Abandoned, Dumped and Forgotten!

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3 minutes ago, notenoughtime said:

Well it’s still a Capri isn’t it! Just branded differently 

just like a fiesta and a Mazda 121

It was all in the original question! LOL But it had you frustrated for a few mins at least wondering what the catch was!

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Ive never really bothered with custom made so I just choose off the rack.

[Vista]

An Anglia left to decompose

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Trailer Queens or Trailer Trash?

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Those Autumn Years

[eeb43]

i know where there are a pair of mk2 lotus cortinas about like that!

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12 minutes ago, eeb43 said:

i know where there are a pair of mk2 lotus cortinas about like that!

They would be valuable enough to resurrect surely? I do love Mk2 Lotus Cortinas.

[eeb43]

shell now being rebuilt for 1 of them

 

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17 hours ago, eeb43 said:

shell now being rebuilt for 1 of them

 

Ahhh so these were amongst your own extensive collection then?

[eeb43]

4 hours ago, Rally Pack 2000 said:

Ahhh so these were amongst your own extensive collection then?

lol

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Looking at all these sad images we get a bit sentimental about the loss of these Old Fords. In Japan they dont give a toss what they will abandon in the bush!

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The service is pretty slow at my Michelin dealer as well.

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Quiz - What country would you find piles of Escorts? (Include your reasons)

[DT36]

I'm going for Guyana even though it looks a bit wet, as a lot of the Ford production lines were shipped to South America when the model production stopped in the UK. These are also right hand drive cars. 

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4 minutes ago, dt36 said:

I'm going for Guyana even though it looks a bit wet, as a lot of the Ford production lines were shipped to South America when the model production stopped in the UK. These are also right hand drive cars. 

Very interesting guess! I wont declare yet to give others a chance to take a look.

[Vista]

I reckon it's New Zealand. Green, wet, number plate format and windows in the escort panel van sides

[notenoughtime]

34 minutes ago, Vista said:

I reckon it's New Zealand. Green, wet, number plate format and windows in the escort panel van sides

I’m going with NZ also, similar weather and country side to Scotland 

[colr6]

Certainly not eeb43s back yard, there to well laid out.....lol

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47 minutes ago, Vista said:

I reckon it's New Zealand. Green, wet, number plate format and windows in the escort panel van sides

 

12 minutes ago, notenoughtime said:

I’m going with NZ also, similar weather and country side to Scotland 

Why not Australia in a wet state like Tasmania? Though what would exclude Aus from the list?

[Vista]

4 hours ago, Rally Pack 2000 said:

 

Why not Australia in a wet state like Tasmania? Though what would exclude Aus from the list?

I've been to Tasmania and don't remember it being that green.  

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2 hours ago, Vista said:

I've been to Tasmania and don't remember it being that green.  

It is in places but there is something else other than the mouldy cars that rules out Australia? (Tip - Picture 3)

[Vista]

10 hours ago, Rally Pack 2000 said:

It is in places but there is something else other than the mouldy cars that rules out Australia? (Tip - Picture 3)

White Sierra long roof in pic 4 (there's a Sierra in pic 2 too). Sierra was not sold in Australia.

[eeb43]

18 hours ago, colr6 said:

Certainly not eeb43s back yard, there to well laid out.....lol

my  yard 30 years ago

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7 hours ago, Vista said:

White Sierra long roof in pic 4 (there's a Sierra in pic 2 too). Sierra was not sold in Australia.

Those are really good spots! The hint in Pic 3 was a bit more obvious than that so you didn't need to look so close.

Its the Estate! So yes you were correct the pile is in New Zealand. (Your too well travelled Scott, so no one else has a chance!) While you would think given how close New Zealand and Australia are and there being several Ford Plants in Australia that they would share production similarities. Instead New Zealand assembled their own but rather than follow Australias model line up they chose to replicate the British line instead even sharing their sales brochures at times. Australia embraced the van but never assembled the Estate which New Zealand did as it was part of the British line.