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

tc20

DarenO wrote: »

Car found, car restored

ah man... i've only got to page 20 i was going to read the story in blocks.

looks good so far, great find G Luxel

mb1725

This story is like a good book, you can't put it down! The effort and craftsmanship that went in to the project is just unbelievable.

Big Nasty

G Luxel wrote: »

hmmm where could this yard be?

http://retrorides.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=general&action=print&thread=70567

and an update on the famous Waldorf yard in Switzerland.

http://forums.vwvortex.com/showthread.php?2915996-abandoned-salvage-yards...

The abandoned race track thread mentioned in post one - good read!

Tin Lizzy

More escorts for today..
A MK2 Estate (Dagenham built,not cork) and a MK3 escort.

Max_Damage

The Mk3 could be good for parts for my one!

It's a late model Mk3 too (different badges on the rear compared to the earlier ones)

Standard Toaster

A couple more Escort's....Escort 45s in Dublin

carchaeologist

Afaik they used the same rear doors as the Anglia van?

mb1725

Looks likely.

_Conrad_

carchaeologist wrote: »

Afaik they used the same rear doors as the Anglia van?

ford always loved re-using stuff from other cars

corktina

or even the same car....the "mk5" Cortina estate is the Mk4 with a "mk5" front end on it, meaning you cant use a "mk5" saloon door on a "mk5" estate. (same goes for mk1 and 2 Escort estates.)


(Inverted commas because its a Cortina 80 officially...there is no Mk5.)

zilog_jones

Isn't that also true for the Mk2 vs. Mk1 Granada estate?

YBTurbo

zilog_jones wrote: »

Isn't that also true for the Mk2 vs. Mk1 Granada estate?

Yupp only pre-facelift Mk2's though.

carchaeologist

corktina wrote: »

or even the same car....the "mk5" Cortina estate is the Mk4 with a "mk5" front end on it, meaning you cant use a "mk5" saloon door on a "mk5" estate. (same goes for mk1 and 2 Escort estates.)

Indeed, sure the Escort MK1 and MK2 vans are essentially the same thing, bar the dashboard and front grille. If you look you will see the MK2 van has MK1 doors though oddly its hardly noticeable untill its pointed out. Also the front wings have MK2 fronts but morph into MK1 at the A pillar. This makes them hard to find today.

The MK1 and MK2 Fiesta are as similar a car as you will get, bar some panelwork, a different dashboard and a restyle on the front end but those clever boys at Ford made the MK2 look dissimilar enough to keep sales up. If you bought a Fiesta in 1989 it was more or less the same design that was introduced in 1976.

Im told the reason the front doors on these Anglia vans are curved up at the rear is so when the van is fully loaded they will open over a kerb? Dunno if theres any truth in that though?

Max_Damage

Sure the Escort Mk3 and 4 vans were pretty much the same, bar the grill and interior, same with the Mk5 and 6 vans. Ford seem to like doing things in pairs!

Redrocket

mk1/2 escort vans/estates also have different wings, bonnet and maybe front panel

Ali Babba

Redrocket wrote: »

mk1/2 escort vans/estates also have different wings, bonnet and maybe front panel

First I ever heard of that and i've fitted loads of them!!

mb1725

carchaeologist wrote: »

Im told the reason the front doors on these Anglia vans are curved up at the rear is so when the van is fully loaded they will open over a kerb? Dunno if theres any truth in that though?

Apparently quite true: http://www.anglia-models.co.uk/van.htm

Bitten & Hisses

carchaeologist wrote: »

The MK1 and MK2 Fiesta are as similar a car as you will get, bar some panelwork, a different dashboard and a restyle on the front end but those clever boys at Ford made the MK2 look dissimilar enough to keep sales up. If you bought a Fiesta in 1989 it was more or less the same design that was introduced in 1976.

Indeed. I once saw a Mk1 tailgate fitted to a mk2 Fiesta. Looked a bit odd, but it did fit...

_Conrad_

you can apparently fit a mk1 front on a mk2 with a little work and i know for a fact that you can swap the front ends of granadas with bug eye scorpios

Tin Lizzy

A old Rolls Royce in Beleeck,Co. Fermanagh

Max_Damage

^ I'd say that'll go out in a spectacular death...

Tin Lizzy

Max_Damage wrote: »

^ I'd say that'll go out in a spectacular death...

Its been parked there for atleast 2 years now..

Sure the original owner would be happy to see his once brand new Roller in that state..

dharn

hello tin lizzy was talking to you some time back about old horsebox down on your uncles placy ? sligo have you been there yet or any plans to go there still looking for wheel for old rice box

carchaeologist

Tin Lizzy wrote: »

Its been parked there for atleast 2 years now..

Sure the original owner would be happy to see his once brand new Roller in that state..

I wonder would he care? A Rolls to a rich man is probably like a Focus to an average Joe. How much would that car cost to put right?

Tin Lizzy

carchaeologist wrote: »

How much would that car cost to put right?

Alot,Apart from the frontal damage,knackered paintwork and rough trim,it has some small rust patches aswell...

dharn wrote: »

hello tin lizzy was talking to you some time back about old horsebox down on your uncles placy ? sligo have you been there yet or any plans to go there still looking for wheel for old rice box

Not got down yet,should be going down at the end of May.

carchaeologist

A slight deviation from the normal on this thread. Not classics nowadays, but maybe other examples of these models may be future classics. These seem quite new to be scrapped, neither of them were crashed.



It's amazing what's in scrapyards because of the scrappage scheme. Many good cars scrapped before their time. Won't be many '80s and '90s like this Polo about in a few years. Even nowadays there's a void, as an example theres relatively many Mk4 and 5 Cortinas about but when did you last see an early Sierra? Anyone else have an opinion on this?

VolvoMan

You find that right now is the time when most of the cars from around the turn of the century are being weighed in. '97/'98/'99/'00 would be the prime ages of cars you'll see in scrapyards these days.

Regarding the 147; they might be built like crap, but still it's surprising to see one in there as they're still worth a few quid.

G Luxel

Bitten & Hisses wrote: »

Indeed. I once saw a Mk1 tailgate fitted to a mk2 Fiesta. Looked a bit odd, but it did fit...

I used to see a lot of Mk1's fitted with Mk 2 tailgates as well. I also used to see a lot of MkIV rear lights fitted on Mk111 Escorts. I havent seen the Scorpio/Granada frontal change but why make a nice Granada fugly......

Tin Lizzy

3 photos for today
A old Vaxhaull in a scrapyard in Ballybofey,Co. Donegal (pm me for location if you want it,photo taken mid feburary this year)
A old Fordson Major and a David Brown near Mountcharles,Co. Donegal.

rugbyman

would i dare lie under that aAstra , no way I need this body!

re the number plate on the second tractor, that should annoy the thought police on here, though they have been quiet of late.

Regards, Rugbyman