Trabant, anyone?

That is a bit shit that is. Since when do you require planning permission for car ownership on your own property.

Granted if he was making a paying car park, but not for his own cars.

You could stick an RG500 square 4 Suzuki motor in one and nobody would know the difference. Other than it would sound like a 500 GP bike from a few years ago. Same two stroke stink and smoke but masses of fun blowing away boy racers...

You're a mad, mad bloke. My kind of mad though. Tabbies are actually fantastic little cars. much maligned by those who don't know better, relatively light, rot free, large parts recycled and easy to work on given 4 spanners and a big rock.

Yes, imagine your grin when your own bodywork desintregrates.

There are bad cars, worse car and worsted cars.

A lot lower (if you can dig deep enough) you might find either China or Trabant.

TDM

To be fair, he's crossed over the fine line between being a slightly odd enthusiast to being what appears to be a commercial concern.

They say he's been selling them since late 2007 - so I expect he'll get a call from the lovely men at the Inland Revenue next as he is now effectively a used car dealer....

Isn't the limit something like 6 cars per year for a private seller?

well it might need a little strengthening and some brakes.

And he was selling them after the council started this petty hate campaign.

*shrugs*

Personally, I don't think it's petty.

You can't have people just deciding to collect dozens of cars without them having the relevant planning permission or environmental protection systems in place.

I know there will be a counter-claim that it's 'his land', but he'll be seeping industrial contaminants into the water table.

Petty? I'd be pissed if he was my next door neighbours and I had to look at

50 heaps of shitty rust every day. Our house is going on the market soon - something like that next door would no doubt make it harder to shift as well.

Trabants don't rust (bodily)...

Some of them look pretty rusty to me in the picture...

They're plastic.

You sure? Strictly speaking I think you'll find their bodies are made from SRBF (Synthetic Resin Bonded Paper) which is not a plastic. Still doesn't rust though. :-) Mike.

Duroplast.

Cheers. Looks like Duroplast is just a trade name for SRBF (Sythetic Resin Bonded Fabric) The genetic name for the material, which is not uncommon in engineering. I've often seen gears made from the stuff. I've also occasionally used it on guages, as it's coefficient of expansion is low, compared to ally or steel. Mike.

I believe it's wonderful stuff for making plectrums from.

So, in summary, they're not rusty, just really dirty?

Yup.