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[85_GT/E]

Hi going through some old pics and found these, i have taken these over the years. i no how sad am i taking the camera to the scrap yard but glad i did now!!!!!
Most of the cars in the pics were 1.8's any all went to the crusher with the XE parts still on them, how sad.
Any one recognise any of the cars??? they were all taken in the south yorkshire area!!!!, Enjoy but you may need the tissues???? lol, the red manta B is a rare 1.2 just put the reg in on the DVLA site!!!!



The Gold GT/E was in the club at some stage it had a OMOC sticker in windscreen????
I Had the Four slot, its mint

[Rab]

             but some gid parts awt thi time owe piccy`s tae bi had  

[cdi200]

them piccy,s would bring a tear tae a glass eye         

[midasmesh]

In one pic its a right collection of GM motors,

The Gold hatch on top of a Mk2 Astra, then what looks like a Mk2 Cav on top of a Opel kadett D (MK1 astra).

[Rab]

Aye thi good old days doon at the scrappy when yae could fill yur dukes and tool box wi stuff an awe   und awe hings wiz awe fiver  

[welder]

B981 YRH, sure I recognise that reg.

[85_GT/E]

The Silver 1.8 was in a scrap yard in Conisbrough in around 1998????

Yes Rab these were the good old days, fill ya pockets with rare finds

[gt/e paul]

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heres a couple of my own these were within the last two years at separate scrap yards it didnt take long for the 1.8 to be stripped of its useful bits the rest of the car pretty much remained untill they scrapped it. there is another 1.8 there at the moment again stripped of its worthy parts.


such a sad sight ,i can remember goign to the yard where the gold coupe was,around the late 90s and being able to chose from around 6 to 7 mantas.

[fjz400]

The yard near me used to always have mantas in, once I was there and found a German plate I300 still complete so I had the roof off it and the near new zf lsd and a few other parts..The roof was around £20 and the axle cost a massive £30 complete and now is on Andy Turners 16v.

Wish I had the gearbox now but hayhoo I did ask my m8 who worked there and he did rip it out for me but I never collected and yes it was a 265 dogleg

[Mick]

When I had my Mantas in the 90's I had a steady supply of parts from the 6-10 that were always in the local yard, never even see them on the road now!!

[si-north]

Very rare Kadett C SR on top of the red Manta in picture number one!!

I really must get on and build that time machine!!!!

[Aggressor]

mite ring around some of these's scrap yards see if they still got them..... I WISH!!

i remember getting my first manta from a scrap yard abt 11 years ago paid 100 notes for it, got it home and found a mot ticket in the glove box with 8 months life on on it still

[399Road]

Paul, Is that Mick's B in the first picture? We'll have to see if there's any Kadett shaped dents in his roof when he peels the Vinyl off. ...Luke.

Edited by 399Road, 09 December 2011 - 11:55 PM.