Re: Rust In Pieces... Pics of Disintegrating Classic & Vintage Cars Quote:
Originally Posted by ariesonu Found this disturbing link while sourcing parts for my Millecento.
Pls do note that these are NOT in India but there are some REAL beautiful cars in there, so couldn't resist. Picasa Web Albums - apy - 20090916-18_A...# | Quote:
Originally Posted by priyadarshan.b What on earth is this place?? Such a treasure literally going into the ground.. Somebody save them ![Please](https://www.team-bhp.com/forum/images/smilies/Please.gif) |
This place is called "Kaufdorf" and is in Switzerland. It was very well-known as the natural grave of nearly a 1000 old cars that were originally all dumped there as scrap!
The guy who owned the place was the son of a scrap-dealer and used to initially buy old cars for scrap and part them out. But later on, he decided to 'preserve' them as they were instead as a kind of heritage ruin and make the place into a public exhibit. So they just remained that way getting ravaged by nature for decades! Fortunately or unfortunately, the local authorities began to take notice of the place and due to recent environmental legislations (about how cars junking away on unprotected soil are a hazard as the oils and lead from melting/peeling paint seep into the ground) and so in 2009, the whole place was ordered to be cleared up, following which all the cars were taken out. Some were fortunate enough to still be salvageable and did get saved but many unfortunately ended up getting scrapped!
A shame really, as all of them were in such original condition with everything intact when left there....my heart really goes out to most of them!
You can find scores of online photos of these cars (and many more from the same place) before they were cleared out. Just type "kaufdorf" in google images.
Last edited by Stanher : 12th May 2011 at 22:30.
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