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

G Luxel

:eek: weird.....I thought in the first picture that the car was being primed for restoration. Shameful....so I guess the MGB will meet the same fate?

kasper

i wonder did the owner of the cars piss off the jcb driver ?

carchaeologist

Nasty,they should have beeen stripped out at least before that happned.

okistag

Unreal, A pure Sin in my eyes. :eek::mad:

And I know a fellow after a good Shell for P1800

gn3dr

That is so ignorant - at the very least they could have sold them for even the smallest amount rather than do that. But then I'm looking at the Corsa with the classy spoiler and the number 1 on the door in the background and can't help thinking .........rednecks!

carchaeologist

gn3dr wrote: »

That is so ignorant - at the very least they could have sold them for even the smallest amount rather than do that. But then I'm looking at the Corsa with the classy spoiler and the number 1 on the door in the background and can't help thinking .........rednecks!

Shoulda put a bucket down through the corsa...

alastair

That's depressing alright. Strange that they didn't break the 1800S for the brightwork and wheels alone - those cow horn bumpers have a bit of value. On a slightly more positive Volvo note - I bought this last week - it's too far gone to save, but it'll help keep my own 1800ES (and hopefully some others) on the go.

gn3dr

alastair wrote: »

That's depressing alright. Strange that they didn't break the 1800S for the brightwork and wheels alone - those cow horn bumpers have a bit of value. On a slightly more positive Volvo note - I bought this last week - it's too far gone to save, but it'll help keep my own 1800ES (and hopefully some others) on the go.

Too far gone? I've seen worse. Surely it saveable?

ep71

good week on the scrap hunt



chevette

alastair

gn3dr wrote: »

Too far gone? I've seen worse. Surely it saveable?

If it was a Bugatti or an E-Type, sure, but the cost of sorting the rot that's taken out the wings, nose, rear hatch area, and sills (and that's just the visible rot - these tend to hide the worst of rust problems until it's too late) would run beyond the cost of buying a good 'un.

Conor_M1990

ep71 wrote: »

good week on the scrap hunt



chevette

That rwd starlet just sitting up looks fairly straight

carchaeologist

Maybe not abandoned as such,but its still amazing how this sort of stuff gets raced,how much is a good one of these worth,or even a bad one!?

ronaneire

^ what a wasteful shame ^

carchaeologist

ronaneire wrote: »

^ what a wasteful shame ^

I know,it is. Lovely cars those XKs.

Kevin_Herron

I have to say, great shock value, but thats not an XK150.

okistag

Kevin_Herron wrote: »

I have to say, great shock value, but thats not an XK150.

Hi Kevin

is it a kit look a like or something in metal ? looks like an xk alright, what you know ???

Kevin_Herron

I just just think the dimensions and shapes are wrong.

okistag

Kevin_Herron wrote: »

I just just think the dimensions and shapes are wrong.

Kevin i tend to agree looks two small or something nose seems wrong and tail

alastair

I dunno - looks real enough to me:

ianobrien

alastair wrote: »

I dunno - looks real enough to me:

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I'd have to agree with Kevin. Ones got centre lock wheels, the other 4/5 stud. Also, the "after" photo you can see light coming through from the wheelarch, suggesting either rotten as a pear or spaceframe chassis.

okistag

ianobrien wrote: »

I'd have to agree with Kevin. Ones got centre lock wheels, the other 4/5 stud. Also, the "after" photo you can see light coming through from the wheelarch, suggesting either rotten as a pear or spaceframe chassis.

Guys we maybe wrong, it looks as if it was a XK150, which was already stripped as beyond repair !! see below i cut it from another forum.

carchaeologist

Hardcore detective work there lads!!!!:eek::p

What forum did you pull that from Oki? Id like to read more on that.

quattro777

carchaeologist wrote: »

Hardcore detective work there lads!!!!:eek::p

What forum did you pull that from Oki? Id like to read more on that.

Pistonheads
http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&f=140&t=873833&mid=137083&nmt=XK120%20banger%20racing!

okistag

carchaeologist wrote: »

Hardcore detective work there lads!!!!:eek::p

What forum did you pull that from Oki? Id like to read more on that.

I was rooting about on a few web sites and I think it was from the link below
http://www.ovalbangerchat.co.uk

Hardcore detective work there lads!!!! I know how sad are we

I went to Fingal Show today and nice turn out. will be posting shortly a few shots from to day.

Max_Damage

Maybe not a classic yet, but rare enough, spotted this Daimler Double Six in the scrapy yard across from the Red Cow today. According to Myhweels.ie, it has a 6.0L engine! :eek:

carchaeologist

Max_Damage wrote: »

Maybe not a classic yet, but rare enough, spotted this Daimler Double Six in the scrapy yard across from the Red Cow today. According to Myhweels.ie, it has a 6.0L engine! :eek:

Its a V12 so,probably why its in a scrappy. That would have been very expensive and a very nice when new 15 years ago. Pity really,but its 15 years away from vintage too! Did you nick the badges from it!? Lol

Max_Damage

All badges were gone when I saw it! Was in the scrappy getting some wheels for my Escort and spotted it!

I'd say the banger boys would kill to get their hands on it!

According to Wiki, only 3,400 of them were made!

VolvoMan

Max_Damage wrote: »

Maybe not a classic yet, but rare enough, spotted this Daimler Double Six in the scrapy yard across from the Red Cow today. According to Myhweels.ie, it has a 6.0L engine! :eek:

Ah feck'. That was in my neigbour's garden across the road until quite recently.:eek: He's a car collector and I never would've thought he'd scrap one of his cars.

Ali Babba

Max_Damage wrote: »

Maybe not a classic yet, but rare enough, spotted this Daimler Double Six in the scrapy yard across from the Red Cow today. According to Myhweels.ie, it has a 6.0L engine! :eek:

Has anyone a phone number for the scrapyard this Daimler's in? I'm looking for a few bits for my one.

Mr Benevolent

Were they really all that unreliable? The Daimler I mean.