Rusty Wrecks-Your Photos (Originals please)

This is the place for posts that don't fit into any other category.

Moderator: RichardW

Post Reply
User avatar
NewcastleFalcon
Posts: 24563
Joined: 25 Feb 2009, 10:40
Location:
My Cars:
x 6866

Rusty Wrecks-Your Photos (Originals please)

Post by NewcastleFalcon »

Idea shamelessly nicked from Practical Classics "Rust in Peace" feature.

Your excuse to photograph any rusting, overgrown vehicle you discover, or your favourite scrapyard photos.

Here's my starter for ten from Herefordshire
N Falcon own work
N Falcon own work
Regards Neil
Only One AA Box left
687 Trinity, Jersey
User avatar
xantia_v6
Forum Admin Team
Posts: 9052
Joined: 09 Nov 2005, 22:03
Location: France or NewZealand
Lexia Available: Yes
My Cars: -
1997 Citroen Xantia V6 (France)
1999 Citroen XM V6 ES9 (France)
2011 Peugeot 308 CC THP 155 (NZ)
1975 Jaguar XJ-S pre-HE (NZ)
x 825

Re: Rusty Wrecks-Your Photos (Originals please)

Post by xantia_v6 »

Will this do?
Own work
Own work
User avatar
xantia_v6
Forum Admin Team
Posts: 9052
Joined: 09 Nov 2005, 22:03
Location: France or NewZealand
Lexia Available: Yes
My Cars: -
1997 Citroen Xantia V6 (France)
1999 Citroen XM V6 ES9 (France)
2011 Peugeot 308 CC THP 155 (NZ)
1975 Jaguar XJ-S pre-HE (NZ)
x 825

Re: Rusty Wrecks-Your Photos (Originals please)

Post by xantia_v6 »

Or would you prefer a more 'abandoned' look?
20150619_163314.jpg
User avatar
NewcastleFalcon
Posts: 24563
Joined: 25 Feb 2009, 10:40
Location:
My Cars:
x 6866

Re: Rusty Wrecks-Your Photos (Originals please)

Post by NewcastleFalcon »

Excellent Mike that will do nicely. Hope there is plenty of scope to join in. I know of a "nice" bubble car rusting away in garden fairly close by which is a quite an unusual find, and several farms rusters of more modern vintage so there's plenty to be going at if the thread slows down!

When I was ferreting around a scrapyard the other day, there were quite a few "newer Vehicles" wonder if the various scrappage scheme vehicles go to parts dismantlers before heading to the crusher.

The corsa I was getting bits of wasn't going to be staying around long, and I had carte blanche to take off anything I wanted for next to nothing before it made its way across the road to the EMR facility.

Regards Neil
Only One AA Box left
687 Trinity, Jersey
User avatar
bobins
Donor 2023
Posts: 5697
Joined: 05 Jul 2012, 18:07
Location: Midhurst, West Sussex
My Cars: Kia Sportage
Mazda BT-50
Land Rover SIII SWB
V-F-R800
SL320
MX5
x 2871

Re: Rusty Wrecks-Your Photos (Originals please)

Post by bobins »

Not so much rust on this one, but it hasn't moved in around 20 years....... until this weekend (hopefully).
My old Land Rover - about 43 years old, and hopefully to be dragged out of its slumber and trailered away to a mates place where he'll tinker on it, replace the engine, do some fettling, then at some unidentified point in the future, I'll go and pick it up in MOT'd and working condition :)
Land Rover - own work
Land Rover - own work
Sadly no longer a C5 owner :(
User avatar
myglaren
Forum Admin Team
Posts: 25366
Joined: 02 Mar 2008, 13:30
Location: Washington
My Cars: Mazda 6
Ooops.
Previously:
2009 Honda Civic :(
C5, C5, Xantia, BX, GS, Visa.
R4, R11TXE, R14, R30TX
x 4888

Re: Rusty Wrecks-Your Photos (Originals please)

Post by myglaren »

i can't remember when I last saw a rusty wreck other than my own - OK, no rust on it but still.
User avatar
NewcastleFalcon
Posts: 24563
Joined: 25 Feb 2009, 10:40
Location:
My Cars:
x 6866

Re: Rusty Wrecks-Your Photos (Originals please)

Post by NewcastleFalcon »

Have to bring this Vanden Plas 1500 Allegro into the fold, this is its natural home
n falcon own work
n falcon own work
Regards Neil
Only One AA Box left
687 Trinity, Jersey
User avatar
old'uns
Posts: 558
Joined: 06 Mar 2010, 20:21
Location: Cannock / 72800 sarthe
My Cars: '02 C5 - gone
'09 X7 - gone
CMax - X7 replacement - gone
Acadiane - lost to a V5c applicant
'06 C5 VTR auto est
'90 Honda Beat
'73 ST70 Dax
'75 ST Dax - 120 powered
x 127

Re: Rusty Wrecks-Your Photos (Originals please)

Post by old'uns »

these were from the Trade area at the LM Classic.......

1935 Citroen C6, more patina than rust and possibly woodworm as well

Image

Image

this was definitely trailered there....

Image

can't remember what it is though, thought i'd got a pic of a plaque but obviously not
currently '06 C5 2.0 HDi auto estate Tip run and France trekker - well should be!! occupied currently by '10 Superb DSG 170 elegance- whistles and bells that work
User avatar
NewcastleFalcon
Posts: 24563
Joined: 25 Feb 2009, 10:40
Location:
My Cars:
x 6866

Re: Rusty Wrecks-Your Photos (Originals please)

Post by NewcastleFalcon »

old'uns wrote: 14 Jul 2018, 21:17 these were from the Trade area at the LM Classic.......


this was definitely trailered there....

