Today I saw a classic and took a pic thread!

Camarague

I've noticed people remarking fondly on the Hiace - what is so special about them?

artic

Love those pics,its nice to see all those cars again. I wonder why people leave their classic car out in the weather like that 2002 ?. It looks like it has been lying for a while. I think that hiace has seen its day. Great van in their day bulletproof.Keep those pictures coming .In their day the hiace was the van to have,very reliable and great for high mileage,its only downfall was if it came into contact with water it would rust in ftont of your eyes.

Wishbone Ash

1971 Beetle on the R128 - two child seats in the rear would indicate everyday use.



And a 1985 Renault T1200 on Nottingham Street, Dublin.

MercMad

Great spotting there lads !

I passed the owner of that green W108 Merc last Friday, I was driving my W111, and his eyes nearly popped out of his head. The green is a fab colour !

I see that Beetle regularly too.

I used to work for an Opel dealer and my boss always had a Senator. First the older "A" model then the "B". The 3.0 was nice but when the 3.0 24V engine arrived with Dual Ram system it was fantastic. Smooth, much more powerful than the 12V and made a lovely sound through its twin rectangular tailpipes. Loads of torque which transformed the car.

They handled very well, had electronically adjustable shocks and a really well engineered rear suspension and were way ahead of their time. The leather trimmed console lifted the interior quite a bit.....................but still no wood !

Esel

Hermy wrote: »

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

I've seen an orange boss's wife a few times though!

MercMad wrote: »

.....................but still no wood !

So, it just didn't float your boat?

okistag

TRIUMPH CLASSIC OWNERS CLUB



Thursday Technical Evening

Alan Egan who is a member of the TCOC invited our members over to his home to view his Triumph GT6 MK2 rebuild.

He gave us talk on many topics of the restoration, including a chat on diff's and also giving us a demo on Zinc Plating of various parts.


The shell is complete as is the chassis, its now at the exciting stage of the rebuild, putting the jigsaw back together.

Alan you are doing a remarkable job and I take my hat off to you my friend, well done. It will fantasic to see another well restored classic back on the road for another 30 plus years.

While there this evening I had taken a few photo's I do hope you enjoy.


Jack Epstein

L-M

She's a Mk1/Mk2 ya? Jaysus it looks very well, love the strip. What colour is it do you know? Do get us pics when it's together.

tc20

^^ wow thats a fantastic job, it looks brand spanking new. As LM said, look forward to progress pics if possible.

MercMad

Yeah magnificent work there, I'd love to have both the time and the space to do that to my cars.

Anymore info on the Zinc plating ?

Redrocket

yeah, any more info on the zinc plating? afaik DIY zinc plating is possible, just needs a few test runs to get right

Mr. Presentable

Seen in Tallaght every day

Mr. Presentable

VW at Walkinstown, Jag at DCU

mustang68

VW in Terenure and the BMW in Grand Canal Square

MercMad

Wow lovely straight Monza "A", gorgeous cars, shame about the europlates though.

Gotta love those 6 Series, I was behind one yesterday, same colour but Polish or Latvian reg.

okistag

Limerick man wrote: »

She's a Mk1/Mk2 ya? Jaysus it looks very well, love the strip. What colour is it do you know? Do get us pics when it's together.

Hi

She's a Mk2, and yes the strip does suit it very well. Alan who owns and is restoring the GT6 said the strip has been on the car as far back as the 70's, so he decided to keep it and rightly so.

It is finished in white the original colour, Triumph 19 is the colour code, and the strip is maroon.

I will be posting more pics as and when I get them.

Maybe Alan you would be so kind to post some as you go along.

Cheers Jack

Hermy

Spotted these three in Howth today.

245

okistag wrote: »

Hi

I will be posting more pics as and when I get them.

Maybe Alan you would be so kind to post some as you go along.

Cheers Jack

Please do - that looks fascinating

okistag

A few of our members heading to Wexford yesterday afternoon.

ED E

Hermy wrote: »

A couple of VW campers...

Do you remember where these were?

Thanks,
Lethal.

Hermy

This one is parked in Cardiff Lane, Dublin 2 and doesn't appear to have moved for some time now.

And this one was parked by the Long Hall in South Great Georges Street the one time I saw it.

Why do you ask?

