Stondon closing down

[flat4alfa]

Bid, export and dismantle without a prayer.

 

Vs.

 

Six-cylinder loving care, with added Blighty residence, appreciation without bounds and ...winner!

 

 

 

Some photos. Some repeated, sorry about that. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Lord Sterling]

I think I know why the Rolls Royces number plate rang a bell, XPF 560S is only a few numbers up from XPF 330S which was Arthur Daley's Rolls in an episode of Minder:

 

[Uncle Jimmy]

Initially I read the title to this thread as 'London closing down', and felt a wave of immense relief.

[Timewaster]

Such a shame although some of the exhibits were laughably bad.

It would probably have made a better attraction to normal people if they kept the interesting tidy exhibits and ditched all the scrap.

[Six-cylinder]

Seconded. Six cylinder, you are it's only hope!

 

The DESIRE is there, so it is only how much is it worth!

 

And remember there is a history of madness in the family!

 

[flat4alfa]

More photos

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[NorfolkNWeigh]

How much is it worth to you ? These things don't seem to have any consistency price wise, there's one in Florida up for £125,000 but what looked ,in pictures anyway, a nice example recently sold in the UK from an advert for £35,000 ( after a£50,000 restoration).

I would have guessed at a nice one being £20k and that one going for £5k, but then I'm shocked that people pay £100k for e-types and cooking 911s these days.

A no reserve auction will cause mass hysteria and its odds on most of this ,let's face it, ebay fodder will at least double any sensible estimates.

As I'm poor and stupid I'll be steering well away from Leominster,for fear of ending up with a Metro Scout, 2200 Landcrab or Vauxhall Viceroy.

[flat4alfa]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[flat4alfa]

Check out the floor in the Deauville pic in set above

 

The Metro Scout was brill, though

 

 

[Pillock]

That Metro Scout is fit. I wonder what came first, that or the Fiesta Urban in the same yellow/grey colour scheme

[Inspector Morose]

Some random phots.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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I have more but I've got to go out now.

[quicksilver]

Looks like we'll have plenty of photos to remember the place once it's gone I've written my own little review and tribute to Stondon on my blog here: http://rustyoldrubbish.blogspot.co.uk/2015/04/so-long-stondon.html

[Timewaster]

Looks like we'll have plenty of photos to remember the place once it's gone I've written my own little review and tribute to Stondon on my blog here: http://rustyoldrubbish.blogspot.co.uk/2015/04/so-long-stondon.html

And very good it is too.

[Andrew353w]

BLOODY HELL, did I see a red FSO estate? I'm highly likely to attend if that's up for grabs!  

[pandamonium]

I think there is a cream lada too, will be on my wish list!

I am planning to attend the museum tomorrow with my little boy. Anyone there tomorrow, feel free to say hello

[flat4alfa]

FSO and Lada not in sale. Nor is Cherry or Applejack VP.

 

The Aston Lagonda is though, and will look peachy going round Essex Arena with a Pinto in

[Partridge]

It was great to meet you chaps.

 

And Lord Sterling, I'm really glad you enjoyed your go in XOG and you are welcome to the mats. Glad they're going to a good fellow Roverist rather than the tip/rotting in the loft.

 

It really was a laugh and made me want to get along to more Autoshite events. The museum itself was the closest you'll ever get to an Autoshite Museum. As TooSavvy would probably put it look at cars..................? large KOLLECTSHUN  of sheds in middle of nowhere!!!!>!!! unobtanium??? BIG loss :( :( :^(

 

I'm very glad I went...And I got some KWALITY reading material/car porn in the shop. Mike Humble bought all the SAAB broshuuurs, literally.

 

Can't say I'm suprised it's going....Looks like a case of take it down before it falls down!

 

[cortinaboy]

It was great meeting few of you guys yesterday, it was a good laugh, just a shame the place is closing down!

[RoadworkUK]

Thank's for the superb coverage of this, chaps. I'm ashamed that I've never been. Too late.

 

Would have loved to do something this weekend but it's wedding in T-Minus 4 Weeks and I have bannisters to sand down and repaint. Etc.

 

Also, I've heard rumours that lots of old car brochures might be being sold off cheap, and that would have caused me to be divorced before the ink is even dry on the registrar's book.

[Partridge]

^^I bought three magazines, including 2 FORDSCENETAXYO!!!!! ones for £2.

[RoadworkUK]

^^I bought three magazines, including 2 FORDSCENETAXYO!!!!! ones for £2.

 

Shhh. I can hear my floor joists creaking just thinking about it.

[trigger]

I bought a Mk1 Cortina Haynes manual and a Autodata cambelt book for pre 1993 cars for £4, Cortinaboy above bought a awesome Dodge Spacevan poster that I found on the shelf, I IZ WELL JEL.

[HH-R]

I love the interior of a Yugo 45, either in Caramac like that one of the very clinical light grey.

 

The Metro Scout is FIT as well, phwoar!

[RoadworkUK]

Cortinaboy above bought a awesome Dodge Spacevan poster that I found on the shelf, I IZ WELL JEL.

 

I'll console myself with my GENUINE DODGE VANS PLASTIC CARRIER BAG! It's in a very safe place, obz.

[cortinaboy]

^{My missus was ecstatic when I showed her my new Dodge Spacevan poster, sort of. Shes very tolerant of my shite buying ways, and various collections of tat. We had a lovely evening looking at all the brochures I bought yesterday, well I did. She wasn't as excited by the 1985 Vauxhall range brochure as I was anyway...}

[flat4alfa]

That poster was fantastic

 

I might have to console myself with this nonsense

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Lledo-Stevelyn-View-Van-Bull-Nose-Morris-Van-Stondon-Motor-Museum-Henlow-/361256126612

 

 

[flat4alfa]

The DESIRE is there, so it is only how much is it worth!

 

 

This was from last effort to flog it by Brightwells

 

http://classiccars.brightwells.com/viewdetails.php?id=3160