Author Topic: Old rusted car wrecks (Read 14337 times)

Bring It On · « **Reply #120 on:** December 08, 2012, 07:12:47 pm »

Quote from: alli on December 08, 2012, 07:04:47 pm

Haven't got a clue either.

When you see one of these old wrecks, doesn't it make you wonder what the stories each one could tell, from new to abandoned

I'm sure that if this "wrecks" could tell the story,... I'm sure we'd all be truly riverted to our seets for a loooong time.

Dorsland · « **Reply #121 on:** December 08, 2012, 07:15:52 pm »

I always think of all the work and craftmanship that went into the original and now it lies rusting its life away somewhere tussen erens and nerens

Bring It On · « **Reply #122 on:** December 08, 2012, 07:22:26 pm »

Quote from: Dorsland on December 08, 2012, 07:15:52 pm

I always think of all the work and craftmanship that went into the original and now it lies rusting its life away somewhere tussen erens and nerens

Very true,...there sure was a lot more "personal & hans-on" attention to detail of those "Old Gals".

Fester · « **Reply #123 on:** January 10, 2013, 03:35:58 pm »

Vioolsdrift

Dorsland · « **Reply #124 on:** January 10, 2013, 04:59:01 pm »

What car is that Fester? Looks like a '60s Chevy. That rear windscreen never got wet

Sidpitt · « **Reply #125 on:** January 10, 2013, 06:01:33 pm »

A useful wreck!
Between Kroonstad and Edenville

Fester · « **Reply #126 on:** January 10, 2013, 08:07:48 pm »

Quote from: Dorsland on January 10, 2013, 04:59:01 pm

What car is that Fester? Looks like a '60s Chevy. That rear windscreen never got wet

It looks like a 58 Chev impala sports coupe

http://www.collectormotors.com/58impala/05.jpg

lambrecht · « **Reply #127 on:** January 19, 2013, 01:01:37 pm »

Dink net wat alles gedoen kan word met n ou wrak! Canon roadhouse- Nam!

alli · « **Reply #128 on:** May 24, 2013, 03:58:17 pm »

Saw this beauty outside a plot entrance in the Magaliesberg.

Far too rusted to ever save, but man she must have been awesome in her day.

After some googling I found out what it is.

Can anyone else hazard a guess?

Beebop · « **Reply #129 on:** May 24, 2013, 04:04:14 pm »

Packard ?

melvman · « **Reply #130 on:** May 24, 2013, 04:10:45 pm »

Quote from: Beebop on May 24, 2013, 04:04:14 pm

Packard ?

yip, looks like a Packard straight eight!

fixit · « **Reply #131 on:** May 24, 2013, 04:34:20 pm »

Quote from: Dorsland on December 08, 2012, 04:31:03 pm

Near Geyerspan, Lichtenburg. Got no idea what car this is, anyone?

Ford Model A. The front fenders and the rear view mirror stalk on the front A-pillar makes me think this.

Just stumbled on this thread new. Wow!

keep them coming

Lem · « **Reply #132 on:** May 24, 2013, 04:40:25 pm »

Quote from: alli on May 24, 2013, 03:58:17 pm

Saw this beauty outside a plot entrance in the Magaliesberg.

Far too rusted to ever save, but man she must have been awesome in her day.

After some googling I found out what it is.

Can anyone else hazard a guess?

Hudson Hornet?

alli · « **Reply #133 on:** May 24, 2013, 05:14:52 pm »

OOOH!!!!! LEM.....

Very close boet.

It's a 1949 hudson commodore sedan.

They came in straight six and V8 models.

Was miss Daisy's car in "driving miss Daisy"

Was apparently a brilliant car in its day.

alli · « **Reply #134 on:** May 24, 2013, 05:20:26 pm »

Found this very cool site to help with identifying those old hamelican bangers.

http://www.cadvision.com/blanchas/ID-Cars/index.html

Lem · « **Reply #135 on:** May 24, 2013, 05:53:22 pm »

Quote from: alli on May 24, 2013, 05:14:52 pm

OOOH!!!!! LEM.....

Very close boet.

It's a 1949 hudson commodore sedan.

They came in straight six and V8 models.

Was miss Daisy's car in "driving miss Daisy"

Was apparently a brilliant car in its day.

I absolutely love the lines of this Hudson. Even a bit different for its time when it was new. Like today you get the Merc CLS range, Audi A7, or the Aston Martine Rapide or Porsche Panamera. Sort of four door coupe style.

zacapa · « **Reply #136 on:** May 24, 2013, 06:00:16 pm »

Somewhere in Damaraland near Brandberg

DouglasN · « **Reply #137 on:** May 24, 2013, 06:19:32 pm »

Lesotho

Bring It On · « **Reply #138 on:** May 24, 2013, 07:07:14 pm »

Quote from: alli on May 24, 2013, 03:58:17 pm

Saw this beauty outside a plot entrance in the Magaliesberg.

Far too rusted to ever save, but man she must have been awesome in her day.

After some googling I found out what it is.

Can anyone else hazard a guess?

I really love that it's nicely positioned on that "boxed in rock bed"

Looks really cool the way you kept the "rusted" colour of the car & made everything else B&W

dpr · « **Reply #139 on:** May 24, 2013, 10:06:04 pm »

Looks a bit like an old DeSoto