Forgotten Classics in Cyprus

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Martin4356111

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133 posts

159 months

Monday 17th June 2024
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Much to my wife’s displeasure, one of my hobbies is looking for classic cars either abandoned or rotting by the side of the road.

Fortunately for me, Cyprus is littered with them. I can’t drive ten minutes without stumbling across something ridiculously cool.

There are some proper rarities out there. This was one back yard.
















eldar

23,456 posts

209 months

Monday 17th June 2024
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Abandoned in Polis.


GTRene

18,649 posts

237 months

Monday 17th June 2024
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nice spots, never been to Cyprus, although I had the chance 40 years ago when I was in Lebanon for a while, some mates back then choose Cyprus for their vacation, I had to choose home for a girlfriend I had then hehe

Cyprus has 2 sides one Turks I believe the Nord, is this the Greece parts?

eldar

23,456 posts

209 months

Monday 17th June 2024
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GTRene said:
nice spots, never been to Cyprus, although I had the chance 40 years ago when I was in Lebanon for a while, some mates back then choose Cyprus for their vacation, I had to choose home for a girlfriend I had then hehe

Cyprus has 2 sides one Turks I believe the Nord, is this the Greece parts?
Yup. UN maintain the border between the two.

rufmeister

1,443 posts

135 months

Monday 17th June 2024
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My folks used to live in Episkopi village, there was fields of classics everywhere, and I often said about filling a few containers and shipping them back but didn’t know where to start!

Yertis

18,914 posts

279 months

Tuesday 18th June 2024
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Is rust a problem there?

When I was knocking about in Saudi (Hijaz) I naively though the cars would be rust free, because v.hot etc. However, for whatever environmental reason the reverse was true. And all the plastic bits were baked.

the-norseman

14,031 posts

184 months

Tuesday 18th June 2024
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Rememeber when Malta used to be like that.

Dapster

7,920 posts

193 months

Tuesday 18th June 2024
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Headlamp wipers a giveaway - very rare type 4C V8.

Martin4356111 said:



Another rare Audi, a 100 Coupe

Martin4356111 said:



I can also see 2 Volvo 262Cs, one of which in this pic with and a Mk 1 Celica in the middle of the pic



Also, is that a Shadow II in front of the Saab?



dbdb

4,439 posts

186 months

Wednesday 19th June 2024
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Dapster said:
Also, is that a Shadow II in front of the Saab?

Looks like a Silver Wraith II with the smaller rear window.

CKY

2,201 posts

28 months

Wednesday 19th June 2024
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Dapster said:
Another rare Audi, a 100 Coupe

Martin4356111 said:
Great work Dapster - I lazily saw the roofline and thought 'Fiat Dino'! Bigger C pillar vent is a dead giveaway now you've pointed it out.