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mikeC
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peter scott
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Lots of really challenging restorations there.
Thanks for posting.
Peter
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mikeC
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I agree that most would be a challenge to restore, but what a huge resource of parts, especially body panels.
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Keith D
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They certainly liked British vehicles!
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Ray White
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We could spend hours on end poking about among that lot!  |
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bjacko
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Location: Melbourne Australia
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Unfortunately this is what happens when people hang on to cars etc too long
The goods becomes mostly useless rusty scrap of very little use to anybody.
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Rick
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| Posted: Fri Apr 19, 2024 7:54 am Post subject: Re: Farm Sale |
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| bjacko wrote: | Unfortunately this is what happens when people hang on to cars etc too long
The goods becomes mostly useless rusty scrap of very little use to anybody. |
Well it's preferable to them weighing everything in during one of the scrap metal drives that saw so many viable projects put into the crusher. In fact pretty much any car that is now over, say, 30 years of age, has been in the hands of someone who couldn't bear to part with it for whatever reason.
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Rootes75
Joined: 30 Apr 2013
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Location: The Somerset Levels
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Quite literally that place would be a major source of spares for so many vehicle owners.
Some would be restorable too.
Imagine that lot being left out in the elements in the UK? There'd be nothing left...
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bjacko
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I have been to a number of these sales and the biggest problem is the underneath where grass has grown up and caused severe rust. I have seen cars that were in good shape and general condition until looking underneath.
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