MK2 at Yorkshire Motor Museum

JoshWard · Post by **JoshWard** » Fri Aug 31, 2012 6:07 pm

Hi all,
Saw these photos on Flickr, they were taken at the Yorkshire Motor Museum in Thornton le Dale. No idea why it's there, if it's going to be part of the collection or if it's rotting away.

May be worth a call as it might yield some useful spares or could turn out to be saveable.

Clan Chieftain · Post by **Clan Chieftain** » Fri Aug 31, 2012 6:41 pm

From the pictures it looks ok. Weird colour.

ClaytonSpeed · Post by **ClaytonSpeed** » Fri Aug 31, 2012 6:55 pm

Rhinegold or bracken? Either way a rare colour. Like it.

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JoshWard · Post by **JoshWard** » Fri Aug 31, 2012 7:33 pm

Definitely not Bracken, was Rheingold on MK2s as well?

It doesn't look to bad at first, but take a look at the holes on the bonnet and front wing. Wonder what it's like under the front end...

JubileeNut · Post by **JubileeNut** » Fri Aug 31, 2012 8:05 pm

To light for Reingold and to dark for Bracken.
Looks like it has a fair bit of rot and not surprising if it has been dumped there with wet plants around it.
Not much of a Museum

tathoarder · Post by **tathoarder** » Fri Aug 31, 2012 8:47 pm

It's more of a classic car dealership with a few exhibits round the back that you can pay to look at. Remember it seeming expensive so didn't bother!

lock1506 · Post by **lock1506** » Sat Sep 01, 2012 8:52 am

Thats at the back of my friends garage, mk1 n reg 1.3. Its not for sale was his late dads car and been there for about 17 years that I know of. I've tried to buy it in the past but he won't sell. It will probably only be good for spares now as there is ivy and other plants growing in through the front floor and heater vents and the front wings are shot at the front. As for the paint it was tundra but is now badly faded and moss covered.

JoshWard · Post by **JoshWard** » Wed Sep 05, 2012 2:11 pm

What a shame

fruity · Post by **fruity** » Wed Sep 05, 2012 2:34 pm

lock1506 wrote:Thats at the back of my friends garage, mk1 n reg 1.3. Its not for sale was his late dads car and been there for about 17 years that I know of. I've tried to buy it in the past but he won't sell. It will probably only be good for spares now as there is ivy and other plants growing in through the front floor and heater vents and the front wings are shot at the front. As for the paint it was tundra but is now badly faded and moss covered.

NOOOOO!!!! Not a dead Tundra!!

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Post by **balmy** » Wed Sep 05, 2012 5:19 pm

That's two Tundras this year we know of being scrapped!

fruity · Post by **fruity** » Wed Sep 05, 2012 6:26 pm

balmy wrote:That's two Tundras this year we know of being scrapped!

Hell, mines going to be one of only a few survivers at this rate!

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ClaytonSpeed · Post by **ClaytonSpeed** » Wed Sep 05, 2012 6:32 pm

What was the other one?

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Post by **balmy** » Wed Sep 05, 2012 6:35 pm

The one that was painted white, sold by Aylesbury Rover and Andy said had been scrapped for a door.

Think Josh called it a tarted up car-bit like Andy from memory you said

ClaytonSpeed · Post by **ClaytonSpeed** » Wed Sep 05, 2012 6:48 pm

Ha! I remember it now.

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Barmy · Post by **Barmy** » Wed Sep 05, 2012 9:11 pm

I think when we visited the garage at the 2010 nationals we spoke to the bloke & he said he had a Marina out the back & i might be wrong but i think he said it was for sale

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