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Can these be saved
Posted: Sat May 01, 2021 10:02 pm
by ian.mcdougall
Found these on a beach at Enniscrone Co Sligo Ireland today . Do you think they can be saved.A bit of wear from sea, sand and stones
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Re: Can these be saved
Posted: Sat May 01, 2021 11:28 pm
by irmscher
Re: Can these be saved
Posted: Sun May 02, 2021 1:29 pm
by jagnut66
Simply rehone the bores and away you go! 
As an aside, they would be a bit heavy to just 'wash up' on the beach surely.....
I wonder where / what they came from and how old they are?
Best wishes,
Mike.
Re: Can these be saved
Posted: Sun May 02, 2021 2:42 pm
by simmitc
Never underestimate the power of the sea, it can move things many times heavier than those bits.
They might have been in a wooden boat that was abandoned and then rotted or broke up and floated off in pieces. It's not unknown for old engines to be used as anchors for moorings. Perhaps they were washed out from a flooded river? On a less realistic level, there must be many possible fun explanations as to why they are there.
Re: Can these be saved
Posted: Sun May 02, 2021 4:26 pm
by Myrtles Man
Seems clear to me - it's obviously all that's left of James Bond's Lotus Esprit.
Re: Can these be saved
Posted: Sun May 02, 2021 11:08 pm
by Chipper
Top photo looks similar to a Lancia V4 block...
Re: Can these be saved
Posted: Sun May 02, 2021 11:09 pm
by jagnut66
Seems clear to me - it's obviously all that's left of James Bond's Lotus Esprit.
You may be nearer the truth than you realise there.............
Best wishes,
Mike.
Re: Can these be saved
Posted: Tue May 18, 2021 11:53 am
by POMMReg
A fellow number cruncher sent me wartime pic of his family, in the background, the "Tirpitz" in all her glory.
Still bits of her lying about on the shore.