Metal Guru Posted March 13, 2022 Share Posted March 13, 2022 56 minutes ago, SmokinWaffle said: Crisp. Probably get £1000 for it as a camper project in this climate though! 😁 Isn’t that the Dingles van from Emmerdale? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted March 13, 2022 Share Posted March 13, 2022 21 minutes ago, Dick Longbridge said: FOUR HUNDRED AND NINETY ONE miles at its last MOT in 2013. Still on SORN... 18 minutes ago, RoverFolkUs said: Giffer owner probably, bet theres nothing wrong with it under the green (other than rot, perhaps!) It belonged to an old person who got taken into care and the car was left outside her flat. I presume it eventually got removed but I've not checked. I was told a year but I took the pics in Dec 2017 The sign is the landowner saying it needed to be removed Dick Longbridge 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoverFolkUs Posted March 13, 2022 Share Posted March 13, 2022 29 minutes ago, bunglebus said: It belonged to an old person who got taken into care and the car was left outside her flat. I presume it eventually got removed but I've not checked. I was told a year but I took the pics in Dec 2017 The sign is the landowner saying it needed to be removed I see, that makes sense. As mentioned above it's on a Sorn so possibly still exists somewhere bunglebus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey spud Posted March 13, 2022 Share Posted March 13, 2022 These aren't dumped as such the Honda is my wife's and the manual twin turbo 300zx is my sons. But both have been forgotten about down at my father in law's. LT84, Dick Longbridge, Back_For_More and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted April 7, 2022 Share Posted April 7, 2022 Not sure on the Sprinter, Polish plates and glue where a sticker has been removed from the windscreen Dyslexic Viking and LT84 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J R Hartley Posted April 8, 2022 Share Posted April 8, 2022 Not exactly my area. Spotted when I was visiting Skye last year. bunglebus, AnnoyingPentium, SmokinWaffle and 1 other 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted April 18, 2022 Share Posted April 18, 2022 Spotted this in a field with some modernz Shite Ron, Dyslexic Viking, LT84 and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Longbridge Posted April 18, 2022 Share Posted April 18, 2022 11 minutes ago, bunglebus said: Spotted this in a field with some modernz That looks remarkably solid for an E plate Fez. 40k at the last MOT. Not been taxed or ticketed for the last 12 years. Someone save it... bunglebus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skut Posted April 19, 2022 Share Posted April 19, 2022 Any ideas what this might have been. 5 stud wheels, RWD, coil springs all round and disc front brakes. Near Errol on the Tay. LT84 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteersWithThrottle Posted April 19, 2022 Share Posted April 19, 2022 5 hours ago, Skut said: Any ideas what this might have been. 5 stud wheels, RWD, coil springs all round and disc front brakes. Near Errol on the Tay. Mk1 or 2 Granada is my guess, not much to go on though! Not too many cars with chrome bumper, RWD, IRS, coil springs, and drums on the back. If I could figure out what part of the car picture two is, it would help... Skut and bunglebus 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skut Posted April 19, 2022 Share Posted April 19, 2022 36 minutes ago, SteersWithThrottle said: Mk1 or 2 Granada is my guess, not much to go on though! Not too many cars with chrome bumper, RWD, IRS, coil springs, and drums on the back. If I could figure out what part of the car picture two is, it would help... It’s the glovebox upside down as the car was on its roof with its nose facing up the bank. I’d thought perhaps a Jag. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteersWithThrottle Posted April 19, 2022 Share Posted April 19, 2022 5 hours ago, Skut said: It’s the glovebox upside down as the car was on its roof with its nose facing up the bank. I’d thought perhaps a Jag. Didn't RWD Jags of the 70s and 80s have inboard discs at the back? Skut and LT84 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missy Charm Posted April 19, 2022 Share Posted April 19, 2022 12 hours ago, Skut said: Any ideas what this might have been. 5 stud wheels, RWD, coil springs all round and disc front brakes. Near Errol on the Tay. 6 hours ago, SteersWithThrottle said: Mk1 or 2 Granada is my guess, not much to go on though! Not too many cars with chrome bumper, RWD, IRS, coil springs, and drums on the back. If I could figure out what part of the car picture two is, it would help... I agree with it being a Granada/Consul, and would suggest that it's a very basic model Mk1 such as this: The bumper poking out of the ground matches that one for shape. It was most likely a low spec car as it lacks a black rubber finishing strip and overriders. Upper market models had one or other, generally, and some had both. The Mk1 also had five wheel bolts, as seen there, and the rear axle setup is similar to that of the abandoned car. The glove compartment and dashboard is something of a mystery: the Granada was modern enough to have a plastic dashboard, but the abandoned car appears to have a metal one. Strange. Definitely not a Jag. Their IRS used quadruple springs and shock absorbers, one on each side of the driveshaft. Skut and Datsuncog 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lankytim Posted April 19, 2022 Share Posted April 19, 2022 It's deffo a Granada, a Mk1/Consul if the bumper is from the same car. Datsuncog and Skut 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted April 20, 2022 Share Posted April 20, 2022 Get it on eBay! Skut and SteersWithThrottle 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteersWithThrottle Posted April 20, 2022 Share Posted April 20, 2022 3 hours ago, sierraman said: Get it on eBay! Classic "BARN FIND"! