'just bloody scrap it' - the eBay 'fuck me, what were they thinking' thread

[sierraman]

6 hours ago, New POD said:

I'm.going to have t shirts made and sell.them. at mini shows..

They will.say Issigonis was a twat 

Short and simple. Mini owners will love them. This time next year Rodney. This time next year. 

Yeah they should have fired him in the early sixties instead they kept him on into the seventies wasting money on stupid projects. 

[mk2_craig]

6 hours ago, MikeR said:

https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10165020310295595&set=gm.1406102103060076

bramble find

Focus 1.8 Collection
Running perfect when parked up 5 years ago
Fuel pump now needs attention
Delivery available at cost
Wrexham n

Front bumper on that’s worth having. 

[sheffcortinacentre]

Mini pickup by the looks of it.

[High Jetter]

Yup, not a lot left to lift. 

[Soundwave]

Honda Civic, apparently retrieved from somewhere near the Mariana Trench. While I'm sure there are indeed some hard to find parts on there, I'm not sure there's £600 worth left...

 

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/2984087228490567/

[Wack]

 

https://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/1978-Honda-Civic-Barn-Find-Restoration-Project-Spares-or-Repair-LOOK-/265091802564?ul_ref=https://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/710-53481-19255-0/1?ff3=4&toolid=11800&pub=5574637365&campid=5338789378&mpre=https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/265091802564&srcrot=710-53481-19255-0&rvr_id=2854112220408&rvr_ts=465f8cab1780a9f0c9e3f5b9fffabc4e&_mwBanner=1&_rdt=1&ul_noapp=true&pageci=6bb24c26-7337-4f30-a7fc-e2e39b6645cd

 

 

[mk2_craig]

On 3/16/2021 at 1:07 PM, Soundwave said:

Honda Civic, apparently retrieved from somewhere near the Mariana Trench. While I'm sure there are indeed some hard to find parts on there, I'm not sure there's £600 worth left...

 

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/2984087228490567/

Agree. Fair play to them for giving folk the chance to harvest reusable components from it, but you'd have to be on meth to think that was worth the asking price.  Now if it had been an S reg Escort...

[Stanky]

hmmm interesting, it has enough structural strength left to survive being physically moved, which is a surprise given the pics! Its also considerate that they've moved it under a lean-to or car port or something to stop it getting wet. About 35 years too late, but still.

[R1152]

Glass and lights look recoverable.

[Eyersey1234]

3 hours ago, Wack said:

 

https://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/1978-Honda-Civic-Barn-Find-Restoration-Project-Spares-or-Repair-LOOK-/265091802564?ul_ref=https://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/710-53481-19255-0/1?ff3=4&toolid=11800&pub=5574637365&campid=5338789378&mpre=https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/265091802564&srcrot=710-53481-19255-0&rvr_id=2854112220408&rvr_ts=465f8cab1780a9f0c9e3f5b9fffabc4e&_mwBanner=1&_rdt=1&ul_noapp=true&pageci=6bb24c26-7337-4f30-a7fc-e2e39b6645cd

 

 

@dollywobbleris this your next project? 🤣

[captain_70s]

A "BARN" FIND.

I fucking hate it when my barn is actually a waterlogged patch of overgrown, wooded marshland. 

[sutty2006]

That mini pick up is on £2.5k now? Wtf? 
“cash on collection, bring your own brush and shovel” 

[Rod/b]

1 minute ago, sutty2006 said:

That mini pick up is on £2.5k now? Wtf? 
“cash on collection, bring your own brush and shovel” 

Bring your own envelope for the vin plates and rego document more like

[Faker]

On 3/19/2021 at 8:23 AM, Rod/b said:

Bring your own envelope for the vin plates and rego document more like

There’s a conversion kit for turning a standard mini in to a period pickup. As mentioned the tags and V5 is where the value is

[Asimo]

This looks just the way it went when new. (1.6D)

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Ford-escort-estate-diesel/184721037122?hash=item2b023b5742:g:yckAAOSworRgV30y

[somewhatfoolish]

Could be ex-BT with that colour; dizzle is just the kind of misery a BT fleet manager would inflict on linesmen/installers/etc.

