Dirk Diggler Posted October 3, 2020 Share Posted October 3, 2020 Locally famous abandoned Fiat garage (Pratt's of Shillelagh, Co. Wicklow) I pass from time to time, chock full of Uno's, Punto s, a Tempra and a few random Alfa 155/156. Apologies for the poor photos motorpunk, sutty2006, Quintus and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadhg Tiogar Posted October 3, 2020 Share Posted October 3, 2020 1 hour ago, Dirk Diggler said: Locally famous abandoned Fiat garage (Pratt's of Shillelagh, Co. Wicklow) I pass from time to time, chock full of Uno's, Punto s, a Tempra and a few random Alfa 155/156. Apologies for the poor photos When did the place shut down, and who owns it now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirk Diggler Posted October 3, 2020 Share Posted October 3, 2020 10 minutes ago, Tadhg Tiogar said: When did the place shut down, and who owns it now? Norman Pratt was the owner, dead around 10 years, his wife still has a b and b nearby. Garage closed around 2000. His sons would be well known and regarded in the trade; they run a body shop and dealership (was Renault, unsure now) in Carlow town. Apparently there's a 127 round the back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirk Diggler Posted October 3, 2020 Share Posted October 3, 2020 Have a picture of the water tank for the closed train line opposite the garage; much of the track bed has been turned to a Greenway and many of the station buildings are now houses Tadhg Tiogar 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadhg Tiogar Posted October 3, 2020 Share Posted October 3, 2020 8 minutes ago, Dirk Diggler said: Have a picture of the water tank for the closed train line opposite the garage; much of the track bed has been turned to a Greenway and many of the station buildings are now houses Loads of redundant rail routes are becoming Greenways now. It all started with the oul line between Westport and Achill. There are moves to turn Rosslare to Waterford, and the remainder of the Western Rail Corridor north of Claremorris, into Greenways. Once that happens, rail will never make a comeback. Dirk Diggler 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirk Diggler Posted October 3, 2020 Share Posted October 3, 2020 Many moons ago I worked for a guy who owned an old station on that branch line; he'd bought all the station buildings and approximately 15 acres in 1971. For £800. He used it for his business until he retired and has left it idle since; it's on the edge of an expanding town and he knows well the payday that's coming Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadhg Tiogar Posted October 3, 2020 Share Posted October 3, 2020 35 minutes ago, Dirk Diggler said: Many moons ago I worked for a guy who owned an old station on that branch line; he'd bought all the station buildings and approximately 15 acres in 1971. For £800. He used it for his business until he retired and has left it idle since; it's on the edge of an expanding town and he knows well the payday that's coming Hopefully yer man will live long enough to cash in..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirk Diggler Posted October 3, 2020 Share Posted October 3, 2020 30 minutes ago, Tadhg Tiogar said: Hopefully yer man will live long enough to cash in..... He's around 70 now and fighting fit; I'd say it's likely to be developed soon, there literally is thousands of houses being built in 15 square miles around here; in rural Wicklow. Arklow, Rathdrum and Wicklow town are growing more now than during the 00s boom. We're thinking about moving elsewhere tbh 500tops 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadhg Tiogar Posted October 3, 2020 Share Posted October 3, 2020 14 minutes ago, Dirk Diggler said: He's around 70 now and fighting fit; I'd say it's likely to be developed soon, there literally is thousands of houses being built in 15 square miles around here; in rural Wicklow. Arklow, Rathdrum and Wicklow town are growing more now than during the 00s boom. We're thinking about moving elsewhere tbh Sounds like it's going to the dogs. crad, 500tops and motorpunk 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quicksilver Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 Another exotic spot this morning. A works Talbot that was part of the team that won the 1932 Alpine Trial. One of its sisters sold for over £200,000 in 2008. And something completely different. I haven't seen a Nissan Urvan in forever. puddlethumper, Dirk Diggler, michael t and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motorpunk Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 Hot rod mog truck pick up snot box street spot. In Edinburgh. LightBulbFun, DVee8 and mitsisigma01 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
straightSix Posted October 6, 2020 Share Posted October 6, 2020 Something not right here... barrett and michael t 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdkrc Posted October 6, 2020 Share Posted October 6, 2020 https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/154104509206 Advert is for the house which is almost in the arctic circle but this crusty white Visa looks ace michael t 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
