scrapyard shite

[fordperv]

well guys this is my first shite picture thread, i went to my local scrapyard that my dad used to take me to as a small boy they always have a good range of cars so thought id share some pictures with you all

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[Lankytim]

Nice pics, this is my local yard, McGuinesses in Stoke on Trent. I notice the pug 205's I'll have to pay them a visit soon!

[HillmanImp]

 

Thats a Sebring GT hardtop. Pretty rare IIRC. Think they are worth a few bob. Would suggest doing a bit of research and maybe heading back to pick that up.

[Split_Pin]

Looks like a good yard that.

 

Is the white Granny in the 'keep aside' section, judging by the other intact stuff there? Hopefully it is.

 

Also visible in the background of one of your pictures there is the upper deck of a 1970's Alexander bus body, with its distinctive peaked domes. Did you get any pics of that perchance?

[Volksy]

Blimey, I used to go to that yard as well, they always had a fair amount of old tat knocking about.

[barrett]

Thats a Sebring GT hardtop. Pretty rare IIRC. Think they are worth a few bob. Would suggest doing a bit of research and maybe heading back to pick that up.

 

Well spotted Mr. Himp, you just beat me to it. Not sure how desirable it will be without all the bespoke glass/ perspex panels and they will never have the kudos of a 'normal' Ashley or Lenham job, but it is 100% definitely worth rescuing. Go down and offer the blokes £50 or summat, it's GRP so no good to them weighed in anyway. You should double your money at least if the right buyer comes along I reckon.

[PhilA]

Agreed- it's even got the 'targa top' holes- they fetch a good price, especially if they're not all smashed up. It looks to be in fair condition, albeit modified- the filler cap should be below the window where that raised bit is, and the rear section should have hinges to give access into the boot.

 

--Phil

[vulgalour]

I hope I'm not the only one that wants to save the camper bits off that Sierra (that almost looks like a Starcraft, but not quite) and put them all on another Sierra for an entertaining cross-wind filled holiday through the countryside of North Yorkshire.

[catsinthewelder]

I wonder if you could build it out of bits in the yard. There's 4 sierra's in the pics, though none with headlights. Are there a lot of suicidal pheasants around that neck of the woods

[Volksy]

Am I right in thinking that McGuinesses used to have a fragger on site? Looking on Google Earth I cant see it. Mind you I seem to remember when I first ever went in there, there were a lot more cars there than there are now.

[Lankytim]

The bus has been there a number of years, it's sat in the "scrap metal" area of the yard, rather than the breaking area and so is off lim its to members of the public. it's missing all of it's glass, plus numerus other parts i'd imagine.

 

The Granada has been asked about before, the yard owner won't sell it as he sold it to someone a while ago who paid but didn't collect. He's afraid that if he did sell it again the first guy will come back for it. "crush only" is what he said! Its a 2 litre manual with 50k or so on the clock.

[cobblers]

 

If anyone wants to make a few quid, I think that's a westfalia towbar on that t25. I sold mine for about £90!

 

Do you recall if it had an engine in it?

[CortinaDave]

Seeing J, K and L reg cars in scrapyards is the way it should be. To me thats a decent length of service and its fair enough that they could well be worn out by that age. Sad thing is its a rare sight now to see cars lasting that long before the fragger - my local yard is filled with mostly 52, 03 and 53 plate cars.. Practically new in my world!

[Mr_Bo11ox]

I wonder what state the truck bed is in on that P100, it could well be better than mine! Right colour too, I’ll have to have a squizz on Friday.

[retro80sboy]

Been to this yard a couple of times. Always lots of good shite.

 

Whats the story with that silver mk 4 escort outside the office?. It looks really nice.

[RoadworkUK]

It's amazing that the Camper section of that P100 hasn't found a home; with another P100 owner, for example. I'd imagine that camperizing a P100, especially a 1.8D, would douple or triple its value, for realz. Look at the difference in price between a Talbot Express van and one with beds in the back.

 

Also; what was wrong with the little Civic? Looks smashing. Gr8 picktchaz, boss.

[pbottomley]

Seeing J, K and L reg cars in scrapyards is the way it should be. To me thats a decent length of service and its fair enough that they could well be worn out by that age. Sad thing is its a rare sight now to see cars lasting that long before the fragger - my local yard is filled with mostly 52, 03 and 53 plate cars.. Practically new in my world!

 

What do you mean practically new... They are

[Negative Creep]

Seeing J, K and L reg cars in scrapyards is the way it should be. To me thats a decent length of service and its fair enough that they could well be worn out by that age. Sad thing is its a rare sight now to see cars lasting that long before the fragger - my local yard is filled with mostly 52, 03 and 53 plate cars.. Practically new in my world!

 

What do you mean practically new... They are

 

 

Isn't it odd that despite how people bang on about newer cars being more reliable, the average life expectancy changes very little?

[Split_Pin]

I reckon the majority of cars made before 1990 ended up in the scrappy due to rust rather than mechanical weariness. I remember many 80's Fords with rotted floors, front crossmembers and sills back in the day whihc otherwise worked perfectly well.

 

Today, its the opposite but rather than worn out components its the protracted book times that workshops have to quote for repairs due to complexity or poor design.

[AeroNautiCal]

The Camper is a Suntrekker Nevada, based on this demountable camper, they were made by Walker's (of the Truckman Top fame) who later sold the design to Island Plastics, the manufacturer of Romahome demountables in the Isle of Wight.

 

 

Here's some pics of what it originally looked like (except the sink, which has been changed).

