Classics left to die/rotting pics
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Balmoral said:
ot a lot really, the depreciation was a bit steep, but other than that, they were fine. And the after sales package eclipsed even the very top luxury brands at ten times the price.
Daewoo launched in the UK in April 1995 and the target was for 1% of the UK market by 2000, they had 5% by the end of the first year.
The Korean economy went tits up though in 97, they soldiered on for a while, but GM took control again and promptly pulled the rug on the wholly owned UK distribution network of factory shops, and franchised it all. Then re-branded as Chevrolet, and it was all over
I was thinking more along the lines of the fact that many buyers didn't realise they were buying a tarted-up archaic Astra, and that the original range were almost unsaleable as part-exchange offerings. Most dealers of other franchises wouldn't touch them with a bargepole, so you were lumbered with them. I suppose it depends on why you buy a car - as a means of getting to the garden centre once a week, and the shops or library, I reckon they were OK. You wouldn't have wanted to drive to Vladivostock though.Daewoo launched in the UK in April 1995 and the target was for 1% of the UK market by 2000, they had 5% by the end of the first year.
The Korean economy went tits up though in 97, they soldiered on for a while, but GM took control again and promptly pulled the rug on the wholly owned UK distribution network of factory shops, and franchised it all. Then re-branded as Chevrolet, and it was all over
hidetheelephants said:
My near neighbour! Nice chap but not terribly practical; not sure why he bought a series. It's only been there 12 months or so.
So who's is the wee A30 sitting on the roadside nearby then ? Somehow has tax on it, surprising as it wont be MOT exempt yet( and with sills like that... )
Humper said:
hidetheelephants said:
My near neighbour! Nice chap but not terribly practical; not sure why he bought a series. It's only been there 12 months or so.
So who's is the wee A30 sitting on the roadside nearby then ? Somehow has tax on it, surprising as it wont be MOT exempt yet( and with sills like that... )There is a friend of the family who owns a Ferrari BB C. 1975 (365/512?). It was parked up about 1978 (inside a garage) and has never moved since.
I have seen the garage from the outside but never the car. A family member has though and assures me it is on there.
The owner is an old boy now, and very, very reclusive. Apparently there are other cars and bikes in there from the 1950s to 1970s.
I have a horrible feeling when he dies (unmarried) he will not have left a will so the lot will go to the government.
I would love to see these cars: having said that, I could only imagine how much it would cost to get the BB back on the road after 35 years!
I have seen the garage from the outside but never the car. A family member has though and assures me it is on there.
The owner is an old boy now, and very, very reclusive. Apparently there are other cars and bikes in there from the 1950s to 1970s.
I have a horrible feeling when he dies (unmarried) he will not have left a will so the lot will go to the government.
I would love to see these cars: having said that, I could only imagine how much it would cost to get the BB back on the road after 35 years!
Rostfritt said:
JumboBeef said:
I have a horrible feeling when he dies (unmarried) he will not have left a will so the lot will go to the government.
I guess they would auction them off, or maybe give them to the national trust?Edited by hidetheelephants on Monday 1st October 19:53
definitely a valiant - Plymouth or Chrysler according to market taste. The US idea of a "compact" - Ford's was the Falcon and Dodge Dart, with GMC it was the Corvair or Buick Skylark.
Still massive by British standards. I suppose the Studebaker Lark was the nearest thing to "our" size.
Still massive by British standards. I suppose the Studebaker Lark was the nearest thing to "our" size.
nicanary said:
definitely a valiant - Plymouth or Chrysler according to market taste. The US idea of a "compact" - Ford's was the Falcon and Dodge Dart, with GMC it was the Corvair or Buick Skylark.
Still massive by British standards. I suppose the Studebaker Lark was the nearest thing to "our" size.
Dodge is Mopar too !Still massive by British standards. I suppose the Studebaker Lark was the nearest thing to "our" size.
Cheib said:
Any idea what this is ? It's parked up near me...I could go and have a look but haven;t got round to it.
Lazy Town car?http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOybV76sBaw
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