Classics left to die/rotting pics - Vol 2

[JimmyJam]

Sorry about the images! Here's another

Fastdruid said:

Mercky said:

Fastdruid said:

JimmyJam said:

Honda CD175?

Honda?? are you on drugs? its an early 50s AJS 500 Model 18

In my defence the "quoted" picture was the only one that worked and the forks, front end and shocks look identical to the Honda CD.

It is obviously wrong however so I shall go self-flagellate myself forthwith.

[AMG Merc]

A quick dab of hammerite will arrest that rust.

[hidetheelephants]

JimmyJam said:

This pic makes the identification obvious, the fat 'jampot' suspension units were a unique AJS thing.

[mikey77]

Strela said:

This hasn't done any weddings for a while.

Good

[jamesr321]

Found this in the undergrowth, anyone know what it is?

[hidetheelephants]

The wing looks vaguely Riley RME/RMA like but there's not much to go on with the grille missing.

[Spudgun Heskey]

Not a classic in most peoples eyes, but I came across this poor MG Metro near Weston Park in Shropshire.
Looks like some ones pride & joy & looks to have been stolen & torched.
All the work to keep it on the road & judging by the alloys it has been cherished.
I may be wrong & it could have combusted accidentally, but where it was looks unlikely.......
Anybody in the Shropshire/Staffordshire area missing one of these?.

[generationx]

With those wheels it looks like an MG Turbo - maybe it self-combusted. It seems like the bonnet has been forced open, very much what the fire brigade would do in these circumstances (trust me, I know ). Not the greatest car ever but still a shame.

[Gunk]

uk66fastback said:

Originally a Northampton car, probably supplied by Wadham Stringer on the Wellingborough Road

[Plinth]

jamesr321 said:

Found this in the undergrowth, anyone know what it is?

I reckon hidethelephants is correct - Riley RME.
Several cars of the period had the lip around the edge of the front wings and the faired in headlamp pods (Morris Twelve Series 2 etc).
But the banana shaped sidelight on the wing top say Riley RME to me - although a lot of RME's have different sidelights....

[uk66fastback]

Gunk said:

uk66fastback said:

Originally a Northampton car, probably supplied by Wadham Stringer on the Wellingborough Road

Been past that location a few times since - it has gone. Hopefully saved by someone.

[shakotan]

exitwound said:

mikey77 said:

I know France is France and this sort of thing isn't uncommon but this is a field behind a workshop about ten minutes from where I live. There are some interesting Opels I couldn't get close to and, unbelievably, an intact 1950s Limoges trolleybus. Goodness knows how or why it got there. First car I ever drove, a Simca Aronde...

Always thought a Traction-Avant would make a great hotrod with the '34 Ford look and it being low and wide. Adapt an L98 Corvette frame and running gear and you have a blisteringly fast hotrod that handles and stops with 35+mpg..

There's been a few rodded Traction-Avants, but their proportions are a bit 'off', they are too long, wide and flat to pull off the look, plus the sill line makes it look like they are bending in the middle.





This is probably the best effort I've seen.

[shakotan]

4rephill said:

Jonmx said:

lucido grigio said:

When looking at the Sherpa listing ,this was in the "other stuff"

He seems to have 4 of them....

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/DAIHATSU-COMPACT-FIRE-EN...

That is...erm...a bit special.

If you've ever seen some of the side streets in Japan then you'd understand the need for the them!

They also have these on some of the smaller islands in Hong Kong which don't have any cars on.

[CAPP0]

exitwound said:

Always thought a Traction-Avant would make a great hotrod with the '34 Ford look and it being low and wide. Adapt an L98 Corvette frame and running gear and you have a blisteringly fast hotrod that handles and stops with 35+mpg..

When I read that and before I clicked this:

gobuddygo said:

A bit like this one?

Traction Avant

I thought I was about to go insane with want, but actually no. I'd prefer an original Light 15 tbh.

[TorqueDirty]

Found this old boy languishing in a hillside village in Paxos last year.

Who says the 911 shape has not evolved over the years!



This was behind it:-

Edited by TorqueDirty on Wednesday 5th April 08:11

[V41LEY]

Strela said:

This hasn't done any weddings for a while.

That looks like a still from Star Wars

[CAPP0]

V41LEY said:

Strela said:

This hasn't done any weddings for a while.

That looks like a still from Star Wars Homeland!

[droopsnoot]

V41LEY said:

Strela said:

This hasn't done any weddings for a while.

That looks like a still from Star Wars

I was just thinking "Sorry about the bag, didn't have time to shave."

[ST150HB]

This was the picture I took of the Defender:
Would love to rescue it but it seems quite far gone for my amateur mechanics!

[sim16v]

They are really basic so even a basic mechanic could cope!

If not, if you can, put me in touch with the owner, I'd take it on