bezzabsa Posted February 2, 2021 Share Posted February 2, 2021 shirley its tax & mot exempt, so insurance would be only indication of it living....or maybe he hasn't claimed so its still showing as 'live'??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted February 3, 2021 Share Posted February 3, 2021 Found some Insta pics of the poor thing steveo3002, Uncle Jimmy, Datsuncog and 3 others 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Longbridge Posted May 10, 2021 Share Posted May 10, 2021 I see the Jaywick Chevy is still taxed until June 2021. No keeper changes since 2012 either. I'm amazed the true story of this landmark doesn't appear to have surfaced by now. timolloyd 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnthonyG Posted May 10, 2021 Share Posted May 10, 2021 If it had been left in that state for years, I’m sure it would be found to be breaking some law or other if the police/council really wanted shot of it - Causing a danger to other road users/Public nuisance/Vehicle abandoned in a dangerous condition etc. I wouldn’t be surprised if the letter to the Automobile is some giffer/nutter’s attempt to moan about the police impounding it. Maybe he paid for it to be released and put it back in the exact same place! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robinmasters Posted May 11, 2021 Share Posted May 11, 2021 23 hours ago, AnthonyG said: I wouldn’t be surprised if the letter to the Automobile is some giffer/nutter’s attempt to moan about the police impounding it. Maybe he paid for it to be released and put it back in the exact same place! I really hope the owner has done this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Longbridge Posted May 29, 2021 Share Posted May 29, 2021 Now for sale. Be quick. danthecapriman, Burnside, puddlethumper and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bub2006 Posted May 29, 2021 Share Posted May 29, 2021 Shame the old boy seems to have lost the battle. At least he got the car back but its a piss poor show having the police remove it then return it with missing bits. I'm guessing he means the parts were removed by the tow company or someone there. If so the police should be investigating. Shite Ron 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonathan_dyane Posted May 30, 2021 Share Posted May 30, 2021 I read it as that it had been stolen and later recovered by the Police partly stripped Ghosty 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bub2006 Posted May 30, 2021 Share Posted May 30, 2021 That would make more sense Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crad Posted May 30, 2021 Share Posted May 30, 2021 12 hours ago, bub2006 said: Shame the old boy seems to have lost the battle. At least he got the car back but its a piss poor show having the police remove it then return it with missing bits. I'm guessing he means the parts were removed by the tow company or someone there. If so the police should be investigating. the police are too busy protecting the wealthiest to look into crimes affecting the plebians The Mighty Quinn 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Longbridge Posted May 30, 2021 Share Posted May 30, 2021 Nice. Let's not turn this into a 'my opinion of the police is...' thread. Some lowlife has hit the car, wiped out the back end and driven off. Someone else has stolen it and stripped some of the harder to find parts. The elderly owner has been reunited with his now utterly ruined car. He can't afford to bring it back from the brink and basically his only option is to let go of what was once his pride-and-joy. I feel gutted for him. What a shite situation. If the car were a little less terminal-looking, I'd be pinging an e mail to Tim and Fuzz right now to see if they could help out the poor old chap. The Mighty Quinn, LightBulbFun, Ghosty and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barrett Posted May 30, 2021 Share Posted May 30, 2021 On 3/6/2020 at 4:29 PM, trigger said: At long last the car has now gone. I'm still totally perplexed by this whole thing. If the car got nicked, where does this snap of it being removed under police escort last June fit into the picture? Somebody should ring the boke and ask him WTF is actually going on (I'm not sure even he knows tbh) Isopon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timewaster Posted May 30, 2021 Share Posted May 30, 2021 2 hours ago, Dick Longbridge said: feel gutted for him. What a shite situation. If the car were a little less terminal-looking, I'd be pinging an e mail to Tim and Fuzz right now to see if they could help out the poor old chap. That is a great idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bub2006 Posted May 30, 2021 Share Posted May 30, 2021 4 hours ago, Dick Longbridge said: Nice. Let's not turn this into a 'my opinion of the police is...' thread. Some lowlife has hit the car, wiped out the back end