Huge Chicken Farm with Countless old Vehicles Found

teamzr1

teamzr1

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Imagine, most of these vehicles have not been driven for decades
Including a 1959 Corvette that has been parked for 40 plus years in a chicken house !
All very old cars, trucks, tractors, motorcycles, etc

Very odd as they do not show any crash damages

Must be a big profit margin for the farmer selling dead chickens to stores
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Chuffer

Chuffer

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Never ceases to amaze me what turns up in barns that have been left moldering for decades . The red gull wing reminds me of a Nova kit car from early 1970`s but they had a full lift forward hinged canopy not gull wing doors . Most were VW powered from memory .
 
Chevrolet

Chevrolet

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Chuffer said:
Never ceases to amaze me what turns up in barns that have been left moldering for decades . The red gull wing reminds me of a Nova kit car from early 1970`s but they had a full lift forward hinged canopy not gull wing doors . Most were VW powered from memory .
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Funnily enough! At the Princess Alice Hospice charity "Supercar" meet at the International school in Cobham (Surrey) last Sunday. This one with a Lotus twin cam engine per the owner, rather than the VW. Hence the Lotus badges on it. Club member "Ade" in Notts is telling me there was a version of that called the "Eagle" ? Cant remember that one? Note the "bonnet/hood pins" in/on the rear louvres. Had those on my Cortina GT in the '70s, to stop the bonnet/hood popping up on the M1, as it seemed to like to do. :):)
 

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Chuffer

Chuffer

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Chevrolet said:
Funnily enough! At the Princess Alice Hospice charity "Supercar" meet at the International school in Cobham (Surrey) last Sunday. This one with a Lotus twin cam engine per the owner, rather than the VW. Hence the Lotus badges on it. Club member "Ade" in Notts is telling me there was a version of that called the "Eagle" ? Cant remember that one? Note the "bonnet/hood pins" in/on the rear louvres. Had those on my Cortina GT in the '70s, to stop the bonnet/hood popping up on the M1, as it seemed to like to do. :):)
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What an amazing coincidence !! A Lotus Twin would certainly give it some pep ! I haven`t seen one in years but always thought they were the best looking kit cars ever . The pantograph wiper was real cool . :cool:
 
Roscobbc

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I recall the Nova 'back in the day' - certainly one of the better looking and engineered 'kit cars' back then..........VW engine/transmission set made life so easy back then........performance? - well hardly leading edge.........but wonderful things are done with these engines on the drag strip.......I had some buddies who built a Maclaren MP3 styled kit car based on VW chassis and pieces.......terribly enginered, the engine was a Rover V8.......
 
Nassau65

Nassau65

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Chevrolet said:
Funnily enough! At the Princess Alice Hospice charity "Supercar" meet at the International school in Cobham (Surrey) last Sunday. This one with a Lotus twin cam engine per the owner, rather than the VW. Hence the Lotus badges on it. Club member "Ade" in Notts is telling me there was a version of that called the "Eagle" ? Cant remember that one? Note the "bonnet/hood pins" in/on the rear louvres. Had those on my Cortina GT in the '70s, to stop the bonnet/hood popping up on the M1, as it seemed to like to do. :):)
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Always thought hood pins were great as a kid, soo cool. Mostly used by the Chrysler corporation Dodge, Plymouth,
But once produced by the aftermarket guys they were fitted to everything. Had them on a 3000E capri along with rear Louvre’s.
I absolutely loved the Ford “twist lock” hood pins without the wire. Thought they looked the business on 1969-73 mustangs.
 
Roscobbc

Roscobbc

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"I absolutely loved the Ford “twist lock” hood pins without the wire. Thought they looked the business on 1969-73 mustangs." - yes and arguable far safer in terms of pedestrian safety than two 1/4" diameter pins stricking up in the air.......and even worse two spring clips on 12" lengths of chrome/stainless cable............
 
Nassau65

Nassau65

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Bought my hood pins from John Wolfe racing’s shop at staples corner. Probably about £5.00-£10.00 back them. Then rushed home to fit them on. Happy days
 
Roscobbc

Roscobbc

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Nassau65 said:
Also liked customville or was it customaid back then on the Romford road.
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Customaid was in Ilford (High Road) heading east towards Seven Kings direction just down from Ilford Palais. Customville (befor they moved to Chadwell Heath) were (as you say) on the Romford Road close to Goodmayes traffic lights. Remember the classic/yank dealer just before Seven Kings station.....Epping Motor Co. or something similar. Not so far away there was Competition Cars in Leytonstone firstly near Wanstead flats and later close to Leytonstone Underground station.
 
Roscobbc

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Roscobbc said:
Customaid was in Ilford (High Road) heading east towards Seven Kings direction just down from Ilford Palais. Customville (before they moved to Chadwell Heath) were (as you say) on the Romford Road close to Goodmayes traffic lights. Remember the classic/yank dealer just before Seven Kings station?.....Epping Motor Co. or something similar. Not so far away there was Competition Cars in Leytonstone firstly near Wanstead flats and later close to Leytonstone Underground station.
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Nassau65

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Yes, remember Epping motor company well, Also competition cars. Used them a lot very nice people. They also had a place Southend way I think. The first time I used them in 1977 they were working from a garage at the side of a house. Not sure if the house belonged to them, but they did work there very late into the evening/night.
 
teamzr1

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Nassau65 said:
Bought my hood pins from John Wolfe racing’s shop at staples corner. Probably about £5.00-£10.00 back them. Then rushed home to fit them on. Happy days
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When looking for maximum speed and wanting to reduce any air drag another way to quick latching or removing is using DZUS hardware
This come in all different sizes
Small holes on one side with these spring attached and on other side of body panel is the DZUS latch, just need a quarter of a turn to latch or remove

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The whole body of my 94 ZR-1 could come on or off like in 15 minutes

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With the whole body made of lightweight Carbon Fiber it was very easy for 1 person if need be to take any body panel off

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Nassau65

Nassau65

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I’ve seen those things on lightweight hoods. Those do indeed allow the panel to come off very quickly.
 
Roscobbc

Roscobbc

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Nassau65 said:
Yes, remember Epping motor company well, Also competition cars. Used them a lot very nice people. They also had a place Southend way I think. The first time I used them in 1977 they were working from a garage at the side of a house. Not sure if the house belonged to them, but they did work there very late into the evening/night.
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I spend a few years working just down the road in Church Lane - Mrs Roscobbc lived at that time (mid 70's) in a bedsit right on the junction of Whipps Cross Road and Chadwick Road where the brothers had their lock-up or garage. One of the brothers or a close friend for years would regularly park a lime green 'Cuda 340 AAR on the main road......that was a very rare beast even back then. I was in a non American phase at the time with a '72 Firenza 2300 Sport Coupe....spent a fortune on a set of Cragar mag wheels and weeks constructing Escort like rally style wheel arches. Main road then was quite fast - I would always park on grass verge well away ftom the road for safety. Car puled out of Chadwick Road and caused another car on the main road to swerve......running off the road and straight in to the back of my Firenza..........
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