Classics left to die/rotting pics

[tali1]

Rollcage said:

cjb1 said:

Seen on the back road to Overton dismantlers, Dyce, Aberdeen on Wednesday of this week.

A Vauxhall (Royale & Honda Prelude). Both looked like they had lived under trees for a while as they were covered in moss and leaves but neither looked that bad. The VX was without wheels but had little visible rust to speak of. Damn shame, two nice cars going to die I suspect.

I cant quite make out the reg, but the VX looks like its been tarted uo to look like a Monza GSE?

Does look GSE lookalike

Registration: OJX353T
Make: VAUXHALL
Model: ROYALE AUTO (COUPE)
Colour: WHITE

[eccles]

uk66fastback said:

Nice old Daimler in the Suffolk countryside ... not been on the road for 10 years or so.


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The Daimler has only been there a few weeks, and certainly hasn't been abandoned or anything.

[lotus72]

I'm having little bit of work done on my Mustang, these were in the same yard, not sure if they're actually 'rotting', the Roller certainly doesn't look so.

[cjb1]

tali1 said:

Rollcage said:

cjb1 said:

Seen on the back road to Overton dismantlers, Dyce, Aberdeen on Wednesday of this week.

A Vauxhall (Royale & Honda Prelude). Both looked like they had lived under trees for a while as they were covered in moss and leaves but neither looked that bad. The VX was without wheels but had little visible rust to speak of. Damn shame, two nice cars going to die I suspect.

I cant quite make out the reg, but the VX looks like its been tarted uo to look like a Monza GSE?

Does look GSE lookalike

The badges were a bit odd, inlay seemed (home) painted in red, damned shame they were off to the knackers yar, they didn't look too far gone.

Registration: OJX353T
Make: VAUXHALL
Model: ROYALE AUTO (COUPE)
Colour: WHITE

[cjb1]

lotus72 said:

I'm having little bit of work done on my Mustang, these were in the same yard, not sure if they're actually 'rotting', the Roller certainly doesn't look so.

An R-R of that era can look good on the top but be like a Tetley teabag underneath, full of those little perforations.

[T S Magnum]

A sorry sight in North Shields:

[Hooli]

[nicanary]

cjb1 said:

An R-R of that era can look good on the top but be like a Tetley teabag underneath, full of those little perforations.

I was at a family wedding once and in the company of my father and uncle, both motor engineers, and they were looking at the wedding car, an obviously oversprayed white Silver Shadow.

My uncle commented on the probable rust underneath the paint, walked to the car and wiggled the lip of the rear wheel arch. At which point an arc of metalwork about 10 inches long came off in his hand. He quickly looked round (the guests were busy having pics taken), and sidled over to a bush to deposit the evidence.

There are probably more rotten ones than sound ones left.

[dave stew]

Otter Smacker said:

Shelby GT500:

This looks like a set up for the two cretins from 'Classic Car Botch Up' to discover and pay some inflated price for...

[dave stew]

birdcage said:

This is taxed until this October but can't have been moved for a long while...

Found it in Primrose Hill

As an Alfa lover that really is a disgrace!

[dave stew]

carlove said:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2216336/Ab...

Just read the Daily Fail write up on this - there's meant to be an RS2000 on there too. I struggled to see it.

[AndyLeysh]

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[LordBretSinclair]

AndyLeysh said:

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OMG !!!!

My dad had a brand new estate version of one of those in 1964. GMK 603B - it was suede grey over safari beige (nothing the matter with my memory ).

The most boring ordinary car I can recall, never thought I would see one with the tag "classic".

[CAPP0]

We also had one as a family car back in the day. AKT 318B (istr!). It was a petrol-y blue colour.

Will our offspring be commenting similarly on pictures of Cavaliers in 20 years' time?!?!

[4rephill]

CAPP0 said:

We also had one as a family car back in the day. AKT 318B (istr!). It was a petrol-y blue colour.

Will our offspring be commenting similarly on pictures of Cavaliers in 20 years' time?!?!

They'll probably be saying: "What?!!!..... You had to operate the vehicle yourself! - No way!"

Followed by: "You were lucky! - petrol was cheap back then! - not like today at £6 per litre!"

[alpinemauve]

4rephill said:

They'll probably be saying: "What?!!!..... You had to operate the vehicle yourself! - No way!"

Followed by: "You were lucky! - petrol was cheap back then! - not like today at £6 per litre!"

Petrol? in 20 years time?

[Hooli]

4rephill said:

CAPP0 said:

We also had one as a family car back in the day. AKT 318B (istr!). It was a petrol-y blue colour.

Will our offspring be commenting similarly on pictures of Cavaliers in 20 years' time?!?!

They'll probably be saying: "What?!!!..... You had to operate the vehicle yourself! - No way!"

Followed by: "You were lucky! - petrol was cheap back then! - not like today at £60 per litre!"

EFA

[4rephill]

alpinemauve said:

Petrol? in 20 years time?

Yes!, there will still be petrol in 20 years time, it'll just make today's prices look like a bargain!

Hooli said:

EFA

When I wrote it I did think I was probably being a bit optimistic with £6 per litre!

[cjb1]

4rephill said:

CAPP0 said:

We also had one as a family car back in the day. AKT 318B (istr!). It was a petrol-y blue colour.

Will our offspring be commenting similarly on pictures of Cavaliers in 20 years' time?!?!

They'll probably be saying: "What?!!!..... You had to operate the vehicle yourself! - No way!"

Followed by: "You were lucky! - petrol was cheap back then! - not like today at £6 per litre!"

Or....."Petrol? What was that?"

[HurricaneVader]

CAPP0 said:

Will our offspring be commenting similarly on pictures of Cavaliers in 20 years' time?!?!

I must be in the minority, I love Cavaliers/Sierras/Granadas/Carltons/ etc...
Also seriously into Mk1 Mondeos!

I'm 18