Today I saw a classic and took a pic thread!

3nero

forgot about this little fiat

mountain

i know its not a "classic" in years, but i think its a great shape, and im sure others will agree,
seen today in North main street car park cork.

bijapos

Saw this on the Britanny Ferry from Roscoff last night.
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3nero

I love the look of that seat
kinda angry looking

2cv

bijapos wrote: »

Saw this on the Britanny Ferry from Roscoff last night.
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That is one hell of a lovely car.... Did you get to talk to the owner?

It's on a spanish reg, Valencia if i'm not mistaken...

jrar

Not sure what the occasion was, but saw this "parade" in Colmar, E. France earlier this month - cars preceded by a motorcycle cavalcade...........

Edit - all plates are local French (Haut-Rhin and Bas-Rhin) plus the german ones are pretty much all from Freiburg just across the border so I asume it was a regional meet of US car owners etc.

bijapos

No I didnt, just saw it as I was looking for my own car while getting off so I didnt see the owner.

France is thankfully still full of older cars, seems very few 2CV's and R4's etc were scrapped in their latest scrappage scheme. I've a good few photos to show but it takes ages to upload them. Whats the quickest way? Not exactly a computer techie, prefer a filthy old Merc diesel engine myself.

Here a bit of a teaser. 4 cars in the following photo, front one is easy, two in the middle are more difficult, maybe not even recognisable but the cabrio at the back left is really interesting, was shocked when I saw it in real life, one of my absolute favourite cars of all time and tbh if I ever win a million on the lotto its the first thing I'd buy. I'll put up a better photo and tell what it is tomorrow if noone gets it.

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jrar

Here are a couple of others (not exactly classics) that I saw during my travels in E. France...........

ulick-magee

Merc seen in Miltown Malbay during the Willie Clancy week..cant remember the reg but it was something like rce 1 ,yellow plates

jrar

bijapos wrote: »

No I didnt, just saw it as I was looking for my own car while getting off so I didnt see the owner.

France is thankfully still full of older cars, seems very few 2CV's and R4's etc were scrapped in their latest scrappage scheme. I've a good few photos to show but it takes ages to upload them. Whats the quickest way? Not exactly a computer techie, prefer a filthy old Merc diesel engine myself.

Hmm, I must have been in the "wrong" part of the country as I was lamenting the complete absence of oldies where I was - saw 1 x DS in over 3 weeks and 1800 kms, of driving and it was being used to tow a caravan (oh, the ignominy of using a beautiful motor like that like a modern-day workhorse !!)

Max_Damage

I like that red Shelby GT500!

Abelloid

Outlaw 356A and '74 Westy in Galway.



(Ok, I didn't spot them, I drove in convoy with them)

ulick-magee

merc

2cv

ulick-magee wrote: »

merc

wow i think i'm in love :D

ulick-magee

a few from Doonbeg

ulick-magee

2cv wrote: »

wow i think i'm in love :D

2CV ,i'd prefer the 2cv anyday..our last 2cv gave up the ghost but still got a good price for it,i believe it was converted to a kit car in Limerick..pic below

Anan1

bijapos wrote: »

Here a bit of a teaser. 4 cars in the following photo, front one is easy, two in the middle are more difficult, maybe not even recognisable but the cabrio at the back left is really interesting, was shocked when I saw it in real life, one of my absolute favourite cars of all time and tbh if I ever win a million on the lotto its the first thing I'd buy. I'll put up a better photo and tell what it is tomorrow if noone gets it.

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The front one's a Renault 5 Turbo/Turbo2, there's a Citroen SM behind it. Is the next one another SM? The car at the back is (I think) a Citroen DS Chapron convertible.

bijapos

Tis on all accounts. Well spotted.:)
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carchaeologist

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Wishbone Ash

Spotted this Caddy Fleetwood in Pinnock Hill, Dublin this morning.

G Luxel wrote: »

with his face blanked out and you hiding in your car:D, this is getting to be Motoring Papparazzi.........:) ironic that the green minor is getting apple green petrol....

It was Mrs WA who took the pic while I was in the shop. I've her well trained! (Probably would have taken a better shot myself though!).

Bitten & Hisses

carchaeologist wrote: »

I met this on the road yesterday at Manor West. Stunning car.

voteforpedro

Hermy

A spotless Cossie in Carrick last weekend...not listed on Cartell.

