Tempra to keep it company

Sadly I'll be replacing it with nothing for the Summer. Doing some work abroad over the next few months so another car will most likely just end up unused like the Tipo has been. But watch this space..I'll be back behind the wheel of something cool..someday

Fair play to you I could be joining you in the something cool department too soon. We are hopefully moving house this year and will mean we need to get a second car and have persuaded the wife that the cheapest alternative is to buy an older classic car as we will only need it for small miles each week

Duke O Smiley

jayo26 wrote: »

Fair play to you I could be joining you in the something cool department too soon. We are hopefully moving house this year and will mean we need to get a second car and have persuaded the wife that the cheapest alternative is to buy an older classic car as we will only need it for small miles each week

I look forward to seeing your choice!

davycc

jayo26 wrote: »

Fair play to you I could be joining you in the something cool department too soon. We are hopefully moving house this year and will mean we need to get a second car and have persuaded the wife that the cheapest alternative is to buy an older classic car as we will only need it for small miles each week

Best of luck with your plans Jay its exactly.what I do carwise and it allows me a boring daily driver and a fun to me classic that I look forward to spinning around the remainder

gammygils

95 Starlet in Tuam this evening

SmartinMartin

A few from around town yesterday. First one should have bought a people carrier;

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noelf

Skerries this afternoon .. first one I've seen..

Citroen Traction Avant .. First car with unitary body construction ( no separate frame) independent suspension and front wheel drive..

elperello

SmartinMartin wrote: »

A few from around town yesterday. First one should have bought a people carrier;

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Lovejoy must be back in business!

SmartinMartin

noelf wrote: »

Skerries this afternoon .. first one I've seen..

Citroen Traction Avant .. First car with unitary body construction ( no separate frame) independent suspension and front wheel drive..

Great spot. I think they are the most beautiful car ever built.

fancy pigeon

It's hard to get shots of moving vehicles...

Spotted in my homeland, a restored DX Corolla, with original 1984(?) Meath reg. Thought most of these rotted away! :cool:

Yes, I did filter it so you can read the reg better. Ain't I thoughtful!

Duke O Smiley

That is class!

The filter makes the photo look about 30 years old!

selous

Passed a 95-D ???? Blue Tipo around PortLaoise on Sunday, I think there was a vintage car show on in nearby Ballyroan, there was a load of oldies on the road.

colm_mcm

Ubbquittious

Bejaysus me boyos there the lasht day I shtopt the caar just to take a photo of this beauty just outside the door o Doneraile paark

colm_mcm

Did you fall out of the car?

tc20

100NX & W123 in Wicklow, don't see too many of the NX around; the W123 was in superb condition.
C124 & (some of a)DS in Greystones recently. The C124 hasn't been NCT'd for a while but is still doing the rounds regularly.

Isambard

i'd imagine the majority of older cars aren't NCT compliant. I saw a Merc the other day that was green with mould.

Duke O Smiley

Howth this evening.

colm_mcm

Is that bread van electric?

Ah feck I want a CX again...

Duke O Smiley

Yep afaik the van is electric, like the milk floats and Swastika laundry vans of old. The other van has been there a while, I posted some photos of it before. I think its some kind of Bedford, too big to be a Ford I think.

The CX is(was) a stunner. Howth car from new. A bit down at the heel at the moment, but the owner's son was happy enough to talk about it. Did you own a CX Colm?

colm_mcm

No. The only Citroen I ever owned was a Xsara. I go through stages of wanting a CX or even an XM

SmartinMartin

Gorgeous wine coloured 93 xm on DD.