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roccoguy Part of things Posts: 965	Let's see the abandoned ones....roccoguy @roccoguy2
	Apr 7, 2016 19:59:43 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Apr 7, 2016 19:01:08 GMT Waxoyling Lyrical said: So, you'd really rather have a nice old classic Rover P5 lying about rusting away, rather than someone actually using it? Hmm, are you for real? Obviously, if the actual owner has merely parked it up temporarily while absent or while awaiting repairs to the car then yes, I agree with you, but if it's obviously just been left to rot for yonks, as so many are, then become useless to anyone other than the scrap man who probably won't even be interested at the moment with the price of steel being what it is, then I would say it's a good thing that someone has actually shifted it - as long as it's for a good purpose, of course... I hope someone steals your car after you leave it laying around for a while and see if you still have the same opinion. Regardless of what they choose to do with it, someone else's property is someone else's property. You can't just decided you have a right to it because they choose to park it up rather than use it. What sort of "good purpose" is an excuse for theft?


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Waxoyling Lyrical Posted a lot Posts: 1,870	Let's see the abandoned ones....Waxoyling Lyrical @1275traveller
	Apr 7, 2016 20:16:01 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Apr 7, 2016 19:31:22 GMT a73uk said: What if that was their deceased Dads car? What if he`s been battling illness for longer than expected? What if.. any number of things.. You sir, are an idiot, & I hope it happens to you. OK, OK, Mr Moral High-ground, I accede to your obvious superiority complex on this one! Actually, I'd be quite happy if someone did pinch my car after this morning's events (see thread in link below, page 8) - I'd probably be quids in, on the insurance side of things, and save me hours of stress and hassle fixing the damn thing, yet again! Seriously though, where is the point of leaving any vehicle, but particularly a half-decent classic one, just lying about forever, to the point where it becomes useless? BTW & FWIW, I've never just taken some abandoned car. Rescued a few dud/pretty far-gone ones, yes, but only with the owner's permission or in exchange of monies.
	Last Edit: Apr 7, 2016 20:27:06 GMT by Waxoyling Lyrical 1970 Morris Minor 1000 Traveller: retrorides.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=readersrides&action=display&thread=37056

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richrolls Part of things Posts: 318 Club RR Member Number: 38	Let's see the abandoned ones....richrolls @richrolls Club Retro Rides Member 38
	Apr 7, 2016 20:43:03 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top

	..Which was nice... retrorides.proboards.com/thread/130482/1983-rolls-royce-silver-spirit?page=1#.U2kapHZhddk Rolls

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nigelbickle Posted a lot Posts: 1,552	Let's see the abandoned ones....nigelbickle @nigelbickle
	Apr 8, 2016 7:53:03 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	If old cars weren't left ' lying around', what would you be driving now, or aspire to own? They would all have been worn smooth, and scrapped.


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Waxoyling Lyrical Posted a lot Posts: 1,870	Let's see the abandoned ones....Waxoyling Lyrical @1275traveller
	Apr 8, 2016 10:15:44 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Daily driving alas necessitates driving a variety of vehicles, often not my own (I work in the motor trade, so drive many customer cars, most of them moderns, which are all much of a muchness to drive). I don't think I've ever driven any of my 'dream' cars, so generally have to make do with whatever happens to be available.
	1970 Morris Minor 1000 Traveller: retrorides.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=readersrides&action=display&thread=37056

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grifterkid Posted a lot Posts: 3,627	Let's see the abandoned ones....grifterkid @grifterkid
	Apr 9, 2016 9:37:44 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Apr 7, 2016 19:28:04 GMT vertex said: Fotorabia, That's an old sunblest bakery delivery wagon they've stuck the front number plates there for years. This is amazing...!!! I hope it can be saved and restored to its original glory. Wonderful...
	*GARAGE CURRENTLY EMPTY*

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vertex Part of things Posts: 933	Let's see the abandoned ones....vertex @vertex
	Apr 9, 2016 9:57:49 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Apr 9, 2016 9:37:44 GMT grifterkid said: Apr 7, 2016 19:28:04 GMT vertex said: Fotorabia, That's an old sunblest bakery delivery wagon they've stuck the front number plates there for years. This is amazing...!!! I hope it can be saved and restored to its original glory. Wonderful... With it being in Norfolk the nearest (sunblest) is diamond Rd Norwich Under the allied bakeries brand. The head office is Maidenhead,Berkshire I wonder if they still have details tucked away or would be interested in reviving it to display at head office.


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shagracer Posted a lot Posts: 1,585	Let's see the abandoned ones....shagracer @shagracer
	Apr 9, 2016 11:44:29 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	I posted this head on Rover 620 shot a while back, (page 388) but have now taken a few more shots from the same spot, i wonder whats under the blue cover next to the Jag. ROVER 620ti by shagracer, on Flickr ROVER 620ti by shagracer, on Flickr 84-91 RENAULT ESPACE - PEUGEOT by shagracer, on Flickr 1994 JAGUAR XJ40 GOLD 3.2 by shagracer, on Flickr
	Last Edit: Apr 9, 2016 13:48:06 GMT by shagracer Please don't throw litter, take it home.