Image

can't remember what it is though, thought i'd got a pic of a plaque but obviously not

Nice Pics, and a qurky French Design. The Peugeot Q3A of the 1940's had a similar sloping front end but it looks most similar to this, described as a "RENAULT AHS 3 Plateau ridelles "LA MEUSE" (1946)"

Image

Regards Neil
Only One AA Box left
687 Trinity, Jersey
User avatar
van ordinaire
(Donor 2017)
Posts: 2537
Joined: 23 Jun 2015, 14:45
Location: Live & work in London but weekend in Devon (or do I now live in Torbay & work in London?)
My Cars: Citroens:-
'81 2CV Club (quietly sleeping in a parallel universe)
'05 (yes, really) C15
'97 Xantia Exclusive estate
others:-
'96 Jeep Cherokee Limited - the "donor"
'99 Jeep Cherokee Orvis - the green one
'97 Jeep Cherokee Limited - the red one
'99 Cadillac Seville STS
'96 Cadillac Eldorado ETC
& numerous what might be described as abandoned projects!
x 405

Re: Rusty Wrecks-Your Photos (Originals please)

Post by van ordinaire »

1st commercial with alis?
Citroens:-
'81 2CV Club :cry:
'05 C15 :!:
'97 Xantia Exclusive estate [-o<
others:-
Jeep XJ Cherokees x 3 :?
'96 Cadillac Eldorado
'99 Cadillac STS :|
& the numerous "abandoned projects" #-o
User avatar
NewcastleFalcon
Posts: 24563
Joined: 25 Feb 2009, 10:40
Location:
My Cars:
x 6866

Re: Rusty Wrecks-Your Photos (Originals please)

Post by NewcastleFalcon »

Not too rusty...yet...decent tread on the tyre but too easy surely to bother the whatsthisthen? thread
NF own work
NF own work
Nf own work
Nf own work
Regards Neil
Only One AA Box left
687 Trinity, Jersey
Richard_C
(Donor 2016)
Posts: 535
Joined: 15 Oct 2011, 17:31
Location: Cambridge, England
My Cars: C4 Picasso 1.6 Blue Hdi 120 Manual Excl+ 2016
C3 1.2 Puretech 110 Auto Flair 2017
x 99

Re: Rusty Wrecks-Your Photos (Originals please)

Post by Richard_C »

This fine beast near Canyon de Chelly Arizona, 2012. I think the sign is ironic but wan't about to ask.
Attachments
IMGP7025.JPG
Richard_C

Current: , C4 Picasso 120 BlueHdi, C3 1.2 Auto
Past Citroens: Dyane (x2), 2CV, Visa, BX (x2), Xantia, Xsara Picasso, C3 (x2) C5 X7 Tourer, Synergie 1.9TD, C1
Others: Hillman Hunter, Cortina Mk 1, Maxi, VW Type 2, Granada, SAAB 900, SAAB 9-5, R5 Gordini
User avatar
Pug_XUD_KeenAmateur
(Donor 2018)
Posts: 1168
Joined: 22 Apr 2013, 17:24
Location: South Midlands / M4 / M5
My Cars: 405 naD Est
x 232

Re: Rusty Wrecks-Your Photos (Originals please)

Post by Pug_XUD_KeenAmateur »

staying with the USA theme, had this come past me as I enjoyed my Big Mac earlier, in a really shoddy state, but characterful for it and with the most amazing V8 burble.

Bottoms of Doors, Cills and rear corner pillars all looked pretty rotten, with really appalling front wing (fender) fit on both sides.

Nice to see something in 'original' nick, albeit not sure of its ultimate future if its left like it for very long.

Plate on it is a UK 'B' suffix so about 1962 and the rear fender script I think reads Bel Air, so potentially a heck of a valuable vehicle.

There does appear to be a Christiana Motel in Pennsylvania USA, with approximately the correct illustration to its signage, so possibly this was their company vehicle.
Attachments
20180722_130526a.jpg
Puxa
User avatar
NewcastleFalcon
Posts: 24563
Joined: 25 Feb 2009, 10:40
Location:
My Cars:
x 6866

Re: Rusty Wrecks-Your Photos (Originals please)

Post by NewcastleFalcon »

Pug_XUD_KeenAmateur wrote: 22 Jul 2018, 16:02
Plate on it is a UK 'B' suffix so about 1962 and the rear fender script I think reads Bel Air, so potentially a heck of a valuable vehicle.

There does appear to be a Christiana Motel in Pennsylvania USA, with approximately the correct illustration to its signage, so possibly this was their company vehicle.

Image


May have appeared on e-bay, this appeared on Pinterest with an e-bay link which no longer works,

Image

Chevrolet Bel Air Station Wagon 1964

Regards Neil
Only One AA Box left
687 Trinity, Jersey
User avatar
Pug_XUD_KeenAmateur
(Donor 2018)
Posts: 1168
Joined: 22 Apr 2013, 17:24
Location: South Midlands / M4 / M5
My Cars: 405 naD Est
x 232

Re: Rusty Wrecks-Your Photos (Originals please)

Post by Pug_XUD_KeenAmateur »

that's the one Neil, a few years ago I should think as it appears to be in much better condition there
Puxa
Post Reply