Today I saw a classic and took a pic thread!

carchaeologist

mountain wrote: »

nice cortina, in average condition in Innishannon, Cork this morning.

Original irish plates, looks grubby, like its used regularly.

Good spot...get rid of the cars behind and it could be 20 years back.Reg is a 76.

edhughes

spotted a white mk1 ford fiesta today reg 78 so 558 no camera with me will try and get one later wonder whats the story with them plates rereg or import

carchaeologist

edhughes wrote: »

spotted a white mk1 ford fiesta today reg 78 so 558 no camera with me will try and get one later wonder whats the story with them plates rereg or import

Imported at some stage after 1987

jrar

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

Not a very revealing picture but a pre '87 Laois registered Mercedes recovery truck spotted northbound on the R132 this morning.

It's quite rare to see pre '87 trucks in everyday use. Can anyone put a year on it?

The "nnnn CI" series for Laois started in April '81 and was still in use by the end of '86 when the current registration format commenced. At that time, they had reached approx. 7200, so on an averaged basis, that would date this plate in the latter half of 1983 approx.

homer90

Few fics from Italy last year( Might as well share ) .... ADAC Trentino Classic '08,
What can I say, Classic car porn at it best :D
Enjoy.....

Think I have some more some where....... will try and dig out .

Dades

*bing bong*

Cleanup in aisle three!

Just beautiful.

homer90

A few more.........

tc20

Fantastic pics homer90!

Were you there as a participant, or did you just happen to be there ?
Did you take the photos yourself - they're super quality.

homer90

tc20 wrote: »

Fantastic pics homer90!

Were you there as a participant, or did you just happen to be there ?
Did you take the photos yourself - they're super quality.

I wish right place at the right time......

Left my SLR at home that day, used a fuji finepix j120 camera ...

tc20

homer90 wrote: »

Left my SLR at home that day

thats the camera, not the Merc...right?

corktina

Cortina 2000E

carchaeologist

^thats a sin..should be washed at least!!

SAABMAN

galwaytt wrote: »

...is a 93 Saab 9000 CSE (I think CSE...), in a field, today.......too new ?

Where abouts? I may need a few spares and that's just the right age.

Hermy

These are gonna seem mighty bland after homer90's posts but there might be something interesting.:o
One of many old Mercs hanging around Dublin, this 250CE was parked in Chatham Street last week.

I think this Golf GTi has been here before.

Always a sorry sight to see a classic stuck at the side of the road.

These four are all on Home Farm Road.




And I spotted this Lancia today in Wellington Road.

carchaeologist

Nice..

homer90

Hermy wrote: »

These are gonna seem mighty bland after homer90's posts but there might be something interesting.:o
One of many old Mercs hanging around Dublin, this 250CE was parked in Chatham Street last week.

That 250CE is mint . MMMMmmmmmm

These four are all on Home Farm Road.

Been meaning to snap those on Home Farm rd too ( Nice so see so many on the one street !)

the W123 is in very good shape..

MercMad

Nice photos Homer, classics always look so much better in the sun dont they.

Good spot's there Hermy, love the black Golf, but I am curious. The reg suggests Dublin late 1982, and it has the larger bumpers but it has the original small rear lights !

I dunno enough about Golf Mk1's but curious to know if this is correct ?

Anan1

My guess is it's a 1978 or so car, imported from the UK in 1982 and wearing the wrong bumpers!

bugsntinas

nice golfs.do like mk1/2's

MercMad

Yeah or possibly not an original Golf GTI, it has had paintwork obviously as the rear decal is not there.

What makes you think '78 ?

Bitten & Hisses

MercMad wrote: »

What makes you think '78 ?

Small tail lights?

Anan1

MercMad wrote: »

What makes you think '78 ?

Pure guess! I think the wider rear light clusters and the 1.8 engine came in in 1981 though, so it must be before that.

CharlieCroker

Meant to post these ages ago.
GF's father owns these, does weddings with them.
From the left:
1. 1952 Triumph Renown which he restored from ground up
2. 1989 Regent Limo (based on london taxi chassis)
3. 1936 Austin 7
4. 1932 Austin 7 LWB Limo

Kevin_Herron

I presume your Girlfriends father owns an black and cream coloured Austin Sheerline aswell?

CharlieCroker

no, just those 4.

junkyard

CharlieCroker wrote: »

Meant to post these ages ago.
GF's father owns these, does weddings with them.
From the left:
1. 1952 Triumph Renown which he restored from ground up
2. 1989 Regent Limo (based on london taxi chassis)
3. 1936 Austin 7
4. 1932 Austin 7 LWB Limo

I've seen them around the place doing weddings etc. The Austin lives out the Aghada road with a white Daimler DS420 and there's another Sheerline, same colour, living in Kinsale Kevin, it used to be a hearse, reg. number ZJ 1.

CharlieCroker

Those 4 are all out in the country, past blarney.
They're his pride and joy.

Kevin_Herron

junkyard wrote: »

I've seen them around the place doing weddings etc. The Austin lives out the Aghada road with a white Daimler DS420 and there's another Sheerline, same colour, living in Kinsale Kevin, it used to be a hearse, reg. number ZJ 1.

