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

G Luxel · 30-05-2007 3:10pm

A chevrolet hearse in Carlow town? If im right, I have a picture of one taken in I992. The reg was XYI 35. A RHD Biscayne I think. I dont know if it is still in service or not.

Dades · 01-06-2007 4:39pm

Just got got texted this pic of a Pagoda on the side of the road.

The reason I've posted it as an "abandoned" classic is that I saw it yesterday with the owner standing beside it looking perturbed. As it seems to be parked on a random grass verge where I've never seen it before I wonder if he was forced to "abandon" it for the night...

junkyard · 01-06-2007 11:27pm

I think I saw that car for sale recently on Carzone.ie.

MercMad · 05-06-2007 10:05am

Just got got texted this pic of a Pagoda on the side of the road.

The reason I've posted it as an "abandoned" classic is that I saw it yesterday with the owner standing beside it looking perturbed. As it seems to be parked on a random grass verge where I've never seen it before I wonder if he was forced to "abandon" it for the night...
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.............I passed that car on Friday when heading to Wexford, about 5.00PM

I havent seen it before, unless it was the one at Dermot Wallace, actually I think it is !

Dades · 05-06-2007 10:23am

MercMad wrote:

.............I passed that car on Friday when heading to Wexford, about 5.00PM

Could have - it was gone from that spot this weekend.
Someone must have got her up and running again.

It was dark brown in case you can't tell from the pic.

rotorhead · 13-06-2007 9:30pm

junkyard wrote:

Thanks overdriver, I thought so too! Here are a few more I came across to get the ball rolling.

Re nsu prinz
I was wondering about the location of th e little nsu prinz ,and if its for sale as I have a friend who is restoring one of them.

hi5 · 14-06-2007 6:41pm

Superboy,that 62 Chevy biscayne hearse was near Rathdowney Co,Laois.
I say 'was' because its now gone,it has been banger raced I believe.

Junkyard dog,there is a 51'Plymoth hearse in Grange mockler,Co Tipp needs restoration,Its been a couple of years since I saw it but I think its still there.
He was looking for about €700 then,should take a lot less now?

G Luxal,was that hearse in Carlow a 59 chevy belair? If so the reg is XYI 41.
Its currently undergoing a big transformation,the body was completly rotten as was the wood frame fitted by Duffy for its conversion,the thing was full of filler.
It now sits on 20 inch rims,air suspension,disc brake conversion,dressed and built small block V8,plus hundreds of hours of bodywork.
Im taking a break from it for the moment as im doing a quicky resto on a 65 mustang 289 coupe.

http://www.irish-customs.com/eventreports/kitnkustomshow2006/target20.html

http://www.irish-customs.com/eventreports/kitnkustomshow2006/target32.html

MercMad · 15-06-2007 10:06am

Wow that looks like super work hi5 !

Where is that venue, was thera show on ? I would be interested to hear more dteails about the custome work/website/shows etc.....!

.......ahh I see there was show last August, I was away at the time so never saw it !

Will there be one this year, hope so, and hope I am here for it !

hi5 · 15-06-2007 5:16pm

Thanks mercmad,

Yeah that show was held in Swords last August,no there is'nt one this year,I dont really know what the story is,something to do with lack of sponsorship and not enough money made.It was organised by the kitcar /custom club and sponsored by buy and sell and someone else.nearly everyone at it said it was one of the best shows they'd been at

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MercMad · 18-06-2007 9:31am

hi5 wrote:

Thanks mercmad,

Yeah that show was held in Swords last August,no there is'nt one this year,I dont really know what the story is,something to do with lack of sponsorship and not enough money made.It was organised by the kitcar /custom club and sponsored by buy and sell and someone else.nearly everyone at it said it was one of the best shows they'd been at .

...Mmmm pity !

Keep us posted here if the situation changes !

maidhc · 24-06-2007 6:54pm

junkyard wrote:

This week outside Dungourney Co. Cork. A Triumph Mayflower, a Saab 96, a couple of Renault 4's and an old Land Rover (not in the picture) next to a house. There were a couple of vile purple coloured Talbot Sunbeam's too but I didn't think they were worth photographing tbh.:rolleyes:

I know exactly that place. I wonder what the story is. 2 miles further up the road there is a field full of granadas.

Tom Rigney in dungourney has a hearse inside in his workshop too. No idea what it is, but it has been there since before I was born I reckon.

junkyard · 24-06-2007 10:36pm

maidhc wrote:

I know exactly that place. I wonder what the story is. 2 miles further up the road there is a field full of granadas.

Tom Rigney in dungourney has a hearse inside in his workshop too. No idea what it is, but it has been there since before I was born I reckon.

