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bobski1 said:
Drive it fix it repeat said:
After that you don’t even tell us where it is OP. Challow scrapyard near wantage was a proper old school scrappy complete with scary blokes running it. Sadly shut about a year ago.
I frequently visit around this area, any more like that around?randomeddy said:
Finally found a nice wing in the correct colour for the wifes car. Got it from an old school scrapyard. OMG what a place, it was disgusting. Part flooded, oil everywhere, car parts on the floor where ever you walked.
The lads that work there deserve a medal.
I just can't resist messing about with cars.
Don't let the EU hear about this one - oh, hang on a minute The lads that work there deserve a medal.
I just can't resist messing about with cars.
The funny thing is, despite all the rules/regns, you do still see quite few old-style scrappies in France - I wonder how that can be? Something fishy going on, I suspect.
TarquinMX5 said:
Don't let the EU hear about this one - oh, hang on a minute
The funny thing is, despite all the rules/regns, you do still see quite few old-style scrappies in France - I wonder how that can be? Something fishy going on, I suspect.
The french always ignore rules they don't like whilst insisting others follow them. One of the reasons I voted leave.The funny thing is, despite all the rules/regns, you do still see quite few old-style scrappies in France - I wonder how that can be? Something fishy going on, I suspect.
I used to spend half my life in some massive scrapyard in Acton - as a student running an Alfa GTV, cheap bits were essential. Where the hell did they get the dogs from? Jeffing huge Alsatians, perhaps the oil was good for them. There were always a load of blokes there with a gas axe who never appeared to be doing anything at all.
I smashed my leg skiing around that time, and was in plaster for months. The future Mrs rxe was a physio student at the time, and worked on it for the full three months, so when it came out of plaster, it worked fine. However the hospital asked me if I’d be a test subject for the upcoming final year exams. All went well with the exam until asked me if there was anything I found difficult after the injury. The only time it remotely bothered me was climbing over stacks of cars in Acton, so I explained this. The poor girl had no idea at all what I was talking about, looked at me blankly and said “why do you want to climb on a stack of cars....”.
I smashed my leg skiing around that time, and was in plaster for months. The future Mrs rxe was a physio student at the time, and worked on it for the full three months, so when it came out of plaster, it worked fine. However the hospital asked me if I’d be a test subject for the upcoming final year exams. All went well with the exam until asked me if there was anything I found difficult after the injury. The only time it remotely bothered me was climbing over stacks of cars in Acton, so I explained this. The poor girl had no idea at all what I was talking about, looked at me blankly and said “why do you want to climb on a stack of cars....”.
Yes the old scrapyard was real recycling, as unknown to the green lot as is the deposit system we used to have for bottles.
Never underestimate the preservative quality of the oil-bound mud they rested on. In the 1950s a friend went to Gipsy Joe's in Hatfield for a Morris diff: Joe took a digging fork and walked to a suitable part of his site and dug one up. Once the thing had had the gritty stuff cleaned off it could be seen to be in excellent condition.
As for cars piled 3-5 high, I needed a windscreen from a car which was half-way up the heap. I managed to ease the glazing strip out and let the windscreen slide onto the bonnet which would not have been memorable but the screen had been supporting the car's roof and the car above was too heavy for the (now) unsupported roof and it all slid alarmingly forwards and down. Not sideways, so I'm here to tell the tale.
Never underestimate the preservative quality of the oil-bound mud they rested on. In the 1950s a friend went to Gipsy Joe's in Hatfield for a Morris diff: Joe took a digging fork and walked to a suitable part of his site and dug one up. Once the thing had had the gritty stuff cleaned off it could be seen to be in excellent condition.
As for cars piled 3-5 high, I needed a windscreen from a car which was half-way up the heap. I managed to ease the glazing strip out and let the windscreen slide onto the bonnet which would not have been memorable but the screen had been supporting the car's roof and the car above was too heavy for the (now) unsupported roof and it all slid alarmingly forwards and down. Not sideways, so I'm here to tell the tale.
The old time scrapyards are on their way out.
https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/2015/08/06/a...
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/illegal-somerse...
https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/2015/08/06/a...
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/illegal-somerse...
Richard-D said:
TarquinMX5 said:
Don't let the EU hear about this one - oh, hang on a minute
The funny thing is, despite all the rules/regns, you do still see quite few old-style scrappies in France - I wonder how that can be? Something fishy going on, I suspect.
The french always ignore rules they don't like whilst insisting others follow them. One of the reasons I voted leave.The funny thing is, despite all the rules/regns, you do still see quite few old-style scrappies in France - I wonder how that can be? Something fishy going on, I suspect.
NMNeil said:
The old time scrapyards are on their way out.
https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/2015/08/06/a...
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/illegal-somerse...
The ones in your links aren't, they're illegal operators.https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/2015/08/06/a...
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/illegal-somerse...
