Classics left to die/rotting pics - Vol 2

[hidetheelephants]

GeniusOfLove said:

hidetheelephants said:

Does the tat owner live on the corner? In which case he's(and it will be a he) a selfish given the entire "garden" is paved and has room for all the cars.

And which one of those cars do you think ISN'T going to leak oil everywhere and ruin his block paving?

That's what McDonalds trays are for.

[GTRene]

Turbobanana said:

southendpier said:

E reg Lotus Excel S.E. not too far from Acle, Norfolk. last MOT 2010 had barely moved for the 3 years before that although still passing the tests.

There are plans to restore that, once the owner's hedge fund pays out.

[GreatGranny]

Sorry not read the whole thread so apologies if this has been on here before, it's on a busy road so must have been photographed plenty of times.

Audi Coupe or Quattro maybe?

2009


2023

[Stick Legs]

hidetheelephants said:

That's what McDonalds trays are for.

I thought they were for FWD drifting sessions…

[droopsnoot]

GreatGranny said:

Sorry not read the whole thread so apologies if this has been on here before, it's on a busy road so must have been photographed plenty of times.

Audi Coupe or Quattro maybe?

2009


2023

ur-quattro, I'd say.

[South tdf]

hidetheelephants said:

Does the tat owner live on the corner? In which case he's(and it will be a he) a selfish given the entire "garden" is paved and has room for all the cars.

A quick Look on Google maps shows he actually lives at the other end of the close and parks several cars on the drive as well as what looks like working on them.

[soxboy]

droopsnoot said:

GreatGranny said:

Sorry not read the whole thread so apologies if this has been on here before, it's on a busy road so must have been photographed plenty of times.

Audi Coupe or Quattro maybe?

2009


2023

ur-quattro, I'd say.

It’s a ur. I actually thought it may have been my old one as it looked very similar (even white wheels) so I took a drive past last time I was in the area, but it wasn’t.

[cjs racing.]

[Escort3500]

Modified Scimitar I suspect

[Doofus]

Modified?

[Skyedriver]

GTC. Modified in that the soft top has collapsed and covered in plastic sheet...

[ClaphamGT3]

Skyedriver said:

GTC. Modified in that the soft top has collapsed and covered in plastic sheet...

Reliant didn't make an SE5 GTC

[Risonax]

ClaphamGT3 said:

Skyedriver said:

GTC. Modified in that the soft top has collapsed and covered in plastic sheet...

Reliant didn't make an SE5 GTC

From the positioning of the door handle, a SE4 thats been chopped. SE4 door handle sat a bit higher than SE5.




But the SE5 venting on the rear wing puzzles me.

[reddiesel]

The old man a serial Dolomite Sprint Owner hankered after one of these when I was a lad . SE6 seems to ring a bell , it was the late Seventies and not being a great fan I paid little attention . Its only recently I am wondering where the location was when we went to view one . Glasgow wasn't awash with Reliant dealerships and at 86 the old man won't remember .

[soprano]

Very sorry looking 56 plate 997. Google maps suggests it hasn’t moved for at least 5 years and no MOT since 2017

[hidetheelephants]

Risonax said:

From the positioning of the door handle, a SE4 thats been chopped. SE4 door handle sat a bit higher than SE5.

But the SE5 venting on the rear wing puzzles me.

I'd plump for an SE5 with the doors modded to move the handles, the door glass looks right for it; the arches and those vents at the rear are all SE5 anyway. If nothing else there are far more basket case SE5s available to molest, over 9000 made to only 1000 SE4s.

[Doofus]

I'd suspect the doors are interchangeable.

[No ideas for a name]

Doofus said:

I'd suspect the doors are interchangeable.

The swage line touching the top of the wheel arch is the giveaway, plus the bit of vent above the bumper recess just peeking out.

[hidetheelephants]

Doofus said:

I'd suspect the doors are interchangeable.

AFAIK they are more or less, but the glass and frame is not, something which will confound the builder if they get as far as putting a floppytop on it. SE4 doors would work better in that respect.

[rallycross]

soprano said:

Very sorry looking 56 plate 997. Google maps suggests it hasn’t moved for at least 5 years and no MOT since 2017

That’s a lot of £££ to leave like that.