this makes ya cry

[98fex]

Found in a scrap yard in SA

[DRAGN6]

Very sad thing to see and what's worse is that there is nothing there that can't be fixed with a few $$$.

If it wasn't a question of $$$, then I'd gladly throw 50,000.00 ^ into one of those to restore it

I've always loved the XY and the XW. That broze one at the top could very possibly be an XY Monty yes?? My dad had one years ago and had it valued at $8000.00 back then. Stupid twit swapped it for a 16ft pantec truck

[zdcol71]

Originally Posted by Drift66

If it wasn't a question of $$$, then I'd gladly through 50,000.00 ^ into one of those to restore it

No disrespect intended, but does this make sense??

[H.G]

Im guessing he ment THROW $50,000.00 at restoring one.

[DRAGN6]

Originally Posted by H.G

Im guessing he ment THROW $50,000.00 at restoring one.

OOPS, speed typing and not thinking about the speeling DOH

corrected

[zdcol71]

I wasn't thinking about the speeling either, I was just taken by the statment that "if it wasn't about dollars, you'd throw heaps of dollars at it"??

[Nikked]

Originally Posted by zdcol71

I wasn't thinking about the speeling either, I was just taken by the statment that "if it wasn't about dollars, you'd throw heaps of dollars at it"??

He means, if he had the money...

[Mr Hardware]

why don't you go and buy one then?
oh, you don't have the money?
That's what everyone else said, and that's why they're there.

[TC200six]

This is no sadder than it is to go to a wrecking yard anywhere within Australia and see Falcons piled up rusting away in the weather.

[mik]

yep that`s a shame, apart from the performance versions of the xy and xw, i reckon the the old falcon 6 cylander falcons where a pretty good car too, while i never owned one, for a while in my younger days a work mate would pick me and another bloke up in his 3.6......... three on the tree, the driver was always running late, and he used to get up it on the way to work, and the old xw used to go well, heaps of room, reasonably comfy , dead easy to work on, i remember an old fella had a 302 v8 set up for economy telling me he was getting 28 mpg on a trip, good old cars these.

[DJR-351]

Which scrap yard.....?

[superyob]

Originally Posted by mik

yep that`s a shame, apart from the performance versions of the xy and xw, i reckon the the old falcon 6 cylander falcons where a pretty good car too, while i never owned one, for a while in my younger days a work mate would pick me and another bloke up in his 3.6......... three on the tree, the driver was always running late, and he used to get up it on the way to work, and the old xw used to go well, heaps of room, reasonably comfy , dead easy to work on, i remember an old fella had a 302 v8 set up for economy telling me he was getting 28 mpg on a trip, good old cars these.

28 mpg??? Out of a 302??? That is exactly twice the mileage of my very stock 302... How is this possible?

[mik]

Originally Posted by superyob

28 mpg??? Out of a 302??? That is exactly twice the mileage of my very stock 302... How is this possible?

his car was`nt stock , he`d changed carby, changed the water pump fan for one of those flex ones, he had other stuff done too but my powers of recall from those days are`nt that good anymore, sorry.........bugger wez my keys !!.

[BPXR6T]

PM me the address. I'm not so far from SA. :-)

[falzoony]

Where is this place?

[98fex]

I found it on facebook http://www.facebook.com/#!/ChasingOldCars

[mildxe]

you pull it in elizabeth ! dont bother asking for one the owner will not part with any been told he has more than the ones in pic at the lonsdale yard as well ! think they have been moved from there now dont remember seeing them last time went in there

[Road_Warrior]

Originally Posted by mildxe

you pull it in elizabeth ! dont bother asking for one the owner will not part with any been told he has more than the ones in pic at the lonsdale yard as well ! think they have been moved from there now dont remember seeing them last time went in there

So in other words, he's one of these idiots that would rather have cars like this decay to nothing than sell them to someone who could do something worthwhile with them.

[my67xr]

he definately isnt an idiot ^^

it is just one of the advantages of him owning 3 huge wrecking yards.
the owner is keeping them to restore them, or to use as parts for his other cars.
he has a decent collection of muscle cars, i have worked on a couple of them.

[aussie muscle]

Originally Posted by my67xr

he definately isnt an idiot ^^

it is just one of the advantages of him owning 3 huge wrecking yards.
the owner is keeping them to restore them, or to use as parts for his other cars.
he has a decent collection of muscle cars, i have worked on a couple of them.

I doubt he intends to restore them, not stacked like that.

so, he takes what he needs then leaves the rest to rust to the point of no return and then sticks them in the crusher. makes good business sense.

[my67xr]

he has been doing this for quite a while now,
how many warehouses of parts do you keep as spares?

the ones on the bottom are a bit beyond restoration....
once they have taken any bits needed, it gets put out in the yard for the general public to pick parts off.
the cars then sit out in the yard for around 6 weeks, then if there's not much left on them they are crushed and the next car goes out.
i have found quite a few good bits left on them still.

there is a good XW? rear cut (b pillar back, $1000) including boot,lights,bumper,springs etc sitting in one yard for sale,
and a couple of LSD 9" Disc brake rear ends ($750ea) , and a rusty XB GS bonnet ($110) all sitting there waiting for new owners.