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaseracer Posted April 20, 2022 Share Posted April 20, 2022 <Wreck: 95% corroded and returned to the earth> <AS hive mind: it's a **** *******, and here's the year/spec!> This place, etc. 😎 AnthonyG, LT84, Skut and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoverFolkUs Posted April 20, 2022 Share Posted April 20, 2022 Saw a white 2013 Focus ST that was seemingly dumped today 🤔 It was in someone's garden so not like it was abandoned on the road, it was covered in greenery and dust so has clearly been there a while. Wonder why they left it that way, lost license perhaps? I'll see if I can find an image on street view if it's been there long enough Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted April 21, 2022 Share Posted April 21, 2022 Out for a bike ride today, found this And a caravan in the woods Back_For_More, Datsuncog, LT84 and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motorpunk Posted April 21, 2022 Share Posted April 21, 2022 18 hours ago, RoverFolkUs said: Wonder why they left it that way, lost license perhaps? I'll see if I can find an image on street view if it's been there long enough Died in hospital, gone into a care home, gone to jail, stuck abroad, cloned and dumped, rich owner who is bored of it, broken and no time to fix... I also wonder why sometimes. RoverFolkUs 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omegod Posted April 21, 2022 Share Posted April 21, 2022 18 hours ago, RoverFolkUs said: Saw a white 2013 Focus ST that was seemingly dumped today 🤔 It was in someone's garden so not like it was abandoned on the road, it was covered in greenery and dust so has clearly been there a while. Wonder why they left it that way, lost license perhaps? I'll see if I can find an image on street view if it's been there long enough Weak engines in those RoverFolkUs 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoverFolkUs Posted April 21, 2022 Share Posted April 21, 2022 1 hour ago, motorpunk said: Died in hospital, gone into a care home, gone to jail, stuck abroad, cloned and dumped, rich owner who is bored of it, broken and no time to fix... I also wonder why sometimes. Very true! All possibilities Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Mainwaring Posted April 21, 2022 Share Posted April 21, 2022 On 3/12/2022 at 4:02 PM, dozeydustman said: That’s a Talbot wheel so possibly the remnants of a Horizon, Alpine or Solara Hmm, I'm thinking Fiat Uno? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robinmasters Posted April 29, 2022 Share Posted April 29, 2022 There was a story in the local news within the last week about an overgrown house in Ramsgate; the front garden had a van (Renault Trafic), boat, and 'luxury car' (unspecified) parked in it, but only the back doors of the van could be seen. Its been like that since at least 2009. It reminded me that there is another abandoned Renault Trafic very close by (I've checked, it's about 2 1/2 miles). Which has also been there since at least 2009. The top two pictures are of the house in the news report, the bottom two are down the road from Thanet ambulance station. Are any of your other readers aware of two (or more) same model vehicles abandoned in close proximity? LT84 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted April 29, 2022 Share Posted April 29, 2022 On 4/21/2022 at 3:41 PM, bunglebus said: Out for a bike ride today, found this And a caravan in the woods Unusual to see something that old abandoned on a driveway these days, I recall these being disposable in about 1990 but not now. It doesn't look too bad! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asimo Posted April 29, 2022 Share Posted April 29, 2022 Does this count? No rain for weeks and so the river reveals this:- Golf? Angrydicky, Crackers, adw1977 and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteersWithThrottle Posted April 30, 2022 Share Posted April 30, 2022 13 hours ago, Asimo said: Does this count? No rain for weeks and so the river reveals this:- Golf? It's certainly in the water hazard... catsinthewelder, adw1977, motorpunk and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnnoyingPentium Posted April 30, 2022 Share Posted April 30, 2022 14 hours ago, Asimo said: Does this count? No rain for weeks and so the river reveals this:- Golf? Fiesta? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out Run Posted April 30, 2022 Share Posted April 30, 2022 20 hours ago, Asimo said: Does this count? No rain for weeks and so the river reveals this:- Golf? Fore door? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteersWithThrottle Posted April 30, 2022 Share Posted April 30, 2022 6 hours ago, AnnoyingPentium said: Fiesta? @dollywobbler can probably tell you what it is from the windscreen wiper... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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