Cars currently being admired.
Some are for sale when the right person turns up. Some never will be. All of them have a story.
Porsche 911 Carrera 3.2
“Guards Red, West Cork”
Found in a heated garage outside Skibbereen in 2004, sold by the widow of the original importer. The original tool roll, the cardboard service booklet, and a bound folder of every receipt since 1989. I drive it on Sundays between Easter and October.
Honda Civic Type R EP3
“One Owner, 41,000 Honest Miles”
Bought new from Universal Honda in 2003. Cam chain done at 60k preventatively, every oil change on Mobil 1 0W-40. I keep the receipts in a Ryman ringbinder. The interior still smells faintly of the day I drove it home.
Volkswagen Golf GTI Mk2 8v
“Twenty Years to Find Her”
I started looking for the right Mk2 in 1998. Twenty years and four false starts later, I found this one in a barn near Athenry. Original Tornado Red, BBS RS that came with her, sunroof that still works.
BMW E30 M3
“Alpine White, Stone Barn”
Imported from Munich in 1990 by a man who raced her in club hillclimbs until 2010. I bought her from his estate. Bare metal respray in 2014 in the original Alpinweiss II. S14 rebuilt at 90k by Munich Legends.
Mazda MX-5 NA
“British Racing Green, Wild Atlantic Way”
Bought sight unseen from a doctor in Cork who'd had her for nineteen years. Drove her home with the roof down in October. The hood is original. The wood-rim Nardi was in the boot, wrapped in newspaper.
Subaru Impreza WRX STi
“World Rally Blue, Wicklow Forest”
Found through a friend of a friend in Newtownmountkennedy. Two-owner car, full Subaru Ireland history, never tracked, never tuned beyond a stage one map at Litchfield. Gold BBS as God intended.