Cavcraft's cavalcade of crap. Local honey.

[Cavcraft]

I can't find my original 'spotted thread) so I'm starting a new one off with one massive WINNAH!!!111!!! of a picture. I used to call to garages in this area but never spotted this one in 8 years in the job.

Today, as I'm whizzing round collecting cycles, I find this absolute gem in Denbigh, North Wales. Not sure about the fuel pumps, but the rest of it was most definitely working garage. Hope it never changes.

 

 

[Tayne]

Just don't lose this thread.

[Cavcraft]

[phil_lihp]

Aw, poor Nova.  

 

Oh, I had a quick rummage through the Autoshite archives and found your thread.

 

http://autoshite.com/topic/8980-cavettes-cavalcade-of-crap-harold-fiesta-etc/?hl=cavalcade

 

I hope there's a finder's fee.

[Cavcraft]

A losing 'ticket' to a Win-A-Volvo Competition is on it's way. THX M8

[Cavcraft]

At a car boot sale today. Yesterday (very near to that Nova above) I also spotted a 1980s Fiat Panda, will go back and grab a picture of that at some point.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*Edit it may appear Bart Simpson was doing a face palm or something in the shadow, but he wasn't.

[chaseracer]

Just don't lose this thread.

What were we talking about...?

[Cavcraft]

 

 

 

[catsinthewelder]

Fucking dubber's, they've even rat looked that oil drum

[Cavcraft]

That garage hasn't changed in absolutely yonks, though I seem to recall maybe 25 years ago it was being used 'proper.' I bet there's money in that old caravan is restored now.

If anyone is arsed, it's at the foot of Beeston Castle, Cheshire.

[Cavcraft]

[Cavcraft]

There's only one winner here.

 

 

And here it is, in Chester Services, M56 earlier

 

 

 

 

[Cavcraft]

Saw some truly superb old rammel spotted in London over the weekend were myriad old Volvos (Wimbledon seemed to offer loads of them) a Renault 5, various old Mercs and what not, none of which I really managed to capture.

 

This didn't matter though as I saw this on the M40 (or whatever motorway it is that links the M25 with the M6) and it was just the last word in cool. If you're ever going to have a convertible, then I reckon it HAS to be one of these...

 

[Cavcraft]

 

Saw this aurbrushed SAAB estate yesterday, pretty sure it was on the eBay thread once?

[Cavcraft]

Check out this winner! The holy grail of Astras...

 

 

 

Want level: CRITICAL MASS MELTDOWN.

[skattrd]

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Saw this aurbrushed SAAB estate yesterday, pretty sure it was on the eBay thread once?

It was and I came quite close to buying it last summer. The seller was going to put a fresh MOT on it, but it failed on a few things so it was withdrawn from sale.

[Cavcraft]

Some more exciting* spots.

 

No reg Proton, shitty looking Audi estate and a shonky Mk3 Astra estate next to a SAAB convertible, next to my SAAB convertible.

 

[Micrashed]

My mother would love that Marina

[purplebargeken]

 

 

Check out this winner! The holy grail of Astras...

 

My mate has one of these, same colour but a tad older IIRC.  They are a bit rare.

[Cavcraft]

Tell him to sell it to the first tit from Chester who expresses an interest. Then tell him about me.

[Cavcraft]

Cheating a bit here, as I've pinched this picture from the brilliant Chester Memories page on FaceAche....

 

 

 

 

...I was only thinking about the original Halfords in Chester just yesterday and then found this. I used to go in there yonks ago for bargain bin rattle cans to respray my pushbike. It even used to smell like a (sort of) motor factors should do! 

[Lacquer Peel]

I think a high street Halfords or motor factors is quite a good idea, would save me trekking across to far flung industrial estates when my battery's failed anyway, and lugging a heavy duty battery for miles.

 

I notice that my local Halfords has done a switch around and hidden automotive stuff upstairs and the lycra terrorist stuff downstairs.

[Cavcraft]

I bet there's more money in selling stuff to spandex warriors, than car stuff now.

[The Reverend Bluejeans]

Check out this winner! The holy grail of Astras...

 

image.jpg

 

 

Want level: CRITICAL MASS MELTDOWN.

OOF! Booted 'stra. Could only be more irresistible with Opel Kadett badging.

[retrogeezer]

that illuminated Halfords sign is ORSUM.

[Skizzer]

It even used to smell like a (sort of) motor factors should do! 

 

God, yes, suddenly I'm back in the one in Oxford Street in Swansea in 1978.

 

I think a high street Halfords or motor factors is quite a good idea

 

I was in Ealing the other day, which is also somewhere I spent a lot of time when I was a nipper in the 1970s, and was pleasantly shocked to see that the high street Halfords is still there.  

[Lacquer Peel]

The out of town Halfords in Inverness was built for Daewoo sales, service, repairs. I blame GM for the demise of Halfords on the high street, the one in town was wound down not long after.

[Cavcraft]

Daewoo used to lease the buildings (or part thereof) from Halfords. It was at one of the 'dealerships' (I was collecting waste from the next door Halfords) that I first heard the awful 'we don't sell cars, people buy them off us' line from the shiniest of all shiny suited wankers. I honestly actually cringed when he said it.

 

Seemingly, Halfords go for very long leases on buildings to show commitment and keep the costs down a bit, I expect when Daewoo bailed they were left out of pocket on a lot of the bigger stores. The Chester (Greyhound) one seemed to go down the pan after the closure of their own servicing department, which then promptly re-opened a while longer further up the road, then they shut the big store and moved 1/4 mile away to a smaller one. 

[Cavcraft]

 

 

Live update pissed from

The pub

[Split_Pin]

You managed to get all the corners of the car in the picture!

 

If you can manage that sort of photo pissed, E-bay car photographers have no excuse!