Classics left to die/rotting pics - Vol 2

[woodytype S]

austin said:

Spotted yesterday in East Sussex.

A sort of lovely picture

[DickyC]

hidetheelephants said:

DickyC said:

At the time, when there were engine maladies, a popular conversion was to fit the V4 engine from the Corsair.

Replacing an engine smoother than Brian Ferry in a a velvet smoking jacket with one that outvibrates a tumbledrier filled with breezeblocks was never going to be anything other than an act of poverty or desperation.

Oh, you do exaggerate. They were no more than half breeze blocks.

[exitwound]

DickyC said:

Cosmic alloys on the NSU! Great wheel in 6"x10" on a Mini!

[Mercky]

hidetheelephants said:

Replacing an engine smoother than Brian Ferry in a velvet smoking jacket with one that outvibrates a tumbledrier filled with breezeblocks was never going to be anything other than an act of poverty or desperation.

Edited by hidetheelephants on Wednesday 4th May 17:55

I had a 2000 GT V4 Capri once and I thought it was alright really and quite fast. I havent driven an NSU, but I have driven a Mazda RX8 and I wasnt impressed with the rotary engine, it had to be screwed all the time to extract any power, at low revs it was gutless.

[Remagel2507]

GT6 Jonsey said:

Couple if modern but rare beasts settling in a car dealers garden I recently visited

What a shame, a car like that defo needs saving. Do you know if the dealer is selling it or keeping it? and could you provide any details of said dealer if possible please?

[exitwound]

Wow! Some excellent stuff there, thanks for posting that..

That Escort sans roof works for me!

[hidetheelephants]

exitwound said:

Wow! Some excellent stuff there, thanks for posting that..

That Escort sans roof works for me!

Particularly enjoying the bonnet mascot thing and the fact the front tyres are wider than the rears.

[BenWRXSEi]

Strela said:

Extra points for the Toyota Racing Developments sun-strip

[MadDad]

Strela said:

If this were in the UK it would be soon to appear on eBay for £30,000,0000.....

[sim16v]

[E24man]

E32's are so rare now that seeing two is like winning at bingo.

[DickyC]

MadDad said:

Strela said:

If this were in the UK it would be soon to appear on eBay for £30,000,0000.....

No time wasters.

[sim16v]

E24man said:

E32's are so rare now that seeing two is like winning at bingo.

I'm quite pleased, but they do need a bit of work!

The first one, a 735i, started and ran, but then leaked fuel and cut out, so had to be winched on to the trailer.



The second one, a 740i

started and ran, managing to drive out of the garage, but then cut out and won't re start

A bit of T cut and it'll be alright!

[dav123a]

Nice , were they parked up for a while ?

[1173russ]

sim16v said:

E24man said:

E32's are so rare now that seeing two is like winning at bingo.

I'm quite pleased, but they do need a bit of work!

The first one, a 735i, started and ran, but then leaked fuel and cut out, so had to be winched on to the trailer.



The second one, a 740i

started and ran, managing to drive out of the garage, but then cut out and won't re start

A bit of T cut and it'll be alright!

Excellent find
Lets see the pics after a clean.

[sim16v]

740 looks a lot better now



Still needs plenty of things doing, but the list is getting shorter.

[Fermit The Krog and Sarah Sexy]

Remagel2507 said:

GT6 Jonsey said:

Couple if modern but rare beasts settling in a car dealers garden I recently visited

What a shame, a car like that defo needs saving. Do you know if the dealer is selling it or keeping it? and could you provide any details of said dealer if possible please?

Plus 1 (pops off to eBay to see what series 1 S8's go for )

[S3_Graham]

Fermit The Krog and Sarah Sexy said:

Remagel2507 said:

GT6 Jonsey said:

Couple if modern but rare beasts settling in a car dealers garden I recently visited

What a shame, a car like that defo needs saving. Do you know if the dealer is selling it or keeping it? and could you provide any details of said dealer if possible please?

Plus 1 (pops off to eBay to see what series 1 S8's go for )

X plate means facelift doesnt it? They are worth surprisingly little so 'saving' one its not financially viable sadly. You can pick a decent one up for £2500...

[Blakeatron]

Working in an amazing house and these sre in the neighbours garden! Surely some of the bits on the ambulance are worth something - lights, trims etc? Hard to tell without being very nosey but appears to have some hits in the back too

[M3DGE]

Bedford CF - my Dad worked on these as a mechanic at Kent Ambulance Service in the 80s. Unusual to see them with lights still attached, they were usually stripped out before going to auction and generally ending up as very poor camper vans!