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

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#2732 14-01-2017 11:55pm
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Nice MG.

I think it's an old Portuguese number plate.

Maybe a returned ex-pat.

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#2733 15-01-2017 12:19am
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A couple of recent ones.

Kadett up in Carrickmines.

Regular Jag in Sandyford. Nice car, awful reg plate.

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#2734 16-01-2017 1:38pm
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That reg plate on the Jag isnt 'road legal' (It's a 'show' plate).

Nice Astra (Kadett) GTE...always liked them since first seeing them at my local Opel dealer in the 80's

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#2735 16-01-2017 11:02pm
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Silvera wrote: »

That reg plate on the Jag isnt 'road legal' (It's a 'show' plate).

It's always on it. It's LHD so it might be a US import, so I'm thinking maybe the owner keeps it as a nod to where he found it.

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#2736 16-01-2017 11:07pm
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Dades wrote: »

It's always on it. It's LHD so it might be a US import, so I'm thinking maybe the owner keeps it as a nod to where he found it.

Definitely a US import with the running lights on the sides.

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#2737 16-01-2017 11:34pm
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Silvera wrote: »

That reg plate on the Jag isnt 'road legal' (It's a 'show' plate).

It is actually. Specific number plate legislation only came into force on 1/1/91. Anything registered before then is open season.

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#2738 17-01-2017 12:56am
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The Jag is a US import, was for sale maybe 8-10 years ago. I had a look at it, but seller was asking too much. Never met the seller, but it was parked up near Bird Ave for a long time.

Always liked the Kadett D / Astra, it was the nicest of the lot IMO. None of them left these days from what was one of the biggest selling cars of the time. Nice sound out of them too.

There's a "new" dark blue W126 (post '85) driving around Santry/Swords, I've seen it three times over the past 10 days. V8 as well.

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#2739 17-01-2017 1:02am
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Were plenty of Kaddetts around back in the day but wouldn't have been too many GTE's.

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#2740 17-01-2017 1:17am
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Wasn't somebody here trying to restore a Kadett D "Cead"*?

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056451308

How did he get on?

Great 80's pic here BTW...:)

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#2741 17-01-2017 1:25am
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Wasn't the Kadett known as a GSE.

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#2742 17-01-2017 1:45am
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hi5 wrote: »

Wasn't the Kadett known as a GSE.

GSE was the Monza wasn't it? Later Kadett's were GTE also, then GSi.

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#2743 17-01-2017 1:26pm
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spotted this parked up in coolock with a for sale sign in the window

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#2744 18-01-2017 12:11am
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Around Dublin today;

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#2745 19-01-2017 3:46pm
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CharlieCroker wrote: »

It is actually. Specific number plate legislation only came into force on 1/1/91. Anything registered before then is open season.

Nah, there's 1986 legislation and 1982 legislation that applied at the time. Until I re-read it, I can't say that the 1992/1999 legislation repeals the earlier stuff, but I don't think all the provisions are lifted as the 1982 regs apply to ZVs.

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#2746 19-01-2017 9:34pm
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SmartinMartin wrote: »

Around Dublin today;

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These are THE most under rated classic ever. Ultra cool and ultra reliable and beautiful to look at to boot !! Just saying

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#2747 20-01-2017 1:03am
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w124man wrote: »

These are THE most under rated classic ever. Ultra cool and ultra reliable and beautiful to look at to boot !! Just saying

Facelift models are the biz as well, I love those wheels, very understated, but still very elegant.

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#2748 21-01-2017 7:06pm
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This has been here a while, looks in good nick, doors aren't locked and looks like kids have been in messing about with it...such a waste

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#2749 21-01-2017 11:49pm
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Had to do a double take driving out of Charlestown shopping centre today. This thing is immaculate, I mean minty mint.

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(I was holding up traffic so couldn't get a frontal photo)

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#2750 22-01-2017 9:01pm
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How do you add pictures not as attachments??

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#2751 23-01-2017 6:37pm
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weekend spots - Beetle near Blainroe, MB in Greystones.

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#2752 23-01-2017 10:11pm
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The Beetle is in David Shane's place, the father of Formula Vee in Ireland

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#2753 23-01-2017 11:38pm
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SmartinMartin wrote: »

Had to do a double take driving out of Charlestown shopping centre today. This thing is immaculate, I mean minty mint.

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(I was holding up traffic so couldn't get a frontal photo)

Love the period wheel trims.

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#2754 24-01-2017 2:05am
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Hope he finds an offside tail-light lens soon!

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#2755 25-01-2017 8:46pm
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A few spots in Nerja in Spain today:

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#2756 25-01-2017 8:56pm
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Reg on that Jag English? Hardly Irish?

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#2757 25-01-2017 8:58pm
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Big Nasty wrote: »

Reg on that Jag English? Hardly Irish?

Old English reg I'd say.

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#2758 25-01-2017 9:01pm
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SmartinMartin wrote: »

Old English reg I'd say.

Yes, DM = Clwyd, so Wales, rather than England.

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#2759 25-01-2017 9:03pm
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Just checked there, British, first registered 14/5/63. Beautiful. Just f*@#ing beautiful.

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#2760 25-01-2017 9:14pm
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Long time since I've seen a Renault 6.

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#2761 25-01-2017 9:15pm
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Why do you have to check if its British or Irish? If there are three letters without a Z or an I then its a Brit!

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