Some 95-97 scrapyard photos

[trigger]

Just found these photos on flickr, They seem to good not to be shared on here, They are dated from 1995-97 mostly, how times have changed! Most of the cars seem to be Talbots, inculding a Tagora!

 

http://www.flickr.com/photos/41463997@N ... 515826766/

 

Scrapyard 97 by Judy and Floss, on Flickr

 

Scrapyard 97 by Judy and Floss, on Flickr

 

Scrapyard 97 by Judy and Floss, on Flickr

 

Scrapyard 97 by Judy and Floss, on Flickr

 

Scrapyard 97 by Judy and Floss, on Flickr

 

Scrapyard 97 by Judy and Floss, on Flickr

 

Scrapyard 97 by Judy and Floss, on Flickr

 

Scrapyard 97 by Judy and Floss, on Flickr

 

Scrapyard 96 by Judy and Floss, on Flickr

[trigger]

Scrapyard 95 by Judy and Floss, on Flickr

 

Scrapyard 96 by Judy and Floss, on Flickr

 

Scrapyard 95 by Judy and Floss, on Flickr

 

TAGORA!!!!!

 

Scrapyard 95 by Judy and Floss, on Flickr

 

Scrapyard 96 by Judy and Floss, on Flickr

 

Scrapyard 95 by Judy and Floss, on Flickr

 

There a FSO next to the Alpine.

 

Scrapyard 97 by Judy and Floss, on Flickr

 

scrapyard 2001 by Judy and Floss, on Flickr

 

There are lots more photos as well.

[warren t claim]

Weren't the press demo Tagoras SHP**W?

[trigger]

I thought that as well, That one looks like SHP35W, Must be a ex press car?.

 

Talbot Tagora by uk_senator, on Flickr

[warren t claim]

Where's Boobydoo when you need him?

[Guest Leonard Hatred]

Here's another SHP xxW effort. 'HP' is a Coventry identifier of course.

 

Good Motoring magazine by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr

[Shep Shepherd]

I recall 1995-97 to be when most Talbots disappeared from the roads. The same thing will happen with the remaining MG-Rovers around 2015, I expect.

[mk2_craig]

They'll need to last a bit longer than this 800 then, which was only 7-8yrs old if the photo date of 97 is correct

 

[seth]

What ever was wrong with this Mini I bet it would get restored now, rather than scrapped.

 

[RedSparrow]

Gr8 photos. Yeah, a high number of Talbots there.

Funny thing is, as a kid I was obsessed with cars and knew all the makes and models but I don't recall seeing that many Alpines/Solaras around. They must've sold shedloads but they obviously were prime scrappie fodder or just had a shorter lifespan than Marinas/Allegros/Dolomites which I remember seeing all the time.

[Guest]

Weren't the press demo Tagoras SHP**W?

 

I did read somewhere (maybe here in the past) that a large amount of the Talbot Tagora's in the uk were 1st registered by the factory. They were a poor seller and were used as pool cars at the factory etc.

[messerschmitt owner]

that G plate Rover didn't last long, did it?

 

edited: lasted longer cos the pic is later than 95-97

G776 GJW are:

 

Date of Liability 01 02 1999

Date of First Registration 18 10 1989

Year of Manufacture 1989

Cylinder Capacity (cc) 1994CC

CO2 Emissions Not Available

Fuel Type Petrol

Export Marker Not Applicable

Vehicle Status Unlicensed

Vehicle Colour GREY

Vehicle Type Approval

[Mash]

I often wonder about the fate of various press cars especially ones that were used in adverts and road tests. Shame to think if that Tag was a press car, that was the last photo of it

 

That blue P-reg Alpine is a very early one too. And appropriate reg number on the blue Allegro

[face]

Gr8 photos. Yeah, a high number of Talbots there.

Funny thing is, as a kid I was obsessed with cars and knew all the makes and models but I don't recall seeing that many Alpines/Solaras around. They must've sold shedloads but they obviously were prime scrappie fodder or just had a shorter lifespan than Marinas/Allegros/Dolomites which I remember seeing all the time.

 

Good lord - they can't have been that poorly spannered, surely!

