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[Nickh_16]

Hey, went for a trip to the local scrap yard today, it was very interesting, like going back in time infact.
There were two mini shells with various bits intact and engines. One pretty buggered mini van, and a mini front including engine, there were various other mini parts around the site.
I also found about 10 metros with about 7 who had engines and about 4 of them were 1.3's! obviously the mini community haven't found this place yet, although the enging out of a mg metro had already been snatched =(
Will be going back there for a better look sometime sure i think!
Here are some pics...

[frankiebateman]

What a waste of mini

Edited by frankiebateman, 30 December 2007 - 01:47 PM.

[Jordie]

dont find many scrap yards like that anymore.

The one near me is just car stacked upon car

[M44K TS]

that's one hell of a retro scrapyard!

Most round here are just everyday boring cars.

Think the only place that comes close is the deathtrap H Pringle (Jordie, you been in there before?)

[Jordie]

No. ive been to the one in prudhoe and marshalls over newburn. Keep meaning to go in that one on the millhouse roundabout A1231/A1 birtley junction area.

[M44K TS]

Millhouse one has quite a few old cars, including a blue mk2 transit chassis cab that's been there as long as i can remember

[Ethel]

Make it go away, I can't bear to look


Found yerself an Ebay goldmine I reckon

Don't suppose there's a baby Fiat 126 ? I wouldn't mind a spare windscreen.

[lil dan]

i'm going to visit my local scrappys now. i remember a few years ago i used to be in them most weekends getting bits f or my first car, a rover metro clubman L 1.3. i miss it now.

i remember a couple minis knocking about then. hmmm, the goodies! lol

[Nickh_16]

Aaactually, there might have been one there! I remember seeing one and saying how it was just like a mini fiat. I'll ask my dad if it was a 126 when he gets home, i just looked it up on google, looked very similar.

[Ethel]

126 'n 127

127 is more of a Metro clone, save for it being around first - I believe the disc brakes have been pinched for Minis too.

126 is even smaller than a mini and rear engined - an update of the Fiat 500 bubble car.

[THE ANORAK]

wow, what a place

think there's a future in "retro scrapyard world", a fun park where lots of people pay to walk round a field full of rotting old classics? think i may be onto something here

PS: one of the pics looks just like a car park at the local car boot sale

Edited by THE ANORAK, 30 December 2007 - 02:21 PM.

[Nickh_16]

think there's a future in "retro scrapyard world", a fun park where lots of people pay to walk round a field full of rotting old classics? think i may be onto something here

lool that's what i was thinking!

[THE ANORAK]

for some strange reason, these places are far more interesting than museums filled with restored cars

PS: someones really messed up fitting that front sub-frame on that blue one

Edited by THE ANORAK, 30 December 2007 - 02:29 PM.

[panelbeaterpeter]

That van looks alright...

[mini_surfari]

poor minis

the only classic down my local scrappy is a mk2 escort