English Scrapyards

[Keith Orpin]

I'm sure most of us have enjoyed the images of the French scrapyards recently, which then got me thinking....... Let's put some pictures up of English scrapyards and their relevant contents. I'm afraid the pictures I have are not for the faint hearted, as these poor old war horses have been standing for several decades.
RIP (Rust In Peace)
Keith

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Albion & Austin

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[Keith Orpin]

Austin & C30

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Dodge Ambulances

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[Keith Orpin]

Last two at the moment, more to follow,
D60 & F15a

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[Hanno Spoelstra]

Fabulous pics, Keith, thanks for sharing!

Had to take a sit down though, to absorb it all

Reminded me of the first and only CMP I ever found in a Dutch scrapyard. A C60L chassis/cab which did not look too bad until I opened the door and the doors crumbled from their hinges. Typically, the yard owner was asking way too much and last thing I heard about it was that it was scrapped because of a lack of interest. . . . .

Cheers,
Hanno

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Here's a pic of a C15A, East Grinstead, Surrey (featured in CMPs for sale in England).

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[Keith Orpin]

Hanno, I did warn you !
Radek, these pictures were taken just 3 weeks ago, as during the spring, most of the trucks are covered by brambles and green foliage. I was actually looking for a part for my Dodge,which incidentally came from this yard 30 years ago, and knowing that there was a lot of ex mil vehicles in the yard, took my camera along. I intend to revisit the yard again soon, to take some more pictures of yet more trucks, and I'll have a word with the owner.
Attached are two shots of the remains of two F15a 's

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Two more pictures, this time the remains of an early WC51. There is another C30 near this Dodge, which I'll try to photograph next time round. I also want to get some more pictures of the F60 and the D60, and before David asks, there are no data plates on any I've looked at so far.
Keith

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[Keith Webb]

Now I can see why some of you blokes get so excited when you see pictures of our CMP wrecks with only a small percentage of the rust you experience. Salt (and a wet climate) does amazing things to steel doesn't it?

One of the few benefits ( the only one from our perspective perhaps) of our loooong drought is it will have extended the life of our rusty relics here by more than a decade.

[Radek]

Originally Posted by Keith Orpin

Hanno, I did warn you !
Radek, these pictures were taken just 3 weeks ago, as during the spring, most of the trucks are covered by brambles and green foliage. I was actually looking for a part for my Dodge,which incidentally came from this yard 30 years ago, and knowing that there was a lot of ex mil vehicles in the yard, took my camera along. I intend to revisit the yard again soon, to take some more pictures of yet more trucks, and I'll have a word with the owner.
Attached are two shots of the remains of two F15a 's

Hi Keith,
do you know the owner of this scrapyard? I am interesting in the Austin K3/K2. I would like recovery it for parts. For me is wery, wery hard find any parts!!!
When I was looking for help with my K30, nobody has this tipe.
I have two K30 and one I would like make back to the early opened cab.

Many thanks for any help Radek

[Radek]

Originally Posted by Keith Orpin

Austin & C30

Hi Keith,
could i ask if is possible take any parts from scrap Austin K3 for my darling?
And make more pictures?
Many thanks Radek www.austincars.wz.cz

[Hanno Spoelstra]

"Mug shot" of a F15A in a Leeds scrap yard. Together with Bedford QLs and a Fordson WOT, it was recently recovered just days before the yard was cleared. See http://hmvf.co.uk/forumvb/showthread...crap-yard-haul for more details and other trucks for sale.

And see https://www.flickr.com/photos/richbo...ith/3231798821 for this F15A plus Bedford QLs in their "scenic setting" before the yard was cleared.

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[malcolm erik bogaert]

hello all...I was over in ayrshire a couple of months ago and can confirm that the austin k3 is still standing there..its a crying shame...if I had the time I would buy it myself....cheers malcolm(awaiting the american snow)

[Radek]

Hi Malcom,
Good news. Safe the austin, the last from 25 survieved.

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally Posted by Hanno Spoelstra

"Mug shot" of a F15A in a Leeds scrap yard. Together with Bedford QLs and a Fordson WOT, it was recently recovered just days before the yard was cleared. See http://hmvf.co.uk/forumvb/showthread...crap-yard-haul for more details and other trucks for sale.

This is what MUG 178 looked like after being dragged out of the yard. Note it is a F15 4x2.

Reportedly, this F15 has been sold. Anyone know where it went?

Regards,
Hanno

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