Spotted Ordinary Abandoned Vehicles
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From the left we have a white RR Silver Cloud, V70, 2 x RR Silver Shadows, then the XJ-S and the scruffy XKs. On the right is a red Lexus and another Shadow The Shadow on the right has been there for about 3 years, the ones on the left a bit longer. The others come and go. There's a Merc CLK banger rally special parked in one of the drives by the Cloud.
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@51.6235908,-0.25212...
Dapster said:
From the left we have a white RR Silver Cloud, V70, 2 x RR Silver Shadows, then the XJ-S and the scruffy XKs. On the right is a red Lexus and another Shadow The Shadow on the right has been there for about 3 years, the ones on the left a bit longer. The others come and go. There's a Merc CLK banger rally special parked in one of the drives by the Cloud.
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@51.6235908,-0.25212...
CivicDuties said:
Dapster said:
From the left we have a white RR Silver Cloud, V70, 2 x RR Silver Shadows, then the XJ-S and the scruffy XKs. On the right is a red Lexus and another Shadow The Shadow on the right has been there for about 3 years, the ones on the left a bit longer. The others come and go. There's a Merc CLK banger rally special parked in one of the drives by the Cloud.
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@51.6235908,-0.25212...
I have 2 neighbours like this, its like they dont think ...
CivicDuties said:
Dapster said:
From the left we have a white RR Silver Cloud, V70, 2 x RR Silver Shadows, then the XJ-S and the scruffy XKs. On the right is a red Lexus and another Shadow The Shadow on the right has been there for about 3 years, the ones on the left a bit longer. The others come and go. There's a Merc CLK banger rally special parked in one of the drives by the Cloud.
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@51.6235908,-0.25212...
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@51.6239068,-0.25285...
If you change the date you can see an assortment of cars over time.
tomsugden said:
CivicDuties said:
Dapster said:
From the left we have a white RR Silver Cloud, V70, 2 x RR Silver Shadows, then the XJ-S and the scruffy XKs. On the right is a red Lexus and another Shadow The Shadow on the right has been there for about 3 years, the ones on the left a bit longer. The others come and go. There's a Merc CLK banger rally special parked in one of the drives by the Cloud.
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@51.6235908,-0.25212...
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@51.6239068,-0.25285...
If you change the date you can see an assortment of cars over time.
king appalling, to be suffering someone else’s hoardingA bit of a cheat as I have kind of posted these before, albeit in the distance through a fence.
For reasons too boring to relate, I found myself at Bergerac Airport this morning an hour before the terminal opened. I decided to use the time to investigate more closely these two old crocks that have been in the outer reaches of the long-stay car park for as long as I have been using Bergerac Perigourd Airport (11 years). In the past I have just seen them in the distance but today I investigated.
I should say that the car park is full of UK or UK origin and Dutch or Dutch origin cars that are clearly left here over the winter (the seasonaire rate is €200 so, as long as the battery holds its charge, probably cheaper than a taxi to and from your holiday home). These cars have crusty brake discs, lots of dust but have not been long out of use. Lots of old estate cars & 4x4s and convertibles as well as the odd Golf. Some have been locally registered but most still on UK/Dutch plates - plenty showing up as SORN and no MOT, which is a bit naughty.
Up close, these two really are going home. The Jaguar is rusty in all the usual places and the sunroof is absolutely shot. Last taxed in 2009 and, looking at it I could well believe that it has been there since then. The Mercedes is in fractionally better condition but is still never going to see the road again. Not least because it's a pov spec 220. The Dordogne sun has come for the lacquer coat on both of them and they are both peeling like a sunburnt scouse plumber after a stag weekend in Magaluf
For reasons too boring to relate, I found myself at Bergerac Airport this morning an hour before the terminal opened. I decided to use the time to investigate more closely these two old crocks that have been in the outer reaches of the long-stay car park for as long as I have been using Bergerac Perigourd Airport (11 years). In the past I have just seen them in the distance but today I investigated.