I was under the impression that the guy that owned the LWB Austin 7 owned the ZV reg'd Sheerline, it used to belong to Finbar Corry.

As far as I know there are only 3 Austin Sheerlines in the country.

ZJ 1 was originally owned by the Managing Director of Lincoln and Nolan and I doubt it was ever a hearse?

carchaeologist

junkyard wrote: »

Sheerline, same colour, living in Kinsale Kevin, it used to be a hearse, reg. number ZJ 1.

Converted from a car to a hearse and back again?

carchaeologist

LIGHTNING wrote: »

You could say its back from the dead *gets coat*

*cough....*:p

junkyard

carchaeologist wrote: »

Converted from a car to a hearse and back again?

Exactly, it was a hearse alright Kevin, it was used to bury my grandfather in 1978 and sold on in 1982 and converted back to a car by Pat Gleasure in Tralee as far as I know. When it was sold it went with a rolling shell, possibly reshelled as it a car now not a lwb.

Kevin_Herron

Theres a name I havent heard of in a few years- Is Pat Gleasure still alive?
He was an undertaker and had a pub/grocery shop kinda thing aswell if I remember correctly?

I'd be of the opinion that maybe the registration plate ZJ 1 were on the hearse but not originally from the hearse?

junkyard

Kevin_Herron wrote: »

Theres a name I havent heard of in a few years- Is Pat Gleasure still alive?
He was an undertaker and had a pub/grocery shop kinda thing aswell if I remember correctly?

I'd be of the opinion that maybe the registration plate ZJ 1 were on the hearse but not originally from the hearse?

I don't know him personally but he's still alive as far as I know, I've only heard of him as an undertaker and hearse builder. ZJ 1 was parked up in a farmyard for many years and converted into a hearse by a friend of my fathers who was an undertaker in Cobh for many years, my Damler Majestic also belonged to the same undertaker. The Austin looked a lot nicer as a hearse than it does as a car, I only knew ZJ 1 as a hearse for years when I was a kid and thought it looked horrible as a car when I saw it converted back. Personally I would have kept it as a hearse, but then I love hearses.:)

Kevin_Herron

Obviously, I dont know the true story.
But I'd be thinking theres some sort of sculduggery going on with number plates.
Whatever about converting the car into a hearse, I really couldnt see somebody converting it back again years later?

mountain

Have seen this around clonakilty the past while, manged to get a quick photo on saturday..

2cv

mountain wrote: »

Have seen this around clonakilty the past while, manged to get a quick photo on saturday..

I've seen that one around a few times as well

L-M

Saw this big yoke today, anyone know what it is?

Big Nasty

Saw that in Wexford last weekend! Looks like a camper of some description?

L-M

MCMLXXV wrote: »

Saw that in Wexford last weekend! Looks like a camper of some description?

Aye, thought the same!

Bit OTT for a camper is it not?? :pac::p

corktina

I always like the Classic Trucks you tend to see at shows with a dummy load on the back that is really a camper style set up....this one ios cool yoke, it looks like the body has been adapted from something else...

niceirishfella

wow - thats queer YOKE alright.
Something from behind the Iron Curtain!

Hermy

Cartell identifies it as a motorhome.

Here's a 911 in Merrion Street this evening.

Borgman100

isn't that Shane Horgan's 911??

peasant

Limerick man wrote: »

Saw this big yoke today, anyone know what it is?

It's a Mercedes Benz 710 (says it on the tin )

4WD light army truck from the 60/70's (see the MG hatch in the roof ?) The body on it is standard army fare of the time. Would have been either a rolling toolshop, kitchen or most likely a command vehicle with lots of radio equipment at the time. Could also have been ex border police (Bundesgrenzschutz). In either case it would have been a shade of green originally.

These are quite popular for going to Africa on the cheap with a minimalist camping outfit in the back.

When I was in the army my "company vehicle" was a MAN with the same "shed" on the back

L-M

Sound Peasant... Didn't even see the 710 on it lol!:o

Lauder

A few bits a pieces I spotted:

Nice Irish MGB GT, looks like its undergoing a restoration of some sort.


Absolutely mint Merc 3.5l, I want one of these!


Hungarian Lada

Wishbone Ash

Fiat 500 spotted on Stoney Road, Dublin.



I can't recall where I saw this 2002.



Volvo GLT spotted on Ossory Road, Dublin.



MB 230 CE spotted on Leinster Avenue, Dublin.



MB 190D spotted on Newcomen Court, Dublin.



Nissan Patrol spotted on Clonliffe Avenue, Dublin.



Pre '87 Hiace spotted in Donabate, Co Dublin.



Not really a classic I suppose but Senators are getting quite rare. They still have a lot of 'presence'.

Hermy

The Senator is a classic in waiting. I love the look of them.
They are getting scarce now all right but they were never a very common sight that I can remember.

Wishbone Ash

Hermy wrote: »

The Senator is a classic in waiting. I love the look of them.
They are getting scarce now all right but they were never a very common sight that I can remember.

20 years ago I used to drool over them. I thought they were the bee's knees. My bosses wife used to have an orange coloured 3.0 litre one and I thought she and the car were georgeous at the time but, I suppose I was young and innocent!

Hermy

I've never seen an orange Senator but there's a nice pale blue one often parked on the Clontarf Raod.