[twosmoke300]

I would rather ( and have owned) a 1.6D than the rough old CVH alternative.

[mitsisigma01]

17 hours ago, somewhatfoolish said:

Could be ex-BT

I think CAA had yellow escort estates for rattling around airports 

[jakebullet]

• Condition

  Used – good

OFFERS These reliant halfs were uaed in our show The rear would be ideal for a trailer The frint ideal as a theatre prop of photo booth Collection on Each hald is stored in different places approx 2 mile apart PLEASE NOTE EACH HALF HAS BEEN SHORTENED SO NOT FULL HALFS

I so want to  see this show*. 

[bezzabsa]

On 3/22/2021 at 5:59 PM, Asimo said:

This looks just the way it went when new. (1.6D)

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Ford-escort-estate-diesel/184721037122?hash=item2b023b5742:g:yckAAOSworRgV30y

Has someone been trawling through an old landfill????????????????

[busmansholiday]

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1985-Kawasaki-GPZ-750-Barn-Find-Spares-or-Repairs-Motorcycle-HPI-Clear/284208197238?hash=item422c20ee76:g:MR4AAOSwVTdgQhMO&redirect=mobile

[mitsisigma01]

19 hours ago, mitsisigma01 said:

I think CAA had yellow escort estates for rattling around airports 

Or was it BAA🤔

[Talbot]

On 3/23/2021 at 6:22 AM, twosmoke300 said:

I would rather ( and have owned) a 1.6D than the rough old CVH alternative.

A friend owned a 1987 Orion 1.6 D for several years.  It had been written off twice beforehand, was dented to death and most of it's horses had escaped. he'd welded on an additional shelf above the boot (in line with the roofline) to carry additional crap on the roof, and had modified the front suspension towers to give it a bit more ground clearance.  It didn't start properly, the speedo drive in the gearbox had broken, the floor had been welded up more times than I can count, and one of the rear windows was perspex.

It was the most knackered thing you have ever seen.  It was also the slowest car in the entire world.  0-60 was about 20 seconds.

A non-turbo XUD car would absolutely run rings around it, while getting better fuel economy.  It would absolutely fall into the category of "just bloody scrap it".  I need to find a photo now...

[jakebullet]

Rough but fairly complete main bodyshell from 1932 Alvis 12/50. No wings or bonnet, no trim or interior, just the main body tub and doors. Brave restoration, rat rod or just cool yard art. Personally I think it would make a fantastic and very attractive chicken coop. Pics of complete car are the actual body in the 1960s. No ID, no V5, no chassis or mechanics. Collection near Selby. No delivery, buyer to collect

£150 is a soupcon steep for a bit of firewood.

[Supernaut]

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/PORSCHE-928-S-BLACK-SHARK-CHEVY-V8-CONVERTED-BREAKING-PEDAL-FOR-SALE/264016358507

 

Oh, tasty.

It's even running a Chevy V8.

Nice interior, too.

 

So why is it in this thread?

 

 

 

Ready?

 

Ok...

 

 

[Stanky]

I wonder what it clouted at high speed, sideways? I bet the drivers seat base could do with replacing!

[Faker]

On 3/25/2021 at 5:25 PM, jakebullet said:

Rough but fairly complete main bodyshell from 1932 Alvis 12/50. No wings or bonnet, no trim or interior, just the main body tub and doors. Brave restoration, rat rod or just cool yard art. Personally I think it would make a fantastic and very attractive chicken coop. Pics of complete car are the actual body in the 1960s. No ID, no V5, no chassis or mechanics. Collection near Selby. No delivery, buyer to collect

£150 is a soupcon steep for a bit of firewood.

For some unknown reason... I like thatcher 

[DavidB]

Why do most of the pictures on autoshite show up like this?

 

Or is it just on my PC?

[bunglebus]

All working OK at this end

[Billy - Medhurst]

5 hours ago, Stanky said:

I wonder what it clouted at high speed, sideways? I bet the drivers  underwear needed replacing at a minimum!

Edit for reality.