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When we entered this old factory, we never thought we would find this treasure... Dozens of abandoned classic cars!

Inside this old two-story industrial building, there was a dark tunnel that looked like a mine... When we got to the other side, we weren't expecting to find so many even older cars left behind!!

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Peej Maybe
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2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Looks suspiciously like an old rather rotted Austin Cambridge estate. This person clearly had a massive boner for old Austins!

SKL SKL
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2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Didn't find an Austin Cambridge estate with this front door shape. This shape may indicate the American origin of the car.

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Bambi
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2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Finally somebody said what I was thinking !

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BG
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2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Have you tried priming the carburetor?

Spring B.
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2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The mystery machine is looking a little worse for wear

CHRISTY SMITH
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2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

There’s just so much puke green color going on with the windows.

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We are a passionate couple of photographers who document abandoned places around the world, always with our meaningful yellow jackets!

The love for what is left of what once was brought us together, as we both already photographed abandoned places before we met. The coats have a very special symbology.

Yellow refers to light - the essence of photography. It is an extremely creative, warm and joyful color in itself. It contrasts a lot with these places, typically sad and lifeless… Yellow gives them somehow a new life!

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    Distracted Panda
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That one actually looks pretty intact compared to the other ones on here

    Jennifer Johnson
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    this looks like a painting. i'd hang it on my wall

    Mike Fitzpatrick
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Next on YouTube Clickbait: "Will it start after all these years?"

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    Allen Beloe
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Austin Cambridge A*5 Mk1 around 1958 or so - my parents had one

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    The interest in this concept led us to discover entire villages completely abandoned, as well as historic properties in the busy streets of large urban centers.

    The project aims to make known these places that the majority of the population knows - but at the same time doesn’t, calling for the preservation of the built heritage that still remains. We also want everyone to realize that there is a world to discover, we need to keep getting out of our comfort zone and believe in love and friendship!

    Everyone who knows us knows how passionate we are about these places and about feelings! People keep giving us locations saying “This would be cool for the yellow jackets!”

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    les
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    wow n austin a35 estate (wagon for our usa friends) very rare now

    Haaaapppyyyyy!
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's a lot of ancient cars. C O O L

    Peej Maybe
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Still puzzling over that blue one in the middle of the photo. Sort of getting Rover 3500 vibes off it but it could literally be anything :D

    Chelle Snail
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    yes I suspect someone dumped that one more recently there

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    Nandros M
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The red one is a Fiat 500, again.

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    Peej Maybe
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yep, though I've never seen one customised quite like that

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    Piet Zwanenburg
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If that is a real Abarth could be worth some nice money.

    Ben
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Look at those beautiful fenders!!

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    And actually this was how we found this factory! A friend of ours passed by this building and immediately told us that maybe it would be nice for us to photograph it! He didn’t know what was inside at all! But from the outside, it was a massive factory and really old, looked pretty decayed, as we like! And we love industrial buildings, so we thought “Why not give it a try?!”We went there as soon as we got some free time. We entered through an old tunnel that looked like a mine, which was built with the bricks from the factory itself! It was already covered by plants and cobwebs, showing that no one had been there for a long time.

    The tunnel had a line and some sort of minecart, probably to transport material from the factory. We had to walk all the way with lanterns as it was super dark inside!

    At this point, we were already fascinated with the place.

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    Alexandria Z
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Such a shame these cars were abandoned.

    Peej Maybe
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    As amazing as it sounds, I've seen worse actually restored to full glorious working order but it takes a lot of love (and money / time) to claw something this wrecked back from the brink. Sometimes if the subs are rotted away too much it'd not be worth the hassle as with a lot of these they're fairly common anyway and it's just not worth restoring something that's not really that rare

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    Jojo on the Gogo
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    These old ones always make me think of John Dillinger and the back robbing gangsters

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    Zaach
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I would mexplore this - it seems to contain wonders

    Kevin the Manager
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oh, cool! This is Wonder Woman's Invisible Roadster! Such SWEET lines!

    Sergio Bicerra
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I guess the Basikisk is sleeping or taking some air.

    Timbob
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Somebody must have stolen this one.

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    When we crossed the tunnel to the other side, we couldn’t believe what we found! We immediately started seeing old cars everywhere! And when we started walking, we realized that we were only seeing the ground floor, there was a first floor made of wood which was also full of classic cars!

    We thought we were “just” about to explore a factory and we ended up finding a place full of old cars! And inside an industrial building, it’s not common at all, we had never found something like this before!

    The car’s doors were all unlocked, so we could look at the interior of them! The cars were in really good condition, no signs of vandalism or robberies. They only had the signs of the time passage, which made them even more special for us and for our photography!

