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Oct 19, 2015 12:19:32 GMT
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ThePollitt
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Fix up, look... at that car on eBay!
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Oct 19, 2015 14:48:09 GMT
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A five door GSi (or to us, GTE).
RAREFACE.
Chris
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Danny
Part of things
On your screen
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Oct 19, 2015 14:54:33 GMT
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Nice find Chris, I'd like the tailgate off that gte
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Oct 19, 2015 18:43:25 GMT
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What a place !!! Superb pics , thanks for sharing
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You've been telling me you were a genius since you were seventeen ... in all the time I've known you I still don't know what you mean !
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Oct 19, 2015 22:34:55 GMT
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Very interesting place, especially from the distance of the western US. It's like a scrap yard from a different planet, in that we got very few of the cars pictured in this country. That Fiat 850 Coupe should be saved immediately! Having saved one before, I've a soft spot for them... That Alfa 75 also raises my loins, as that's my current retro-ride. They're rarely seen on the road here, but they're around for anyone looking to buy one.
Makes me wonder what someone from NZ, or Europe might find interesting in the dwindling vintage scrapyards of the western US? Japanese cars like the old Z-Car are plentiful here for their age. I know of a handful of them in local scrapyards and under car ports where I live. This site has helped me understand that the Z-Car is a rare breed abroad, and a worthy retro-ride. The same could be said for the early Celica. I recently saw a row of early 60's Ford Thunderbirds lined up at a vintage scrapyard in a similar state to the cars pictured above. Despite my consistent taste for Eurocars, the sight of them commanded respect.
For anyone desperate for some kind of part that just doesn't exist where you're at, I like the idea of a foreign exchange of sorts. A Fiat Uno Turbo cylinder head for an x/19 project isn't going to come from the US, but maybe...
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Oct 25, 2015 16:26:00 GMT
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how relax were they about letting you walk round and take pictures? did you buy anything or just go to look? sorry just interested =)
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Only dogs go for new cars, real cars have rust!
Ford capri laser 1.6 -http://retrorides.proboards.com/thread/181032/1986-ford-capri-laser-updates
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RetroMat
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Column Shifting!
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Oct 25, 2015 18:16:30 GMT
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Oct 25, 2015 22:08:54 GMT
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places i need to vist, i'll take a read tomorrow =) cheers =)
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Only dogs go for new cars, real cars have rust!
Ford capri laser 1.6 -http://retrorides.proboards.com/thread/181032/1986-ford-capri-laser-updates
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