Today I saw a classic and took a pic thread!

Landyaddict

Max_Damage wrote: »

Spotted this Fiesta earlier on in the car park of Nutgrove shopping centre:



Good condition too.

Brings back some good memories. used to drive one of these, green also. should have a photo of it somewere

plissken

MCMLXXV wrote: »

Spotted these on Saturday, posted them on the HWIST thread over in motors but nobody even commented on them! Sad, because they are very unusual cars. I probably should have posted them here in the first place!

Anyone jnow what they are?

Further most left car in your first pic is a Panhard 24, beatiful, yet sadly mostly forgotten car from the sixties

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panhard_24

Kevin_Herron

A few of those cars belong to rally driver Frank Fennell.

Big Nasty

Kevin_Herron wrote: »

A few of those cars belong to rally driver Frank Fennell.

Almost all of them do Kevin!

They were taken up in his yard. Some set up he has there! :eek:

Rightly spotted Panhard, NSU's and Auto Unions (original Audi). Some very rare motors in that stable!

245

tc20 wrote: »

Possibly an early Volvo 544 (i think) at the end of the row in the last pic (grey car behind the Mini)

Yep its a PV544 (it seems to have the one piece windscreen, otherwise a PV444. There's also a nice looking cream Volvo Duett there I think:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volvo_Duett

Hermy

MCMLXXV wrote: »

Some very rare motors in that stable!

Great pics MCMLXXV - thanks for posting them.

carchaeologist

plissken wrote: »

Further most left car in your first pic is a Panhard 24, beatiful, yet sadly mostly forgotten car from the sixties

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panhard_24

Theres a few of those on these fair shores.Though id say the total could be counted on one hand.

Great pics,thanks.:)

Hermy

Could someone tell me about the reg's in this pic posted by briana - they look interesting.

rabbit Stew

Look like old limerick plates.
17 IU is 1971 I think,
1 AIU is '75 (maybe the lordmayor?)

Hermy

Thanks Stew.
I know little or nothing about the old reg system and was just curious about those similar plates all in a row.

rabbit Stew

This might be of interest to you then.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vehicle_registration_plates_of_Ireland

MercMad

Frank has a lovely collection there and a great barn, thanks for posting !

briana7214

Hermy wrote: »

Could someone tell me about the reg's in this pic posted by briana - they look interesting.

the first one is IU2 and all three are owned by one guy ! and afaik they are all Limerick cars

Anan1

There's another Renault 16TX hiding in the background!

Kevin_Herron

briana7214 wrote: »

the first one is IU2 and all three are owned by one guy ! and afaik they are all Limerick cars

Bill or Pat Conroy is his name as far as far as I remember.

They used to have a '59 Plymouth hearse. Groovy car.

Randyleprechaun

How about these two????

Max_Damage

I've seen an Allegro like that one (same colour too) around Dublin lately. On original Irish plates though.

carchaeologist

Nice festy!Allegros are definalty marmite cars though.

Max_Damage

carchaeologist wrote: »

Nice festy!Allegros are definalty marmite cars though.

Indeed, especially the ones with the square steering wheel.

carchaeologist

Ah,it isnt the worst..


Further reading here..
http://www.aronline.co.uk/index.htm?ado67storyf.htm

Saab Ed

carchaeologist wrote: »

Ah,it isnt the worst..

Shoot me down but I kinda like it

Anan1

carchaeologist wrote: »

Nice festy!Allegros are definalty marmite cars though.

+1, take an Alfasud and remove everything nice...

Max_Damage

Anan1 wrote: »

+1, take an Alfasud and remove everything nice...

Their wasn't really anything nice on an Alfasud to start with.

carchaeologist

Max_Damage wrote: »

Their wasn't really anything nice on an Alfasud to start with.

Ah now...cant say that..alfasuds were much underrated cars.Apart from the rust issues there was very little wrong with the design. The early ones were good looking imo too.

Max_Damage

:pac:

carchaeologist

The original design was sound,just the rust issues tarnished their reputation,they were a good driver and had good engines.70s Fiats had much the same problem,good drivers,neat styling and great engines,but cheap steel and bad or non existant rustproofing let them down.

Any alfasud fans/owners on here?

Max_Damage

I did quite like the Arna though. I've always been a fan of 80's Japanese boxy cars!

Max_Damage

carchaeologist wrote: »

and great engines,

I'll have to stop you there. My parent's had a Ritmo (or Shítmo as I call then) many moons ago, the engine was absolutely terrible in it. Wouldn't start most mornings in the cold (or warm either).

Anan1

Max_Damage wrote: »

Their wasn't really anything nice on an Alfasud to start with.

Max_Damage wrote: »

I did quite like the Arna though. I've always been a fan of 80's Japanese boxy cars!

I should ban you for that kind of talk!:D

Max_Damage

Heh, I just never saw the fascination with old Alfa Romeo's in general. They are mediocre looking in my eyes.

The 'Sud I always thought sort of looked like a septic tank on wheels.

245

carchaeologist wrote: »

The original design was sound,just the rust issues tarnished their reputation,they were a good driver and had good engines.70s Fiats had much the same problem,good drivers,neat styling and great engines,but cheap steel and bad or non existant rustproofing let them down.

