Today I saw a classic and took a pic thread!

carchaeologist

nmacc wrote: »

Indeed. The splitties stopped in '56 IIRC. If that car is a genuine splitty, then it has also been retrofitted with the later front grille & indicators, the semaphore slots have been removed and it has gained a 60's reg plate.

I'm sure someone could give the date of the plate?

May 1961 Dublin city. It definatly hansnt the look of a split minor. Nice wheels though.

nmacc

Thanks Carcheologist, knew I could rely on you.

Could I prevail upon you to try three other?

ZO 1860
XIK 222
AYI 367

History will follow.

nmacc

Oh, all right then; while you're looking them up.

ZO 1860 was a green Hillman Minx that I briefly owned before giving it away & swapping several of the spare wheels & tyres for a Fiat 126. The 126 & the Minx had it in common that they came without paperwork. I'm therefore unsure of the year of the Minx & curious to find out.

XIK 222 was a Borgward Isabella that belonged to my father. It was probably Irish-assembled as it rotted through if you breathed heavily in its vicinity. Again I'm curious about the year.

AYI 367 was a black 1957 998cc Moggie Minor that my aged mother bought for £55 in 1972. We ran it until 1974 and traded it in with Brittains for £50 against a 1968 Mini automatic (FBI 134) for which we paid £400. Think of it, 848cc coupled to an automatic gearbox.

carchaeologist

ZO 1860 1973/74 Dublin,probably 1974
XIK 222 Mid 1957 Dublin
AYI 367 Late 1957 Dublin

Blue Punto

Redrocket wrote: »

and you needed to quote EVERY photo why.....?

Whoops:D

nmacc

Thanks, but could you check the first again?

I think you'll find that 1974 is the date for 1860 ZO. I'm wondering about it's predecessor: ZO 1860.

Thanks.

carchaeologist

nmacc wrote: »

Thanks, but could you check the first again?

I think you'll find that 1974 is the date for 1860 ZO. I'm wondering about it's predecessor: ZO 1860.

Thanks.

Oops sorry,that would be either 1952/53 so. Read my info wrong here,and i corrected wrongly in the previous post too,thinking i was wrong!:p:D
Its 1952 as the first reg of 1953 was ZO6500

nmacc

Thanks, that would make sense, as it was a 1948 onwards model of Minx

carchaeologist

nmacc wrote: »

Thanks, that would make sense, as it was a 1948 onwards model of Minx

Sounds about right so! I have a handbook for the 1946 one of those actually. Is the '48 much different?

nmacc

Good question.

back when I had it I was sure the model year began in '48, but it looks very similar to the model you've scanned. I could of course look up my photos, but I lack your level of organisation & I haven't a clue where they are.

I do remember that the drawings in the manual (which I never had) are deceptive for someone used to a modern car. Although the interior space is not great, it feels pretty big on the outside, mainly down to the height I suspect. You had to climb up into it, particularly in the rear, and the top of the grille was very high. There was enough wasted space under the bonnet to fit at least one engine from a modern supermini. The boot in contrast would fit surprisingly little. Rather like the Minor.

carchaeologist

nmacc wrote: »

Good question.

back when I had it I was sure the model year began in '48, but it looks very similar to the model you've scanned. I could of course look up my photos, but I lack your level of organisation & I haven't a clue where they are..

Dont worry,im not a bit organsied!
I guess the '46 was the first model after the war,probably very similar to the pre war car. Maybe the '48 was a newer version again. Im sure someone on here will fill us in on the details.

Dades

Saw two classics at my local mechanic recently in Blackrock (no pics, sorry).

One is a red (well, pink) 924S which apart from the exterior is actually in great shape inside. Mech says the engine is good, too.

He's also doing some work on a yellow TR6.

Anyone got their baby in there for some attention?

okistag

Dades wrote: »

Saw two classics at my local mechanic recently in Blackrock (no pics, sorry).

One is a red (well, pink) 924S which apart from the exterior is actually in great shape inside. Mech says the engine is good, too.

He's also doing some work on a yellow TR6.

Anyone got their baby in there for some attention?

Hi Dades

Can you remember if the yellow TR6 was original Irish reg or not ?? like ZL

Cheers Jack

Jomcc

Few more taken in France......

Esel

Love that Panhard!

tc20

esel wrote: »

Love that Panhard!

+1
the 2nd photo in particular.

