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Post by daniel garry »

spotted a standard white zv reg in monastervin at around 1 and a red 98 cooper on 12" minilights in portarlington about 5 ish, funny cooper decals too


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was the red cooper parked at an old looking petrol station type thingy cos i think its the same one that's always there!! me and Conor see it the odd time when we are down that way..
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scotty_1987 wrote:was the red cooper parked at an old looking petrol station type thingy cos i think its the same one that's always there!! me and Conor see it the odd time when we are down that way..
it was the far side of that garage, along a row of houses, i know the 1 you're on about though
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Was passed by a matte black clubman with a roof-rack on my walk home from work up Barton road tonight, think it was st3e? The sound outta that car is unbelievable!
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where is barton road that you speak of my friend? come over for tea sometime...
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Just up the hill out of Dundrum village. Is that a straight cut gearbox I heard screamin?
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Ah right! Yeah I do travel that road a fair bit! Yep straight cuts!
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Just got overtaken (on the bus) in Ranelagh under the Luas bridge. Slate with gold alloys
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Seen a 99 sportspack in elphin in elphin around 8 yesterday evening
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Seen a 00 G reg car in cyrus gardens houseing estate beside AIT today put a imoc car on the wiper :)
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Spotted this little gem in Longford today

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He had to stop suddenly as this happened,

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He'd just fitted a replacement bonnet catch and it wasn't engaging correctly, luckily not too much damage done. Very clean 1980 HE with only 37000 on the clock. 8)
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Seen a silver mini coming into fern tonight, anyone on here and we get another Wexford member. See a green mini rio on a street opposite the dail yesterday
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Red and white Jap import Cooper 96 D reg on the N11 at Stillorgan this evening at about 5.30pm
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I seen a white van with zv plate last week on the keys late at nite
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Just sitting taking scratches out of my 86 and heard an a series growl up the road , looked up and seen a wee light blue cooper passing the gate , tullyallen area, anyone on here?
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spotted the saddest lookin clubby estate in ballinlough lying up in someones yard, been there years under bushes but they started clearing up, must have been 1 or 2 other minis lying there to cause there was a half rotten battery box and a couple of old cones and stuff thrown about! i'l get a pic up soon

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What a shame, hopefully someone will resurrect her & give her some love
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CB_Phil wrote:What a shame, hopefully someone will resurrect her & give her some love
de temptation is there!! kinda got ran off the property by some fella tho!!
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Im sure that was on done deal a wile ago
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molly the mini wrote:Im sure that was on done deal a wile ago
you're right too! there used to be a red mini and a beetle beside it! theres an eldorado in the shed beside it!
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Spotted a green 98 mini in Bandon this evening and also another green mini on magazine road In Cork city.
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I spotted a green mini on my way into work lastnight on the N11
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Seen a convertible mini 30 coming into killarney last night
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Re: Seen a Mini?

Post by kerryminigringo »

[quote="spud1979"]Seen a convertible mini 30 coming into killarney last night[/quote]
That belongs to Eddie Cronin from outside Killarney.Eddie rallies a nice MKII.Spotted a 98 DL Sportspack onn Clanbrassil St Dundalk yesterday at about 6pm.
Real Clubmans have a square nose.Seriously.
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Met an '80 OY reg Applejack Mini coming from Turners Cross in Cork at 2pm today.
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