trigger Posted November 15, 2009 Posted November 15, 2009 Just looking through flickr as you do and i came across this chaps photostream. I'm sure many of you have already seen it before but for those who haven't it's all photos from a scrapyard in Ireland. The place looks like autoshiters dream garden! http://www.flickr.com/photos/scrawb/set ... 686163205/ and blog link for the parts that are for sale now http://car-breakers.blogspot.com/ Slightly rusty Alfasud Sprint. Sorry looking Renault 14 (I Think) According to the write up this Opel Record 1900 is in fact a hearse. Rare 2.1 Diesel Mk1 Granny Ford Taunus Estate And lastly a Talbot Tagora!!! Sorry if i've got a bit carried away with the pictures but I got a bit excited!
VWPowered Posted November 15, 2009 Posted November 15, 2009 and another one of those (20,000) tagora's bites the dust, nice collection there
strangehighways Posted November 15, 2009 Posted November 15, 2009 Just looking through flickr as you do and i came across this chaps photostream. I'm sure many of you have already seen it before but for those who haven't it's all photos from a scrapyard in Ireland. The place looks like autoshiters dream garden! http://www.flickr.com/photos/scrawb/set ... 686163205/ Rare 2.1 Diesel Mk1 Granny Wow, the first of those Granadas I've ever seen with a Diesel. Someone should save it!
Milford Cubicle Posted November 15, 2009 Posted November 15, 2009 I found a couple of Granada 2.1Ds on eBay UK recently.A stunning place, I really wanted to find something like it when I was in Ireland.
Milford Cubicle Posted November 15, 2009 Posted November 15, 2009 http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2670/368 ... 9e74_o.jpg
Cavcraft Posted November 15, 2009 Posted November 15, 2009 Brilliant spots, thanks for sharing.Tata looks fairly recent compared to the rest and Dodge van must be a bloody good source of rare spares for someone.
CortinaDave Posted November 15, 2009 Posted November 15, 2009 Someone needs to liberate that straight looking front bumper from the mk3 Cortina. Decent secondhand ones are fetching up to £150 on ebay just now. This FD Victor looks very saveable, Stunning cars!
Mr Lobster Posted November 15, 2009 Posted November 15, 2009 That looks a pretty incredible place! Be nice to spend a few hours in there I'd imagine!
Rusty Pelican Posted November 15, 2009 Posted November 15, 2009 Heaven , Looks like Alfa didnt use any primer in those days , never seen paint peel off like that even when ive sprayed it on
reallyloud Posted November 15, 2009 Posted November 15, 2009 I'd love to spend a few hours there - all the cars tick the right boxes for me - reminds me of what the scrapyards looked like in the late 80's/early 90's.I'd also make sure that nothing is removed and get the site listed as of a historic importance and therefore ruining the chances of any environmentalist, property developer or vandal to destroy what we see here.
barrett Posted November 15, 2009 Posted November 15, 2009 I've just noticed the bonnet is still on that, only the skin as totally rusted away leaving just the frame! incredible! (okay someone probably had the skin off it but still...)
VWPowered Posted November 15, 2009 Posted November 15, 2009 amazing how much it looks like a rennie 12
Dukestar25 Posted November 15, 2009 Posted November 15, 2009 Saw one of these (in this colour) in Mally's yard a year or two back with a 'truckman top' on it and only 29000 miles shame they rot so easily
Split_Pin Posted November 15, 2009 Posted November 15, 2009 Just spent an hour looking at that - what a brilliant album.
Noam Posted November 16, 2009 Posted November 16, 2009 That P504's headlights don't look like the standard article. Can someone please explain?
FredTransit Posted November 16, 2009 Posted November 16, 2009 I seriously panicked till I saw this was in Ireland, as I thought is was one I was offered. The windscreen is worth about £200......
mouseflakes Posted November 16, 2009 Posted November 16, 2009 That P504's headlights don't look like the standard article. Can someone please explain?Hey Noam - you might have done what I did when I saw this - at first sight the blue car with the rusted away bonnet skin looks like a 504 'cos of the squashed boot - but 'tis an Audi 100. Is that the car you mean?
trigger Posted November 16, 2009 Author Posted November 16, 2009 Do you mean this one then Noam?. Which you can see here?.
Pete-M Posted November 16, 2009 Posted November 16, 2009 That P504's headlights don't look like the standard article. Can someone please explain?If, by P504 you mean this... It looks to me like an early Audi 80 or 100.
Noam Posted November 16, 2009 Posted November 16, 2009 Yep, I did mean that one! It's so obviously an Audi when I look properly.As mouseflakes says, it is the downward-sloping boot that made me think it was a P504.
retro80sboy Posted November 16, 2009 Posted November 16, 2009 please feel free to add them to my scrappy facebook group mate!!
mirafioriman Posted November 16, 2009 Posted November 16, 2009 Anybody got location and contact details for this place?
trigger Posted November 16, 2009 Author Posted November 16, 2009 I think people had asked the chap who took the photos on Flickr but he didn't say, but he did say that the yard owner wanted to much money for most of the parts.You might be best following the link at the start of the thread and asking him yourself.
barrett Posted November 17, 2009 Posted November 17, 2009 Anybody got location and contact details for this place?The bloke who put the photos up seemed to be saying that no reasonable offer would be refused for anything as they are clearing the land and it's all getting crushed so might be worth a shot. I know thats completely contradictary to what trigger said but thats the impression i got...
trigger Posted November 17, 2009 Author Posted November 17, 2009 Anybody got location and contact details for this place?The bloke who put the photos up seemed to be saying that no reasonable offer would be refused for anything as they are clearing the land and it's all getting crushed so might be worth a shot. I know thats completely contradictary to what trigger said but thats the impression i got...I could be wrong (Won't be the first!), But he did this comment by another set he has.All these photos are from a scrapyard/junkyard with which I have an association. If you're into photographing old rusty vehicles and machinery, this scrapyard would be pure heaven. As regards selling parts from these old cars...it's a waste of time. Ask someone for a 100 euros for a windscreen from a 30 or 40 year old car and they think that you are a greedy bastard. The crusher always wins in the end.Having said that, there is no charge for asking.
trigger Posted December 6, 2009 Author Posted December 6, 2009 Looks like he's updated his photostream! Anglia Estate? Anyone what to guess what this is??! This XR3i looks like it's snapped in half.
Gompo Posted December 6, 2009 Posted December 6, 2009 Graphics on this remind me of the Datapost Escorts:
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