To be pedantic we're talking about 'Vehicle dismantlers' here, scrap yards (Metal recyclers) are something else. There are still a few of the old school type left near me. I don't know how they manage it, you would have thought it illegal these days to strip cars and engines on nothing more than open land, but they're still openly operating.
njw1 said:
I used to work in Cheltenham fairly regularly in my last job, if I had an hour to kill I'd have a wander around Harry Bucklands to pass the time, there'd always be something in there you wouldn't be expecting, like the Ford Courier van in the first picture above, when was the last time you saw one of those?
There is still an old school scrappy locally to me but I don't think they let you to remove parts yourself anymore, I can remember being in there years ago sliding about on the bonnet of an old Rover trying to scavenge parts from the Granada on top of it only to notice when I got down that the Rover was my mother's old car! There was another one that had a massive skip full of wheels near the entrance, it was a great way to waste half an hour getting stinking dirty scrounging in there for part worns.
There is still an old school scrappy locally to me but I don't think they let you to remove parts yourself anymore, I can remember being in there years ago sliding about on the bonnet of an old Rover trying to scavenge parts from the Granada on top of it only to notice when I got down that the Rover was my mother's old car! There was another one that had a massive skip full of wheels near the entrance, it was a great way to waste half an hour getting stinking dirty scrounging in there for part worns.
Long time ago now... this is where the Courier began... Worked at ford looking after maintenance on the production lines. can remember going in one shift and seeing the 'glue' gun on the robot not applying the glue.... that caused an issue, lol a few body sides with the H frame missing the vital glue. that had to be resolved and it took a while. good times though,. dagenham was a place and a half.
Evoluzione said:
The ones in your links aren't, they're illegal operators.
To be pedantic we're talking about 'Vehicle dismantlers' here, scrap yards (Metal recyclers) are something else. There are still a few of the old school type left near me. I don't know how they manage it, you would have thought it illegal these days to strip cars and engines on nothing more than open land, but they're still openly operating.
Sorry, but to me the term scrapyard or junkyard covers both metal recycling and vehicle dismantlers.To be pedantic we're talking about 'Vehicle dismantlers' here, scrap yards (Metal recyclers) are something else. There are still a few of the old school type left near me. I don't know how they manage it, you would have thought it illegal these days to strip cars and engines on nothing more than open land, but they're still openly operating.
https://www.vrauk.org/ProperlyLicensed.aspx
NMNeil said:
Evoluzione said:
The ones in your links aren't, they're illegal operators.
To be pedantic we're talking about 'Vehicle dismantlers' here, scrap yards (Metal recyclers) are something else. There are still a few of the old school type left near me. I don't know how they manage it, you would have thought it illegal these days to strip cars and engines on nothing more than open land, but they're still openly operating.
Sorry, but to me the term scrapyard or junkyard covers both metal recycling and vehicle dismantlers.To be pedantic we're talking about 'Vehicle dismantlers' here, scrap yards (Metal recyclers) are something else. There are still a few of the old school type left near me. I don't know how they manage it, you would have thought it illegal these days to strip cars and engines on nothing more than open land, but they're still openly operating.
https://www.vrauk.org/ProperlyLicensed.aspx
All this talk of guard dogs? One place here used a goat, mean b
d that was. Unless my mind is playing tricks someone else used geese. Also an acquaintance used to protect his skip business with a psycho dog called Tyson. It was sort of crossed with a crocodile. Once I was there, fully legitimately in the middle of the day. Tyson wandered up and placed it's muzzle in my groin, scary stuff. Eventually someone stole the bloody thing, never to be seen again.
d that was. Unless my mind is playing tricks someone else used geese. Also an acquaintance used to protect his skip business with a psycho dog called Tyson. It was sort of crossed with a crocodile. Once I was there, fully legitimately in the middle of the day. Tyson wandered up and placed it's muzzle in my groin, scary stuff. Eventually someone stole the bloody thing, never to be seen again.agent006 said:
Going strong. Their main competition chucked in the towel five years or so ago. Motorhog have bought everyone else out so they're the only 'proper' ones left.
Twigworths was hit or miss, sometimes they'd let you roam free out the back, sometimes you'd have to wait for them to go get the bit for you. Guess it's whoever was working at the time and how much they gave a crap. I still occasionally going to Harry Bucklands for the odd part, only 2 miles down the road from me.
Used to go there near enough every weekend as a kid in the 90's with my dad.... guess cars are too reliable and/or complicated for people to bother nowadays. They seem to last a lot longer anyways.
I do have a friend that is a foreman at a scrapyard in Gloucestershire, get a lot of parts from him. Not open to the public though...
randomeddy said:
Did a tour of Gtr Manchester and South Lancashire for a couple of days looking for the wing. Ended up near Padiham.
I've been going to that one for 25 years, mostly with my dad. I remember him holding my legs and passing the tools up in the late 90s as I extracted an alternator from a proper mini which was the 4th one on a stack! Luckily the one underneath had a big bonnet to stand on.He made me swear over a bag of chips not to tell Mum.
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