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DanH · Posted: Thu Aug 06, 2015 7:05 am Post subject: Hot Rodding fail

Now, don't get me wrong, I like a good hot rod. Some of them look great and have some very clever engineering going on in them. Sadly this is not a example of that. Its just a poor old Austin 16 that has been wrecked. Sad

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1949-Austin-16-rat-rod-hot-rod-rover-project-barn-find-classic/171878063817?_trksid=p2054897.c100204.m3164&_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIC.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20140407115239%26meid%3D87c7409818ee48ab95c611f25a5df62e%26pid%3D100204%26rk%3D11%26rkt%3D12%26mehot%3Dpp%26sd%3D191645922243

That engine placement just looks weird and I especially like the part in the description about the rod brakes being overhauled and working well! Shocked

I'm sure they'll do a great job of stopping this Rover V8 powered death trap when its doing 70mph on 16 inch cross-plys!

Rootes75 · Posted: Thu Aug 06, 2015 9:29 am Post subject:

Don't agree with rodding at the best of times, this does not look right at all.
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Rick · Site Admin Joined: 27 Apr 2005 Posts: 22834 Location: UK

Even scrolling past that one in the listings, it looked pretty woeful. Reading the listing proper confirmed my initial thoughts.

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DanH · Posted: Thu Aug 06, 2015 10:49 am Post subject:

Its a shame really, it sounds like it was a pretty solid and complete car before the angle grinder and welder came out...... Rolling Eyes

I imagine I could probably come up with a example of this sort of destruction from eBay and elsewhere weekly. Although that would make for a rather painful thread......

PAUL BEAUMONT · Joined: 27 Nov 2007 Posts: 1281 Location: Barnsley S. Yorks

Yes! saw that yesterday with the same thought. Hopefully the buyer needs a Rover V8 for something - A rover maybe!!