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[trigger]

Just remembered this, Mrs Trigger managed to get this photo of the driveway on Sunday, It's still not a great photo mind. There was another Marcos the other side but i was driving to fast to get that.

 

 

Anyway more pressing matters, I passed this yellow spots car sitting in this garden on the same day, It looks like it's been there a little while.

 

I told the man with the Iso Rivolta about it thinking it might be the same car but I'm not sure it is now, Anyone fancy a guess?.

 

[Ratdat]

Holy shit! That's an Alfa Romeo Montreal!

 

[Guest]

Christ! Who leaves a Montreal dumped on some grass?! If I had one of those I would park it in the living room, they're probably the most handsome motor ever made. I'd love one.

[trigger]

Crikey, Your right you know! That must be worth a fair bit!.I wonder how long it's been sat in the front garden?, At least a year i guess.

[Ratdat]

They used to fetch around £25k i think but I believe prices have fallen a bit. It's still worth good money but I fear it'll be needing some serious attention if it's been sat there for some time. They rot like any other Alfa.

[Guest]

I recently saw one in some really pathetic state (loads of bits missing off it, non-runner) and it was still something like £6K.

[trigger]

It's sitting in the garden of a B&B it would seem, The grass was long around it and it hasn't moved since google took that photo, There was also a Jeep of some sort parked on the grass near the hedge as well.

[Guest]

Ask them if they want £50 for it, I will happily write them a cheque.

[Mr_Bo11ox]

I'd love a really manky rotten one with a knackered engine.

[Guest]

Want to go halves on it?

[trigger]

I have decided that if there is ever a SE Autoshite meet that it will have to be set in Jaywick near Clacton.

 

After my little drive there at the weekend and seeing all the tat i decided to have a better look on streetview as some of the roads where so bad i darned take my car up them.

 

Many of the roads in Jaywick are named after famous car brands, you have Rover Ave, Buick Ave, Morris Ave, Fiat Ave etc. lots of them, It has something to do with the Londoners that holidayed there in it's heyday back in the 1930's and 40's, Many of them bought holiday homes and stayed there but now the place is a dive with the conual wanting to flatten many parts of it and starting again,

 

It well worth looking on streetview for yourselfs. http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?hl=en&q=j ... 3&t=h&z=16

 

These are within a 2 miles (If that) area. Enjoy the photos.

 

 

 

 

 

 

This is as far as the google car goes up this road, I guess the mad man set this dog on him!.

 

 

What do you think this is?., A VW LT?.

 

 

 

 

Nice garden.

 

 

 

Garage had stacks of alloys and tires outside on Sunday.

 

 

Scrappy next door, Red Rolls Royce on top of heap.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nice garden x2

 

 

The man loves the Land Rovers.

 

 

Triumph Dolomite Sprint?

 

 

 

[barrett]

I'd actually live there, I love those old diliapidated old pre-fab shacks that have fallen into total disrepair. I'd never come out of my house except to go and buy my fags and never talk to anyone. And i'd start to hoard something ridiculous like old stel railings, or gearboxes, and fill my property up with them. and stop shaving. the life of shitey!

[trigger]

It sounds like you'd fit in well then!, Most the houses are like that already!

[Lukas]

OMG that looks like a horribly poor town.

[Gompo]

Blimey those houses look a state.I checked out the property avilable on Rightmove for Jaywick, the most expensive was £225k and those sort of places you've picked out start around £45k. Couldnt see much shite on Rightmove's pics though.

[pogweasel]

Jaywick is orsums.

 

Remember that even if they are only £45,000 for one of those bungalows, you can't get mortgages on them.

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaywick

 

It is a properly "shite" place though, GR8.

[Conrad D. Conelrad]

Interesting place - wasn't it featured in one of those BBC4 Joy of Motoring programmes? I remember the street names.

 

Also:

 

Investment Opportunity * Potential Rental Income of £10,800 per Ann *

[retrogeezer]

We went to a holiday camp in Jaywick when I was a little lad...probably about 76/77 ish. I wonder where the camp was exactly and if it's still there.Those 'streets' look bloody awful thought don't they!

[trigger]

The holiday park is still there, Martello beach i think it's called.I think the place was featured on the Joys of motoring show, My FIL was telling me about it.

[Mr Lobster]

Reminds me a bit of some of the streets from that 'Requiem to Detroit' programme that was on tv the other week.

[MrSteve]

Slight french theme with this west country lot.

 

Found these at a rural garage in Melplash- something for most tastes!

 

And couldn't believe my luck with this in Ottery St Mary...

ZOMG...SOLARA!!7!!

[RedSparrow]

I'd actually live there, I love those old diliapidated old pre-fab shacks that have fallen into total disrepair. I'd never come out of my house except to go and buy my fags and never talk to anyone. And i'd start to hoard something ridiculous like old stel railings, or gearboxes, and fill my property up with them. and stop shaving. the life of shitey!

God, me too, sounds ideal.I'm sure soon some London tossers called Sophia and Rupert will find and gentrify/ruin it.

[trigger]

I'm sure soon some London tossers called Sophia and Rupert will find and gentrify/ruin it.

They have been doing that since the 30's!

[HillmanImp]

ZOMG...SOLARA!!7!!

That's a pretty good spot. Looks very tidy too.

[seth]

Local hostelry owner next door?

 

 

What an amazing place.

[Volksy]

 

Alpine, Horizon and CPTC.. And a grumpy old man staring at the Googlecar..

[Mr Lobster]

Is that ^ just outside Leeds? Looks familiar?

[Volksy]

Yep, on the ringroad, The chap drives the Solara daily, but the Horizon is out to grass I think.

[Mr Lobster]

Thought it looked familiar. Horizon has always been there when I've driven past, thats what made it look familiar.

[AXrescuer]

We stayed in one of those Jaywick mini-bungalows on summer holiday back in 1970. The property was called Humpty Briggs for whatever reason, the address was 21 Singer Avenue.I was only 9 at the time but one one memory I do have of that week is the revolting smell from the 'honey wagon' that used to call every morning to empty the outside bogs!