KamaSupra Posted March 20, 2016 Share Posted March 20, 2016 Seen these photos on Facebook, the photos were taken this week and are of the U.K scrapping scheme. Cars just sitting at an airfield in Bedfordshire, not allowed to be used for parts and all going to be crushed. Shame really, as there are some nice collectable motors in amongst this lot Update- A petition has now been set up to save them https://www.change.org/p/patrick-mcloughlin-save-the-classic-cars-from-he-scrappage-scheme?recruiter=251018746&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=copylink Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyson Posted March 20, 2016 Share Posted March 20, 2016 It's sad isn't it that a lot of those will be perfectly serviceable cars and they are just going to be crushed. They will be less polluting than what it will take to make a new car so really nothing is being achieved here apart from irradicating our motoring heritage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wez Posted March 20, 2016 Share Posted March 20, 2016 Crazy isnt it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mc92 Posted March 20, 2016 Share Posted March 20, 2016 Very sad to see. Some of those cars are proper classics by the look of it, stuff I really wouldn't expect people to be scrapping. I'm sure some of these are worth more than the trade in price. Is that a Pontiac Firebird I spy in the 10th picture? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trebor69 Posted March 20, 2016 Share Posted March 20, 2016 Disgraceful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imi Posted March 20, 2016 Share Posted March 20, 2016 all an attempt to falsely boost the economy - very superficial and short sighted. what Green agenda - bloody hypocrites Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_jza80 Posted March 20, 2016 Share Posted March 20, 2016 That Jaguar XJ-C and I'd bet it's sat next to a Daimler Double Six. And a nice little Alfa Spider. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_jza80 Posted March 20, 2016 Share Posted March 20, 2016 Looking at various cars there, I'd say someone has been helping themselves to a few bits Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlton Posted March 20, 2016 Share Posted March 20, 2016 Is that a Pontiac Firebird I spy in the 10th picture? Not sure what that is a few cars down but it looks like it's going to be worth a bit It's crazy that they can't be broken for parts to earn the government more money, petition maybe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fullthrottle Posted March 21, 2016 Share Posted March 21, 2016 Very sad to see. Some of those cars are proper classics by the look of it, stuff I really wouldn't expect people to be scrapping. I'm sure some of these are worth more than the trade in price. Is that a Pontiac Firebird I spy in the 10th picture? If your talking about the white car next to Peugeot then it is a reliant scimitar ss1 - - - Updated - - - Very sad to see. Some of those cars are proper classics by the look of it, stuff I really wouldn't expect people to be scrapping. I'm sure some of these are worth more than the trade in price. Is that a Pontiac Firebird I spy in the 10th picture? If your talking about the white car next to Peugeot then it is a reliant scimitar ss1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitch79 Posted March 21, 2016 Share Posted March 21, 2016 Nope, 10th photo, grey, front like this [ATTACH]210222[/ATTACH] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supra N_A Posted March 21, 2016 Share Posted March 21, 2016 they would sell every single one of them for a pretty good price as well! daft Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stonkin Posted March 21, 2016 Share Posted March 21, 2016 Absolutely crazy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Raven Posted March 21, 2016 Share Posted March 21, 2016 Im kinda hoping that some of them are like rusty shells with no way of repairing them... You know the guys at that yard are making a mint from selling spares..No way they dont take bits off of them before they are crushed no matter what they claim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_jza80 Posted March 21, 2016 Share Posted March 21, 2016 5 classic BMW 6 series Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annabella Posted March 21, 2016 Share Posted March 21, 2016 Were all supposed to buy prius's remember to save the planet People actually are sold on that fact Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Massey Posted March 21, 2016 Share Posted March 21, 2016 Anyone know the exact location of this airfield? May go make a visit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rock on Posted March 21, 2016 Share Posted March 21, 2016 Anyone know the exact location of this airfield? May go make a visit Thurleigh airfield business park, looks like paragon automotive is the company that delivers new vehicles for numerous car manufacturers & collects all there px's Google Earth it to see the shocking number of vehicles on sight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roddas Posted March 21, 2016 Share Posted March 21, 2016 My boss at the time put a 70's bmw 2002 in to get a suzuki swift. Like this but tattier. Even more crazy is to qualify for scrapage scheme he had to m.o.t it[ATTACH]210223[/ATTACH] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Massey Posted March 21, 2016 Share Posted March 21, 2016 Thurleigh airfield business park, looks like paragon automotive is the company that delivers new vehicles for numerous car manufacturers & collects all there px's Google Earth it to see the shocking number of vehicles on sight Wow just seen it :/ Each one of the "ants" is a car [ATTACH]210224[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]210225[/ATTACH] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rock on Posted March 21, 2016 Share Posted March 21, 2016 And that's just one site. An old work mate bought a new T reg focus, had it for 10yrs,think it had less than 80,000 miles on it & traded it in under the scrappage scheme £2000, to buy an urban cruiser.. Some of the motoring journalists must of been in or at least attempted to get in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Raven Posted March 21, 2016 Share Posted March 21, 2016 Im still calling BS that bits are not taken off these cars, no way they just crush them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Massey Posted March 21, 2016 Share Posted March 21, 2016 Im still calling BS that bits are not taken off these cars, no way they just crush them Of course some bits are taken off. The government don't own these anymore, I bet they were either sold off or a contract was brought up for a company to deal with it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kendo11 Posted March 21, 2016 Share Posted March 21, 2016 There's a petition going round FB at the moment to try to save the cars, up to a couple of thousand signatures. Can't link as I'm on different devices but worth finding and signing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
st3ven1 Posted March 21, 2016 Share Posted March 21, 2016 Full list of cars scrapped here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/car-scrappage-scheme-in-2009 Supras and skylines including a GT-R all scrapped. Sure this has been mentioned on here before though and there was a thread running. Lots of stuff that's now worth good money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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