Sacrilege - pure sacrilege

[L666]

How could this happen :O Some beauties here.........

http://thechive.com/2012/06/27/nice-cars-left-for-...





Lots too far gone to be saved

[Captain Muppet]

Oh no, cars have got dusty.

[Garlick]

Look at the link though, more than dust there...but yes, the Ferrari's above are merely dusty and not much else.

Perversely I like seeing abandoned car pictures, I always wonder how they came to be parked for the last time.

[mercfunder]

L666 said:

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That's just any car park in the middle east ain't it?

[StottyZr]

I'm not great with my classic cars, is that a 300SL?

It looks great as long as that car is mechanically sound, I have no gripes with it looking like a nakered rust bucket.

[Fastdruid]

I suspect those ferrari's are some of the many expensive cars abandoned in dubai due to their bankruptcy laws.

[gambisk]

Garlick said:

Look at the link though, more than dust there...but yes, the Ferrari's above are merely dusty and not much else.

Perversely I like seeing abandoned car pictures, I always wonder how they came to be parked for the last time.

That Ferrari pic is from UAE where like many Arab states it is illegal to be in debt that you cannont pay off. So people who get into this situation flee the country before the banks get wind of it resulting in a number of these cars being abandoned then auctioned off by the police who sieze them after a while. There was a thread a while ago about an abandoned Enzo getting auctioned off.

[Vocal Minority]

Colossal amount of glorious (but sha99ed) old cars in Cuba. Unfortunately many doomed to stay that way as most have fake provenance and the owners demand silly money I am told.


ETA

Just clicked the link. Just so much heartbreaking stuff in there. I would want to go round with a trailer and a blanket and sheapherd it off to safety - think the RSPCA with an abused dog.

Though I may be weird.

Edited by Vocal Minority on Wednesday 27th June 11:03

[LeighW]

The Maser, Dino and Daytona in this pic were on Chasing Classic Cars on the Discovery channel a few weeks ago. All ultra low mileage, they were sold off at auction.

[shirt]

mercfunder said:

L666 said:

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That's just any car park in the middle east ain't it?

yep, my car looks miles worse than that!

[bikerstu]

uess thats part of the fun with a barn find. I would be a bit miffed if i had a "weekend" car that looked like that tho.

[MiseryStreak]

L666 said:

Lots too far gone to be saved

Are you kidding? There is no state of disrepair that a 300SL could fall into to be 'dead'. Even like that it is worth £250K and close to £500K when fully restored, which it will be.

As for the F430, there are thousands of cars, rarer and more special than that sitting around impounds and airport car parks in UAE.

[bobmcgod]

L666 said:

Was that enzo possibly not the one that was auctioned off in Dubai recently?

[L666]

MiseryStreak said:

Are you kidding? There is no state of disrepair that a 300SL could fall into to be 'dead'. Even like that it is worth £250K and close to £500K when fully restored, which it will be.

As for the F430, there are thousands of cars, rarer and more special than that sitting around impounds and airport car parks in UAE.

I didn't mean specifically that one *hides behind sofa*

[J4CKO]

It is a shame, not so much the actual cars but the fact someone else doesnt get the pleasure.

There are millions of nice cars not being used and kept perfectly well, again, shame they dont get driven. My father in law had all sorts but never ever used them preffering modern german diesel things, crying shame but I think people get bored, ill or move on and if you have enough money and space they just sit there.