Let's see the abandoned ones....

[simon79]

Yes, I remember the Cav, iirc, when we were first given the job it wasn't burnt, and when we got there it was down an embankement, and had been burnt so we had to back with some extra equipment.

We are still busy around the Maesteg area for the Police!

I have seen a couple of Astra GTE's about recently, don't see any for years, and there's a few about now!

I'm an E30 man myself, though out of the 3 I have, none are currently on the road! My daily is an E36 touring, or an E39 530i sport touring.

May remember seeing my E30 M3 around Maesteg, it was a white G plate one. Sold that about 3 years ago, best car I've owned.

The place where those cars are burnt out is not far from where your car was recovered from! I will PM you some google earth co-ordinates for where they were, not been up there for a few years now. Just looking on google earth, I can see 3 burn outs on there!

I would love the go up to the blue pool when it's low or nearing empty, would be very interesting...

[simon79]

Just to keep the thread in the right direction...!





Both the above cars were owned by the same person!

Seat had been totally submerged when the tide was in, scooby was over the headlights, forgot to take a pic until we'd pulled it to that point!

[ben1]

Some shockly modern cars there , nice stops , what qaulfications do you need to be a Recovery person?
Pm me

(also will post up my update crusty mustang i found in a peice of land no one owns!)

[simon79]

Some more abandoned..

[ben1]

Location is essex , the excact one is available via PM just incase you are local and want to look at the car.

[brettsri]

Some new ones here, carrying on the burnt out theme!

Holcombe Quarry, well known haunt on the Somerset Mendips. Better known for a flooded quarry where a few kids have died over the years unfortunatly, and was closed of ages ago. These have all been there over 10 years I would guess.

From memory, this may have been a Capri


Cortina


Mini


unknown



unknown

[brettsri]

More from Lydford Crosskeys, on the A37 from Shepton Mallet to Yeovil, Somerset

Barn I have never checked out on site before houses these;

My classic knowledge is normally quite good, I suspect Humber/Hillman, something Rootes maybe? This blocked the door to the barn, I couldnt get round there. I took these peeping on top toes through a window! Austin A30 too.


Hearald and same A30


Imp

[brettsri]

These are in the main yard area

Very tidy 309


Cortina p100


Moggie


Saab 900 looked like it was quite tidy, early Polo coupe in orange hiding in there too..


Rover SD1, four pot engine


Scimitar GTE


oh and this, bot strictly retro but included becuase it was once mine. I sold it in late 07, written off by new owner even later in 07. Redtop 16v and still not a bit of rust

[brettsri]

last lot for now, again Lydford Crosskeys. Have been in the hedge for a while!!

Ford Classic



Wolsley 4/44





Jaguar Mk something



Another unknown, very overgrown and most intact of the lot. Either Austin or Ford?

Door, rear window and wheel arch - you can see split rear screen through car

Direct side on

from front


thats all for now!

[sheffieldcortinacentre]

wheres the p100?

[craig]

Lydford Crosskeys, or at least it was. I put the same pics up a few pages back although i never noticed the barn.

[brettsri]

Craig, didnt see yours.

The barn is on the opposite side of the area where the ford classic etc are in the hedge, down a bank. Not easy to get to, my mate and I just looked and thought there MUST be something in there! turned out there was!

[retrowagen1234]

is that oxford in the barn a saloon or traveller? (the one blocking the door)


Also is it just me that realy likes to see cars end there life like this? Rather than just cubed its nice seeing them litterally dissapear....

[retrowagen1234]

Aug 23, 2010 0:00:56 GMT mk2passat said:

Aug 22, 2010 21:41:09 GMT @retrowagen1234 said:

datsun 180b.... I think....

might be right there, there was a plate on the bulkhead that said nissan. the grille makes it easy, I wonder if anyone wouldve got it from the remains of the body!

actaully i did get it from the body. That rear end where it slopes behind the window is what stood out to me

[retrowagen1234]

Aug 22, 2010 22:18:10 GMT cam said:

Aug 13, 2010 14:15:03 GMT @retrowagen1234 said:

think they might be IDS or very basic ds's.....

yeah ID. however, the ds pre about 1967 all had the single headligth fornt too. the 'twin headlight' type were later model rather than 'ds' specific.

I know we have one ;D A french built (not slough like some people think) 72/3 DS23 pallas... alot of people also think that the later RHD ones were slough built but that was only the pre 67 ones... after that they shipped it all over to the french plant..

Which is also why alot of people are scared of RHD ones, as slough built cars were realy known to rot.... But its completely unfounded as when applied to later cars its irrelivent...

[austin1750maxi]

[brettsri]

Aug 26, 2010 9:30:51 GMT @retrowagen1234 said:

is that oxford in the barn a saloon or traveller? (the one blocking the door)


Also is it just me that realy likes to see cars end there life like this? Rather than just cubed its nice seeing them litterally dissapear....

Ahh its an Oxford.

don't know is the awnser! Its to ovegrown and couldnt get round there. May have a better hunt next time I'm there!

[drunkenbum]

Corky had been there may be 10 years but the sef floods ended her



one in our local woods





one i took home





FANTASTIC THREAD ITS took me most of the day to get to page 40

[mk2passat]

Aug 26, 2010 21:16:49 GMT @austin1750maxi said:

i think i recognise this one from ebay a year or two ago, not just the car but that precise way it is parked and the house. i guess it never got sold..

[bmw156]

stolen from another website








and then the most extreeme rat ive seen!!