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

VolvoMan

Max_Damage wrote: »

I think he's referring to the one in the Kildare scrapyard.

The earliest Pony I ever saw here was a 1990 one (owned by someone around the corner from me, back in the late 90's)

The Hyundai Pony was actually in production since the mid seventies. I think the car you're thinking of was called Excel (essentially an updated Pony) and the one pictured in the scrapyard is in fact one of the above earlier models.

japcars

Yes its the attached image above the image of the dutch car, the car probably is gone by now, the site is being cleared as it is on a bog and the enviromentalists want it empty

Mahatma coat

one of the LAds in School used to get picked up by his mam ina Baby Blue Hyundai Pony, so Some were Sold in Ireland

zilog_jones

VolvoMan wrote: »

The Hyundai Pony was actually in production since the mid seventies. I think the car you're thinking of was called Excel (essentially an updated Pony) and the one pictured in the scrapyard is in fact one of the above earlier models.

The Excel was sold as the Pony in Europe, there used to be a late '80s one down the road from me. Scrawb's example would have been sold in Europe between 1982 and 1985, it was the first Hyundai sold in the UK so maybe it was launched here in '82 too?

Shockingly enough, this and the Stellar were designed by Giugiaro! :eek:

Max_Damage

zilog_jones wrote: »

Shockingly enough, this and the Stellar were designed by Giugiaro! :eek:

Now there is a car I completely forgot about! Last time I think I saw one was 6 / 7 years ago.

There was a yellow Hyundai Scoupe also around the corner from me back in the early 90's. I'd say they're all extinct now here.

kev1.3s

In fairness that s coupe is a whole lot better than this curvy blob!

japcars

While on the subject of old/forgotten cars another car that is totally fogotten and definetley extinct here is this nissan priaire in the same yard as well, im 21 and only saw one in my life here a good few years ago in a carpark, it was brown I think.

hairyman

japcars wrote: »

While on the subject of old/forgotten cars another car that is totally fogotten and definetley extinct here is this nissan priaire in the same yard as well, im 21 and only saw one in my life here a good few years ago in a carpark, it was brown I think.

Good man,,:)
Been years since one of these even entered my mind.

salamander27

My oul lad nearly bought one of those back in the day when the clan was growing too big for the escort.....never realized there was no B-pillar in them, the two doors held each other closed. Weird!

See here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/michielverburgh/2496816754/in/photostream/

shagman

kev1.3s wrote: »

In fairness that s coupe is a whole lot better than this curvy blob!

I remember someone maybe Clarksehole describing it as looking like someone made a sports car out of chocolate and left it out in the sun!

carchaeologist

zilog_jones wrote: »

Shockingly enough, this and the Stellar were designed by Giugiaro! :eek:

Didn't these have MK5 Cortina front suspension? Or am thinking of something else?

japcars

hairyman wrote: »

Good man,,:)
Been years since one of these even entered my mind.

Cheers, yeah there totally forgotten, would actually love to have one they may be ugly but are really interesting cars being the early mpv cars of the 80s along with the renault espace as well.

kev1.3s

shagman wrote: »

I remember someone maybe Clarksehole describing it as looking like someone made a sports car out of chocolate and left it out in the sun!

the Koreans have really struggled when it comes to designing cars for euro peens

nmacc

japcars wrote: »

Cheers, yeah there totally forgotten, would actually love to have one they may be ugly but are really interesting cars being the early mpv cars of the 80s along with the renault espace as well.

IIRC the original boxy Prairie owed its angular looks to its age. It was first designed around 1970 but shelved and finally resurrected at the end of the decade when they felt the market was ready. There was a curvier MK2 version which came out around 1988/89 and it looked very much like today's MPVs.

FM104 in their original guise of Capital Radio bought 3 of these in white and logo'd them. They gave them to staff members who were expected to drive in the morning traffic contra-flow (if possible) and phone in traffic reports.

japcars

nmacc wrote: »

IIRC the original boxy Prairie owed its angular looks to its age. It was first designed around 1970 but shelved and finally resurrected at the end of the decade when they felt the market was ready. There was a curvier MK2 version which came out around 1988/89 and it looked very much like today's MPVs.

FM104 in their original guise of Capital Radio bought 3 of these in white and logo'd them. They gave them to staff members who were expected to drive in the morning traffic contra-flow (if possible) and phone in traffic reports.

cheers for that information really interesting, there is also some 88 ones in this yard as well, have seen some alright more than the boxy one, but still hard to find now days of course, 2 photos courtesy of scrawb on flickr think its the same car. Dont have picture of fm104 priaires but have one of fm104 nissan patrols that i came across on flickr (NOT MINE) , i know its getting away from the subjects of abandoned classics but since fm104 is mentioned why not :D, this image is around 1991

Max_Damage

japcars wrote: »

While on the subject of old/forgotten cars another car that is totally fogotten and definetley extinct here is this nissan priaire in the same yard as well, im 21 and only saw one in my life here a good few years ago in a carpark, it was brown I think.

I remember seeing a good few of those poxy Prairie's back in the day. Haven't seen any in a good while though.

VolvoMan

carchaeologist wrote: »

Didn't these have MK5 Cortina front suspension? Or am thinking of something else?

Yes.

MrFoxman360

More of an update than a repost but that old Toyota Landcruiser I posted some 11 months back is still sitting in the corner of the builders providers and hasn't moved, stilll covered in the same snow too :rolleyes:



Seems a bit of a waste really, I must ask about it again next time I'm over there... wouldn't be hopeful though

This is it back in January: http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/gg35/MrFoxman360/DSCF2422.jpg

japcars

Take a sierra anyday over a stellar

corktina

carchaeologist wrote: »

Didn't these have MK5 Cortina front suspension? Or am thinking of something else?

Mk1 Stellar had pretty much the complete Mk5 cortina floor pan and running gear.

G Luxel

The Stellar is definitely a cross between an Mk3 Escort/Orion and a mid eighties
Mazda 323. I often see a 90 Stellar original irish regd on the road, although its falling to pieces too........:)

japcars

G Luxel wrote: »

The Stellar is definitely a cross between an Mk3 Escort/Orion and a mid eighties
Mazda 323. I often see a 90 Stellar original irish regd on the road, although its falling to pieces too........:)

theres still one in ireland going around incredible :eek:

carchaeologist

I came across these earlier while looking for other pictures, what is/was the jeep in the first pic? A BJ40?


And theres a Volvo 66 in the second shot, all these cars have been buried now though.

manta mad

ascona salon ,kadett hatch in their too , alas all gone to the big carpark in the sky now

carchaeologist

manta mad wrote: »

ascona salon ,kadett hatch in their too , alas all gone to the big carpark in the sky now

Yep, all bulldozed. A few FWD DX Corollas there too. I think i took those pics in around 2002.

Blue850

I think the jeep is a JEEP;), a DJ series

carchaeologist

Never come across one of those before, apart from the one in the picture. I see the grille is not at all like a BJ40 now, would that be a scarce vehicle in this country?

Max_Damage

The owner of all of those cars will be shítting bricks if he has to pay tax on all the cars that are now six feet under!

Blue850

carchaeologist wrote: »

Never come across one of those before, apart from the one in the picture. I see the grille is not at all like a BJ40 now, would that be a scarce vehicle in this country?

Theres a lad I know near Mullingar has/had one, A lot of them were RHD for the US postal service, driver's nearer the kerb with rhd in Lhd countries, 2wd too afaik

hoodie6029

My mechanic had one when he did his apprenticeship in Trim. He's approaching 70 now so I doubt it's still around.