Classics left to die/rotting pics

[iva cosworth]

I blew my screen up to 500% but can't work out what the car is behind the house.

[DickyC]

It's another pre-GTE Scimitar, I reckon.

[MarshPhantom]

RoverP6B said:

The Xantia was a significant cut above the Vectras, Mondeos etc - a really nice-looking, well-engineered car that, to be honest, handled better than my E46 318i and rode vastly better, had more kit and better seats for less money too. I would argue in favour of its being a modern classic.

My Dad had a couple of Xantias, both unreliable POSs in comparison with the two BXs he had prior to that. In fact after decades of French car ownership (Citroen/Renault) it was the Xantia that convinced him to get a Toyota, and he hasn't looked back.

[iva cosworth]

DickyC said:

It's another pre-GTE Scimitar, I reckon.

That's the obvious answer but all I got was blur so couldn't be sure.

[DickyC]

iva cosworth said:

DickyC said:

It's another pre-GTE Scimitar, I reckon.

That's the obvious answer but all I got was blur so couldn't be sure.

Or a Tatra 603.

Obviously.

[RoverP6B]

MarshPhantom said:

My Dad had a couple of Xantias, both unreliable POSs in comparison with the two BXs he had prior to that. In fact after decades of French car ownership (Citroen/Renault) it was the Xantia that convinced him to get a Toyota, and he hasn't looked back.

I tend to judge cars on what they're like when they're working properly. If they reward, I'm prepared to put up with more pain than most. I gave my Rover a new gearbox, and my E39 520i a new engine, when the existing units failed. Neither car was/is worth anything much, but their sentimental value to me makes it worth spending out on them. The Xantia was a car with personality and capability in equal measure, especially in V6 Activa form. Sure, they won't be as reliable as an Avensis - but if you buy an Avensis, you're then stuck with the reality that you're driving a bloody Avensis...

[alpha channel]

DickyC said:

It's another pre-GTE Scimitar, I reckon.

I'm afraid this is as good as it gets in the short time I played with it (click on it to get the bigger version), looks battered as hell.

[iva cosworth]

Looks like an old Maserati now to me.

The supplier of the pic needs to return and sneak down the side of the house.

[DickyC]

XJ ?

[STO]

Bristol 411?

[STO]

/\ /\ As the car car behind the garage

[finlo]

alpha channel said:

I'm afraid this is as good as it gets in the short time I played with it (click on it to get the bigger version), looks battered as hell.

Anyone else see a dude with a beard @ the rear side window when you expand the pic.

[finlo]

DickyC said:

XJ ?

I was thinking MK X.

[V41LEY]

[RoverP6B]

Bonnet/wheelarch looks quite Fiat Dino to me, but the rest of the car looks too boxy.

[longshot]

Considering his other cars, my money would be on a Scimitar GTC.

[RichB]

longshot said:

Considering his other cars, my money would be on a Scimitar GTC.

Yep - here's one roughly at the right angle in a similar colour.

[pjac67]

Rather predictably.....

[longshot]

I would have lost my money then.

[Justayellowbadge]

longshot said:

I would have lost my money then.

Well, it was a lo...

I'll get me coat.