Any alfasud fans/owners on here?

Weren't they built by farmers down south (hence Sud) as some sort of employment creation scheme?

My next door neighbour had several of them - they always sounded great and seemed quite exotic compared with the other mundane makes around back then.

My next door neighbour on the other side had a very nice Lancia saloon (not sure if it was a Fulvia or something bigger) with curtains in the back window. The Alfa had the edge in my eyes.

Hermy

The Allegro could have looked great...

Max_Damage

Hermy wrote: »

The Allegro could have looked great...

The front of that looks like a Peugeot 504.

Anan1

Max_Damage wrote: »

Heh, I just never saw the fascination with old Alfa Romeo's in general. They are mediocre looking in my eyes.

The 'Sud I always thought sort of looked like a septic tank on wheels.

If you drove one, and then drove whatever equivalent horseless carriages BL & the Japanese were offering at the time I guarantee you'd change your mind. The Sud and the Citroen GS were well ahead of their time.

Anan1

245 wrote: »

Weren't they built by farmers down south (hence Sud) as some sort of employment creation scheme?

My next door neighbour had several of them - they always sounded great and seemed quite exotic compared with the other mundane makes around back then.

My next door neighbour on the other side had a very nice Lancia saloon (not sure if it was a Fulvia or something bigger) with curtains in the back window. The Alfa had the edge in my eyes.

Wish i'd had neighbours like that! If it had curtains it may have been a Flavia/2000 or even a Flaminia.

Kevin_Herron

I'd have to agree.
I own Alfa Romeo and Lancia cars and would have alot of time for them.
As I have said before all cars of that era will have problems, some worse than others.

I always thought Alfas drove, looked and sounded great!
And as an owner you tend to overlook the problems they have.
You dont buy an old car because you heard its reliable!

The Jap stuff was excellent and still is but I never thought any of it was particularly nice looking.

Max_Damage

If you drove one, and then drove whatever equivalent horseless carriages BL & the Japanese were offering at the time I guarantee you'd change your mind. The Sud and the Citroen GS were well ahead of their time.

Probably.

When I used to work in the garage, I got to drive various modern Alfa's, everything from a 147 to a Brera. The GT was the best though. Feels very responsive.

Wouldn't mind a Citroen GS Birotor, although they are very hard to come by these days.

The Jap stuff was excellent and still is but I never thought any of it was particularly nice looking.

I can see the beauty in a Nisan Cherry or a Mazda 323 (especially the early models), hence why I have a Micra K10. I'm probably one of a kind

Hermy

Max_Damage wrote: »

The front of that looks like a Peugeot 504.

I can see a few cars in it all right but the flared arches look great.

carchaeologist

Max_Damage wrote: »

I can see the beauty in a Nisan Cherry or a Mazda 323 (especially the early models), hence why I have a Micra K10. I'm probably one of a kind

Well,im the guy with the 100A FII,theres definatly very few on this island with others.:p

Max_Damage

Hermy wrote: »

I can see a few cars in it all right but the flared arches look great.

The alloys on it look good too.

There is an interesting video on YouTube about the development of the Allegro:

Part 1:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oMVQ9LCUUaE

Part 2:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7yUobpTbn28

h3000

carchaeologist wrote: »

Any alfasud fans/owners on here?

My Dad used to have a Alfasud 1.5Ti around early 80's until some drunk twit in a milk truck drove into the side of him and wrote the car off (he got out with just a sore arm).
Anyhow to this day he still says it is his most favorite car he has ever owned.

Wishbone Ash

Max_Damage

What the hell is that 3-wheeler truck? And where did you spot it?

Wishbone Ash

Max_Damage wrote: »

What the hell is that 3-wheeler truck? And where did you spot it?

I've no idea what make it is. I was hoping to get an answer here. I suspect that it may have the motorcycle type handlebars inside rather that a steering wheel (like the Indian tut tuts).

I took the pic in Greece on a zoom as any attempt to get any closer was thwarted by an emaciated Alsation on a very long chain! :eek:

Mr. Presentable

Max_Damage wrote: »

What the hell is that 3-wheeler truck? And where did you spot it?

It's an Alta A700

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alta_(vehicles)

Esel

^ Linky no worky. This one does http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alta_(vehicles)

Max_Damage

esel wrote: »

^ Linky no worky. This one does http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alta_(vehicles)

EDIT: Nevermind!

Esel

Now it does! Weird end bracket problem going on?

sogood

Saw these assorted beauties around the country this weekend. The Corsair was in Killarney and last summer I spoke with the owner in Doolin. Nice to see it getting around. The Mustang was in Nassau street and the Ice cream van was in the Phoenix park. It was brought there on a trailer, so probably not actually driving, but nice anyway.

Gaz19

Hi
Any chance this car still available
Appreciate update
Thanks
G

okistag wrote: »

A very good friend of mine is selling this beauty, she is a Rover P5 Coupe 3.5 V8 and is as good as the pictures suggest. Private pm me if you want contact details. He was over at my house and gave her a clean up.
I dont have one of engine bay, but as good as the rest of the car.