Today I saw a classic and took a pic thread!

bostoncommon

Spotted in Florence

tc20

great spot bostoncommon!

anyone know what model it is? and year? (mid 60s i'd say)

250 something or other??

bostoncommon

It was first reg'ed in 1967 going on the reg. plate. It had Ferrari club of America sticker on windscreen.

L-M

bostoncommon wrote: »

It had Ferrari club of America sticker on windscreen.

I wouldn't mind going to one of their shows, even to think about the amount of Ferrari's...:D

PaulK_CCI

tc20 wrote: »

great spot bostoncommon!

anyone know what model it is? and year? (mid 60s i'd say)

250 something or other??

330 GT 2+2

1965-1968 series 2: Single headlamp version. The early 330GT had the 'chinese eye' double light treatment

bostoncommon

$99000

PaulK_CCI

bostoncommon wrote: »

$99000

yeah, but that's a GTC not quite the same, although I would actually prefer the 330GTC !!!

Here's a 330GT 2+2, ex Herbert von Karajan!! for 129.500 euro's
http://www.classiccarsforsale.co.uk/classic-car-page.php/carno/55367

Lauder

Nice RHD CX Pallas 2400




And a Irish Beetle

Lauder

This must be the rarest Original Irish car to still exist. Wonder who owned it and what the story behind it is?

http://www.driving.ie/usedcars/index.cfm?fuseaction=car&carID=1386194

zilog_jones

Wow, never thought there were any in Ireland. Surely it must have been a government or presidential car?

Lauder

zilog_jones wrote: »

Wow, never thought there were any in Ireland. Surely it must have been a government or presidential car?

Nope not a Government or Presidential car (check it out, they never bought anything that fancy). Could be a Diplomatic car? Anyone know where the reg is from? Could be a merchant prince from Cork or something??

deckie27

Lauder wrote: »

And a Irish Beetle

My cars twin :eek:

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

Nice Dublin registered Beetle spotted in Donabate on Saturday.

carchaeologist

Lauder wrote: »

Nope not a Government or Presidential car (check it out, they never bought anything that fancy). Could be a Diplomatic car? Anyone know where the reg is from? Could be a merchant prince from Cork or something??

Dublin,Jan 1969.
It amazing what stuff is still out there!!

Mac 3

Lauder wrote: »

This must be the rarest Original Irish car to still exist. Wonder who owned it and what the story behind it is?

http://www.driving.ie/usedcars/index.cfm?fuseaction=car&carID=1386194

I had heard that there were 4 in the country. I'm nearly sure that one was owned by the people behind Motor Services Limited on the Naas Rd. I'm sure Mercmad will shed some light on this. Cracking car, one Mr Jeremy Clarkson has one in his stable. I read an article on the restoration of his one. You'd want very deep pockets..

zilog_jones

Mac 3 wrote: »

Cracking car, one Mr Jeremy Clarkson has one in his stable.

His isn't even RHD - rather common in comparison

Kevin_Herron

Owned by the gent that owns Thunder Road Cafe in Temple Bar last I heard.

Esel

Mac 3 wrote: »

I had heard that there were 4 in the country. I'm nearly sure that one was owned by the people behind Motor Services Limited on the Naas Rd. I'm sure Mercmad will shed some light on this. Cracking car, one Mr Jeremy Clarkson has one in his stable. I read an article on the restoration of his one. You'd want very deep pockets..

You could have bought an MB600 in the late seventies for £800. Brown metallic, UZU 600 I think was the reg, but don't hold me to this!

kwalshe

Lauder wrote: »

This must be the rarest Original Irish car to still exist. Wonder who owned it and what the story behind it is?

http://www.driving.ie/usedcars/index.cfm?fuseaction=car&carID=1386194

Something in my head is telling me that this is Eamonn DeValera's old car. I think I know someone that rented it once. I might be completely wrong though.

Johnboy Mac

Mac 3 wrote: »

I had heard that there were 4 in the country. I'm nearly sure that one was owned by the people behind Motor Services Limited on the Naas Rd.