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Waxoyling Lyrical Posted a lot Posts: 1,870	Let's see the abandoned ones....Waxoyling Lyrical @1275traveller
	Apr 9, 2016 12:30:21 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	I would hazard a guess at another Jag - XJS, maybe...
	1970 Morris Minor 1000 Traveller: retrorides.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=readersrides&action=display&thread=37056

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Needmoretime Part of things Posts: 157	Let's see the abandoned ones....Needmoretime @needmoretime
	Apr 9, 2016 16:46:48 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Has been on drive for a few years now..
	Last Edit: Apr 10, 2016 22:24:46 GMT by Needmoretime

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skylinedave Part of things Posts: 919	Let's see the abandoned ones....skylinedave @skylinedave
	Apr 9, 2016 16:50:41 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	If a thats a supersport some ford nutjob will rip your hand off for that .


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BT Posted a lot Posts: 1,772	Let's see the abandoned ones....BT @radfax
	Apr 9, 2016 17:34:46 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Apr 9, 2016 12:30:21 GMT Waxoyling Lyrical said: I would hazard a guess at another Jag - XJS, maybe... I was going to say the same but then in comparison to the jag next to it wondered if it may be a tad small for a XJS.


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Waxoyling Lyrical Posted a lot Posts: 1,870	Let's see the abandoned ones....Waxoyling Lyrical @1275traveller
	Apr 10, 2016 18:50:13 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Black Fester is currently taxed and MOTed until August 2016, so hardly counts as 'abandoned'. It's a 1298cc too.
	Last Edit: Apr 10, 2016 18:50:47 GMT by Waxoyling Lyrical 1970 Morris Minor 1000 Traveller: retrorides.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=readersrides&action=display&thread=37056

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jim jdh Part of things Posts: 118	Let's see the abandoned ones....jim jdh @ynnejcantbe
	Apr 10, 2016 19:42:37 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	DS Safari, gone now
	1997 BMW E36 328i Touring 2000 Renault Clio 172 ph1 2006 Discovery 3 1996 VW Corrado 16V 2002 BMW E39 530i Sport 1995 Subaru Legacy GT twin turbo 1992 Rover 216 GTi 2002 BMW 330Ci Clubsport SMG E46 2007 Ford Transit 6 seater Jumbo

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jim jdh Part of things Posts: 118	Let's see the abandoned ones....jim jdh @ynnejcantbe
	Apr 10, 2016 19:43:12 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Cortina 2 estate, also now gone
	1997 BMW E36 328i Touring 2000 Renault Clio 172 ph1 2006 Discovery 3 1996 VW Corrado 16V 2002 BMW E39 530i Sport 1995 Subaru Legacy GT twin turbo 1992 Rover 216 GTi 2002 BMW 330Ci Clubsport SMG E46 2007 Ford Transit 6 seater Jumbo

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jim jdh Part of things Posts: 118	Let's see the abandoned ones....jim jdh @ynnejcantbe
	Apr 10, 2016 19:43:54 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	No Not sure if this Rover is still there
	1997 BMW E36 328i Touring 2000 Renault Clio 172 ph1 2006 Discovery 3 1996 VW Corrado 16V 2002 BMW E39 530i Sport 1995 Subaru Legacy GT twin turbo 1992 Rover 216 GTi 2002 BMW 330Ci Clubsport SMG E46 2007 Ford Transit 6 seater Jumbo

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jim jdh Part of things Posts: 118	Let's see the abandoned ones....jim jdh @ynnejcantbe
	Apr 10, 2016 19:46:42 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Someone weighed this in where I weigh all my shells in, was complete too. Old photo, definatley been crushed
	1997 BMW E36 328i Touring 2000 Renault Clio 172 ph1 2006 Discovery 3 1996 VW Corrado 16V 2002 BMW E39 530i Sport 1995 Subaru Legacy GT twin turbo 1992 Rover 216 GTi 2002 BMW 330Ci Clubsport SMG E46 2007 Ford Transit 6 seater Jumbo

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jim jdh Part of things Posts: 118	Let's see the abandoned ones....jim jdh @ynnejcantbe
	Apr 10, 2016 19:47:42 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Another old pic, transit mk2
	1997 BMW E36 328i Touring 2000 Renault Clio 172 ph1 2006 Discovery 3 1996 VW Corrado 16V 2002 BMW E39 530i Sport 1995 Subaru Legacy GT twin turbo 1992 Rover 216 GTi 2002 BMW 330Ci Clubsport SMG E46 2007 Ford Transit 6 seater Jumbo

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jim jdh Part of things Posts: 118	Let's see the abandoned ones....jim jdh @ynnejcantbe
	Apr 10, 2016 19:51:47 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Yes in the next 2 seconds that grabber does smash the W124 coupe to bits
	1997 BMW E36 328i Touring 2000 Renault Clio 172 ph1 2006 Discovery 3 1996 VW Corrado 16V 2002 BMW E39 530i Sport 1995 Subaru Legacy GT twin turbo 1992 Rover 216 GTi 2002 BMW 330Ci Clubsport SMG E46 2007 Ford Transit 6 seater Jumbo

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jim jdh Part of things Posts: 118	Let's see the abandoned ones....jim jdh @ynnejcantbe
	Apr 10, 2016 19:58:00 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Wasnt really abandoned, was still there when I moved into my new workshop acouple of years ago, bought it off a guy who worked there, Golf estate with a Bora front end, Bolf I think they are called, before we broke it up anyway
	1997 BMW E36 328i Touring 2000 Renault Clio 172 ph1 2006 Discovery 3 1996 VW Corrado 16V 2002 BMW E39 530i Sport 1995 Subaru Legacy GT twin turbo 1992 Rover 216 GTi 2002 BMW 330Ci Clubsport SMG E46 2007 Ford Transit 6 seater Jumbo

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