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Kenneth Murphy wrote:i'd ignore ya aswell
Sound :lol:


Getting old is a must but growing up is optional!

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StanO'Toole wrote:Seena 97 B.R.G yesterday in Foxrock and seen Keith in his 93 Cooper at Bakers corner, flashed, waved, hung out the window but you didn't see me!
ooops... sorry :oops:
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Getting old is a must but growing up is optional!

StanO'Toole :mrgreen:
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StanO'Toole wrote:Seen this in Cabenteely today -

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/vintagecars/1700297

yeah i saw that out in shankill a few months ago, just off quins road
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Blue Sportspack with a webasto sunroof going up Kildare St at around 6.10 this evening.Saw it while watching the "not so good news at 6."
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just spotted Dayoungfella out in his mini this evening, looks and sounds great Neil :D
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Seen a silver, think it was 93, (I was running later to Wexford) about a week ago at the side of the road between Gorey and Wexford. Sorry I didnt stop whoever it was but I was late getting to Wexford Opera House and had a car full :)
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Seen a 9*-C reg in an estate in Foxrock, seen the Blue Mini with the red regs, he is a club member and seen glimces of a few others! The mother also text me she has seen four today!
Getting old is a must but growing up is optional!

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Just saw a 97 D green mini (going past me from behind) going up St Johns Road past Heuston about 5 or 10 minutes ago!
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Spotted a 1979 Blue Mini Van today just outside Rathowen. 8)
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Seen a 98-C reg Paul smith (blue) in Foxrock/Blackrock today in a housing estate and a 95-D Sidewalk (Kingfisher blue) in a driveway in Blackrock :mrgreen:
Getting old is a must but growing up is optional!

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Saw a blue/silver cooper sport 00D parked up by the kimmage crossroads today (wasnt buddy's, no overriders).. also saw a red mini driving through rathmines about midnight.
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Saw a 95 sportspack (i think) this evening coming down the kylemore road.
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Seen a red ZV reged mk1 Cooper S in Blackrock village yesterday evening. Took me ages to figure what it was as I couldn't see it but I could hear the straight gears for ages!!!!
Getting old is a must but growing up is optional!

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StanO'Toole wrote:Seen a red ZV reged mk1 Cooper S in Blackrock village yesterday evening. Took me ages to figure what it was as I couldn't see it but I could hear the straight gears for ages!!!!
I might have seen the same one on the N11 at Cornelscourt around 12.30 this afternoon
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That was me!
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dayoungfella wrote:That was me!
Don't think it was you I seen Neil...... If it was were you parked in a driveway of a house on Grove Ave last night? If so then it was you!
Getting old is a must but growing up is optional!

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Saw loads of minis today! One was parked in Dundrum shopping centre. 93 C(i think) green, parked on 1M. A 2000 cooper driving down past the shopping centre at around 4:30, and one earlier in the day out near the red cow. Saw it from a distance!
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StanO'Toole wrote:
dayoungfella wrote:That was me!
Don't think it was you I seen Neil...... If it was were you parked in a driveway of a house on Grove Ave last night? If so then it was you!
Yep that was me ;)
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Ah right! Beep beep! :lol: I'l flash next time! Its looking sweet!
Getting old is a must but growing up is optional!

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antodeco wrote:Saw loads of minis today! One was parked in Dundrum shopping centre. 93 C(i think) green, parked on 1M. A 2000 cooper driving down past the shopping centre at around 4:30, and one earlier in the day out near the red cow. Saw it from a distance!
The 2000 Cooper was us!!

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twinjocks wrote:
antodeco wrote:Saw loads of minis today! One was parked in Dundrum shopping centre. 93 C(i think) green, parkted on 1M. A 2000 cooper driving down past the shopping centre at around 4:30, and one earlier in the day out near the red cow. Saw it from a distance!
The 2000 Cooper was us!!

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Thought it was three lads in it! Couldn't see proper cause your windows were all fogged up!
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spotted yesterday......


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and photographed today: a fully fibreglass mini.. here's the history of this type: http://www.aronline.co.uk/index.htm?chileindexf.htm

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It looks like a Mini Cord to me. 8)
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