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

carchaeologist · 23-03-2012 11:39pm

carchaeologist wrote: »

Spotted this today in a shed that i have passed every day for years, never knew it was there, though theres not much salvageble really...:eek:
Asking locally it seems its been there for 20 years or more, good time for it to be well vandalised..

And off on its final journey today....I wouldnt like to be driving behind it!

japcars · 24-03-2012 5:36pm

http://www.flickr.com/photos/petes_pics/sets/72157624889699747/

moate house and lands, a treasure trove of cars apparently anyone know where it is, meath is it ?? have to go there haha

carchaeologist · 24-03-2012 8:17pm

Looks very much like a banger racers stockpile, and if its in Meath id bet it is.;)

Only thing i would ask if he is reading this is that he let me know if he is racing the C230 Laurel seen there, i really could do with trim parts from it, i would really appriciate it !

akura · 24-03-2012 8:38pm

Look what i found today!
Abandoned in a shed of an empty rundown house in the middle of nowhere
Will take more Pictures tomorrow.:)

What is it btw??, i think it's a Ford Angila:D

corktina · 24-03-2012 8:41pm

yep, along those lines alright. (could be a Popular possibly)

carchaeologist · 24-03-2012 8:43pm

The briars like this one...

japcars · 24-03-2012 9:16pm

some sort of fiat ??

Tommyboy40 · 25-03-2012 5:11am

Scirocco?

davycc · 25-03-2012 5:14am

Tommyboy40 wrote: »

Scirocco?

Yea looks like Scirocco mk2 dashboard which I love;)

Tommyboy40 · 25-03-2012 5:35am

Was my first car, black 1.6

okistag · 25-03-2012 10:17am

for sure have to agree MK 2 Scirocco, could wrong but the gauge temp speedo shape of the dash all indicates towards it unless some other maker in the far east used the same dash.:D

kev1.3s · 25-03-2012 10:23am

japcars wrote: »

http://www.flickr.com/photos/petes_pics/sets/72157624889699747/

moate house and lands, a treasure trove of cars apparently anyone know where it is, meath is it ?? have to go there haha

Tags say Roscommon.

MrFoxman360 · 25-03-2012 10:40am

akura wrote: »

Look what i found today!
Abandoned in a shed of an empty rundown house in the middle of nowhere

Now that is a nice find, knowing them cars the body is probably extremely rotten, but its cool to think how many years that car has been sitting there

Its either an (E494A) Anglia or a (103E) Popular.

If it has a flat steel panel for a dash board its a Popular, if it has a more ornate bakelite dash with clocks in the centre then its an Anglia

carchaeologist · 25-03-2012 11:34am

davycc wrote: »

Yea looks like Scirocco mk2 dashboard which I love;)

Yep, it is/was one of those alright.

akura · 25-03-2012 1:50pm

MrFoxman360 wrote: »

Now that is a nice find, knowing them cars the body is probably extremely rotten, but its cool to think how many years that car has been sitting there

Its either an (E494A) Anglia or a (103E) Popular.

If it has a flat steel panel for a dash board its a Popular, if it has a more ornate bakelite dash with clocks in the centre then its an Anglia

Thanks:)
Ill take a wee trip up to it later and take a few pictures and will report back.
yeah i wonder how long its been sitting? it's in the middle of the country down a narrow overgrown road near where my mum's from so ill ask her later if she knows anything about who lived there.

akura · 25-03-2012 5:49pm

So i went back and took a few closer picks i think its an Anglia because of the dashboard

its completely rotten and has no floor at all you can see through from side to side:eek:

akura · 25-03-2012 5:53pm

i also found an old engine cover its not made from steel instead it's like a fabric with a hard resin on top if you know what i mean

corktina · 25-03-2012 6:44pm

afaik the floor would have been wooden so might not be as bad as you think

Capri · 25-03-2012 10:03pm

IF the Lotto came up for me - Brabus W124 6.5 (157MILES on it ! ):eek:
http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/03/brabus-selling-65-sports-sedan-based-on.html

no1beemerfan · 25-03-2012 10:37pm

Capri wrote: »

IF the Lotto came up for me - Brabus W124 6.5 (157MILES on it ! ):eek:
http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/03/brabus-selling-65-sports-sedan-based-on.html

You've posted this in the wrong thread but by God is it gorgeous! Love them Mercs and that is just awsome!

mk2 · 25-03-2012 10:44pm

carchaeologist · 25-03-2012 11:14pm

^AE86/Levin?

classichunter · 31-03-2012 10:45pm

:-)

ianofitz · 01-04-2012 11:05am

@classichunter nice pics

Deson · 01-04-2012 8:43pm

theres a guy just up the road from me who has a trans-am and a mustang just parked up in a garage, awful shame. he takes them out once in a blue moon. ill try and get a few pics

carchaeologist · 01-04-2012 10:47pm

Crispy 1979 Cork city registered Datsun 100A FII. This was a 1 owner car from new until 1999, the fear of the impending NCT test put paid to it. Well, that and 12 years of irish weather untill i roughed it up like this last week.:pac:

Its amazing how the steel on this rusted, it just crumbles away like a biscuit.
Mmm...biscuit..:)

classichunter · 01-04-2012 11:30pm

ianofitz wrote: »