The hearse he has was from my town, I remember it on the road. Is the field full of Granadas up towards Clonmult maidhc?

maidhc · 25-06-2007 9:38am

junkyard wrote:

The hearse he has was from my town, I remember it on the road. Is the field full of Granadas up towards Clonmult maidhc?

It is. There was a Ford 4000 there too once, but I got my hands on that.

Blue850 · 25-06-2007 11:59am

Especially for junkyard;)

taken at Riverstown, Co Sligo

junkyard · 25-06-2007 9:04pm

Thanks maidhc, I must investigate.:D Thanks for the photo Blue850, is it a recent photo and is the hearse still there?

Wishbone Ash · 25-06-2007 11:23pm

junkyard - was that you towing an old Granada Hearse on the M4 (eastbound) last Saturday evening?

I turned to the wife and said "that's probably junkyard" and she said "Who?"!!

Blue850 · 26-06-2007 8:31am

I took the photo of the Zodiac hearse about 3 weeks ago at the Folk museum in Riverstown. its in a field behind the museum.

junkyard · 26-06-2007 11:26pm

Wishbone Ash wrote:

junkyard - was that you towing an old Granada Hearse on the M4 (eastbound) last Saturday evening?

I turned to the wife and said "that's probably junkyard" and she said "Who?"!!

No Wishbone, it wasn't me this time, I've enough on my plate at the moment.:) Thanks again Blue850 for the photo, it's a shame it's left to go to that state.:(

maidhc · 03-07-2007 7:17pm

There is an abandoned Capri Mk III 1.6 Laser in the Marina Commercial Park in Cork. Didn't have time to inquire or take photos as I was there during work. Body looked sound enough though.

galwaytt · 04-07-2007 2:22pm

Hillman Hunter - late series, with the chrome rear panel, in a garage on the side of the road in Trien, near Castlerea Co Roscommon.

It's on the l.h.s. as you travel from Castlerea, in an old shed up against the public road, parallel to it. Shed has no door, so as you drive along, you'll see the chrome panel shining at ya, and the old chrome/black no plate.

Do-more · 22-07-2007 9:26am

Not technically abandoned! It's in a scrapyard in Mullingar, it only arrived there a few weeks back. Don't know if it's for sale or just awaiting restoration.

Max_Damage · 22-07-2007 11:17am

^ They could have at least put in on blocks.

Their is an old car, I think maybe a Vauxhall Viva or something like that, sitting on top of a container in the scrap yard across from the Red Cow. It is in rough condition and can be clearly seen from the Naas Road. I think it has gone past the restoration stage, as rust seems to have got the better of it.

DarenO · 22-07-2007 4:02pm

that Vauxhall has gone now, not sure where to, but its amazing the car survived this long given the poor quality of metal they used at the time

Regards
Darren

Max_Damage · 22-07-2007 4:15pm

^ Probably to the crusher.

smash · 24-07-2007 2:35pm

Max_Damage · 24-07-2007 3:55pm

steve06 wrote:

That's hardly an abandoned classic.

delly · 24-07-2007 4:26pm

No feck all about classics but happened to come accross this thread earlier and then happened to be somewhere that stores cars and saw this Merc with a big rusty bonnet. Accidentally took video instead of a picture, so the quality of the screengrab is not the best.

MercMad · 24-07-2007 4:29pm

delly wrote:

No feck all about classics but happened to come accross this thread earlier and then happened to be somewhere that stores cars and saw this Merc with a big rusty bonnet. Accidentally took video instead of a picture, so the quality of the screengrab is not the best.

:eek:

............that looks like it had an engine fire ! The bonnet is all burned and warped !

I actually think I know who owned that car, where did you see it, I cant see the reg but its unusual colour makes it look very like a 450SL belong to a friends of mine !

delly · 24-07-2007 4:33pm

MercMad wrote:

:eek:

............that looks like it had an engine fire ! The bonnet is all burned and warped !

I actually think I know who owned that car, where did you see it, I cant see the reg but its unusual colour makes it look very like a 450SL belong to a friends of mine !

Didnt get too close, but i'd say your spot on about the fire damage. Its in a place just of the M50 Tallaght junction.

MercMad · 24-07-2007 5:02pm

Mmmm yes that ties in !

Hopefully it can be saved, if its the car I recall it was a very nice one when I saw it last year !

MercMad · 27-07-2007 10:02am

Not strictly abandoned but aparantly in the ditch for the last 4 weeks !

Sorry about the poor quality, and yes I actually did stop to take it, its just my hand was still travelling !

Dades · 27-07-2007 10:51am

Um, is that a double decker bus in a ditch?!

