Barn-Find Diablo

[duggan]

Out for a stroll in East London this afternoon and stumbled across an abandoned garage (or at least didn’t appear to be doing any business, as there was an old Morris Minor, Triumph Stag and various other 50’s cars gathering dust) along with this in the corner:



Have checked the Reg out and it’s legit - given the amount of dust gathering, it looks like it’s been there for some time!

[mcg_]

Nice. Wonder what the story is.

[geopetrolhead]

Wow beautiful, which version is it? I wonder if they would sell it? Where abouts was it ? I love the Diablo, one of my favourites.

[DanPhoto]

Looks like early 90s spec to me. Possibly first gen. Great colour.

[markiii]

whereabouts is this?

[WCZ]

someone has too much money.

[EVOeng]

Apparently it's not for sale either. Many have asked.

[duggan]

EVOeng said:

Apparently it's not for sale either. Many have asked.

Interesting! Do you know the story on it? Looks to have been there for ages, but comes up as insured etc?

[Ferruccio]

WCZ said:

someone has too much money.

Or might be sick; could be any number of reasons......

[pidsy]

Looks like an ongoing project.

The other car looks clean.

[Stryke]

See below. Doubt its an ongoing project...

https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/Driving+Force/...

https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/Driving+Force/...

[SystemParanoia]

where's the barn ?

[malucnojes]

If it's the one that I think it is (can't be too many barn find Diablo's in East London!), the company is called Driving Force and they're based along Lea Bridge Road.

I've seen it a few times and it always looked to me like the roof had fallen in on the showroom so it could be for insurance reason that they don't want to sell? I could be wrong though! You can actually see the Lambo on Google maps as well:

https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@51.5802283,-0.00261...

[Chebble]

It’s such a shame to see a car like that in such a condition.

Hopefully there’s a good reason for it, but somehow I doubt it.

[dudleybloke]

Website is still working.

http://www.drivingforcelondon.com/

Looks like it's not been updated in a fair while.

Edited by dudleybloke on Tuesday 30th January 12:36

[Yipper]

Assuming it's real, it's a bit of a waste.

Parking a Diablo so close to the road with so little security and protection in that part of London seems risky.

Perhaps it has been "stored" for someone locally and the engine is bust and they can't afford or know how to repair it. Perhaps the company is in trouble and needs to focus resources (cash) elsewhere. Could be any number of reasons for the abandonment.

[7184c]

Must be a thing with old lambos. I know of a white SV that sits outside in a field in the middle of Kent.

[Patrick-Peter]

7184c said:

Must be a thing with old lambos. I know of a white SV that sits outside in a field in the middle of Kent.

Do you have a picture of that SV in a field?

[Patrick-Peter]

duggan said:

Out for a stroll in East London this afternoon and stumbled across an abandoned garage (or at least didn’t appear to be doing any business, as there was an old Morris Minor, Triumph Stag and various other 50’s cars gathering dust) along with this in the corner:



Have checked the Reg out and it’s legit - given the amount of dust gathering, it looks like it’s been there for some time!

Amazes me how people forget that they own these cars... hearing stories of barn find Ferrari's, Cobra's and Lambo's - I am like how does it just slip your mind? This lambo is probably worth more now in this dire condition that what the guy may have paid 10 years ago when a great condition one bottomed out in prices. Reckon this is about 95k worth of car here with 10k worth of works to get it back to glory again.
What is the reg plate?

[Slickhillsy]

Patrick-Peter said:

Amazes me how people forget that they own these cars... hearing stories of barn find Ferrari's, Cobra's and Lambo's - I am like how does it just slip your mind? This lambo is probably worth more now in this dire condition that what the guy may have paid 10 years ago when a great condition one bottomed out in prices. Reckon this is about 95k worth of car here with 10k worth of works to get it back to glory again.
What is the reg plate?

Hmmm From this image I recon this car has a colourful history, reads something like:

" One party boy owner from new, has been securely (reads, impounded) stored since the late 1990's and exhibits signs of 'doing the party circuit (reads, still covered in coke)'