Stevebrookman Posted February 10, 2019 Share Posted February 10, 2019 Took the dog out for a walk this morning and walked down a street for the first time in many years-it's only 5 mins away. Found the old car sales garage on Thorncombe Road with the following rotting chod. The Frontera was last put in (and failed) for an MOT in 2009 and the Volvo 2008-so must have been shut for nearly 10 years. The price on the Omega is £1295. mercrocker, danthecapriman, Vince70 and 38 others 41 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Longbridge Posted February 10, 2019 Share Posted February 10, 2019 Bizarre. Poke the Toyota with a glug of fuel and a new battery, and she’d drive off down the road. loserone, Lord Sterling, Aston Martin and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocket88 Posted February 10, 2019 Share Posted February 10, 2019 Took the dog out for a walk this morning and walked down a street for the first time in many years-it's only 5 mins away. Found the old car sales garage on Thorncombe Road with the following rotting chod. The Frontera was last put in (and failed) for an MOT in 2009 and the Volvo 2008-so must have been shut for nearly 10 years. The price on the Omega is £1295. If Autoshite did sales pitches............. rickvw72, Vince70, eddyramrod and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0ldCh0d Posted February 10, 2019 Share Posted February 10, 2019 That's crazy how it has just stood still over time. I take it there is no owner listed for the place?....that old 850 looks saveable. LightBulbFun 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Bergerac Posted February 10, 2019 Share Posted February 10, 2019 Vauxhall Arena as well for some short-lived and obscure "they've re-badged it you fool" win. oldcars, Aston Martin, Dave_Q and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sutty2006 Posted February 10, 2019 Share Posted February 10, 2019 What a shame Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercrocker Posted February 10, 2019 Share Posted February 10, 2019 Fascinating. Wonder what the story is here? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Posted February 10, 2019 Share Posted February 10, 2019 The 850 comes up as a petrol 2.5 thankfully, so it isn't a T5, but still a decent one. Looks to have a boot spoiler and it's on Columbas so probably a GLT or something as someone's bothered to spec it up a bit. 190k on the clock which is sod all but it's going to need a load of PCV work if it ever moves again. What interests me more is the 760 wagon... danthecapriman and GrumpiusMaximus 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danthecapriman Posted February 10, 2019 Share Posted February 10, 2019 What interests me more is the 760 wagon...Same here! Shame you can’t read the plate for an mot history check. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hooli Posted February 10, 2019 Share Posted February 10, 2019 Lots more of the same here http://autoshite.com/topic/11017-that-abandoned-dealer-again-swadlincole/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Longbridge Posted February 10, 2019 Share Posted February 10, 2019 Lots more of the same here http://autoshite.com/topic/11017-that-abandoned-dealer-again-swadlincole/I last posted on that over a year ago, and I think only the Rover and Cav remained. Vermin had stolen the Rover’s alloys, smashed a rear window and had visibly been dicking around inside. Utterly ruined now, I’d imagine? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hooli Posted February 10, 2019 Share Posted February 10, 2019 I suspect so. I used to drive past occasionally when I lived in Burton & worked around Derbyshire so watched it deteriorate until about 2010. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wingz123 Posted February 10, 2019 Share Posted February 10, 2019 Nothing unusual here......they're just waiting for them to errrr....hmmmm.....appreciate in value...?? LOL! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevebrookman Posted February 10, 2019 Author Share Posted February 10, 2019 I’ll pop down in the week and try and get the reg number of the 760. Will also do a bit of digging to try and find whose garage it is. danthecapriman and Banger Kenny 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted February 10, 2019 Share Posted February 10, 2019 That's tremendous, I love stuff like this. I hope they just get left alone though,it's a great timewarp. Rather that than some 'hero' digging them out, realising they are beyond any reasonable hope of being recomissioned and cue an ever-decreasing circulation on Gumtree before being parted out/fragged. Stevebrookman and oldcars 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mk2_craig Posted February 10, 2019 Share Posted February 10, 2019 Those Arena vans must be down to the last handful now. somewhatfoolish 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somewhatfoolish Posted February 10, 2019 Share Posted February 10, 2019 I’ll pop down in the week and try and get the reg number of the 760. Will also do a bit of digging to try and find whose garage it is. These scoundrels will give you the information in exchange for 3 portraits of the queen. This address Or possibly more likely this. Don't think much of the land registry site's map search; the scottish one gives the outline of the plot