AndyC
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Ca. 90 Land Rovers from between 1950's to 1970's for sale by auction in Sandnes west Norway.
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http://www.aftenposten.no/bil/article3927927.ece
Basic translation by Google:
A unique collection of 90 Land Rovers and Range Rovers in varying condition are sold at a foreclosure for the weekend. Collectors from across Europe is on its way to Sandnes.
A collection that a man has spent years building up.
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Some would argue it's just old rusty scrap, while others see the beauty and rarity of some of Land Rovers.
The cars were originally sold at forced sale this Saturday, but now everything is acquired by two English firms.
Illegally stored for several years
For years, trucks, small vehicles, ambulances and fire engines, smashed car windows with, rust and wear, stood in the parking illegally stored in the Main Road by the former Egglaget / Prior.
The owner of the vehicles were ordered to clean up, and nothing happened.
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Finally, the case ended up at Enforcement Office in Sandnes, which was to sell the collection on the forced sale Saturday 4 December.
Interest among collectors in Europe has been big on various sites, but was recently canceled the auction of the Enforcement Office.
English company buys everything
- After careful consideration, the entire estate sold as a whole. We've got a solution that makes sure everything will be removed at once. There are a large number of cars to be removed. Some will regard this as the wreck, while for the collectors may have some value, "says Øyvind Enforcement Time.
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After some speculation on the Internet, John Craddock Ltd confirmed that the company has acquired collection "Classic Land Rover Collection", along with Julian Gosling in Exmoor Trim.
John Craddock Ltd. is referred to as the world's largest independent specialist of Land Rover parts and accessories.
The auction is still
Thus, it appears that the sales of cars and parts anyway.
John Craddock and Julian Gosling in Exmoor Trim offers collectors to inspect and buy the collection in Sandnes between 1 and 5 December.
According to several Land Rover enthusiasts today is the collection known throughout Europe, and several had previously expressed a desire to save the vehicles from the scrap heap.
It is also in the new owners' interest to sell the most here in Norway, before the rest are scrapped or shipped back to England.
Difficult to estimate
Tor Arne Gudmestad in the Norwegian Land Rover Club Division Rogaland have had contact with the two new owners in England.
- There are some cars that are very special, and that only made a handful of. A few cars will probably the new owners pick out and take care of themselves to their own private collections, "says Tor Arne Gudmestad.
Representatives from the two English companies come to Sandnes Tuesday, and Wednesday, people can see the cars.
- I know people are coming this weekend, but expect it is mostly collectors from Norway. But with the network and sales force the new owners have, the cars will be offered online and sold throughout Europe, "Gudmestad.
Littered area
Aftenbladet wrote the first time about the discarded vehicles in October 2009.
It once took Sandnes affair because the municipality said the cars were dangerous to the public.
They were open, damaged and some were stacked unstable. Pollution-wise the cars could be detrimental to the environment, in that it could leak oil, gasoline and battery acid.
And with a lot of broken windows on the asphalt, there's no doubt that someone has battered cars.
Car owner evicted
A year ago, the municipality of Sandnes landlord a formal notice which the municipality was considering giving the owner an order to clean up and remove the cars from the area.
As a result, the owner initially secured property.
Then sent the owner of the property in Hove Road letter to the Enforcement Office, because the owner of the abandoned cars had neither paid the rent and cleared the parking lot.
After one year, now in December, the area cleared.
There are about 90 cars in varying condition now to be sold / moved.
Most cars are branded Land Rover from 1950 to the 1970s. 2007 Freelander 2 HSE TD4 Manual with Premium Pack & Moonroof.
Stornoway Grey with Ebony Black Pleather, Clear Indicators, Body Side Mouldings etc.
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1st Dec 2010 8:06 am
