Classics left to die/rotting pics - Vol 2

[Escort3500]

It’s doing the rounds on the internet, including the restoration pics (went for £350k at auction prior to restoration )

Edited by Escort3500 on Wednesday 13th November 19:42

[andym1603]

Found it,

https://petrolicious.com/articles/aston-martin-db4...

[P5BNij]

Wow...

[Mr Tidy]

Cheapstraightsix said:

Driver101 said:

finlo said:

Cheapstraightsix said:

Spotted this bunch earlier.

Edited by Cheapstraightsix on Tuesday 12th November 14:11

What's parked next to the white Uno? If it is a Uno that is.

I think the white car is a Lancia Y10.

I think the other one in a Honda Prelude.

Correct on both.

The blue car with the rear headrests looks like a Fiat Croma - or if not it's a Lancia Thema.

[Nik da Greek]

untakenname said:

Noticed these out the window earlier today and thought of this thread, have been there ages

Is that on the way into London Bridge station?

[RicksAlfas]

Mr Tidy said:

The blue car with the rear headrests looks like a Fiat Croma - or if not it's a Lancia Thema.

Lancia Thema I would say.

[ClaphamGT3]

I see these two out on my dog walk near Streatham Hill. The W124 is notionally on the road but hardly used from year to year. The C class has been off the road for 3 years. The house is large and well maintained, so I assume an older couple progressively giving up driving

[Bob CD]

P5BNij said:

Hmmm, curiouser and curiuoser..!

DB4 in (I think) New England...







Facel Vega, no info...



And another view of the French lot I posted last week...



I've threatened to give my mate a Chinese burn if sends me anymore, the rotter, it's bad enough that we're always egging each other on to buy another classic car...!

Not sure I'm doing this right, but I asked my Facel contacts in France if they knew of that picture of the distressed Facellia in the wood and they say it is an old one. The car may even have been restored by now.

But what about that last pic which is so evocative that it could almost be a painting! Can I be the first to lay down a challenge for someone to identify the cars in the pic with the tractor? At least one Bugatti, possibly an Aston and right at the end a Facel?

Over to you!

[williamp]

Ill scan in the magaizne article with more info on those cars tonight

[williamp]

Here you go: 32 years ago, in an unknwon village in rural France. I dont know what happened tl them since then.were theh ever rescued??


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[generationx]

I miss Supercar Classics.

[LotusOmega375D]

Yes I used to buy it monthly. I just kept this one issue as a souvenir. It's 30 years old now. So that makes Stirling Moss 90!

The cover story is a blast around the Nordschleife in Moss' 1955 Mille Miglia winning Mercedes Benz 300SLR. Probably the most valuable car in the world.

My magazine itself is nearly as old now as the 300SLR was back then!

[Z28DUNC]

williamp said:

Here you go: 32 years ago, in an unknwon village in rural France. I dont know what happened tl them since then.were theh ever rescued??


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The collection was called 'the sleeping beauties' , info about the cars on here.. http://theoldmotor.com/?p=45388

[rufusgti]

What do we think this is....
Wheel looks escort MK4, and pretty sure the ford were using those awful flexi pipes on the exhausts back then.

[SilverHarrier]

rufusgti said:

What do we think this is....
Wheel looks escort MK4, and pretty sure the ford were using those awful flexi pipes on the exhausts back then.

That wheel looks Mk2 Polo to me, breadvan sort of thing..

[Dapster]

SilverHarrier said:

That wheel looks Mk2 Polo to me, breadvan sort of thing..

I was thinking similar.....

[gforceg]

VW use the corrugated exhaust pipe on some systems too.

[rufusgti]

You are so right. I knew I recognised it from my youth. I mainly had old polos and fiestas and and escort van. Pretty sure it's a polo.

[mattman]

not sure if this is classed as a classic yet, being a 96 car, but i believe they are relatively rare and its definitely rotting!

[Butter Face]

Crikey, what a shame!