Classics left to die/rotting pics

[A9XXC]

DR10 said:

Not really a classic...

Subaru 1800, Kerrara, Scotland.

And still in use!

[nicanary]

A lot of those pics make my blood boil - these people who say "oh I'll get round to it some day" or "that'll be worth a few quid in a few years time". They're just preventing somebody else from doing the job properly, someone who cares.

Nice cars lost forever.

[kamilb1998]

nicanary said:

A lot of those pics make my blood boil - these people who say "oh I'll get round to it some day" or "that'll be worth a few quid in a few years time". They're just preventing somebody else from doing the job properly, someone who cares.

Nice cars lost forever.

I was thinking the exact same thing when looking at the pictures on this thread yesterday. It makes me even more angry when people leave cars that are actually worth something - in my mind it would be better to sell them to someone who can do the job properly.

I know a local guy who has had a 1978 Spitfire 1500 since new or nearly new. He had a Herald as his first car, the car failed it's MoT on chassis rust so he rebuilt on a Vitesse chassis with a bonnet extension to accommodate the Vitesse's 6 pot. When he completed the Herald in 1988, the Spitfire was parked up due to rusty sills. Having left the car sat outside for 23 years he started the restoration on the car last year shortly after I made an offer on the car. He has now made some progress and outside the house is only the bodytub of the Spitfire.

Below is a link to his website, clearly a man talented in restoring cars so don't see why he would leave a car standing over holes in the sills.

http://www.greystokegraphics.co.uk/triumphherald/i...

ETA: Here's a streetview picture of the Spitfire from a few years back:

Edited by kamilb1998 on Tuesday 25th December 12:03

[nicanary]

23 years!!!! It's just making the job that much harder. At least he's got round to it.

BTW the Herald looks A1 - I've nothing against mods like that, it may have been done in period.

It's the people who aren't really classic enthusiasts who annoy me, the ones who have the cars rotting on their drive because they think they are worth something, when they have no intention of starting any work. Just wasting everyone's time, and losing a good car forever.

[NaCl]

rufusgti said:

I passed this in a little village in west Wales on the weekend. Looks to have been there a while. Around the side of the hotel is a silver e46m3 and a few miles away I past a seemingly abandoned BMW 845 or 850. Sat on a drive with weeds growing round it.
I've asked a girl I know from the village to ask her mum about the owner. Could be worth a chance trying to save it.

How very dare you. Both the pub and the car are in normal daily use.

[ZR1cliff]

ZR1cliff said:

Always see these two on the North Circ near Wembley. Think they've not moved in years. A two door XR4i and a Pegeot GTi? Took this morning on my way to a job.

Went past these again on Sunday night. Looked like the sierra has gone.

Anyone on here?

[Sardonicus]

nicanary said:

A lot of those pics make my blood boil - these people who say "oh I'll get round to it some day" or "that'll be worth a few quid in a few years time". They're just preventing somebody else from doing the job properly, someone who cares.

Nice cars lost forever.

+1

[taz turbo]

SystemParanoia said:

iva cosworth said:

celica supra wheels?

Yes, and gearbox, diff, brakes, door handles......... 1984 Excel, Toyota owned Lotus and used their parts bin. Cracking car (potentially).

Chris.

[remmoc]

Snapped in two when dragged off , rare car left to die

[Mouse1903]

The last few pages are pretty shocking, so many good cars gone to waste

[yorkebar]

noticed a distinct rise in spitfires recently.... saddening :/

[sjabrown]

DR10 said:

Not really a classic...

Subaru 1800, Kerrara, Scotland.

Regularly used. No MOT needed provided it is not used on the mainland.

[tali1]

Yertis said:

Isimmo said:

1993 Audi S2 in Arundel, less than 200 left on the UK roads,







Been in the same spot for over six months now...

That's actually exceptionally rare with those wheels. Be interesting to know whether it has 3B or ABY engine.

Arn't they S2 coupe alloys?

taz turbo said:

SystemParanoia said:

iva cosworth said:

celica supra wheels?

Yes, and gearbox, diff, brakes, door handles......... 1984 Excel, Toyota owned Lotus and used their parts bin. Cracking car (potentially).

Chris.

Curiously you never see a Supra with Excel alloys.

Edited by tali1 on Tuesday 25th December 22:59

[Gompo]

Great photos, I lived in London for 8 months a few years back and really miss the mixture of vehicles both on and off the road - Every weekend I'd get out on my bike and snap whatever I could.

iva cosworth said:

I saw the above collection on a fleeting visit down south a couple of weeks back, sadly while in a car myself so no photo. Here's some I don't think I've posted before:

[ClassicMotorNut]

Seen in Shirley


1977 Triumph Dolomite by Zack S. Classic Cars, on Flickr

Edited by MrHorsepower on Sunday 26th October 10:15

[curlie467]

SystemParanoia said:

iva cosworth said:

celica supra wheels?

No, standard Excel wheels.

[sim16v]

Yertis said:

Isimmo said:

1993 Audi S2 in Arundel, less than 200 left on the UK roads,






Been in the same spot for over six months now...

That's actually exceptionally rare with those wheels. Be interesting to know whether it has 3B or ABY engine.

It's not that rare on those wheels, they were standard on all of the 5 speed S2s

They were even on the press release photos from Audi back in the day...

[Isimmo]

Yep, the first few Avants into the UK (mostly press/Audi UK demonstrators) came with the five spoke ronal wheels. They were all ABY engined six speed cars though.

[Lucas CAV]

[storminnorman]

Gompo said:

What's this? kitcar?