 

[Negative Creep]

I reckon the majority of cars made before 1990 ended up in the scrappy due to rust rather than mechanical weariness. I remember many 80's Fords with rotted floors, front crossmembers and sills back in the day whihc otherwise worked perfectly well.

 

Today, its the opposite but rather than worn out components its the protracted book times that workshops have to quote for repairs due to complexity or poor design.

 

 

Electrics must be the real killer of modern cars. If it has multiplex wiring you won't fix it with a bit of twist n' tape, so the costs outweigh the value. Since it all has to be coded to the car you can't just yank a replacement part off a similar model either

[Ross_K]

Word. A replacement for a lost ignition key can be a dealer only part for some people.

 

Who wants to trawl scrapyards looking for replacement BSIs and such like? Then buy a clip for your laptop to go reprogramming your car? Madness.

[DSdriver]

I expect that all this electronic wizardry that causes so many problems will be understood and easily sorted in another thirty to forty years... a bit like the hydraulics on the Citroen DS today which was beyond most garages (even Citroen main dealers) when it first came out.

[Ross_K]

The DS has nothing on the hydraulics under my bonnet. Citroen dealers are still scared of spheres and pipework - nothing's changed there.

 

The Xantia was the end of the line when it came to green blood. With the C5 came FAP, COM2000, LDS and all that other dodgy French car stuff.

 

They're not going to be around in 40 years time - finding parts will be like those NASA guys looking for second hand spare parts for the space shuttle on ebay.

[Mash]

I reckon if you put the remains of the VW pick-up on eBay it would still make serious coin!!

[idiotboy]

The DS has nothing on the hydraulics under my bonnet. Citroen dealers are still scared of spheres and pipework - nothing's changed there.

 

The Xantia was the end of the line when it came to green blood. With the C5 came FAP, COM2000, LDS and all that other dodgy French car stuff.

 

They're not going to be around in 40 years time - finding parts will be like those NASA guys looking for second hand spare parts for the space shuttle on ebay.

 

Had an interesting chat on this topic at the CCC DS rally this last weekend. Comparing the DS to the C6. The consensus was that you'll be lucky in 20 years time if a C6 actually works at all, as the onboard computers etc will just cease to function or even respond. They currently struggle at 5 years old.....Sobering thought.

 

So will we still be minging around in BL tat? I for one will try and keep my Citroen Flat twins running for as long as possible with sensible upgrades when they become available. Lord knows if Longbridge's finest can last.

[Micrashed]

Had an interesting chat on this topic at the CCC DS rally this last weekend. Comparing the DS to the C6. The consensus was that you'll be lucky in 20 years time if a C6 actually works at all, as the onboard computers etc will just cease to function or even respond. They currently struggle at 5 years old.....Sobering thought.

 

This worries me about the current family haularse transporter. Of course I want it to last as long as humanly possible, but already tiny little foibles are creeping into its day to day running. Having seen the plethora of scrapped 07, 57 and 08 plate variants of Mrs Micrasheds car, I worry about her own 07 plate version. So what do I replace it with that is likely to be drivable well into the future when civilisation has crumbled?

The only thing I can honestly think of is a 110 Defender.

I'll just buy her some ear plugs!

[Ross_K]

Had an interesting chat on this topic at the CCC DS rally this last weekend. Comparing the DS to the C6. The consensus was that you'll be lucky in 20 years time if a C6 actually works at all, as the onboard computers etc will just cease to function or even respond. They currently struggle at 5 years old.....Sobering thought.

 

My uneducated guess is that the DS will outlive the C6. I can't see the C6 becoming a future classic - too much to go wrong as you rightly say. A few will live on in the hands on electronic engineers and computer programmers. I did want one once, but meh...

 

Hey, at least it's not a frigging Renault.

 

This worries me about the current family haularse transporter. Of course I want it to last as long as humanly possible, but already tiny little foibles are creeping into its day to day running. Having seen the plethora of scrapped 07, 57 and 08 plate variants of Mrs Micrasheds car, I worry about her own 07 plate version. So what do I replace it with that is likely to be drivable well into the future when civilisation has crumbled?

The only thing I can honestly think of is a 110 Defender.

I'll just buy her some ear plugs!

 

If you need 7 seats: a Citroen Synergie/Pug 806 with an XUD under the bonnet? I couldn't recommend an Espace to my worst enemy. Sharan/Galaxy maybe? All the cool mommies at my kid's school drive some VW TDI thing - Torah, Toran, something like that?

[skoda_fan]

Seeing J, K and L reg cars in scrapyards is the way it should be. To me thats a decent length of service and its fair enough that they could well be worn out by that age. Sad thing is its a rare sight now to see cars lasting that long before the fragger - my local yard is filled with mostly 52, 03 and 53 plate cars.. Practically new in my world!

Good grief! Is it really? Practically new to me too. I've never owned anything later than S reg and I still think of that as new!

[CortinaDave]

The pinnacle of car design was probably late 80's to around 94.. at that point we had fuel injection, breakerless ignition etc and most had reasonable rustproofing and longevity but the onboard computer equipment was still very basic and so replaceable and easy/cost effective to fix.

 

Once we got beyond that and into the realms of computer control, engine management and bloody limp home modes it was all ruined.

 

my 52 Mondeo TDCi potentially needs new injectors... they need to be coded by Ford so you're talking £1000. Its not worth that so it'll probably end up fragged if they do go. On an early 90s car that woud probably have been an £50 job all in.

 

Dealers arent stupid.. they don't want the cars to be repairable by home mechanics or small local garages as if they are, very few people will pay the exorbitant sums they like to charge for work, so they design in as much dealer only equipment as possible.