Angrydicky Posted September 17, 2017 Share Posted September 17, 2017 Not my pictures. Suspect the MoT man has told him it will never pass again! Dirk Diggler, adw1977, Lacquer Peel and 15 others 18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Longbridge Posted September 17, 2017 Share Posted September 17, 2017 Much as The Cardinal has been, that 'Tina needs saving. It seems a crying shame for it to have got this far, and then just to be left to sink into the ground.On an aside, I'm surprised the tarmac crew haven't done a 'clean up' of the contents of the field, if the photos have been plastered all over social media :/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted September 17, 2017 Share Posted September 17, 2017 The optimist in me thinks hopefully it's just off the road for another bout of undersealing. As you say No doubt someone who can't spell will be along with a hi-ab to stick it on eBay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angrydicky Posted September 17, 2017 Share Posted September 17, 2017 Much as The Cardinal has been, that 'Tina needs saving. It seems a crying shame for it to have got this far, and then just to be left to sink into the ground.On an aside, I'm surprised the tarmac crew haven't done a 'clean up' of the contents of the field, if the photos have been plastered all over social media :/The difference is that the Buttery Biscuit Base is both seriously rare, and also amazingly solid. Sure it needed some welding, but it was very original and hadn't been too got at. This Cortina estate? Sadly it looks to be a patchwork quilt underneath (to the extent that the rear end has sagged and the rear door shuts have closed up) and it's full of filler. Oh, and it's nowhere near as rare as a grey grille MK1 Sierra. I wouldn't bother with it, and I'm perfectly willing to weld up plenty of cars that other people wouldn't bother with. When the rear end has collapsed to that extent, it's genuinely not worth fixing on a normal MK5 estate. Hats off to anyone willing to have a go, but I genuinely don't think you'll find anyone to take it on for restoration. Honey Badger 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isaac Hunt Posted September 17, 2017 Share Posted September 17, 2017 Best wait until 2019 ish and under the new MOT rules "Weeza good to go m8". Might have to do some explaining to the West Mids PD though if you tried to trundle it without a good t-cut and polish. UltraWomble, HarmonicCheeseburger and Lacquer Peel 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiC Posted September 17, 2017 Share Posted September 17, 2017 Well you say that it'd look dodgy/unsafe/unroadworthy with no MOT when exempted, but tbh it looked very suspicious when it did have an MOT! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Longbridge Posted September 17, 2017 Share Posted September 17, 2017 The difference is that the Buttery Biscuit Base is both seriously rare, and also amazingly solid. Sure it needed some welding, but it was very original and hadn't been too got at. This Cortina estate? Sadly it looks to be a patchwork quilt underneath (to the extent that the rear end has sagged and the rear door shuts have closed up) and it's full of filler. Oh, and it's nowhere near as rare as a grey grille MK1 Sierra. I wouldn't bother with it, and I'm perfectly willing to weld up plenty of cars that other people wouldn't bother with. When the rear end has collapsed to that extent, it's genuinely not worth fixing on a normal MK5 estate. Hats off to anyone willing to have a go, but I genuinely don't think you'll find anyone to take it on for restoration.It doesn't need restoring. At all.It needs the bare minimum doing to it to make it road legal, followed by being proudly paraded around car shows as a 'warts an' all' survivor. JeeExEll, Richard and Lacquer Peel 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave_Q Posted September 17, 2017 Share Posted September 17, 2017 Anyone suggesting it needs saving should just have a think about the kind of person who owns a field/garden full of fetid Cortinas and feral cats, soz for the sweeping generalisation but there is zero percent chance that he will sell. alcyonecorporation, Lacquer Peel, Braddon81 and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strangeangel Posted September 17, 2017 Share Posted September 17, 2017 there is zero percent chance that he will sell. Especially in a few years when it becomes worth £££££££££££ because OSF YO and MOT exempt, and he KNOWS WAT THESE ARE WURF. While it's remarkable that it has survived this long, it will have patches upon patches four or five deep and pounds of structural wob on board. The kindest thing that can be done for it now is to allow it to sink gently into that field and provide a home for the cats etc. Dave_Q, Angrydicky and alcyonecorporation 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mk2_craig Posted September 17, 2017 Share Posted September 17, 2017 I reckon the next time you see this thing it will be on top of the other ones on a flatbed, having been scooped out of the by then six foot high vegetation by a payloader after the owner carks it. Hope I'm wrong! scruff and strangeangel 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted September 17, 2017 Share Posted September 17, 2017 You wouldn't want to banger race it. A normal Cortina folds up like an accordian let alone this Isopon infested article. Still I'd like to see it returned to the road, in fact I'd sooner see it crushed that go to some bum with a beavertail and a boring eBay ad about it being owned by his aunt and him 'knowing what it's worth'. alcyonecorporation 