4th July 2007, 17:25
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How much its worth in present state? Hahahaha....wat can i say? good one! Last edited by karlosdeville : 4th July 2007 at 17:26. | |
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4th July 2007, 18:23
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Regards the name less car in the pic it is very Ford-esq or even a dodge, say mid to late thirties? | |
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4th July 2007, 20:17
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5th July 2007, 09:50
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Incidentally, my father had a Prefect for a few years back in the 70s, which was just like this one I think (never saw it as I wasnt born when he sold it & there are no proper pics. of it at home either!) but in black...this car looks like a late 40s model & I suspect my dad's car was too, as he said it had a sunroof & "frogeye" headlamps, like this one does...although I read in the sale receipt that it was a '51 model, the '51 prefects I've seen didnt have sunroofs & had more receeding headlamps unlike this one... My dad sold his car in 1980 to a guy who just wanted some car cheap to get a monthly petrol allowance from his co. (sound familiar?), so he just had the car lying near his house, much like this, & I heard that eventually the sunroof tore apart, as on this one, & then the seats, from which a tree had sprouted! And eventually, years later, the car ended up being sold for scrap.....piece by piece! Strangely though, that has led me to expect trees growing out of every junked car with a sunroof/without a roof (not that I want it to happen!) | |
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5th July 2007, 11:43
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The engine and gearbox is missing, and the frame is apparently completely corroded. The floorboard has rotted and vegetation is growing into the engine compartment, continuing to eat away what's left of the chassis. Basically 95% of the car is missing and what's left is a wreck like the steering wheel. The worth of cars in this condition (if you can call them that) lies in the eye of the beholder. For the right person, the car might evoke some poignant memories of riding in the car in the lap of their grandmother -- a priceless memory that cannot be measured in banknotes! Then again, an automotive design house may buy portions of the wreck to keep in their museum for educating their designers. You will agree that some engineering concepts that originated in the thirties are still meaningful today. While not necessarily applicable to this car, some old cars (particularly the bigger and more luxurious ones) yield valuables like an antique speedometer with a rare movement, an innovative and rare vacuum feedback mechanism for the distributor, vacuum-sensing starter switch (Buicks in the forties had 'em), non-electric hydraulic power windows (late forties Cadillacs and Lincolns had 'em). So, what we see in the rusted wreck may differ from what someone else sees in it. Ram | |
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7th July 2007, 12:16
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Tell me more is it there or gone?? | |
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7th July 2007, 12:21
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7th July 2007, 12:23
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7th July 2007, 12:24
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7th July 2007, 12:26
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Err... no! Both are Ford V8...one with dicky seat, one without. The dodge has integrated headlights, different wheels which are most distinguishable, amongst many other bits. | |
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7th July 2007, 12:26
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| Nah not my types!  but a look over never hurt! lol |
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7th July 2007, 12:31
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9th July 2007, 11:34
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 | standard 10.....   and austin super 10.......   Last edited by tsk1979 : 9th July 2007 at 11:45. |
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9th July 2007, 12:08
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9th July 2007, 12:17
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sorry for the above mistake.....it aint austin super 10...its standard super 10.... i was immeresed in an austin pic hence the mistake..... | |
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