Let's see the abandoned ones....

[daver555]

Aug 3, 2011 21:58:31 GMT will said:

2 x net finds

That is from the village of Kaufdorf in Switzerland and the fabled Messerli Autoverwertung Yard and it's recent auction. The owner of the yard is/was called Franz Messerli. I say is/was as he was issued with a clearance order by the local authorities and his estate auctoned off most of the vehicles he had. The bus is called a Luxus Car and was converted by a German company called Auwarter. They were built from 1960 through to 1962 during which one was built every month each one being unique to the next one. They were based on a commercial spec panel van but then heavily modified as seen in these pics:




That last one was featured in Camper & Bus Magazine a few months back and is now being completely rebuilt to concours by Bug Box for the rather well-off owner. This one is not the one from the Swiss auction but it is clear that someone has bought it.

[angrydicky]

Aug 13, 2011 21:06:08 GMT will said:

Acclaim going back to nature

Apparently that's been sitting there since 2004! Looks fairly sound though, got to be worth saving?

Wild guess on the car behind - Cortina?

[Ratchet]

amazed at the amount of old tin and yank iron lying around in Norway that would be worth a kajillion pounds here

hear they don't put salt on the roads there in the winter (cos people can actually drive there......) which i guess explains the good condition of older cars, also guess there isn't the 'oh its over 5 years old its an old banger' mentality as they have here

[Deleted]

that citroen on the a44 by teh micra hasnt turned a wheel in the 10 years ive been up here, although the panels appear to disappear off it from time to time as he works on it.. its turning red bit by bit now and I reckon in another 5 years he will have it done lol

[blazerteam]

Aug 14, 2011 16:47:38 GMT Ratchet said:

amazed at the amount of old tin and yank iron lying around in Norway that would be worth a kajillion pounds here

hear they don't put salt on the roads there in the winter (cos people can actually drive there......) which I guess explains the good condition of older cars, also guess there isn't the 'oh its over 5 years old its an old banger' mentality as they have here

The salt depends on where you live in Norway..big city,means salt usually.I live in a small town,as there are just 25000 citizens here.I have been taking photos the last days of 20-30 year old cars still in daily use..I'm amazed of how many cars that are that old,even if I'm living here.Guess i havent noticed before..

Mercedes and Volvo from 75-90 are big here..as Golf and Sierra.Some of them are in real nice conditition too.

[will]

Aug 14, 2011 10:44:18 GMT Fiat Daft said:

Nice spots ,what was the specialist called?

Had to look it up as I forgot. Pretty sure it's this place www.yell.com/maps/MapAction.do?&nat_id=901133408&businessType=CAR+ACCESSORIES+%26+PARTS&location=OX51RL&storePC=OX51RL&ssm=&layout=&companyName=Solo+Italia+Ltd&clarifyIndex=&clarifyOptions=&replayURL=1.5

In answer to other posters. Yeah, the Acclaim looked savable from a drive by inspection Think the one behind was either French or Asian not that it helps much.

Nice info on the bubble bus daver555, thought something looked different.

[Maxxxer]

Solo Italia are a Fiat Coupe specialist, so I would think they will be used for parts, or awaiting a refresh - they don't tend to get scrapped or left to rot unless they are really not worth saving.

Having bought a fair few bits from them over the years when I had myy 20V Turbo, they're pretty passionate about them (as I was with mine ) so if they are functioning they won't be there for too long...

[lytesben]

I love this thread and so I decided to join
Here is an abandoned Triumph 1300 FWD - abandoned by my own parents! It has been sat in my uncle's yard for years. It was last on the road in 1998.
I'd imagine if anyone wanted it an agreement could be made

[woodenspatulas]

its from the begining of this thread, but does that say rustin or austin?

[blazerteam]

[lownslow]

Aug 4, 2011 9:09:15 GMT wiggle said:

Been in his frount garden in Beckenham for 20 years now wallked past it when I was a lad on me way to school love it wish it was my ride



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You NEED to save this asap!!!!!

[ben1]

Aug 15, 2011 13:13:14 GMT lytesben said:

I love this thread and so I decided to join
Here is an abandoned Triumph 1300 FWD - abandoned by my own parents! It has been sat in my uncle's yard for years. It was last on the road in 1998.
I'd imagine if anyone wanted it an agreement could be made

The bike looks interesting , what it is?

[leicester]

The bike looks to be a early style Honda c50 c70 c90 Cub

[dungbug]

Those old bikes in Will's post look interesting, I'd have said an old Honda that's behind the Triumph......I guess the OP would know for sure.

[dungbug]

Aug 16, 2011 12:02:14 GMT wiggle said:

Aug 15, 2011 19:58:09 GMT lownslow said:

You NEED to save this asap!!!!!

ONE DAY HE WILL PUT 4 SALE IN THE WINDOW A

Probably when there's nothing much left of it, I tried buying a bug from someone locally who said they were going to restore it on day. 15 years later the poor thing had 'self dismembered' all over their drive, it was just about salvageable when I asked 15 years before.

[skodaboy]

and a nice pair

[lytesben]

Aug 15, 2011 22:33:20 GMT ben1 said:

Aug 15, 2011 13:13:14 GMT lytesben said:

I love this thread and so I decided to join
Here is an abandoned Triumph 1300 FWD - abandoned by my own parents! It has been sat in my uncle's yard for years. It was last on the road in 1998.
I'd imagine if anyone wanted it an agreement could be made

The bike looks interesting , what it is?

The bike is in fact a Honda C90 as some have already guessed. That is ours as well Tbh I had completely forgotten about it!

[superdoose]

Aug 16, 2011 10:53:45 GMT dungbug said:

Those old bikes in Will's post look interesting, I'd have said an old Honda that's behind the Triumph......I guess the OP would know for sure.

Ran the reg number through HPi, nowt came up.....

[lytesben]

Aug 16, 2011 19:20:30 GMT superdoose said:

Aug 16, 2011 10:53:45 GMT dungbug said:

Those old bikes in Will's post look interesting, I'd have said an old Honda that's behind the Triumph......I guess the OP would know for sure.

Ran the reg number through HPi, nowt came up.....

That's because there is a letter missing from the end which cannot be seen in the picture It came up when I checked on the Online tax system earlier. But it obviously isn't on the new system as it was off the road way before that came into force.

We are open to offers on it if anyone is seriously interested?

[retrowagen1234]

Aug 16, 2011 19:27:16 GMT lytesben said:

Aug 16, 2011 19:20:30 GMT superdoose said:

We are open to offers on it if anyone is seriously interested?

P.m coming