Landyaddict

Was in Liffey Valley yesterday and saw this,thought I'd share

Landy

MercMad

Hermy wrote: »

A spotless Cossie in Carrick last weekend...not listed on Cartell.

Carrick ??

Lovely clean car, though prefer original style wheels !

Hermy

MercMad wrote: »

Carrick ??

Lovely clean car, though prefer original style wheels !

Carrick-on-Shannon, Co. Leitrim.
Yep, definitely prefer the original wheels.

Dades

Landyaddict wrote: »

Was in Liffey Valley yesterday and saw this,thought I'd share

Landy

He/she'll be driving around for a while longer with that price in the window!

Landyaddict

Dades wrote: »

He/she'll be driving around for a while longer with that price in the window!

agreed, is it me or are people trying to "get rich" quick out of classic cars

Dades

I reckon people who aren't in need of a quick sale chance their arm for a while.

Makes actually pricing anything difficult as the small ads are full of those chancers!

1948Wolseley

Three classic Mercs, all in the same carpark today:


W123 and W201


W126

The W123 in particular was an absolute minter; didn't get a good look at the W126 though.

manta mad

LIGHTNING wrote: »

I spotted the two cortinas somewhere on the way from Wexford to Dublin.

think their in ferns ?????

pass them a good bit ,never seem to have my camera though !!!!!!

also , if you look around the back of that building theirs a cortina in their too

Redrocket

thats capri spares ferns wexford, and where are the 2 cortinas?

3nero

That VW van was restored and converted by KrazyKombis (.com) in Killkenny :cool:

Max_Damage

3nero wrote: »

That VW van was restored and converted by KrazyKombis (.com) in Killkenny :cool:

It looks like that VW was originally an American import, judging by the sidelights in the doors.

carchaeologist

Sorry for the incredibly bad phone pic.. This has been knocking around tralee for years.

Still has its original,very faded plates front and rear.

Max_Damage

^ Funny, their is an 'SI' reg. one of those, estate too, around south Dublin. Have yet to get a picture of it.

sogood

Saw these two Mercs outside a well known premises at Annesley Bridge in Dublin. I was sitting in a coach in traffic and couldn't get a good shot of the dark blue pick up conversion in the foreground. reminded me of a recent post from someone considering chopping a 6 series BMW. (Sacreligious!!)

trad

Saw this in Bunmahon, Co Waterford last weekend. No idea what it is

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Saw this at Waterford Bike show. Its a 1968 mini with rear wheel drive, a 600cc honda engine and chain drive

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Hermy

Today I saw a few interesting cars but got no pics.:(
I spotted two or three immaculate Mk II Jags heading for the ferry, I discovered some rusty A40's (I think) at the top of Ticknock Road, and I spotted a car I've never seen before coming through Ranelagh. I would describe it as a two door saloon convertible - it looked Italian. I also spotted a spotless SI registered Starlet.
Bloody slow moving traffic is never there when you need it.

zilog_jones

trad wrote: »

Saw this in Bunmahon, Co Waterford last weekend. No idea what it is

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It's a Ford Model A

carchaeologist

trad wrote: »

Saw this in Bunmahon, Co Waterford last weekend. No idea what it is

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Is it a Ford Model A?

Tomebagel

zilog_jones wrote: »

It's a Ford Model A

carchaeologist wrote: »

Is it a Ford Model A?

snap*

trad

I wasn't looking for the model, I just read the opening thread and posted but thanks anyway a Ford Model A it is. Is it rare?

Max_Damage

Saw this '86 Dublin-reg. Mazda 323 saloon earlier today:



It's parked directly across the road from the guy who owns that silver Renault 18 (I posted a picture of it a few months back; the 'HZU' reg. one).

Also note the rear window wiper on it. It's odd to see that on a saloon car. It's something that you just don't see on cars of today.

carchaeologist

^that could easily be a photo from 1986.:p

alias no.9

Max_Damage wrote: »

Also note the rear window wiper on it. It's odd to see that on a saloon car. It's something that you just don't see on cars of today.

Other saloons that featured wipers included the Ford Orion, Fiat Tempra and P11 Nissan Primera.

Max_Damage

carchaeologist wrote: »

^that could easily be a photo from 1986.:p

I travelled back in time this morning in my DeLorean!

Traumadoc

The "classy" brickwork driveway celtic tiger era special, no?

Blue850

Saw one of these in Oranmore yesterday, a Seat 1500


reg was single letter V and 5 digits, there was no country sticker on the back.