One picture to define Autoshite ...

[Electric Leyland]

... I'd be starting with this one.

 

 

It has so much win.

[VWPowered]

commercialised autoshite

 

 

[Guest]

[mouseflakes]

 

I know this is an old favourite on here, but I've just noticed - it's probably the only car in that neighbourhood where you can get in or out the kerbside door.

[Mr H Sceptre]

Hahahaha Hirst, thats brilliant, got me crying with laughter here!!

[Torsten2001]

Where did you get my photo from?

[Mr H Sceptre]

Its a photo of Hirst in his bedroom.

[mk2_craig]

I could happily search thru my entire picture collection trying to find that pristine Jetta, or shabby Solara, or even the multicoloured mk2 Fiesta that really has no right to be in daily use. However, the first thing that came to mind is this:

 

 

Limited production variant with comedy appearance - Check

Shonky DIY Sunday afternoon paintjob - Check

Pressed tin Serck numberplates - Check

Original hubcaps - Check

Retro RWD gr8 for driftin - Partial check

Probably ex-utility - Check

Parked half on kerb in 1930s suburb - Check

Against all odds is still on the road in 2008 - Check

Rook takes queen - Check

Petr Cech's nationality - Czech

Do you take card or - Cheque

etc

[CortinaDave]

If i ran the site, this would be on the home page:

 

[Guest]

[pompei]

Each time I see that Moke I LOL.I'm surprised that van hasn't been hiabbed to find its way on top of a fetival go-er's bus.Is that the girl from Flashdance?

[Justin Case]

For me this one from the travellers' homes site would be hard to beat:

 

 

[andrew e]

This local mota'

 

[Mr_Bo11ox]

ebay of course:

 

[Betaphile]

OK, not quite one pic, but I reckon this car sums up the essence of autoshite for me.

 

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Cars-Tru ... 240%3A1318

 

 

 

 

Unloved when new, obscure and forgotten now - check

Questionable structural integrity - check

Looks only a mother could love (and even then) - check

Permanently unfashionable/uncool/dead marque - check

Hearing aid beige paintwork - check

Ultra-tasteful all-tan interior - check

RWD GR8 4 etc

Optimistic eBay seller ("The car has minimul [sic] rust body is super solid") - check

[Spottedlaurel]

That Sunny coupe adds an extra touch of 'appeal' by being automatic. Some of the coupes had a 5-speed 'box which is worth £££'s to Spridget/kit people, but no, that one had to come with a 3-speed auto.I've got to dig out my favourite pic, got a couple of contenders...

[VWPowered]

laughable shite

 

[Cheggers]

My favourite...

 

[Richard]

This one sums it up for me. This would have been June 1988. The engine has been lifted out of the blue Viva and installed in the green one, which I bought for £45 without an engine. I'm the one actually doing something, everybody else, except the guy with the axe, was just getting in the way. The axe guy stood on the inner wings and lowered the engine into place while I stood under him on the ground in the engine bay and guided it into place. All this took place in the street and the green car had no tax or MOT. Oh, and I needed the car to get to work that day.

 

 

The big end bearings wore out within the week and the engine seized within a fortnight.

[Electric Leyland]

^^^^^^^ LOL That is well funny, especially the getting to work bit! HAhahaha

[andrew e]

[aled]

my wheels at the mo

 

[seth]

Just been delving through my spotted photos. Hard to beat this one realy.

 

[andrew e]

What shite treasure lies into the precast

[155V6]

How about this from one of my 1st posts?

[Guest]

[Spottedlaurel]

I was torn between this, the Zodiac aircraft carrier I saw in Yarmouth and a field of tat (which has been my desktop at work for ages now). But it was the fact I saw this at a boot sale, and it was driven by Bert and Dot (Sid n' Doris's down-at-heel, slightly unkempt relatives) despite looking like it should have been stashed away and left to moulder or scrapped years ago...

 

 

[aled]

Just been delving through my spotted photos. Hard to beat this one realy.

 

don't look too bad for a f reg metro

[Mr Average]

It was taken in 1993 though.

[Mr Average]