eBay tat volume 3.

[Cavcraft]

Potatographed Anglia van, anyone?

Ford Anglia Van | eBay

There's a fairly simple* way to buy it, involving flying to Portugal, examining it, paying two different people, flying home, then going to Birmingham to pick it up weeks later.  So, in a nutshell, it involves going to a strange land where you can't understand the locals, putting yourself at the risk of being bummed/mugged/used a drug mule AND you still have to also go to Portugal.

'It is not being used since 1985'

Neither's Birmingham, M8

[Dick Cheeseburger]

33 minutes ago, Cavcraft said:

We can tell that from the badge on the engine.

Don't you like a bit of vag? 

 

[FakeConcern]

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/155238797538?hash=item2424f410e2:g:gMYAAOSwxA5jZV69&amdata=enc%3AAQAHAAAAoHSmuWiCSsYyEZsjj9%2FXhKIiGquyIrTEEUgJPU7KKv0pV%2FmPtMPaOgYN99AV6K2xbHLcT099aPEB%2BVJpJB8KTBjq47TuYP1viVk01I9pIGWrzFONfblQHektqgHyUVrUkKB%2B2jpcl6tt2U%2B5QigxBn5mHDpcloPYoeG0%2BLrycrHxcB6wVjuL3GvN66m858w6ZTUaxtUt%2FUAHSbY9btk2T5c%3D|tkp%3ABk9SR77q-5aUYQ

Doesn't say so, but this must be the THP version (think Bini, Pug etc) rather than the  EW10J4S ones I and @Daviemck2006 had.

Both very few and far between now, How many left reckons 91(petrol engine) on the road and 69 SORN (I still have the one @Daviemck2006owned on SORN)

[Schaefft]

Certified cockroach of the road Cutlass Ciera S for 1 grand:

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/513249737502297/?hoisted=false&ref=browse_tab&referral_code=marketplace_top_picks&referral_story_type=top_picks

[MantaGTE85]

13 hours ago, Dick Longbridge said:

Don't you like a bit of vag? 

 

I do like the MX-5 steering wheel and column.

[cort16]

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Would suit a person who enjoys body work and chassis repairs.

So that's no-one then.

It is just £800 with an MOT until August though

https://www.gumtree.com/p/jaguar/jaguar-s-type-saloon-2003-other-2967-cc-4-doors/1446786451

[cort16]

Decent looking 728i for £1700

https://www.gumtree.com/p/bmw/bmw-7-series-/1446792745

[Dick Cheeseburger]

Have we had this? Time is of the essence I think.

[Schaefft]

2 hours ago, cort16 said:

Decent looking 728i for £1700

https://www.gumtree.com/p/bmw/bmw-7-series-/1446792745

If these are real alpina wheels thats a pretty good deal assuming the rest isnt junk.

[HairySteve]

[Cavcraft]

Retro vintage classic caravan | eBay

£800!

[Richie]

[D.E]

Shame some lowlifes still pinch these, MOT history looks quite good with no mentions of rot.

https://www.copart.co.uk/lot/43714130/clean-title-1990-vauxhall-astra-lx-wolverhampton

[lesapandre]

Who'd a thought thirty years ago we'd all be sittin' here drinking Chateau de Chassilier wine?

Aye. In them days, we'd a' been glad to have the price of a Yorkshire Jowett Jupiter...

An old Jowett Jupiter...

Without bumpers...

Or seats...

With a filthy, rusted scuttle...

We never used to even have a hood. We used to have to drive round with the rain coming in...

The best we could manage was huddle inside...

But you know, we were happy in those days, though we were poor!

Because we were poor. My old Dad used to say to me, 'Money doesn't buy you much Jowett Jupiter!

E' was right. I was happier then and I had NOTHIN'. We used to drive in this old Jowett, with no windscreen.

Windscreen? You were lucky to have a hole! We used to drive round in one, all twenty-six of us, no seats. Half the floor was missing; we were all huddled together in one corner for fear of falling!

You were lucky to drive! We used to have no steering wheel. 

We used to dream of no steering wheel. Woulda' been a amazing to us. Twenty of us used to drive in an old Jowett with no windscreen, no hood, no seats, no trim, no steering wheel, a hole in the floor, a rusty scuttle, and a dashboard made out of an old plank.

But you try and tell the young people today that... and they won't believe ya'.

Aye

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/125624913721?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=aW4UNBJIRpG&sssrc=2349624&ssuid=rmbjp-qvseq&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

[Cavcraft]

'One's a patched up old boat that's spent most of its life in the sea, needs a 2 year re-fit and should be craned off to the scrap yard. The other is a ship.'

John Chester, Facebook Motors.

[New POD]

On 22/11/2022 at 13:07, horriblemercedes said:

I think I would question the quality of the work! But you are probably right

Or the provenance of the engine? 

[Joey spud]

13 hours ago, Cavcraft said:

Retro vintage classic caravan | eBay

£800!

Was it just me that checked the reg number displayed on this heap and was mildly amused to find that it belonged to a gold (beige?) 1500 Maxi that has been missing in action since 1984.

[SunnySouth]

13 hours ago, D.E said:

Shame some lowlifes still pinch these, MOT history looks quite good with no mentions of rot.

https://www.copart.co.uk/lot/43714130/clean-title-1990-vauxhall-astra-lx-wolverhampton

If it's stolen & recovered it seems odd the owner wouldn't have wanted it back?

