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

carchaeologist

Spotted on http://www.heavenlyhearses.com/Hearse_Pages/granada.html ,it has an original kerry registration,around 1980/81

gogs2006

I pass this lonesome looking merc on my way to work most days

carchaeologist

Thats out near currow in castleisland isnt it...?

gogs2006

carchaeologist wrote: »

Thats out near currow in castleisland isnt it...?

You're spot on.. Not sure if it's for sale..It's been there a while now

carchaeologist

Yes, i dont know either, he seems to have other bits and pieces there too,hard to see in though.Theres a red beetle out at the far side of currow too in a field,at least there was a month or too back anyway.

gogs2006

I hav'nt seen the beetle Theres an 80's 3 series BMW and a Porsche(924 i think?) lying in a field just up from the pub in Currow;)

carchaeologist

Drive up through the village, then take the left,over that way it was on the right handside,might be gone now...

tc20

gogs2006 wrote: »

I pass this lonesome looking merc on my way to work most days

that looks like a W114 limo - pretty rare over here, but would have seen a lot of service as taxis elsewhere. They have a fold down bench seat in the middle to allow 7 or 8 passengers. Production stopped late '75 /early '76. looks like its been there a while

MercMad

Actually that W114 limo is identical to one that was lying up in Donabate for years. I actually thought it was the same car, but hardly since it was in Cork.

There were a lot of W114 limos in this Country in the late 70's early 80's as they were one of the few strech cars available, every Funeral home had one at one stage, plenty of left hookers too. My fathers friend had several !

nmacc

While it's not abandoned, I'm told there's a green 83 W123 estate parked on the Navan Road opposite Cabra Garda Station for sale. My informant seemed to think the vendor was seeking very small money - I don't know what gave him that idea.

He also passed on the phone number, PM me if interested.

tc20

MercMad wrote: »

There were a lot of W114 limos in this Country in the late 70's early 80's as they were one of the few strech cars available, every Funeral home had one at one stage

not in white tho' MercMad

RobbieMc

On a trip to Creggs, I came across these

Sorry for the quality of picture, camera phone.

MercMad

tc20 wrote: »

not in white tho' MercMad

.............well thats true indeed !

walshe

spotted in my father garden belongs to my brother, gonna try get it off him.not sure wot year it is.

walshe

some more

walshe

last

MrFoxman360

I spotted this in a sorry state a month or two ago, not really sure what it is to be honest. I'm sure some of you will recognise my picture

Max_Damage

^ Something tells me that is a Renault 12, but I could be wrong.

quickrack

Walshe
Very rare car now.
get it done lad:)

zilog_jones

Looks too boxy to be a Renault 12, and the C pillar is too small.

I think it's an E90 Toyota Corolla:



Note the quarter light on the rear doors, the gap for that black plastic bit next to the rear door, the wrap-around rear light cluster hole and I can just make out the groove going along the side of the car starting at the top of said hole.

Quite shocking something less than 21 years old has no paint left, then again it seems to have nothing else so I guess it was burnt out?

MercMad

zilog_jones wrote: »

Looks too boxy to be a Renault 12, and the C pillar is too small.

I think it's an E90 Toyota Corolla:



Note the quarter light on the rear doors, the gap for that black plastic bit next to the rear door, the wrap-around rear light cluster hole and I can just make out the groove going along the side of the car starting at the top of said hole.

Quite shocking something less than 21 years old has no paint left, then again it seems to have nothing else so I guess it was burnt out?

........good detective work and I would go along with what you say, however if you look at the drip rail it is slightly different and there are holes on the "C" pillar plus there is some type of indent near the top of the "C" pillar. I believe this car had some sort of cover over the entire "C" pillar.

Didn't I see this photo in Irish vintage Scene with the car being described as an Opel, which it isn't ?

Mmm looking again you could be right !

zilog_jones

Regarding the drip rail, the doors are quite deformed and have dropped quite a bit, so what you're seeing would have been behind the rubber seals I guess. The holes on the C pillar don't look very uniform so could just be rust or dirt, and the "ident" could be where a weld joint has separated? Could a C pillar be joined around there?

I can't see any resemblance to any Kadetts or Astras

MrFoxman360

Yea, I think your bang on with that E90 corolla. I hadn't a clue what it was as I just snapped the picture while passing and didn't investigate.

It was suggested to me that it looked like an opel, so thats what I suggested it might be when I sent the pic in, although I did have an idea that it was a jap

MercMad

zilog_jones wrote: »

Regarding the drip rail, the doors are quite deformed and have dropped quite a bit, so what you're seeing would have been behind the rubber seals I guess. The holes on the C pillar don't look very uniform so could just be rust or dirt, and the "ident" could be where a weld joint has separated? Could a C pillar be joined around there?

I can't see any resemblance to any Kadetts or Astras

........I think you are dead right having looked again. Its not an Opel for sure!

gn3dr

tc20 wrote: »

that looks like a W114 limo - pretty rare over here, but would have seen a lot of service as taxis elsewhere. They have a fold down bench seat in the middle to allow 7 or 8 passengers. Production stopped late '75 /early '76. looks like its been there a while

That belongs to my brother and it is for sale - cheap. It is pretty rotten though but would yield some good parts (has a diesel engine too I think) PM me if you want his phone number.

Anan1

MrFoxman360 wrote: »

I spotted this in a sorry state a month or two ago, not really sure what it is to be honest. I'm sure some of you will recognise my picture

I'm thinking it's a Ford Orion?

Renotec

Someone go out and cut the bushes so that we can see! ;-)

How about a galant!

zilog_jones

Anan1 wrote: »

I'm thinking it's a Ford Orion?

http://images.forum-auto.com/mesimages/84921/Ford%20orion%202.JPG
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/graphics/galleries/events/2007/fordlead2/pixford7.jpg
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/17/Ford_Orion_r_white.jpg
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f8/Ford_Orion_-_white.jpg

Mk. I Orion has squarer doors, wider C pillar, the rear windscreen curves around the sides, the roof isn't as flat and the rear lights are squarer. With the Mk. II the doors have much thicker frames around the windows (covering A pillar and going around to the top of the roof) and have no quarter light on the rear doors (just a small plastic thing). The ident taking up about 1/3 of the C pillar is not accounted for.

How about a galant!

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/05/91-93_Mitsubishi_Galant.jpg
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ef/6th-Mitsubishi-Galant.jpg

Note plastic railing things going across the roof and quarter light behind the rear doors. Older and newer Galants are too boxy/curvy. I think the car in question is a small enough car anyway.

Also, you can almost make out the bonnet up in the air - it's quite flat but is slightly shaped around the headlights and grille.
http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/uploads/new/265260.jpg
http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/uploads/new/265264.jpg
http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/uploads/new/265262.jpg

And yes I do have too much free time

Renotec

Yup! I guess your right.
I also thought it might be a Sunny but the quarterlight decor is wrong.

PS: Give yourself a cream bun for the research - free time well spent!

gogs2006

This Ascona and MK3 Escort are lying in my mates scrapyard waiting for the crusher:(