and driven off. Someone else has stolen it and stripped some of the harder to find parts. The elderly owner has been reunited with his now utterly ruined car. He can't afford to bring it back from the brink and basically his only option is to let go of what was once his pride-and-joy. I feel gutted for him. What a shite situation. If the car were a little less terminal-looking, I'd be pinging an e mail to Tim and Fuzz right now to see if they could help out the poor old chap. I wasn't knocking the police. I just wasn't sure if police removed it or not but you have clarified that which I appreciate. Tim and fuzz may be a damn good shout Dick Longbridge 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crad Posted May 31, 2021 Share Posted May 31, 2021 On 5/30/2021 at 10:26 AM, Dick Longbridge said: Nice. Let's not turn this into a 'my opinion of the police is...' thread. Some lowlife has hit the car, wiped out the back end and driven off. Someone else has stolen it and stripped some of the harder to find parts. The elderly owner has been reunited with his now utterly ruined car. He can't afford to bring it back from the brink and basically his only option is to let go of what was once his pride-and-joy. I feel gutted for him. What a shite situation. If the car were a little less terminal-looking, I'd be pinging an e mail to Tim and Fuzz right now to see if they could help out the poor old chap. yeah that was my mistake, drink may or may not have been involved, not that it justifies it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dobloseven Posted June 1, 2021 Share Posted June 1, 2021 Could it be the car on the transporter is being returned? Regarding "abandoned" cars, earlier in the year spotted an 04 reg Ka that obviously hadn't moved for some time. It had a notice stuck on the windscreen from the council saying that it was in such a condition that it should be scrapped and would be removed by a certain date. It didn't really look any worse than any other 17 year old KA,and a quick check revealed it had tax, Mot and insurance. I quite fancied it for a project and knocked on a few doors, but no one knew who it belonged to and were keen to see it gone as it was on a busy road where parking is at a premium. A few days later it had gone, so that was the end of that. Wonder what powers there are to remove such vehicles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Livered Posted June 1, 2021 Share Posted June 1, 2021 3 minutes ago, Dobloseven said: a quick check revealed it had tax, Mot and insurance. Surely it’s pretty clear a car isn’t abandoned whilst all those three things are in date? Was it legally parked? - because if so it seems like a clear case of having been illegally towed. I know people aren’t travelling as much as usual at the moment, but unless someone knew otherwise, the owner could easily just be unwell or away or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dobloseven Posted June 1, 2021 Share Posted June 1, 2021 Didn't make any sense to me either. The only obvious safety fault I could see was a small reflector missing from a rear light. It was parked facing the right way on an admittedly busy road, but no parking restrictions of any sort. Since parking was at a premium, I would guess someone from one of the nearby houses had complained about it. Any ideas how to find out who owns a vehicle in those circumstances? Did contemplate leaving a note on it with my phone number, but it wasn't in the most salubrious of areas so I thought better of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dobloseven Posted July 6, 2021 Share Posted July 6, 2021 Just remembered, it was mentioned as being up for sale in a classic car paper a week or two ago for 2k,with a phone number. Apparently the owner had left it out overnight to go to a car show in the morning and it had been run into. It was then stolen and trim parts removed, then returned by the police,which would account for the photo of it on a transporter. Owner is in his 80s and hasn't the heart to repair it. puddlethumper, Coprolalia, Dick Longbridge and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddyramrod Posted July 6, 2021 Share Posted July 6, 2021 Has anyone else seen the trailers for Kathy Burke's new two-part documentary about "money"? It looks like she went to Jaywick as part of the filming, and there is a clear shot of a 1960 Chevy part-covered in a garden. Too close for coincidence? In last night's episode she didn't go to Jaywick, so I'm guessing it'll be next Monday. mk2_craig, Shite Ron and neil1971 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neil1971 Posted July 18, 2021 Share Posted July 18, 2021 On 7/6/2021 at 8:55 PM, eddyramrod said: Has anyone else seen the trailers for Kathy Burke's new two-part documentary about "money"? It looks like she went to Jaywick as part of the filming, and there is a clear shot of a 1960 Chevy