Classics left to die/rotting pics - Vol 2
Discussion
BeastieBoy73 said:
Wonder when it went from being a cherished car to becoming a "shelf".
In my experience these things just happen. My coveted Budweiser fridge has been in the garage for twelve years. I used it religiously for six or seven years for garage beer and as the Christmas overflow chiller. Despite still working if I plug it in, it's now a shelf.
RichB said:
Sdaly, it will almost certainly never get done. 
Don't say that! We must encourage him. Something he said reminded me of a story.(Everything reminds you of a story. That's true.) He told me the worm and peg steering was poor on the TR2 and it reminded me of a story a colleague told me years ago. He bought a left hand drive TR3 and over a winter converted it to right hand drive in his garage. On the day of the unveiling, he drove it out of his garage and turned left. The car turned right. He'd used the original steering box and just moved it to the other side with the steering column.
"What did you do?"
"Pushed it back into the garage and didn't look at it for three months."
Did he say when he last drove it? Presumably the chassis will need work - be a shame to do a concours job on it. Might it get an MOT with basic work, clutch, brakes etc? It probably wouldn't polish up too badly!
Edit: not that it needs an MOT!
Edit: not that it needs an MOT!
Edited by uk66fastback on Thursday 20th October 00:54
DickyC said:
BeastieBoy73 said:
Wonder when it went from being a cherished car to becoming a "shelf".
In my experience these things just happen. My coveted Budweiser fridge has been in the garage for twelve years. I used it religiously for six or seven years for garage beer and as the Christmas overflow chiller. Despite still working if I plug it in, it's now a shelf.BeastieBoy73 said:
Wonder when it went from being a cherished car to becoming a "shelf".
Hmm, I've a car in the garage (restored and still in very good condition but not currently MOTd) which hasn't turned a wheel for well over a year now. I simply haven't had time to get it out, get it MOTd, and use it. It's not (to me) an everyday car. But if I don't get it out and running soon, I can sort of see how these things can get buried in a garage/barn (mine is under a cover, but on top of that is a myriad of carefully-placed articles) and then by the time you get to it, it's massively deteriorated Edited by BeastieBoy73 on Wednesday 19th October 19:29
DickyC said:
On reflection it might have been a TR4 and he turned the steering rack over.
Never let facts spoil a good story.
I've heard that story somewhere before and I reckon it's nonsense.Never let facts spoil a good story.
You spend all that time working on the car including changing the steering over and at no time after fitting the rack/box do you give the steering wheel a wiggle to see if everything is connected and free-turning! Yeah, right.
Johnspex said:
I've heard that story somewhere before and I reckon it's nonsense.
You spend all that time working on the car including changing the steering over and at no time after fitting the rack/box do you give the steering wheel a wiggle to see if everything is connected and free-turning! Yeah, right.
I'll call him and question him closely.You spend all that time working on the car including changing the steering over and at no time after fitting the rack/box do you give the steering wheel a wiggle to see if everything is connected and free-turning! Yeah, right.
If I can find his number. If he's still alive. All these things. Nice guy; played his guitar at lunchtime, owned a Willys Jeep. We went mob-handed to Knebworth to see Led Zeppelin when Chas'n'Dave opened for them. Yes, I'll call him. There is much to discuss.
M3DGE said:
Roy C said:
V8Sully said:
This had been at the end of a driveway for a good amount of years. I was very lucky that it rolled after being fitted with different wheels.
I had to reverse up this narrow driveway to winch it onto the back of my truck.
The new owner didn't know exactly what it was although it appears to be a 50's fibreglass special based on BMC mechanicals.
Cheers
Dave
A Turner Sports, like this oneI had to reverse up this narrow driveway to winch it onto the back of my truck.
The new owner didn't know exactly what it was although it appears to be a 50's fibreglass special based on BMC mechanicals.
Cheers
Dave
Edited by Roy C on Tuesday 6th September 21:11
Vehicle details
Vehicle make TURNER Date of first registration 21 April 1960 Year of manufacture 1960 Cylinder capacity (cc) 948cc CO₂Emissions Not available Fuel type PETROL Export marker No Vehicle status Not taxed Vehicle colour GREEN Vehicle type approval Not available Wheelplan 2 AXLE RIGID BODY
MikeE said:
Don't know if this has been posted before but saw this today, what's a 1981 flat nose 911 turbo worth??
If you go back to the OP of volume 1,it was possibly this car that inspired the thread.She didn't actually post the pic of it but used a pic of a red flachbau
to Start us off.
ETA....you also come from the same area as the OP.
Edited by Iva Barchetta on Saturday 29th October 18:48
Iva Barchetta said:
MikeE said:
Don't know if this has been posted before but saw this today, what's a 1981 flat nose 911 turbo worth??
If you go back to the OP of volume 1,it was possibly this car that inspired the thread.She didn't actually post the pic of it but used a pic of a red flachbau
to Start us off.
ETA....you also come from the same area as the OP.
Edited by Iva Barchetta on Saturday 29th October 18:48
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