You Won’t Believe What Classic Cars We Found In This French Scrap Yard!!!! Unbelievable!!!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 28 เม.ย. 2023
- Wile myself & James from Carsoul were travelling across Europe this week we decide to visit a vehicle breakers. Unknown to us we found endless amounts of rare 90s classics cars!! We couldn’t believe what we were seeing!!! From first glance it looked just like an average breakers yard... but this was like stepping back in time!! from 205's to Vauxhall NOVA's this was a true classic car guys wet dream!! how you enjoy this weeks videos guys!!
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I live in New Zealand and we don't salt the roads in winter so car bodies last forever here. I presume that would be the same in that region of France where you filmed. I had cars in the UK that rusted away to nothing in less than 10 years yet I see the same models here in NZ and they are in great condition. The cars in that scrap yard probably were beyond economical mechanical repair and weren't considered classic cars at the time when they died.
But don't you have salty water there in that Sealand?
It's an Opel it's built in Germany so there built properly
@@ichsachjanurmalso we try to keep salty water in the sea in NZ.
I think Colin said before he lives in Portsmouth (where I live)
wonder how far this scrap yard is from the coast? someone should organise coach trips for British folks who want come en mass and buy those hard to find bits. :)
I am amazed at how good a condition they all are but even more gobsmacked that the Opel Corsa's arches are spotless! They are notorious for rust and these are like new!
Wow! I wish that used parts for vehicles were priced like that here in the States. Some magnificent automobiles in that yard. All each with a story. Cheers from the States 👍
Already watching a different Bearded Explorer video and then this notification pops up 😂 Nice one Colin 👌🏻
I love French scrapyards. But when I was last there they were full of 2CVs, GS, DS, Dyane, Ami, H vans, even some Tractions. Pug 203, 403, 104, 204, 304, 404, 504, 604, J7, J9, Renault Dauphines, 4, 8,10, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, Simcas, even a few Panhards further south. It's so odd seeing cars that still "feel" recent, in yards like this. The Mk2 R5 seemed so modern - a friend had a brand new one when they first appeared.
That is just nuts......its one thing finding a yard with one particular car in but here theyve got whole fleets! Amazing.
Hi Colin & James. Hope your doung good.
That was one very cool video. I loved seeing those XM Citroens, so cool. Was also cool seeing that GMC ir Chevy S10 blue blazer by those Jeep Cherokees.
Take care and stay safe.
What an amazing Location. Some Classics on show, here. Another unbelievable find/Location, Colin.
What an amazing scrap yard,it was so neat and almost tidy.All the one's in the UK are right messes. I agree with you Colin some of those cars should not have been there. Your usual enthusiasm was great,really great video I'm looking forward already for the next one. Take care.😀
I would say this is more of a breakers yard
Twingos are really reliable cars he says as he walks past dozens of them in a scrapyard
Most definitely the coolest scrap yard I've ever seen 👍
. looking at the body work on those cars I think it's the salt they put on the roads in the winter turns them in to Rust buckets 🤔. Love your work Colin 😍
A super exciting video! As a teenager I found or dismantled a lot of nice things in such junkyards. Unfortunately, such junkyards have all but disappeared in Germany. There are too strict environmental regulations!
Thanks for the great video!
Greetings
Klaus from Düsseldorf
Uk is going the same way it seems sadly
What memory that seat Marbella special,is was black jus makes me remember how fun was back my early 20s what joy😊
life would be so duller without your posts .....many thanks
One of the best bits of the trip mate! I had a blast! Return trip to pick up an air con pump? 😂
Omg Colin my daily car is a Peugeot 205 Mardi Gras automatic 94 when I need some parts I’ll get you to get me some 🤣😂great video mate 🚗😂
I have a Mardi gras aswell, 1.1 petrol. There are so many 205s still in France unlike the UK.
Some real great stuff here!
Man a lot of those Peugeots can be saved wow😮…. A lot of Projects waiting to be rebuilt👍👍😎😎
Very clean Colin best scrap dealer I've seen 👍😎
What a fantastic breakers yard, I could spend a couple of hours walking around there. I spotted the Peugeot 309's down by the 205's, they were great cars. All the cars of that era were crushed in this country, the scrap metal exported to China. A decent Peugeot 309 here now will cost you 2 grand minimum!
