retrolegends
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The Missus went shopping with her mate so I thought I would take a trip to Derby to do some early Chrimble shopping when it dawned on my that Albert Looms Car Breakers in just around the corner. So camera phone in hand in I went- Lets Have Some Love For The Unloved  Jag XJ6 and an F Plate Merc estate in front  Carlton (looked quite good).  BMW 520 Tourer complete with engine still  Volvo 340  Golf 3 Door  Rialto looking very sorry for its self  Honda Concreteo   Pug 305 Diesel with hand book still  Who are you calling Poof?? ;D  Someones pride and joy once!  100NX cant remember the last time I saw one!  Well stripped Mog  Saab 900   Poor Poor 480ES,still had complete interior  Going to make this trip a bit more often as its one of the few breakers that lets you in to have a good roam around. Just off the A52 on the way out of Derby towards Nottingham (Megalaughton Lane Spondon to be exact). |
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Last Edit: Jun 8, 2024 11:20:22 GMT by Rich
1974 Hillman Avenger 1500DL1992 Volvo 240SE1975 Datsun Cherry 100a flying custard1965 Hillman SuperMinx Rock N Roller1974 Austin Allegrat Mk1 1.3SDL1980 Austin Allegro Mk3 1.3L1982 Austin Allegro Mk3 on banded steels2003 Saab 9-3 Convertible 220bhp TurboNutter1966 Morris Minor 1000 (Doris) 2019 Abarth 595C Turismo (not retro but awesome fun) www.facebook.com/DatsunCherry100a |
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You're aware that it's November 4th, right?  |
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prey
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Yeah looms is one of the last few scrappies round here - i had a good mooch around that saab when i was there a couple of weeks ago. It does seem to be getting a bit slow though - they don't turn over as many cars as they used to (or they just crush new stuff straight away) because you can go 2 or 3 wkends in a row and see the same cars.
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Nathan
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I work close to this and never even knew it was there.
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Looms is awesome. Always good to have a nosey around there! I think they hang onto rare / interesting stuff until they're totally stripped. There was (is?) a Wolesley 1500 in there which was a sad sight, but they leave them until all useable parts have been taken.
I dare say they frag 90's bilge a lot sooner than that.
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retrolegends
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No sign of a Wolesley in there,must have gone,Ok Nov 4th is a bit premature for Chrimble shopping I admit but it was probably a subconscious excuse to go to Looms in the first place!!
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prey
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Mini rr meet at looms one sat/sun morning lol?
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retrolegends
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Sounds like a plan! Theres normally a Burger van in the car park too!
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SLAM IT!!
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Mini rr meet at looms one sat/sun morning lol? I'm up for that. |
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That Jag is a Daimler.
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Volvo back as my main squeeze, more boost and some interior goodies on the way.
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Well the bootlid is Daimler... its that much of a bitsa, only the chassis number will say for sure. I feel sorry for it having sent one much the same to the scrappy a few weeks back so my series 1 could stay alive.
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"You're about as likely to come across a fully functioning old Jag, as you are a taxicab that smells agreeable." - James May
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That is a good breakers yard but its not the only roamer in the area.We only go to breakers you can walk round and we visit 2 or 3 in a day.
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Looms is one of the last good scrappies. They will sell complete cars too. A mate got an FD Victor out of there a few years ago. We were trying to get someone to save a very tidy '84 Nissan Stanza out of there recently and they were still playing ball then. And prices are not silly. They know what it will weigh for so don't expect to drag that Carlton out for £50 but they are more sensible about this than most yards are.
Podders is usually worth a trip too.
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Used to be brilliant. Once went in and saw a HB Viva with GT bonnet & grill that had just come in, got the grill & bonnet for about £30!
Alistairk, was the FD a brown 1600 base model by any chance?
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prey
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Always looking for other yards - what else is good round here then? I'm a bit out of touch!
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Deatons at Staveley near Chesterfield is pretty good. He's usually got some old stuff in.... not including the tanks, the Green Goddess, or the traction engine.
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"You're about as likely to come across a fully functioning old Jag, as you are a taxicab that smells agreeable." - James May
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prey
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I've actually been meaning to head to there for a while now - heard good things!
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I very nearly saved a mk4 2dr non sunroof escort from there last year,it was a full complete car with zero rust so i went and asked if i could buy it,thet said some old timer had drove it in cus he was givin up driving!£200 was the price (if it'd not been marked as scrap,which it hadnt) so we set about finding the keys and logbook in the office,by the time we'd got the keys and gone back to get it moved someone had ripped the door cards in half to get to the door locks,had some interior bits and had bits and pieces from under the engine so they decided thet couldnt sell it me,i was proper gutted!
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Does anyone know of any breakers like this in Essex? possibly near Romford/Dagenham way? Ive not long moved here from Kent so don't know the places locally anymore!
cheers guys
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