[AnthonyG]

BL stuff from the seventies lasted longer than most makes, mostly because it was simple to fix and bits were cheap. Hillman Avengers were hardly well built , but the two in the pics above would have been at least 20 years old.

[VWPowered]

http://www.leboncoin.fr/equipement_auto ... tm?ca=20_s

 

another poor tagora

[Lord Sterling]

My mum used to have one exactly the same as the G-reg 820 around 98-99. I'd love a simple mk1 Fastback like that one.

 

I can also see another 800 just to the right of the silver Saab in the pile.

 

 

[brammy777]

I love seeing photos like this, thanks for linking them on here Trigger! I notice alot of Maestros, particularly the early ones. That Y reg one would have been 16 years old at the time, so it survived quite a while. Metros are to be expected, I cant actually remember seeing any Talbots on the road bar the Horizon.

Last couple of times I have been to scrapyards, I have seen alot of Omegas and E34s in them. Troopers as well, but very few Rovers.

[Rusty Pelican]

Love photos like this , could stare at this for ages . Thanks

Whats the white car with the satanic plate under the Rover ?

[brammy777]

Love photos like this , could stare at this for ages . Thanks

Whats the white car with the satanic plate under the Rover ?

I was trying to figure it out myself! Cartell says it was a Toyota Celica ST.

[trigger]

Daihatsu Charade i think at a guess. Maybe...

 

Charade 06 by Florian1972, on Flickr

[brammy777]

Celica it is!

Cant even remember when I last saw one of these, probably single figures remaining in the UK.

[warren t claim]

What ever was wrong with this Mini I bet it would get restored now, rather than scrapped.

 

 

 

Is that a 125P pick up next to the Mini?

[Guest Leonard Hatred]

I'm going to go back in time and notch the shutter speed up on his camera.

[Negative Creep]

This thread makes me sad

[Conrad D. Conelrad]

I recall 1995-97 to be when most Talbots disappeared from the roads. The same thing will happen with the remaining MG-Rovers around 2015, I expect.

 

Too true Walked down a street the other day with a 75, 45 and two 200s close together, and realised that they're going to go from commonplace to unusual in the blink of an eye.

[Split_Pin]

Great pictures

 

I was particularly into 80's cars at that time, mainly because they were becoming old bangers during that period.

 

I remember Talbots and Chryslers well. The last Talbot I ever recall seeing on the road was in 1997 in the school car park. It was a C-reg Solara, silver 2 tone so probably a Minx or something. By the time I left school in the summer it had big patches of primer on it.

 

I remember a good spot in 1996 was YMS 515R, an Alpine which was parked at th side of the road in Stirling, on the road leading towards the Wallace Monument. That lasted quite well! DVLA says no a few months later though.

[Negative Creep]

The vast majority of those cars would have been there for a reason though. Sad a it is now it would be no different from seeing a mk.1 Corsa or Laguna in a scrapyard today - i.e no one cared at the time

[The Reverend Bluejeans]

I worked in the spares dept of a big breakers yard in 1997. Most cars coming in were mid eighties - Mark 4 Escorts were starting to creep in and parts were at a premium for those. Mark 2 Sierras were rare. Stuff like Mark 2 Golfs, early E30's and 190E Mercs were just not on the radar yet - 5/7 Series around W-X plate were arriving. 1987/88 Rover 800's were quite common for the '£40 and a taxi home' treatment but they were shit and always rusty - same with the boxy 213/216. Cortinas, Maxis, Princesses had already just about died out with just the occasional examples.

 

Talbot stuff was normally crushed straight away because they were useless breakers - never sold anything off them and every Talbot occupied a space where a Mark 3 Escort could be plonked. There were always 10+ cars a day coming in so you had to work out what needed cubing straight away, what would go into the yard for a month or two and what partly stripped victim it would replace. An armour plated Peugeot 604Ti with bulletproof glass was sadly crushed whole - it was a heavy bugger and was needed to make up the numbers that week.

 

The other thing is that back then, the yard was always busy. Now it's almost dead and a car can stay in there for up to a year.

[sporty-shite]

Celica it is!

Cant even remember when I last saw one of these, probably single figures remaining in the UK.

 

 

I see one every time I open the garage door