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Old 11th December 2014, 12:06 PM
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Default Check your garden sheds guys!

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Old 11th December 2014, 12:53 PM
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Wow!


What a waste that they were left to rust away like that.

At least now they're likely to get saved and restored, though some look a little beyond restoring.
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Old 11th December 2014, 01:07 PM
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On the auctioneers web site, one of them says "These sleeping Beauties are clothed in the precious patina of time gone by."

Is that what you and I call "rust"?

Must remember that one for future ads when I'm selling a car!
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2002 Final Edition S8. Ebony black with Silver Grey leather and myrtle wood trim.
Current mods: solar sun roof, 20mm rear spacers, 15 mm on front, red brembo callipers, 6k headlights, rear view camera, engine remap, alloy dash dial rings, alloy navi rings, tt/phaeton pedal upgrade, (and custom matching foot rest) dension ipod interface & parrot hands free kit (both fully hidden), av input, tv in motion switched thro' PF switch in blanking plug right of steering column, Audi 'quattro' sill covers, repositioned centre console switches, radio clock, .
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Old 11th December 2014, 02:47 PM
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"60 vintage automobiles from the 1930s to the 1950s"

Aye, except for the 1970's classic, the Mk III Cortina. I suppose "1930's to 1970's" doesn't have quite the same exclusivity about it
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Old 11th December 2014, 02:52 PM
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On the auctioneers web site, one of them says "These sleeping Beauties are clothed in the precious patina of time gone by."
Patina seems to be the in thing according to all these Discovery Channel car programs. On one show they even added some fake patina on a restoration!
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Old 11th December 2014, 03:54 PM
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very appropriate post, yesterday I was watching James May's cars of the people which featured 2CVs hidden in sheds during WW2 and are still being found.
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Old 12th December 2014, 03:33 PM
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I'm sorry, am I the only one who thinks this is verging on criminal? What a waste...
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