Motor Distributors Limited, Nass Rd, I'm sure had one and maybe still do, possibily a longwheel base model. The only one I saw in Ireland was I think owned my Tom Roche Sr of Roadstone back in the late 60's, early 70's. I recall hearing of an Irish guy in Germany or Luxemberg having one , Ollie...... something or other. Fantastic cars and something like only 2500 built.

Esel

Nah, that deV used a Rolls Royce, which is still in service, afaik. Maybe you're thinking of our DeV?

Johnboy Mac

kwalshe wrote: »

Something in my head is telling me that this is Eamonn DeValera's old car. I think I know someone that rented it once. I might be completely wrong though.

Don't think so. I remember seeing Dev a couple of times when I was a kid and he was driven around in a black Roller, possibily a late 30's early 40's job. Also saw photos of him beside the car.

kwalshe

Johnboy Mac wrote: »

Don't think so. I remember seeing Dev a couple of times when I was a kid and he was driven around in a black Roller, possibily a late 30's early 40's job. Also saw photos of him beside the car.

Good Man , you and Esel have jogged my memory on that...Still nice car to rent and cruise around in, me in-laws rented it for their wedding.

Anan1

Is anyone else surprised that Dermot Wallace can't spell Maybach?

Hermy

Spotted this Roller at the M1/ M50 interchange last week.

MercMad

Lauder wrote: »

This must be the rarest Original Irish car to still exist. Wonder who owned it and what the story behind it is?

http://www.driving.ie/usedcars/index.cfm?fuseaction=car&carID=1386194

.................yes the current owner also owns Thunder raod, Bondi beach and one or two other places. He also had a lovely original 220SE Cabriolet.

This one was originally owned by MDL. The current owner had it shipped to a W100 specialist in the States where it was fully restored at a cost of over $100,000. It is a beautiful car, listed on the official registry and also in a large book published by Daimler A.G.

There were indeed 4 imported from new, but I believe a similar amount were imported unofficially when nearly new.

MDL still have a dark blue ( not navy) long wheelbase model which is in mint condition but rarely seen in public. I last saw it at the Trim show in about 1998, though I did arrange for a journalist in the MB Club to go and visit it last years. They also have an Irish reg'd Gullwing, though it was a later 70's import bearing a 70's number, but it still looks better than a "ZV".

I know of several imports that are currently in the Country and had the pleasure of an extended test drive in one about 2 years ago :cool:

PaulK_CCI

great to hear the history on these important cars.
Does our MB specialist in Shankhil not have a charcoal grey Irish reg 600, or am I mistaken? A mechanic friend of mine owns an original Irish reg 300SEL 6.3, not a 600 but the same wonderful V8 engine, makes a good 2nd best Q-car.

I always love the story that Mercedes Benz had several mechanics on Full time employment, whose sole job it was to travel around the world fixing the air suspension on these beasts...

Esel

When I was last in Terry Jackson's in Shankhill about six years ago, there was one on a lift. It was getting a lot of work done. Memory is hazy now, but I was told that the brake overhaul alone had cost thousands.

Back in the '70s, I seriously considered buying that one for £800 and just parking it up. Probably would have cost me more than it's current value in storage costs alone by now....

MercMad

PaulK_CCI wrote: »

great to hear the history on these important cars.
Does our MB specialist in Shankhil not have a charcoal grey Irish reg 600, or am I mistaken? A mechanic friend of mine owns an original Irish reg 300SEL 6.3, not a 600 but the same wonderful V8 engine, makes a good 2nd best Q-car.

I always love the story that Mercedes Benz had several mechanics on Full time employment, whose sole job it was to travel around the world fixing the air suspension on these beasts...

...........yes I believe he has one and as far as I recall this one was also once owned by MDL. The story was that they lent it to an important customer who was having a lot of problems with his new car and wanted something a bit flash to drive.

Drive it he did, however he managed to damage the sump, oil leaked and he never noticed the oil gauge heading south. The engine developed a serious knock and the car was left parked up as folk argued over who should cover the costs.

Tony Canning and Terry used to swop stock from time to time and the car ended up with Tony, which is where I saw it. I believe he was quoting for, or helping with an engine rebuild. The car was looking a bit rough at this stage. That was about 8-10 years ago now and I haven't seen it since the work was done.