Wishbone Ash

okistag wrote: »

Mr okistag I presume?

Lauder

Nice Cortina 2000e in Clontarf tonight.

ED E

Hermy wrote: »

Why do you ask?

Put it this way, if somebody said I could have T2 or an Enzo for free, I'd have to think a minute(presuming I couldnt sell the enzo and buy 50 T2s).

Hermy

I see.
You really like T2's.

Wishbone Ash

Lethal_Bullet wrote: »

Do you remember where these were?

Hermy wrote: »

This one is parked in Cardiff Lane, Dublin 2 and doesn't appear to have moved for some time now

I snapped it last November.

Wishbone Ash

Lauder wrote: »

Nice Cortina 2000e in Clontarf tonight.

Now that's my kind of classic!

*drools*

ED E

The hunt is on lads. I cant go in tommorow, but there's no reason not to go in on Paddys Day. I hope the lack of movement indicates that it is unused, unwanted, and sellable.

Thanks:)

L-M

Took advantage of the Sunday weather... Out for a spin:D

MG C 3.0
Triumpg Tr4A 2.2
Mg B Gt 1.8

Wishbone Ash

Portrane, Co Dublin.



Beaumont, Dublin 9.

shawnee

Smashing pics all, will hope to get some on Paddys day , couple of parades in Limerick including classic car one in Bruff.;)

jozi

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

Seen one very similar only much tidier than this all i remember is that it had bmw in the reg?

manta mad

spotted in mountrath,
1967 merc,


sorry for poor pic , but its as close as i could get to this merc for now
this one is for sale as far as i know !





escort spotted in baltinglass

okistag

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

Mr okistag I presume?

Tis is, to be sure.

carchaeologist

A couple of recent spots..
These were in a showroom near killarney..


And three more irish reg cars.
1971 wicklow reg austin 1800

1985 tipp south starlet,this was a very tidy car.

And a 1986 Golf,this car has been around tralee for years,same guy owns it as long as i remember.

Redrocket

nice parking by the starlet

carchaeologist

Redrocket wrote: »

nice parking by the starlet

Maybe they were afraid of getting dented lol,i dunno if it had a disabled badge up..

Hermy

Today's spots.
This one was in Simmonscourt.

And these ones were in Alexandra Road.

maidhc

Redrocket wrote: »

nice parking by the starlet

Maybe the driver was disabled? Or just old and unable to walk very far?

My mother had an 87 one of those with the optional 5 speed box. It was re-registered in 1988 and got a new reg. (88c1651). It spent a good few months with no reg. No one can remember why (I was too young), but there was obviously a mixup somewhere in the county hall.

carchaeologist

maidhc wrote: »

My mother had an 87 one of those with the optional 5 speed box. It was re-registered in 1988 and got a new reg. (88c1651). It spent a good few months with no reg. No one can remember why (I was too young), but there was obviously a mixup somewhere in the county hall.

Interesting,wonder what the mix up was..

Iv seen this somewhere before,cant think where though..

Hermy

Would it have been a music festival Car-key?

carchaeologist

Hermy wrote: »

Would it have been a music festival Car-key?

Dont think so,must have been at a show..interesting paint job!

Hermy

Meteor Awards is in Simmonscourt tomorrow so yeah, a show or something musical is what I was thinking.

Redrocket

maidhc wrote: »

Maybe the driver was disabled? Or just old and unable to walk very far?

maybe they were!

Cosmo K

Today in Ballyvaughan Co Clare


Zee Germans

Two very different backsides



An old Turner



Last one

Wishbone Ash

Original Dublin registered 280SE spotted in Lusk, Co Dublin.

niceirishfella

Cosmo K wrote: »

One suffers from Woodworn and the other suffers from RingWorm!:D

carchaeologist

^At the speed they went through numbers in dublin,this beetle was probably registered 30 seconds before that merc back in december 1977!:p:)

Abelloid

carchaeologist wrote: »

Interesting,wonder what the mix up was..

Iv seen this somewhere before,cant think where though..

Shagman on here owns it.

carchaeologist

Some cars from the paddys day parade in castleisland




Red top turbo chevette..mental!!!:D


And one for MaxDamage,a minty 87 micra,car was like new!

Wishbone Ash

carchaeologist wrote: »

Is this the world's smallest front reg plate? :eek: