Classics left to die/rotting pics
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JumboBeef said:
Far more rare than that - I reckon it's a Lagonda 3-litre.nicanary said:
JumboBeef said:
Far more rare than that - I reckon it's a Lagonda 3-litre.
Matches this perfectly.
FourWheelDrift said:
nicanary said:
JumboBeef said:
Far more rare than that - I reckon it's a Lagonda 3-litre.Matches this perfectly.
ClassicMotorNut said:
McClure said:
MarkwG said:
Looks like a peanut to me...Austin A35?
Yeah, that looks about right. I'll stop and try and get a better photo over the weekend.JumboBeef said:
FourWheelDrift said:
nicanary said:
JumboBeef said:
Far more rare than that - I reckon it's a Lagonda 3-litre.Matches this perfectly.
ATTAK Z said:
ClassicMotorNut said:
McClure said:
MarkwG said:
Looks like a peanut to me...Austin A35?
Yeah, that looks about right. I'll stop and try and get a better photo over the weekend.
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Fane said:
mehere said:
yes, but also issued as 'age-related' to those to which there isn't or hasn't been a number - eg:- imported or a car made up from parts.
Except that they ran out of SV some while ago - they use BF currently... (!)
Yep. We've got two "SV" cars and a "DS", which iirc was before SV. I saw a 4.5 litre Bentley on a "BF" plate at Silverstone at the weekend. Just looked.... wrong.Except that they ran out of SV some while ago - they use BF currently... (!)
There are loads of spare 'three letter foward' plates for slightly later vehicles; ASV to YSV, CSU to YSU and BSK to YSK are Scottish examples, and also some Welsh plates (such as KFF).
If a car was re-registered before the mid-70s they tended to just use a current plate, so you get some real oddities - although I think DVLA will re-allocate an age related plate if you ask them nicely. The plates are non-transferable, so can't be sold on.
^ Interesting for the numberplates.
I am researching cars around 1959 to 1961, at a time where it seems there was a lot of overlapping of styles for instance, the format ABC123 was the norm, but you could have also got 123ABC, although possibly not as common as the former, and then the 'new style' being introduced 1234AB where more common letters had reach their end. It makes it a time where it is difficult to date car accurately.
PS move if required so thread doesn't get hijacked.
I am researching cars around 1959 to 1961, at a time where it seems there was a lot of overlapping of styles for instance, the format ABC123 was the norm, but you could have also got 123ABC, although possibly not as common as the former, and then the 'new style' being introduced 1234AB where more common letters had reach their end. It makes it a time where it is difficult to date car accurately.
PS move if required so thread doesn't get hijacked.
r11co said:
iva cosworth said:
These 2 look a bit neglected
Started at Marina di Pisa and finished at Cecina where i think these cars were parked on an
industrial estate just outside the town.
Here's the whole story if interested
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...
alpinemauve said:
^ Interesting for the numberplates.
I am researching cars around 1959 to 1961, at a time where it seems there was a lot of overlapping of styles for instance, the format ABC123 was the norm, but you could have also got 123ABC, although possibly not as common as the former, and then the 'new style' being introduced 1234AB where more common letters had reach their end. It makes it a time where it is difficult to date car accurately.
PS move if required so thread doesn't get hijacked.
I'll stay here for now, but agree let's start a new thread if others are interested.I am researching cars around 1959 to 1961, at a time where it seems there was a lot of overlapping of styles for instance, the format ABC123 was the norm, but you could have also got 123ABC, although possibly not as common as the former, and then the 'new style' being introduced 1234AB where more common letters had reach their end. It makes it a time where it is difficult to date car accurately.
PS move if required so thread doesn't get hijacked.
It's essentially all about the rate of registrations varying between authorities. By 1964 when the final authorities converted to suffix plates, there were actually 5 formats all in use simultaneously. Nine very rural areas had not exhausted their original 'two letter forward' issues from 1904. Many authorities away from the cities were still issuing 'three letter forwards', which had started in 1932. Many cities were issuing 'three letters reversed' - this had started in 1953; but these were also running out, so in the late 50s some authorities started issuing 'two letter reverse' and also a few issued 'one letter reverse' - 1000 E was the first, issued in 1953; D, F, H, N, R, U and W were also issued reversed.
There are publications and sites where you can find at least the dates between when any combination was issued - PM me if you have any specific requests!
IMHO the 'left to die' one is A35 and the restored one is A30. Regardless of the painted or chrome thing, the 35 has a bigger grille. I believe it's the 30 which has the plated grille, the 35 has a painted one with a chrome surround. The surround is all that's left on the rotting car anyway.
williamp said:
Unlikely. THe engine would have gone into a racing Db2/4 like most of the othr sacrificial lagondas, leaving only the shell. They are always on ebay etc but who wants an incmplete car?
It would be quite cool to drop an LS1 or similar into one, sort out the suspension etc fit cool alloys52classic said:
IMHO the 'left to die' one is A35 and the restored one is A30. Regardless of the painted or chrome thing, the 35 has a bigger grille. I believe it's the 30 which has the plated grille, the 35 has a painted one with a chrome surround. The surround is all that's left on the rotting car anyway.
Bugger, you're right. I spent all that time getting the grilles the wrong way round.ClassicMotorNut said:
52classic said:
IMHO the 'left to die' one is A35 and the restored one is A30. Regardless of the painted or chrome thing, the 35 has a bigger grille. I believe it's the 30 which has the plated grille, the 35 has a painted one with a chrome surround. The surround is all that's left on the rotting car anyway.
Bugger, you're right. I spent all that time getting the grilles the wrong way round.Gassing Station | Classic Cars and Yesterday's Heroes | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff