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Aug 04 2010 5 Comments

Miserable Midget

Iconic British vehicles it seems don’t always come to Japan to get lavished with love and affection, but instead get unnecessarily neglected, as these previously posted pictures of a passenger-less London bus sadly prove.

And yet as sorry a sight as the bus is, it still looks like it could one day see service of some sort, whereas this once majestic MG Midget may soon never see the light,

abandoned car in Tokyo

let alone any love again.

abandoned car in Tokyo

Resulting in a considerably sad and somewhat incongruous sight in the suburbs.

abandoned car in Tokyo

Its once proud British racing green now turning into prolific British rust.

abandoned car in Tokyo

And unfortunately the only turning of heads will now be to tut at what has become an unusual and presumably much talked about eyesore.

abandoned car in Tokyo

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  1. Paule Saviano says

    8/5/2010 at 5:22 am

    Cool shots. You can still kind of see character in the car even while it’s decaying.

    Paule

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  2. Andy says

    8/6/2010 at 8:23 am

    Makes me sad to see such a great little car like that left to rot. The owners should face car-abuse charges!

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  3. C says

    8/6/2010 at 10:25 pm

    lovely pictures. something about nature finding its own way in the great machinery of mankind….awesome find Lee!

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  4. Ric Brooks says

    8/10/2010 at 4:36 am

    Sad to see this. A friend and I worked after graduating high school and saved money to take a trip out west from Knoxville, TN in the summer of 1973. We drove his MG convertible, camping, staying with friends or even sleeping in the car (Independence Pass, CO @ 12,000 ft and an Albuquerque, NM rest stop). Best time I ever had in a car.

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  5. joe says

    8/12/2010 at 12:12 am

    i like the velg if its new.

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