5609 TI - Where is it now...?

[kev131]

This car was last seen by me in 1982 in Rathkeale Motors in Co Limerick.

Official records indicate the last address for when the car was taxed was a post office in Co Mayo in 1988.

It is a 1979 car and was getting rusty in a few places after just 2 years so it may have had a short life overall.

If anyone has any information at all, of what became of it or even if it survived (even in pieces) I'd love to hear about it.

Tnx

[kev131]

Bump! 

[theredx19]

I have a sinking feeling a minutes silence is in order now 

[kev131]

Hi Dave - I said my goodbyes to this car in 1982 as we drove off in a new gold Argenta 2000 - I just knew I would never see it again.

I still don't fully understand why I am so attached to this car - Possibly as it was bought at a formative time of my life (15-18), bought as a result of short test drive I was called home from school to come along with (every second of which I can still recall), I learnt to drive in it, maintained it cosmetically for it's time with us, etc...

So a minute's silence? Far too late for that...but I would dearly love to know what its eventual fate was. 

[theredx19]

Kev you are best remembering it in its hay day

[markwilliams131]

you should ring the post office and find out what happened 2 it

[gerafiori]

if you have any garda friends get him to search on the pulse system
see is it registered to anyone, that be a start

[kev131]

Thanks for the suggestions guys.

I have asked a Garda to check on the last known address (in Co Mayo) and sent off a letter - Unfortunately the address no longer exists and my letter was returned. I spoke with a guy who is big into the classic car scene in that county and he was not aware of the car - he promised to make to some enquiries but I never heard any more.

Sid131 thinks the car rings a bell with him in his 'hood but if he is right it was crashed and written off years ago!! 

[markwilliams131]

my mate is a garda and is running the reg  tommorow
we will see if it maches the name and address you have kev

[sport fan]

hi Kev you can contact your local tax office  by letter and
for a small fee ( this is ireland) and tell them you were a
previous owner giving dates and see what happens. I  tried
this once looking for a 127 sport I had  and they told me the car
was never registered in Kerry where I was living when I owned
it but  you gotta try

[markwilliams131]

no joy kev  wasnt on the system   

[kev131]

Hey Mark - Many thanks for trying anyway - I appreciate the effort mate!?

Didn't know that they actually dropped off - Maybe after a certain period of non taxation there is an automatic deletion..??

[markwilliams131]

thats more or les the way it works kev
but leave it with me iv another idea

[kev131]

Found another picture.



At first glance this is "just" a picture of one of my younger sisters on her way to a Debutante ball with her beau but if you look in the background you can see our black 131 Sport with the beige/light brown wheel arch and the matching seat belt and brown velvet seat coverings. That's an Elm Motors sticker in the rear window where the car was bought - They still use the same sticker 30+ years later and are now once again the local Fiat dealer.