Were there skid marks in the road (or the drivers seat)?

MercMad · 27-07-2007 2:18pm

Yeah its a very old bus, early 70's, and there were no skid marks at all. It looked like it just slip on in. I dunno what happened, but apparantly it has deteriorated in the last month, folk have robbed lights and mirrors and even the number plates have gone !

Wishbone Ash · 27-07-2007 5:24pm

MercMad wrote:

Yeah its a very old bus, early 70's, and there were no skid marks at all. It looked like it just slip on in. I dunno what happened, but apparantly it has deteriorated in the last month, folk have robbed lights and mirrors and even the number plates have gone !

It was stolen and crashed by a drunken driver. There was a piece about it in the Fingal Independent a couple of weeks ago.

Max_Damage · 27-07-2007 9:02pm

You'd think after 4 weeks the bus would be removed, and you'd think the owner would want it back too.

MercMad · 30-07-2007 9:04am

MercMad wrote:

Yeah its a very old bus, early 70's, and there were no skid marks at all. It looked like it just slip on in. I dunno what happened, but apparantly it has deteriorated in the last month, folk have robbed lights and mirrors and even the number plates have gone !

.........jeeeez he could easily have killed someone, there isn't a lot of room on that road and its quite twisty !

I'd say there is an insurance issue, and the owner does not want to pay for its recovery out of his own pocket. Its strange that the Gardai cant make someone take it away !

Wishbone Ash · 22-08-2007 8:33am

Mercedes Benz 190D

andreas_220D · 23-08-2007 5:49pm

Wishbone Ash wrote:

Mercedes Benz 190D

where?

Wishbone Ash · 24-08-2007 12:58am

andreas_220D wrote:

where?

Romanian-Bulgarian border.

Vivienne23 · 29-08-2007 11:31pm

Hi does anyone know where there are any vw campervans for sale or free to take away either bay window or splitscreen obviously the splkitscreen will not be got for nothin but maybe at a bargain price ? Willing to travel and dig out of a hedge

Vivienne.

MercMad · 30-08-2007 10:24am

Vivienne23 wrote:

Hi does anyone know where there are any vw campervans for sale or free to take away either bay window or splitscreen obviously the splkitscreen will not be got for nothin but maybe at a bargain price ? Willing to travel and dig out of a hedge

Vivienne.

.........if we did know, do you think we would tell you ??

PaulK_CCI · 30-08-2007 10:34am

MercMad wrote:

.........if we did know, do you think we would tell you ??

Ha! Oh so true

, if you consider that you still pay at least 5k for a Splittie Camper (!!) for restoration (we're talking a salvageable project here, not a few pieces of twisted metal), so if you pull one out of a hedge for free, you've made yourself a nice profit without having done anyhting to the car!!

A original T2 Westfalia camper as well, you'll get at least 1-1,5k for a car that needs restoration...

andreas_220D · 30-08-2007 1:28pm

MercMad wrote:

.........if we did know, do you think we would tell you ??

Ah, come on, for the right offer you would, wouldn't you?

Blue850 · 30-08-2007 1:37pm

I know where theres a 1979 Bay Window minibus that hasn't moved in over 3 months, very rusty, had photos taken but got deleted, will take some more and post up at the weekend.

MercMad · 30-08-2007 2:21pm

andreas_220D wrote:

Ah, come on, for the right offer you would, wouldn't you?

.........everything has a price I suppose !

Blue850 · 02-09-2007 5:00pm

Max_Damage · 02-09-2007 5:24pm

^ According to that Merlin reg. check site, that VW has been off the road since 1998, and it looks it too.

Renotec · 03-09-2007 4:41pm

Hi Junkyard,
First post here. I'm a Renault nut with many years experience on all old Renaults. I saw the photo's of the R4's you posted and I got all hot flushed and nearly needed a jump start. Are they still in the same place? Can you tell me where exactly they are? I suspect that they are severely eaten by tin worm.
Regards, Renotec.

manta mad · 03-09-2007 9:27pm

passed by a dealers yard today & the amount of early 80s cars that i say
suprised me:eek:

pity i hadent got me camra ,but will be back down there this weekend & will get photos,

renault 5s ,citroens,toyota dxs, fiat unos, & a load of various peugoets,
even a triumph 3000 ?

mondymike · 03-09-2007 9:40pm

theres a r4 on the abbeyleix road in a car yard. he has a few cars in a field out back too. not seen any others in a long time thou. Castleisland theres a place calls Macs Autos/Macs Spares has a gorgeous mk1 cortina, immaculate nick, if i'm down this week i'll try get few pics

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

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