straightSix Posted October 6, 2020 Share Posted October 6, 2020 49 minutes ago, sdkrc said: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/154104509206 Advert is for the house which is almost in the arctic circle but this crusty white Visa looks ace Can't believe you can buy a house that cheap in Sweden! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael t Posted October 6, 2020 Share Posted October 6, 2020 On 10/2/2020 at 4:06 PM, MikeR said: a golden oldie rotting away , knowing here ,prob has less that 60k on the clock and only been to the shops around the corner , and a FSH !! and around the corner is the porker , looks like it has not moved in 5 years !! Mike do you mind me asking on what street that Allegro is on? - I spotted it last year but forgot to note exactly where it was! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeR Posted October 6, 2020 Share Posted October 6, 2020 2 hours ago, michael t said: Mike do you mind me asking on what street that Allegro is on? - I spotted it last year but forgot to note exactly where it was! PM sent michael t 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aston Martin Posted October 6, 2020 Share Posted October 6, 2020 I saw this on the M1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Jetter Posted October 6, 2020 Share Posted October 6, 2020 Fuck me - how to make an ugly car for living people into an uglier one for the dead! spartacus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aston Martin Posted October 6, 2020 Share Posted October 6, 2020 17 minutes ago, High Jetter said: Fuck me - how to make an ugly car for living people into an uglier one for the dead! It was fabulous. It's this or a bastard Insignia hearse. 👎🏻 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rusty998 Posted October 7, 2020 Share Posted October 7, 2020 I spotted this while out and about in Leafy Surrey due to a fence panel failure Vantman, danthecapriman, motorpunk and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rusty998 Posted October 7, 2020 Share Posted October 7, 2020 Yesterday when I popped into my mates garage a customer drove this in asking for some paintwork, i asked if I could take some pictures for a group of nutters who would appreciate this in its lowly Popular glory, I'm a sucker for small commercial vehicles as I spent decades bombing around in them, a lists of the modified bits, wheels, sticker on boot and seats from a popular plus with head rests as his wife wouldn't travel in it with the standard seats, enjoy 🙂 HarmonicCheeseburger, spartacus, chancer and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rusty998 Posted October 7, 2020 Share Posted October 7, 2020 There coming out of the woodwork apparently with a double whammy LT and Stag then this wonderful Old Rover danthecapriman, puddlethumper and Yoss 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BorniteIdentity Posted October 7, 2020 Share Posted October 7, 2020 Went to a customer's today in the Avensis. It looks shit rocking up in a 21 year old Asian Taxi - so I tend to park around the corner. Apart from the client saw me and drove over in his £72,000 70 Plate Mercedes GLS. Classic. Felt a bit embarassing tbh. Anyway - saw this on the way home and it made me smile. Although thanks to these and XR3’s - no boy at my school ever got even a kiss off of a girl because they were all hanging out with the 18 year olds. Bastards. danthecapriman, L fallax and rusty998 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aston Martin Posted October 7, 2020 Share Posted October 7, 2020 I saw a 6 door defender. Pretty sure it was this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L fallax Posted October 7, 2020 Share Posted October 7, 2020 4CYL RWD van that hasn’t seen tarmac for many many decades, no clue what it could be so if you see any resemblance to a make or model leave a reply! No obvious way to identify it as there is no logo or VIN, interesting nevertheless Amishtat, rusty998, danthecapriman and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdkrc Posted October 7, 2020 Share Posted October 7, 2020 DVee8, Yoss and danthecapriman 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puddlethumper Posted October 7, 2020 Share Posted October 7, 2020 52 minutes ago, L fallax said: 4CYL RWD van that hasn’t seen tarmac for many many decades, no clue what it could be so if you see any resemblance to a make or model leave a reply! No obvious way to identify it as there is no logo or VIN, interesting nevertheless Bedford CA ? NorfolkNWeigh, Amishtat and L fallax 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Jetter Posted October 7, 2020 Share Posted October 7, 2020 I'd agree. Shame, there's a D-reg one locally that looks awesome, still working L fallax 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L fallax Posted October 7, 2020 Share Posted October 7, 2020 1 hour ago, puddlethumper said: Bedford CA ? Oh wow! That’s awesome, never heard of them before, certainly looks very similar, even older than I had thought! Hats off to you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorfolkNWeigh Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 puddlethumper, HarmonicCheeseburger, DVee8 and 11 others 10 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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