i work 4 attleys roofing and we just got a contract 2 strip asbestos off some old garage roofs and replace.
on the first block so far we have found :

a rover p5b 3500 coupe old k reg blue with white roof
a left hand drive vw beetle q reg cream coloured
a triumph sprite
and an old mg midget

all abandoned.owners have all moved away
aparently them rovers fetch between 3000-12000 quid

theyve all been there years and years ,covered in dust
will get sum pics wen im back at the place.not sure wot will happen 2 them,
garages are council owned

 

claim the cars mate

 

i'd be applying for the log books or at very least obtaining the owners details from DVLA

 

how do u claim them???

 

write to dvla requesting the v5

 

i would try and get the cars away if you can (can be a bit dodgy) then apply for the logbook and hope they come back to you - Ł25 a pop IIRC

 

Apply for the logbook crew will tell you what form you need.

Id at least try!

 

worth a try then

 

could make a packet if sold them on

 

Try and get the cars i would.

 

my mate just sold a genuine rs2000 that this happened to, it had been in a block of lock ups since 1989 and was covered in dust, he paid nearly 3 grand off the lads doing the removal of the roofs. he contacted the plod and hpi'd it and did the dvla thing and even got the new log book and contacted the previous owners family who said the bloke died in 94, dunno how it just got left but he made about 3 grand profit on the bay of e. it had never been welded and had 4 flat knackered tyres and all the hoses were iffy too,what a find though.

 

Cool what a find

 

Healey? Or do you mean Spitfire?
An old healey would be worth some coin. Spits pretty worthless.

Beetle sounds very interesting. If nothing else get some pics and have a pocke about.
The beauty with old stuff is how tough it is. Fresh fluids, battery and some hand turning-over for good measure and they'd probably all start straight away.

 

asbestos is very dangerous

 

barn finds are bloody cool!

 

you're a bright one!

 

i'm pretty sure the person doing the work knows this and the sheets he is working with are pretty low in the asbestos scale,mostly cement.

any pics.

 

rover p5b 3500 coupe

cool car

 

waitin 4 me mate 2 send me the pics at the mo.im on another job at the mo

 

not sure healey or sprite,will find out.im not familiar wiv them

 

id be down there with a trailer mate ,

what locks are on the doors ??

surley someoens still paying the rent on them ,

usually the council will empty them out and change the locks if there in debt of rent ,

u could always say kids just got it ,

beef

 

the garages that have cars in them are suposed to be empty mate.cos the residents that last rented them have moved away or died.not sure wots gonna happen cos i think they have to be moved before we strip the roof off.therefore that doesnt give me time to get logbooks and im bit dubious bout movin them before hand