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Jan 24, 2009 11:38:44 GMT
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Ms Grizz's daughter is 17 today, so has just gone off on her first driving lesson. Grandpa and grandma came over for a cuppa tea and a chat. Grandpa is a full on petrol head too, so so often takes a spot pic or two for me ;D Today he came in to show me this.... happens to be close to where he lives. There were about 8 cars in the yard, or is that half cars? I guess the motivation is understandable, but it still gets me. Sacrilege, or sensible savvy ?  |
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Last Edit: Jan 24, 2009 12:12:58 GMT by grizz
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nutter81
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Jan 24, 2009 11:55:23 GMT
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i guess its easier to cut than take the engine out
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Jan 24, 2009 11:55:35 GMT
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Looks like some automotive serial killer, keeping grisly souvenirs of his victims!
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Jan 24, 2009 12:06:51 GMT
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It wasnt a film company was it?
I once saw something similar to that on an estate in Gainsborough, they were all Sierras and had been cut in half in the same way. They were for attaching camera rigs to apparently.
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Jan 24, 2009 12:23:27 GMT
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My guess is the engines/gearboxes are destined for export, and that's the most convenient/time-effective method of storing/moving them. I've seen it a lot in the past with wagons where they literally gas-axe the chassis just behind the cab, then ship the cab/engine/box/front suspension in one unit.
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Jan 24, 2009 12:56:14 GMT
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Yeah, export I recon. I was at Tibury docks the other week and it was full of old mercs and J stuff, cut up and piled high ready for export. Africa I guess? Its meant to be big money! Some cars are exported whole and filled with engines, axles and gearboxes. I think in Africa the mechanical parts wear out due to the high milages they do, not to mention poor roads so theres a healthy demand for parts.
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Last Edit: Jan 24, 2009 12:57:33 GMT by Lankytim
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Jan 24, 2009 13:03:13 GMT
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Never seen them all as one make before but my local salvage yard used to sell front end cuts, lopped off the same way with the back end of the loom coiled around inside the car. Easier for them, can demo the engine running, get all the ECU and instrument cluster and fusebox etc so no faff.
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ChasR
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Jan 24, 2009 13:34:51 GMT
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I reckon export too, but maybe he enjoys making cut and shut Mercs :lol:.
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Jan 24, 2009 13:45:06 GMT
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That is slightly macabre!!
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Jan 24, 2009 13:54:00 GMT
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Are the tail ends all arranged in some stonehenge formation somewhere?  |
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Jan 24, 2009 14:01:09 GMT
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carhenge?  |
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Jan 24, 2009 14:14:31 GMT
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Export, one of me local yards does it to Nigeria, the front has the engine,box,steering.removable pannels and dash, easy to remove all in one go and stuff in a container  |
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Jan 24, 2009 14:44:50 GMT
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We must be about the only country that doesn't sell complete front clips! Much easier when doing an engine swap.
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Jan 24, 2009 16:08:17 GMT
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There are regularly a line if 'em at Brussels canal - Toyotas etc.. too. The old vans and estates are loaded with fridges n washing machines - they're big business here.
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Back from the dead..... kind of
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Jan 24, 2009 16:25:46 GMT
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Yeah my friend (who is from congo) was talking about the ammount of money second hand fridges (the tech bits of em) go for in Congo. Stuff a 505 full of em and ship it out and i'm thinking you'd be rich enough to afford a mk1 escort or even a splitty!11!!1!
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Jan 24, 2009 17:33:22 GMT
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maybe its something to do with james mays alfa-saab from the limo episode ;D
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Jan 24, 2009 17:38:00 GMT
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Ive got a fridge on my shed they could have for nothing!
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Jan 24, 2009 20:48:57 GMT
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This is a common sight in Norway. All going to Germany for export to Africa. I see ads daily in newspapers where persons with african names wants to buy older Toyotas.  |
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Nobody, NOBODY makes Sheriff Buford T. Justice look like a possum's pecker
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Jan 24, 2009 20:59:36 GMT
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why do I think that some crazy yank has actually done this  |
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I wanna go to HEAVEN for the weather, HELL for the company  |
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Jan 24, 2009 21:13:32 GMT
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why do I think that some crazy yank has actually done this They have... www.carhenge.com/ |
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... the only injury I sustained was a bumped head when I let the seatbelt of without realizing the car was upside down  and that's not really the car's fault. |
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and that's not really the car's fault.