Classic Cars spotted around Dublin

[porsche911turbo]

Plenty of that craic went on. People went to great lengths to create replicas of performance version of their car. "GTI lookalike" was a common moniker in the pages of Buy & Sell. Usually meant 2 badges, a rubber spoiler from the top shelf of the local motor factors and Hella spot lamps in the grill.

There's probably a whole thread of it's own in our stories for drum-braked "Evo 5" Lancers and the like.

Yeah I seem to recall there were even a few replica F355's floating around. Usually souped-up MR-2's. Why ruin a decent MR-2, they are quite rare these days.

[Kaiser]

Even as a mere 316 that would have still been quite the head turner for anyone around Inchicore back then

[Bazg2]

I’m trying to remember if I ever ventured near that back in the day as my Sunday youth was a visit to Inchicore to my grandparents. Most of the time was spent near the old CIE club though.

Also speaking of tarted up shite, I recall years ago getting home from school and there was a gti in the garden, looked the part but there was also a Rabbit badge, wtf did that mean?? My auld lad was not a car man and only had this for a loan, I waited around all day then to hear this start up and it was a fcuking dieseasel... much to the amusement of my mates, I got serious stick over that, maybe my dieseasel hate started back then 🤣🤣

[Andy]

Saw a backroaders old car today on the M50. This car has a great spec, it lived with me briefly some years ago.

[DadsMorrisMinor]

Saw a backroaders old car today on the M50. This car has a great spec, it lived with me briefly some years ago.

I would have to agree . It's still in this parish Andy, current owner is on here.

[MX5 Ryan]

Thanks the E39 is mine, drove it up to Belfast for the weekend! Still such a nice car for long distance driving
DadsMorrisMinor advertised it 11pm one night on here earlier this year and I had it bought before midday the next day.

[Andy]

Thanks the E39 is mine, drove it up to Belfast for the weekend! Still such a nice car for long distance driving
DadsMorrisMinor advertised it 11pm one night on here earlier this year and I had it bought before midday the next day.

I have to say it drive extremely well and strong for a 525i when I drove it. Glad to hear it went to a good home.

[fester]

Saw a backroaders old car today on the M50. This car has a great spec, it lived with me briefly some years ago.

I've a real hankering for a petrol E39 of late. Handsome car.

[Roarsbaby]

Tidy bus with what sounded (and looked) like a stainless steel exhaust


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[Andy]

A nice G Wagen in Swords today

[Type17]

Nice to see an original one, rather than one of the Moscow lady-of-leisure/Kardashian-spec ones.

[Kaiser]

Doesn't that belong to someone on here?

[Traco]

Not in Dublin, thought it might be a few friends out for a Christmas night but the parking was weird. The landy and Volvo were immaculate.

[Kaiser]

I'm as much interested in that early e65 as I am in the other yokes!

[Traco]

It was 730. Didn't pay it a huge amount of attention as it looked a basic enough spec. Seemed to be in regular use, wasn't wrecked by any stretch. With the current weather anything in daily use was manky from the roads. Might have given it a closer look of it was all cleaned.