Spotted Ordinary Abandoned Vehicles

Spotted Ordinary Abandoned Vehicles

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Dapster

7,045 posts

182 months

Monday 18th May 2020
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Dapster said:
Date tested
28 July 2007

Mileage
6,029 miles

Could be worth more than the house that it is parked next to.





Discussed here as well https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...
Ratarossa's had a look at it. It's in quite a state and it seems like the owner will never sell it. All straight and original though - you'll need deep pockets to get it running again...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJlNUktO1Ho

Plenty of pics here:

https://www.ratarossa.com/barn-find-ferrari-512bbi...




Kitchski

6,516 posts

233 months

Monday 18th May 2020
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Dapster said:
Ratarossa's had a look at it. It's in quite a state and it seems like the owner will never sell it. All straight and original though - you'll need deep pockets to get it running again...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJlNUktO1Ho

Plenty of pics here:

https://www.ratarossa.com/barn-find-ferrari-512bbi...



That one is just such a bizarre tale. There has to be a mental illness of some kind involved, and I don't mean that in a derogetory manner.

Krikkit

26,672 posts

183 months

Monday 18th May 2020
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That is very sad, I'd clean that for free just for the fun of it, and I bet I'm not alone!

Steamer

13,897 posts

215 months

Monday 18th May 2020
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Christ a Ratarossa-BB project would be about the ultimate Ferrari-recycle ever!!

Kitchski

6,516 posts

233 months

Monday 18th May 2020
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Also, since when is a Fez 512BB an 'ordinary' vehicle? laugh

Steamer

13,897 posts

215 months

Monday 18th May 2020
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...In it's defense I believe it's parked next to an A-Series Metro - so it cancels out hehe

Andrew32

9 posts

59 months

Tuesday 19th May 2020
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Apologies all if this place has already been mentioned, but as I've posted about already i do a lot of abandoned house exploration, unfortunately for this one it fell into the wrong hands quickly and was smashed to pieces, this photographer sold out to The Sun letting everyone in the country know about it and it was smashed to pieces within a week.
I believe someone got photos of the plates so i'll try to find those, that silver car in the middle is a lotus of some type



The Sun post: https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/11650957/mystery-aba...

thebigmacmoomin

2,808 posts

171 months

Tuesday 19th May 2020
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I saw that on the Daily Mail (yes, I know) yesterday.

Andrew32

9 posts

59 months

Tuesday 19th May 2020
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thebigmacmoomin said:
I saw that on the Daily Mail (yes, I know) yesterday.
Hate to see it really, so many of these places get trashed from major media attention, this one smashed from one guy thinking a bit of money is better than a place vandalised and sprayed up. Really sad to see

Dapster

7,045 posts

182 months

Tuesday 19th May 2020
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Steamer

13,897 posts

215 months

Tuesday 19th May 2020
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Dapster said:
I can't make head nor tail of the comments left under that video - So has Ratarossa bought it?

Jimmy Recard

17,540 posts

181 months

Tuesday 19th May 2020
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Andrew32 said:
Apologies all if this place has already been mentioned, but as I've posted about already i do a lot of abandoned house exploration, unfortunately for this one it fell into the wrong hands quickly and was smashed to pieces, this photographer sold out to The Sun letting everyone in the country know about it and it was smashed to pieces within a week.
I believe someone got photos of the plates so i'll try to find those, that silver car in the middle is a lotus of some type



The Sun post: https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/11650957/mystery-aba...
Ooh, a Vauxhall Astra G and a Chevrolet Lacetti

Andrew32

9 posts

59 months

Wednesday 20th May 2020
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Jimmy Recard said:
Ooh, a Vauxhall Astra G and a Chevrolet Lacetti
Only the finest selection wink

swampy442

1,481 posts

213 months

Wednesday 20th May 2020
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Steamer said:
Dapster said:
I can't make head nor tail of the comments left under that video - So has Ratarossa bought it?
Its deliberately vague, my guess is he bought it

thetapeworm

11,424 posts

241 months

Thursday 21st May 2020
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An Escort RS2000 4x4 spotted on a random wander tonight, it's apparently been off the road for 8 years.


Small Car

877 posts

201 months

Thursday 21st May 2020
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Steamer

13,897 posts

215 months

Thursday 21st May 2020
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thetapeworm said:
An Escort RS2000 4x4 spotted on a random wander tonight, it's apparently been off the road for 8 years.

Looks really clean if its been sat there for that long!.. although on close inspection it looks like the arch has gone and the door under the mirror.

Seriously rare now:

https://www.howmanyleft.co.uk/?utf8=%E2%9C%93&...

1 left licensed in 2019

Bodo

12,384 posts

268 months

Thursday 21st May 2020
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Steamer said:
Seriously rare now:

https://www.howmanyleft.co.uk/?utf8=%E2%9C%93&...

1 left licensed in 2019
22 - those called 4wd are 4x4 as well

Sten.

2,322 posts

136 months

Friday 22nd May 2020
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Old Rover near me, I can't remember it not sitting on this driveway ;

2008



2019



It still looks in good condition strangely.

Andrew32

9 posts

59 months

Friday 22nd May 2020
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Ratarossa hinted on his Instagram and Twitter, no reason he wouldn't have traveled back to watch it get taken, he must've bought it