Today I saw an abandoned classic and took a pic thread!

G Luxel

this picture I saw before is from the Bastnas yard in Sweden as they are a few closed yards that dont have the equivalent of the EPA emptying them. The cars are just left to rust in their surroundings, hence the tree growth over the years. There is an awful lot of cars,buses, lorries etc there........

Saab Ed

http://www.flickr.com/photos/epaves68/sets/72157625078743852/

new2sat

Pdfile wrote: »

put a sheet over her so in a few years ye might get a few quid back :P

Do you think it might turn into a Merc W115 if it was left long enough?

new2sat

Capri wrote: »

Today's finds in Ranelagh



Hi Capri.
Do you think that W??? could be bought?

Capri

W108 !! S'pose everything has a price - that 108's been there years AFAICR so MAYBE he's 'going to restore it someday' :P or MAYBE he'd let it go for (under 1k ?)

I'd do my homework on UK prices for similar machines v's CLEAN W108's on Classic car sales uk
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Mercedes-Benz_300SEL-W108_Rear-view.JPG
- there was a W108 300SEL 4.5 in Dundrum for sale recently

White LHD
http://www.octane.ie/forum/showthread.php?t=24772&page=70

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Mercedes-Benz_280SE.jpg

, that machine was running etc so would the Ranelagh one be a time/money pit that would keep you off the streets only for you to be defeated and sell it again v's buying a road ready classic that MIGHT let you down once or twice for a few days????

(My opinion is based on 40years of buying 'classics' / 'money pits' and 'quick turnaround' cars - now I prefer the ODD repair job on a machine that's running everyday rather than the (valuable) time consuming 'project' :cool:
The less I have to fork out to the Govt and Insurance co's in this BaNAMA republic the better )

w124man

new2sat wrote: »

Capri wrote: »

Today's finds in Ranelagh



Hi Capri.
Do you think that W115 could be bought?

Its not a W115 !!

Type 17

That Ranalagh W108 is not for sale, apparently - it’s a ‘gonna car’ (“I’m gonna do it up someday”) :rolleyes:

new2sat

Apologies,I'm new to this. W108 & W115 look similar, its the front lights I'm trying to go by, but I see the difference now, the chrome surround goes to a slight point on the W108.

new2sat

Capri wrote: »

W108 !! S'pose everything has a price - that 108's been there years AFAICR so MAYBE he's 'going to restore it someday' :P or MAYBE he'd let it go for (under 1k ?)

Seems to be alot of that going on

I'd do my homework on UK prices for similar machines v's CLEAN W108's on Classic car sales uk

always dreaming of fixer upper barn find!

- there was a W108 300SEL 4.5 in Dundrum for sale recently

, that machine was running etc so would the Ranelagh one be a time/money pit that would keep you off the streets only for you to be defeated and sell it again v's buying a road ready classic that MIGHT let you down once or twice for a few days????

Would love a 220D / 240D

(My opinion is based on 40years of buying 'classics' / 'money pits' and 'quick turnaround' cars - now I prefer the ODD repair job on a machine that's running everyday rather than the (valuable) time consuming 'project' :cool:
The less I have to fork out to the Govt and Insurance co's in this BaNAMA republic the better )

I respect & appreciate your advice as I have zero exp of classics, but really admire the people that drive & look after old cars.
Someday I'll have a little treat for myself! :)

Capri

Re W108, talked to local Merc head today - had approached W108 owner re selling. Flat "NO ! " was the answer

I respect & appreciate your advice as I have zero exp of classics, but really admire the people that drive & look after old cars.
Someday I'll have a little treat for myself!

Here's a cheapish way to 'treat' yourself - http://www.classiccarhireworld.com/contentok.php?id=766
Rent a classic in it's proper enviroment, where it's been maintained using correct parts etc. - the first time I went to LA I rented a Camaro to cruise Mulholland / Sunset / Hollywood etc -
http://www.classiccarhire.com/contentok.php?id=3362
livin the dream:cool:

Problem in this part of the world these days is too many 'rules' and charges, when I had my classics I could drive on foreign plates here, pretend the tax was 'in the post' etc and off I went - now the cops just seize the car if your light is out and it's revenue fines all the way :eek::eek:

Hermy

Landcruiser in Longford...

Capri

97 Daihatsu Fourtrak = 86 LandCruiser 'Lite' lookalike ?

http://www.donedeal.ie/for-sale/commercials/3420401

ianofitz

@Hermy, is that for sale do you know?

Hermy

Haven't a clue - it's been sat there for a while is all I know.

ianofitz

grand, thanks

aujopimur

I came across this from a few years ago, I think I took it near Birr.

MidlandsM

/\ - whats da?

mattroche

I think it is an AUSTIN JEEP. They used to be a few around 25/30 years ago.

MidlandsM

it looks so sad....

kev1.3s

An Austin gypsy, scarce nowadays but never as cool as a landrover.

hi5

The last owner got his money's worth out of his tyres:)

aujopimur

A few for the commercial guys.

Do-more

A few bits and bobs I saw whilst cruising around today, all just awaiting restoration (hopefully).

Sorry for the poor quality of some which I had to take with my phone through chain link fences.

Kat1170

Few I took a couple of months back ..... not much left of these
Pic 4 was separate to others but in the same general area.

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carchaeologist

Kat1170 wrote: »

Few I took a couple of months back ..... not much left of these
Pic 4 was separate to others but in the same general area.

Thats a great pic, almost art!

Capri

A few bits and bobs I saw whilst cruising around today, all just awaiting restoration (hopefully).

Sorry for the poor quality of some which I had to take with my phone through chain link fences

Yellow Rekord B has promise - Rover V8 + wide steels :cool:

mb1725

Is that an Opel Kadett c. '68-'69 ?

Capri

Kadett B 66-73 - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Opel_Kadett_B_rear_20080408.jpg

mb1725

68-69 reg?

Capri

mb1725 wrote: »

68-69 reg?

Say so - someone has the info up here. I DO know AZH was 65,then there was *ZI<*ZJ<*ZL<*ZO<(*ZQ wasn't issued. *ZS wasn't used til later) then *ZU, (*ZV wasn't used til later) then they went 'back' to 1234 ZA, ZC (was 72) .................................................