Abandoned cars and barn finds picture thread!!!!!

[Cano]

Damn. Considering they were a one-year-only affair, that's a lot of split windows gone to waste.

 

[TheCracker]

Who is this stupid enough to throw out a corvette?!

They've no doubt all been involved in bad enough accidents to warrant them not being worth fixing (at the time) and are now used for spares. They made 120,000+ C2 Vettes, few of which were ever exported out of the US, it's not like they're particularly rare.

 

[DrPuppetwarrior]

This thread makes me sad

 

[poolhaas]

This RS5 was left there in a flood in Surrey last month.

This is what's left of it.

Article: http://www.getsurrey.co.uk/news/local-news/audi-sports-car-stripped-parts-6673528

 

[Brett]

Who is this stupid enough to throw out a corvette?!

This is going to be a tough one for some GTPers to understand, but sometimes life priorities change. Restoring a car is something that one no longer wants to tackle. Or the person does not want to pay someone else to restore the car. Or health problems arise and that is more important to address. And on and on.

 

[Cano]

Great link, @poolhaas

 

[RandomCarGuy17]

They've no doubt all been involved in bad enough accidents to warrant them not being worth fixing (at the time) and are now used for spares. They made 120,000+ C2 Vettes, few of which were ever exported out of the US, it's not like they're particularly rare.

This is going to be a tough one for some GTPers to understand, but sometimes life priorities change. Restoring a car is something that one no longer wants to tackle. Or the person does not want to pay someone else to restore the car. Or health problems arise and that is more important to address. And on and on.

Oh yeah, I forgot about factors like that. Oops.
Anyway, I guess those points make some sense, it just seems to me to be a waste of a car, especially if it's a split-window design. Thanks though.

 

[BerettaGTZ]

 

[Leonidae@MFT]

That poor Saint..

 

[Davoxx]

 

[Callum B]

Just looked through the whole thread. My god I've never felt so upset about anything before. And my song playlist was mocking me, came up with Rusted From The Rain by Billy Talent...
There's an abandoned Austin Mini Van near me, I'll get a pic next time I go around that way. My mate tried to find an owner to enquire into buying it but no luck.

 

[xMARKITOx]

 

[Slash]

That almost looks like it was put there for a photoshoot. Doesn't even look abandoned. Like someone threw some crap on it to make it dirty and let it sit there for a week for the grass to grow.

 

[xMARKITOx]

That almost looks like it was put there for a photoshoot. Doesn't even look abandoned. Like someone threw some crap on it to make it dirty and let it sit there for a week for the grass to grow.

Yea I agree. Unfortunately I couldn't find any back story on it.

 

[BerettaGTZ]

Link:http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2216336/Abandoned-treasure-trove-100-classic-cars-including-Ford-Model-T-sold-unless-mystery-owner-claims-them.html

 

[xXKingJoshXx]

This one was abandoned in Germany...

 

[p3bucky]

I'm looking at some of these cars thinking "Let me love youuuu." Sadness


Welcome to Dubai

http://www.messynessychic.com/2013/...uxury-cars-lying-around-is-kind-of-a-problem/
Went 10 or so pages in, didn't see this, so here you go

Let me love youuuuuu

 

[Gotbeefboy564]

that poor 5 turbo.

 

[AlvaroF]

I want to love that R5 as well

 

[Slash]

Because that's real safe...

 

[Cano]

Agh, CRAP, That Turbo 5. Img.

 

[TheCracker]

That 5 Turbo (in Japan?) looks like it's being prep'd ready for painting.

 

[RocZX]

 

[Steele_obsidion]

if only, one of us could go back in time, to the day that car was parked there, and give it a new life. if only

 

[RocZX]

 

[Lotus Exige S]

They've no doubt all been involved in bad enough accidents to warrant them not being worth fixing (at the time) and are now used for spares. They made 120,000+ C2 Vettes, few of which were ever exported out of the US, it's not like they're particularly rare.

True..

 

[Lotus Exige S]

Yea I agree. Unfortunately I couldn't find any back story on it.

I read a story on these Alfa's in my classic car mag, quite a story!

 

[Cano]

Agh! @RocZX, that last pic. Why do you torture me? Real 32 Ford too. Dear god.

As for the Opel Manta pics, info? That is epic.

 

[TheCracker]

If you Google 'Carlos Alonso-Lamberti' you'll see pictures of the Marlboro Manta 400 and Alfa 75 in action. I guess they're his. (whoever he is, Italian rally driver i guess)

 

[Fastcarguy]

this makes me sad