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seen a 00-d-big long number, black, friday nite drivin thru wexford town, L plate stuck to boot lid, any one on here?? looked clean was dark so didn't get picture:(


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95 sprite, blue at sligo swimming pool, any1 know it???
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Seen a 1970 mini clubman tonight in Dublin town. Dark Grey with really wide arches. Was a real looker. Anyone on here?
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Could it have been Jason Whyte ?
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Saw a navy/black 91 CW going past me this morning coming upto Ronanstown!
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red cooper? part finished on a trailor going through enniscorthy towards wexford yesterday afternoon, anybody any ideas??????
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neasha wrote:Seen a 1970 mini clubman tonight in Dublin town. Dark Grey with really wide arches. Was a real looker. Anyone on here?
i would say it was jason we left top gear about 8pm
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mmurfee wrote:
neasha wrote:Seen a 1970 mini clubman tonight in Dublin town. Dark Grey with really wide arches. Was a real looker. Anyone on here?
i would say it was jason we left top gear about 8pm
The Marcos Graveyard wrote:Could it have been Jason Whyte ?
thought of jason too, but checked out pics of his car and it seems to be a 1979 and not 1970.... :roll:

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any1 no of a BRG cooper 97 sligo reg in sligo?
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[quote="daniel garry"]any1 no of a BRG cooper 97 sligo reg in sligo?[/quote]
often seen it in town but never found out who owned it
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i think i seen it too... a girl driving it???
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mustard wrote:i think i seen it too... a girl driving it???
ooohhhhhh, a girl!!!!!
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good one this morning. outside Pearse Street Garda Station...
(its in the staff parking area outside)

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apologies for the rubbish pic, taking pics of garda staff cars at 7.30am on pearse street
isnt the cleverest idea in the world, so i had to be a little bit covert....
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:lol: :lol: :lol:

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Driving through Fermoy at 2.30pm today, a black 91C Mini with sportspack arches.
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NCT centre in deansgrange tonight a 99-D ?? metallic blue cooper on 10 inch cosmics and had a centre exit exhaust.....
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daniel garry wrote:95 sprite, blue at sligo swimming pool, any1 know it???
Belongs to yours truly. :)
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Brewer wrote:
daniel garry wrote:95 sprite, blue at sligo swimming pool, any1 know it???
Belongs to yours truly. :)
u bout sligo much, only seen it once. any idea on the green cooper up there aswell??
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[quote="daniel garry"][quote="Brewer"][quote="daniel garry"]95 sprite, blue at sligo swimming pool, any1 know it???[/quote]

Belongs to yours truly. :)[/quote]

u bout sligo much, only seen it once. any idea on the green cooper up there aswell??[/quote]

Does this mini have white alloys on it?
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pretty sure the cooper has standard silver minilites and standard arches
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not the one i'm thinking of :P
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madjackjr wrote:
daniel garry wrote:
Brewer wrote: Belongs to yours truly. :)
u bout sligo much, only seen it once. any idea on the green cooper up there aswell??
Does this mini have white alloys on it?
Nope. This is her on the way to the Grad/Debs this year, and it hasn't changed since.
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ah brewer i seen your car up there aswell one day outside the internet cafe, a young lad sittin in the pass seat bout 12ish, just accross from aib... im in college in sligeach....
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Brewer wrote: and it hasn't changed since.

thats a lie, u put 1 of them silly lookin letters on her!!!!L!!!!! :lol:
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seen a blue 94 LH driving through an area called skyrne co meath this morning, young lad driving,, club member?
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