"mazda616" (mazda616)
10/12/2016 at 13:10 • Filed to: Abandoned
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"mazda616" (mazda616)
10/12/2016 at 13:10 • Filed to: Abandoned | 2
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I’m staying with my wife’s family in a beachfront rental in Gulf Shores, Alabama. The house next door is closed up for the season but they left their 2002 - 2005 Ford Thunderbird. The registration expired in August, it has a flat tire, and it has rust issues already from prolonged exposure to the salty beachfront air.
The film on the windows and all over the car is pretty thick, too. I am guessing that’s also from the salty air. I wonder what’s wrong with it? These still sell for decent prices so I can’t imagine what made them leave it behind.
I also have a sick curiosity to know how rusty it is underneath...
Also, I tried posting this about a million times but Kinja hates me. So, I apologize in advance for any multiple posts.
RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
> mazda616
10/12/2016 at 13:16 |
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It just so happens your Ford here is only
mostly
dead. All dead, there’s only one thing you can do. Look through its glovebox for loose change.
area man
> mazda616
10/12/2016 at 13:18 |
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Probably flooded.
Vicente Esteve
> mazda616
10/12/2016 at 13:19 |
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Fixing this could be a cool project.
KeedyT
> mazda616
10/12/2016 at 13:19 |
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Welcome to Coastal Alabama :-)
That’s pretty standard fare for snowbird residences around here that aren’t rented out regularly. They will likely show up in another few weeks or a month, renew the registration and use it till they leave again in March :-)
That level of film can be had in less than a week parked by the beach, it’s awful.
LongbowMkII
> mazda616
10/12/2016 at 13:21 |
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Nothing a buffing wheel and a supercharged AJV8 can’t fix certainly.
Neil drives a beetle and a fancy beetle
> mazda616
10/12/2016 at 13:34 |
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I love these cars with the hardtop. They have such great lines from front to back.
jkm7680
> mazda616
10/17/2016 at 20:39 |
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I’m guessing they don’t come down too often. If somebody died, the bills would have stopped being paid.