Classics left to die/rotting pics - Vol 2
Discussion
Penny Whistle said:
It seems to me that Mercedes are disproportionately represented on this thread. Is that anyone else's perception, and if so is it because they are not expected to be "abandoned", and more noticeable when they are ?
Possibly, but I think they're a bit like SAABs and Audis etc: they're robust, reliable cars right up until they're not. Then they're very expensive to fix.Turbobanana said:
Penny Whistle said:
It seems to me that Mercedes are disproportionately represented on this thread. Is that anyone else's perception, and if so is it because they are not expected to be "abandoned", and more noticeable when they are ?
Possibly, but I think they're a bit like SAABs and Audis etc: they're robust, reliable cars right up until they're not. Then they're very expensive to fix.I was exploring some new bike paths and cut-throughs but couldn't go any further there, haha. Still, the car was sitting there nicely without really bothering anyone; perhaps they’re rebuilding it but looking for cheap replacement parts—it’s not exactly a wealthy neighborhood, after all.
ah, looked via google, its this car, here in 2022 all looks still oke, but ano 2026 the car looks very sad at the same spot.
Ronaro said:
Has anyone ever had a ride in one of these?In the early 1980s, my dad was the village bobby (local policeman, for Rene
) and knew everybody. One day he and I were out for a walk when it unexpectedly started to rain. Normally we were equipped for such an event, but not this time.Fortunately (or otherwise?), at that moment, around the corner came a local elderly lady in her metallic brown Reliant Regal - just like the one pictured, but immaculate and with a racy pair of spotlights on the front. She offered us a lift.
If it were not for the increasingly heavy rain, there's no way we would have got into this contraption, but we were a few miles from home and, frankly, needed to overcome our prejudices and accept the lift. I piled in the back, taking care to sit behind the driver to counter-act the weight of my dad sitting in the passenger seat. We endured a bumpy ride home as these devices were seemingly not fitted with any sort of suspension. But we were dry, and grateful.
I have never been in one since.
Turbobanana said:
Ronaro said:
Has anyone ever had a ride in one of these?In the early 1980s, my dad was the village bobby (local policeman, for Rene
) and knew everybody. One day he and I were out for a walk when it unexpectedly started to rain. Normally we were equipped for such an event, but not this time.Fortunately (or otherwise?), at that moment, around the corner came a local elderly lady in her metallic brown Reliant Regal - just like the one pictured, but immaculate and with a racy pair of spotlights on the front. She offered us a lift.
If it were not for the increasingly heavy rain, there's no way we would have got into this contraption, but we were a few miles from home and, frankly, needed to overcome our prejudices and accept the lift. I piled in the back, taking care to sit behind the driver to counter-act the weight of my dad sitting in the passenger seat. We endured a bumpy ride home as these devices were seemingly not fitted with any sort of suspension. But we were dry, and grateful.
I have never been in one since.
Subsequently he picked my mate up from school and proceeded to do a swift u-turn in the carpark to, deliberately, get it on 2 wheels.
Oh how we laughed.
I refused a ouple of offers of a lift after that.
Turbobanana said:
Ronaro said:
Has anyone ever had a ride in one of these?In the early 1980s, my dad was the village bobby (local policeman, for Rene
) and knew everybody. One day he and I were out for a walk when it unexpectedly started to rain. Normally we were equipped for such an event, but not this time.Fortunately (or otherwise?), at that moment, around the corner came a local elderly lady in her metallic brown Reliant Regal - just like the one pictured, but immaculate and with a racy pair of spotlights on the front. She offered us a lift.
If it were not for the increasingly heavy rain, there's no way we would have got into this contraption, but we were a few miles from home and, frankly, needed to overcome our prejudices and accept the lift. I piled in the back, taking care to sit behind the driver to counter-act the weight of my dad sitting in the passenger seat. We endured a bumpy ride home as these devices were seemingly not fitted with any sort of suspension. But we were dry, and grateful.
I have never been in one since.
btw, first I thought thats such car with that Z roof, the Ford Anglia
but its not, it has the same-ish look from that angle.Edited by GTRene on Wednesday 9th September 10:56
nice one guess I've never seen such, at least not in real life.
wondering now, why they did such that way with the rear window, was it so it gets less dirty? because with some cars and some angles those rear windows get dirty very soon because of the turbulence or how you say that.
guess I've never seen such, at least not in real life.wondering now, why they did such that way with the rear window, was it so it gets less dirty? because with some cars and some angles those rear windows get dirty very soon because of the turbulence or how you say that.
Edited by GTRene on Wednesday 9th September 23:22
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