Classics left to die/rotting pics - Vol 2
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Turbobanana said:
skwdenyer said:
This turned up on Facebook. Link to the reel (short video) here: https://www.facebook.com/reel/1087510749130680?fs=...
I didn’t know there were any outside of captivity
I "dread" to think how long that's been there...I didn’t know there were any outside of captivity
https://www.landrovercentre.com/product/npk63p/
The advert isn't dated, but the dealers also put an entry on Pinterest (of all things) about it being for sale in late 2015.
Since then, various Reddit threads on the subject describe the vehicle as being parked in the garden of a 'strange house' in the evocatively named Mauldeth Road in Greater Manchester:
https://www.reddit.com/r/manchester/comments/9y984...
The latest thing on Reddit is dated 2023, implying that the CityCab is still there. The video posted here shows it in the same location. The owner of the Mauldeth Road house is described somewhere as a 'Judge Dredd Fanatic'.
I've seen one of those things in real life, too - it made an appearance at a fun day in Essex at some point in the nineties. I assume the purpose was to promote the film, but I can't really remember.
Missy Charm said:
Turbobanana said:
skwdenyer said:
This turned up on Facebook. Link to the reel (short video) here: https://www.facebook.com/reel/1087510749130680?fs=...
I didn’t know there were any outside of captivity
I "dread" to think how long that's been there...I didn’t know there were any outside of captivity
https://www.landrovercentre.com/product/npk63p/
The advert isn't dated, but the dealers also put an entry on Pinterest (of all things) about it being for sale in late 2015.
Since then, various Reddit threads on the subject describe the vehicle as being parked in the garden of a 'strange house' in the evocatively named Mauldeth Road in Greater Manchester:
https://www.reddit.com/r/manchester/comments/9y984...
The latest thing on Reddit is dated 2023, implying that the CityCab is still there. The video posted here shows it in the same location. The owner of the Mauldeth Road house is described somewhere as a 'Judge Dredd Fanatic'.
I've seen one of those things in real life, too - it made an appearance at a fun day in Essex at some point in the nineties. I assume the purpose was to promote the film, but I can't really remember.
For those with an interest, this link is interesting http://www.bubblemania.fr/en/truck-sci-fi-camion-b... and contains an earlier photo of the same beast with something else I don’t recognise alongside it!
Edited by skwdenyer on Wednesday 27th March 17:18
skwdenyer said:
Missy Charm said:
Turbobanana said:
skwdenyer said:
This turned up on Facebook. Link to the reel (short video) here: https://www.facebook.com/reel/1087510749130680?fs=...
I didn’t know there were any outside of captivity
I "dread" to think how long that's been there...I didn’t know there were any outside of captivity
https://www.landrovercentre.com/product/npk63p/
The advert isn't dated, but the dealers also put an entry on Pinterest (of all things) about it being for sale in late 2015.
Since then, various Reddit threads on the subject describe the vehicle as being parked in the garden of a 'strange house' in the evocatively named Mauldeth Road in Greater Manchester:
https://www.reddit.com/r/manchester/comments/9y984...
The latest thing on Reddit is dated 2023, implying that the CityCab is still there. The video posted here shows it in the same location. The owner of the Mauldeth Road house is described somewhere as a 'Judge Dredd Fanatic'.
I've seen one of those things in real life, too - it made an appearance at a fun day in Essex at some point in the nineties. I assume the purpose was to promote the film, but I can't really remember.
For those with an interest, this link is interesting http://www.bubblemania.fr/en/truck-sci-fi-camion-b... and contains an earlier photo of the same beast with something else I don’t recognise alongside it!
Edited by skwdenyer on Wednesday 27th March 17:18
skwdenyer said:
Interesting. On the plus side, as a simple rebody of a 101FC, presumably there’s no impediment to road use?
For those with an interest, this link is interesting http://www.bubblemania.fr/en/truck-sci-fi-camion-b... and contains an earlier photo of the same beast with something else I don’t recognise alongside it!
Aha. The vehicle on the left is referred to in one of the Reddit discussions without being pictured. Apparently it's a Saracen armoured car that was modified for the same Judge Dredd film as the CityCar - a natural companion, if you like. Apparently the Saracen disappeared some time ago. For those with an interest, this link is interesting http://www.bubblemania.fr/en/truck-sci-fi-camion-b... and contains an earlier photo of the same beast with something else I don’t recognise alongside it!
Edited by skwdenyer on Wednesday 27th March 17:18
Some time back I posted some pics of a couple of Peugeot 205's that were left to rot.
They are now for sale.
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/41811711...
They are now for sale.
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/41811711...
TonyRPH said:
Some time back I posted some pics of a couple of Peugeot 205's that were left to rot.
They are now for sale.
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/41811711...
I valued some of that site (Colne?) around 6-7 years ago and remember them left rotting then. They are now for sale.
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/41811711...
Given that loads of bits had been cut out as repair sections for other cars I doubt there’s any chance of restoration.
soxboy said:
I valued some of that site (Colne?) around 6-7 years ago and remember them left rotting then.
Given that loads of bits had been cut out as repair sections for other cars I doubt there’s any chance of restoration.
It is indeed Colne. The last time I drove past there were three of them there - I wonder if the 'missing' one is much worse than the others?Given that loads of bits had been cut out as repair sections for other cars I doubt there’s any chance of restoration.
Google maps link
skwdenyer said:
I didn’t know there were any outside of captivity
This one, used for a tool promo video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIxaMIIa6_8
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