Classics left to die/rotting pics - Vol 2

[JumboBeef]

andyps said:

XJS-C - is it the first gen convertible with the targa type roof?

I thought the headlights look too "frog eyed" for an XJS (but I'm no expert).

[everyeggabird]

Iva Barchetta said:

Tried to check the car out but I think the first digit has fallen off the plate....LOL

I then tried all possible digits and it didn't work.

Edited by Iva Barchetta on Saturday 13th February 20:04

It has stayed local, plate is Stockport up to 1974. Photo was taken North Manchester area.

[samj2014]

Harry3099 said:

Does anybody know of any interesting yards of rotting classics anywhere near the midlands? Or at least just a few rotting classics in one place?
I am currently doing an A-Level art project studying abandoned cars and I need to photograph some to work from
Thanks guys!!

RAF Folkingham? Over towards Lincolnshire way - old RAF base covered in rotting vehicles. More heavy machinery than cars though.

[V8 TVR]

Photo taken in Staplehurst Kent some time ago. Possibly not a classic whatever it is!

[hidetheelephants]

M35 tipper variant, whatever that is; in production from 1950 to 1999 according to wiki.

[nicanary]

hidetheelephants said:

M35 tipper variant, whatever that is; in production from 1950 to 1999 according to wiki.

Made by REO, who later went on to be a popular beat combo.

[V8 TVR]

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The Panther is parked near to the tipper shown in my previous post.

[mikey77]

V8 TVR said:

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The Panther is parked near to the tipper shown in my previous post.

I'd rather have the shed...

[Hooli]

V8 TVR said:

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The Panther is parked near to the tipper shown in my previous post.

Should have some parts to save an Escort or Sierra.

[nicanary]

Hooli said:

V8 TVR said:

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The Panther is parked near to the tipper shown in my previous post.

Should have some parts to save an Escort or Sierra.

Weren't they Magnum-powered? I know the doors and screen came from the MG Midget.

[Roy C]

nicanary said:

Hooli said:

V8 TVR said:

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The Panther is parked near to the tipper shown in my previous post.

Should have some parts to save an Escort or Sierra.

Weren't they Magnum-powered? I know the doors and screen came from the MG Midget.

The Panther Lima was the Vauxhall-based car, mostly Magnum engines.
This is a 1984 Panther Kallista, the later Ford-based version, with a V6 2.8 engine.
DVLA says Tax due 29 November 1996, so it's been "resting" a while.

[Iva Barchetta]

29th November ?...^^^^^^.

What happened to the 30th ?....

[Robin Hood]

Iva Barchetta said:

29th November ?...^^^^^^.

What happened to the 30th ?....

Unexpired tax cashed in on 29th, just prior to the month end obviously.

[Roy C]

Iva Barchetta said:

29th November ?...^^^^^^.

What happened to the 30th ?....

That's what the DVLA say. Of course it's possible that some of their data could be inaccurate....

[DickyC]

The Crack Fox said:

Something odd I found decaying in the Mojave desert:

Is that the exact place where the hippy dream ended?

[gforceg]

DickyC said:

The Crack Fox said:

Something odd I found decaying in the Mojave desert:

Is that the exact place where the hippy dream ended?

No, maaaan, that's just where it stopped rollin'.

[RanchoGrande]

A Fiat of some description happily wasting away in a west London industrial estate.

[hidetheelephants]

Gold bullion/dead body in the boot or no engine in the front?

[RanchoGrande]

hidetheelephants said:

Gold bullion/dead body in the boot or no engine in the front?

It has a dodgy vibe around there so it could be something in the boot

[hidetheelephants]

It's a 130 coupe BTW.