swerve
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There were 8 cars plugging up the drain canals! (arf) Clicky (Dailyfail warning) Whats the red car that features in the first picture? Any idea where I can find pictures of all 8? Something about cars in rivers facinate me! |
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VWPowered
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No-Rice - Est 2002
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late 80's Mazda 626 Coupe ?
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81 Bedford CF 2.3D Cavalier Coachman Stratus
86 Volkswagen Polo Mk2 1.6 8v
87 Austin Montego 1.6HL 'Daily'
91 Rover Montego 2.0TD Countryman Estate
93 Rover Montego 2.0LXi Estate
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First thing I thought of was Nissan laurel .
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1965 Morris Minor 1000 soon to be 1380
1997 MK1 MX-5 1.8 (sold)
2009 MK3 MX-5 2.0 (sold)
2008 Mini Cooper (sold)
2003 Mini Cooper S (sold)
Fixed wheel Raleigh Clubman (sold)
1982 Yamaha RS125DX (sold)
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Del
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I thought 626 too...
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81 Bedford CF 2.3D Cavalier Coachman Stratus
86 Volkswagen Polo Mk2 1.6 8v
87 Austin Montego 1.6HL 'Daily'
91 Rover Montego 2.0TD Countryman Estate
93 Rover Montego 2.0LXi Estate
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MK2VR6
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I was thinking 90's Hyundai Lantra. Not convinced now, though. Pretty sure it's Korean, though.  |
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they actually look quite well preserved, you'd think after a few years under there they'd be like colanders!
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VWPowered
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especially the fiat florino lol
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81 Bedford CF 2.3D Cavalier Coachman Stratus
86 Volkswagen Polo Mk2 1.6 8v
87 Austin Montego 1.6HL 'Daily'
91 Rover Montego 2.0TD Countryman Estate
93 Rover Montego 2.0LXi Estate
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That looks like a stolen mazda 626 coupe to me (punched out lock  ) |
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luckyseven
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they actually look quite well preserved, you'd think after a few years under there they'd be like colanders! To oxidise (rust) things need oxygen! As long as they stay fully submerged, in theory they shouldn't corrode too much. That's why things like shipwrecks are still around hundreds of years later Quite a find that, be interesting to hear how they got there. Maybe it's as simple as the local TWOCers dumping ground? |
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Windscreen wipers on the ditch car pivot the other way to the Mazda I think.
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Windscreen wipers on the ditch car pivot the other way to the Mazda I think. That ones LHD |
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fred
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Darn things you find when you go looking eh?
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'79 Cossie ran Cortina - Sold
2000 Fozzer 2.0 turbo snow beast
'85 Opel Manta GSI - Sold
03 A class Mercedes
Looking for a FD Ventora - Anyone?
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I would love to see how they would clean up.
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If it was a split screen camper it would be on ebay already  |
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luckyseven
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That's completely excellent, it looks like a lurking crocodile  |
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MK2VR6
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If it was a split screen camper it would be on ebay already Or they will be slightly restored? Does someone have the link to this samba rescued from a lake in norway? I know that it is back on the road on it´s own wheels.   [/quote] I posted about this Samba on here in the past. My link is hereThe owner received a well-deserved rat-look award when he got it up and running!  Here it is, prior to being thrown into the lake in 1974 for 30-odd years:  The rescue and build thread is here: link |
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Last Edit: Apr 5, 2014 11:39:25 GMT by MK2VR6
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[quote author=
I still have no idea why these cars are placed like this?!
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Hi, probably to stabilise the bank as it is the outside curve on a maybe fast flowing river.
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Ratchet
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The user formerly known as Thomas
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[quote author= I still have no idea why these cars are placed like this?! Hi, probably to stabilise the bank as it is the outside curve on a maybe fast flowing river. [/quote] Yup was to stop bank erosion or an attempt to, I remember seeing similar pictures, possibly the same ones with a caption explaining them a while ago. Seems a weird thing to use, but i guess they were worthless scrap back then so cheaper then proper bank reinforcements and environmental impact wasn't thought about as much or at all in the 50's and 60's kinda sad really as i would love any one of those cars, interesting pictures though *need to find the one i saw of a Citroen SM abandoned in a levee in America somewhere. |
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