Any chance we can see a video of your car collection?
All those Opels/Vauxhalls CRUSH THEM NOW! 😬😉😂
Love the r5s, it's strange because you hardly see them now days either on the road or in scrapyards, I had so many of them last being in 2013 and haven't seen one since.
I owned a '77 R5. It was a great little car, but the bodywork was paper-thin, and the car used to present lots of rust. I had to cut 150mm from the rear Hatch, and also 150mm from both doors, then replace the metal. It was that bad!! I made the engine very "peppy" - by polishing the inlet/exhaust ports. What amazed me about the R5, was the clutch. I had to replace mine. I opened the box (with the new Clutch Friction Disc inside). Disc was no larger than a CD. Another crazy Renault feature of the 5TL, was the rear wheels. They designed one of the rear wheels to be about 50mm out of lateral alignment, with the opposite rear wheel. This was to give a smoother ride. R5 Turbos lasted longer, because better cared-for.Many will be stashed in barns and garages around Europe.
cleanest scrap yard ive seen in long while
Heck of a find. The Vauxhalls are versions of Opels rather than the other way around, That right hand Cherokee had a UK plate. Did most of those mercs in the UK come with auto boxes? I wonder were there any 205/309 GTIs in there?
Brilliant guy's
Man everyone gets so many amazing cars and truck’s compared to us here in the USA amazing video man very jealous lol
The good thing about scrap yards is the cars are for sale. So if you want to save one then you can buy it. It's not "criminal" as they can be saved, unlike if they were abandoned in a farmers field somewhere.
One of them Sierras was right hand drive. A lot of cars there, that are now rare in the UK. Are you in the south of France? That would explain why they are all so well preserved, with the warmer climate.
Nova SR was the first car I really wanted to own and never actually owned one. Bought an MG metro turbo instead and my love for blown cars grew from then. So many cool cars got crushed over here and what a shame.
Unbelievable the condition of them and wouldn't you think the panda's wouldn't be stripped bear 😂😂
Oh, one of the old Grand Cherokees was with a British reg plate. N plate, to be more precise.
Awesome place thanks
Great vid as always!!
Looks like you were in or around Cherbourg according to the 50 department number on the reg plates. Cool vid mate as always.
Could be, Manche is a big department though, my brother lives there! Just search ‘casse auto’ to find breakers
I believe that long trailer was a house of mirrors
Hot weather not much rain like England maybe no rusty
Next time you go there Colin give me a shout, I’ll give you a bag of cash and a shopping list lol.
Can’t believe you totally ignored those pug 309’s 🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️🤷🏻♂️
Thanks!
Your welcome.
Great video colin
Were there any 70s Peugeots lurking there? If so, where is this slice of heaven?
What a place
That yard obviously hasn’t got the rush to crush -policy of uk yards
Can’t believe you didn’t have a close up on the saxos &106s being so popular in the uk 😢
Wher in is that scrap yard I need panda part for 12yr old sons project,we could make a road trip of it
That's funny just been looking at second hand Renault cars today! Question for you? How much do these scape cars sell for roughly?
I really enjoy this find, it was car Heaven!
Great video.
Some of them Nova parts I could see are rare as rocking horse …. Over in UK.
Many of the scrapped older vehicles have the post office 2009 number plates and scrapped in the last 12 years. Different mentality to older cars in France - and ones made in their home country? Also a bit more time exploring the RHD British registered Jeep Cherokee and the RHD Ford Sierra would've been interesting to see! 😉
Great video guys I know he didn't see any Ford KA in there
Approve of your souvenir choice!
Been to this scrappy a month back, unfortunately the novas are rotten, front cross members and underneath with them sitting in long grass etc, managed to get some doors and wings that weren't damaged,no point in visiting if you can't speak French as the guys don't know English,you are right Colin don't see many scrappy like this in UK,
....Do they scrape a lot, those 'French Scrapers'? ;)
great videos Colin but whats the location of the scrap yard im guessing its Normandy with the number plates with 50 on them as thats the Normandy area code
Interesting video. But my interest would have been Opel's the equivalent of Vauxhall's especially vectras. Did you not see any of these?
Think one of the Jeeps had British plates
Of course there being rows of the same cars there should be all the parts there to build one.
