Classics left to die/rotting pics

[Jukebag]

I've been irking to reply to this particular topic, some really interesting finds here. It's weird that the Reliant three-wheeler photo photo seen on here is just like Uncle's which unfortunately has been left in his back garden after he decided not to drive it anymore after something went wrong on it and he couldn't be bothered to repare it; it's never been used since about the mid 90s I think.

[Jukebag]

Ricky_M said:

Not a great pic, but worked in this street a few times over the years and it hasn't moved.

Flat tyres, faded paint and moss all over the body work.

I'm assuming its genuine, were there ever replicas of these?

There is also an E-Type convertible parked behind it in a similar state.

The E-Type you mentioned parked behind the Contach is indeed a replica and I believe it looks like a JPR Wildcat. They only made about 150 and they were made out of a fibreglass mould and often based on Ford running gear. The only other replica I am aware of would be the Challenger, but I'm pretty sure this car aint a Challenger, the Challenger is pretty much a carbon copy of a real E Type. My dad owns a Wildcat and it is very similar to his. Wildcats often have an external boot handle/lock of which a real E-Type is absent of.

This car appears to have the petrol cap on the far right-hand side for some reason, the petrol cap on a Wildcat should be located at the back of the car n the middle above the boot, unlike real E Types where it is found on the side.. Maybe it's had some custom work/build done on it. It's a shame the owner has left the car for so long, but at least it won't rust away like a real E Type would.

[Cheib]

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.

I'll take a closer look at it next weekend and report back which variant it is.

[shakotan]

john2443 said:

OllieC said:

CoolHands said:

Been seeing this for a few years. Nissan....err something?

I believe that is the slightly oddly named Sylvia

I stand to be corrected on that however !

Not as oddly named as the Cedric....

...or the Gloria, or the Violet, or the Leopard, or the...

[Jukebag]

I regularly see a white MGB coupe parked at the side of the road close to small roundabout whenever I walk that way about a mile away from where I live. Can't say if it's been left/abandoned but it always seems to be parked in the exact same place.

[Jukebag]

Jukebag said:

I regularly see a white MGB coupe parked at the side of the road close to small roundabout whenever I walk that way about a mile away from where I live. Can't say if it's been left/abandoned but it always seems to be parked in the exact same place.

Also, it's strange that (when zoomed in closer on the Google streetview image) the reg number is clearly visible and ought to be blurred out; I wonder how they forgot to blur it out; a right cock-up on their behalf. The car seems to be in decent condition though.

[Rollcage]

Jukebag said:

Also, it's strange that (when zoomed in closer on the Google streetview image) the reg number is clearly visible and ought to be blurred out; I wonder how they forgot to blur it out; a right cock-up on their behalf. The car seems to be in decent condition though.

Silver on black maybe doesn't get picked up as well?

[Jukebag]

Rollcage said:

Silver on black maybe doesn't get picked up as well?

I've no idea how it works, suppose it doesn't pick up well. I know it's common to see some numbers not blurred out.

[LordBretSinclair]

Parked every day in the same place - might be " car sharers". There's a layby near me where the same cars are always in the same spot as people car share to commute. Check out the B late at night, I bet it won't be there

[Jukebag]

LordBretSinclair said:

Parked every day in the same place - might be " car sharers". There's a layby near me where the same cars are always in the same spot as people car share to commute. Check out the B late at night, I bet it won't be there

Ok whatever mate, I'm sure you know best. Like I said it doesn't look rundown so maybe it's used regularly. Maybe it should listed in the section of "spotted"?

[Rollcage]

Jukebag said:

Ok whatever mate, I'm sure you know best. Like I said it doesn't look rundown so maybe it's used regularly. Maybe it should listed in the section of "spotted"?

No need for the arseiness - it is a plausible scenario. Are you 12?

[LordBretSinclair]

I only said "might be" - toys back in the pram please

[Jukebag]

Rollcage said:

No need for the arseiness - it is a plausible scenario. Are you 12?

No I'm not 12, you were being abit vague in what you meant that's why I was being abit sarcastic. I wasn't wanting a debate.

[gforceg]

Aaaanyhoo, here are a couple of relics I found in Italy a year or two ago.





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[ATTAK Z]

gforceg said:

Bullet holes ?

Mafia hit squad ?

[gforceg]

ATTAK Z said:

Bullet holes ?

Mafia hit squad ?

Bullet holes, yes. More likely the local boar hunters letting off a few practice shots!

[Humper]

Found this today

[Welshbeef]

Humper said:

Found this today

What is it worth or is this scrap only and break it?

[CoolHands]

axle stands look quite new

[Hammer67]

Welshbeef said:

Humper said:

Found this today

What is it worth or is this scrap only and break it?

Showing as taxed until Jan 2013 on DVLA so hasn`t been there long. Vehicle enquiry says built 1969 and registered 1972 so has something odd in its history, a K reg Vit is a very rare bird.