in the map search which removes most of the risk of spending money on the wrong thing. Stevebrookman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuboy Posted February 10, 2019 Share Posted February 10, 2019 wonder if keys are in the little office Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burnside Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 I last posted on that over a year ago, and I think only the Rover and Cav remained. Vermin had stolen the Rover’s alloys, smashed a rear window and had visibly been dicking around inside. Utterly ruined now, I’d imagine?As I was passing that way yesterday I stopped by and took a few pictures. There still 3 cars remaining at the site. Rover, Maestro, Cavalier. Real shame about the Rover having it's wheels nicked. The bodywork looks pretty decent though as does the Maestro and Cavalier given how long they have stood. Cav and Rover either have a door glass smashed or wound down but the Maestro remains untouched. D Spares & Tyres, paulplom, danthecapriman and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 Can't believe they're still there. Wonder if they can be rescued. LightBulbFun and oldcars 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 That's tremendous, I love stuff like this. I hope they just get left alone though,it's a great timewarp. Rather that than some 'hero' digging them out, realising they are beyond any reasonable hope of being recomissioned and cue an ever-decreasing circulation on Gumtree before being parted out/fragged. Better they're saved than overgrown, look at the place in Swadlincote. Better someone tries to redeem them and fail, than they expire never to be used again. That's sadder, give them a chance at life. The Swadlincote Cav and the 760 above both interest me. edit: the Maestro and 800 are auto, and the Cav is BASE. If we make one last attempt at rescuing Swadlincote, count me in. danthecapriman, oldcars and Burnside 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burnside Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 Can't believe they're still there. Wonder if they can be rescued.I hope so I guess it depends on A, if the owner will sell them for a reasonable price. B, someone likes each Car enough to want to spend the money on them to do so. Felt really sorry for these 3 cars seeing them again yesterday. I doubt they will last there too long now given the previous lowlife getting in and from looking at the general state of the building. I'd like that Cav myself but just lacking the funds etc for the foreseeable. Annoying as my Dad only lives about 15 mins away so storage might not be a problem if I can clear some space. Ghosty 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 Better they're saved than overgrown, look at the place in Swadlincote. Better someone tries to redeem them and fail, than they expire never to be used again. That's sadder, give them a chance at life. The Swadlincote Cav and the 760 above both interest me. edit: the Maestro and 800 are auto, and the Cav is BASE. If we make one last attempt at rescuing Swadlincote, count me in.Get your hand in your pocket and get them bought then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 That Cavalier looks well worth saving, been kept in the dry so the body will be solid, doesn’t look as if it’s been fucked about with. Mechanically they are a doddle to put right, guessing it’s a 1.6 Family 4 in it? Problem is there’s a reason they’ve sat there forever, the guy probably wants a trillion quid for them. Worth one last stab to contact him and save the Cavalier and the Maestro. Rover might be best as spares. oldcars and Burnside 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 From what I recall earlier in this thread/somewhere else, he was quite reasonable when contacted. Something about the Metro. I think the main problem is people actually getting their cash out for something which will be a project. Burnside 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 Oh yeah definitely, it’s not going to be a case of a weekends work and it’s back on the road. But as projects go it looks viable, if that is you want a Cavalier or a Maestro. It’s better than some of the hopeless bags of shit you see on eBay. I’d love a Cavalier if that era,but I’ve simply not got the time at the moment to give something like that what it needs. Burnside 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenmil Socket Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 It'd be the Maestro for me... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy18s Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 I’ll pop down in the week and try and get the reg number of the 760. Will also do a bit of digging to try and find whose garage it is. Frontera may be of interest.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Sterling Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 Wow! I'd be interested in the Carina. Always wanted one. Shame about the Rover in Swadlincote. I have alloys but not the right ones. Always wanted to buy it but never had spare funds ever. Now it look a bit late to be interested Split_Pin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 Some really useful spares on it though mind. Burnside 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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