Yep, the Nova was the Corsa A. The Mk3 Cavalier was the Vectra A as well.
11:30 that's actually Scorpio as the model name rather than trim (hence why it's a "Scorpio Ghia"). It was only marketed as a third generation Granada in the UK and Ireland.
11:17 Focus Mk1 saloon, hatchback and estate all next to each other 😄
Where about in France is this scrap yard ? ?
Great to R5 l use to work for Renault back in the day R5 R19. R21
Any phase 1 Renault 25’s there? Would be cool to see one of those again. My dad had one back in the day and I nearly bought one myself. I don’t think there’s any left here now
I live in Germany and they don't salt the roads , cars don't get much rust .
Some of those tanks were to keep live fish in to feed the seals and other creatures
👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
I keep seeing ur icon all over epsom lol
I need a steering wheel for me Vauxhall nova this is the place 😊
Fantastic job Colin. Why are you spending so much time in France?
Hubbut needs to know where this is as on his you tube channel he's just brought a Peugeot which needs work,great scrap yard
Maybe they should start international parts delivery lol
5:55 this is soviet union offroad car - Niva
Twingo mk1 has amazing handling
Whoever knew it's so easy to spot Lada Niva in this scrapyard. Pretty popular SUV in mid-80's Europe, but almost all of the cars are scrapped for now.
Awesome cars! Thankfully they still make them to this day in Russia. Unfortunately due to sanctions it's impossible to get brand new ones imported into the UK now. You can get 2021/22 ones that are already here, but they go for more than £20k which is mad!
@@adamholmes91 well, at least it's possible to buy Suzuki Jimny instead🤷🏻♂️ Nice off-road car IMO.
@@runoflife87 Yeah Jimny's are really good, little mountain goats.
205 gti rallye my mate gor one for sale and had all original parts to go back on it
I expect that a lot of these cars were taken in due to the EU scrapage scheme and we're worth more to scrap than to keep running. They also don't salt the roads in the same way we do in the UK so that explains the lack of rusting on the bodywork.
The reason for that conditions is the climate there. UK sees a lot of rain and so rust/mould. I guess this scrapeyard is in south france?
Most of the registrations bear Normandy department codes (50, 14, 61) so i'm guessing it's there. Not much climate difference to the UK
What a waste. That's quite the collection of cars. Wow! ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Do you ever see or pick up hubcaps? Ive seen some really rare ones in your videos
French drivers traditionally preferred manual to automatic - hence all the manual MBs.
I was surprised how many still had the license plate attached. Before you left Col, I hope you hopped over to the frog pond to have a drink after all your narrative 🐸🥤.
I want those Nova's 😔 lol
Where in france is this scrapyard couse a friend of mine needs parts for her renault 5
did you see any Renault Avantime? with 8557 units built it is rarer than some supercars and one of the few cars the entire top gear trio liked
We saw only one!
Probably the sales of the tyres and batteries would recover the cost of them purchasing the cars.
Corsa b fuel pump very big problem with corsa b 1996
Where is this junkyard located please? I am looking urgently for parts
Where is this place I need bits for my Sierra. Would you be able to send me the details
It’s a random thought and very unlikely, but I wonder if the white Fiat Uno from the Diana crash is sitting around somewhere like this.
The French 'Scrapers'? I think you mean SCRAPPERS.
Immatriculation ancienne dans le département 50, Normandie
What was the name of the French scrap yard you went to
If u can,u should go to tokyo and see all of the abandoned Japanese sports cars,u won't know where to point the camera lol
Looks like only a small percentage of parts have been sold off each one wonder how they made anything.
i wonder if they dont use salt on their roads
The climate in France is better than the Uk so rust is better kept away. It is also probably the maintenance of the previous owners. Here in the Uk, majority see it as a use and abuse A to B machine.
Scrapyards are a sad place in a way, all the cars have got a story to tell and previous owners and probably having memories of them. In another way, it keeps other similar cars on the roads.
I was thinking they might get less frost as well, meaning less salt on the roads, as salt helps rust a lot I think.
@@thesunreport salt is the biggest cause of rust, it’s terrible. I tend to think the French look after their cars better than the UK. They love their little city/mid sized cars there especially.
Where in France is this? 😮
What is a sag sauce?
No scrappage scheme in france claiming them all