Today I saw a classic and took a pic thread! Part 2

Type 17

Garzard wrote: »

The funny thing is I only looked back to see what car was responsible for a deafening noise and there it was :P

I saw this exact car on Baggot St today (inside my 2km) - I also looked up because of the noise (it's not deafening/broken, but more primitive/raspy - very different by today's standards).
Lovely car, an uncle of mine had a few of them in the 70's.

Duke O Smiley

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Is it a green Tipperary (TS reg) example by any chance?

Type 17

No, a grey one on a UK suffix K-reg (1972/3)

Duke O Smiley

Ah, right. I'm thinking of this delightful example I've seen a few times

JabbaTheHut

Duke O Smiley wrote: »

Ah, right. I'm thinking of this delightful example I've seen a few times

Looks like quiet a seriously large trailer for that car to be pulling

m17

Galway

hoodie6029

It may be period correct but the red plates really don't suit red cars. I put one on my maroon car and it looks terrible. Will swap it for a white one in the future

Garzard

Howth today

MrCostington

St Annes Park yesterday (Lotus Esprit)

NIMAN

The James Bond car?

jozi

MrCostington wrote: »

St Annes Park yesterday

Spotted him driving around Clontarf also around 4-5pm

unkel

Lotus is gorgeous. Also the design looks remarkably fresh for a 30 year old car, it has aged well.

MrCostington

Agreed! It's not OTT either. I'd taken my 80yo mother to the park at the designated 1.30-3.30 time and even she was impressed! My 123 is just 4 cars up, pity it was not beside it, would have been a good pic.

RWD

Cork yesterday

raehogan

The other day on Dawson Street

RobAMerc

unkel wrote: »

Lotus is gorgeous. Also the design looks remarkably fresh for a 30 year old car, it has aged well.

totally agree.
My W124 is 87-D-120047, but it looks 20 years older than that Esprit !

unkel

And the W124 came out nearly a decade after the Esprit!

Didn't know you had one BTW, you had it long, what is it, hopefully a petrol automatic?

Seweryn

RobAMerc wrote: »

totally agree.
My W124 is 87-D-120047, but it looks 20 years older than that Esprit !

They are both rather... different cars for different purposes. It would make sense to compare the Lotus with a C111 that was over a decade older than the Esprit yet looking just as modern if not more.

The W124 keeps its engineering under the skin. Surprisingly, the brick shaped saloon has a similar drag coefficient to the Esprit that looks half as tall as the Benz.

unkel

Seweryn wrote: »

They are both rather... different cars for different purposes.

Sure. But most other mid 70s sports cars look rather dated now (although still gorgeous)

Garzard

Outside Bushy Park earlier

tc20

local MG aficionado - I think I've posted some of his others previously.

Duke O Smiley

I think I bought parts from him for my own Midget a few years ago

IrishPlayer

Dublin 15

MrCostington

Saw the Esprit again today, no pic this time. Turned onto the Malahide Rd from Clontarf, must be a local car.

Looked good going up the road, and was pretty quiet.

kev1.3s

https://www.donedeal.ie/vintagecars-for-sale/lotus-esprit-s2/24768732
Isn't this one by any chance?

kev1.3s

kev1.3s wrote: »

https://www.donedeal.ie/vintagecars-for-sale/lotus-esprit-s2/24768732
Isn't this one by any chance?

No. Sorry I just seen the pic

salamander27

Spotted in Gort today. 79 Reg.

jozi

kev1.3s wrote: »

https://www.donedeal.ie/vintagecars-for-sale/lotus-esprit-s2/24768732
Isn't this one by any chance?

Not if it's the same one I spoted last weekend, it's one of the late one (I think).

jmreire

salamander27 wrote: »

Spotted in Gort today. 79 Reg.

I wonder what the story behind that one is??? Its a fine example.

jmreire

sligojoek wrote: »

And a great car they were too.