Sad story

[Limey57]

Posted this a while ago, but now know the full story.  There's a 59 Ford for sale over here that has been cut into several pieces, a bit odd as the car is (was) in good condition.  Turns out it was bought by a travel agent and used as a static display in their shop, driven into the shop and then the wall bricked up.  There it sat for around 15 years until the travel agents closed down & the car had to be moved.  The landlord didn't want to knock any walls down so the car was cut into pieces to remove it.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/322351082960

Rumour has it there is another old American car (rumoured to be a Mustang) that was a similar display model in an old US style diner, when that changed hands another wall was built in front of the car, effectively entombing it forever.

[rmk57]

What a huge waste of an otherwise solid looking car, especially over there where a car like that would be fairly rare. I guess it could be parted out so it isn't a total loss.

[Ecode70D]

WOW!   That's a shame.   Some people just don't realize that these cars have value to them.   

[chapingo17]

Some people don't have common sense.

[djfordmanjack]

idiots...
Gary did you see my post on the 59 radio in the radio topic? it will work with a 57bezel.

[Limey57]

idiots...
Gary did you see my post on the 59 radio in the radio topic? it will work with a 57bezel.

Yes, thanks. I'm trying to get them to sell the radio on it's own, at the minute they want to sell the entire dashboard complete, so I'm working on the them!