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burner208
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 Posted: Mon Apr 16, 2018 8:38 am Post subject: Id this abandoned car |
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No motor Trans or nose, pushed off the road before those trees were there so I'd guess 1970s ditch. |
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hanksjim1
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Location: PNW, USA
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| Posted: Mon Apr 16, 2018 8:57 am Post subject: Re: I'd this abandoned car |
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| MG Midget - mid 60s to early 70s. Probably a couple hundred $ + in spare parts (wire wheel rear end, front hubs, body panels?) |
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burner208
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| Posted: Mon Apr 16, 2018 9:01 am Post subject: Re: I'd this abandoned car |
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| I was thinking it's a bug eye sprite, look at how the rocker flair up and the hold in the kick pannel. |
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hitest
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| Posted: Mon Apr 16, 2018 2:12 pm Post subject: Re: Id this abandoned car |
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Taillights and wheel arches are mid 60s Midget or Austin Sprite II = Spridget. Definitely not a Frogeye Sprite.
Funny how hillbillies will drive their car anywhere- then when it surprisingly breaks, more hillbillies come out to flip them over. lots a thinkin' among hillbillies.
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my59
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| Posted: Mon Apr 16, 2018 3:18 pm Post subject: Re: Id this abandoned car |
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Mg Midget
Given the rear wheel arch shape, it's post Oct. 74 or Pre Oct 71 for a Midget.
Might be a AH Sprite.
I like the mostly removed rear leaf spring. Someone doing some home knife smithing?
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&Dan
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| Posted: Tue Apr 17, 2018 8:29 am Post subject: Re: Id this abandoned car |
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| hitest wrote: |
Funny how hillbillies will drive their car anywhere- then when it surprisingly breaks, more hillbillies come out to flip them over. lots a thinkin' among hillbillies. |
You noticed that too, hunh? Small world. |
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mark tucker
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| Posted: Tue Apr 17, 2018 8:46 am Post subject: Re: Id this abandoned car |
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| effing morons.poor little car couldent turn it's self over and just laid there and died. so sad. you cant fix stupid. |
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mukluk
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| Posted: Tue Apr 17, 2018 11:18 am Post subject: Re: Id this abandoned car |
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The MG world finally gets an answer how to keep the lower six inches of the car from rotting away: flip it upside down.
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TDCTDI
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| Posted: Tue Apr 17, 2018 11:37 am Post subject: Re: Id this abandoned car |
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It does look to be in remarkably good shape.
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cbeck
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ach60 
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| Posted: Tue Apr 24, 2018 4:00 pm Post subject: Re: Id this abandoned car |
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| cbeck wrote: |
| Fryburger would roll it over and try to drive it home. |
Frieburger and Finnegan would roll it over and try to drive it home.
Tony would roll it over and try to drive it home, and break it.
Lucky would roll it over, make it run perfect, and drive it home.
Dulcich would roll it over, make it run perfect, and drive it home, and let it rot on the grape farm.
I love these guys!
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