North East Scotland's very own Field of Dreams, featuring Tayne and Supernaut

[Supernaut]

Today, Tayne took me to a scrap yard to hunt for parts for ruffgeezer's Datsun estate.

 

I took lots of photos, and so did he.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Time for a little game.

 

What was this once a part of? We were stumped.

 

[Richard]

I'm not sure, but that's a Stomil tyre on the right.

[rantingYoof]

Feels like the rear of a Volvo 760 saloon.

 

Or a Nissan Bluebird.

 

Maybe.

 

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[JeeExEll]

I think the silver bit's off a late 80s Bluebird or Mazda 626. Where is the field of dreams? Is that how Rora looks these days? Or is it the one on the back road between BoD and Dyce?

[Supernaut]

I reckon it's the Mazda 626, it even has the same little vent things at the trailing edge of the rear window.

 

Also, it was in neither location you suggested, Capree.

[dollywobbler]

Wow! Nissan 300C estate would be my guess.

[Supernaut]

Wow! Nissan 300C estate would be my guess.

Tayne got some photos of a really obscure Datsun estate while we were there. Not the one we were taking parts off for ruffgeezer either, it was a big'un instead!

 

I'm hoping he adds his photos to this topic at some point later.

[messerschmitt owner]

I'm in perth/Stirling/Montrose in two weeks if anything needs transported further south for Ruff.

[EssDeeWon]

What is that bumper off of thats lying under the little white Fiat?

[greengartside]

What is that bumper off of thats lying under the little white Fiat?

 

I'd guess at it being off a VW Polo, looks very similar.

 

Liking the Sherpa photos, how much would the guy want for the wiper arms / blades?

[chaseracer]

Peugeot 505 estate?

 

 

 

 

EDIT: No.

[Richard]

Can't be, it's not engulfed in a cloud of steam.

[chaseracer]

Ah, but it WAS.  That's partly why it dissolved so quickly.

[Spottedlaurel]

Wow! Nissan 300C estate would be my guess.

Nope, not one of them.

 

1986 Nissan 300C estate (Y30) by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr

 

Look forward to seeing the other estate mentioned.

[Split_Pin]

What a place!

[Tayne]

Did someone say Datsun?

 

DSC 0154 par Tayne, on ipernity

 

DSC 0156 par Tayne, on ipernity

[Tayne]

 

DSC 0159 par Tayne, on ipernity

 

DSC 0165 par Tayne, on ipernity

 

IMG 4210 par Tayne, on ipernity

[AMC Rebel]

Isn't that wheel off a plane?

[nisfan]

Its a 260C i think, i was up a few months ago, the datsun 100a roof was attached a few years ago!

[Tayne]

BLUE!

 

Volvo 340 par Tayne, on ipernity

 

Vauxhall Viva par Tayne, on ipernity

 

Vauxhall Viva par Tayne, on ipernity

 

 

GREEN!

 

Applejack par Tayne, on ipernity

 

Ford Cortina par Tayne, on ipernity

[Tayne]

Bedford CF par Tayne, on ipernity

 

Isuzu Trooper par Tayne, on ipernity

[Tayne]

Austin Ambassador par Tayne, on ipernity

 

Hillman Minx par Tayne, on ipernity

 

Ford Cortina par Tayne, on ipernity

 

Vauxhall Cavalier SRi 130 / Ford Capri par Tayne, on ipernity

[17-Coffees]

Going by both your photos, alot of the grass has been cut since I was there last July. Quite a few things could't be identified or reached it was that overgrown! 

Lovely place to have a walk around. Stuff from the 90's right back to one or two 30's/40's looking stuff! 

 

Did you find the Renault 17? 

[Tayne]

 

BMC Farina par Tayne, on ipernity

 

Van - Transit or Dodge? par Tayne, on ipernity

 

Jerry Leadbetter - spec

Volvos par Tayne, on ipernity

 

Triumph par Tayne, on ipernity

[17-Coffees]

Not on this trip, nor previous.

 

I've been in the depths of winter and much mire is visible when the grass in low but its so wet and cold.

 

It's up at the far end, hidden behind some random scrap and deep grass. had no idea what it was until I managed to peer inside and see the Renault badge on the steering wheel! 

 

Renault 17 by C C, on Flickr

 

Edit:

 

It's right behind the pile of stuff  this picture you took!

[Tayne]

Almost invisible today but saw it a couple of winters ago.

 

DSC 0611 par Tayne, on ipernity

 

What's the blue thing behind it?

[JeeExEll]

Audi 100?

[oldcars]

Arnold Clark's retail stock seems to be improving these days. 

[NorfolkNWeigh]

Almost invisible today but saw it a couple of winters ago.

 

DSC 0611 par Tayne, on ipernity

 

What's the blue thing behind it?

As Capree says it's an Audi 100. Specifically a 1976 100 GL Special, a runout special edition for the UK market which came loaded with all the options; automatic,sunroof,vinyl roof, metallic paint and most important, as far as I was concerned ,rear headrests.

I had a brochure when I was 12 and lusted after those rear headrests, before that only S Classes and 3.3LiA s had ever had them . When I was 19 I bought one for £300 ( Audi depreciation was never good) and abused it silly. It survived a seized engine, bought a donor 1975 LS for that. Hitting a wall and telegraph pole- ended up with square LS headlights and the back seat cushion catching fire by shorting on the battery- swapped it with no MOT for a 2000e Cortina of the same age- piece of shit by comparison, but then when new the Audi probably cost the same as a Granada Ghia.

[Junkman]

I had a brochure when I was 12 and lusted after those rear headrests, before that only S Classes and 3.3LiA s had ever had them .

 

That's actually not really entirely 100% correct.

 

 

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