I should say that the car park is full of UK or UK origin and Dutch or Dutch origin cars that are clearly left here over the winter (the seasonaire rate is €200 so, as long as the battery holds its charge, probably cheaper than a taxi to and from your holiday home). These cars have crusty brake discs, lots of dust but have not been long out of use. Lots of old estate cars & 4x4s and convertibles as well as the odd Golf. Some have been locally registered but most still on UK/Dutch plates - plenty showing up as SORN and no MOT, which is a bit naughty.
Up close, these two really are going home. The Jaguar is rusty in all the usual places and the sunroof is absolutely shot. Last taxed in 2009 and, looking at it I could well believe that it has been there since then. The Mercedes is in fractionally better condition but is still never going to see the road again. Not least because it's a pov spec 220. The Dordogne sun has come for the lacquer coat on both of them and they are both peeling like a sunburnt scouse plumber after a stag weekend in Magaluf
ClaphamGT3 said:
V12 XJ40 on those cross spoke wheels looks absolutely the business. Far better now than back when it was new actually - it looked dated and fussy compared to the imposing W140 S Class and superbly well proportioned E32 7 series. But look how cool it looks now! I had a friend who's father was main board for a FTSE100 back in the day and had a V12 XJ40 in dark red metallic as a company smoker - I drove it a couple of times - it really was magnificent. The engine was almost silent and the thrust was eye opening. As was the thirst as you can imagine. Single digit MPG was easily possible.
The Merc is a new battery, oil change, new tyres and a wash 'n vac away from another 200,000 miles! They rust for fun so being left in the baking dry heat has probably bought it some time.
Edited by Dapster on Monday 3rd June 10:31
ClaphamGT3 said:
A bit of a cheat as I have kind of posted these before, albeit in the distance through a fence.
For reasons too boring to relate, I found myself at Bergerac Airport this morning an hour before the terminal opened. I decided to use the time to investigate more closely these two old crocks that have been in the outer reaches of the long-stay car park for as long as I have been using Bergerac Perigourd Airport (11 years). In the past I have just seen them in the distance but today I investigated.
I should say that the car park is full of UK or UK origin and Dutch or Dutch origin cars that are clearly left here over the winter (the seasonaire rate is €200 so, as long as the battery holds its charge, probably cheaper than a taxi to and from your holiday home). These cars have crusty brake discs, lots of dust but have not been long out of use. Lots of old estate cars & 4x4s and convertibles as well as the odd Golf. Some have been locally registered but most still on UK/Dutch plates - plenty showing up as SORN and no MOT, which is a bit naughty.
Up close, these two really are going home. The Jaguar is rusty in all the usual places and the sunroof is absolutely shot. Last taxed in 2009 and, looking at it I could well believe that it has been there since then. The Mercedes is in fractionally better condition but is still never going to see the road again. Not least because it's a pov spec 220. The Dordogne sun has come for the lacquer coat on both of them and they are both peeling like a sunburnt scouse plumber after a stag weekend in Magaluf
Intrestingly, the Jag had a new log book issued last month?!For reasons too boring to relate, I found myself at Bergerac Airport this morning an hour before the terminal opened. I decided to use the time to investigate more closely these two old crocks that have been in the outer reaches of the long-stay car park for as long as I have been using Bergerac Perigourd Airport (11 years). In the past I have just seen them in the distance but today I investigated.
I should say that the car park is full of UK or UK origin and Dutch or Dutch origin cars that are clearly left here over the winter (the seasonaire rate is €200 so, as long as the battery holds its charge, probably cheaper than a taxi to and from your holiday home). These cars have crusty brake discs, lots of dust but have not been long out of use. Lots of old estate cars & 4x4s and convertibles as well as the odd Golf. Some have been locally registered but most still on UK/Dutch plates - plenty showing up as SORN and no MOT, which is a bit naughty.
Up close, these two really are going home. The Jaguar is rusty in all the usual places and the sunroof is absolutely shot. Last taxed in 2009 and, looking at it I could well believe that it has been there since then. The Mercedes is in fractionally better condition but is still never going to see the road again. Not least because it's a pov spec 220. The Dordogne sun has come for the lacquer coat on both of them and they are both peeling like a sunburnt scouse plumber after a stag weekend in Magaluf
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