Classics left to die/rotting pics - Vol 2

[Mr lestat]

Zener said:

t has a grey import too IIRC

I don’t follow why grey imports are often sneered at, after all they are all imports just not official Honda ones.

[5pen]

Not sure if this is a genuine Alpina B9? It was in a gated car park, so I couldn’t check to see if there was a rear registration plate. The photo is from late 2019 in east London.

[davettf2]

Interesting that the B9? is left hand drive, thus would not have been built by Sytner. It may be possible to narrow it dowmn on the Alpina archive.

Cheers
Dave

[Ronaro]

tobinen said:

Apologies if a pea-roast and I don't know the location but I could find out. It's taken by my sister-in-law

It’s in Cambridge!

[McGee_22]

5pen said:

Not sure if this is a genuine Alpina B9? It was in a gated car park, so I couldn’t check to see if there was a rear registration plate. The photo is from late 2019 in east London.

Odd that it's got an M635CSi front airdam/spoiler rather than the Alpina item...

[uk66fastback]

This is Google Earth in Melton Mowbray … and although the Jags and US cop car are still there being eaten by the undergrowth, there are a couple more additions since this pic as I drove by the location last week. No idea what is under the car cover.

[Yertis]

Wide straight spoiler, twin pipes - Lotus Excel?

[pubrunner]

Jaguar X Type Estate, which actually looked in pretty decent shape, apart from the semi-flat tyres.

[Its Just Adz]

Can anyone identify this?

[The Mad Monk]

Its Just Adz said:

Can anyone identify this?

Ford Pilot. V8 1950s.

[gobuddygo]

pubrunner said:

Jaguar X Type Estate, which actually looked in pretty decent shape, apart from the semi-flat tyres.

Ok i will say it, not exactly a classic is it? MOT expired March 2020.

[Hugh Jarse]

Yertis said:

Wide straight spoiler, twin pipes - Lotus Excel?

Very good! The KLF used to drive around Vauxhall in a very similar US cop car in 1991, might even be the same one as not a surfeit in England.

[uk66fastback]

Hugh Jarse said:

Yertis said:

Wide straight spoiler, twin pipes - Lotus Excel?

Very good! The KLF used to drive around Vauxhall in a very similar US cop car in 1991, might even be the same one as not a surfeit in England.

That pic was from a few years back. I think a side view of it suggests you’re right! There’s a car there now on the front that looks like the one the Ant Hill Mob drove in Wacky Races …

[Jader1973]

Hugh Jarse said:

Very good! The KLF used to drive around Vauxhall in a very similar US cop car in 1991, might even be the same one as not a surfeit in England.

I think that is a 1980s Dodge.

KLF used a (long dead) 1968 Ford Galaxy, unless they had another one.

[Hugo a Gogo]

Hugh Jarse said:

Yertis said:

Wide straight spoiler, twin pipes - Lotus Excel?

Very good! The KLF used to drive around Vauxhall in a very similar US cop car in 1991, might even be the same one as not a surfeit in England.

The original KLF JAMSmobile was a 68 Ford Galaxie that was wrecked in a banger race in 1991. They had a 2nd similar 1970 Ford LTD, but the pic is of a mid 80s cop car

[uk66fastback]

Hugo a Gogo said:

The original KLF JAMSmobile was a 68 Ford Galaxie that was wrecked in a banger race in 1991. They had a 2nd similar 1970 Ford LTD, but the pic is of a mid 80s cop car

Banger race ... so legend has it.

Interesting tale of the KLF cars here ...

http://rustyoldrubbish.blogspot.com/2019/12/who-ki...

[Hugo a Gogo]

uk66fastback said:

Hugo a Gogo said:

The original KLF JAMSmobile was a 68 Ford Galaxie that was wrecked in a banger race in 1991. They had a 2nd similar 1970 Ford LTD, but the pic is of a mid 80s cop car

Banger race ... so legend has it.

Interesting tale of the KLF cars here ...

http://rustyoldrubbish.blogspot.com/2019/12/who-ki...

That's the tale I remembered, but look at the link at the end!

https://rustyoldrubbish.blogspot.com/2020/04/who-r...

[uk66fastback]

That link is very intriguing! WGU 18G is now SORN’d …

[Escort3500]

The Mad Monk said:

Its Just Adz said:

Can anyone identify this?

Ford Pilot. V8 1950s.

My money’s on a ‘53-ish Ford Prefect

[CLX]

All outside a mechanics workshop in Wetherby. Look like they've been there a while!