Classics left to die/rotting pics - Vol 2

[skatty]

[Mercky]

skatty said:

Thats banger boy fodder.

[Gunk]

Mercky said:

skatty said:

Thats banger boy fodder.

Poverty spec Granada, they had strange tiny hubcaps on steel wheels

[sim16v]

Wooda80 said:

Lived round here for 20 years but never had cause to walk down this particular stretch of road until today:

I don't think this is actually abandoned and rotting, as the dirt was painted on for the film.

It still has a current MOT until Nov 2018!

[99Chimaera]

1977 Triumph Spitfire currently sitting in my father in laws barn. 1 family owner from new. 44k miles. Totally original. Been sitting unused for 5 years now

[Mercky]

99Chimaera said:

1977 Triumph Spitfire currently sitting in my father in laws barn. 1 family owner from new. 44k miles. Totally original. Been sitting unused for 5 years now

Is it nailed to the roof?

[99Chimaera]

Yes. I couldn't turn the photo round..

[RATATTAK]

[sim16v]

Super grippy tyres.

Does he want to sell it?

[555 Paul]

Marvib said:

Saw this M3 in staylbridge today, looks like it's been there a long time

Edited by Marvib on Thursday 22 March 22:55

You see an M3, I see a skip with a tarpaulin over it.

[99Chimaera]

RATATTAK said:

Many thanks for sorting the photo.

[99Chimaera]

sim16v said:

Super grippy tyres.

Does he want to sell it?

It doesn't belong to my father in law. He is storing it for a friend.

[SilverHarrier]

Not sure whats under the sheets but looks old and been stood a while! Reg number is AKP137, maybe someone on here can identify it?..

[TonyRPH]

SilverHarrier said:

Not sure whats under the sheets but looks old and been stood a while! Reg number is AKP137, maybe someone on here can identify it?..

DVLA has no record of that reg number.

[PeteR129]

what about this Framo Barkas V901?

[4rephill]

555 Paul said:

Marvib said:

Saw this M3 in staylbridge today, looks like it's been there a long time

Edited by Marvib on Thursday 22 March 22:55

You see an M3, I see a skip with a tarpaulin over it.

You see a skip with a tarpaulin over it - I see potential to do a "Wheeler Dealers" on it (if it's a six cylinder car!)

Ditch the cheap/ st bodykit and wheels (fit a genuine BMW motorsport bodykit and fit some genuine BBS cross-spoke alloys instead), replace the sad and pathetic front wings, fit some OEM rear lights, clean/replace the roof and tidy up the bodywork (possibly repaint it), and that could be a nice car once again.

E30's are getting rarer by the day, and values are on the up. For many, it's one of the last truly classic BMW's because of its flat front "bugger the aerodynamics" design. Every 3 series after the E30 (E36 onwards, is a "jelly mould" design.

shakotan said:

Steering wheel is on the wrong side.........

Whilst that car is blatantly not an M3 (shame on anyone thinking it is an M3! ), be aware that a few E30 M3's were converted to RHD using the 325i dashboard, pedal box and steering components, so being RHD does not automatically mean a car is not an M3.

[SilverHarrier]

Not much classic about an Ital but its not moved in years and is certainly rotting.. there's a few other wrecks on the property too and the house is in decay, strangely though the gardens are reasonably kept.. I'll try and picture the rest next time but there's usually someone floating about when I go by.

[AMG Merc]

Last taxed 1991

[williamp]

..designed by the same person who did the lotus esprit, maserati marek mk1 Golf et al. Oddly, it isnt listed on any of his websites..

[RATATTAK]

williamp said:

..designed by the same person who did the lotus esprit, maserati marek mk1 Golf et al. Oddly, it isnt listed on any of his websites..

Not given much of a chance though was he ?

A pig is still a pig no matter how you dress it up !