    The factory itself was also really old and some parts of the first floor were already collapsing - it was scary to see the holes under the cars! We couldn’t stop thinking that they could fall to the ground floor, with us together!

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    Hey!
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This one would also make a great puzzle. Lovely colors.

    rodoloman
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Anyone notice the motorcycle tires on the car?

    Barry Patterson
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Still waiting for the train to cross.

    Bear Family
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Catch the train right from home.... ;)

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    Phil Green
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think this is the Triumph Coupe version of the Herald which was discontinued in 1964.

    Allen Beloe
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We Can'nae go any faster Captain

    TrashPanda
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Did you find the dude in the abandoned factory too?

    les
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    triumph herald or possobly vitesse

    Joel Hopkins
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm not 100% on this, but I think this is an old Sunbeam Alpine.

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    We spent almost all day inside the factory, and it still was hard to find time to photograph all the cars! We didn’t know at all what we were about to find when we entered, so we didn’t calculate how long it would take us to shoot there. There were more than 50 cars, some quite old. We think the oldest one must be from the early 1930s. This has to be one of our favorite explorations ever!

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    In addition to being extremely unusual to find abandoned cars in an industrial space of this type, one of the things we liked most about this place was the architecture! The feeling of going through that old dark tunnel and starting to find all these old beauties is indescribable!

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    les
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    orchard tractor, probably quite valuable now

    Bouche and Audi and Shyla, Oh My!
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Awwwww look at its cute little face! It's probably wagging its gearshift.

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    Xenon
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This pic would make a great puzzle.

    Joel Hopkins
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The Army truck in the yard is definitely a Mercedes Unimog.

    Kevin the Manager
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My parent's neighbor has 2 of them, one with an extendable bridge bed, the other with a refueling modification on the back. Super cool!

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    C L
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The outside looks like a stained glass window in this. Awesome pic!

    Imagineer
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This pic doesn't look like an actual photograph.

    Bear Family
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'll take the Unimog. Would make an excellent adventure camper. Probably only goes 60 mph but that's good enough.

    Rostit. .
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hey Photographers. Please stop using HDR settings like this. It makes the image look bad. Or at the least, give us a non HDR option. I hate looking at clown vomit.

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    Peej Maybe
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Morris Minor. Can't quite make out the car behind but looks like an old Hillman

    Joel Hopkins
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Thanks! I was thinking an old Volvo 444, but wan't sure.

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    Jennifer Johnson
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    another painting looking 1. and i want a copy of this 1 too

    J3447
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What's sad is the person who put them there thought he was preserving them, but he is actually letting them decay.

    WindySwede
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "We all rost down here" just a red balloon.

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    Nandros M
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    2 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Mini Morris or Mini Cooper.

    les
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    just an austin mini, the morris had a bump on the hood for the badge while the austin didn't. if it was a cooper it would have been restored by now. I've seen worse ones restored

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    Fabian Bernard
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    2 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Tuned Matra Murena. Three front seats! Edit : it's a Bagheera, my bad

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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We found an abandoned Alfa Romeo GTA couple of months ago.. I will post it later 🙃

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    Brian Droste
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This one looks like in a whole better shape than the others.

    Alger G. Nava
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My father once had a Matra Simca, also 3 front seats.

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    Diana G.
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    yeah its cool even though its triggering my trypophobia just a little bit :D

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    Seymour Heiney
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Those bricks, so many places for the mice to hide and eventually take over!

    Joel Hopkins
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ford Cortina? Maybe? C'mon, there's got to be some petrol heads from Europe on Bored Panda here who can help me out!

    Peej Maybe
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Austin 1800 (a slight variant on the Austin Maxi).

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    TrashPanda
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If I saw this i'd be bolting outa there

    Kevin the Manager
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Whoa! It's Thomas' great-great-great grandfather!

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    Peej Maybe
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yep the back end of that Austin 1800 from earlier

    Nandros M
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Correct. https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-m&biw=800&bih=1152&tbm=isch&sxsrf=ALiCzsaIFgzqbMPC_rBYmZfnagaOfgVLWA%3A1673041863517&sa=1&q=Austin+1800&oq=Austin+1800&aqs=mobile-gws-lite..0l5

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    Karen Bryan
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The cars are interesting, but I'm fascinated by the building and the railroad tunnel. Magnificent!

    PurpleKU77
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    All of these pictures are very well made

    Karl Baxter
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Not exactly “classic” cars

    Peej Maybe
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeah they're not my choice of what you'd define as a classic. Rare maybe these days but only because they're normally rusted away to bits thanks to BMC / Leyland's unique approach to rustproofing and undersealing

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