Classics left to die/rotting pics

[yellowjack]

That Land Rover Series IIA was first registered in January 1966. DVLA think it is blue, so no doubt painted by/for the theme park.

The last tax disc expired 30 April 1995, and DVLA hold no MOT data for it.

[Hooli]

Looks fked too, lots of bulkhead rot.

[guru_1071]

GTRene said:

car lovers don't look...
or car lovers go and buy if they are still there, unbelievable if they would still be there...

came across this on FB so don't know if they are old or not...

edit most links won't work to picture it here....hm, I will upload them on my pc and then try again.








someone else posted the location and the name, ProAuto in gifu japan



ah, that works

Edited by GTRene on Tuesday 2nd September 12:07

those pictures where taken in 2012, apparently the business was sold to some on and they just left it, its choc a block full of stuff.

the orange car is a unipower, and the red mini is a replica janspeed racer.

[tapkaJohnD]

That reminds me. Has Varosha been mentioned?
A beachside holiday resort devloepd in the early 1970s, it was left in No Mans Land by the partition of Cyprus in 1974. It's now a ghost town, with car dealerships, full of what were brand new cars when the War started.
http://www.messynessychic.com/2012/07/19/seaside-g...
Mostly about the town. Cars about half way down the page

JOhn

[digger the goat]

I love the white microcar..
Thought it was a Zagato Zele to start with but turns out to be a 'Zoe Zipper'... Both have ZZ

[555 Paul]

tapkaJohnD said:

That reminds me. Has Varosha been mentioned?
A beachside holiday resort devloepd in the early 1970s, it was left in No Mans Land by the partition of Cyprus in 1974. It's now a ghost town, with car dealerships, full of what were brand new cars when the War started.
http://www.messynessychic.com/2012/07/19/seaside-g...
Mostly about the town. Cars about half way down the page

JOhn

It was mentioned earlier on in this thread but known as Famagusta and without that link that you've posted. Sad story and the cars if they are still there will be utter wrecks now just like the buildings.

[gforceg]

digger the goat said:

I love the white microcar..
Thought it was a Zagato Zele to start with but turns out to be a 'Zoe Zipper'... Both have ZZ

Top, spotting...

[16VJay]

GTRene said:

car lovers don't look...
or car lovers go and buy if they are still there, unbelievable if they would still be there...

came across this on FB so don't know if they are old or not...

edit most links won't work to picture it here....hm, I will upload them on my pc and then try again.









someone else posted the location and the name, ProAuto in gifu japan



ah, that works

Edited by GTRene on Tuesday 2nd September 12:07

Apart from the UniPower and the Europa Specials, there's a Lotus Seven S4, Mini Marcos, Elan S4 shell (on its side), Maserati Merak and a DeTomaso Mangusta on the first floor in front of an MGA Coupe.

[GTRene]

and on the top floor you see Abarth on the windows, what would you find there? some specials?

wonder what the whole inventory was, a list would be nice

wonder were all those cars went, perhaps overseas?

[Justin Cyder]

The fact they are or were there, covered in dust suggests whoever had that place did one in a hurry.

[droopsnoot]

Justin Cyder said:

The fact they are or were there, covered in dust suggests whoever had that place did one in a hurry.

Makes you wonder (well, it makes me wonder) what could possibly have happened to cause these all to be left? Even if the business was owned by one person that dropped dead (or was earthquake / tsunami victim perhaps), surely there would be other people who worked there, or accountants or lawyers, or relatives, that would deal with selling off the stock and closing the place down properly, especially given the potential value of some of that stuff. Would be interesting to know the full story.

[onyx39]

From Facebook

[Hoonigan]

onyx39 said:

From Facebook

Are you sure that abandoned? there's not a spec of rust on it...

[onyx39]

Hoonigan said:

onyx39 said:

From Facebook

Are you sure that abandoned? there's not a spec of rust on it...

Very good.....

[OllieC]

onyx39 said:

Hoonigan said:

onyx39 said:

From Facebook

Are you sure that abandoned? there's not a spec of rust on it...

Very good.....

its unusual for a Sirocco

[Cliftonite]

OllieC said:

its unusual for a Sirocco

Sometimes it is a real puzzle as to who deserves the parrot. Ask not for whom the bell tolls . . .

[Cliftonite]

Date of Liability
01 09 1998
Date of First Registration
26 01 1985
Year of Manufacture
1985
Cylinder Capacity (cc)
3430cc

[Dr Interceptor]

Seen in a customers barn today. The 500 and Austin are untouched since the 70s, the midget last taxed in 1984.

It's dry in there though, so they're in surprisingly good nick.

[Yertis]

Dr Interceptor said:

Seen in a customers barn today. The 500 and Austin are untouched since the 70s, the midget last taxed in 1984.

It's dry in there though, so they're in surprisingly good nick.

Those are genuine barn-finds

[Dr Interceptor]

Yertis said:

Those are genuine barn-finds

I've known about them for a while - just never had an opportunity to photo them. The customer has always been present.