PHOTOS FORD POPULAR BARNFIND: BBC
With the days of confinement, many people are discovering unusual things in their own home. Surely the same thing happens to you, organizing cabinets while you entertain yourself some afternoon. However, there are findings of different caliber. While some only discover the odd old coin, others dig up a car in their own backyard.
Well, a car or what appears to be one. And it is that the state of the Popular Ford found by the British John Bradshaw on his plot is terrifying even for the most determined lovers of rust. And we've already seen more like this.
In fact, if you are one of them ... Take it easy. Quiet because no matter how many laps you give to this jumble of irons, everything indicates that it is insurmountable. Although all the components are there. Decades of burial have corroded the iron into an impossible piece of restoration. But the question is, How did this Ford Popular get here?
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A CAR BURIED IN THE GARDEN?
A priori, one might think that the reason is insurance fraud. After all, findings like that of a Dino 246 GTS in Los Angeles They come for that idea; trying to collect a large compensation for theft of a large car.
However, this does not appear to be the case with the Ford Popular as it is a low-cost model. In the end it was the cheapest utility on the British market the year of its launch, 1953. A cheap alternative to the Ford Anglia, derived directly from the Ford Prefect and only sold in the UK and Australia. A most charming stroller, which even in the 50s still retained an aesthetic with a clear pre-war flavor. In fact, over the years the Ford Popular has been used quite a bit for its conversion to Hot Rod rockabilly aesthetic.
Returning to this particular unit, there are still no conclusive clues as to why it ended up buried in a garden. A strange situation that is added to be on the side, as if it had been tipped into the ditch. Who knows, some crime ... A bar bet ... A practical joke that got out of hand ...
Possibilities that will be circulating through the mind of this man who, tidying up his house in full quarantine, found a Popular Ford buried in the garden. The funniest thing about it is that you want to preserve it; if he takes it out, it has to be guaranteed to survive. Quite a fan! 😉
11/05 Update - Mystery solved: The previous owner of the house has appeared and claims that he buried it in his garden for not taking it to the scrapyard. True things, friends ...