Dave finds a car - can you guess what it is yet?

[Skizzer]

It took me about three days to work this one out, again it's two pictures of the same car. Spoiler alert- if you click through the answer is in the description.

 

DSC_5636 by RichardB5, on Flickr

 

DSC_5646 by RichardB5, on Flickr

Simca Aronde, I'd say, mostly from the tail light. Struggling with the other one though.

[AnthonyG]

It's a Lucas part, so my guess is Ford Corsair. No idea on the other, the light aperture suggests something like a Cresta but that doesn't tally with the bumper.

 

I once identified a pieces of a Hillman Hunter (well Rootes Arrow model) from the air vent on the C pillar so I have form in this sort of thing.

 

EDIT: no - engine bay's all wrong, from the shape of the bulkhead, the pushrod engine and the wheel I'd change my answer to a late Series Minx.

[barrett]

Yeah I reckon it's a Minx too. No idea on the white scraps though

[Richard]

It's definitely a Minx, or badge engineered equivalent.

 

The white scraps were one of these apparently

 

1957 Austin A55 Cambridge – UVU 779 by Paul, on Flickr

[Richard]

Here's an easier one.

 

257 by RichardB5, on Flickr

[chaseracer]

Mk3 Zephyr/Zodiac*, if that tail light used to be attached.

 

 

* maybe...   

[Richard]

Told you it was easier. That was a genuine barn find.

[chaseracer]

And here it is* today!!

 

 

* probably not...   

[martc]

Why were the French able to afford stainless bumpers even on pretty humble cars when even our more pricey snob-tastic conveyences used chrome-plated rusting stuff?

 

The French didn't have to hand in their stainless steel pans to make Spitfires like we did, so they had a surplus after the war.

[DSdriver]

So, is there a search on for the serial Renault 8 dumper to see how many more he has got left to scatter about the countryside?

[Zantimisfit]

He left one here.......

 

[Zantimisfit]

...and another one here......

 

[dave21478]

'nother one.

 

 

[DodgeRover]

What's the price of scrap like over there?

[TRW]

My old stamping ground of Merthyr Tydfil in S.wales has loads of this kind of stuff hiding. There are many disused railway embankments/tunnels and places to dispose of your no longer wanted/not actually yours motor vehicle..

There is a tunnel full of 80s era burnt out joyride victims, whilst the remains of cwm colliery (which is well off the beaten track in the middle of a forest) turned up what looked like a mk1 escort in still vibrant orange, sadly probably been there since the 70s and almost unrecognisable.

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The 'Miler' tunnel, walked it a few times.

 

There's a few more in there, including both an Astra and Fiesta if my memory is correct.