Classics left to die/rotting pics - Vol 2

[healeyneil]

[TurboJet]

healeyneil said:

Wow a Cheetah. There was parts of one of these in a workshop in Daventry about 15 years ago, wonder what happened to it.

[52classic]

Is that a Baur 2002 in US spec, in front of the Healey?

[Jukebag]

A few days ago I spotted a marron and very haggered looking classic on a drive in the Whiston area in Merseyside. Dont know what make it was exactly, but probably either a Triumph or Rover, though I didn't see any Rover badge on the front. It had lettering "TC" on the grill, so could've been a 2500 TC. The paint was flaking off, no doubt with lots of rust too. Looked in a pretty bad way, body wise. Hope the owner decides to restore it rather than just leave it sitting there.

[P5BNij]

Jukebag said:

A few days ago I spotted a marron and very haggered looking classic on a drive in the Whiston area in Merseyside. Dont know what make it was exactly, but probably either a Triumph or Rover, though I didn't see any Rover badge on the front. It had lettering "TC" on the grill, so could've been a 2500 TC. The paint was flaking off, no doubt with lots of rust too. Looked in a pretty bad way, body wise. Hope the owner decides to restore it rather than just leave it sitting there.

Sounds like a Rover 2000TC or 2200TC, if the TC badge is on the grille it's most likely a 'facelift' Series 2 from late 1970 onwards, the Series 1 cars had the badge on the bonnet...

[Bob CD]

healeyneil said:

A few from over 60 cars. I bought a Frogeye ??

I love the light in your pics but as a Facel historian, I would particularly like to know where and when with the red HK500. Can you enlighten, even send a PM?

[JodyKTM]

WOW what a thread. Such a shame so many great cars left to rot either because;

"no mate it's a GTE / V6 / carb model / got a black stripe on it / etc, they're really rare, I'm not selling it"
"I'm going to do it up soon"
"Owner is in prison/ ill / abroad and I'm just storing it for him"
"It's worth 20 billion pounds if mint with FSH, so I'm not letting this rust bucket go for less than 19 billion"
"I bought it when they were at peak price, so can't sell it, I'll lose too much money"
" I'm just a stubborn prick who can't see the woods, those trees are in the way "
" It's suffered a expensive failure and simply isn't worth putting the time / money too "

One thing is for sure, I bet there is A LOT of pissed of wives behind these cars "when are you going to move that bloody car "

[mvansche]

Have we had this one? Apologies if we have.



Still sat on the drive in North Wales apparently. Imagine how many times he has got up halfway through countdown to be hassled to sell...

Bloody lovely those Rover 800 Limo's.

[DickyC]

Even in that confition it accounts for a sizeable proportion of his pension

[shakotan]

gothatway said:

Jimmy Recard said:

Boob it

Indeed - surely the number has to be worth a couple of K to someone.

Not really, it's worth fk all unless you bastardise it. BOO 81T

[shakotan]

DickyC said:

Even in that confition it accounts for a sizeable proportion of his pension

Which beggars the question, "What's in the garage if the Aston has to live outside?".

[acme]

mvansche said:

Have we had this one? Apologies if we have.



Still sat on the drive in North Wales apparently. Imagine how many times he has got up halfway through countdown to be hassled to sell...

Bloody lovely those Rover 800 Limo's.

Bl**dy hell, surely he's got an inkling of its worth, why isn't it in a garage!

Though as noted makes you wonder what's in there!

Is this recently?

This thread is fascinating, I so rarely see anything of note and I do a fair few miles. The most note worthy is a Corrado near me and a Pug 1.6 GTI that was going green outside a house 'til last year, moved on now, probably after they noticed some weirdo stopping, staring and taking the odd pic of it!

[healeyneil]

The Facel,Cheetah, etc are in California, quite possibly for sale

[gforceg]

acme said:

Bl**dy hell, surely he's got an inkling of its worth, why isn't it in a garage!

Though as noted makes you wonder what's in there!

Chest freezer, unused bikes, a kite, a work bench that doesn't see any work, a box of misplaced dreams and a jar of mixed sorrow.

[Yertis]

gforceg said:

Chest freezer, unused bikes, a kite, a work bench that doesn't see any work, a box of misplaced dreams and a jar of mixed sorrow.

Pure poetry. We ought to do a "Let's see your workbench" type thread. No matter how tidy I try to keep mine, I end up working on a bit 12" square. But I suppose I do at least work at it.

[Pat H]

Saw this fine old thing on the Isle of Skye about ten years ago.

[gforceg]

Yertis said:

Pure poetry. We ought to do a "Let's see your workbench" type thread. No matter how tidy I try to keep mine, I end up working on a bit 12" square. But I suppose I do at least work at it.

My workbench is about 7 ft wide but because my garage car is 5.5 feet wide and nestled bum first against it, I'm not left with much space either. A bit like getting slowly edged off the sofa by a dog.

[randomeddy]

larrylamb11 said:

Whereabouts is this? Can you put me in touch with the owner? or PM me the details please?

Did you get the details? PM sent.

[acme]

gforceg said:

Chest freezer, unused bikes, a kite, a work bench that doesn't see any work, a box of misplaced dreams and a jar of mixed sorrow.

Very good & undoubtedly true

[Mercky]

Pat H said:

Saw this fine old thing on the Isle of Skye about ten years ago.

Renault 4 that.