Classics left to die/rotting pics - Vol 2

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I-am-the-reverend said:

Dapster said:

Google streetview suggests that this has been in the same place since 2008



Can't really make it out but it's all green and mossy down there




420SEC, blue/black metallic with the rare velour rather than leather upholstery. Must have been some terminal bork back in the day, and 20 years left in the rain can't have done it a great deal of good. The corner of the rear window where it meets the rear wing isn't looking too clever

One of my favourite cars. I'll have to buy one eventually. Even a 380/420 would do.

They're lovely cars. When I was at school a friend of mine's dad had a 560SEC in that colour. It had velour seats as well which must have been fairly rare.

[WombleCate]

Posted this rare being a year or two ago, the intervening years have taken their toll.



There are a few cars gently rotting.

[TikTak]

NorthernSky said:

These have been sat since forever in this showroom.

Thought the 02 one was bad, last MOT'd 2021

but the 04 one ... does that say reserved on it? Not taxed since 2018, MOT'd since 2020 ... so reserved for who?

Half tempted to call them and enquire.

[sumlin]

NorthernSky said:

These have been sat since forever in this showroom.

Opposite the King Arthur right?

[NorthernSky]

Yeah, that's the place.

[MKnight702]

Saw this in St Ives (Cambs).

[hidetheelephants]

Probably MG TC or maybe TA; TB is less likely as few were made because of the second disagreement.

[nicanary]

I reckon TD.

[uk66fastback]

I posted this Jag last November in a quite nice part of Leicester





So I was surprised to come across it again today in a ropey part of the city - on a trailer and looking a bit worse than the last time I saw it. I also noticed it s got a glass sunroof - certainly not factory.

[Skyedriver]

nicanary said:

I reckon TD.

Yep TC/TD

[wjs1968]

None have moved in at least 3 years…

[NorthernSky]

The Tesla has been abandoned by a landlord of a Bristol pub. The Boxster languishes in the dark, leafy environs of Usk.

[Escort3500]

nicanary said:

I reckon TD.

Mudguards/wings steeper on a TC

[sidewinder500]

uk66fastback said:

I posted this Jag last November in a quite nice part of Leicester

And even in November with severely deflated tires..

[Turbobanana]

NorthernSky said:

The Tesla has been abandoned by a landlord of a Bristol pub. The Boxster languishes in the dark, leafy environs of Usk.

I wonder what the future holds for this sort of thing.

I mean, if it were an old ICE car you'd drain the fuel, put a new battery on, turn the engine over without compression to build oil pressure, and go for a start. Once all perishables are checked / replaced it could feasibly return to service for years to come.

But what state will the battery be in this Tesla? Will it recover if connected to a charger?

[hidetheelephants]

The 12v battery may be toast; the traction battery will probably be as good as when it was parked up.

[Penny Whistle]

Turbobanana said:

NorthernSky said:

The Tesla has been abandoned by a landlord of a Bristol pub. The Boxster languishes in the dark, leafy environs of Usk.

I wonder what the future holds for this sort of thing.

I mean, if it were an old ICE car you'd drain the fuel, put a new battery on, turn the engine over without compression to build oil pressure, and go for a start. Once all perishables are checked / replaced it could feasibly return to service for years to come.

But what state will the battery be in this Tesla? Will it recover if connected to a charger?

In years to come end-of-life EVs will be broken up much like ICE cars, with their batteries removed and repurposed for domestic/industrial/commercial installations.

[uk66fastback]

wjs1968 said:

Not many chrome bumpered cars still about on an N plate as they swapped to the rubber bumpers after two months …

[wjs1968]

uk66fastback said:

Not many chrome bumpered cars still about on an N plate as they swapped to the rubber bumpers after two months

been languishing in that spot for a few years - it's the last remaining vehicle attached to an MG specialist that used to operate from the garage next to it.

there must have been around 30 to 40 cars in various stages of decay scattered opposite the garage, mainly MG but also a 70's Corniche and a T25 Syncro. they went bust around 3 years ago and everything disappeared overnight - I imagine much to the relief the shops whose yards they seem to have requisitioned....

quite interesting to scroll through the years on google maps - I hadn't appreciated that the actual cars changed so much over time, I'd always thought it was pretty static...

https://www.google.com/maps/@51.5869043,-0.1332013...

Edited by wjs1968 on Thursday 30th July 15:13

Edited by wjs1968 on Thursday 30th July 16:49

[NorthernSky]