Classics left to die/rotting pics - Vol 2
Discussion
Escort3500 said:
AlecT said:
I spotted this Porsche 944 sitting for forlournley behind a garage in Heywood near Bury the other day when dropping off a tyre to be repaired 
Looks like it has been there for quite a while
Another sad picture Looks like it has been there for quite a while
Always thought the 944 is one of the best looking Porsches. Prefer it to the 911.
Sadly, the MOT on this one ran out in 2010, so I bet it's rusting in peace.
At it's last MOT in 2009 it had done 139k miles. But it appears to have had a fair few issues in previous MOTs.
Dapster said:
mk1coopers said:
Itsallicanafford said:
That looks like it's going to need a lot of cash and work to get it back on the road, or is it being bought to part out (not being up with prices for these)£7,000
£8,000
Although the MOT Check site brings it back as being registered in April 1986, it's a pre-facelift version and probably closer in age to the "A" plate it carries (ie '83). Perhaps the seller's blurb is true - one owned by a foreign embassy with an overseas registration, then allocated an age appropriate "A"
plate when UK registered in '86. It has an AMG inscription in the speedo but a godawful cheapo barry rear spoiler which our ambassador friend must have transferred from his mk 1 Nova.
I'd love a period correct SEC but this one? Barge and pole...
Absolutely unbelievable. I know someone restored a S123 estate - which wasnt as bad as this - and the invoices totalled £40k....that wasnt including the actual car.
I mean, where do you start on something like that...the whole back end will be rusted through and the infamous rear parcel shelf..well you can't get them anymore. I'm genuinely stunned that made the money it did.
I'm not averse to restoration, even if the costs far exceed the value, but usually you start with a good one. I reckon you could spend £60k on that, quarter that if you want a ratty version as a rolling resto...
It's a parts car, but looks like most parts are rusted...
Lily the Pink said:
AlecT said:
In that common colour, Guards Pink (mostly).The Mad Monk said:
Ambleton said:
Wonderful list of 'reason for failure' on the nearer Citroen in 2013!However, they almost certainly have shot chassis and bodies. The mechanicals will be salvageable though... perfect dor spares or a donor
JPvanRossem said:
Oh my gawd! Period correct conversion by the Chameleon Car Co. of London. Their crimes are extensive.....
Sold from their prestigious showrooms on Park Lane and converted I seem to remember from an industrial estate in Slough.
This particular horror show is the Chameleon Tornado
RHD but with a km/h speedo, and US style headlights.
Interestingly the exhaust on a W126 exits from the near side but the Chameleon conversions had the exhaust exit on the drivers side. Not sure if there were any mechanical enhancements or if it was just the Stevie Wonder body conversion.
This one needs escorting to the crusher! The G Wagen in the background looks pleasantly unmolested.
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