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

Nekarsulm

Today in Killeshandra, Co.Cavan. Looking flawless.

Capri

Dades wrote: »

Indeed - nobody's going to remove chrome bumpers from an MG... but plenty of people want rid of the big rubber ones.

The different MGB styles http://www.simoncars.co.uk/mg/mgb.html

Check the bumperless, faired headlights, FIA special :cool:

Junior Jacon Jeese Jurger

posted this in the other thread but suits here better.

Dades

Capri wrote: »

Dades wrote: »

Indeed - nobody's going to remove chrome bumpers from an MG... but plenty of people want rid of the big rubber ones.

The different MGB styles http://www.simoncars.co.uk/mg/mgb.html

Check the bumperless, faired headlights, FIA special :cool:

Fine! Nobody who isn't shedding weight for racing!

cplwhisper

Few rare cars appear for parade in Moate

Duke O Smiley

Old Capri that belonged to my mother's friend's brother. I don't know a whole lot about the car but it sat for years after he was unable to drive it and it was eventually sold for scrap in 2012/3. Sad really, she was a automatic. I remember the car from my younger years but I wasn't really into photographing cars then and these are the only photos I could get my hands on of the car.

Diabhalta

Cork

some Industrial Estate, Togher



Motor Factors, Ballyphehane

Duke O Smiley

Nice old patina'd Triumph 2000 on Aussie(?) plates on the Malahide road earlier

Type 17

NZ plates, I think.

Duke O Smiley

Yeah, just saw on fb that they're NZ, still though, some distance

Type 17

Indeed, it's a good few decades since it was in northern Europe (assuming it was built in the UK).

Capri

Takes all sorts really, I wonder how much the shipping was back to here ( unless he filled the container with personal effects as well ) If it was me it'd be a Ford/Holden V8 that'd be coming back :rolleyes:

Duke O Smiley

Capri wrote: »

Takes all sorts really, I wonder how much the shipping was back to here ( unless he filled the container with personal effects as well ) If it was me it'd be a Ford/Holden V8 that'd be coming back :rolleyes:

I wouldn't be surprised if the driver had it from new.

I get the felling they have some sort of attachment to the car, you'd really want to to drag it half way across the country from beautiful, sunny NZ to here

Capri

Some sightings

Celica Supra - ( had 2 of them :cool: ) and saw another one later in gold/blue
T25 Syncro -
LR 101 V8 - lovely rumble - or was that the fuel pump trying to keep up :rolleyes:
RR 'Silver Mist' ( I KNOW - 1) it's a Bentley 2) RR never made the Siver Mist because of the German t/lation :rolleyes: )
Another Bentley in Dawson st

Capri

More...
Pontiac with CORRECT style plates (apart from the spacing but maybe the space was tight - anyways CORRECT FONT )

2 Minis and an Alfa 1750

jca

Duke O Smiley wrote: »

I wouldn't be surprised if the driver had it from new.

I get the felling they have some sort of attachment to the car, you'd really want to to drag it half way across the country from beautiful, sunny NZ to here

I don't think NZ is that sunny. My brother in law is a kiwi and he says it's very similar to here.

Dades

Cool green Mini parked beside me in SCD. See it around a good bit.

Nekarsulm

In Cavan today. I think its a pensioners car, only moves occasionally. Been parked on the same street for at least ten years

w124man

Capri wrote: »

T25 Syncro -

This Syncro used to be mine and is a very special one - its the last Graz built RHD T3 Syncro. I bought it to use as a breaker until I discovered how rust free it was so I decided to keep it as yet another project! Anyway, I sold it on along with a heap of Syncro spares that I didn't need.

I still have the 'birth cert' and confirmation letter from VW confirming it was the last one ......

ba_barabus

w124man wrote: »

This Syncro used to be mine and is a very special one - its the last Graz built RHD T3 Syncro. I bought it to use as a breaker until I discovered how rust free it was so I decided to keep it as yet another project! Anyway, I sold it on along with a heap of Syncro spares that I didn't need.

I still have the 'birth cert' and confirmation letter from VW confirming it was the last one ......

I passed a lovely silver one with SYNCRO in big black letters on the front last week cycling to work. It looked well.

w124man

ba_barabus wrote: »

I passed a lovely silver one with SYNCRO in big black letters on the front last week cycling to work. It looked well.

Was it this one .... now on Irish plates

Bus Boy

Capri wrote: »

More...
Pontiac with CORRECT style plates (apart from the spacing but maybe the space was tight - anyways CORRECT FONT )

2 Minis and an Alfa 1750

The Alfa is owned by a buddy of mine. Just taken out from its winter slumber, soon to be used around the Northside for the coming months.

ba_barabus

Yep that looks like it w124man. Looked great. I think it was an 87/88 reg plate. It was parked on Leinster Road.

whisky_galore

Didn't get time or opportunity to take a pic, and if it weren't for the lights of another car lighting up the scene I might have slammed into him...but whoever was driving a Ford model A in a number of St Patrick's day parades in the Co Cork area, get those rear lights sorted! You're practically invisible in the dark.

aujopimur

This how I spent St. Patricks Day on the Gold Coast Queensland.

w124man

ba_barabus wrote: »

Yep that looks like it w124man. Looked great. I think it was an 87/88 reg plate. It was parked on Leinster Road.

Yup thats where it lives. An unmodified Syncro Van is quite a rare thing these days.

Capri

Beaut Syncro van, another one of my 'Lotto garage' residents - Leinster rd - home of Syncro, Renault Alpine GTA, and the MGB 'Le Mans'

Model A in Cork - a few LED's would help, not much point being 'original' if the car is written off because of poor lighting :rolleyes: (Reminds me of the 'romantic' horse-drawn 'holiday homes' around Wicklow - not much 'romance' in a horse and family being injured/killed because of modern day conditions :mad: )

QLD DKW - wonder was he stuck repairing the Deek in 34c heat and humidity That sort of weather encourages A/C and no breakdowns :rolleyes:

ba_barabus

Capri wrote: »

Beaut Syncro van, another one of my 'Lotto garage' residents - Leinster rd - home of Syncro, Renault Alpine GTA, and the MGB 'Le Mans'

The Alpine doesn't live there if it's the black one you are referring to. That lives near Ballsbridge, I'd prefer not give it's exact location however. Of course, there could be 2! I haven't seen the Le Mans MGB or do you mean the LE500 in met silver/grey?

There are a few other nice cars knocking about that area.

ba_barabus

w124man wrote: »

Yup thats where it lives. An unmodified Syncro Van is quite a rare thing these days.

I've spotted it a few times. There was a lovely Dodge Dart in Rathmines last night getting petrol Looked great. I didn't want to take a picture as it contained A BIG DOG!

Capri

ba_barabus wrote: »

The Alpine doesn't live there if it's the black one you are referring to. That lives near Ballsbridge, I'd prefer not give it's exact location however. Of course, there could be 2! I haven't seen the Le Mans MGB or do you mean the LE500 in met silver/grey?

There are a few other nice cars knocking about that area.

I did see the Alpine in BB, thought it was another one ! The BGT was off Leinster road last I saw of it.