Ballinakill, Co. Laois vintage raly

[trev]

I only spotted on Boards.ie this morning that this was on and being at a loose end this afternoon I dragged the girls along to take a quick squint around between the showers.

there were a few VWs amongst the scowly auld wans in ringed UK import Morris Minors and wild turnip heads on ZV reg tractors.

the dark green bug looks like it did the rounds in the '90s. Maybe it features in the O'Toole Archives?

The highlight for me was the raffle for a live sheep. I bought a ticket in Duts's name

 

[duts]

Your only a bollox, knowing my luck I'll win the fuckin yolk!!

 

[JustinOval]

I'm sure I was close to buying the green yoke as my first beetle, did it have nerf bars up front and a hint of its yellow past in the damaged/worn paintwork?

 

[JustinOval]

Square looks nice.

 

[trev]

RHD Aussie import. It lived by the side of the road in Borris In Ossory for a while, I used to see it as I queued in traffic heading from Limerick to Dublin in the pre-motorway days...

 

[trev]

I'm sure I was close to buying the green yoke as my first beetle, did it have nerf bars up front and a hint of its yellow past in the damaged/worn paintwork?

no bumpers at all and it looked like it got a fairly recent (poor) paint job. However, they managed to get inside the rear vents. Didn't see any yellow but with the girls in tow, didn't stop to look too long. I was hoping with it being a ZJ reg same as my Audi that it might have a good period Dublin dealer sticker in the rear window but it had been replaced by the "Old Volks Home" sticker...

 

[RattyOval]

RHD Aussie import. It lived by the side of the road in Borris In Ossory for a while, I used to see it as I queued in traffic heading from Limerick to Dublin in the pre-motorway days...

Argh yes.
I had the feelers out for that car aftrr the og owner went back to oz.

 

[shifty]

the fastback was at the portlaoise meet yesterday,nice car its got fiberglass wings.nice auld fella who owns it too.