Once common cars that you don't see anymore

[gary87]

Some drive to travel in one of them

Potentially very far, unless they are from Cherbourg and got the ferry to Dublin, then it’s only about 250 miles which doesn’t really seem that far lol

 

[DaddyCC]

Renault 5 in Ballyshannon, French plates, LHD

aka Donegal Land Rover. Must have been heading to the promised land

 

[vtec1]

I am 99% sure that I sold that in the past

Looks a few shades of blue all over

 

[gary87]

Also seen a 205 GTI on my travels today

 

[fatboysamo]

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I had one of these and it was surprisingly good - until the well known 1.9 diesel engine with the dodgy oil feed decided to use its own oil through the turbo (smoke screen looked like something from James Bond). But it was a good car, a bit boaty but I still miss it.

 

[vtec1]

 

[vw1500]

Mate spotted this gem

 

[vtec1]

 

[Steviegsi]

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I brought that home out of Matthewsons in Pickering last year. Couple of other oldies on the lorry that day too!

 

[hannakournikova]

Few recents.

 

[hannakournikova]

Facebook atm

 

[vtec1]

 

[vtec1]

Not so much a car but once common

 

[DJMCA]

Not so much a car but once common
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Remember going to school on these, hard plastic seats and the condensation running down the inside of the windows. Noisy feckers too

 

[purplea4T]

Remember going to school on these, hard plastic seats and the condensation running down the inside of the windows. Noisy feckers too

Leopards all had upholstered seats. The Bristol REL had the hard fibreglass seats and, no suspension travel at all and a Gardiner horizontal engine with a straight cut pre selector box - they were the Ulsterbus local service bus, Leopard was the longer range bus and a brilliant noise out of them.

 

[Mont]

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I seen that Fiat driving about a few weeks ago. Cool looking wee thing out on the road. Actually had me hoking about for ones for sale when I was bored that evening, until I told myself to wise up.

 

[carmad.]

Leopards all had upholstered seats. The Bristol REL had the hard fibreglass seats and, no suspension travel at all and a Gardiner horizontal engine with a straight cut pre selector box - they were the Ulsterbus local service bus, Leopard was the longer range bus and a brilliant noise out of them.

i must have went to school on the fancy one lol don’t remember plastic seats

 

[purplea4T]

i must have went to school on the fancy one lol don’t remember plastic seats

The Bristol RELL had the “vandal proof” seats - saved Citybus and Ulsterbus a fortune. Leopard original material was a light brown soft weird material.

 

[vtec1]

I seen that Fiat driving about a few weeks ago. Cool looking wee thing out on the road. Actually had me hoking about for ones for sale when I was bored that evening, until I told myself to wise up.

Had the same thing happened to me when a Citroen cx GTi appeared on a Facebook page. No idea why the **** id need one

 

[arosa]

Not so much a car but once common
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Not so much a car but once common
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I used to drive the ones city-bus had many years ago

 

[purplea4T]

I used to drive the ones city-bus had many years ago

Leopard?!

 

[Ben]

 

[vtec1]

Another gran turismo legend

 

[vtec1]

 

[carmad.]

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best hand braking thing i ever owned