The curved front reg plate is very cool indeed.

off on a tangent i watched "Mesrine" at the weekend, (its out on dvd) film based on the life of Jacques Mesrine, a french career criminal, who rose to fame or notoriety in the early 60s and lived til the late 70s. R16s seemed to be a favoured means of escape for bank robbers of the day. Great film, great story, and well worth it for the amount of classic spotting

aravan2010

Doesn't look too windy there. (Private Joke)

I hope you toke some better photo's that them.

Jomcc

aravan2010 wrote: »

Doesn't look too windy there. (Private Joke)

I hope you toke some better photo's that them.

Why are u not working..........

PanhardPL

tc20 wrote: »

+1
the 2nd photo in particular.

The curved front reg plate is very cool indeed.

off on a tangent i watched "Mesrine" at the weekend, (its out on dvd) film based on the life of Jacques Mesrine, a french career criminal, who rose to fame or notoriety in the early 60s and lived til the late 70s. R16s seemed to be a favoured means of escape for bank robbers of the day. Great film, great story, and well worth it for the amount of classic spotting

These plates are still available in France.
Panhard PL17 curved front plate.

Dades

okistag wrote: »

Hi Dades

Can you remember if the yellow TR6 was original Irish reg or not ?? like ZL

Cheers Jack

Didn't notice, but will check if the car is there when I pass by next.

Jomcc

jrar

tc20 wrote: »

+1
the 2nd photo in particular.

The curved front reg plate is very cool indeed.

off on a tangent i watched "Mesrine" at the weekend, (its out on dvd) film based on the life of Jacques Mesrine, a french career criminal, who rose to fame or notoriety in the early 60s and lived til the late 70s. R16s seemed to be a favoured means of escape for bank robbers of the day. Great film, great story, and well worth it for the amount of classic spotting

Snap ! Watched both parts about 3 weeks back and noticed that the R16 was very much favoured - great to see so many lovely old French motors in that movie.

jrar

PanhardPL wrote: »

These plates are still available in France.
Panhard PL17 curved front plate.

That particular example is not a genuine French plate - not sure what plates can be made up by motor factors or garages nowadays in France what with the move to a national system purely black-on-white etc.

PanhardPL

Get your facts right before you make such a comment. These plates were made in France especially to fit into the Panhard PL front bumper and a slightly curved one on the rear. The plates are French made for an Irish registered vehicle.

rugbyman

PanhardPL wrote: »

Get your facts right before you make such a comment. These plates were made in France especially to fit into the Panhard PL front bumper and a slightly curved one on the rear. The plates are French made for an Irish registered vehicle.

I dont know exactly what jrar meant but that plate is not any possible french reg.

If it was 63 TS 50 it could be.

if it was 500 TS 63 it could be.

Anyhow Panhard(lovely car) I expect you mean it was fabricated in france.

on a ramble 63 TS 50 could be Irish, French,Dutch,or Portugese.

Regards ,Rugbyman

PanhardPL

Yes the plates were made up in France with raised silver digits.
The registration number is Irish and the car was featured in an article on Irish Vintage Scene Magazine back in March/April of 2009.

Redrocket

PanhardPL wrote: »

The plates are French made for an Irish registered vehicle.

Where's the confusion???

unfit2006

Redrocket wrote: »

Where's the confusion???

Confusion ala "Scottish smoked salmon" or "smoked Scottish salmon"... if you get my drift.

Are they French Irish plates or Irish French plates ...:D

jrar

PanhardPL wrote: »

Get your facts right before you make such a comment. These plates were made in France especially to fit into the Panhard PL front bumper and a slightly curved one on the rear. The plates are French made for an Irish registered vehicle.

No need for a personal attack - the emboldened part above was not immediate clear from your previous posts. In the absence of this key piece of data, I was making the point that the example shown was not a French registration, as distinct from being a plate made in France for an Irish-registered Panhard

okistag

Dades wrote: »

Didn't notice, but will check if the car is there when I pass by next.

hi dades

if you could maybe pm me the garage maybe i would take a drive past !!

cheers
J

Jomcc

Peugeot 403

Lauder

Unfortunately the atrocious rain held off most of the clubs cars today. But a few of us showed up at the Clontarf Parish Fete. There was another 450SL that just left before this photo.

Merrion

Spotted recently near Snowdon...




