Classics left to die/rotting pics

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texaxile

3,290 posts

150 months

Saturday 5th September 2015
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I see this mustard coloured 3 wheeler every day along the woodbridge road in Ipswich. It hasn't moved for a while and is now green with mould, it does have a 3 number / 3 letter reg though, which I'll try to get later on. It's a pickup of some description with the single wheel at the front.

Hope the image view works, no idea what kind of vehicle it it either!. (You'll have to zoom in).

https://www.instantstreetview.com/@52.067164,1.253...


530dTPhil

1,377 posts

218 months

Saturday 5th September 2015
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texaxile said:
I see this mustard coloured 3 wheeler every day along the woodbridge road in Ipswich. It hasn't moved for a while and is now green with mould, it does have a 3 number / 3 letter reg though, which I'll try to get later on. It's a pickup of some description with the single wheel at the front.

Hope the image view works, no idea what kind of vehicle it it either!. (You'll have to zoom in).

https://www.instantstreetview.com/@52.067164,1.253...
It's a Reliant three wheeled pickup truck with the 748cc engine.

hidetheelephants

24,271 posts

193 months

Saturday 5th September 2015
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Hamish Finn said:
Don't know if this one's been shown before?

Pretty sure it's been on before; no matter, S3 Clouds aren't exactly on every street corner.

eccles

13,733 posts

222 months

Saturday 5th September 2015
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530dTPhil said:
texaxile said:
I see this mustard coloured 3 wheeler every day along the woodbridge road in Ipswich. It hasn't moved for a while and is now green with mould, it does have a 3 number / 3 letter reg though, which I'll try to get later on. It's a pickup of some description with the single wheel at the front.

Hope the image view works, no idea what kind of vehicle it it either!. (You'll have to zoom in).

https://www.instantstreetview.com/@52.067164,1.253...
It's a Reliant three wheeled pickup truck with the 748cc engine.
The were called the Ant.

texaxile

3,290 posts

150 months

Saturday 5th September 2015
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Not the prettiest of cars, but the 3 number / letter plate (it's MSU or perhaps NSU) must be worth a few bob even if the vehicle isn't.
It has been sat there for the last 6 years, sadly.

The Surveyor

7,576 posts

237 months

Sunday 6th September 2015
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Looking very forgotten, dusty and very tired in the Monaco Casino underground car park.

daveenty

2,358 posts

210 months

Sunday 6th September 2015
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MrMoonyMan said:
Bit more rotten and a little less classic this morning. What do you think they were?

Some early commercial (obviously) but not a massive one with 8 stud split rims. Looks like they were twin but the outer pair have gone missing. The pinion coupling on the diff is puzzling me as I recognise it from way back but can't remember where from. I'm as baffled as the dog in the picture at the moment. confused

The Surveyor said:


Looking very forgotten, dusty and very tired in the Monaco Casino underground car park.
I'd love an SM Citroen. cloud9

OvalOwl

924 posts

131 months

Sunday 6th September 2015
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ClaphamGT3 said:
MrMoonyMan said:
Bit more rotten and a little less classic this morning. What do you think they were?

The second one looks like the back of a pick-up.
Looks like a bit of a dog to me.



patby

44 posts

130 months

Sunday 6th September 2015
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The Surveyor said:


Looking very forgotten, dusty and very tired in the Monaco Casino underground car park.
See more of these parked up awaiting attention than on the road

rolando

2,147 posts

155 months

Monday 7th September 2015
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OvalOwl said:
ClaphamGT3 said:
MrMoonyMan said:
Bit more rotten and a little less classic this morning. What do you think they were?

The second one looks like the back of a pick-up.
Looks like a bit of a dog to me.

Ruff

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STO

772 posts

156 months

Wednesday 9th September 2015
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Not so much left to die but more caught in a fire.
http://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/13648254.Update__...

v8250

2,724 posts

211 months

Wednesday 9th September 2015
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STO said:
Not so much left to die but more caught in a fire.
http://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/13648254.Update__...
Well that looks like a whole host of Triumph 1500's/Dolomites and SD1's completely frazzled...and an MGB GT.

Dapster

6,926 posts

180 months

Wednesday 9th September 2015
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What were the 2 cars to the left of the Dolly?



Bonnet line makes me think Piazza?


Justayellowbadge

37,057 posts

242 months

Wednesday 9th September 2015
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Browsing on a tablet, I saw the first pic and thought Piazza, scrolled down to see you'd already answered it!

Plastic headlights?

hidetheelephants

24,271 posts

193 months

Thursday 10th September 2015
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Those are impressively ugly wing mirrors; were those designed by Lotus as well? hehe

lesstatt

4,318 posts

190 months

Friday 11th September 2015
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Spotted near Montpellier in France.

RoverP6B

4,338 posts

128 months

Friday 11th September 2015
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BMW 1602/2002.

Spottedlaurel

464 posts

169 months

Friday 11th September 2015
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Can't remember if I've posted this one before, but I got another shot of it this week.

As it was in 2011:

1978 TVR 3000M by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr

1978 TVR 3000M by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr

And now:

1978 TVR 3000M by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr

DVLA suggests its last tax/SORN declaration expired in 2003. There was a tax disc in the window from 2002.

P.S. Shame about the Triumphs and Isuzus above.

RoverP6B

4,338 posts

128 months

Friday 11th September 2015
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It hasn't deteriorated outwardly anywhere near as much as you'd expect!

Justayellowbadge

37,057 posts

242 months

Friday 11th September 2015
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RoverP6B said:
It hasn't deteriorated outwardly anywhere near as much as you'd expect!
Indeed. Barely any rust on the body.
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