Today I saw a classic and took a pic thread!

redabbey

Capri wrote: »

That's a Oxford MO (1948–54) -
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morris_Oxford

From what I remember there was a description on the car window which said it was a 1955 model which would make it an Oxford II

Blue850

G Luxel wrote: »

thats the mercedes 190 tailfin. It has round lights compared to the stacked headlights of the SE. I presume the car pictured is a US spec model.

There was a round headlamp version of the 230 6 cylinder Fintail as well, theres one in Galway. A friend of mine has a 200 Fintail round lamp and a very rare in rhd 219 Ponton.

Dades

Spotted outside the Dept of Immigration (or a sandwich shop!) this week...


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Wishbone Ash

1939 Audi 920





1939 Audi 930V





1938 Audi Type D Grand Prix Racing Car

tc20

^ great pics there WA. Thats the Audi Expo at Harcourt St?

I must get there before it ends (sunday 21st).

Those 1930s cars are just beautiful, a very elegant period in car manufacture.
And the Auto Union racer - fantastic! Is it an actual restored model, or a reproduction?

Wishbone Ash

tc20 wrote: »

Thats the Audi Expo at Harcourt St?

I must get there before it ends (sunday 21st).

Yes, it's the Audi Expo. It's a bit disappointing as there are only those 3 classics there (as well as an A8, R8, A6, Q7 and Q5). I happened to be in the area but otherwise it's not worth a trip.

tc20 wrote:

And the Auto Union racer - fantastic! Is it an actual restored model, or a reproduction?

I'm not sure - some of the clocks look very modern.

tc20

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

Yes, it's the Audi Expo. It's a bit disappointing as there are only those 3 classics there (as well as an A8, R8, A6, Q7 and Q5). I happened to be in the area but otherwise it's not worth a trip.

I'll be in town over the weekend, so i'll pop along for a look. The modern ones wouldn't interest me too much, tho the R8 is a head turner..

very cool rear 'wing' mirrors on the Type D!!

Wishbone Ash

Mercedes Benz 250 SE spotted in Grantham Place, Dublin 2.



Mercedes Benz 280CE spotted in Lennox Street, Dublin 8.



Rover 3 Litre (P5?) spotted in Portobello Harbour, Dublin 8.



And a Morris Traveller spotted on the M1.

richiet

A few recent spots:

Anan1

That's a lovely-looking GTV.

245

Anan1 wrote: »

That's a lovely-looking GTV.

+1 - like most classics the early ones are the nicest - much purer lines

Blue850

There used to be a 3 litre GTV in Galway, last saw it 8 years ago, and before any Alfa heads say the biggest V6 was a 2.5, this one was a South African import.

MercMad

Yeah nice GTV. All those Alfas look so much better with the chrome bumpers. The plastic bumpers always looked very clunky and ruined the lines.

Thats a nice black Merc, is it a Coupe ??

Anan1

Blue850 wrote: »

There used to be a 3 litre GTV in Galway, last saw it 8 years ago, and before any Alfa heads say the biggest V6 was a 2.5, this one was a South African import.

I remember reading about the 3.0 cars, there weren't too many of them. Did they have carbs whereas the 2.5s were FI?

Daxklynsmith

Hell, they were like backsides, everyone had one, all FI if I recall.
NFI but heres one:

http://capetown.gumtree.co.za/c-Cars-for-Sale-cars-R35K-ALFA-ROMEO-GTV-3-0-W0QQAdIdZ72935408

One of the Few benefits of South Africa, Little rain,Good Roads, Bribable Traffic Police, Cheap car Tax and you only Roadworthy a vehicle twice.Once when you buy it and once when you sell it.

Wishbone Ash

230 CE spotted in Blanchardstown (Co Dublin). It looks like the owner has tried to 'hide' the plate format.

L-M

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

230 CE spotted in Blanchardstown (Co Dublin). It looks like the owner has tried to 'hide' the plate format.

Spotted that before reading your post. Fair play to him/her though, at least they tried:D

Max_Damage

^ Could do with a wash!

jrar

Fiat 500 seen in Rathgar last week

manta mad

i know its not that old , but i havent seen a sprinter in years :cool:

must be one of the last ones ,& its a clean one !

L-M

Lol, your picture seems to have been deleted:D

Max_Damage

Spotted this Volvo 246 today in Tallaght. The body had more filler than metal!

carchaeologist

Max_Damage wrote: »

Spotted this Volvo 246 today in Tallaght. The body had more filler than metal!

Well spotted..
Theres one in tralee the same way,still seems as tough as old boots though!!

Max_Damage

carchaeologist wrote: »

Well spotted..
Theres one in tralee the same way,still seems as tough as old boots though!!

What year is that Volvo?

Wishbone Ash

Max_Damage wrote: »

What year is that Volvo?

I'd say at a rough guess that FZV is a Dublin 1985 number but I'll wait for our resident expert carchaeologist to give the precise dates.

