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

Max_Damage

What a shame

carchaeologist

Max_Damage wrote: »

What a shame

+1

3nero

last pics for now

Tomebagel

3nero wrote: »

last pics for now

any details on these?

where are they?

Run_to_da_hills

3nero wrote: »

Its an old italian 60ft train carrage converted into a showmans caravan.
it used to belong to a boss of mine.

Boss?

corktina

i dont think that is long enough to have been a railway carriage.Id suggest it is a purpose built showmans van.Id like to see more details of its railway life if it had one please.

Max_Damage

60 foot would be about the right length of a train carriage.

Landyaddict

3nero wrote: »

hey all
this is my first post here but i've been lurking for ages

here's a few of my spots




the renault is still driving as far as i know











i thinks that enough for now but i have more if anyones interested:rolleyes:

OOOHHH Land Rover, Tell me more....Please:D

3nero

all i can tell you about the landrover is that it's in a scrapyard in Mount Temple near mullingar.
the guys number is 087 9695407

3nero

Run_to_da_hills wrote: »

Boss?

Boss= employer
One who employs a person for work in exchange for a wage

3nero

Tomebagel wrote: »

any details on these?

where are they?

they are in castledermot, the guy said he was going to make the 2 into one car. the pic is a year old so maybe he's finished by now.

3nero

corktina wrote: »

i dont think that is long enough to have been a railway carriage.Id suggest it is a purpose built showmans van.Id like to see more details of its railway life if it had one please.

Train cars came in all lenghts. I've known this wagon since 1988 when is was imported from an italian circus to an irish circus. it also appeared in 3 episodes of Ballykissangel when a traveling preacher came to town.
the green was changed to wine (by me) in '96/'97 because traveling a green, white, and gold trailer in the north of ireland was getting to be a hassle :rolleyes:
while i was painting it i never found any makers plate which would be normal on any showmans wagon.
because of it's lenght it was hard to get into some grounds which led to it having it's ass dragged sideways with a strap and a tractor, which eventually led to the back axle snapping.
i was told it was from a train and from inside it looks more like a train car than outside. It had one long corridor along the side and all the rooms (5 in total) had sliding doors, basicly it looked like a train and felt like a train so i had no reason to believe it wasn't from a train.

Max_Damage

3nero wrote: »

Boss= employer
One who employs a person for work in exchange for a wage

You worked in a circus?

3nero

yes, But only for 18 years

3nero

walshe wrote: »

2k he must have been mad,but check the one in bray for me thanks, really if it has 4 wheels and no engine and is reasonably solid around the 500e mark is what i am looking for

ok i checked the bug in bray





turns out i used to work with the guy that owns it :eek:
it's not as bad as it looks in the pics, all it needs is a good wash.
he said he wants at least €3.5k for it
it's a '77 with a reconditioned engine
the red MG is also his but i didn't ask about it



the orange mg is his brothers and is being driven.

carchaeologist

3nero wrote: »

yes, But only for 18 years

As what?You have to tell us now!:)

3nero

carchaeologist wrote: »

As what?You have to tell us now!:)

OFF TOPIC!

carchaeologist

3nero wrote: »

OFF TOPIC!

Lol!!Did you juggle volkswagens?:p

Max_Damage

I think you let the cat out of the bag there boss!

G Luxel

carchaeologist wrote: »

Lol!!Did you juggle volkswagens?:p

probably evil kenivel flying over rows of parked cars..........like renaults and cortinas..........

walshe

3nero wrote: »

ok i checked the bug in bray





turns out i used to work with the guy that owns it :eek:
it's not as bad as it looks in the pics, all it needs is a good wash.
he said he wants at least €3.5k for it
it's a '77 with a reconditioned engine
the red MG is also his but i didn't ask about it



the orange mg is his brothers and is being driven.

way out of my price range:mad:, but it does look very solid:cool:, thanks for following it up anyways;)

2cv

Came across this one today.... As you can see, it's in bits, but strangely enough the interior in it seems to be in perfect condition.

Max_Damage

^ That Fiat will never see the road again, that's for sure!

Given the tax was out in 2000, I reckon it was the NCT that took this car off the road. It was probably in fairly ropey condition prior to that!

kev1.3s

O very cool not to many original Irish 128's around. although there's not much left of that

Tomebagel

Whats even cooler is the shells lying on their sides in the background:eek:

2cv

kev1.3s wrote: »

O very cool not to many original Irish 128's around. although there's not much left of that

It's a shame alright

2cv

Tomebagel wrote: »

Whats even cooler is the shells lying on their sides in the background:eek:

It's called a scrapyard

carchaeologist

Great pics of the 128 Dave.

2cv

carchaeologist wrote: »

Great pics of the 128 Dave.

Cheers... Any idea of how old it is?

carchaeologist

2cv wrote: »

Cheers... Any idea of how old it is?

1975 Cork County.