part-covered in a garden. Too close for coincidence? In last night's episode she didn't go to Jaywick, so I'm guessing it'll be next Monday. Just started to watch the first episode on catch up and came on to say the same thing but you're way ahead of me! It's definitely the same car Pieman, puddlethumper, 500tops and 5 others 1 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddyramrod Posted July 18, 2021 Share Posted July 18, 2021 It positively hurts to say this but... I don't think that poor old car will ever see the road again. The after - crash pics are distressing for me, never mind the owner! I know these cars have a proper chassis like Huggy, but it's still serious damage. And now, how long since the crash? And the car is still in a garden of sorts, under a cover of sorts... Not looking hopeful, is it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted July 18, 2021 Share Posted July 18, 2021 Wonder if Chip Foose could be persuaded to do a European tour, that would be a great candidate. Can't see Car SOS getting involved somehow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danthecapriman Posted July 18, 2021 Share Posted July 18, 2021 Sadly, I can see this turning up on the oval at some point soon. It really doesn’t look in a good way. bigstraight6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigstraight6 Posted July 18, 2021 Author Share Posted July 18, 2021 3 minutes ago, danthecapriman said: Sadly, I can see this turning up on the oval at some point soon. It really doesn’t look in a good way. I agree, it’s a very sad outcome for what was a lovely car. A 50’s Chevy is something I’d love too own before my time is up. danthecapriman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Longbridge Posted July 18, 2021 Share Posted July 18, 2021 3 hours ago, bunglebus said: Wonder if Chip Foose could be persuaded to do a European tour, that would be a great candidate. Can't see Car SOS getting involved somehow Car SOS have repaired worse.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barrett Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 I'm sure all the bits for this are easily available in the states, including a second-hand rear wing, and being one of the most popular cars of its era I can't imagine the bits are expensive. If it's for sale for £2k that doesn't seem like a big investment if you really did want to get it back on the road. I reckon for £5k you could have this back in use without too much hassle - a pocket-money 50s Yank. Worst case scenario you'd get your money back (eventually) by breaking it. Dyslexic Viking, Dick Longbridge and LightBulbFun 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LightBulbFun Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 im with Barrett on this one surely this could with the right person and a little bit of them things they call moneys could relatively easily be returned to the road I mean cars with far worse bodywork damage and missing all mechanicals have been/are being restored on this forum alone! as they say, never say die! it just needs to find the right person who has the drive to want to fix it up etc eddyramrod and Dick Longbridge 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danthecapriman Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 I don’t doubt it ‘could’ be fixed, most things can be, but it’s not just a rear quarter. You’ll need a new quarter panel, all the now missing or bent chrome/brightwork, possibly repairs to the trunk lid, any bent quarter frame/inner wing metal will need replacement or straightening, there’s almost certainly going to be rust repairs needed given the overall appearance of the rest of the car… it becomes a bigger list than the obvious. Plus, most if not all the bits will need to come from the US so that adds shipping and taxes. And if I’m honest here, given the place this car lives in I’m not sure the owner is likely to be very flush! Id love to see it get done, I’d give it a go myself if it were mine, but it’s unfortunately got the look of a car that was a bit rough anyway and now it’s suffered the collision damage and parts robbery I think it’s days are going to be numbered. It’ll probably sit for a year or three under the cat piss tarp slowly rusting even more, then who knows. Oval? Engine donor for something then scrap? I don’t fancy it’s chances sadly. Id love to be proven wrong though! motorpunk, puddlethumper, Amishtat and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddyramrod Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 WHS! I couldn't agree more Dan. The sad reality is that the two people in the UK who care enough to tackle a restoration on this car, are the writers of this post and the one above, and neither of us is able to do it, for various very sound reasons. danthecapriman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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