Nottingham and further. Scrapyards and sightings.

[andy18s]

I actually thought that was rust on the Merc...

[michael t]

Nice thread revival! Still admiring that SpaceCruiser you papped back in 2010 at the top of this page, currently Sorned, last taxed & MOT'D back in 2014. Nice to know it still lives.

[binhoker668]

Yeah, crazy how things have changed since I first posted it. So many of the papped cars are now rare and collectable or simply gone. 

[nacho man]

Ace thread, just had a look through it all, Podders used to be my Scrapyard of choice as a young un as lived in Arnold and then Carlton so both pretty close.

[SierraMikeHotel]

I actually thought that was rust on the Merc...

So did I! I know they liked to rust, but wow...

[Tadhg Tiogar]

Totally! And that's not even the half of them - grand majority were M,P,S,T regs etc. Even Mrs Hoker was exclaiming at the amount of decent looking motors....

 

...because throwaway society?

[binhoker668]

Anyone know how to re-title an existing thread?  Might reuse this one for a while, for random spots and general photie stuff...

[Datsuncog]

Anyone know how to re-title an existing thread?  Might reuse this one for a while, for random spots and general photie stuff...

 

Yup - go on back to your very first post - select 'edit', then select 'use full editor', then edit the 'topic title' line to whatever best pleases you.

 

Some nice spots on here (albeit slightly lump-in-the-throat at the minty purple Metro getting flattened).

[binhoker668]

Yup - go on back to your very first post - select 'edit', then select 'use full editor', then edit the 'topic title' line to whatever best pleases you.

 

Some nice spots on here (albeit slightly lump-in-the-throat at the minty purple Metro getting flattened).

Cheers chief!

[bub2006]

If any scrapyard hunters finds a proton MPI let me know please!

[binhoker668]

If any scrapyard hunters finds a proton MPI let me know please!

 

I surely will Daz.

[binhoker668]

By the way - does anyone else ever have a practice run on doing a job on their car, by finding one in a scrapyard and replicating the task on a fucked car of the same model?

It worked for me yesterday lol.

Unfortunately, not many Xants in scrappies these days...

 

[bub2006]

Cheers,

[mercrocker]

By the way - does anyone else ever have a practice run on doing a job on their car, by finding one in a scrapyard and replicating the task on a fucked car of the same model?

 

 

I made sure it was possible to get inertia reel belts in and out of a W123  without a massive ball-ache and trialled changing the wiper motor on a W116.  

 

God, I miss that Merc yard - nothing stacked until it was picked clean.   It wasn't a cheap place but they didn't throw anything away.  

It also taught me how and where they rot!

[binhoker668]

Couple of wee spots this weekend...

 

 

A friend's cracker wee CF camper.

 

 

And look at this WINNAR!

Sounded great too...

 

 

 

Right hand drive, German registered.

[binhoker668]

Ok. Gonna give this a whirl. I have a terrible feeling they’ll all be the wrong way up, but am posting from the middle of a forest in PL on my phone, so if they’re all ballixed I’ll sort it when home.

Here we go.

 

 

 

 

[binhoker668]

3 feckin' photies.  This is impossible ha ha.  Am tryin' here guys and gals!

Bear with me.

[binhoker668]

 

 

 

What's that hidin' over there eh?

 

 

Ahhhh....

 

 

 

 

 

[binhoker668]

 

 

 

 

 

[chaseracer]

So what about the classics of tomorrow? What's going to happen to the late 90s cars? Will they ever make it to 20?

 

YES!!  

[binhoker668]

Couple of Furios....

 

 

 

And a calendar shot?  My new wallpaper at least!

 

 

 

One for Billy...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[binhoker668]

All of these before I even ventured inside the (very smoll) Motor Museum of Gdynia.  Which I found accidentally.  TBH, the inside photos are a bit boring.  Y'know, restored historical vehicles.  I will post them, but thought that the crap in the yard was WAY more exciting.  Sara (10) agreed with me.  "Chrissy, can we just stay out here and explore please?".

Bless her wee cottons.

 

 

 

Sooo much want for this.  Lacking many* mechanical skills though...

 

 

 

 

Trying this one again, in the hope my laptop will rectify...

 

 

NOPE.

[binhoker668]

Coupla randoms from last few days...

 

 

 

Still in use, but waaaay outta British MOT.  Has an advert for a Polish car restoration firm on the back.  Will try and find the rear viw photie in a bit.

 

 

 

 

 

 

[binhoker668]

OK.  Inside then.  Loads of bike porn and many beautiful old ladies. 

 

Let's get it over with.  I need another piwo.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[binhoker668]

Last wee few when I get back tomorrow.

[binhoker668]

A few more from Southwell and work. The Montys are out the back of an MG garage - been there a while like.  And the Jaaaaag is the boss of the scaff company on our campus.  The (modern remake) Feu Orange and Norn Iron numberplate mean that I’m defo gonna strike up a chat at some point...

[Tenmil Socket]

I've got one of those air fresheners from Poundland. They're massive compared to the original...

[Amishtat]

The silver Montego looks clean as a whistle. Definitely not* straining my eyes to try and read the dealer's name on the plate 

[binhoker668]

Headlight washers - non colour coded. Wowzers....

[MattJY]

I think this is great, use to spend many happy afternoons climbing round scrap yards back in the day, I just assumed all the old shite had been crushed long ago, nice to see some lurkers out there.