Classics left to die/rotting pics

[phillpot]

FailHere said:

There's one similar to that laid up on a driveway down the road from me, I've been passing it for the last six years and it has never moved. I keep meaning to stop and knock the door and ask about it, but daren't in case I end up buying it.

So tell some one else where it is, they can offer to buy it and save you the dilemma

[shakotan]

Hooli said:

Cliftonite said:

DickyC said:

And that is very often the end of them.

Always! The rear end!

Not always, there is a rarer 'bullnose' where people loose 6" or so off the front to reduce overhangs too.

That RR appears to be bullnosed too.

[Hooli]

shakotan said:

Hooli said:

Cliftonite said:

DickyC said:

And that is very often the end of them.

Always! The rear end!

Not always, there is a rarer 'bullnose' where people loose 6" or so off the front to reduce overhangs too.

That RR appears to be bullnosed too.

I think you're right, always helps to look at things on a PC rather than my phone.

[gforceg]

V41LEY said:

Ha! I've just noticed the creature on the bonnet. Is he guarding it?

[texaxile]

The Citroen doesn't look too "rotting" to be fair, I'd expect more sap and green stuff to be over the bonnet and brightwork if it had been there for any length of time.

Bloody good spot though,and I especially like the high security gate lock. They're getting desirable and commanding fairly high prices (the cars, not bits of blue ribbon).

[ClaphamGT3]

Although, according to the DVLA, it has been untaxed since 1996. May be owned by some weird Mr Trebus type who keeps it quite clean without actually using it

[zeb]

BOMBER123 said:

think its for sale too

'in original factory condition'

[iSore]

sim16v said:

He's probably 'going to do it up one day'.

[Kitchski]

texaxile said:

The Citroen doesn't look too "rotting" to be fair, I'd expect more sap and green stuff to be over the bonnet and brightwork if it had been there for any length of time.

I bet the sills and inner wings beg to differ

[sim16v]

iSore said:

sim16v said:

He's probably 'going to do it up one day'.

Nope, it was bought in near enough that condition for a few spares for the restoration project in the garage, and then left there as a garden ornament!

[Harry3099]

I know of this Jensen Interceptor, as far as I am aware it hasn't been moved in at least 5 years - looks okay in the photo but last time I saw it close up (A few years ago now) it had flat tyres and looked as though it was slowly being taken over by the elements. You can see it has been there a long time by looking at the stuff growing beneath it. I think it looks like a good restoration candidate since all the bodywork looks in okay condiditon.

[iva cosworth]

[richardgrace75]

Spotted a couple of weeks ago in Cumbria.

[SPT28]

V41LEY said:

There's also a solar panel on the roof so hopefully it's for the battery.

Doesn't look in that bad condition to be fair, if it was truly left to rot in that situation then I'd expect to see a lot more green algae on the windscreen, roof etc.

[Hammer67]

[MadDad]

Hammer67 said:

Those are about a mile from me, some other interesting 'big' stuff in the yard as well......

[TheAllSeeingPie]

What's that yellow truck? The doors and roof look like a LR Series but the rest looks BL era?

[STO]

TheAllSeeingPie said:

What's that yellow truck? The doors and roof look like a LR Series but the rest looks BL era?

It`s a forward control series 2, quite a rare beast well worth saving I`d have thought.

[greymrj]

BOMBER123 said:

think its for sale too

Damn shame, for this and the other TVR S mentioned, looks like they are going to be left to rot despite several of the S forum members expressing an interest. Very frustrating and very sad.

[TheAllSeeingPie]

STO said:

It`s a forward control series 2, quite a rare beast well worth saving I`d have thought.

Thanks! I'd heard about them but didn't recognise it.