Classics left to die/rotting pics - Vol 2

[john2443]

uk66fastback said:

Down as having been registered in 1936 for some reason!

What do you think the reg letters are? I thought RRC which would be 1959, but it's not very clear.

[tapkaJohnD]

Not exactly "left to die/rotting" but Astons could be next on the list of cars that are being 'officially' built again, new. We've seen Mk.1 Escort shells being sold for the rally market and lightweight E-types. Now Bentley Motors are building, and have sold 12 brand new 4.5L blower Bentleys, copies of the 1929 Birkin car. The price isn't mentioned, but the E-types were nearly a million quid, so these must be more.

https://www.bentleymedia.com/en/newsitem/1164-the-...

[LotusOmega375D]

They’ve been at it for a while.

[P5BNij]

Various Minis in states of decay, photos c/o the Mk1 Mini performance forum -

An early Riley Elf somewhere in Derbyshire....



Looks like a genuine late Mk1 998 Cooper despite the slightly odd badge spacing on the bootlid....



This one's from Stroud in 2015, a '63 Mk1 with Mk2/3 rear lights grafted on, a typical update in the '70s....



A '67 Mk1 with a TR4 (?)....



Somewhere in the Netherlands, a Belgian built MkIV Mini with the same doors as an Innocenti model....

[uk66fastback]

john2443 said:

uk66fastback said:

Down as having been registered in 1936 for some reason!

What do you think the reg letters are? I thought RRC which would be 1959, but it's not very clear.

It’s PFG 708 I think, which DVLA have as a 1936-registered Grey Austin.

[Mr lestat]

P5BNij said:

Various Minis in states of decay, photos c/o the Mk1 Mini performance forum -

An early Riley Elf somewhere in Derbyshire....



Looks like a genuine late Mk1 998 Cooper despite the slightly odd badge spacing on the bootlid....



This one's from Stroud in 2015, a '63 Mk1 with Mk2/3 rear lights grafted on, a typical update in the '70s....



A '67 Mk1 with a TR4 (?)....



Somewhere in the Netherlands, a Belgian built MkIV Mini with the same doors as an Innocenti model....

That Riley near the top looks like it’s had a nasty knock above the door, doubt it’s a crowbar trying to break in but that’s what it looks like ?, the door would have given first unless of course the roof is rotten and folded like paper.

[P5BNij]

Looks to me as if something has hit it while the passenger door was open, a fork lift truck maybe.

In the early days of the Mini, BMC put out a technical memo on adjusting the door fit by inserting a piece of wood between the door and the doorshut and leaning on the top of the frame to make it sit right!

[eccles]

P5BNij said:

Looks to me as if something has hit it while the passenger door was open, a fork lift truck maybe.

In the early days of the Mini, BMC put out a technical memo on adjusting the door fit by inserting a piece of wood between the door and the doorshut and leaning on the top of the frame to make it sit right!

Looks to me to be the standard damage done with a HIAB and a lifting strop when put on the back of a scrap mans truck.

Non standard headlamp bezels though.

[finlo]

P5BNij said:

Looks to me as if something has hit it while the passenger door was open, a fork lift truck maybe.

In the early days of the Mini, BMC put out a technical memo on adjusting the door fit by inserting a piece of wood between the door and the doorshut and leaning on the top of the frame to make it sit right!

I saw some old footage of a guy adjusting xj6 doors with a lump of 4x2 on the production line!

[MarkwG]

tapkaJohnD said:

Not exactly "left to die/rotting" but Astons could be next on the list of cars that are being 'officially' built again, new. We've seen Mk.1 Escort shells being sold for the rally market and lightweight E-types. Now Bentley Motors are building, and have sold 12 brand new 4.5L blower Bentleys, copies of the 1929 Birkin car. The price isn't mentioned, but the E-types were nearly a million quid, so these must be more.

https://www.bentleymedia.com/en/newsitem/1164-the-...

Like these - from 2 years back? https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/new-cars/aston-...

[52classic]

eccles said:

P5BNij said:

Looks to me as if something has hit it while the passenger door was open, a fork lift truck maybe.

In the early days of the Mini, BMC put out a technical memo on adjusting the door fit by inserting a piece of wood between the door and the doorshut and leaning on the top of the frame to make it sit right!

Looks to me to be the standard damage done with a HIAB and a lifting strop when put on the back of a scrap mans truck.

Non standard headlamp bezels though.

Bezels are Riley 1.5 I think.

[P5BNij]

52classic said:

eccles said:

P5BNij said:

Looks to me as if something has hit it while the passenger door was open, a fork lift truck maybe.

In the early days of the Mini, BMC put out a technical memo on adjusting the door fit by inserting a piece of wood between the door and the doorshut and leaning on the top of the frame to make it sit right!

Looks to me to be the standard damage done with a HIAB and a lifting strop when put on the back of a scrap mans truck.

Non standard headlamp bezels though.

Bezels are Riley 1.5 I think.

I agree - also used by Radford and Wood & Pickett on some of their posh Mini conversions, in some cases they modified the profile of the wings to match the tops of the bezels....

[98elise]

There is a small compound in Strood (Kent) where there are a bunch of rotting classics. I used to pass it every day on the train to London. There were at least 4 or 5 Lotus Excel/Eclat's in there.

[Bodo]

98elise said:

There is a small compound in Strood (Kent) where there are a bunch of rotting classics. I used to pass it every day on the train to London. There were at least 4 or 5 Lotus Excel/Eclat's in there.

https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/3819509

[CAPP0]

Bodo said:

98elise said:

There is a small compound in Strood (Kent) where there are a bunch of rotting classics. I used to pass it every day on the train to London. There were at least 4 or 5 Lotus Excel/Eclat's in there.

https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/3819509

That was a used car lot back in the day.

[98elise]

Bodo said:

98elise said:

There is a small compound in Strood (Kent) where there are a bunch of rotting classics. I used to pass it every day on the train to London. There were at least 4 or 5 Lotus Excel/Eclat's in there.

https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/3819509

Thanks. That shows that they are moving stuff around as you can see different cars in the limited view you get in streetview.

I assumed it was abandoned.

[Bodo]

98elise said:

Bodo said:

98elise said:

There is a small compound in Strood (Kent) where there are a bunch of rotting classics. I used to pass it every day on the train to London. There were at least 4 or 5 Lotus Excel/Eclat's in there.

https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/3819509

Thanks. That shows that they are moving stuff around as you can see different cars in the limited view you get in streetview.

I assumed it was abandoned.

The photo above is from 2014.

Gmaps has data from 2018:


https://goo.gl/maps/NUPoVVny6FF7TMXK6

Looks like there has been a fire in situ.

[The Mad Monk]

Bodo said:

Looks like there has been a fire in situ.

Most fires are in situ.

[Bodo]

The Mad Monk said:

Bodo said:

Looks like there has been a fire in situ.

Most fires are in situ.

As opposed to the cars having burnt before arriving in the collection yard.

[hidetheelephants]

98elise said:

Bodo said:

98elise said:

There is a small compound in Strood (Kent) where there are a bunch of rotting classics. I used to pass it every day on the train to London. There were at least 4 or 5 Lotus Excel/Eclat's in there.

https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/3819509

Thanks. That shows that they are moving stuff around as you can see different cars in the limited view you get in streetview.

I assumed it was abandoned.

As it's railway property(or would have been until NR decided to flog off all ancillary property despite it being intrinsic to maintaining the network and will cause expense and delay from here after) some loon is paying rent on that.