Rust In Pieces... Pics of Disintegrating Classic & Vintage Cars

wilkmanracing · 21st August 2014, 00:21

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Originally Posted by moralfibre

Shot at a Ford dealer. The one to your right is a Ford Prefect. Dont know which is the other one:

I am restoring a 1947 Austin A40 Dorset to factory specifications. My car is missing the door and quarter panel exterior chrome trim. I was interested to see in this post photos of a Dorset that has the trim I am seeking. I am located in the USA, so it is not practical for me to go see if the car is still there and if the property owner would be willing to sell the trim to me. Can one of you folks check to see if the car is still behind the Ford dealer and provide a contact person's information in regard to the possible sale of these items to me?

Bill Wilkman
Riverside, California, USA

karlosdeville · 21st August 2014, 09:26

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Originally Posted by wilkmanracing

I am restoring a 1947 Austin A40 Dorset to factory specifications. My car is missing the door and quarter panel exterior chrome trim. I was interested to see in this post photos of a Dorset that has the trim I am seeking. I am located in the USA, so it is not practical for me to go see if the car is still there and if the property owner would be willing to sell the trim to me. Can one of you folks check to see if the car is still behind the Ford dealer and provide a contact person's information in regard to the possible sale of these items to me?

Bill Wilkman
Riverside, California, USA

Hi Bill, welcome. I don't suppose there could be too many Austin A40 enthusiasts in the States now could there?

The cars are still lying there derelict last that I checked (less than a month ago). I think they belong to a local collector who has some lovely cars. Whenever the opportunity presents itself I will enquire on your behalf, but don't hold your breath.

wilkmanracing · 21st August 2014, 21:51

Thanks so much for your help. I've been looking for these trim items for several years. In the USA, there are about 11 Dorsets in unaltered form, and most of these are not roadworthy. Most of the Dorsets that survived past the 1950s were made into street rods or gassers.

cjt2012 · 26th August 2014, 00:00

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Originally Posted by kasli

Some more images courtesy a friend on a trip a month back .

Kasli,
Do you have any information on the location of the yellow Rover and any idea if it is for sale?
Thanks and regards
Clement

KartikeyaL · 26th August 2014, 10:39

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Originally Posted by cjt2012

Kasli,
Do you have any information on the location of the yellow Rover and any idea if it is for sale?
Thanks and regards
Clement

Clement,
its not for sale and worth nothing, disputed car, sold from Delhi to Jaipur,
belonged to someone else and now he has taken the possession, no papers, no engine, nothing to save.

Are you looking for a Rover Project ?

regards
Kartik

cjt2012 · 26th August 2014, 11:20

Kartik
Thanks for the reply and noted ,am looking for any feasible pre war project to take up .when on leave have ample time on hand to embark on projects .
This thread is the right place to see whats where.
Thanks and regards
clement

JayD · 27th August 2014, 14:42

This jag has seen better days!! I guess niggling issues and high cost of maintenence have driven her to this state!

ajmat · 28th August 2014, 07:54

Where is this Jag? I thought the only XJ40 Jag in Kerala was the red one supposed to be now in Bangalore

ajay99 · 28th August 2014, 18:41

Is this not the Jaguar which was imported by the AMALGAM seafood group?

foby.sebastian · 28th August 2014, 18:45

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Originally Posted by JayD

This jag has seen better days!! I guess niggling issues and high cost of maintenence have driven her to this state!

Is that the one which was there in Mustang Motors Bye-pass Palarivattom ?

ajmat · 28th August 2014, 19:15

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Originally Posted by ajay99

Is this not the Jaguar which was imported by the AMALGAM seafood group?

That is the red one with the 2.9 litre engine. This looks like a more powerful one

JayD · 28th August 2014, 19:20

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Originally Posted by ajmat

Where is this Jag? I thought the only XJ40 Jag in Kerala was the red one supposed to be now in Bangalore

This is in TN.

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Originally Posted by ajay99

Is this not the Jaguar which was imported by the AMALGAM seafood group?

Nope! This car was spotted in Tamil Nadu.

The amalgam car is red and had different wheels I think.

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Originally Posted by foby.sebastian

Is that the one which was there in Mustang Motors Bye-pass Palarivattom ?

No. That was the Amalgam car.

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Originally Posted by ajmat

That is the red one with the 2.9 litre engine. This looks like a more powerful one

IIRC, this one is a v8.

ajmat · 28th August 2014, 19:26

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Originally Posted by JayD

IIRC, this one is a v8.

There was no V8 version of this car. Jaguar engineers ensured no V8 would fit in case the, then current owner BL cars decide to put the Rover engine in it. As a result, when Jaguar decide to add a V12, they had to re-engineer the front of the car. That took a while so they continued making the old version in v8 form!

Where in TN is the car?

//M · 2nd September 2014, 21:52

A 'Dukkar' which lies abandoned in Bandra.

Rosso Corsa · 9th September 2014, 19:13

Saw these inside ONGC Colony, Andheri, Mumbai.

The car on the left looks like a Merc W201/W124. Someone please identify the car on the right.

Cheers

21st August 2014, 21:51	#4683
wilkmanracing Newbie Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Riverside Posts: 12 Thanked: 16 Times	Re: Rust In Pieces... Pics of Disintegrating Classic & Vintage Cars Thanks so much for your help. I've been looking for these trim items for several years. In the USA, there are about 11 Dorsets in unaltered form, and most of these are not roadworthy. Most of the Dorsets that survived past the 1950s were made into street rods or gassers.
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cjt2012 BHPian Join Date: May 2010 Location: Mumbai,Pune Posts: 103 Thanked: 371 Times	Kartik Thanks for the reply and noted ,am looking for any feasible pre war project to take up .when on leave have ample time on hand to embark on projects . This thread is the right place to see whats where. Thanks and regards clement
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JayD Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Cochin! At last Posts: 3,236 Thanked: 2,569 Times View My Garage	This jag has seen better days!! I guess niggling issues and high cost of maintenence have driven her to this state! Attached Thumbnails
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ajmat Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Bangalore Posts: 14,925 Thanked: 28,909 Times View My Garage	Re: Rust In Pieces... Pics of Disintegrating Classic & Vintage Cars Where is this Jag? I thought the only XJ40 Jag in Kerala was the red one supposed to be now in Bangalore
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ajay99 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: trivandrum Posts: 2,732 Thanked: 1,620 Times	Re: Rust In Pieces... Pics of Disintegrating Classic & Vintage Cars Is this not the Jaguar which was imported by the AMALGAM seafood group? Last edited by ajay99 : 28th August 2014 at 18:43.
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//M Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: New Delhi Posts: 6,226 Thanked: 23,012 Times	Re: Rust In Pieces... Pics of Disintegrating Classic & Vintage Cars A 'Dukkar' which lies abandoned in Bandra. Attached Thumbnails
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Rosso Corsa BHPian Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: BOM - ATL Posts: 553 Thanked: 563 Times	Saw these inside ONGC Colony, Andheri, Mumbai. The car on the left looks like a Merc W201/W124. Someone please identify the car on the right. Cheers Attached Thumbnails
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