@classichunter nice pics

thanks i have more:D

ulick-magee · 02-04-2012 8:53pm

Seriously guys - apologies if this is the wrong forum but this guy on ebay has a plethora of classics for sale - greta pics

http://www.ebay.ie/itm/Citroen-2CV-no-reserve-/120885939130?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item1c255d0bba#ht_500wt_1346

this is not my ad on ebay in case anybody thinks i'm spamming

mk2 · 03-04-2012 6:44pm

mamakevf · 03-04-2012 9:16pm

carchaeologist wrote: »

Crispy 1979 Cork city registered Datsun 100A FII. This was a 1 owner car from new until 1999, the fear of the impending NCT test put paid to it. Well, that and 12 years of irish weather untill i roughed it up like this last week.:pac:

Its amazing how the steel on this rusted, it just crumbles away like a biscuit.
Mmm...biscuit..:)

Sure it's NCT exempt, a quick dab of Rust Remedy here and there, and drive as is. Should see another 12 years with a little care.:D

davycc · 04-04-2012 2:26am

carchaeologist wrote: »

Yep, it is/was one of those alright.

Im an ex Scirocco mk gt2 owner myself-really love the entire interior design

Tin Lizzy · 15-04-2012 7:25pm

Austin 1100. This photo is about 2 years old and the car is no longer there.It was parked on the Donegal - Killybegs road.

Dades · 16-04-2012 11:23am

It looks like it was playing hide and seek and the other cars went home in 1970 without telling it.

red sean · 17-04-2012 7:51pm

Just found this while surfin' tinternet!

http://www.derelictplaces.co.uk/main/showthread.php?t=19155

http://www.flickr.com/photos/mookie427/sets/72157626799477257/

carchaeologist · 26-04-2012 8:19pm

'86 Charmant, this one is not for sale though. Besides, the roof is rotten entirely round the edges.:pac:

walshe · 26-04-2012 8:43pm

carchaeologist wrote: »

'86 Charmant, this one is not for sale though. Besides, the roof is rotten entirely round the edges.:pac:

Cool a convertible charmant, why not for sale???

CamperMan · 26-04-2012 8:47pm

carchaeologist wrote: »

'86 Charmant, this one is not for sale though. Besides, the roof is rotten entirely round the edges.:pac:

that's where I parked it..

Lucifer31 · 01-05-2012 8:26pm

Would this be a Mercedes by any chance? Any clue of the model or year? It's German anyway, going by the german label I read around the boot area. Photgraphed at the weekend in the old Woodlawn estate, County Galway.

Type 17 · 01-05-2012 8:30pm

Yes, a LHD W108/109

franksm · 01-05-2012 8:32pm

Nice old German barge.

Stick a Pajero diesel under the bonnet and it'll be better than new.

kev1.3s · 01-05-2012 9:00pm

not exactly abandoned but as good as

mk1esc · 02-05-2012 11:01am

possibly a good bus in its day, never liked the 205 my brother had, very thiny doors n body work on them.....were abouts is that as there looks like a few other cars that are abandoned also....;)......

there is one of them near me in rathvilly but its not an estate and im sure its in every day use.....

Didihno · 02-05-2012 12:45pm

I've been stalking the most beautiful old Riley that is 'stored' in a basement where I work.
I think it's beautiful, though is has fallen into a terrible state of disrepair.
It is either an RMB or RMF (I'm thinking the RMF).
I know some folk on here are able to trace cars reg's but is it ok to post a reg and/or pictures if you don't know the owner, and aren't sure if he/she wants to sell it?
I left my number under the wiper a few years back but got no reply, and I also found someone else had either thrown mine away and put theirs in its place, or the owner had taken mine and someone else posted one too.

Its cars like this that make me want to get into resoration, but I have no facilities, no storage and no expertise.
This car deserves a lot better than to be slowly rotting away in a damp corner of a dublin city basement. the owner hasn't even replaced the cover which had been blown/taken off and someone has smashed one of the front split windshields. Its very sad.

kev1.3s · 02-05-2012 6:05pm

A story like that needs pics. If he doesn't look up or down at it I'd doubt he'd care if you posted a couple of pics.

Didihno · 02-05-2012 8:18pm

OK then if you're sure it wouldn't cause offense?!
Not great pics from the phone:

kev1.3s · 02-05-2012 8:47pm

Thats a fantastic car such a shame that it's been left to rot, but beware restoreing that would not be for the faint hearted!

kev1.3s · 02-05-2012 8:53pm

mk1esc wrote: »

possibly a good bus in its day, never liked the 205 my brother had, very thiny doors n body work on them.....were abouts is that as there looks like a few other cars that are abandoned also....;)......

there is one of them near me in rathvilly but its not an estate and im sure its in every day use.....

It's near courtown and there are lots of others down the back but they are " not for sale" I remember when I was young myself and a friend hopped the fence and spent the morning de-badging the cars there only to get caught on the way out and have to hand them all back:-(

Didihno · 02-05-2012 9:16pm

kev1.3s wrote: »

Thats a fantastic car such a shame that it's been left to rot, but beware restoreing that would not be for the faint hearted!

Oh I'm guessing that it would cost me maybe a grand to buy, then another 9 to restore!

kev1.3s · 02-05-2012 10:04pm

Didihno wrote: »

Oh I'm guessing that it would cost me maybe a grand to buy, then another 9 to restore!

you could put most of that 9 into the bodywork if it's got much rust!
Good luck with it it deserves to be saved.

carchaeologist · 03-05-2012 10:38pm

The crispiest MK1 Fiesta iv ever seen!!:eek::D Everything was rotten!

It was a 1979 car, but as it doesnt show on Cartell, id guess it was off the road pre 1993. Parking under trees does a car no favours!

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

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