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben_O Posted September 17, 2017 Share Posted September 17, 2017 Jusging by the fact several of the panels have been removed, I can't see that there are any plans to return it to the road sadly. The Mot History really is fascinating though. makes you wonder if any welding was carried out after a failure or if simply more layers of underseal and newspaper were added? Lacquer Peel, Dave_Q and BorniteIdentity 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mk2_craig Posted September 17, 2017 Share Posted September 17, 2017 I think the car with panels removed is a different one, back window is bust. Got to say I think the chances of saggy arse going back on the road are probably already about 19% and declining, however Dick Longbridge 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiC Posted September 17, 2017 Share Posted September 17, 2017 The fact he's (or she) has had it so long and kept it going on the road means they must be very attached to it. So yes, the chance it being sold is very slim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted March 17, 2018 Share Posted March 17, 2018 Thread resurrected... Is this still in the field? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isaac Hunt Posted March 17, 2018 Share Posted March 17, 2018 Well I hope it had antifreeze in it. The weight of all the show may well have snapped the arse end off it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Bo11ox Posted April 15, 2018 Author Share Posted April 15, 2018 I was out walking the dog yesterday and look who I stumbled across!!!! JeeExEll, johngarty, RoadworkUK and 19 others 22 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Longbridge Posted April 15, 2018 Share Posted April 15, 2018 Poor old thing looks at peace in it's grassy, final resting place. Having said that, it’ll be MOT exempt in three years, so I’d imagine she’ll be good to go* again when the time comes. D Spares & Tyres, Mr_Bo11ox, HillmanImp and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Reverend Bluejeans Posted April 15, 2018 Share Posted April 15, 2018 What the fuck does the owner look like? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wingz123 Posted April 15, 2018 Share Posted April 15, 2018 What the fuck does the owner look like? Eddie Yates in a string vest... The Reverend Bluejeans 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timolloyd Posted April 15, 2018 Share Posted April 15, 2018 I was out walking the dog yesterday and look who I stumbled across!!!!In this photo it looks like it's ready to go and in daily use, being nearest the gate and facing forwards! Dick Longbridge, JeeExEll and mk2_craig 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pillock Posted April 15, 2018 Share Posted April 15, 2018 If they're outside, imagine what's in the garages! Something even less waterproof? It does look like the Cortina is permanently parked though and the Micra gets driven in and out going by the tyre tracks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobT Posted April 15, 2018 Share Posted April 15, 2018 I wonder if he has a brother in Warwickshire? I spotted this pair yesterday not far from Gaydon. Apologies for the gumtree style photo. I was on my tod in the car and it had to be a drive by pap. JeeExEll and Angrydicky 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted April 15, 2018 Share Posted April 15, 2018 I'd love to see what the 'excessive welding' looks like on this. Must be a work in progress as the wings are back on and its moved JeeExEll 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quicksilver Posted April 16, 2018 Share Posted April 16, 2018 I'm disappointed by how good the house looks. I expected someone with a collection of decaying Cortinas to live in a tumbledown old farmhouse with no roof and the windows falling out. I always imagined the owner as looking like Claude Greengrass (RIP) but now I'm not so sure. Angrydicky, AMC Rebel and Dave_Q 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave_Q Posted April 16, 2018 Share Posted April 16, 2018 I did think ^this^, the house looks pretty nice, you expect the owner of a car like that to live in a half falling down shack made from milk crates and scavenged greenhouse panels. Angrydicky and AMC Rebel 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted April 16, 2018 Share Posted April 16, 2018 Fairly sure its so bent at the back because some clown has probably gone 10/10ths with cutting the grot out instead of doing it a bit of a time. I'm not sure you could even put that right, there's no datum any more to accurately measure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted April 16, 2018 Share Posted April 16, 2018 It would be great if the owner signed up here. Imagine getting the full story on the warped estate, I'd absolutely hit that up with my biggest and veiniest LIKE. Dave_Q, Dick Longbridge and mk2_craig 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave_Q Posted May 31, 2020 Share Posted May 31, 2020 The other week we were bumping classic threads, this is worth a read for anyone who hasn't seen it. Can anyone in the area check in on it for us? NYE '21 it can hit the road again under MOT exemption. 500tops and Dick Longbridge 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted October 30, 2021 Share Posted October 30, 2021 Thread bump, is the Cortina still in the field? Can’t see that it’s taxed or tested? Anyone fancy passing where it lives to see if it’s still alive? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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