Glad to hear its still with us and in better health.

Blue850

There was blue one at Mosney about 7 or 8 years ago, we let it out of a junction in Dublin and followed it, I remember it was putting out a lot of blue smoke.

manta mad

if im right , i think theirs one something like that lieing up in a garage in tullow !
hasent been outin years + a jag beside it aswell

white 4 door , must check it out , its in good order too

maybe its not the same ,but i,ll see

MercMad

Blue850 wrote: »

There was blue one at Mosney about 7 or 8 years ago, we let it out of a junction in Dublin and followed it, I remember it was putting out a lot of blue smoke.

.................probably just from all the fuel it was burning !

There's a good few about nowdays, in addition to the cars mentioned already I know of probably another 5.

There was an add on Carzone for a Rolls Royce Corniche late last year and in the picture were two 600's parked behind. One was a blue one almost completed and another that looked like a parts car, both at a Dublin dealer. I know Junky knows the whereabouts of at least another 1 in Cork

carchaeologist

Johnboy Mac wrote: »

Don't think so. I remember seeing Dev a couple of times when I was a kid and he was driven around in a black Roller, possibily a late 30's early 40's job. Also saw photos of him beside the car.

The rolls with the reg ZJ5000?

Mr. Presentable

Landsdowne Road, D4, yesterday. One of two oldsters in the drive.

Mr. Presentable

The second one!

milod

Matching colours... nice. The '02 looks a bit sad though...

DarenO

MercMad wrote: »

................. They also have an Irish reg'd Gullwing, though it was a later 70's import bearing a 70's number, but it still looks better than a "ZV".QUOTE]

Here's a pic although apologies for poor quality

Darren

DarenO

carchaeologist wrote: »

The rolls with the reg ZJ5000?

Here ya go, my father worked on this car as well

L-M

DarenO wrote: »

MercMad wrote: »

................. They also have an Irish reg'd Gullwing, though it was a later 70's import bearing a 70's number, but it still looks better than a "ZV".QUOTE]

Here's a pic although apologies for poor quality

Darren

That wasn't the one at the Tipp show about two weeks ago was it?

Par72

Saw this on Bray seafront this evening.

Johnboy Mac

carchaeologist wrote: »

The rolls with the reg ZJ5000?

I don't know. I saw Dev & car in Ballabridge in maybe '68/69.


Edit: Maybe 1970?

Hermy

DarenO wrote: »

Here ya go, my father worked on this car as well

Is that pic from the car show in The Point in the late 80's?

Kevin_Herron

Or is it 100 years of Motoring in the RDS in '86?

Hermy

Kevin_Herron wrote: »

Or is it 100 years of Motoring in the RDS in '86?

Could be. Does look a bit more like the RDS all right.

DarenO

Hermy, Kevin

Taken in the Point, i think it was the first time it was opened because it still had the pit in the middle, it wasn't actually that great a show there were probably 50 cars in total

The gullwing Merc was taken in the RDS, but i can't remember if it was the Motor Show or the 100 years of Motoring

Blue850

Another 600 on Donedeal.ie and is that a white one with black roof in the background?

Volvoboy

Wishbone Ash

Mk IV Cortina (Derry City reg.) spotted in Coolock this afternoon (apologies for crap pic - didn't have camera with me).

L-M

^^^ I'd say not more than a few hundred would buy that yoke.

G Luxel

Anan1 wrote: »

On the subject of monsters, I keep coming back to this one: http://www.carzone.ie/search/Cadillac/Fleetwood/ONLY-950/200909191988218/advert

Check out the pics of the rear interior!

which car is this? cos there isnt any appearing on the page.

G Luxel

Cañitas wrote: »

..am over in buenos aires for a few months...lots of old cars around..mainly french and italian....took these today in 10 minutes from around my block..will build a better collection over time....



what is this car?

I like the roof rack on the renault 12 which is very north american
I reckon that the Ford Falcon was built in the mid 80s and looks like it has
Mark1 Granada wheels...

so many fiat 127s and Peugeot 504s in 2009, wouldnt see this in France or Italy today

looks like a Simca 1500 coupe?