Classics left to die/rotting pics

[Iva Barchetta]

Didn't know or forgotten that GKs were plastic....

[shakotan]

I instantly thought Izusu Bellett coupe.

Door handle is wrong for a Bellett though...



Definitely a Fiat Dino coupe.

Edited by shakotan on Monday 23 November 13:16

[sim16v]

Yep, agreed on the Fiat Dino, but fairly sure the blue one isn't a Jag.

Other than that, it looks familiar, but I don't know what it is!

[sim16v]

Here's a couple more...

[McAndy]

Blue one a Gordon Keeble?

[sim16v]

I don't think so.

After a quick google search, only the original had a steel body, the rest glassfibre.

[nicanary]

The blue car could be an Alfa 2600 - The swage line behind the rear wheelarch fits the bill.

[sim16v]

nicanary said:

The blue car could be an Alfa 2600 - The swage line behind the rear wheelarch fits the bill.

Ooh, good call.

Even has the side repeater on the front wing in the same place!

[Longnose]

Two Alfa Romeo 1900 Berlinas? At least the worst one has the windscreen glass that the better one needs...

[Iva Barchetta]

This is what I was thinking for the blue car.



Hopelessly wrong.....

[rehab71]

Dapster said:

DannyScene said:

Can't remember if I posted these before but I stumbled across them round the back of an abandoned house I was photographing

DSC_0383 by Danny Marsland, on Flickr

DSC_0354 by Danny Marsland, on Flickr


DSC_0367 by Danny Marsland, on Flickr

DSC_0374 by Danny Marsland, on Flickr

I read about that in the Daily Fail http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2490033/Wh...

House once owned by a doctor who moved out leaving everything as it was, Marie Celeste syle. The Fail says that its a '64 Super Snipe Series series IV.

My FIL could end up like that, he must 2000 car magazines.

[DickyC]

In Westbury. It may not be rotting or have been left to die but if I had one I'm fairly sure I'd keep it better than that.

[RoverP6B]

Triumph Stag and quite a tidy-looking one at that...

[Dr Interceptor]

DickyC said:

It may not be rotting

It will be, it's a Stag.

You can keep it in the best temperature and humidity controlled garage in the world, and they still rot.

I know, I have one!

[Mellow Yellow]

nicanary said:

The blue car could be an Alfa 2600 - The swage line behind the rear wheelarch fits the bill.

Of course!

Explains the Keeble similarity, Giugiaro designed them both at around the same time.

[McAndy]

Mellow Yellow said:

Of course!

Explains the Keeble similarity, Giugiaro designed them both at around the same time.

Good to know I'm not going mad.

[exitwound]

On the downhill walk from Poughill to Bude's surfing beach, this is in an old garage complex near the beach carpark. It's a '65 Impala, in good nick with a complete interior and decent top and I think the 327 motor is still in it..

Edited by exitwound on Tuesday 24th November 13:12

[RichB]

If that's in good nick I'd hate to see one that's rusty

[LotusOmega375D]

Looks like it's just being about held together by the door latch and the soft top!

[exitwound]

Its perfectly straight all round and the underside seems solid where I could check. The rust is mostly just surface rust, and as we all know the metal on these cars is quite thick, but then some can deal with that easily and some can't!!

I would expect the pans and boot floor to be ok, as the ubiquitous rust area under the rear window is still good as are the sills and valances..

Definitely one to be saved.. In resored nick its easily worth £30k. I can see it now lowered on bags and Tru-Spokes resplendent in that wonderful silvery white colour that Fiat uses on its 500's to show of the big red lamps on the rear..

I live 500miles away, but if I had room, I'd have it in a heartbeat!