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Mr A Lawrence

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I've got a 245 photo strong album of Scrapyard photos on Flickr. Here, have a link. Here's a selection:

 

Anyone know when Mini's went from drums to disks on the front?

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Complete Scimitar next to one of those funny Aixam micro cars.

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Montego estate on the other side. Been in this yard for a few years.

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Early model 240, when they called them 244, 245 etc.

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Posh 1300, even had a tin of correct paint in the boot.

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This was a Spitfire.

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740 with a bodykit and spoiler! I posted this photo on the Volvo owners forum like a year after taking it and a couple of guys were down the next day to get the body kit.

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Was Yellow a factory colour on the Omega?

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I'll stop there, tonnes more in my Flickr album.

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This XM and Alan Partridge Rover Sterling are for sale to go back on the road at 500 notes each at UpullIt in Inverkeithing.

 

The XM is a bit tatty but not bad, although i looked up the MOT history and it seems its sat since 2010.

 

the Rover is really tidy with only 47k from new and from its history looks like itd be easy to get back on the road. I suspect its been an old boy who's popped his clogs recently

 

both are not far from squishville though as theyve been sat with no takers for over a month now.

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I thought that too but I posted it on Shite Cars for Sale on facebook and was told thats cheap for an XM!

 

The Rover does look well worth a rescue, but given I work in radio I can't own it as I'd actually become Alan Partridge.

 

Apparently they're quite pliable on price, i think FOAD has bought out of there before.

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Apparently they're quite pliable on price, i think FOAD has bought out of there before.

 

 

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I bought this Panda from them in 2015, I can't remember exactly what I paid but it was definitely cheaper than the advertised price. It seems that they only really sell cars that have a chance of going back on the road. I don't remember seeing anything that was utterly fucked but I usually head over to SCB Newbridge for parts instead of U pull it.

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Harry Bucklands Nr Cheltenham had some wonderful tat in stock earlier this week, including:

 

32483624476_146a3969aa_k.jpg1994 Rover 214 SLi. by Sam Osbon, on Flickr

 

32371687762_930fa702a9_k.jpg1994 Mitsubishi Galant GLSi. by Sam Osbon, on Flickr

 

32445652566_bdf277342d_k.jpg1988 Ford Fiesta 1.1 Popular. by Sam Osbon, on Flickr

 

31641280964_1675df52f6_k.jpg1993 Citroen BX TXD Turbo. by Sam Osbon, on Flickr

 

The above BX was the entire reason for the visit. 

 

Has anyone been to PVR (Padworth Vehicle Recycling) anytime recently? Last time I went, in 2011, they still let you walk about and check stuff out without too much bother. Is it still like that?

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A final tour.

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This is the 'foreign' area, not much here for me. Used to be full of rear engined Skodas and Ladas, now there's a couple of A classes.
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Now I'm on familiar territory, the blue oval section. I've had 3 transit engines out of here, a type 9 'box off of an upside down CVH engined sierra, and lots more

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The Frontera must just resting prior to being 'dealt' with- we'll do the Vauxhall dept. later.

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This XM and Alan Partridge Rover Sterling are for sale to go back on the road at 500 notes each at UpullIt in Inverkeithing.

 

The XM is a bit tatty but not bad, although i looked up the MOT history and it seems its sat since 2010.

 

the Rover is really tidy with only 47k from new and from its history looks like itd be easy to get back on the road. I suspect its been an old boy who's popped his clogs recently

 

both are not far from squishville though as theyve been sat with no takers for over a month now.

I forgot about these two. Pleased to see the Rover has been rescued as it is sporting a fresh MOT!

 

The XM is still untaxed but also is still on the database which it wouldnt be if upullit had squished it so looks like it might have escaped the yard too. Nice!

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Is Harry Buckland's open to general punters?  If so, I feel an ASMM day-out coming on.  We should do a return match at Albert Looms in Derby, too.

 

 

I'd be well up for just going there for the day. They get some very odd stuff in, a friend I went with sent me photos of a bloody MK1 Prairie they had a few weeks later. 

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Isn't it a minister? Seen a few with the long back doors raced over the years. Most of them were saloons tho. A few years ago one was on eBay for mega money. Absolutely rotten as fuck. But it use to belong to the Queen Mother

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