Classics left to die/rotting pics - Vol 2
Discussion
texaxile said:
Ronaro said:
I know what you mean. Back in the eighties I had reason to drive a family members 1983 Cavalier diesel estate, and whilst ‘accelerating’ from standstill was passed by a tortoise carrying a ball and chain!
That brings back memories of a Mark 1 Escort, 1.1 Automatic trying to get up Bishops Hill in Ipswich with 4 people in it!. Wouldn't pull the skin off a rice pudding.
One time we got a Pug 405d (non-turbo ) - one of the later ones with the rear spoiler.
It only had about 1k miles when we got it and was awful.
Still, it got us there and back without issue which is probably more than one of our assortment of late-80s hot hatches would've managed
5 In a Row said:
In the 90s some mates and I went through a stage of renting cars to drive down to Cadwell & Donington for race meetings.
One time we got a Pug 405d (non-turbo ) - one of the later ones with the rear spoiler.
It only had about 1k miles when we got it and was awful.
Still, it got us there and back without issue which is probably more than one of our assortment of late-80s hot hatches would've managed
They weren't designed for speed, even in those more tolerant times.One time we got a Pug 405d (non-turbo ) - one of the later ones with the rear spoiler.
It only had about 1k miles when we got it and was awful.
Still, it got us there and back without issue which is probably more than one of our assortment of late-80s hot hatches would've managed
They were designed to do 300,000 miles with only basic maintenance, which they did (and a lot more, sometimes).
Yertis said:
soxboy said:
Yertis said:
DVLA has that down as a SORNed 1.8, so if correct it’s not a quattro, which had the 2144 i5.
Probably rotted out below the sills but maybe a useful set of a-pillars etc for anyone building yet another rally replica.
The 5-cylinder was the earlier one, this is the post-facelift after the split between 80 (4-cylinder) and 90 (5-cylinder). The one in the picture will have the 1.8 engine, as per Golf GTI.Probably rotted out below the sills but maybe a useful set of a-pillars etc for anyone building yet another rally replica.
Were you able to keep tabs on what happened to your Quattro?
Turbobanana said:
5 In a Row said:
In the 90s some mates and I went through a stage of renting cars to drive down to Cadwell & Donington for race meetings.
One time we got a Pug 405d (non-turbo ) - one of the later ones with the rear spoiler.
It only had about 1k miles when we got it and was awful.
Still, it got us there and back without issue which is probably more than one of our assortment of late-80s hot hatches would've managed
They weren't designed for speed, even in those more tolerant times.One time we got a Pug 405d (non-turbo ) - one of the later ones with the rear spoiler.
It only had about 1k miles when we got it and was awful.
Still, it got us there and back without issue which is probably more than one of our assortment of late-80s hot hatches would've managed
They were designed to do 300,000 miles with only basic maintenance, which they did (and a lot more, sometimes).
Bannock said:
Funny isn't it, I knew 100% it was a Corolla, but WAS doubtful of my id of the other car as an Austin Cambridge, and yet I get people asking if I'm sure it's a Corolla! 
I'm pretty sure it is a Cambridge, or at least a Farina bodied BMC saloon of that ilk as it's impossible to tell from the photo which of the variants it actually is. Missy Charm said:
Bannock said:
Funny isn't it, I knew 100% it was a Corolla, but WAS doubtful of my id of the other car as an Austin Cambridge, and yet I get people asking if I'm sure it's a Corolla!
I'm pretty sure it is a Cambridge, or at least a Farina bodied BMC saloon of that ilk as it's impossible to tell from the photo which of the variants it actually is. I like to think that the same chap has been living in this house for 50/60 years. Bought the Cambridge in the 60s and ran it until the late 80s when it died, he then bought the Corolla and left the Cambridge in the garden, then I expect he's stopped driving and left the Corolla similarly a few years ago after decades of service. Sadly I expect when someone comes to move them they'll be rotten and unsalvageable.
Bannock said:
Missy Charm said:
Bannock said:
Funny isn't it, I knew 100% it was a Corolla, but WAS doubtful of my id of the other car as an Austin Cambridge, and yet I get people asking if I'm sure it's a Corolla!
I'm pretty sure it is a Cambridge, or at least a Farina bodied BMC saloon of that ilk as it's impossible to tell from the photo which of the variants it actually is. I like to think that the same chap has been living in this house for 50/60 years. Bought the Cambridge in the 60s and ran it until the late 80s when it died, he then bought the Corolla and left the Cambridge in the garden, then I expect he's stopped driving and left the Corolla similarly a few years ago after decades of service. Sadly I expect when someone comes to move them they'll be rotten and unsalvageable.
But see what you think:
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