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

clogher71

jimmyw wrote: »

Jeez, what a beaut

Engine looks like a 1.5

Well spotted, it is a 1.5, there is a 1.5 emblem on the boot lid, interior from what I saw did not look too bad.....

jimmyw

clogher71 wrote: »

Well spotted, it is a 1.5, there is a 1.5 emblem on the boot lid, interior from what I saw did not look too bad.....

I have two more of them among others in my sig pics,the sad o that I am..........LOL!

jca

26000 Elephants wrote: »

Possibly Dublin assembled as well.

Plus Dublin rust... The 1500 in them was a gutless yoke. They were sluggish enough with the 1725 engine but the 1500 was just torture.

clogher71

jimmyw wrote: »

I have two more of them among others in my sig pics,the sad o that I am..........LOL!

It's a little ironic, but there is a 1.7 on donedeal in Roscommon also ....can't be many of either about now ....

26000 Elephants

jca wrote: »

Plus Dublin rust... The 1500 in them was a gutless yoke. They were sluggish enough with the 1725 engine but the 1500 was just torture.

Years back a fella sold me a pair of DCOE's for a 2-litre Fiat I had - He said they came off a hillman hunter. I was skeptical at the time, but aparently they did a version with twin webers.

jca

26000 Elephants wrote: »

Years back a fella sold me a pair of DCOE's for a 2-litre Fiat I had - He said they came off a hillman hunter. I was skeptical at the time, but aparently they did a version with twin webers.

They did indeed, mainly in the top end models, GT, GLS,Humber Sceptre etc. There was a Holbay Hunter too which was a nice car. I've never seen one in the flesh I'd doubt if many were ever sold here.

tc20

clogher71 wrote: »

interior from what I saw did not look too bad.....

the seats look barely worn, musty for sure, but plenty of life in them

clogher71

tc20 wrote: »

the seats look barely worn, musty for sure, but plenty of life in them

I know, I never thought to look at the speedo to see what mileage is on it, it might be low'ish, 70's seats wore away easily....

gfwd

Spotted a chrome bumper MGB behind a garage outside Westport last week. Looked like it had a hard top on it too, which isn't too common. Didn't get a pic unfortunately. Looked pretty rusty from a distance.

jimmyw

Its amazing where you see abandoned cars in totally unexpected places, I spotted this today but I was a bit stressed out as I was stuck in a car park and i couldn't find a pay-point to get out...........:P.

I dont know what is under the cover, but I may be able to find out sometime.

Sorry the pic is rubbish

Citreon DS

Red Kev

clogher71 wrote: »

A Quad headlight Hunter I came accross today....Dublin reg...

I've passed that about 20 times and always meant to stop and photograph it for this thread.

Cheers for saving me the bother. Used to be loads of Hunters around Roscommon back in the day, they all rusted away in ditches.

red sean

Red Kev wrote: »

I've passed that about 20 times and always meant to stop and photograph it for this thread.

Cheers for saving me the bother. Used to be loads of Hunters around Roscommon back in the day, they all rusted away in ditches.

All thanks to Westward Garages in Strokestown.

clogher71

Red Kev wrote: »

I've passed that about 20 times and always meant to stop and photograph it for this thread.

Cheers for saving me the bother. Used to be loads of Hunters around Roscommon back in the day, they all rusted away in ditches.

Yes It is easily spotted from one direction. I passed a couple of weeks ago, but could not stop, I was passing again near it so I decided to detour to investigate.....there is a few for pics around there, I spotted an 80's Mits Colt the first day, but could not find it the second day, there is a mk1 Jetta and a micra outside a house for years and a small old time scrap yard that could have anything in it I would say .....

Pat Dunne

jca wrote: »

Plus Dublin rust... The 1500 in them was a gutless yoke. They were sluggish enough with the 1725 engine but the 1500 was just torture.

The 1725 with twin Weber's and the Overdrive gear box was great fun to drive.

Gremlinertia

I didn't take these photos but thought a few here would enjoy the 'car graveyard' http://www.proj3ctm4yh3m.com/urbex/2016/08/20/urbex-car-graveyard-france-september-2015/

Red Kev

Gremlinertia wrote: »

I didn't take these photos but thought a few here would enjoy the 'car graveyard' http://www.proj3ctm4yh3m.com/urbex/2016/08/20/urbex-car-graveyard-france-september-2015/

Very beautiful, but also very sad.

alastair

jimmyw wrote: »

Its amazing where you see abandoned cars in totally unexpected places, I spotted this today but I was a bit stressed out as I was stuck in a car park and i couldn't find a pay-point to get out...........:P.

I dont know what is under the cover, but I may be able to find out sometime.

Looks like it might possibly be a Lancia Fulvia.

Dades

alastair wrote: »

Looks like it might possibly be a Lancia Fulvia.

I'm thinking Beta!

jimmyw - you've got to look under there for us.

jimmyw

jimmyw wrote: »

Its amazing where you see abandoned cars in totally unexpected places, I spotted this today but I was a bit stressed out as I was stuck in a car park and i couldn't find a pay-point to get out...........:P.

I dont know what is under the cover, but I may be able to find out sometime.

Sorry the pic is rubbish

Citreon DS

Some of you may remember last week I posted a pic of a Citreon DS,,and another under a cover, above, but I was unable to find out what was under the cover.

Well, I managed to look under its skirt today and......................................

......got arrested!

I will post a pic of it later,but a clue to what it is?............its a British classic.

I am surprised these are stored there as they are at risk of being stolen or vandalised??

red sean

Please say it was this: http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057634433

Odelay

jimmyw wrote: »

Some of you may remember last week I posted a pic of a Citreon DS,,and another under a cover, above, but I was unable to find out what was under the cover.

Well, I managed to look under its skirt today and......................................

......got arrested!

I will post a pic of it later,but a clue to what it is?............its a British classic.

I am surprised these are stored there as they are at risk of being stolen or vandalised??

:eek:How? For what???

kev1.3s

MGB?

jimmyw

Well, here we go...........................................................................................................................................................

A TR 6

jimmyw

Odelay wrote: »

:eek:How? For what???

No, only kidding:D

kev1.3s

Isn't it amazing how obvious it was in hindsight.

Dades

jimmyw wrote: »

Well, here we go...........................................................................................................................................................

A TR 6

I still think it's a Lancia Beta. Maybe with a TR6 body kit.

kev1.3s

Dades wrote: »

I still think it's a Lancia Beta. Maybe with a TR6 body kit.

I think Lancia got tickford to try to sell off the remaining stock after the rust scandal

tc20

not abandoned as such, but its a long time since this old Merc moved

Duke O Smiley

I love that rear reflector panel

w124man

Duke O Smiley wrote: »

I love that rear reflector panel

I hate that rear reflector panel