Classics left to die/rotting pics

[jimbob82]

LordBretSinclair said:

From the 50s or 60s by the looks of it, probably dead and buried by now

may be wrong but IIRC thats an armstrong siddeley.

[hidetheelephants]

jimbob82 said:

LordBretSinclair said:

From the 50s or 60s by the looks of it, probably dead and buried by now

may be wrong but IIRC thats an armstrong siddeley.

Jag Mk7/8/9 isn't it?

[530dTPhil]

hidetheelephants said:

Jag Mk7/8/9 isn't it?

Screen shape is wrong for a Jaguar. It looks more like a coachbuilt Bentley, possibly Mulliner bodied.

[hidetheelephants]

530dTPhil said:

hidetheelephants said:

Jag Mk7/8/9 isn't it?

Screen shape is wrong for a Jaguar. It looks more like a coachbuilt Bentley, possibly Mulliner bodied.

Good spot; google suggests a S1 or S2.

[lesstatt]

hidetheelephants said:

Good spot; google suggests a S1 or S2.

And looking at the front wing and grille it's been crashed, prob parked there waiting to be recovered

[MontyC]

tali1 said:

MontyC said:

Not sure If you would class this as a classic, but still a sad sight!

M reg ! -these are rare on L reg ,so must be last one sold

It was one of the very last ones sold, unfortunatly it was in a collision and hit hard from behind which can not be seen in the picture, the car was unsalvagable and despite the negative comments here there a fantastic car.

[hidetheelephants]

lesstatt said:

hidetheelephants said:

Good spot; google suggests a S1 or S2.

And looking at the front wing and grille it's been crashed, prob parked there waiting to be recovered

The head-shaped dents in the screen suggest the occupants would not be fit for onward travel either!

[LotusOmega375D]

john2443 said:

Not exactly abandoned but not looked after! Sorry about the poor quality, scanned from the local paper.

Looks like the heads of the two front seat occupants and the house came off worse than the car.

[guru_1071]

hidetheelephants said:

Good spot; google suggests a S1 or S2.

is a bentley, ive spent many hours redoing the suspension of my old mans

[neutral 3]

Incredible photo of that Bentley. And yes, it looks very much like both occupants hit the screen.

Any more photos or info on it from the Newspaper ?

[guru_1071]

neutral 3 said:

Incredible photo of that Bentley. And yes, it looks very much like both occupants hit the screen.

Any more photos or info on it from the Newspaper ?

actually, squinting a bit more, it could be a rolls royce cloud, only the grill differed and its a bit mullered, but the mascot looks a bit big for a bentley

[tali1]

MontyC said:

tali1 said:

MontyC said:

Not sure If you would class this as a classic, but still a sad sight!

M reg ! -these are rare on L reg ,so must be last one sold

It was one of the very last ones sold, unfortunatly it was in a collision and hit hard from behind which can not be seen in the picture, the car was unsalvagable and despite the negative comments here there a fantastic car.

I had a 16v - mad fast , super comfy , all the toys to Jap spec and tonnes of room and boot space that would shame a modern car.Even the interior plastics were nowhere near as bad as people hysterically claim.
Went in a diesel with 150k - it was in showroom condition.

[john2443]

neutral 3 said:

Incredible photo of that Bentley. And yes, it looks very much like both occupants hit the screen.

Any more photos or info on it from the Newspaper ?

No more info, it was only a few weeks ago, each week they print a few old photos and ask if anyone knows anything about them. Brighton & Hove Leader, free every week!

[shaunroche]

redback911 said:

We came across this beauty in car park in Verona in September.

Been going to Verona since 2003 and that car was in that car park then.

The last time I was in Verona was 2011 and I saw a coffin dodger getting in and out of it so it was still being cared for, but in all that time it was never in a different postion in the car park, and was parked in the outside, open but under cover 'shed'.

Remembering the age of the old fella and the fact that the car is now parked in a different place (is it inside now?), the owd 'un has probably passed on.

Is it a 308 Quattrovalvole?

[gforceg]

The last time it was on here someone identified it as a 208. One for the home market.

[Butter Face]

That is one horrendously good looking car. Oooof.

[jimbob82]

Butter Face said:

That is one horrendously good looking car. Oooof.

the 308 is my favourite ferrari of all time. there was a 308 down near pontyberem (about 15 miles from me), it was in a bit of a state but the guy wanted waaaay too much for it...It's gone from there now...anyone know where it went?

308 and 208 were very very similar, almost identical to look at...

[steve954]

i don't know if it's been mentioned or not sorry if it has.

cosworth scrap yard
http://index.hu/gal/?dir=totalcar/blogok/belsoseg/...

[Justayellowbadge]

jimbob82 said:

the 308 is my favourite ferrari of all time. there was a 308 down near pontyberem (about 15 miles from me), it was in a bit of a state but the guy wanted waaaay too much for it...It's gone from there now...anyone know where it went?

308 and 208 were very very similar, almost identical to look at...

Only external difference is NACA intakes on the lower quarter ahead of the rear wheels.

[storminnorman]

steve954 said:

i don't know if it's been mentioned or not sorry if it has.

cosworth scrap yard
http://index.hu/gal/?dir=totalcar/blogok/belsoseg/...

Think it's done the rounds before, nonetheless...