(I used to regularly see a Hino tipper truck in my area of Dublin still earning it's keep on HZV plates, Haven't seen it in about 2 years though. )

manta mad

a pic of that sprinter that dident load earlier ???????




its in every day use in kilcullen & looks tidy

Max_Damage

Jesus, next my K10 will be up here!

carchaeologist

I feel old now.....:D

Gary ITR

carchaeologist wrote: »

I feel old now.....:D

Not to mention looking and sounding :pac::pac:

carchaeologist

Onkle wrote: »

Not to mention looking and sounding :pac::pac:

Hey now..less of that...:D;)..Im still in my 20s!!:cool:

carchaeologist

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

I'd say at a rough guess that FZV is a Dublin 1985 number but I'll wait for our resident expert carchaeologist to give the precise dates.

(I used to regularly see a Hino tipper truck in my area of Dublin still earning it's keep on HZV plates, Haven't seen it in about 2 years though. )

FZV*** was mid may 1985 dublin alright,,HZV*** was late may 1985,that tipper must have had alot of miles done..

Max_Damage

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

(I used to regularly see a Hino tipper truck in my area of Dublin still earning it's keep on HZV plates, Haven't seen it in about 2 years though. )

I remember that truck aswell. Haven't seen it in a while myself.

Capri

Saw a yellow 72 (?) Mercury Comet ( same as Ford Maverick ) off Gracepark rd , ZV reg so it's an import. Nearly bought a rust free one in SaiGon last Feb but when they saw the 'Western' face I think they put a 0 on the wrong end of the price !
Plenty of 60's / 70's cars in VietNam, but like Cuba, they hold their value because import tax is c.500% !!

VolvoMan

Max_Damage wrote: »

Spotted this Volvo 246 today in Tallaght. The body had more filler than metal!

Awwwwwww beautiful!:)

I'm both delighted and surprised at the same time to see an original Irish one of them on the road. They are even rare in the UK these days.

niceirishfella

Classic Landy!
Spotted the other day with Twin vertical pipes and a pto shaft.:D
FCI reg, what year and county is this?

Kevin_Herron

niceirishfella wrote: »

Classic Landy!
Spotted the other day with Twin vertical pipes and a pto shaft.:D
FCI reg, what year and county is this?

It would be Laois '67 or '68.

alo1587

manta mad wrote: »

a pic of that sprinter that dident load earlier ???????




its in every day use in kilcullen & looks tidy

Wow, a GLS 1.6!! Rare machine these days, and she's the Gold Edition!!! Lovely car

VolvoMan

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

I'd say at a rough guess that FZV is a Dublin 1985 number but I'll wait for our resident expert carchaeologist to give the precise dates.

I would say that was an import in 1985, as the 264 was replaced in 1982 by the 760.

There also appears to be another reg plate screwed on behind the Irish one for some reason.

Daxklynsmith

VolvoMan wrote: »

I would say that was an import in 1985, as the 264 was replaced in 1982 by the 760.

There also appears to be another reg plate screwed on behind the Irish one for some reason.

Its 007's Irish car, he pushes a button on the dash and the outer one falls off when he's being chased by a jealous Husband.

carchaeologist

Kevin_Herron wrote: »

It would be Laois '67 or '68.

Spot on kev,mid 67 to mid 68.

Wow, a GLS 1.6!! Rare machine these days, and she's the Gold Edition!!! Lovely car

Theres an anorack for everything!!;)

Wishbone Ash

Capri wrote: »

Saw a yellow 72 (?) Mercury Comet ( same as Ford Maverick ) off Gracepark rd , ZV reg so it's an import

Although there is probably a 99.9% chance that it is an import, any original Irish registration over 30 years old can also be changed to a ZV plate should the owner wish (but one would wonder why anyone would want to do that).

1978 Opel Ascona Berliner spotted in Letterkenny yesterday.

carchaeologist

I like those asconas,this irish one was at the killarney show two years ago.

any original Irish registration over 30 years old can also be changed to a ZV plate

Does that include original numbers?Thought it was just imported cars?

L-M

carchaeologist wrote: »

Does that include original numbers?Thought it was just imported cars?

+1
Would be an awful waste.

carchaeologist

Limerick-man wrote: »

+1
Would be an awful waste.

Yes,if i found out someone did that...i dunno..he shouldnt be allowd own an old car!!:D;)

manta mad

ohhh i like those asconas

have one meself , but its going up for sale now .:(
have to get a modern 4 door car :eek:

Anan1

There was a LHD 2.2 one on carzone a while back, looked quite nice.

jrar

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

Although there is probably a 99.9% chance that it is an import, any original Irish registration over 30 years old can also be changed to a ZV plate should the owner wish (but one would wonder why anyone would want to do that).

1978 Opel Ascona Berliner spotted in Letterkenny yesterday.

Nice-looking Ascona on original London plates from 1978-79

Gary ITR

Saw this sitting outside the garage where I have the work done on my Golf (Golf wasn't in for repair, I also walk the dog past the garage )

Original Irish anyway, 85, Dublin I think.

carchaeologist

Onkle wrote: »

Saw this sitting outside the garage where I have the work done on my Golf (Golf wasn't in for repair, I also walk the dog past the garage )

Original Irish anyway, 85, Dublin I think.

Yes,around september 85,rare to see a sierra as clean nowadays,theres seems to be very few of these left now?

kwalshe

Saw this on M7 yesterday, bad pic I know but only spotted it at the last minute. Don't know what it is but was gorgeous. Not into classics but this stood out. Any ideas what it is?