Luxury Bangernomics

[Joey Shabadoo]

What is it that the Italians put into their steel that makes it quite so reactive?

The story I heard was after WWII the Soviets scavenged all the battlefields for abandoned German tanks and put them in storage either for scrap or possible use. In the 1970s, the decision was made to melt them all down into steel for using again. However, it was discovered that by 1942 the Germans were using really poor quality steel, full of impurities so the reclaimed steel was terrible and really only any good for construction.

But, in the 70s the Italians were flirting with Communism and getting quite friendly with the Soviets. In a gesture of socialist fraternalism, the Soviets sold them a job lot of "top quality auto-grade steel from the finest worker's collective factories".

And that's why Italian cars of the 70s were rustbuckets.

 

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The story I heard was after WWII the Soviets scavenged all the battlefields for abandoned German tanks and put them in storage either for scrap or possible use. In the 1970s, the decision was made to melt them all down into steel for using again. However, it was discovered that by 1942 the Germans were using really poor quality steel, full of impurities so the reclaimed steel was terrible and really only any good for construction.

But, in the 70s the Italians were flirting with Communism and getting quite friendly with the Soviets. In a gesture of socialist fraternalism, the Soviets sold them a job lot of "top quality auto-grade steel from the finest worker's collective factories".

And that's why Italian cars of the 70s were rustbuckets.

......and 80s.......and 90s........

I owned a Fiat Panda in the Eighties, temporarily. You certainly don't "merely look after them for the next generation".

 

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And rather ineptly the "master criminal" had the car and victim crushed and then sent the cubed car to be melted down to get his gold out. I'd have simply retrieved the gold from the boot before crushing the car and saved myself a job. It would also saved having to transport the rather incriminating crushed car with a body inside it until my gold had been recovered. If I ever become a criminal mastermind you'd better watch out

Here it is....
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[biggs682]

Here's another one

https://www.the-saleroom.com/en-gb/...0196/lot-7bba46c0-66bb-4bce-b165-a90e00a100ed

are you serious

https://www.the-saleroom.com/en-gb/...0196/lot-5a8981e7-d09e-4723-9874-a90e00a12561

very nice

https://www.the-saleroom.com/en-gb/...0196/lot-c18cb20a-8df7-4ea9-af80-a90e00a143f1

all at this auction

https://www.the-saleroom.com/en-gb/...alogue-id-cav10196?archiveSearch=False&page=2

 

[the snail]

And that's why Italian cars of the 70s were rustbuckets.

I thought they had high tariffs on imported vehicles, so Italians could only buy Italian cars, and they sprayed salt inside them to make sure they were replaced as regularly as possible.

 

[classic33]

Here's another one

https://www.the-saleroom.com/en-gb/...0196/lot-7bba46c0-66bb-4bce-b165-a90e00a100ed

are you serious

https://www.the-saleroom.com/en-gb/...0196/lot-5a8981e7-d09e-4723-9874-a90e00a12561

very nice

https://www.the-saleroom.com/en-gb/...0196/lot-c18cb20a-8df7-4ea9-af80-a90e00a143f1

all at this auction

https://www.the-saleroom.com/en-gb/...alogue-id-cav10196?archiveSearch=False&page=2

Which one have you got your eye on?

 

[biggs682]

Which one have you got your eye on?

I think the Dallow from a rarity point of view https://www.the-saleroom.com/en-gb/...0196/lot-19f5055e-3a64-4090-a13f-a90e00a14d03 and i could trundle of at weekends and have a go at some hill climbs and sprints

 

[classic33]

@biggs682, how about a 50 year old Ford Cortina?
https://www.thesun.co.uk/motors/673...-is-tipped-for-a-record-breaking-250000-sale/

 

[biggs682]

@biggs682, how about a 50 year old Ford Cortina?
https://www.thesun.co.uk/motors/673...-is-tipped-for-a-record-breaking-250000-sale/

ooh that would be nice

 

[classic33]

There's a cheaper model
https://www.bonhams.com/auctions/24876/lot/373/

 

[biggs682]

couple of finds today

https://www.the-saleroom.com/en-gb/...0222/lot-df7b2ce7-f1d7-4e52-9f17-a92f00c8f3f9

https://www.the-saleroom.com/en-gb/...0153/lot-dc25cc2e-f0ae-4495-ab8b-a93100cca522

and one not so luxurious

https://www.the-saleroom.com/en-gb/...0222/lot-df7b2ce7-f1d7-4e52-9f17-a92f00c8f3f9

 

[classic33]

That last one's a barn find. Should be right up your street!!

 

[biggs682]

or these

https://www.the-saleroom.com/en-gb/...0149/lot-de7f5141-8aa1-41d8-b601-a93000ff21d2

https://www.the-saleroom.com/en-gb/...0279/lot-bd818936-d335-4fae-8c09-a92900f3950c

 

[biggs682]

How many other cc'ers remember watching these being thrown around the Forest's of wales

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1982-Fia...915582?hash=item2cdccbf6fe:g:7r4AAOSwwB5bu13H

 

[stephec]

How's this for a sort of barn find?

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