Classics left to die/rotting pics - Vol 2
Discussion
archie456 said:
LARK F1 GTR said:
This Ford Escort RS1600i has been here for as long as I can remember (at least since I knew what one was) I'd not been past it in many years so I wondered if it was still there. I was amazed to see that it was! The car not for sale notices in the windows weren't there years ago when I last saw it. Anyone who has been to Romford will have seen it. It's at the end of a road right next to the ring road.
It looks parked, not abandoned?Risonax said:
928s?
Not intentionally dumped, whackjob owner unexpectedly deceased;
Back in the 20th, when I was jetting back and forth from KSA, I pondered whether it would be worth rescuing some of the more exotic stuff I saw out there and bringing it back here. There were scrap yards near Jeddah just rammed with interesting Yank cars. The Saudi chaps I mentioned this to thought I was nuts "Why Mr Yertis? They are just old cars! Hahaha." Rust was a bit of problem there though TBH.Not intentionally dumped, whackjob owner unexpectedly deceased;
I did also plot to bring a V8 Chevy Suburban back via Jordan/Syria/Turkey (I've got a T.E. Lawrence interest) but Mrs Y ruled out such fanciful nonsense.
GTRene said:
@those 928s, wow, great pictures, never dared to buy one afraid for cost with repairs.
btw I also spot a BW Z3 in that last picture :-)
Uday Hussein's collection. Allegedly these were later used for target practice.btw I also spot a BW Z3 in that last picture :-)
Edited by GTRene on Sunday 21st May 22:09
Here is an abandoned Z1
Risonax said:
GTRene said:
@those 928s, wow, great pictures, never dared to buy one afraid for cost with repairs.
btw I also spot a BW Z3 in that last picture :-)
Uday Hussein's collection. Allegedly these were later used for target practice.btw I also spot a BW Z3 in that last picture :-)
Edited by GTRene on Sunday 21st May 22:09
Here is an abandoned Z1
They go for big money it seems!
https://suchen.mobile.de/fahrzeuge/details.html?id...
Yertis said:
Risonax said:
928s?
Not intentionally dumped, whackjob owner unexpectedly deceased;
Back in the 20th, when I was jetting back and forth from KSA, I pondered whether it would be worth rescuing some of the more exotic stuff I saw out there and bringing it back here. There were scrap yards near Jeddah just rammed with interesting Yank cars. The Saudi chaps I mentioned this to thought I was nuts "Why Mr Yertis? They are just old cars! Hahaha." Rust was a bit of problem there though TBH.Not intentionally dumped, whackjob owner unexpectedly deceased;
I did also plot to bring a V8 Chevy Suburban back via Jordan/Syria/Turkey (I've got a T.E. Lawrence interest) but Mrs Y ruled out such fanciful nonsense.
BigMacDaddy said:
Sadly I reckon this one is well beyond saving, hasn't moved an inch in 15 years. When the cover's not obscuring it the interior is pretty horrendous and I suspect its close proximity to the coast will have accelerated the decay in the bits that can't be seen easily.... 
So that's where "the other Mystery Car" has been hiding since the 1960s 
Rob 131 Sport said:
There was quite a classic car scene in the UAE when I lived there with the locals driving immaculate American Convertibles from what I assume were from the 50’s / 60’s. There was also quite a few Italian Classics and a group of Lancia Deltas at the Dubai race circuit springs to mind. I’ve got some pictures somewhere.
Americans
Italian classics
Abandoned Dodge/Chevy ice cream van
Edited by Risonax on Thursday 25th May 12:31
GTRene said:
oooh some nice ones, btw what kind of Ford is that in the first picture? not your run of the mil mustang.
also, that Lambo Miura is that a real one or?
Allegedly. Abandoned on the streets in Manama Bahrain.also, that Lambo Miura is that a real one or?
This sat for years at Bahraini Customs over an argument about duty.
Not sure what happened here. Did the Jag stop at the petrol station, running on fumes, only to find it had long closed. Followed by a Red Bull party. Jaguar XJs are actually fairly rare in the region.
Doofus said:
Skyedriver said:
The Muira, the Maserati, why, just why, more money than sense
It's got nothing to do with sense.The Maseratis were most likely to be abandoned because of a lack of trained mechanics.
Probably the fate of this Aston Martin; something broke and they don't know how to fix it.
Cars where something broke or they were just forgotten when Grandpa died
Saudi Ferrari workshop, early 80s. This is why Ferraris ended up, broken down unfixed
As a kid growing up over there I recall dad's Range Rover. He brought it off a member of the local royal family who was hard up. In truth, it was a pretty shabby example at 4 years old (1978 model). It needed work on the suspension and engine, so he dropped it off at the local Land Rover agent, who was also the agent for Rolls, Jaguar, Rover, Lotus, Aston Martin, Ferrari etc. The workshop was a series of pits with a tin roof on top. The car was in there for over a month, waiting on parts from the UK. Finally got it back, drove off into Manama traffic. Instantly over heated. Popped the hood. Rad cap left off, mechanic tools everywhere. The bill near bankrupted him, and the car was still sitting on its arse, as they never fixed the self leveler. There after he found an Indian mechanic in the local village who had been an army articifer, ie he could make parts from scratch.
Certainly in the 80s, there was vast amounts being spent on glitzy infrastructure, but things just packed up after a few years as there was zero maintenance; contractors came up, built the hotel, hospital etc, then left. So not surprised to see expensive looking cars succumbing to mechanical maladies. And Royal families there had several levels, and there were a lot of family members. And some weren't as wealthy as they made out; they fronted a lot but couldn't really afford what they had.
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