Cavcraft Posted May 27, 2014 Share Posted May 27, 2014 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. michael1703, Vince70, Micrashed and 19 others 22 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tayne Posted May 27, 2014 Share Posted May 27, 2014 Just don't lose this thread. chaseracer, Cavcraft and michael1703 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavcraft Posted May 31, 2014 Author Share Posted May 31, 2014 Junkman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil_lihp Posted May 31, 2014 Share Posted May 31, 2014 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavcraft Posted May 31, 2014 Author Share Posted May 31, 2014 A losing 'ticket' to a Win-A-Volvo Competition is on it's way. THX M8 phil_lihp 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavcraft Posted June 1, 2014 Author Share Posted June 1, 2014 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. Junkman, mat_the_cat and Semi-C 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaseracer Posted June 1, 2014 Share Posted June 1, 2014 Just don't lose this thread. What were we talking about...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavcraft Posted June 1, 2014 Author Share Posted June 1, 2014 Junkman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catsinthewelder Posted June 1, 2014 Share Posted June 1, 2014 Fucking dubber's, they've even rat looked that oil drum mat_the_cat, Paul Dupart, AMC Rebel and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavcraft Posted June 1, 2014 Author Share Posted June 1, 2014 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavcraft Posted June 1, 2014 Author Share Posted June 1, 2014 michael t and Junkman 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavcraft Posted June 7, 2014 Author Share Posted June 7, 2014 There's only one winner here. And here it is, in Chester Services, M56 earlier Angrydicky, Junkman, vulgalour and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavcraft Posted June 22, 2014 Author Share Posted June 22, 2014 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... Skizzer and Junkman 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavcraft Posted July 13, 2014 Author Share Posted July 13, 2014 Saw this aurbrushed SAAB estate yesterday, pretty sure it was on the eBay thread once? Junkman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavcraft Posted August 15, 2014 Author Share Posted August 15, 2014 Check out this winner! The holy grail of Astras... Want level: CRITICAL MASS MELTDOWN. ed5000, phil_lihp, EssDeeWon and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skattrd Posted August 15, 2014 Share Posted August 15, 2014 image.jpg 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 and Junkman 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavcraft Posted August 16, 2014 Author Share Posted August 16, 2014 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. Junkman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Micrashed Posted August 17, 2014 Share Posted August 17, 2014 My mother would love that Marina Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purplebargeken Posted August 17, 2014 Share Posted August 17, 2014 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavcraft Posted August 17, 2014 Author Share Posted August 17, 2014 Tell him to sell it to the first tit from Chester who expresses an interest. Then tell him about me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavcraft Posted August 24, 2014 Author Share Posted August 24, 2014 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! Lord Sterling, Junkman, Shep Shepherd and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lacquer Peel Posted August 24, 2014 Share Posted August 24, 2014 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. dugong 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavcraft Posted August 24, 2014 Author Share Posted August 24, 2014 I bet there's more money in selling stuff to spandex warriors, than car stuff now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Reverend Bluejeans Posted August 24, 2014 Share Posted August 24, 2014 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. Cavcraft 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retrogeezer Posted August 24, 2014 Share Posted August 24, 2014 that illuminated Halfords sign is ORSUM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skizzer Posted August 24, 2014 Share Posted August 24, 2014 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lacquer Peel Posted August 24, 2014 Share Posted August 24, 2014 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavcraft Posted August 24, 2014 Author Share Posted August 24, 2014 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavcraft Posted August 24, 2014 Author Share Posted August 24, 2014 Live update pissed fromThe pub Vince70, The Reverend Bluejeans, Skizzer and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted August 24, 2014 Share Posted August 24, 2014 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! Cavcraft 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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