classics as garden ornaments

[Faker]

These two Austin Sevens have been stood outside as hotel garden/car park ornaments for years... haven't turned a wheel for years and sit out all year round. Located in Ballymena, Norn Iron! One is still pretty mint, the other is showing signs of fatigue. Such a shame... They deserve better.

[Guest Hooli]

Poor old things need to be driven & there are lots of good roads around there.

[Faker]

Green ones mint! Blue ones really really good, but could do with a bit of loving.

[lisbon_road]

Sad to see.  Anyone that thinks cars of any age can be left outside is basically wrong.  Use 'em, sure, but keep 'em dry when not in use.  

[Faker]

Both filler caps have been stolen and rain water gets in the fuel tanks. It's painful to watch.

[MiniMort]

I know a camping shop which has an Austin A35 Van with its name perminantly parked outside

[Squire_Dawson]

Don't these cars go for a small fortune? Odd to see them permanently outside.

[Faker]

I'm fine with this. They are plentiful and every part can be bought new.

[Faker]

There's also a mint minor van parked outside a house advertising the owners business close by. It's proper nice and parked up, and also never ever moves. He used to have a minor pick up for the same purpose. It rotted away... I'll get picks

[beko1987]

A local garage near me have a Morris Minor pickup as their advertising, it sits outside their gate all day, and goes in at night. I don't know if they fire it up and bring it in, or drag it about with something else, but if it gets fired up for 4 seconds twice a day, the poor thing must be fucked

 

The local ASM have a taxed and tested NuBeetle (w plate) that they stick around the major routes in and out of town randomly, sign written up.

[dean36014]

Would the camping shop be jackson's of old arley as I've seen they have one too.

[Faker]

They appear to be permanently fixed to the ground now. So sad..

[Wilko220]

See previous threads about that once beautiful, now awful, place where they filmed "Heartbeat"...

[Dick Cheeseburger]

See previous threads about that once beautiful, now awful, place where they filmed "Heartbeat"...

The truck and A40 sold on eBay around 12 months ago. The Anglia is still there.

[Faker]

Can't find the thread...

you mean from this

[Faker]

To this

[Wilko220]

Yep

[UltraWomble]

There are a fair few things like this round Lancashire:

 

This at least is kept out of the elements:

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This had to be restored a couple of years ago as it was falling to bits

 

This was local to me as a kid - was uBer knackered by the time it was taken away

[Faker]

Carrickfergus castle tank and gun, and raf aldergrove heli ornament

[doobietoo]

Love this mini. ......

[Dick Cheeseburger]

To this

 

The Heartbeat A40 and J type were sold on eBay in early 2014. The J Type sold for 4k, so someone out there must have had good intentions. The £245 sale price of the A40 wasn't quite as impressive - cheap plate donor?

[RayMK]

This has been on the roof of a business premises in Northampton for decades.  I'm not too good on yank tank recognition.  What is it?

[UltraWomble]

Fleetwood Marina (geddit?)

[RayMK]

Love this mini. ......

 

Changing the bushes on a mini always was a sod of a job.

[quicksilver]

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This has been on the roof of a business premises in Northampton for decades.  I'm not too good on yank tank recognition.  What is it?

Some sort of Buick if I remember rightly. There was also a Citroen garage in Northampton that had half a 2CV on the roof for years but I think it''s long gone now.