[cort16]

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/448804274075653

[Shite Ron]

An interesting project for someone if you want something a bit different.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/204162819678?hash=item2f890d665e:g:RIgAAOSwXYFjf0y2&amdata=enc%3AAQAHAAAAoDiUUOBoF09I8QAmOQwodx4kSF7Tt4XluCA4ABT6VKBvOHuG8OrXG2sFkMfJErWKgnwrL6CnoVzejM2jMlCZ%2Bi1MWv2PHJWFu%2FuuDqRjI8%2B3vKoHENlLjdPAIZ94Fx8DbaHUx0zKotJE3nP7RsVdGwu84YSR1h3oilBMkoLDnkM7lEMUVKH9cmm4cw60H9HfHc%2BRUSpMmZAPzHcfIhn%2FTuI%3D|tkp%3ABk9SR6rKg5eVYQ

 

[horriblemercedes]

2 minutes ago, Shite Ron said:

An interesting project for someone if you want something a bit different.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/204162819678?hash=item2f890d665e:g:RIgAAOSwXYFjf0y2&amdata=enc%3AAQAHAAAAoDiUUOBoF09I8QAmOQwodx4kSF7Tt4XluCA4ABT6VKBvOHuG8OrXG2sFkMfJErWKgnwrL6CnoVzejM2jMlCZ%2Bi1MWv2PHJWFu%2FuuDqRjI8%2B3vKoHENlLjdPAIZ94Fx8DbaHUx0zKotJE3nP7RsVdGwu84YSR1h3oilBMkoLDnkM7lEMUVKH9cmm4cw60H9HfHc%2BRUSpMmZAPzHcfIhn%2FTuI%3D|tkp%3ABk9SR6rKg5eVYQ

 

I've always wanted one of those, but that's far beyond my abilities and time to sort out

[Dick Cheeseburger]

6 minutes ago, Shite Ron said:

An interesting project for someone if you want something a bit different.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/204162819678?hash=item2f890d665e:g:RIgAAOSwXYFjf0y2&amdata=enc%3AAQAHAAAAoDiUUOBoF09I8QAmOQwodx4kSF7Tt4XluCA4ABT6VKBvOHuG8OrXG2sFkMfJErWKgnwrL6CnoVzejM2jMlCZ%2Bi1MWv2PHJWFu%2FuuDqRjI8%2B3vKoHENlLjdPAIZ94Fx8DbaHUx0zKotJE3nP7RsVdGwu84YSR1h3oilBMkoLDnkM7lEMUVKH9cmm4cw60H9HfHc%2BRUSpMmZAPzHcfIhn%2FTuI%3D|tkp%3ABk9SR6rKg5eVYQ

 

That's fantastic. What a find. I reckon it's the orange car in this press photo. 

[Rust Collector]

That's really cool. Starting bid of £100 as well, got to be worth a cheeky low ball just in case nobody else wants to sit on it for another 15 years avoiding starting the project. I wonder if it comes with all the glass.

[Shite Ron]

10 minutes ago, Dick Longbridge said:

That's fantastic. What a find. I reckon it's the orange car in this press photo. 

It is in your Manor, go on you know it makes sense.

[Dick Cheeseburger]

2 minutes ago, Shite Ron said:

It is in your Manor, go on you know it makes sense.

All I need is the time, space, skillz and motivation! Seriously though, hope someone saves it. Shame it's likely been left under a tarp for years. 

[MiniMinorMk3]

24 minutes ago, Shite Ron said:

An interesting project for someone if you want something a bit different.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/204162819678?hash=item2f890d665e:g:RIgAAOSwXYFjf0y2&amdata=enc%3AAQAHAAAAoDiUUOBoF09I8QAmOQwodx4kSF7Tt4XluCA4ABT6VKBvOHuG8OrXG2sFkMfJErWKgnwrL6CnoVzejM2jMlCZ%2Bi1MWv2PHJWFu%2FuuDqRjI8%2B3vKoHENlLjdPAIZ94Fx8DbaHUx0zKotJE3nP7RsVdGwu84YSR1h3oilBMkoLDnkM7lEMUVKH9cmm4cw60H9HfHc%2BRUSpMmZAPzHcfIhn%2FTuI%3D|tkp%3ABk9SR6rKg5eVYQ

 

If anything is missing it will be a nightmare to find.

[Rust Collector]

18 minutes ago, Dick Longbridge said:

That's fantastic. What a find. I reckon it's the orange car in this press photo. 

Having a Google after seeing the pic you posted but not being able to see the reg, I found this pic:

It shows as registered around the right time, keeper change in 2019. It would be cool if it is indeed that one.

I'm incredibly tempted to have a cheeky bid on it even though it's not at all what I need right now, I've already got too many stalled projects. But it just has that allure of a majestic* unicorn.

6 minutes ago, MiniMinorMk3 said:

If anything is missing it will be a nightmare to find.

A missing front or rear screen would be pretty upsetting I reckon, or any of the glass for that matter. At least more durable items may possibly be obtainable from Australia at great expense.

[MiniMinorMk3]

I've only ever seen one in the flesh once, it was at the 2014 BMC Gaydon Show.

 

[grogee]

I like this, but I don't know my BMW engines. Is the N57 a liability? (169k)

535d Leamington Spa £3250

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/204153839819?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=WR1EZFKIQTy&sssrc=2349624&ssuid=2Z40wC2iSsq&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

[horriblemercedes]

4 minutes ago, grogee said:

I like this, but I don't know my BMW engines. Is the N57 a liability? (169k)

535d Leamington Spa £3250

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/204153839819?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=WR1EZFKIQTy&sssrc=2349624&ssuid=2Z40wC2iSsq&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

That's an M57, which in principle is one of the strongest engines out there. N57 however is a liability (fuel pumps and snapped timing chains are the big ones)

 

Naturally enough, these can have problems (gearbox and turbos), but the engine itself is very tough