On Flickr

corktina

Lauder wrote: »

Unfortunately the atrocious rain held off most of the clubs cars today. But a few of us showed up at the Clontarf Parish Fete. There was another 450SL that just left before this photo.

obnoxious parking as they would say in another section....:D

TRNIALL

okistag wrote: »

hi dades

if you could maybe pm me the garage maybe i would take a drive past !!

cheers
J

Steady on Jack,its only a 6:cool:

atlantean

corktina wrote: »

obnoxious parking as they would say in another section....:D

LOL @ Corktina

okistag

TRNIALL wrote: »

Steady on Jack,its only a 6:cool:

Ah now Niall, very curious if its a yellow one I know, one that was for sale on peters road a few years back. See you should of never let me drive your beauty of a 6, that bug never dies,

okistag

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WHaWcc8t_Xs


Here are a few photos of what I saw on my way to Mosney, a nice group of Toyota's as well for yee fans.

Slidey

okistag wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WHaWcc8t_Xs

Fixed your link...

okistag

Slidey wrote: »

Fixed your link...

many thanks Slidey

how do you add a you tube link ?

cheers
J:rolleyes:

okistag

okistag

Over all a good day with a super turn out, if i am not mistaken i would say more cars than before, pity about the rain later in the day though but organised really well. Well done guys

and that is all folks,

Slidey

Love the MK1 Golf.

just put the letters after the v= in the youtube url between [noparse]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WHaWcc8t_Xs

[/noparse]

Dades

okistag wrote: »

hi dades

if you could maybe pm me the garage maybe i would take a drive past !!

cheers
J

Great Mosney pics, okistag.

In return I'll save ya the trouble of a trip to Blackrock!
Taken yesterday evening outside PK Motors:

okistag

Dades wrote: »

Great Mosney pics, okistag.

In return I'll save ya the trouble of a trip to Blackrock!
Taken yesterday evening outside PK Motors:

Cheers Dades
Not the one i thought it might of been.

Many thanks
J

rugbyman

Assuming the bearded one is Okistag, it is far more informative than when we saw just the hand of the creature inside a Dalek all those years ago. Information overload!

purely on a hair spliting note, 6 cylinder spitfire?

Regards ,Rugbyman

okistag

Slidey wrote: »

Love the MK1 Golf.

just put the letters after the v= in the youtube url between [noparse]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WHaWcc8t_Xs

[/noparse]

Okay Slidey

Going to try this now, the video from inside the Spit on the camera doesnt sound like it at all more like a video game. but here is a clip of the sound from the rear with out the wind noise if my link works.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qWlkhtEqklg

okistag

rugbyman wrote: »

Assuming the bearded one is Okistag, it is far more informative than when we saw just the hand of the creature inside a Dalek all those years ago. Information overload!

purely on a hair spliting note, 6 cylinder spitfire?

Regards ,Rugbyman

Hi Rugbyman,

Sorry dont get the information over load part !
I had a beard but shaved on friday.
Yes the Spitfire is a 2.5, 6 cylinder ex TR6 engine.

rugbyman

okistag wrote: »

Hi Rugbyman,

Sorry dont get the information over load part !
I had a beard but shaved on friday.
Yes the Spitfire is a 2.5, 6 cylinder ex TR6 engine.

When i was young, before your stag was built, we watched Doctor Who. The daleks were the evil ones at that time . No one knew what or who was inside. the closest we got was to see a sort of a scaly hand.

So be it with Okisag, saw the Stag many times but no Okistag.

Finally sees a dude with a beard driving a spitfire to Mosney(Butlins in 60 s speak), hence Okistag in full view.
However the mystery deepens, OKIs beard shaved off friday, pics taken Sunday, so the bearded one in thee pics is someone else.

I often wonder how odd I am , but a video of moving gauges accompanied by a changing exhaust note does it for me. I am not alone.

Regards, Rugbyman

okistag

rugbyman wrote: »

When i was young, before your stag was built, we watched Doctor Who. The daleks were the evil ones at that time . No one knew what or who was inside. the closest we got was to see a sort of a scaly hand.

So be it with Okisag, saw the Stag many times but no Okistag.

Finally sees a dude with a beard driving a spitfire to Mosney(Butlins in 60 s speak), hence Okistag in full view.
However the mystery deepens, OKIs beard shaved off friday, pics taken Sunday, so the bearded one in thee pics is someone else.

I often wonder how odd I am , but a video of moving gauges accompanied by a changing exhaust note does it for me. I am not alone.

Regards, Rugbyman

Hi Rugbyman

I get ya now alright, yes I do remember the Dr Who, Really taking me back a while, unfortunatly I was also born long before my Stag:(
I was in the passenger seat of the Spitfire, I am mostly behind the camera. It is funny some of us communicate on here and maybe chat at shows but really dont have a clue who we are !! its like having a 2nd life really...;)

all the best
Jack