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

carchaeologist · 12-06-2008 9:02pm

Not strictly abandoned,but a mess all the same,they were raced at the mildenhall pre 70 banger race.....:(
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quickrack · 15-06-2008 5:10pm

Is there a decent scrapyard with older cars anywhere near Longford???

granadamad · 15-06-2008 7:21pm

are you after something in particular?as i know of a small one near rathowen i think it is

quickrack · 15-06-2008 8:30pm

Into old Fords mostly so lookin for sierra or granada rear brakes, 2.0 OHC+gearbox to rebuild etc.
But also looking for bits to help some other restorer friends E.g.
Mk1 Cortina, Hilux, Capri, Mini, 105e Anglia.
An old scrapyard/racer/restorers place.
Am I an optimist or what???:D:D:D
Of course any of the above, for bits, would be of interest.

granadamad · 16-06-2008 4:45pm

il try and get you a contact number next week, he may have mark 3 granada bits but doubt he has any of the rest you are after

my mate is a panel beater,these are some pics i took a while back on my phone

his own twincam which doesnt get taken out much

a kadett he had to do body work on and spray

capris my cousin has recently bought

granada a mate of mine has at the minute but hasnt got a chance to do anything with it as he is building a new house, probably be on the road end of the year

carchaeologist · 16-06-2008 5:51pm

Some nice irish mk1 capris there:D!!Pity they are parked up,but im not one to talk!!

granadamad · 16-06-2008 6:35pm

well he only just got them,they had been 3 of them all in one shed for many years,he hasnt start any work on them,got the 2 above running though

Wishbone Ash · 18-06-2008 9:42pm

Dublin registered BMW 2002........

.........and a Louth registered Minor spotted in a garden in Lansdowne Road.

zilog_jones · 18-06-2008 10:51pm

Sorry, no pic but I stopped in Mountrath, Co. Loais driving home from Dublin and saw an Austin Metro on old CI plates down some alley. Shockingly enough it looked like it was in one piece - can't remember the last time I saw a pre-Rover one, or come to think of it any BL/Rover car less than about 15 years old!

Also, some very mossy W123 estate further west down the N7 on the side of the road blocked by several other cars (might be here already).

EDIT: The W123 is here already (post 151) - it's in Toomevara.

carchaeologist · 18-06-2008 11:00pm

zilog_jones wrote: »

Also, some very mossy W123 estate further west down the N7 on the side of the road blocked by several other cars (might be here already)

A white one on WZS plates or something like that?yes,its pictured way back in the thread,i think someone who posts here owned it at some stage,its been parked there for as long as i can remember!!

carchaeologist · 19-06-2008 12:26am

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

gogs2006 · 19-06-2008 12:02pm

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

carchaeologist · 19-06-2008 12:03pm

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

gogs2006 · 19-06-2008 12:19pm

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 · 19-06-2008 12:30pm

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 · 19-06-2008 12:35pm

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 · 19-06-2008 12:48pm

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

tc20 · 19-06-2008 1:03pm

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 · 19-06-2008 4:29pm

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 · 19-06-2008 11:10pm

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 · 20-06-2008 8:08am

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 · 20-06-2008 11:43am

On a trip to Creggs, I came across these

Sorry for the quality of picture, camera phone.

MercMad · 20-06-2008 3:00pm

tc20 wrote: »

not in white tho' MercMad

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

walshe · 22-06-2008 9:14pm

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

walshe · 22-06-2008 9:23pm

some more

walshe · 22-06-2008 9:25pm

last

MrFoxman360 · 24-06-2008 8:43am

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 · 24-06-2008 9:40am

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

quickrack · 24-06-2008 11:37am

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

zilog_jones · 24-06-2008 11:40am

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 · 24-06-2008 4:09pm

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 · 24-06-2008 6:20pm

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 · 24-06-2008 6:43pm

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 · 25-06-2008 8:15am

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 · 25-06-2008 8:57am

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 · 25-06-2008 9:39am

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 · 25-06-2008 10:57am

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

How about a galant!

zilog_jones · 25-06-2008 12:55pm

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 · 25-06-2008 8:38pm

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 · 26-06-2008 5:17pm

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

superboy · 27-06-2008 6:47pm

Whereabouts????

superboy · 27-06-2008 6:49pm

gn3dr wrote: »

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.

Very nice......how much??? Mate o mine may be interested.

quickrack · 28-06-2008 8:57am

Whats the wee truck they are lying on??

gogs2006 · 28-06-2008 1:47pm

superboy wrote: »

Whereabouts????

These are lying in North Kerry

quickrack wrote: »

Whats the wee truck they are lying on??

Thats the remains of a Toyota Hilux;)

Max_Damage · 28-06-2008 9:23pm

Judging by the underbody of the Ascona and the side of the Escort, those cars are well past any stage for restoration.

carchaeologist · 28-06-2008 9:26pm

walshe wrote: »

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

The reg makes it a meath car reg'd between 7/79 to1/80,its a car definatly worth holding onto,derbys are fair scarce these days lad..!!

carchaeologist · 28-06-2008 9:30pm

gogs2006 wrote: »

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

The ascona is an mid 82 limerick car originally, pity to see it knackered like that, they are rare enough these days now!!Though there is a good 82 one same as the one above doing the rounds in the tralee area
The poor old 'scort is totally past it!!But its a late mk3,i dont think many people would be interested in it even for parts?

Max_Damage · 28-06-2008 9:43pm

carchaeologist wrote: »

i dont think many people would be interested in it even for parts?

You never know, there is only a handful of Mk3's left in the country, especially the lower range models. I'm sure anyone who owns one would be delighted to get their hands on one for parts (or at least whatever is salvageable) given their rarity.

P.S. Good to see your back Carchaeologist, t'was a bit quite around here when you were not around!

carchaeologist · 28-06-2008 10:22pm

Max_Damage wrote: »

P.S. Good to see your back Carchaeologist, t'was a bit quite around here when you were not around!

Ha, thanks max,was in spain on me hols!!Took a break from it all!!:D

carchaeologist · 29-06-2008 12:45pm

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

This is also in this months irish vintage,id go with the corolla theory also,its just been burned out.

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

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