Tuesday 27 April 2010

O is for...

Oldtimer

I am not particularly bothered by cars. As long as they get me where I want to go I am fine. If they are bright pink, it's even better (I know I know). But seeing a long line of all those oldtimers in the Irish countryside even made my heart flutter a bit!

It was a rally and the cars and their drivers came mostly from Spain and Portugal and they all looked so proud of their vehicles. I was driving my coach at the time and all of a sudden I saw one of them. I stopped the coach and let him pass and just as I was about to continue driving, I saw another one coming and another and another! I motioned them to stop so I could reverse and let them pass me by without problems. My passengers loved it and so did I. Another highlight of Ireland!

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19 comments:

  1. Oh, WOW! What a neat thing to have happen! And, good for you for having a camera handy!

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  2. I have to be honest here: it was my Dad with his camera on a trip with me. And since I lost all my photos in a fight with my computer...

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  3. What a terrific capture for the day even if your Dad did take it! Love those wonderful old cars! Have a great week!

    Sylvia

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  4. We have an antique car show here in my village every August and it's so much fun to see the old ones!

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  5. O, that must have been a delight for everyone involved!

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  6. That must have been so much fun to see. I'm sure your clients loved it too. The special perks of the tour business.

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  7. Such an impressive line of cars....

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  8. Wonderful old cars - we ran across a procession like this in France and were so impressed by the loving restorations that had taken place.

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  9. My father-in-law has some old cars from c 1938. He loves them.

    ROGER, ABC Wednesday team

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  10. I love seeing these old cards! Some people take such good care them!

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  11. I am with you on that. I love seeing old classic cars.

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  12. I love vintage cars they are so classy! I always enjoyed the antiques rallies with my parents when I was younger!

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  13. We used to have a 1936 Pontiac that we turned into a street rod and took to car shows. It was such fun! They just don't make 'em like that anymore.

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  14. I love seeing old cars on the road - in the main because it reminds me of being a child and seeing lots of Morris Minors and Hillmans, Humbers etc. (I must say I'm not THAT old to remember the cars in your picture though!)

    Great post and thanks for visiting The Fairweather Blogger.
    Gary

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  15. I love watching those oldtimers, the picture is wonderful !
    I feel for you and your lost pictures, my friend was able to rescue mine of the past two years from my infected pc...Now I am backing up every load!

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  16. Not so Ordinary encounter... nice capture!

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  17. I sometimes see rallies around here, but most of the cars are probably form the fifties or sixties, which means that they still look modern to me. :)

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  18. It's lovely to see these old cars, isn't it? I've seen part of the London to Brighton rally on two occasions, and it just makes me smile!

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  19. I love to see the old cars - akways a great sight. A

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